2017 Baseball Roster
Kaylor Chafin
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Position:
- Left Handed Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sweeny, Texas
- High School:
- Sweeny
CAREER: Ended his career with 68 pitching appearances, ranked 15th on the Aggies' all-time list... career .813 (13-3) winning percentage ranks 11th on Aggies' all-time list... made 63 relief appearances and five starts... posted a 13-3 record with five saves, 3.19 ERA, .245 opponent batting average and 122 strikeouts in 124.0 innings.
2018 (SENIOR): Pitched in 27 games for the Aggies, including four starts... posted a 5-1 record with two saves, a 4.43 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 42.2 innings... worked 3.1 innings of scoreless relief with five strikeouts the opening weekend against Rhode Island (2/16-18)... pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in the season opener, scattering three hits while striking out three against the Rams (2/16)... earned a victory in relief against Incarnate Word (2/18), with three hits and two walks in 2.0 blank frames... notched a save vs. Baylor (3/3) with a scoreless inning... scattered two his and one walk while striking out two in 2.0 innings at Rice (3/20)... appeared in all three games against Ole Miss (3/22-24), working 2.2 blank frames... pitched 1.1 blank frames in series opener vs. the Rebels (3/22)... retired the only batter he faced to record a save against Ole Miss (3/23)... set down 13 of the 14 batters he faced, including five strikeouts in the series opener against LSU (4/5)... earned a victory against Abilene Christian (4/24) with 3.0 shutout innings, retiring nine of 10 batters he faced in a bullpen day start, including three strikeouts... fanned four of eight batters he faced in 2.0 innings of scoreless relief to earn a win in the series opener at Mississippi State (4/27)... posted to goose eggs in a bullpen day start against Sam Houston State (5/15) earned a relief win against South Carolina (5/17), working around three walks while striking out one in 1.1 innings... ws stellar in an SEC Tournament start against Vanderbilt (5/22), yielding just one run on six hits and one walk while striking out five in 6.0 innings.
2017 (JUNIOR): Pitched in 33 games for the Aggies, including one start... posted a 7-2 record with a 2.33 ERA, three saves, 72 strikeouts (16 walks) and a .204 opponent batting average in 77.1 innings... notched a 5-0 record in SEC play with a 2.08 ERA and a .165 opponent batting average... made his first career start against Incarnate Word (3/1)... pitched in relief on short rest against TCU (3/4) and pitched 6.1 innings, fanning seven in the extra-inning affair... notched three consecutive scoreless appearances against UTRGV (3/8), Brown (3/10) and Texas (3/14)... worked 2.0 perfect innings against Vanderbilt (3/24)... earned his third win of the season in a relief outing against No. 11 Auburn, throwing 3.2 innings of two-hit baseball with four strikeouts (4/8)... didn’t allow a hit over 11.1 consecutive innings in SEC play (4/13-5/4)... also put together a string of 26.1 consecutive scoreless innings (4/4-5/16)... worked 4.0 blank frames in a series at Alabama (4/13-15), including picking up a victory in the finale (4/15)... earned a win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/25), scattering two hits and one walk while striking out one in 3.0 innings... threw 4.2 perfect innings in a win at Missouri (4/28), including a career-high eight strikeouts... allowed just one hit while striking out four in 3.0 innings of scoreless relief in a series against Mississippi State (5/4-6)... picked up a victory at Ole Miss (5/12), scattering two hits while striking out five in 3.2 blank frames... pitched in all seven of Texas A&M’s NCAA Championship games, notching three saves, a 1.32 ERA and 11 strikeouts (0 walks) in 13.2 innings of work... earned save against Baylor (6/2) at the NCAA Houston Regional, allowing one hit in 3.2 shutout innings... retired the only batter he faced to earn save against Iowa (6/3)... clinched Aggies’ Super Regional triumph over Davidson (6/10), earning the save with three strikeouts in 2.0 blank frames... worked 7.0 scoreless innings at the College World Series (6/18-20), scattering four hits while striking out eight... allowed one hit while striking out two in 1.2 innings against Louisville (6/18)... scattered three hits while striking out six in 5.1 innings against TCU (6/20)... selected by the New York Mets in the 32nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft.
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Pitched in eight games for the Aggies, logging a 1-0 record with a 6.75 ERA and six strikeouts (two walks) in 4.0 innings... made his Aggie debut in the second game of the season, striking out two of the three batters he faced in a scoreless inning against Hofstra (2/20)... earned a victory in relief against Prairie View A&M (2/24), striking out one of three batters he faced in 1.0 blank frame... retired all three batters he faced, including one strikeout against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/22)... saw limited action for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms of the Coastal Plains League... pitched in two games, with one start, logging a 0-0 record with a 2.45 ERA, .167 opponent batting average and seven strikeouts (one walk) in 7.1 innings of work.
AT BLINN COLLEGE: Pitched for Coach Harvey McIntyre as a redshirt freshman... helped lead squad to the NJCAA Region 14 semifinal... pitched in 13 games, including 11 starts, posting a 7-4 record with a 3.19 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 79.0 innings.
AT TEXAS A&M: Did not see action in 2014.
AT SWEENY HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner under Coach Scott Carter... helped team to state semifinal in 2012 as well as third round in 2011... named the Victoria Advocate District 29-3A Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore in 2011... tabbed Victoria Advocate District 29-3A Most Valuable Player in 2012, registering a 12-1 record with a 1.38 ERA and batted .342 with nine doubles, one triple and 17 RBI... also picked up Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State First Team as a pitcher and Texas SportsWriters Association Class 3A Second Team as a pitcher and Honorable Mention as a designated hitter... garnered All-Greater Houston Second Team as a utility player as a junior... finished prep career with All-District 24-3A First Team honors... member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, and held the position of Class President for three years.
PERSONAL: Kaylor Carter Chafin was born January 22, 1995 in Houston, Texas to parents Jodi and Kerry Chafin... has one older brother, Ty Thurmond, who attended A&M... graduated in May 2017... spends his free time hunting and fishing.
