2024 Baseball Roster
Ty Bothwell
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Hebron, Ind.
- High School:
- Boone Grove
Career Notes & Records
Finished his career fifth in program history with 240 strikeouts … made 65 appearances - 25 starts, with a 16-9 record across five seasons … threw 202.0 innings in his IU tenure … pitched 28.2 innings across eight all-time postseason appearances for the Hoosiers (4 – 2024, 3 – 2023, 1 – 2022).
2024 (Redshirt Senior Season)
Awards: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Stats: Tied for sixth in the Big Ten in wins (7) … tied for third in the conference in strikeouts (91) … sixth in the Big Ten in innings pitched (84.2) … top-100 in the NCAA in Strikeout-to-Walk ration (3.64).
Season: Appeared in 18 games with 10 starts … led the team in wins (7), innings pitched (84.2) and strikeouts (91) … turned into IU’s Friday night starter midway through the season … pitched to a 4.78 earned run average in over 84 innings of work … began the season as the piggyback pitcher for Connor Foley … recorded the final 15 outs in a win at No. 18 Coastal Carolina (2/17) … tallied a save for three innings of work in a win over Baylor (2/24) … also awarded wins against Dallas Baptist (3/2), Butler (3/29), Maryland (4/5), Minnesota (4/20), Purdue (5/4) and Southern Miss (5/31) … longest outing of the season was an eight-inning gem in a win over Butler (3/29) … struck out a career high 13 batters at Minnesota (4/20) … eight of his outings lasted at least five innings … punched out five-or-more batters in eight appearances … 19 strikeouts in postseason play compared to just three walks … allowed two-or-fewer walks in 16 of 18 outings in 2024 … earned first career NCAA Tournament win in opening game against Southern Miss (5/31).
2023 (Senior Season)
Season: Made 14 appearances with nine starts on the mound ... Collected four victories ... Owned victories over Butler (2/28), Purdue Fort Wayne (3/8), at Xavier (5/10) and versus Purdue (5/14) ... Did not allow a run of his own in two appearances ... Held the opponent to three-or-fewer earned runs in 12 of 14 appearances ... Stranded all three inherited runners ... Issued two-or-fewer walks in 11 appearances, including two with zero walks ... Struck out five-or-more batters four times.
2022 (Junior Season)
Awards: Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (5/16) after throwing seven no-hit innings in relief against Minnesota (5/15).
Season: Made 19 appearances with two starts on the mound ... Collected three wins ... Owned victories over Butler (4/26), at Michigan (5/7) and versus Minnesota (5/15) ... Did not allow a run of his own in five of 19 appearances ... Stranded four of 10 inherited runners ... Held the opponent to three-or-fewer earned runs in 18 appearances ... Fanned seven-plus batters in three outings ... Issued two-or-fewer walks in 16 appearances, including three with zero walks.
2021 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in 11 games with four starts on the mound … Collected two victories … Posted one save … Earned first collegiate victory in a 10-strikeout effort at Minnesota (3/7) … First collegiate save came against Iowa (5/1) … Owned victories at Minnesota (3/7) and at Rutgers (5/7) … Did not allow a run of his own in five outings … Stranded three of four inherited runners … Held the opponent to three-or-fewer earned runs in 10 of 11 appearances … Fanned five -or-more batters four times, with one double-digit strikeout game (10; at Minnesota) … Issued two-or-fewer walks in 10 outings, with zero walks on four occasions.
2020 (Redshirt-Freshman Season)
Season: Made three appearances out of the bullpen … Made collegiate debut against Sienna (2/23).
2019 (Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year on campus.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Patrick Antone at Boone Grove High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … Helped the Wolves to the Indiana High School Athletic Association Class AA state championship as a senior … Selected team captain and team MVP as a senior … Rated No. 28 prospect in Indiana and No. 6 left-handed pitcher in the state by Perfect Game … Earned first-team Small School All-America honors as a senior … Tabbed Indiana Baseball Coaches Association Class AA All-State as a senior … Named Porter County Conference Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time All-PCC selection … Tabbed Northwest Indiana Times Co-Player of the Year as a senior … Named Post Tribune All-Area Player of the Year as a senior … Tied the IHSAA career record for perfect games (2) … Set the state record for no-hitters in a season (5) as a senior … Posted the single-season school record for strikeouts (170) … Also lettered in volleyball and wrestling … Named All-Porter County Conference in volleyball as a senior … Son of Mikki and Todd Bothwell… Born on December 8, 1999 … Has one brother, Trevor … Both parents competed in the International Professional Rodeo Association … Father, Todd, was a team roper … Mother, Mikki, was a barrel racer … Intends on majoring in animal behavior.
