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Honors & Awards
• CSC Academic All-District (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten Award (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020, 2021, 2022; Spring 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2023)
2023: Made 15 relief appearances on the mound in his final season with the Huskers. • Went 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. • Totaled 18 strikeouts in 14 innings. • Held opposing hitters to a .235 batting average. • Pitched a season-high two innings against Illinois and Michigan. • Had five outings with at least two strikeouts. • Struck out a season-high four batters at Michigan. • Tallied three strikeouts in a relief appearance against Illinois. • Threw 1.1 innings of relief at Purdue to collect lone win of the season.
2022: Recorded one out before suffering a season-ending injury. • Struck out the only batter he faced in season-opening series at Sam Houston.
2021: Bunz had a team-high 20 appearances on the mound for the Huskers. • Tallied three starts and 17 relief appearances. • Totaled 42 strikeouts on the year. • Posted a 2-1 record with one save. • Boasted a 2.20 ERA in 32.2 innings with 42 strikeouts. • Garnered wins against Minnesota and Illinois. • Tossed a season-high four innings against Iowa and Minnesota. • Pitched four scoreless innings with five strikeouts in win against Minnesota. • Threw two perfect innings to post lone save of the season vs. Northwestern. • Recorded season-high five strikeouts vs. Purdue and Minnesota.
Before Nebraska: A native of Elkhorn, Neb., Jake Bunz spent the last two seasons at Hutchinson Community College under Coach Ryan Schmidt after playing high school baseball at Elkhorn South • As a freshman at Hutchinson in 2019, he went 8-1 with a 3.48 ERA and recorded 81 strikeouts in only 54.1 innings • Tabbed second-team all-region and first-team All-Jayhawk West • During his career at Elkhorn South playing under Coach Brandon Dahl, Bunz compiled a 15-5 record with a 2.83 ERA and 155 strikeouts from 2016 to 2018 • Also earned two letters playing football.
Personal: Born on Sept. 15, 1999 • Parents are Scott and Danielle Bunz • Has one brother, Joe • Majoring in sports media and communication.