Hokie Club29 - Ryan KennedyPosition: Pitcher
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 190 lbs.
High School: Charlotte
Hometown: Punta Gorda, Fla.
Made a positive impact in his first season ... Was named Freshman All-America 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 the lowest earned run average among the starters and second-lowest overall ... Held opposing batters to a .220 average ... Did not have to undergo surgery ... Rested his arm during the summer and sat out fall practice ... Has been cleared to pitch ...Transferred to Tech from the University of Florida where he was redshirted in 2002 ... Entered school in January 2003 and quickly established himself as a quality starter ... A polished left-hander who knows how to pitch ... Can throw three pitches for strikes ... Will be in the thick of the competition for a starting spot once again if he regains his form ... One of Tech's best when healthy ... 2002-03: Transferred from UF and entered Tech in January ... Pitched in 11 games until being sidelined by a sore elbow ... Started seven games and led the team in wins with six ... Was 6-2 with a 2.62 earned run average when he was forced out of action ... 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 ... Enrolled in interdisciplinary studies.
| Year | W-L | IP | H | R-ER | ERA | BB | SO | G | S | CG | SHO | SV |
| 2003 | 6-2 | 55.0 | 45 | 20-16 | 2.62 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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