Tristin Achenbach

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: KC Knoop Photography

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Year:
Junior
Pos.:
P
Hometown:
Choteau, Mont.
Prev School:
C.M. Russell HS

2021 (senior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team
Ended career with most wins (35) and strikeouts (396) in program history
Appeared in 36 of 49 games, making 32 starts
Went 15-16 with a 4.67 ERA ... Led Big Sky in wins
Had 186 strikeouts, 101 more than any other pitcher in the Big Sky
Threw 20 complete games, with two shutouts
Five times struck out 10 or more batter
Started all five games at the Big Sky tournament ... Went 3-2 with 586 pitches thrown

2020 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
A two-time Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Week
Appeared in 17 of 24 games ... Made 11 starts
Finished 9-6 with a 2.57 ERA and one save ... Threw six complete games, two shutouts
Totaled 81 2/3 innings ... Finished with a Big Sky-leading 76 strikeouts, ranked fourth in ERA
Held opponents to a .256 batting average
Went 3-1 with a 0.28 ERA in four appearances at Louisiana Tech’s season-opening tournament
Allowed two unearned runs in 10 innings in 2-1 loss to No. 18 Texas Tech in fifth game of the season
Picked up all three wins as Montana closed its shortened season at Grand Canyon’s tournament
Struck out nine in win over Central Arkansas and 10-inning loss to Texas Tech
Struck out five or more batters in eight appearances
Had better than a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, with 76 strikeouts, 25 walks
Collected lone save in 5-3 win at UC Riverside

2019 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
A one-time Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Week
Appeared in 23 of 56 games ... Made 13 starts
Went 7-7 with a 3.96 ERA ... Threw four complete games
Had one save and one shared shutout ... Both came in season-opening 3-0 win over Santa Clara
Had four wins as a starter, three in relief
Led team and ranked fourth in the Big Sky with 86 strikeouts ... Set a program and Big Sky record with 16 strikeouts in 5-1 home win over Carroll
Held opponents to a .271 batting average, the best on the team
Picked up first win of the season in complete-game 5-1 road win at Santa Clara
Collected Big Sky Pitcher of the Week honors after picking up two wins in team’s three-game road sweep of Southern Utah

2018 (freshman season):

Made 18 appearances, getting six starts ... Threw two complete games, one shutout
Finished season with a 3.50 ERA and a 4-4 record
Pitched 58.0 innings ... Held opponents to a staff-leading .235 batting average
Threw a five-inning no-hitter in 8-0 home victory over Providence, the third in program history ... Struck out a season-high nine Argos in the victory
Also had a complete-game victory in 8-2 home win over Utah Valley, giving up one earned run
Struck out two in one inning of relief against No. 1-ranked Oklahoma ... Made five hit-less relief appearances of an inning or more

Career Highs
Innings: 12.1 (Louisiana Tech, 3.12.21)
Strikeouts: 16 (Carroll, 4.16.19)
Pitches: 217 (Louisiana Tech, 3.12.21)

Games with five or more strikeouts: 37
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: 6
Complete games: 32
Shutouts: 5
No-hitters: 1

Personal: A 2017 graduate of C.M. Russell High ... The daughter of Nate and Patty Achenbach ... Has an older brother, Collin ... A health and human performance major.