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Jersey Number 32
Caleb Kilian
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- High School:
- Flower Mound
Bio
JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Returned for his junior season and was a fixture in the weekend rotation … led the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … the Red Raiders were 13-4 in his 17 starts as he compiled an 8-3 record and 3.92 ERA … went 7-0 in Big 12 play, acquiring two more wins than any other conference pitcher … one of only seven Big 12 pitchers since 2003 to earn seven conference wins without a loss … allowed opponents to hit just .243 off of him while posting an impressive 89 strikeouts to just 20 walks … MLB DRAFT … highest Red Raider pitcher taken in the 2019 draft, going in the eighth round at pick No. 236 by the San Francisco Giants … improved his draft stock by 12 rounds after being chosen in the 20th round of the 2018 MLB Draft … one of seven overall draft picks for the Red Raiders in 2019 and four that were chosen in the top 10 rounds … HONORS … one of five Red Raiders named All-Big 12 First Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 18 … RECORDS … during the 2019 campaign, his 7-0 mark in league play was the highest winning percentage for a Red Raider in Big 12 play in program history ... earned 23 wins during his Red Raider career, which ranks third all-time at Tech … also posted the third-highest career winning percentage at Tech among those with at least 20 decisions, going 23-6 (.793) over his career … his 17 starts in 2019 were two back of matching the school record for starts in a season and rank tied for sixth in the school record book … posted a 2.70 ERA in Big 12 play alone which was the 10th best in school history … BIG 12 LEADER … led the Big 12 in wins during conference play with seven … his 17 starts were tied for the most by any Big 12 pitcher … one of only five Big 12 pitchers to reach eight wins on the season … TEAM LEADER … led the Red Raiders with eight wins and 17 starts … the only Red Raider to toss a complete game, throwing a two-hit shutout at West Virginia (Apr. 14) … led the team with 96.1 innings pitched and 89 strikeouts … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … gave a quality start to eliminate Arkansas, allowing three runs on six hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts to one walk … NCAA TOURNAMENT … led Tech with 17.2 innings pitched in his three starts … turned in a 4.08 ERA after allowing eight runs on 18 hits … struck out a team-high 22 during the tournament run while walking just three … opponents hit .265 off him … BIG 12 GAMES … recorded a 7-0 record in Big 12 play to lead the league in wins and become one of only seven Big 12 pitchers since 2003 to earn seven conference wins without a loss … ranked third in the league in ERA (2.70) and opponent’s batting average (.217) … allowed 15 runs – all earned – in a team-high 50.0 innings of work … struck out 42 while allowing just 11 walks … all eight of his starts went five innings or more, while four went seven innings or more … posted his best career effort at West Virginia (Apr. 14) when he threw a complete-game, two-hit shutout … it was Tech’s first complete-game shutout since Cameron Smith in 2014 and the first complete-game effort with no free passes since Trey Masek in 2013 … it was also the lowest hit total allowed in a complete-game shutout for Tech since A.J. Ramos in 2007 … also had a strong outing at Texas (Mar. 16) in which he combined for a shutout after delivering seven innings of one-hit ball … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … went 1-3 with a 5.24 ERA … struck out 47 while allowing nine walks … opponents hit just .268 off of him with 48 hits in his 46.1 innings pitched … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … went 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA in nine starts … struck out 57 and allowed only eight walks in 53.1 innings … held opponents to a .220 batting average … stacked up wins over No. 10 Texas, No. 22 Michigan, No. 18 Baylor and No. 16 Oklahoma State … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … posted a 4-1 mark with a 5.29 ERA in nine starts … held opponents to a .280 average .. struck out 37 over 47.2 innings … HOME GAMES … went 5-1 with a 5.30 ERA in 10 starts at home … struck out 49 while allowing 11 walks over 52.2 innings … AWAY GAMES … a perfect 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA in four starts in true road games … struck out 19 over 26.0 innings pitched while allowing six walks … limited opponents to .163 hitting … DAY GAMES … tallied a 6-3 record with a 4.07 ERA in 14 starts … struck out 66 over 77.1 innings pitched while yielding 17 walks … held opponents to .247 hitting … NIGHT GAMES … went 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts … posted 23 strikeouts to three walks over 19.0 innings pitched … held opposing batters to .227 hitting … SITUATIONAL … opposing lefties hit just .227 off him for the year … opposing batters hit just .232 against him with two outs …in the NCAA Tournament, leadoff hitters hit .158 against him and teams were just .222 with runners on base … in Big 12 play, opposing lefties hit .191, teams hit .195 with the bases empty and teams hit .185 with two outs.