2019: Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree ... Appeared in 11 games, all in relief ... Earned a career-high two wins and his first career save ... Walked just three batters while striking out ten ... Only let up one hit in 1.2 IP and earned the win against California (2/17) ... Threw four innings in relief and allowed just one hit while striking out three to pick up the win over Chicago State (4/2) ... Recorded the save after allowing just one run over 4 innings of relief vs. Milwaukee (4/9) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018: Appeared in 10 games out of the bullpen and started four...recorded 17 strikeouts to nine walks...pitched two innings, allowed no hits and no runs and struck out three versus Judson (3/11)...allowed no runs in five total outings…Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Made 13 relief appearances … Went 1-0 on the season and earned a victory at Portland (March 11) after throwing a season-long 3.0 innings, while collected three strikeouts … Struck out a season-high four against Indiana on March 26 … Threw 2.0 innings in the championship (May 28) of the Big Ten Tournament… Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Made 17 appearances as a freshman and posted a 4.03 ERA, good for second-lowest on the team ... Threw 14 strikeouts in 29.0 innings pitched ... Made collegiate debut in relief against Nevada (2/20)... Threw three innings of relief against Pacific, allowing just one earned run and striking out four (2/27)... Allowed just three hits and two earned runs in season-high five innings of work against Chicago State and picked up the win (3/30)... Allowed no earned runs in two innings against UIC (4/5) ... Threw an inning of scoreless relief against Bradley (4/13) ... Struck out one in an inning of scoreless relief at UIC (5/4).
High School: Played baseball for all four years and received two letters … Pitched 50 innings his senior year with a 1.96 ERA, 49 strikeouts, 9 walks, and 8 wins … Named to 2014-2015 North Shore Weekend All-Area team … Received New Trier Baseball Team Ron Klein Award … Named Central Suburban League All-Star … Named Most Valuable Pitcher for 2014 Wilmette Waves club team … Played in the Senior All-Star game in 2015 … Competed in the Connie Mack All-Star Game in 2014 … His high school team was the Class 4A Sectional runner up in 2014 and the Central Suburban League South first place finishers in 2015 … Played for the Illinois Indians club team for one year … Won the 2015 Metropolitan Collegiate League East with his club team … Was selected for the Metropolitan Collegiate All-Star game with a 0.00 ERA … Named to Honor Roll all 4 years in high school … Awarded the NTHS Scholar Athlete Award his junior and senior year … Became an Illinois State Scholar his senior year … Named to the 2015 College Board AP Scholars with Honor … High school coach was Mike Napoleon.
Personal: Born Daniel Cole Katz on October 22, 1996 … Son of Howard and Carolyn Katz … Brother Josh is a junior on the Wash U baseball team … Competed against fellow ‘Cats Rosman, Dickey, Bourbon, Reimer and Bordignon in high school … Attended same high school as St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Charlie Tilson … Chose Northwestern over Emory and Washington University … Majoring in Economics and minoring in Business Institutions.