Chad Pleiness (2024) - Hall of Fame - Central Michigan University Athletics

Chad Pleiness

Induction:
2024
Class:
2002

Earned All-MAC First Team honors and All-Mideast Region honors as a pitcher in 2002 while leading all NCAA Division I pitchers in strikeouts per inning (1.47) … was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 … compiled a 16-9 career mark an a 4.17 earned run average with 185 strikeouts in 175 innings … struck out 15 in tossing a one-hitter against Northern Illinois on April 27, 2002 … the 15 strikeouts is tied for the most by a CMU pitcher in a seven-inning game … earned All-MAC honorable mention in 2001 after helping the CMU men's basketball team to the conference championship … named to MAC All-Freshman Team in 2000 … made 88.4 percent of his free throw attempts in 2000-01, a percentage that ranks as the third best for a single season in program history … remains No. 2 in CMU history in career free throw percentage (.830).