2018 Baseball Roster
Mitchell Kilkenny
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Houston Christian
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 26 games, including five starts... registered a 3.67 ERA with a 3-3 record, seven saves and 56 strikeouts in 56.1 innings...seven saves ranked 12th on Texas A&M’s single-season list... made 21 relief appearances, posting a 1-2 record with seven saves, a 3.41 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 31.2 innings... pitched in 15 SEC games, including one start, posting a 1-3 record with seven saves, a 4.82 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 18.2 innings... earned win on the opening weekend, yielding three runs on three hits and one walk while striking out six in 5.0 innings against Bowling Green (2/18)... threw 7.0 innings only allowing one earned run and striking out a career-high seven in a no-decision against Baylor (3/5)... earned victory against Brown (3/12), allowing one run on seven hits and two walks while striking out five in 7.0 innings... earned victory at Vanderbilt (3/26), scattering one hit and one walk over 1.1 innings... worked two scoreless outings against LSU (3/30-4/1) allowing one hit over 2.0 innings... picked up a save at LSU (4/1) retiring all three batters he faced... recorded two saves in the series against Auburn (4/7-9) with 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball with four strikeouts on Saturday and 1.0 inning on Sunday... pitched in all three games against Tennessee (4/21-23), allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out four to pick up two saves... picked up a save at Missouri (4/30), allowing two unearned runs while striking out three in 2.0 innings... threw 5.2 innings of shutout relief ball against Davidson (6/9) in game one of the Super Regional, scattering six hits and one walk while striking out nine.
2016 (FRESHMAN): Pitched in 15 games as a rookie, including one start... posted a 2-0 record with a 1.6 ERA, .240 opponent batting average and 29 strikeouts (10 walks) in 27.0 innings... appeared in six SEC games, all out of the bullpen, logging a 1-0 record with a 0.93 ERA, .257 opponent batting average and 10 strikeouts (seven walks) in 9.2 innings... made career debut against Stephen F. Austin (2/23), retiring all six batters he faced... worked five consecutive relief appearances without yielding a run, scattering four hits and two walks while striking out eight in 8.1 innings from March 22 to April 17... pitched 2.1 scoreless innings at Florida (4/1), yielding one hit and two walks while striking out two... earned a victory in relief against Abilene Christian (4/12), striking out four of the six batters he faced... worked 3.1 scoreless innings in two relief appearances at Mississippi State (4/15 & 4/17), scattering two hits while striking out two... picked up a relief win against the Bulldogs (4/17), yielding one hit and striking out one in 2.1 shutout innings... made two relief appearances at the SEC Tournament (5/26 & 5/28), allowing just one run on three hits and two walks while striking out four in 4.1 innings... pitched one shutout frame in SEC Tournament win versus South Carolina (5/26)... yielded one run on three hits and two walks while striking out four in 3.1 innings in SEC Tournament semifinal win against Ole Miss (5/28)... worked 3.1 scoreless innings of relief in the first game of the Super Regional versus TCU (6/10), scattering four hits while striking out two... played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League... started five games for the Mallards, posting a 4-0 record with a 0.28 ERA and 28 strikeouts (three walks) in 32.0 innings... took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of a game against the Kenosha Kingfish to earn Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night... named the Northwoods League’s top prospect by Baseball America.
AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Emrick Jagneaux at Houston Christian High School... selected to All-Southwest Preparatory Conference First Team for three consecutive years... led the Mustangs to three top four finishes in the SPC which included a Championship campaign in 2014... named the Houston 5A Pitcher of the Year in 2014... played summer ball for C2 baseball... also played basketball at Houston Christian.
PERSONAL: Mitchell Duncan Kilkenny was born on March 24, 1997 in Houston, Texas to parents Mark and Julie Kilkenny... has one older brother Patrick who played baseball at Rhodes College in Memphis... double major in renewable natural resources and forestry... comes from a family of Aggies including his parents and most of their siblings... enjoys music and writing and dabbles in ping-pong and long-boarding.
