Bob Feller Pitcher of the Year (2002) Baseball
Wordekemper was a five year varsity starter and first team All-District Baseball Pitcher in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 for St. Mary’s High School. He earned All- State honors in 2001 and 2002, was named the Bob Feller Pitcher of the Year in 2002 for Class 1A. His high school career totals are:
W L IP H R ER BB K ERA Shutouts 38 6 317.67 182 91 54 85 608 1.17 8
Wordekemper played baseball at Creighton University for three seasons and in 2004 was All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2005 in the 46th round. Most of his professional career has been spent as a relief pitcher but has also been a spot starter.
In 2007 he was the Florida State League Mid-season All-Star, FSL Post Season All-Star, FSL Most Valuable pitcher and Baseball America High Class A All-Star.
Wordekemper played for the Gulf Coast League Yankees Rookie level, Staten Island Yankees, Charleston River Dogs, Columbus Clippers, Tampa Yankees,
Trenton Thunder, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. His best season by far was 2007 when he went 2-0 with 33 Saves, only allowing 3 earned runs in 47 in- nings. He struck out 34 and walked 11 in that season with Tampa.
Wordekemper was released by the Yankees after 2011 and played in Taiwan for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, played for Olmecas de Tabasco in the Mexican League, Caneros de Mochis in the Mexican Winter League, Camden Riversharks before an elbow injury. He is currently working as a pitching coach for the Creighton University Bluejays.