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2021 Baseball Roster

Matt Ballard
Bryan Klabik
Matt Ballard
Kyle Piercy
Matt Ballard
Kevin Sivakumar
Bryan Klabik
Bryan Klabik

6 Chris Esselman

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • Highschool St. Xavier

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS

All-SAA Second Team (2019)

All-SAA Honorable Mention (2018)

SAA Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)

2020

Appeared and started in 12 games as a junior ... Led team with 20 RBIs ... Drove in 6 runs against Principia (Feb. 15) and 5 with one homer against Trine (Feb. 23) ... Finished with 3 multi-hit games ... Made 3 starts as a pitcher, going 2-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 15 innings of work ... Struck out 17 batters versus 3 walks. Struck out eight batters against Hanover (Feb. 22).

2019

Appeared in 38 games as a sophomore with 38 starts...Hit .273 with a .455 slugging percentage and an OBP of .412...Had 11 multi-hit games, including 3 hits in 10-4 win over Thomas More (Apr. 16)...Finished with 33 hits, 5 doubles, 4 triples and 3 homers for 27 RBIs, good for second on the team...Drove in 4 runs in 15-5 win over Berea (Mar. 26)...Made 12 pitching appearances with 8 starts...Finished with a 4.43 ERA in 44.2 innings, striking out 31 versus 12 walks...Posted first complete game shutout by a Centre starting pitcher since 2004 in 10-0 win at Oglethorpe (Mar. 30).

2018

Started 35 of 37 games as a utility player, primarily seeing time at third base ... Hit .289 with a .342 slugging pct. and .367 on-base pct. ... Recorded 33 hits, 17 runs and 15 RBIs ... Hit a homerun against Berea (Feb. 27) ... Went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBIs in Centre's SAA Tournament win over Oglethorpe (April 20) ... Made 10 appearances on the mound, including five starts ... Had a 3.72 ERA in 29 innings, totaling 22 strikeouts against 10 walks ... Struck out seven batters in just three innings against Juniata (March 21).

HIGH SCHOOL

Played for St. Xavier in Louisville, Ky.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2018Freshman

    P/IF
    6'" 163 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2019Sophomore

    P/IF
    6'0" 165 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2020Junior

    P/IF
    6'0" 165 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021Senior

    P/IF
    6'0" 165 lbs
    6