Western Michigan University Athletics

2018: Made 16 appearances, starting 14 during senior campaign ... earned a 4-3 overall record with a 5.65 ERA ... pitched 63.2 innings, allowing 40 runs on 79 hits  ... ranked second on the team with 49 strikeouts ... matched his career-high, going 7.0 innings, allowing one run on seven hits with three strikeouts at North Florida (3/8) ... had a season-high six strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work at Butler (3/16) ... recorded at least one strikeout in 15 of his 16 appearances. 

2018: Appeared in 19 games, starting 10 ... had a 3-4 overall record with a 6.51 ERA ... pitched 47.0 innings with 35 strikeouts ...had at least two strikeouts in 10 of the 19 appearances ... registered a career-high seven strikeouts in 3.2 innings of work vs. Villanova (March 6) ... pitched a career-high 7.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits with four strikeouts vs. Miami (May 5)

2017: Appeared in 13 games with two starts … went 1-1 with a 5.30 ERA in 18.2 innings pitched … pitched over 2.0 innings in four games … went a season-high 4.2 innings with two strikeouts at Miami (3/25/17) while earning his first career win … pitched a scoreless 2.2 innings at Michigan (3/22/17) in the first action of the season.

2016: Made four appearances all in relief roles … pitched 2.1 innings with two strikeouts … finished with a 19.29 ERA … pitched 1.0 scoreless innings at Oakland with one strikeout on May 11. 

High School: Two-sport athlete at Alpena that earned two letters in hockey and three letters in baseball… helped team to a Big North Conference championship in 2015… named an all-district pitcher in both 2014 and 2015… earned First Team All-BNC honors as a senior in 2015 and second-team honors in 2014… twice voted Alpena’s Most Valuable Pitcher by his teammates… voted Team MVP in 2015 after batting .650… posted a 5-4 record with a 1.84 ERA in 2015, striking out 70 in 60 IP… went 8-1 with a 1.22 ERA in 2014, striking out 66 in 46 IP.

Personal: Born on July 14, 1997… full name is Christopher Jared Modrzynski… has an older brother, Nick… son of Cary and Marianne Modrzynski.