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37 Kip DeShields

37 Kip DeShields

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    240
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/R
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Beloit, Ohio
  • High School:
    West Branch
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Major:
    Business Administration

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Biography

2019 (Senior) | Game-By-Game StatsMade a team and career-high 26 appearances, all of which came in relief… Finished with a 3-2 record and a 4.23 ERA in 27.2 innings… Led the team and matched his career high with three victories… Finished the season ranked third in the Horizon League in appearances… Struck out 18 batters while walking 15… Opponents batted .260 against him… Made 12 appearances in Horizon League play… Finished with a 2-0 record and a 2.84 ERA in 12.2 innings during league action… Did not allow an earned run in 17 of his outings… Recorded more than three outs in seven of his appearances… Earned his first victory after not allowing a hit over two-thirds of an inning in a 6-5 win vs. Oakland (3/23)… Earned his second win by tossing a scoreless inning in a 3-2 win against Pittsburgh (3/27)… Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in a 5-4 win vs. Wright State to earn his third victory (5/4)… Registered a season-high three strikeouts during a scoreless inning at Kent State (3/12)… Had two strikeouts over a season-high two innings against Oakland (3/24).

2018 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched in 12 games out of the bullpen and made seven starts… Finished with a 1-5 record, two saves and a 9.51 ERA in 35 innings pitched… Struck out 27 batters while walking 32… Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen and made two starts in Horizon League play… Finished with a 1-1 record and two saves in 14.2 innings during league play… Earned his first save after allowing one hit over two scoreless innings of relief in the second game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (3/17)… Notched his second save by striking out the side in the ninth inning in the first game of a doubleheader against Northern Kentucky (3/24)… Earned his win after surrendering one earned run on five hits over a season-high six innings and striking out a season-high five batters at Northern Kentucky (5/13).

St. Petersburg College: Pitched one season as a starter and one as the closer… Pitched in 19 games as a sophomore, 16 of which were out of the bullpen, in 2016-17… Went 2-2 with four saves… Struck out 30 batters over 29.2 innings while registering a 6.37 ERA… After allowing 17 earned runs in his first four innings, he surrendered just four over his final 25.2 innings… In 2015-16, started 12 games and pitched in two more out of the bullpen… Went 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA over 66.2 innings… Struck out 38 batters and held opponents to a .236 batting average… Was selected second-team All-Suncoast Conference.

High School: Earned four letters and was team captain one year… Went 7-2 with 49 strikeouts and a 1.90 ERA as a junior…  Went 6-2 with 52 strikeouts, three saves and a 1.85 ERA as a senior… Also batted .429 with three home runs his senior year… Named first-team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference two times… Named first-team all-district two times… Played in the Mizuno Senior All-Star Series… Helped lead the Warriors to the Northeastern Buckeye Conference championship as a junior and senior… Also played football and basketball… Set West Branch single-game records with 14 receptions and four receiving touchdowns in a game… Named special mention All-Ohio, first-team all-district and first-team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference… Played in the Penn-Ohio All-Star Classic… Named second-team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference in basketball.

Personal: Parents are Walt and Penny… Has two brothers (Dru and Tyler)… Major is business administration... Is the 2018-19 recipient of the Coach Steve J. Barbato Scholarship and the Judith Ann Ritz Memorial Scholarship.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2018Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 230 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2019Senior

    RHP
    6'5" 240 lbs
    37