Jeff Bethke

42
Pitcher
5-11 / 165
Freshman (sophomore academically)
Bats Left / Throws Left
Auburn HS

Background: Redshirt freshman transfer from Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)…three-year letter-winner at Auburn HS for Coach Tim Kuykendall…team finished 26-3 en route to a second place finish in the state championships…1.95 ERA as a senior…also hit .410…team finished 25-5 as a junior…played summer ball for Reality Sports for Coach Brian Potoshnik…2.50 ERA with 54 strikeouts.

Scouting Report: a crafty lhp who does a good job of changing speeds and pounding the strike zone… has good feel for his change-up… should be one of the more reliable pitchers on the staff this spring.

Personal: Born June 12, 1989 in Tacoma, WA…son of Gary and Khristine Bethke…two sisters…a political science major…Chose Bellevue because of the baseball program…heard about the program from current teammate Michael Robertson…greatest baseball thrill is playing at Safeco Field for the state title two years in a row…dedicated season to his mother…self-described as a thinker…goals are to contribute and play at the next level.