2019 Baseball Roster
Jimmy Kerr
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 205
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
Senior (2019)
• Selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd Round of the MLB Draft
• NCAA College World Series All-Tournament Team selection
• All-Big Ten Third Team selection (third base)
• 2018-19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Started and played all 72 games for the Wolverines
• Led Michigan with 17 home runs and 64 RBI on the season
• Posted 18 multi-hit games and a team-leading 19 multi-RBI efforts
• Went 4-for-6 with two home runs and three RBI in a win over Texas Tech at the College World Series (June 21)
• Posted two hits and scored a run at UCLA in the Super Regional (June 8)
• Blast two two home runs and totaled four RBI against Creighton in the NCAA Regional (June 2)
• Hit a two-run homer against Cincinnati to spark a come-from-behind victory in the NCAA Regional (June 1)
• Went 3-for-5 against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament (May 24)
• Stole a career-high two bases and picked up two hits in a victory at Maryland (May 4)
• Scored three runs on two hits and a walk in a win over Bowling Green (April 17)
• Set career-highs in runs scored (five), hits (five), and RBI (five) in a victory over Michigan State (March 30)
• Doubled twice and drove in two runs in a win at The Citadel (Feb. 23)
Junior (2018)
• Played 30 games, making 19 starts at third base and second base
• Knocked his first homer of the season to help clinch a series win at Rutgers (May 6)
• Totaled three hits with a run scored in a 9-4 win at Rutgers (May 5)
• Went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI in a start at Eastern Michigan (May 2)
• Scored a season-high two runs in a win over Lipscomb (March 9)
• Walked twice in a win at Lipscomb (March 9)
• Picked up his first double of the season at Stanford (March 4)
• Registered a season-high two hits against Army (Feb. 17)
Sophomore (2017)
• Big Ten Conference Player of the Week (May 1)
• Finished the season with a .412 slugging percentage and a .330 on-base percentage through 38 games played
• Recorded a season-high three RBI in a 10-7 win over Seton hall (Feb. 18)
• Scored a season-high two runs against NIU (Mar. 19) and at Rutgers (Apr. 30)
• Hit his first career home run at Lipscomb (Mar. 10)
• Registered his first career triple against NIU (Mar. 18)
• Tied his then career-high with three hits at Rutgers (Apr. 29 and Apr. 30)
• Went 1-2 with a double and two RBI in his first start of the year at second base (Apr. 22)
Freshman (2016)
• Appeared in 14 games, making five starts
• Made his collegiate debut against Canisius (Feb. 21), recording his first career hit
• Picked up his first-career RBI against Eastern Michigan (Apr. 13)
• Recorded a career-high 3-for-3 outing in a 12-0 victory at Eastern Michigan (May 4)
• Made his first career start against Nebraska (Apr. 15) as the designated hitter
• Hit .375 on the season with nine hits and seven RBI
Prep
• Graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Preparatory (2015)
• Two-year varsity letterwinner at Notre Dame Prep
• Played one season on the junior varsity team and a season on the freshman team
• Was named the team's Most Outstanding Defensive Player as a senior
• Also named the team's Most Valuable Player during his senior season
• Named to the Senior Fall Classic All-Academic team
• Was an Arizona Interscholastic Athletics Scholar Athlete
• Was a member of the National Honor Society
Personal
• James Frederick Kerr was born March 21, 1997
• Enrolled in the College Engineering
• Majoring Industrial Operations Engineering
and a minor in Business
• Son of Derek and Carolyn Kerr
• Has one sister, Lindsey
• Father, Derek, played baseball at the University of Michigan (1983-1986)
• Grandfather, John, played baseball at the University of Michigan (1960-1962)
