West Virginia University Athletics

2018 (Sophomore)

• Made 25 relief appearances, second-most on the team and tied for fourth-most in a single season in WVU history, and posted a team-high-tying four wins (4-0) with a team-best four saves
• Led the team with a 2.86 ERA and allowed nine earned runs on 25 hits with 32 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched, while his nine walks were the fewest amongst pitchers with at least 10.0 innings and his .227 opponent batting average was third-lowest
• Earned the win against No. 6 Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship on May 25, with 2.1 shutout innings allowing one hit and a season-high-tying three strikeouts, two days after allowing no earned runs with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings against No. 20 Oklahoma State in WVU’s postseason opener on May 23
• Did not allow a baserunner in a season-high 2.0 innings pitched on May 19 vs. Baylor
• Picked up the win against Kansas State on April 20, throwing 1.1 innings and striking out two
• Did not allow a run and struck out three in 1.1 innings at PNC Park to earn the win against Penn State on April 10
• Earned his first win of the year on April 3 against Niagara, with 1.2 shutout innings and two strikeouts
• Retired both batters he faced on two total pitches to earn the save on March 17 vs. Canisius
• Pitched 1.2 no-hit innings with a strikeout to earn the save on March 2 at Western Kentucky
• Earned the save on Feb. 24 against Illinois, striking out one in 0.2 innings
• Got the save in the season opener on Feb. 16 at Jacksonville with 0.2 perfect innings

2017 (Freshman)

• Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades
• Made 17 appearances with two starts, going 1-2 with one save
• Led the team with a 2.61 ERA amongst pitchers with at least three appearances, striking out 41, third-most amongst relievers, allowing 11 earned runs on 28 hits in 38.0 innings pitched while holding the opposition to a .203 batting average
• Struck out a career-high-tying five batters in 2.2 innings at No. 13 Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament, allowing one run on one hit
• Got the start at PNC Park vs. Penn State on May 10, striking out five batters while allowing one run on five hits in 4.0 innings
• In his first career start, struck out three and did not allow a hit in 2.0 shutout innings vs. Eastern Michigan on May 2
• Picked up his first career win with 2.2 shutout innings in relief on April 28 vs. Oklahoma, allowing two hits with one strikeout
• Struck out four batters in four consecutive relief appearances, from March 28-April 16
• Earned his first career save with 3.1 innings of relief work vs. Marshall on April 4, allowing no runs on just one hit with four strikeouts and a walk 

High School

• Played at Mount Sinai High for coach Eric Richenbach
• Earned Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention in 2015
• A four-year member of the varsity baseball team, was named to the 2014 Perfect Game All-Tournament Team
• Threw a complete game no-hitter with 10 strikeouts at the 2014 Perfect Game 16u WWBA Tournament
• Ranked No. 13 in New York among all players by Perfect Game.

Personal

• Son of Brad and Meghan Kessler
• Has two sisters
• Birthday is December 16
• Majoring in marketing