Drew Stahl

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 190
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Castle Rock, Colo.
High School:
Mountain Vista

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022)

2022 | JUNIOR Played in 47 games, starting in 40 during his junior year at Minnesota · slashed .226/.368/.380 with two home runs, 16 RBI, 30 hits and 21 runs scored · also ripped 11 doubles, one triple and walked 31 times (team-high) · posted a .956 fielding percentage with 96 assists and 55 putouts, playing both shortstop and second base. Game Highlights: Started the season on a five-game hitting streak, including a 2-for-3 outing with three RBI and a double in an opening day win (Feb. 18) · went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 19) · tallied a 2-for-4 performance with his first home run, two RBI and two runs scored in a win over Western Illinois (March 25) · hit his second home run of the season against No. 23 Maryland (April 10) · totaled two hits against Nebraska with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in a win (May 7) · went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored at Indiana (May 13) · tallied hits in five of his last six games with three RBI and three runs scored.

2021 | SUMMER Played in 36 games for the Lincoln Potters of the CCL, where he hit .224 with one home run and 12 RBI · tallied 24 hits, including four doubles and a triple, with 18 walks · had five stolen bases and 22 runs scored and posted six multi-hit games.

2021 | SOPHOMORE Started 20 of the 26 games he played in this season for the Gophers · slashed .190/.292/.270 with 12 hits, one home run, five RBI and a pair of doubles · posted a .944 fielding percentage with 44 assists and 29 putouts. Game Highlights: Singled and scored in Minnesota's first win of the year over Rutgers (March 7) · went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in a win over Michigan State (April 3) · tallied a hit, a walk and scored at Maryland (May 1) · collected a pair of hits, including his lone home run of the season, with two RBI performance against Purdue (May 21) · went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in a win over Purdue (May 23) · had an RBI double in the season finale at PU (May 30).

2020 | SUMMER Played for the Mankato Moondogs and Fond du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League · batted a combined .214 with a .317 on-base percentage with two home runs, three doubles, 11 runs, 10 RBI, 10 walks and seven stolen bases · hit .263 with a .391 OBP across 19 at bats with the Dock Spiders · launched two home runs with three RBI in the final game of the season on Aug. 20.

2020 | FRESHMAN Played in nine games including five starts · slashed .250/.357/.250 with four RBI, three runs scored and three stolen bases · finished with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage over 16 total chances split between shortstop and second base. Game Highlights: Collected his first collegiate hit with a two-run single to left-center against Pepperdine on Feb. 15 · went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and a run scored versus SDSU on March 4 · registered the first multi-hit game of his career by going 2-for-4 with an RBI against Creighton on March 11.

BEFORE MINNESOTA A 2019 graduate of Mountain Vista High School · PBR’s no. 1 SS and no. 7 overall player in Colorado · Perfect Game’s no. 3 overall player in Colorado and no. 319 player nationally · 2018 Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American (West Region) Honorable Mention · three-year starter at shortstop that helped lead Mountain Vista to a 5A State Championship his junior year · played alongside fellow Gophers Sam Ireland and Jack Liffrig · 2019 1^st Team All-State · 2019 Academic All-State · 2019 Colorado Rockies High School All-Star Futures Game · 2018 PBR 1^st Team All-State · 2018 Academic All-State

PERSONAL Plans to study Business Marketing Education · son of Cliff and Kim Stahl · has one younger brother, Troy.

WHY MINNESOTA: “The coaching staff here is second-to-none. That might sound a little cliche, but it's true. I visited other places, met other coaches, had experiences with other places and nothing is like this place. They really care about you, not only as a baseball player but as a person, too."