Drew Buhr

Photo by: Grace Waggoner/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Levi Jones/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Levi Jones/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
205
Height:
6-1
Position:
RHP
Year:
Graduate +
Hometown:
Austin, Ind.
High School:
Austin

Career Notes & Records
Finished his Indiana career with a 2.89 earned run average across 30 appearances … left IU with the 12th-best ERA among pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched (since 2000) … recorded 67 strikeouts to just 24 walks with the Hoosiers … only allowed 23 earned runs in 71.2 innings pitched for his home state team.

2025 (Graduate Student Season – Indiana)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Stats: Led the Big Ten in earned run average (1.99) among pitchers with at least 20 innings on the season.

Season: Made nine appearances with two starts for the Hoosiers … recorded an 0-1 record and led the team with a 1.99 earned run average … provided 19 strikeouts to just seven walks … allowed just five earned runs in 22.2 innings of action … opposing batters hit just .211 against the veteran reliever … threw twice at end of season but missed most of the final two months of the season with an arm injury … made his season debut on Opening Day with four scoreless frames against UNLV (2/14) … provided a gutsy four-inning scoreless appearance in a win over Northwestern (2/24) … picked up two saves in one weekend against Stetson (2/28) and Mount St. Mary’s (3/2) … tossed three scoreless frames against Ohio State (3/14) … missed over six weeks of action before returning for a start at Evansville (4/30) … final outing of his collegiate career came at Abilene Christian (5/4) … finished the year on the injured list.

2024 (Redshirt Senior Season – Indiana)
Note: Transferred to Indiana before season.

Awards: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Stats: Fifth among all relievers (20+ appearances) in the Big Ten in earned run average (3.31) … most innings pitched among players with zero starts in the Big Ten (49.0).

Season: Made 21 appearances on the mound – all in relief … tied for the team lead in appearances with Jacob Vogel and Brayden Risedorph … third on the team, and tops among non-starters, in innings pitched (49.0) … fourth on the team in strikeouts (48) … finished the season with a 2-2 record and a 3.31 earned run average … wins came against Rutgers (4/27) and Purdue (5/21) … made IU debut in relief against Miami (Ohio) (2/20) … went at least three innings in eight of his final nine outings … season best eight strikeouts in brilliant 4.1 innings of work against Penn State (4/13) … longest outing of year came in victory over Rutgers (4/27) … pitched to a 2.08 earned run average across eight appearances in the Big Ten regular season … 4-to-1 strikeout to walk ration (24-6) in conference regular season play … threw 12.0 innings in the postseason, allowing just four runs … allowed two-or-fewer earned runs in 20 of 21 appearances on the season.

Career Notes and Records – Bellarmine
In two seasons as a primary pitcher at Bellarmine, Buhr appeared in 29 contests on 24 starts and posted a 5-14 record … held a 7.60 earned run average in 137.1 innings pitched … fanned 122 batters and conceded just 58 walks.

2023 (Senior Season – Bellarmine)
Awards: ASUN Honor Roll recipient … ASUN Honors Graduate recipient

Rankings: 10th in the ASUN in innings pitched (75.1) … 12th in the ASUN in wins (five) … 16th in the ASUN in strikeouts (69).

Season: Tied for the team lead in wins (five) and starts (14) and finished second in both innings pitched (75.1) and strikeouts (69) … logged 11 outings of five innings or more including six outings with at least six innings of work … struck out five-plus batters in six showings … didn’t allow a run in his first two outings, tossing five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in a win against New Mexico State (2/18) and seven innings of scoreless ball in a win over Southern Indiana (2/25) … recorded the victory over Queens with seven innings of scoreless ball and six strikeouts (5/12).

2022 (Junior Season – Bellarmine)
Awards: ASUN Honor Roll recipient.

Season: Made 15 appearances on the bump with 10 starts … also totaled plate appearances in 14 contests … finished third on the team in innings pitched (62.0) and strikeouts (53) … tossed a seven-inning scoreless performance against Kentucky (2/23) … struck out five and allowed just one run against Purdue (3/10) … went for a season-best 10 strikeouts, giving up just two runs against Eastern Kentucky (4/29).

2021 (Sophomore Season - Bellarmine)
Awards: ASUN Honor Roll recipient.

Season: Made 10 appearances and nine starts in his first season at Bellarmine … collected three hits, two RBIS and two runs scored at the plate … played as an offensive player in 2021 before transitioning to the mound in 2022.

2020 (Freshman Season – St. Louis)
Season: Recorded two hits and pitched two innings for St. Louis in the COVID-19 shortened season.

Prep/Personal
Saint Louis University transfer was 2-for-7 at the plate and also pitched 2.0 innings for the Billikens in 2020 … made the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … played high school baseball for head coach Matt Bayes at Austin High School and was a three-time sectional champion, a four-time All-Conference selection, a two-time All-State selection and a District Player of the Year … was also a two-time tennis letter winner and a four-time basketball letter winner … as a basketball player, was Conference Player of the Year and a two-time honorable-mention All-State honoree ... graduated with almost 1,500 career points and holds the school record for most 3-pointers made … son of Heather and Kevin Buhr … has three siblings, Nolan, Brayden and Madison … intends to graduate with a certificate in Learning Sciences, Media and Technology.