Indiana State University Athletics

2026: All-Conference Second Team … Missouri Valley All-Academic … Led the MVC in WHIP (1.08) … Third in the MVC in ERA (3.05) … Made 16 appearances with 10 starts in earning the Friday night role on the mound for the Sycamores in 2026 … Posted a 3-1 record with a 3.05 ERA over 65.0 innings pitched … Finished second on the team with 53 strikeouts while allowing 23 walks … Allowed opponents to hit a team-low .202 from the plate … Took over a weekend starting rotation role on March 22 against Bradley … Worked a season-high 8.2 innings allowing nine hits and a run while striking out four on April 10 at Illinois State … Worked 7.1 innings allowing two hits and three runs (two earned) and striking out four on May 21 against Murray State … Went 7.0 innings allowing three hits and two runs while striking out nine on April 24 against Evansville … First win of the season came on March 30 at Valparaiso after going 5.1 innings allowing one hit while striking out seven … Second win came on April 10 at Illinois State … Third win of the year came on May 8 at Murray State after going 6.2 innings allowing five this and two runs while striking out seven … Recorded a .769 fielding percentage over 13 chances with six putouts and four assists.

2025: Made five appearances with two starts in the 2025 season … Recorded a 1-2 record … Had a 12.27 ERA over 7.1 innings pitched … Had a 6:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Allowed opponents to hit .394 from the plate … Made his Indiana State debut on February 14 against Wagner while striking out three in the opening day start … Suffered an injury on February 22 against Northeastern …Returned to the field on April 15 at Indiana going 2.0 innings of scoreless relief in recording the win against the Hoosiers … Was shut down for the season following his appearance on April 22 against Illinois.

Madison (2024): Made eight appearances on the mound with one start in the 2024 season ... Posted a 1-1 record with a 5.28 ERA over 15.1 innings ... Recorded a 13:15 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 

UIC (2023): Played baseball at the NCAA Division I University of Illinois-Chicago... appeared in 19 games and made five starts for the Flames... posted a 1-2 record with an 8.68 ERA and 25 strikeouts.

High School/Personal - Two-sport athlete (baseball, soccer) and seven-time letter winner at Brookfield East High School... four-year participant and four-time letter winner in baseball...  four-year participant and three-time letter winner in soccer... Son of Lynn and Tom Karst.