Takoda Metoxen

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Don Claussen

Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 205
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
Prev School:
Franklin HS
NIL:
R/R

2020 (Senior):
Made eight appearances during the Tigers’ 17-game season … served as the Tigers closer … carried a 0.00 ERA with 19 strikeouts in nine innings pitched while surrendering just one walk … registered two saves and a 1-0 record … tallied at least one strikeout in each appearance … had a season-high five strikeouts against Xavier (Feb. 16) in 1.2 innings pitched … had five hitless outings … had six multiple-strikeout performances.

2019 (Junior):
Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen … posted a 4.26 ERA in 25.1 innings pitched … finished second on the team with three saves … recorded 37 strikeouts, the most on the team out of the bullpen … collected a season-high four strikeouts twice, first at Wichita State (Mar. 24) and then again against Cincinnati (May 12) … also threw a season-high 2.1 innings on two occasions: against Southern (Apr. 6) and against Cincinnati (May 12) … recorded a save in three straight appearances: at UCF (Apr. 27), Arkansas State (Apr. 30) and Arkansas Pine Bluff (May 7) … Tallied 14 scoreless outings.

2018 (Sophomore):
Made 17 relief appearances as a sophomore in 2018 … pitched 11 2/3 innings with a 5.40 ERA … struck out 13 batters … opponents batted .238 against him … notched first career save with a scoreless inning of relief at North Florida (Mar. 18) … started the season with three-straight scoreless outings … pitched 1 2/3 scoreless with two strikeouts against Little Rock (Mar. 10) … struck out two batters in a scoreless outing against UCF (Mar. 30).

2017 (Freshman):
Pitched in 17 games for the Tigers … saw 59 at bats in 16.1 innings pitched … his longest appearance was two innings against Tulane (Mary 19) … finished the season with 13 strikeouts, including a season high three against Middle Tennessee (Mar. 8) … pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in a game against Arkansas (Apr. 18) … repeated the feat 10 days later against UCF (Apr. 28).

Prep:
Pitched in 14 games and posted a 6-1 record for Franklin High School in Wisconsin in 2016 … logged 57.2 innings and struck out 81 batters … played for the Rawlings Hitters in Wisconsin, despite missing time in 2015 because of an injury … in 2014 for the Hitters he compiled a 2.35 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings pitched … had a pair of double-digit strikeout games, including a season high 15 Ks in a seven-inning outing … posted a 4-2 record and one save … Metoxen is also a member of the football team.

Personal:
He is the son of Shannon and Leigh Ann Metoxen and is an American Indian from the Oneida Tribe out of Green Bay, Wisconsin.