Outlook

Ty Blecha returns to the area after spending the 2022 season at Missouri State University as a member of the Bears baseball program …. Versatile athlete who played in the outfield in addition to pitching as prep player … Has pitched at high level and is expected to come in and compete right away at a high level ... Signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Tulane Univeristy.

Sophomore Year 2023

Appeared in 16 games, 13 as starter with two complete games and one shutout … Finished 9-4 with one save, 55 strikeouts in 64.0 innings pitched with an earned run average of 3.23 … Held opposing hitters to a .238 average … His nine victories tie for 13^th on JCCC season chart, tied for sixth in the conference and tied for 32^nd in the NJCAA …Earned his first victory pitching two innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts in an 8-4 win over North Arkansas (2-5-23) … Picked up a save in a 5-3 win over Southwestern, pitching a perfect 1.2 innings with two strikeouts (2-19-23) … Struck out eight batters and allowed just two hits and no runs in a 12-2 victory over North Iowa Area (2-26-23) … That started a string of five straight victories … Allowed one run off four hits with three strikeouts over 4.1 innings in a 7-1 win over Cloud County (3-4-23) … Allowed one run with four strikeouts over six innings of work in a 10-8 win at Fort Scott (3-10-23) … Mowed down a season high nine batters while allowing just one run to earn a complete-game 2-1 win over Coffeyville (3-19-23) … Allowed four runs, two earned, with four strikeouts in a 6-4 win at Kansas City Kansas (3-25-23) … Suffered a loss despite allowing just two runs with six strikeouts in five innings in a 2-1 setback against Neosho County (4-16-23) … Earned his second complete game victory scattering four hits with two strikeouts in a 9-0 shutout win at Cowley (5-22-23) … Allowed just one run over five innings in a 6-1 win over Labette (5-5-23).

Freshman Year 2022 

Appeared in 12 games with one start for Missouri State University in 2022 … Was 1-2 with 13 strikeouts in 12.1 inning pitched with an earned run average of 11.02 … Made his debut with 1.1 innings worked in a 7-4 loss at Central Arkansas (2-18-22) … Allowed one run with a season high three strikeouts over three inning to earn a victory over Kansas (3-16-22) … Allowed a hit, a run and struck out two in an inning of relief in a 19-3 victory at Bradley (5-27-22) … Allowed a hit, not runs and with one strikeout in 1.2 innings of work in a 9-6 loss to Southern Illinois (5-29-22) … Struck out a batter and did not allow a hit or run in an inning of relief in a 10-4 loss at Oklahoma State (6-3-22) … Was perfect in the field recording a put out and an assist.

High School  

Started three seasons for coach Domenic Mussat at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kan. … The 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19 ... Graduated 2021 … Rated as the No. 17 overall recruit and No. 2 left-handed pitcher in Kansas, a top-500 prospect nationally and No. 148th left-hander by Perfect Game … Was a Kansas Class 6A first-team All-State selection as a senior, going 6-1 with a 1.30 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 48 innings … Added first-team All-Sunflower League honor while picking up the Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Performance of the Week award on May 20 of his senior year … Set the Cougars single game strikeout record with 16 during his senior season … Made big strides pitching on the summer circuit after the 2020 high school season was canceled due to COVID … Also played forward for the Couguar’s basketball team and helped the team win a Regional title his senior year. 

Personal  

Born Ty Charles Blecha on August 6, 2002, in Shawnee, Kan. … Son of Rodney and Kathy Blecha … His father played baseball at Oklahoma City University … Has a sister, Lilly … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Kansas State University and Wichita State University … Favorite food is crab legs … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-a … Favorite restaurant is Kansas City Joe’s BBQ … Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones … Enjoy watching the Star Wars movies … Favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans … Favorite actor is Will Smith … Enjoys reading cook books … Favorite music entertainer is Kanye West … Favorite cartoon character is Peter Griffin … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Favorite athlete is Travis Kelce … Best player he has played against is former Missouri State teammate Drake Baldwin … Greatest sports moment was breaking the single game strikeout record … Notable alumni from his school are former NFL offensive lineman Ryan Lilja, former NFL linebacker Mike Rivera and Tulane University head football coach Willie Fritz.