Wayne State University Athletics

2014: Made 10 appearances and went 1-2 with a 4.36 ERA ... he struck out 10 batters in 10 1/3 innings ... opponents hit .243 against the big right-hander ... six of his lasts even outings were scoreless innings ... earned a win over Minnesota Duluth ... made one appearance in the GLIAC Tournament against SVSU on May 8 and allowed two earned runs in two innings ... pitched against Grand Valley on May 16 in the NCAA Midwest Regional and threw a perfect inning ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2013: Made 12 appearances and his first career start against Malone on April 2, receiving a no decision as he gave up three earned runs and struck out one over three innings ... finished season with a 2.53 ERA and struck out 13 hitters over 21.1 innings while going 2-0 ... worked a season-high 3.2 innings on March 28 against Ashland and did not allow a run one four hits and struck out four Eagles ... allowed just one earned run over his last seven appearances and surrendered runs in just four games this season ... picked up his first win of the season against Minnesota-Duluth on March 16, going two innings and allowing an unearned run ... second victory came at SVSU on April 27, going an inning and allowing just one hit ... collected first career save at Findlay on April 17 ... tossed two scoreless innings against Ohio Dominican on April 21 ... appeared against Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament and pitched 1.1 innings, allowing no runs on two hits ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2012:  Made 11 relief appearances ... accumulated a 2.75 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 19.2 innings ... did not allow a run in five of his final six outings ... worked a career-high four innings and fanned four in his season debut March 8 at Rollins ... struck out three over 2.1 innings March 16 against Mount Vernon Nazarene ... tossed two shutout innings March 31 at Tiffin, his first of three straight scoreless appearances ... picked up his first career victory May 6 against Lake Erie as the pitcher of record in a 12-11 comeback win ... pitched two scoreless innings and allowed just one hit in his lone postseason appearance May 12 vs. Grand Valley State, the first of two games to decide the GLIAC Tournament ... entered the second game as a substitute first baseman and struck out in his first collegiate plate appearance ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2011:  Made eight relief appearances, including five scoreless outings ... debuted Feb. 27 at Armstrong Atlantic State ... went two innings with two strikeouts April 16 against Ohio Dominican ... worked a scoreless inning April 22 at Ashland made two postseason appearances May 13 and May 22, both against Grand Valley State, and allowed only one hit ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2010: Did not play … redshirted.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Evergreen ... played four years of varsity baseball for the Vikings and coach Brian Nagy ... batted .375 with 24 RBI and 13 runs scored in 2009 ... was a first team all-league and honorable mention all-state selection ... also earned four letters in basketball, claiming all-league, all-district, and all-state honors ... helped the Vikings win the 2009 league title ... averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior ... served as team captain for both sports.

Personal: Full name--Brock A. Bates ... born in Toledo, Ohio ... son of Steven and Barbara Bates ... has two older sisters, Katie and Megan ... Katie played volleyball at Eastern Michigan (2003-08) while Megan was an equestrian student-athlete at Tiffin (2005-09) ... is a business management major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2010 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2012 ... volunteers with the Local Intervention Network for Kids (LINK) mentoring program.