2017 JUNIOR - Made 21 relief appearances as a key part of the Lancer bullpen … finished with a 2-2 record on 26 innings pitched … had the third lowest opponent’s batting average at .288 … relied heavily on his curveball to earn 18 strikeouts … had a four-appearance streak where he didn’t allow an earned run … tallied four strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched against Marian … made another clutch appearance against Asbury, pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts … tossed two scoreless innings in Florida against Miami Hamilton … pitched two more scoreless innings of relief in another appearance against Marian.
2016 SOPHOMORE – A steady relief pitcher, proved his worth in several league games … saw time in 11 contests on the mound … only allowed an earned run to score in four of 11 relief appearances … pitched two scoreless innings of relief against Bethel … struck out three in 2.1 innings of work against St. Thomas … did not allow a hit in a clean inning of relief against both Taylor and Mt. Vernon Nazarene … did not allow a run to score in two relief appearances against Taylor on the same day … had two strikeouts in an inning against Cincinnati-Clermont.
2015 FRESHMAN – Earned 11 appearances in first season, including one starting role from the mound … struck out 10 batters in 15.2 innings … threw two perfect innings of relief against Hiwassee in first collegiate outing … started against Lourdes, striking out four batters and giving up one earned run in 4.0 innings … pitched in four league contests … scored a run as a pinch runner against Goshen.
PREP – A pitcher from Bellefontaine (Ohio) High School … helped Bellefontaine to a sectional and district championship, advancing to the semifinals of the regional round as a senior in 2014 … was named to the Bellefontaine Examiner All-Area Team as a senior and was the BHS Chieftain Award winner … had 51 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched, posting a 1.18 ERA in all games … earned six wins from the mound … had a conference ERA of 0.89 … pitched two shutouts … named Miami Valley Baseball Coaches’ Association Academic All-Area.
WHO IS KYLE ?
Major: Accounting
Dream job: CPA
Favorite movie: Inception
Favorite band: Twenty One Pilots
Something interesting about me: I almost ended a friendship over the game of Monopoly.
Favorite TV show: Psych
Life verse: Titus 2:6-8
Best thing about Grace Baseball: We challenge each other to become better.
Why I chose Grace: I chose Grace because of the outstanding business program and because it offered the opportunity to continue playing baseball.
Something about a teammate no one else knows: Tim Weber has a doppleganger.