Bryce Warrecker

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Bryce Warrecker throws a pitch as Cal Poly's Friday night starter.

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Bryce Warrecker throws a pitch against Dixie State in 2022.

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Bryce Warrecker throws to first base for the out.

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
6-8
Weight:
240
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Santa Barbara, CA
High School:
Santa Barbara HS

A potential weekend starter and also will provide relief help from the bullpen in third season at Cal Poly.

2022 -- Missing the first six weeks of the season due to injury, Warrecker returned to the lineup in April and posted 2-0 record and 5.81 ERA ... 13 appearances, all in relief, and struck out 30 batters over 26 1/3 innings ... 4.15 ERA in nine Big West appearances on the mound ... earned victories against UC Irvine (one scoreless inning) and UC Davis (two runs, two hits, three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings) ... longest outing of the season was 4 1/3 innings in final game of season at Hawai'i ... career-high six strikeouts versus CSU Bakersfield on May 8 ... ERA was at 3.97 after UC Santa Barbara series but gave up 14 earned runs in final seven appearances of season (19 2/3 innings) ... 4.32 ERA in night games and 6.50 in day games ,,, 4.30 ERA in home games and 7.71 on the road ... produced outstanding summer ball season in Cape Cod League for Orleans Firebirds ... compiled 4-1 record and 2.07 ERA in 10 appearances on the mound en route to most outstanding pitcher of the year honors on the Cape ... made six starts for the Firebirds, striking out 35 batters and walking just eight over 39 innings ... combined with two relievers on a no-hitter June 29 in a 4-0 win over Chatham, striking out seven with no walks in his six innings of work ... threw a shutout inning as the East Division starter in the 2022 Cape League All-Star Game ... ranked as the seventh-highest pro prospect from the Cape Cod League by Baseball America's staff of writers.

2021 -- In first season at Cal Poly, appeared in 15 games with four starts ... 3-3 record and 5.45 ERA with 30 strikeouts over 33 innings ... starts were in middle of campaign versus CSUN, UC San Diego, Long Beach State and UC Irvine ... earned victories against UC San Diego and in relief appearances against Cal State Fullerton and UC Davis near the end of the season ... allowed one earned run and three hits over five innings for win against UC San Diego, one run and three hits over three innings versus Cal State Fullerton and tossed 4 2/3 scoreless frames for win at UC Davis ... season-high five strikeouts over 2 2/3 scoreless innings in no-decision versus UC Riverside ... also struck out four at UC Davis and in 3 1/3 innings at UC Santa Barbara ... dropped his ERA from 10.57 to final 5.45 over final seven weeks of season ... did not play summer ball.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Santa Barbara High School ... under head coach Steve Schuck, Warrecker hit .313 as a sophomore and .345 as a junior with five doubles, two home runs and 16 RBIs ... on the mound, he was 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA and two saves over 13 appearances as a sophomore and 4-0 with a 0.88 ERA over eight appearances and 24 strikeouts in 32 innings as a junior ... during COVID-19-shortened senior season, made four appearances on mound with two starts -- five innings each versus Grace Brethren (10 strikeouts, no walks) and Calabasas ... won both games, finishing with 0.00 ERA ... also earned save against Oaks Christian with one scoreless innings ... struck out 19 over 14 innings ... three times he earned first-team All-Channel League honors ... in 2019 helped Dons to 17-8-1 overall record, first-place finish in the Channel League and a berth in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs ... at 6-8 and 235 pounds, Warrecker also played basketball ... averaged 22.7 points and 10 rebounds, sinking 61 percent of his field goals and 79 percent of his free throws, to lead Dons to 19-9 record, first-place tie in Channel League and a second-round berth in CIF-Southern Section Division 2A playoffs ... named to Cal-Hi all-state Division II first team, CIF-Southern Section Division 2A second team and Channel League co-MVP for second straight year ... earned Channel League co-MVP honors, first-team All-CIF-Southern Section and second-team all-state Division 3 honors as a junior ... in addition to his 4.72 grade-point average, he averaged 19.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game during the 2018-19 season as the Dons went 29-5 overall, 10-0 for first place in the Channel League and reached the semifinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3A playoffs as well as the second round of the state Division III playoffs ... member of California Scholarship Foundation and National Honors Society ... also recruited by Air Force, Cal State Fullerton, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Sacramento State and UC San Diego, Warrecker chose to be a Mustang because "I felt the combination of education and the baseball program makes Cal Poly one of the best universities in the country. Cal Poly has been one of the top programs in the Big West and I look forward to helping continue their success" ... played summer ball for Santa Barbara Foresters, posting 3-0 record and 0.36 ERA with 39 strikeouts, two walks and seven hits over 25 innings ... also hit .300 with a triple and four RBIs ... helped Foresters to eighth National Baseball Congress Semi-Pro World Series title at Wichita, Kansas ... retired all three batters he faced in one inning of title game, two via strikeout.

Personal -- Son of Weston and Lara Warrecker ... Bryce's uncle is former Cal Poly assistant coach Teddy Warrecker ... no siblings ... wants to be a sports agent ... hobbies include spike ball, going to the beach and playing golf with friends ... was 2019-20 Santa Barbara High School dodge ball champion ... born in Santa Cruz, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.