Kyle Schepel
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Kyle James Schepel (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.
Schepel was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School and then Grand Valley State University. During his freshman campaign at GVSU, he went 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA in 11 games. In his sophomore year, he was 6-2 with a 5.81 ERA in 15 games. In his junior season, he was 11-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 14 starts. In his senior season, he was 9-4 with a 2.75 ERA in 14 starts, striking out 94 batters in 78.2 innings. He went 31-7 overall and won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference 'Pitcher of the Year Award' in 2011.[1] He is also the university's career leader in victories, games started, strikeouts and innings pitched.[2][3] He was a pre-season All-American in 2012.[4]
He began his professional career in 2012 in the independent leagues.[5] After going 4-7 with a 3.68 ERA for the Rockford RiverHawks that year, the Arizona Diamondbacks signed him to a contract.[6] He was used as both a starting pitcher and relief pitcher during his two seasons in the Diamondbacks chain. He was 7-8 with a 5.40 ERA in 31 games for the Hillsboro Hops, South Bend Silver Hawks and Visalia Rawhide in 2013. On April 23, he threw a seven-inning no-hitter against the Lansing Lugnuts for his first professional win[7][8] and on August 31, he tossed a nine-inning no-hitter against the Boise Hawks.[9] He had also flirted with a no-hitter in 2012.[10] He was 4-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 52 relief appearances for the Silver Hawks and Rawhide in 2014. In March 2015, he was released by the Diamondbacks and signed on with the independent Frontier Greys. After a handful of games there, he signed with the Seattle Mariners on June 3. He pitched for the Clinton LumberKings, Bakersfield Blaze and Triple A Tacoma Rainiers that year. He was 1-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 29 games that year. In 2016, he completed his best season to date, tallying a 4-3 record with a 2.09 ERA in 43 appearances, with 75 strikeouts and a .164 batting average against in 43 total appearances between High-A Bakersfield Blaze and Double-A Jackson Generals.
On November 7, 2016, Schepel elected free agency and he signed with the Washington Nationals on December 9, 2016. On January 4, 2017, he was assigned to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators.
References
- ↑ "Grand Valley State’s Steve Anderson and Tiffin’s Pat Curtin Named 2012 GLIAC Baseball “Co-Players of the Year”". GLIAC. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Grand Rapids, Michigan Sports News". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Silver Hawks: South Bend's Schepel finally getting noticed - schurz-southbendtribune". Articles.southbendtribune.com. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ Brian VanOchten (2012-01-25). "Four Grand Valley State baseball players named to preseason All-Americans". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Kyle Schepel Bolsters Jackson Bullpen". OurSports Central. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Former Laker pitcher Kyle Schepel signs with Arizona Diamondbacks". MLive.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Former Grand Valley State pitcher makes first professional win a no-hitter". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ Marshall, Ashley. "South Bend Silver Hawks pitcher Kyle Schepel fires a seven-inning no-hitter against the Lansing Lugnuts | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ Jackson, Josh (2013-08-31). "Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Kyle Schepel pitches his second no-hitter of the season for Hillsboro Hops | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Rockford RiverHawks' Kyle Schepel flirts with no-hitter - News - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL". Rrstar.com. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)