2019 Baseball Roster
Karl Kauffmann
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Brother Rice
Junior (2019)
• Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the Competitive Balance “B” Round of the MLB Draft (77th pick)
• D1 Baseball 3rd Team All-America selection
• All-Big Ten Third Team selection (starting pitcher)
• Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 29)
• Broke a school record with 130.2 innings pitched in a single season
• Tied a school record with 12 victories on the season, going 12-7
• Ranks third in single-season history with 111 strikeouts for the year
• Ranks sixth in program history with a 2.99 career earned-run average
• Tossed 8.1 innings and scattered just four hits in a 3-2 victory over UCLA in the Super Regional opener (June 7)
• Earned the win with seven innings pitched in the College World Series opener against Texas Tech (June 15)
• Struck out seven in 8.2 scoreless innings against Creighton in the NCAA Regional opener (May 31)
• Allowed just four hits and struck out eight through seven innings in a win at Maryland (May 3)
• Tossed eight shutout innings against Rutgers with five strikeouts and just two hits allowed (April 26)
• Allowed just one run through seven innings with seven strikeouts in a win over Northwestern (April 20)
• Earned a save with one scoreless inning of relief against San Jose State (March 27)
• Allowed just three hits and struck out four through seven innings in a win at CSUN (March 3)
• Pitched eight scoreless innings with nine strikeouts at The Citadel (Feb. 23)
• Struck out a season-high 10 batters through eight innings in a victory over Binghamton (Feb. 16)
Sophomore (2018)
• All-Big Ten Third Team Selection
• Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 6)
• Posted a 3.08 earned-run average through 15 appearances, including 14 starts
• Totaled 79 innings pitched with six wins and a .224 average against
• Led Michigan pitchers with 78 strikeouts on the season
• Allowed just three hits with four strikeouts through 7.0 innings against Illinois (May 13)
• Allowed just one run on two hits through 7.0 innings pitched to earn the win at Rutgers (May 6)
• Struck out a career-high 11 through a career-high seven innings pitched in a win over Penn State (April 22)
• Threw six scoreless innings, striking out five in a win against Michigan State (March 25)
• Struck out eight through 4.2 innings at Lipscomb (March 10)
• Pitched a career-high 6.2 innings with no runs allowed at Stanford (March 3)
• Struck out a career-high 10 at Stanford (March 3)
• Earned the win in his first career start against Army (Feb. 18)
Freshman (2017)
• Finished the year with a 2.03 earned run average through 13.1 innings pitched
• Appeared 12 times and struck out ten batters on the year
• Collegiate debut: at Lipscomb (Mar. 12)
• Pitched two scoreless innings against Toledo (Mar. 28), allowing just one hit
• Did not allow a hit or a run in his collegiate debut (Mar. 12)
• Struck out a career-high four batters in a 12-0 win over Toledo (Mar. 28)
• Struck out two of three batters faced in a scoreless inning against Eastern Michigan (Apr. 11) to earn his first collegiate win
Prep
• Brother Rice High School (2016)
• State runner-up and All-League in 2013
• All-Catholic League and Second Team All-State in 2014
• First Team All-State, Dream Team and Perfect Game All-American in 2015
• First Team All-State, Dream Team and MHSAA All-Star in 2016
• Also played basketball for three years in high school
Personal
• Full name is Karl John Kauffmann
• Son of Ray and and Denise Kauffmann
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology and majors in
Sport Management
• Plans to Major in Sports Management
• August 15, 1997
