Hokie Club29 - Ryan KennedyPosition: Pitcher
Class: r-Senior
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 195 lbs.
High School: Charlotte
Hometown: Punta Gorda, Fla.
The veteran of the Tech pitching staff ... A lefty who knows what he's doing ... Leads the team with 36 career starts and over 230 innings pitched ... Worked hard during the fall to improve his overall game ... Will be counted on to pitch a bunch of innings this spring ... A good competitor who is usually around the plate with his pitches ... Holds runners and keeps his poise ... Transferred to Tech from the University of Florida where he was redshirted in 2002 ... Was named Freshman All-America in '03 by Collegiate Baseball despite missing the last four weeks of the season with a stress fracture in his elbow ... Led the team in wins with six ... Had five wins each of the past two seasons ...Became the first Tech baseball player to earn ACC honors when he was named the league pitcher of the week after his performance against Navy last spring ... Earned the honor again after a four-hit shutout at Duke ... Pitched into the sixth inning in 13 of his 15 starts and made it to the seventh inning nine times ... Is expected to be a leader on this year's staff.2004-05: Pitched seven shutout innings against Navy, striking out a career-high 15 batters ... Allowed just two hits ... Worked six innings for a win at Campbell ... Was touched for 12 hits and eight runs (five earned) by No. 11 UNC in 5.2 innings ... Gave up 11 hits and 10 runs (eight earned) in 12-2 loss at No. 16 FSU ... Pitched 5.2 innings of relief and took the loss vs. Virginia ... Held N.C. State to two runs in 6.2 innings but did not get a decision ... Worked eight innings, allowing five hits and one run in win over Radford ... Struck out 10 and walked one in complete-game win at Duke ... Went 8.1 innings in loss to Clemson ... Gave up just two runs in 6.1 innings in opener with Wake Forest but did not get a decision ... Finished with a 5-7 record and 4.05 earned run average ... Pitched 100.0 innings with two complete games and a shutout ... Appeared in 16 games, 15 as a starter.
2003-04: Led the pitching staff with 15 starts and 84.2 innings pitched ... Tied for the team lead with four complete games on the way to a 5-7 record and 4.46 earned run average ... Held foes to a .274 batting average, lowest among Tech starters and second best among the staff ... Gave up five earned runs in his first outing and five in his last game ... Carried a 3.68 ERA in his 13 appearances in between ... Struck out 28 batters in 30 innings during a four-game stretch in which he collected three consecutive wins and a no decision ... Pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just two hits, in a win against VMI ... Picked up a win against Liberty with seven scoreless innings of work ... Also had seven shutout innings and allowed just one hit in a win against Campbell ... Pitched in 10 games decided by three runs or less.
2002-03: Transferred from UF and entered Tech in January ... Pitched in 11 games until being sidelined by a sore elbow ... Started seven games ... Was 6-2 with a 2.62 earned run average when he was forced out of action ... Had the lowest earned run average among the starters and second-lowest overall ... Held opposing batters to a .220 average ... Got his first start at High Point and went seven innings for a win ... Allowed seven hits and one run ... Lasted just two innings in a loss to Kent State ... Pitched four innings of shutout relief for a save against Cornell ... Excelled in a seven-inning relief appearance at No. 10 Richmond ... Gave up just three hits and one unearned run to earn a victory ... Started at Seton Hall and allowed just one hit over seven shutout innings to post another victory ... Limited Villanova to two hits and no runs in 6.2 innings for a win, then turned in seven strong innings for a victory against Boston College ... Registered his fifth straight win by allowing one run in 6.1 innings at UConn ... Pitched five innings before leaving the mound in a loss at Rutgers ... Did not return to action ... Finished with 55 innings under his belt ... Gave up just 45 hits ... Struck out 37 batters, but walked 25.
Florida: Was redshirted while attending the University of Florida as a freshman in 2001-02.
High School: Posted a 26-4 pitching mark during four varsity seasons for Coach Dave Tollett at Charlotte High ... Was named third-team all-state as a senior and honorable mention as a junior ... Finished his senior season 8-3 with a 1.95 earned run average and 92 strikeouts in 70 innings ... Was 9-1 on the mound his junior year ... Posted a 1.67 ERA and fanned 74 batters in 54 innings ... Pitched a perfect game during the district playoffs ... Had a combined 16-1 record during summer competition in 2000 and 2001.
Personal: Ryan Matthew Kennedy ... Born 4/18/83 in Ft. Myers, FL ... Son of Steve and Lauri Kennedy ... Majoring in apparel, housing and resource management.
Batting:
| Year | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | Avg. | SB-A | SH | SF | SLG | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitching:
| Year | APP | GS | W-L | SV | CG | SHO | CBO | GF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | 2B | 3B | HR | ERA | AVG | WP | HBP | KL | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11 | 7 | 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 55.0 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.62 | .220 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | 5-7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84.2 | 90 | 48 | 42 | 33 | 61 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 4.46 | .274 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 15 | 5-7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 108 | 63 | 45 | 46 | 74 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 4.05 | .284 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5.82 | .326 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 47 | 41 | 17-17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 261.1 | 272 | 147 | 117 | 111 | 184 | 53 | 3 | 18 | 4.03 | .271 | 20 | 12 | 44 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | PO | A | E | PB | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .818 |
| 2005 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .967 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | 12 | 49 | 5 | 0 | .924 |
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