Joe Pace

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
IF/OF
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 200
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Valley Village, Calif.
High School:
Notre Dame

Updated June 7, 2021

Graduate (2021)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Award
• Made career-high 18 pitching appearances
• Posted a 3-1 record with a 4.63 ERA and 31 strikeouts in just 23.1 innings and a .220 batting average against.
• Struck out two batters in 0.2 innings of relief vs. Iowa (March 7)
• Earned a win in relief against Purdue (March 14), coming into the game with the bases loaded in the fifth and striking out a batter, then striking out the side in the sixth and finishing with five Ks in 2.1 hitless innings of relief.
• Threw 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against Michigan State (March 21)
• Struck out four batters in 2.0 innings of scoreless relief at Penn State (March 26)
• Earned a win with two strikeouts in 1.1 hitless innings of relief vs. Northwestern (April 3)
• Hit a pinch-hit double in a win at Minnesota (April 16)
• Picked up a win against Rutgers (April 23) with a scoreless inning of relief
• Threw a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts at Michigan State (May 9)
• Struck out a batter on a 95 MPH fastball as part of 1.1 innings of hitless relief against Maryland (May 23)
• Struck out five batters in 2.0 innings of relief at No. 20 Nebraska (May 29)

Senior (2020)
The 2020 season was cancelled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Saw action in five games on the season, all out of the bullpen
• Finished the campaign with a 3.86 ERA in 4.2 innings of work
• Threw a season-high two innings, striking out a pair against UConn (Feb. 23)
• Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at California (March 4), striking out a batter

Junior/Senior (2019)
• Pitching debut: vs Manhattan (March 15)
• Made nine pitching appearances on the season, including his first career start (May 8)
• Totaled 9.1 innings of work with 14 strikeouts on the year
• Tied his career-high with a perfect 1-2-3 strikeout inning at Ohio State (April 13)
• Struck out a career-high three in one inning of relief against Michigan State (March 30)
• Recorded two strikeouts in one scoreless inning of relief against Manhattan (March 15)

Sophomore/Junior (2018)
• Appeared in 29 games as a pinch hitter and in the outfield
• Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with four putouts and two assists
• Doubled for his first hit of the season in a 14-2 win over Penn State (April 22)
• Drew a walk in an extra-inning 8-7 victory over Penn State (April 21)
• Had a season-high two at-bats against Cal Poly (Feb. 25)

Freshman/Sophomore (2017)
• Played in 19 games for the Wolverines in the infield, outfield, and as a pinch hitter
• Finished the season with four runs scored on three hits with five RBI
• Made his career debut at Santa Clara (Feb. 26) as a pinch hitter
• Picked up his first career walk against Toledo (Mar. 28)
• Recorded the first hit of his career - a two-run home run - against Penn State (Apr. 1)
• Totaled a season-high two hits in a win at Rutgers (Apr. 29), including his first career double
• Drove in a run in a 12-5 win over Indiana (Apr. 23)

Freshman (2016)
• Has four years of eligibility remaining after red-shirting.

Prep
• Graduated with honors from Notre Dame High School (2015)
• Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner
• Received the Coaches Award as a freshman
• Named the team's Most Valuable Player during his sophomore season, after earning a .500 batting average
• Named to the All-League First Team as a senior
• Helped guide his team to a Mission League championship during his senior season
• Honored as a Scholar-Athlete for all four seasons

Personal
• Joseph William Pace was born March 20, 1997
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts as a Political Science major
• Undecided Major
• Son of Bill and Collen Pace
• Has three brothers, Michael, Bobby and Daniel
• Has two sisters, Jen and Julia