Deitsch, a 6'3", 185-pound right-handed pitcher, has a good pedigree with plenty of potential. He posted a 6-3 record with a 2.96 earned run average (ERA) as a senior, earning 1^st Team All-Cincinnati Hill League (CHL) honors. Deitsch had 52 strikeouts and 1.56 WHIP.  He was selected as an alternate for the All-Ohio Mizuno All-Star game.

His junior season was impressive as well, going 5-0 on the mound with a 1.49 ERA, 37 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.11. Those numbers allowed him to be named honorable mention All-CHL. He also played in the Southwest Ohio Baseball League (SWOL) All-Star Game. 

Deitsch recorded a 16-9 record during his high school career at Finneytown.

"I'm real excited to be coming to a winning team," Deitsch said at the signing. 

He talked about the deciding factors in his choosing Rio Grande as a college home. "The great season they had last year, the campus is great and the people are helpful," Deitsch said. 

Rio Grande head coach Brad Warnimont sees plenty of room for Deitsch to grow as a pitcher. "Mike has a great frame to add weight. He already knows how to pitch and is in the low 80's right now," he said. "He locates well - he'll compete for innings." 

"We're certainly glad to have him," Warnimont added. "His best baseball is ahead of him."

Deitsch assessed his strength as a pitcher and also what he feels he needs to improve upon as he makes the jump to the college game. "My best asset is my location, but I need to work on my strength and (developing) another pitch," he said. 

Improving as a pitcher and helping the team be successful are the goals that Deitsch has set for himself while he dons the Rio red and white. "My ultimate goals are to get bigger and stronger, be a better pitcher than I am now, and to help out the team as much as I can," Deitsch said. 

He plans to major in Sports & Exercise Studies.

Mike is the son of Marty and Marcia Deitsch of Cincinnati.

Deitsch joins David Allen Steele, Jr. of Kettering Fairmont High School, Kevin Logan of Central Crossing High School, Columbus Briggs High School standout Zachary Taylor, Jake Scarlato of Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Adena High School's Andrew Cottrill, Cameron Norman of Lancaster High School and Loren Huffman of Raceland-Worthington High School in Raceland, Ky. as the current members of the Rio baseball recruiting class for 2010-11.

Rio Grande is coming off a record breaking 48-13 season in 2010 in which it appeared in the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in school history. Rio finished second in the Mid-South Conference during the regular season with a 20-7 mark. The RedStorm were champions of the MSC Tournament.  

For more news and information on the Rio baseball program and other athletic teams at the University of Rio Grande, log on to www.rioredstorm.com.