West Virginia University Athletics

2017 (Freshman)

• Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• Made 15 appearances on the mound with eight starts and had 14 appearances in the field with one start as the designated hitter
• On the mound, tied for third on the team with five wins, going 5-0 with a 4.75 ERA, allowing 25 earned runs on 44 hits with 44 strikeouts and 19 walks in 47.1 innings pitched with one quality start
• At the plate, hit .250 with three hits and two home runs in 12 at-bats, recording a .750 slugging percentage with two RBIs and two runs scored
• Helped WVU go 5-0 in mid-week rivalry games, recording a win at Pitt and vs. Marshall while earning no-decisions in WVU’s second victory against Pitt and at Marshall and its win at Virginia Tech
• Hit a towering pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning to spark a WVU rally in a win over No. 3 Texas Tech at the Big 12 Championship on May 26
• Allowed just one run on three hits with six strikeouts in a complete-game, 8.0-inning outing to earn Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors in WVU’s Big 12 Championship opener vs. Baylor on May 24
• Struck out a career-high-tying seven batters while shutting out Pitt in 5.2 innings on May 16, allowing three hits
• Got the start and earned the win, allowing two hits with three strikeouts in 3.2 shutout innings at Pitt on March 28
• Hit his first career home run on March 5 at Tulane
• In his first career start, took a no-hitter into the fifth inning, allowing no runs on one hit with five strikeouts and a walk in 5.2 innings at Nicholls on March 2
• Picked up his first career win at No. 18 Coastal Carolina with 2.0 innings in relief on Feb. 25, allowing three runs on four hits with three strikeouts
• Singled his first career at-bat on Feb. 18 at Charlotte

High School

• Played at Mifflin County High for coach Bernie Howard
• Perfect Game Underclass All-American Honorable Mention honoree in 2014 and 2015
• Was the top-ranked third baseman in Pennsylvania and ranked No. 7 overall in the state by Perfect Game

Personal

• Son of Todd and Toni Kearns
• Birthday is November 19
• Majoring in business