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#32 Kragen Kechely RHP • 6-0 220 Sr. • Austin, TX (Vista Ridge HS)
CAREER HONORS
2020:
Missouri Valley Conference First Team Scholar-Athlete
2019:
Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention Scholar-Athlete 2018:
First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference First Team Scholar-Athlete
2020 (SENIOR)
Posted a 3-0 record and a 1.42 ERA in nine relief appearances ... Struck out 15 batters and walked just four over 12.2 innings of work ... His 80 career appearances are the third-most all-time in DBU’s Division I era dating back to 2004 ... VS. NON- CONFERENCE: Recorded 3.0 scoreless innings out of the pen on Opening Day and struck out five to earn the win against South Dakota State (2/14) ... Picked up his second win of the year after holding Arkansas State (3/1) without a run in 1.1 innings ... Struck out three batters in 1.1 innings to register the win versus Oral Roberts (3/7).
2019 (JUNIOR)
Made 29 appearances, including one start ... His 29 appearances were the second most in the Missouri Valley Conference ... Finished his junior year with 71 career appearances, which ranks as the sixth most in DBU’s Division I era ... Recorded three saves and struck out 39 batters in 38.0 innings ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Did not allow a run in 2.1 innings to lead the Patriots to a win over then-ranked No. 25 Oklahoma (3/6) ... Fired 2.0 scoreless innings and recorded three strikeouts against No. 18 Texas A&M (3/12) ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Allowed one unearned run and struck out three against Bradley (4/20) ... Held Illinois State (4/28) scoreless in 1.2 innings of relief and fanned three batters ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Threw 2.0 shutout innings in relief and struck out three in his first appearance of the season against Kent State (2/17) ... Notched his first save of the year against Houston Baptist (3/1) after working 2.0 scoreless frames ... Picked up the save at Air Force (3/22) after throwing a scoreless ninth inning ... Posted another save against Air Force (3/23) after closing out the ninth inning and striking out two ... LUBBOCK REGIONAL: Did not allow a run in two-thirds of an inning against Texas Tech in the finals of the Lubbock Regional (6/2).
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
one hit in 3.2 innings against No. 17 Oklahoma State (4/24) ... Improved to 6-0 after allowing just one run in 2.2 innings to help lead DBU to a victory at No. 9 Texas Tech (5/8) ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Earned the win at Illinois State (4/6) after surrendering just one run and striking out five over a career-high 4.1 innings ... Held Indiana State (4/21) scoreless over 2.0 innings to pick up his third win of the year ... Registered a win at Valparaiso (4/28) giving up two runs over 4.0 innings ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Fanned four and did not allow a run in 2.1 innings of relief work versus Oral Roberts (3/9) ... Shutout UT Arlington (5/1) for 4.0 innings and fanned five to pick up his fifth win of the year ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Blanked Bradley (5/26) for 3.2 innings to record his seventh win ... FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL: Worked 3.0 scoreless innings and did not allow a hit against Oral Roberts (6/2).
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Made 17 relief appearances in his first collegiate season ... Posted a 3-0 record with a 5.47 ERA ... Averaged 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings, striking out 31 batters in 26.1 innings ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Held No. 19 Oklahoma (4/18) scoreless for 1.2 innings to earn the win ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Blanked Illinois State (3/31) for 3.2 innings and matched a season-high in strikeouts with five to notch his second win of the year ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his debut against Louisiana Monroe (2/18) and tossed a scoreless inning of relief ... Struck out a season-high five batters and shutout Jacksonville State (3/3) for 3.1 innings ... Earned his first career win at North Florida (3/25).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent the summer of 2020 with the Rochester Honkers in the Northwoods League ... Pitched for the Cowlitz Bears in the West Coast League in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Vista Ridge High School... Played for head coach Jason Bourgeois ... Garnered Class 5A First Team All-State honors by the THSCBA following his senior season ... Recognized as the District’s Pitcher of the Year and his team’s Most Valuable Player in 2016 ... Rated a top 185 prospect in the class of 2016 from the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Named a Texas Region Honorable Mention selection by Perfect Game in 2016 ... Threw a no-hitter versus Leander on April 22, 2016 ... Listed as one of the top 50 players in Class 5A by THSB prior to his senior season ... Tabbed a 2015 Underclass Honorable Mention selection by Perfect Game ... Earned First Team All-District honors as a junior ... Participated in the Junior Sun Belt Championship ... Two-time Academic All-District selection.
PERSONAL
Born on December 22, 1997 ... Parents are Jamie and Debi Kechely ... His wife, Keely, played one season of volleyball at Belmont University and two years at DBU ... Earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from DBU and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration with a focus in Marketing ... Favorite Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 10:31.
Named a First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection after posting a 7-1 record with a 3.76 ERA in 25 relief appearances ... Ranked seventh in the MVC in wins and ninth in appearances ... Struck out 53 batters and walked just 13 in 52.2 innings ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Notched his first win of the year by striking out the only two batters he faced against No. 24 Oklahoma (2/27) ... Struck out a career-high nine batters and allowed just one hit in 3.2 innings against No. 17 Oklahoma State (4/24) ... Struck out a career-high nine batters and allowed just
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