40 Max Crooks
Max Crooks
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    225
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Des Moines, Iowa
  • High School:
    Dallas Center-Grimes
  • Position:
    P
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • gp
    16
  • avg
    -
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Twot-time letterwinner (2021, 23)
2023 | senior
  • Made 16 relief appearances
  • Had a record of 3-1 in 24 innings
  • Earned an ERA of 2.63 with 23 strikeouts
  • Did not make an error on five total chances

 

 

 

2022 | junior
  • Made three relief appearances
  • Threw four total innings, striking out two with an ERA of 4.50
2021 | sophomore
  • Appeared in five games for the Storm on the mound
  • Recorded 6.2 innings of work with five strikeouts for a 13.50 earned run average
2020 | freshman
  • Did not participate in a varsity game before season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
High School
  • A 2019 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes High School
  • Lettered in baseball and golf
Personal
  • Son to David and Candice Crooks
  • Has a sister, Hannah
  • Majoring in sports administration

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1
  Overall Conf
Games 16 10
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 16 10
Games started 0 0
Wins 3 1
Losses 1 1
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 24.0 15.1
Hits 20 13
Runs 7 7
Earned Runs 7 7
Walks 13 10
Strikeouts 23 12
Strikeouts per Game 8.63 7.04
Doubles Allowed 2 2
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 1.38 1.50
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against 89 56
Batting Average Against .225 .232
Earned Run Average 2.63 4.11
Wild pitches 4 3
Hit Batters 5 3
Balks 1 1
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 2 2
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 1
Total Chances 5 2
Put Outs 1 0
Assists 4 2
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 7 5
Runners Caught Stealing 1 1
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .125 .167
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0.1 - - - 0.00 6.00 2 - -
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 - - 0.00 .75 - 1 -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 - - 0.00 .50 - 3 -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 - - 0.00 2.00 1 1 -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 - - 0.00 1.00 - 1 -
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 0 1 0 0 3.0 3 - - 0.00 1.00 - 5 -
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 4.50 1.00 - 1 -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 0 0 0 0 4.1 3 1 1 2.08 .92 1 2 -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 0 0 1 0 1.2 2 1 1 5.40 3.00 3 2 -
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 18.00 3.00 - 1 -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0.1 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 0 1 0 0 1.2 - - - 0.00 1.20 2 1 -
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 - - 0.00 1.00 - 2 -
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 0 0 0 0 1.2 - - - 0.00 - - 2 -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - 2 2 INF - 3 - -
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 - - 0.00 3.00 1 1 -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 25 vs. St. Norbert L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. St. Norbert L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Augustana (Ill.) L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 St. Olaf W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 St. Olaf L, 15-2 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Ohio Northern L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Scholastica W, 8-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 5-4 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Hamline W, 6-3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 26 Hamline W, 4-3 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Loras L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Central (Iowa) L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Central (Iowa) L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-0 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
Apr 5 Neb. Wesleyan L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Luther L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Luther L, 6-1 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 11 Loras L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 14-10 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 14 Wartburg W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Wartburg L, 4-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 5-3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 22 Coe L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Coe L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista W, 10-8 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 30 at No. 24 Buena Vista L, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Dubuque L, 15-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque W, 5-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 6 Dubuque L, 13-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2021-22 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2022-23 16 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 24 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2019-20 - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 16 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 24 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2019-20 - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2020-21 5 0 0 2 0 - 6.2 8 10 10 7 5 6.75 - 13.50 2.25
2021-22 3 0 0 0 0 - 4.0 2 3 2 3 2 4.50 - 4.50 1.25
2022-23 16 0 3 1 0 - 24.0 20 7 7 13 23 8.63 - 2.63 1.38
Total 24 0 3 3 0 - 34.2 30 20 19 23 30 7.79 - 4.93 1.53

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2019-20 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
2021-22 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
2022-23 16 5 1 4 0 1.000 - 7 1 .125 - -
Total 24 7 2 5 0 1.000 - 9 2 .182 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 16 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month February 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 16 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month February 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 16 0 3 1 0 - 24.0 20 7 7 13 23 8.63 - 2.63 1.38
Conference 10 0 1 1 0 - 15.1 13 7 7 10 12 7.04 - 4.11 1.50
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 9 0 1 0 0 - 13.2 14 5 5 5 13 8.56 - 3.29 1.39
Away 4 0 1 1 0 - 7.0 4 2 2 5 6 7.71 - 2.57 1.29
Neutral 3 0 1 0 0 - 3.1 2 - - 3 4 10.80 - 0.00 1.50
Result Wins 8 0 3 0 0 - 11.1 9 4 4 6 14 11.12 - 3.18 1.32
Losses 8 0 0 1 0 - 12.2 11 3 3 7 9 6.39 - 2.13 1.42
Month February 1 0 0 0 0 - 0.1 - - - 2 - .00 - 0.00 6.00
March 5 0 2 0 0 - 8.1 7 - - 1 11 11.88 - 0.00 .96
April 8 0 1 1 0 - 14.2 12 5 5 6 11 6.75 - 3.07 1.23
May 2 0 0 0 0 - 0.2 1 2 2 4 1 13.50 - 27.00 7.50

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 16 5 1 4 0 1.000 - 7 1 .125 - -
Conference 10 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 4 1 3 0 1.000 - 3 1 .250 - -
Away 4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Neutral 3 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Result Wins 8 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 5 - - - -
Losses 8 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
Month February 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
March 5 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
April 8 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
May 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -

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