SMSU Athletics

Honors & Awards:
•Academic All-NSIC (2021)
•NSIC Pitcher of the Week (3/15/21)
•CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020)
•NSIC Pitcher of the Week (3/2/20)
•Academic All-NSIC (2020)
•Academic All-NSIC (2019)
•NSIC Pitcher of the Week (4/2/19)

Bezdicek Notes: Closed career ranking first in team history in strikeouts per nine innings (11/8) and third in strikeouts (218).

2021: Academic All-NSIC ... appeared in eight games with seven starts ... finished 4-2 with a 3.30 ERA in 46 1/3 innings with 71 strikeouts ... season-high 12 strikeouts tossing a two-hit shutout at Wayne State (3/27) ... struck out seven or more batters in each appearance ... named NSIC Pitcher of the Week on March 15 ... named SMSU's Best Pitcher.

2020: Academic All-NSIC ... CoSIDA Academic first team All-District ... started three games and finished the season tossing 18 innings with a 2.00 ERA ... allowed just two walks on the season ... tied career-high with 14 strikeouts in six innings vs. Minnesota Duluth (2/27) ... recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings vs. Concordia-St. Paul (3/5) ... named NSIC Pitcher of the Week on March 2.

2019: Academic All-NSIC ... appeared in 10 games with eight starts ... finished the season 2-5 with two complete games ... recorded a 4.18 ERA in a team-high 51 2/3 innings with a team-high 57 strikeouts ... pitched at least 5 2/3 innings in seven starts ... named NSIC Pitcher of the Week (4/2) following a three-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts at Upper Iowa (3/31) ... tossed season-high 8 1/3 shutout innings with nine strikeouts at UMary (4/26) ... recorded six or more strikeouts in five starts ... ranked ninth in the NSIC in innings pitched (46) and fifth in strikeouts (52) ... named SMSU's Best Pitcher.

2018: Started 10 games on the mound ... finished 2-4 with a 4.32 ERA in 50 innings ... tied for the team-lead with 61 strikeouts ... tossed a 3-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts vs. Briar Cliff (3/9) ... also struck out 11 batters vs. Minnesota State (3/17) ... tossed 5 2/3 innings or more in five starts.

High School: 2017 graduate of Osseo HS ... played for coach John Groebner ... three-year letter winner ... two-time all-conference honoree ... played in Minnesota All-Star series ... three-year letter winner in basketball ... all-conference selection in basketball ... academic all-state

Personal: Born March 24, 1999 ... son of Gerald and Janet Bezdicek ... accounting major ... brother, Matt, is member of SMSU baseball team.