17. Kurt Barr

Hometown: St. Joachim, Ont,

Born: Grosse Pointe, Mich.

Ht./Wt.: 6’ 3” 202 lbs.

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: University of Michigan.

Coach: Tracy Smith.

Citizenship: “Dual status. We moved from, to the Windsor, area when I was 14. Have spent significant time on both sides of the border since. With that said, we’re in Ontario full-time.”

Previous Teams you played for “Harper Woods Tee Ball. Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League. Little Caesars. Tecumseh Rangers, Windsor Selects. St. Anne High (Lakeshore, Ont.), University Liggett High, MBC Muckdogs.

Previous Coaches: “My father, also named Kurt Barr, Bill Babcock, Jeff Richer, Buzz Morris, Steve Burke. Dan Cimini. Joe Loria.

Good genes: “My mother, Kate was a state champion basketball player. My father, also named Kurt, played high school baseball and various sports growing up, My great grandpa on my Mom’s side attended Michigan State University playing baseball, football and was a wrestler. The Michigan State basketball arena named after him. My grandpa on my mom’s side, was a basketball player at Michigan State.”

The most influential people in your baseball life” “My parents. My parents have sacrificed a lot in their life to be extremely present and create the best opportunities for my brothers and I to succeed. I forever appreciate their love and belief in us. My mom spent countless hours at home raising us, caving to our endless baseball demands, while my dad has coached every single one of us -- Preston, Deegan and Dax == and all of our teams since we could first walk.”

The most influential person in your baseball career, besides my family: “I actually stepped away from the game of when I was 14. That’s when we moved over to Windsor. I played with the Tecumseh Rangers club for the fall of 2018 and summer 2019. Jeff Richer, coach of the team, played an instrumental role in helping me gain my confidence back, which ended up pushing me in the direction of seriously pursuing baseball. That season was a blast and gave me a newfound hope in baseball thanks to coach Richer. He allowed me to really shine in the roles that I loved growing up and watched pass by me as I grew older, including playing shortstop and pitching.”

Best day on the ball field: “When I moved back over to the Detroit area to finish high school, my team won the state championship in 2021. One of my best baseball memories.”

Favourite player when you discovered baseball: “Curtis Granderson.”

Favourite player today: “Tarik Skubal.”

Interested teams: “Can’t say specifically, but through talks with my advisor, I can say a handful are interested.”

2026 spring with Williamsport Crosscutter, in MLB Draft League _ 0-0, 6.14 in four games, making one start, striking out seven in 7 1/3 innings.

2026 spring at Michigan Wolverines _ Was 5-6 with a 4.52 ERA in 16 appearances (15 starts) fanning 105 in 79 2/3 innings ,,, One of three qualified pitchers and limited opponents to a .231 batting average ... Threw one complete game while allowing 41 runs on 38 hits over the course of the season ... Matched career-high 10 strikeouts pitching 4 2/3 innings while allowing three runs on four hits against Ohio State ... Allowed one run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings while striking out eight at Maryland ... Struck out eight batters allowing three runs on five hits in six innings against Washington ... Pitched a complete game allowing two runs on four hits while striking out 10 in a 4-2 win over Michigan State ... Struck out nine batters over six innings allowing one run on six hits against No. 15 Oregon ... Tallied 10 strikeouts over seven innings while allowing one run on six hits with no walks in a win over Nebraska ... Struck out six batters over five innings allowing two runs on three hits against No. 1 UCLA ... Earned win while striking out five over six innings in 5-2 win over Pepperdine ... Pitched seven innings and struck out eight in a 4-1 victory over No. 24 Arizona.

2025 spring with Michigan _ He was 6-5 with a 4.65 in 16 appearances -- making 14 starts -- with a team-leading 74 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings ... Struck out seven over six innings allowing three runs against Nebraska ... Pitched five scoreless innings, striking out four while allowing three hits in win over Ohio State ... Threw six innings of one-run ball to earn win over Michigan State ... Pitched seven innings and struck out eight batters against Iowa ... Fanned seven over eight innings and allowed one run on five hits in win over Mount St. Mary’s ... Pitched seven innings and struck out seven batters earning a win against Penn State ... Struck out a career-high 10 batters in five innings earning win over Purdue ... Combined for a seven inning shutout with Will Rogers, pitching six scoreless and struck out four batters in a win against USC ... Pitched for five innings, allowing zero earned runs and striking out eight batters against Rice

2024 spring at Michigan _ 5-3 with a team-leading 3.41 ERA appearing in 21 games and making 11 starts as he struck out 60 in 89 2/3 innings ... Struck out six allowing one earned run in four innings against Penn State ... Pitched 6 1/3 innings in Big Ten Tournament opener and allowed two runs and struck out four against Iowa ... Struck out career-high seven batters in 6 2/3 innings against Purdue ... Shutout Ohio State in tandem with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings pitched ... Pitched complete game against Minnesota, allowing one run and six base runners with four strikeouts in 8-1 win over Minnesota ... Pitched two perfect innings for final six outs in 9-4 victory over Maryland ... Pitched 3 1/3 innings and struck out five allowing one run to score against Maryland ... Threw six innings with four strikeouts against Penn State ... Recorded three strikeouts and only allowed one run in five innings pitched in a victory over San Diego ... Pitched six innings and struck out four to earn win in 7-6 win against Toledo and pitched four innings with four strikeouts against LMU.

2023 summer at Royal Oak in Great Lakes _ 2-1 in three starts with a 5.40 ERA, striking out 12 in 10 innings.

2023 spring with Michigan _ Was 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA striking out 19 in 21 2/3 innings in 12 games, making six starts ... Pitched three innings of scoreless baseball in win over Butler, giving up two hits and striking out two batters ... Earned his first career win after three scoreless innings in a 7-3 win over Xavier ... Scored the winning run in a 7-5 extra-inning victory over UAB ... Struck out four batters and gave up two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings against Oakland ... Made his career debut pitching in two innings against UC Irvine.

Honors 2026 _ CSC Academic All-District ... All-Big Ten Third Team at Starting Pitcher ... 2025 _ Academic All-Big Ten ... 2024 _ Academic All-Big Ten ... All-Big Ten Third Team Selection at Starting Pitcher Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after 11 innings pitched in two games and a 0.82 ERA ... High School _ 30th Overall Prospect in Michigan (Perfect Game) ... Two-time Catholic League ‘All League’ ... Earned First Team All-State honors twice ... Garnered Academic All-State honors twice ... Dream Team Selection in 2021 ... Helped University Liggett win State Championship in 2021 ... Won the Catholic League Championship in 2021.