Education
Jungmann attended Rogers High School in Rogers, Texas.
Jungmann attended Rogers High School in Rogers, Texas.
He transferred to Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas, where he played his senior year in 2008. After graduating from high school, Jungmann enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, where he participated in college baseball for the Texas Longhorns. In 2009, Jungmann pitched a complete game against the Louisiana State Tigers in the best-of-three final round of the 2009 College World Series.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Jungmann in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft.
He signed with the Brewers, receiving a $2.525 million signing bonus. Jungmann pitched for the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2012, where he had a 3.53 European Research Area, and for the Huntsville Stars of the Class Associate of Arts Southern League in 2013, where he pitched to a 4.33 European Research Area. In 2014, Jungmann began the season with Huntsville, and was named a Southern League All-Star.
He also played for the Nashville Sounds of the Class American Automobile Association Pacific Coast League (PCL). The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from being chosen in the Rule 5 draft on November 20, 2014.
Jungmann began the 2015 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the PCL. The Brewers promoted Jungmann to the major leagues to make his MLB debut on June 9.
On July 11, 2015, Jungmann became the first Brewers pitcher in franchise history to throw a complete game at Dodger Stadium. Jungmann brandishes a four pitch repertoire. At 6-foot-6, his four-seam fastball is thrown around 92-94 Master in Public Health and on a downward plane, inducing many ground balls.
He also features a sinker in the upper-80s, also to induce ground balls, as well as to mask the velocity of his four-seamer.
His curveball is likely his best pitch, frequently causing many swings-and-misses. Sitting in the upper-70s, the curveball has a hard, late break as it reaches the batter, and his mechanics are consistent across all of his pitches, making any off-speed offerings more deceptive.
His curveball has been referred to by some as a slurve, due to its late break and decent velocity. He also features a changeup in the lower-80s with good sinking movement, though he doesn"t throw it very often.
Despite relying heavily on inducing ground balls, his pitches have enough velocity, movement, and deceptiveness to make him an effective strikeout pitcher.
Through his first 13 starts with the Milwaukee Brewers, Jungmann has struck out 8.1 batters per nine innings.