Selected with the 206th overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays
College Baseball Daily Preseason All-ACC Honorable Mention (2018)
Second Team All-ACC (2018)
Monogram winner (2016)
JUNIOR SEASON (2018):
One of three players to start all 54 games on the year
Led the team in batting average (.312), slugging percentage (.525), and on-base percentage (.433)
Also led the Irish in RBIs (40) and hit-by-pitches (13), while ranking second in stolen bases (9) and third in home runs (8)
Owned a 22-game on-base streak, spanning across the 2017-18 seasons
Set his career high with three RBI at LSU and followed that performance with another three-RBI game the next day
Matched a single-game career high with 4 hits against Wake Forest
Earned preseason All-ACC honorable mention accolades from College Baseball Daily
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017):
One of two players to start all 58 games on the year
Was second on the team with a .439 slugging percentage, while ranking third in average (.285) and on-base percentage (.386)
Paced the Irish with 15 hit-by-pitches, one shy of the cracking the top-10 in single-season history
Recorded 17 multi-hit games on the year
Ended the season on a six-game hitting streak
Had a 27-game on-base streak during the year, the longest by an Irish player since 2017
Hit a pair of solo home runs while going 4-for-5 in ACC Championship game against Florida State
Drilled a leadoff home run in first game of series at No. 19 Virginia
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016):
Saw action in 40 games, making 36 starts betwen third, first and DH
Had eight multi-hit games, as well as a pair of multi-RBI outings
Strung together and eight-game hitting streak (March 24-April 5) and 15-game on-base streak (April 24-May 19) during the season
Team posted an 8-2 record in starts at third base
Hit .302 against righthanded pitching, .333 with runners on base, .316 with runners on base and .318 with two outs
Posted a .325 average at home
Spent summer with Battle Creek Bombers of Northwoods League, recording six homers, 13 doubles, 30 RBI, 36 walks, 11 hit by pitch and 41 runs in 64 games
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned three letters each in baseball and basketball at Andrean
Rated the second-best shortstop in Indiana by Perfect Game, as well as the Hoosier state’s No. 22 player overall
Helped Andrean to consecutive Indiana Class 3-A titles as a junior and senior, as well as three straight conference titles from sophomore to senior year
Named preseason Louisville Slugger All-American and honorable mention All-Central Region prior to senior year
Named first team all-conference as a senior
Hit .411 as a junior, earning first team all-conference and first team all-area honors
Posted a .417 average as a sophomore to garner honorable mention all-state accolades
Helped Andrean to sectional title as a sophomore
Was a first-team all-conference performer on the hardwood, helping Andrean to regional title as a junior and sectional titles as a junior and senior
Named an all-area basketball player as a junior, averaging 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game
Named academic all-state
PERSONAL:
Born in Munster, Indiana
Son of Frank Podkul Sr. and Jackie Weiser
Has an older brother, Frank Jr.
Father, Frank Sr., played baseball and football at Wabash College
Brother, Frank Jr., plays baseball at Franklin College
Enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters as an American Studies major