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Anchored a pitching staff that helped the Red Raiders compile a 45-20 overall record, including their third-straight national seed of No. 9 and a trip to the College World Series … led the Red Raiders in wins, going 9-3 over 20 appearances and 11 starts … he worked in four of Tech’s five shutouts and finished with a 3.24 ERA … struck out 63 in 72.1 innings of work and allowed just 28 walks … primarily the Saturday starter … HONORS … named to the ABCA All-Region first team … First Team All-Big 12 honoree … First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection … TEAM LEADERS … led the team in wins with nine … RANKINGS … won nine games, which ranked 31st in the country and led the Big 12 … opponents hit just .222 which ranked third in the Big 12 … six wins during league play led the Big 12 … his 2.82 ERA in Big 12 games was second best in the conference … MLB DRAFT … drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the 595th overall pick in the 20th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft … STREAKS … Recorded a 12.1 scoreless inning streak that was the longest by a Red Raider since Dominic Moreno went 15.2 frames scoreless in 2015 … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … earned the start in Tech’s second matchup against No. 1 Florida, going 4.1 innings and giving up three runs on three hits with four strikeouts … NCAA TOURNAMENT … went 1-2 during the postseason run with a win over Louisville that propelled Tech into the finals of the Lubbock Regional … gave up just two runs in 5.1 innings of work against the Cardinals … BIG 12 GAMES … led the Red Raiders, going 6-1 in league play over seven starts and eight total appearances … his six wins tied for the seventh-most in school history and led the Big 12 … finished with 35 strikeouts in 38.1 innings of work, giving up just 12 earned runs for a team-best 2.82 ERA … put together the program’s first combined one-hitter since Feb. 17, 2012 with Ryan Shetter at TCU on Apr. 28, throwing 4.1 no-hit innings and striking out nine … opponents hit .204 against him, the third-best average in the conference … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS … went 3-2 over seven appearances and five starts … earned victories at No. 6 Kentucky, against No. 14 Oklahoma and against No. 18 Texas … struck out 22 in 30.1 innings, yielding 19 earned runs on 31 hits for a 5.64 ERA … HOME GAMES …went 6-1 at home with a 3.68 ERA … recorded 27 strikeouts in 44.0 innings pitched, allowing just 15 walks … AWAY GAMES … went 3-1 on the road in three starts and seven appearances … combined for three shutouts … posted a 1.61 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched … struck out 31 batters while walking just nine.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Made 19 appearances on the mound for Texas Tech in his freshman year, starting one game … put together a 3.55 ERA and a spotless 6-0 record with two saves after tossing 38.0 innings … rattled off 35 strikeouts and 23 walks … allowed 15 earned runs on 25 hits, with only eight for extra bases, as opponents had just a .194 batting average when facing him … struck out a season-high five batters against Oklahoma State on April 22 … did not allow a run in 11 of 19 appearances or a hit in six appearances … RANKINGS … his four wins in conference play ranked second, while hits win total of six ranked second on the team … BIG 12 GAMES … made eight appearances and posted a 4-0 record … totaled 17.1 innings and put together a 5.71 ERA … struck out 15 and walked 11, while giving up 11 runs on 12 hits … opponents hit .211 against him … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … pitched in 11 non-conference games, making one start … compiled a 1.74 ERA and a 2-0 record, along with one save … tossed 20.2 innings, striking out 20 … walked 12 and gave up just four earned runs on 13 hits … opponents mustered a measly .181 at the plate against him … HOME GAMES … made 10 appearances on the mound at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in 2017 … put together a 4-0 record with a 3.92 ERA … tossed 20.2 innings of work, ringing up 23 batters and walking 11 … allowed nine earned runs on 16 hits, with five from extra bases, as opposing hitters compiled a .219 average at the plate against him … AWAY GAMES … pitched in six road games, making one start … put up a 2-0 record with one save … recorded a 4.91 ERA over 11.0 innings pitched … struck out six & walked nine, while giving up six runs on seven hits … opponents hit .200 against him ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made three appearances on a neutral field … struck out six over 6.2 frames … walked three and gave up just two hits, no runs, as opponents hit just .095 against him … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … pitched in one game, tossing 3.0 innings against Oklahoma State on May 24 … struck out three and walked one … allowed just two hits, no runs, as opponents hit .182 in the tourney … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made two appearances, including coming in relief after a weather delay in the opening game of the NCAA Lubbock Regional … picked up the win in the contest against Delaware on June 2 … totaled 5.0 innings of work, striking out four and walking two … allowed just one earned run on two hits for a 1.80 ERA and an opponent batting average of .125 … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in six games against ranked foes … compiled a 2-0 record with a 5.11 ERA over 12.1 frames … struck out nine and walked nine, giving up seven runs on seven hits … SITUATIONAL … held left-handed hitters to a .167 batting average, right-handers to .213 … locked down with runners on base, as opponents hit .175 … only gave up seven hits with two outs for a .163 BA.
FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner at Flower Mound High School … finished with a 5-2 record as a junior with a 1.50 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 56 innings pitched … earned First Team All-District 6-6A honors (2015) … member of the 2014 Texas State Champions with Flower Mound HS … played for D-Bat Elite under Ryan Bonesio and Brandon Chancellor … participated at the Perfect Game WWBA in Jupiter, Florida, with D-Bat Elite (2015) … played in the Battle of the Borders Oakley All-American Games with Team Texas in 2014 … earned 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American honors … named to the 2015 PG Underclass Third Team & the 2014 Underclass Honorable Mention Team.
PERSONAL
Born in Anaheim, California … parents are Joel and Carissa Kilian … brother to Taran … father ran track at California Lutheran University … majoring in business management.
Returned for his junior season and was a fixture in the weekend rotation … led the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … the Red Raiders were 13-4 in his 17 starts as he compiled an 8-3 record and 3.92 ERA … went 7-0 in Big 12 play, acquiring two more wins than any other conference pitcher … one of only seven Big 12 pitchers since 2003 to earn seven conference wins without a loss … allowed opponents to hit just .243 off of him while posting an impressive 89 strikeouts to just 20 walks … MLB DRAFT … highest Red Raider pitcher taken in the 2019 draft, going in the eighth round at pick No. 236 by the San Francisco Giants … improved his draft stock by 12 rounds after being chosen in the 20th round of the 2018 MLB Draft … one of seven overall draft picks for the Red Raiders in 2019 and four that were chosen in the top 10 rounds … HONORS … one of five Red Raiders named All-Big 12 First Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 18 … RECORDS … during the 2019 campaign, his 7-0 mark in league play was the highest winning percentage for a Red Raider in Big 12 play in program history ... earned 23 wins during his Red Raider career, which ranks third all-time at Tech … also posted the third-highest career winning percentage at Tech among those with at least 20 decisions, going 23-6 (.793) over his career … his 17 starts in 2019 were two back of matching the school record for starts in a season and rank tied for sixth in the school record book … posted a 2.70 ERA in Big 12 play alone which was the 10th best in school history … BIG 12 LEADER … led the Big 12 in wins during conference play with seven … his 17 starts were tied for the most by any Big 12 pitcher … one of only five Big 12 pitchers to reach eight wins on the season … TEAM LEADER … led the Red Raiders with eight wins and 17 starts … the only Red Raider to toss a complete game, throwing a two-hit shutout at West Virginia (Apr. 14) … led the team with 96.1 innings pitched and 89 strikeouts … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … gave a quality start to eliminate Arkansas, allowing three runs on six hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts to one walk … NCAA TOURNAMENT … led Tech with 17.2 innings pitched in his three starts … turned in a 4.08 ERA after allowing eight runs on 18 hits … struck out a team-high 22 during the tournament run while walking just three … opponents hit .265 off him … BIG 12 GAMES … recorded a 7-0 record in Big 12 play to lead the league in wins and become one of only seven Big 12 pitchers since 2003 to earn seven conference wins without a loss … ranked third in the league in ERA (2.70) and opponent’s batting average (.217) … allowed 15 runs – all earned – in a team-high 50.0 innings of work … struck out 42 while allowing just 11 walks … all eight of his starts went five innings or more, while four went seven innings or more … posted his best career effort at West Virginia (Apr. 14) when he threw a complete-game, two-hit shutout … it was Tech’s first complete-game shutout since Cameron Smith in 2014 and the first complete-game effort with no free passes since Trey Masek in 2013 … it was also the lowest hit total allowed in a complete-game shutout for Tech since A.J. Ramos in 2007 … also had a strong outing at Texas (Mar. 16) in which he combined for a shutout after delivering seven innings of one-hit ball … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … went 1-3 with a 5.24 ERA … struck out 47 while allowing nine walks … opponents hit just .268 off of him with 48 hits in his 46.1 innings pitched … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … went 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA in nine starts … struck out 57 and allowed only eight walks in 53.1 innings … held opponents to a .220 batting average … stacked up wins over No. 10 Texas, No. 22 Michigan, No. 18 Baylor and No. 16 Oklahoma State … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … posted a 4-1 mark with a 5.29 ERA in nine starts … held opponents to a .280 average .. struck out 37 over 47.2 innings … HOME GAMES … went 5-1 with a 5.30 ERA in 10 starts at home … struck out 49 while allowing 11 walks over 52.2 innings … AWAY GAMES … a perfect 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA in four starts in true road games … struck out 19 over 26.0 innings pitched while allowing six walks … limited opponents to .163 hitting … DAY GAMES … tallied a 6-3 record with a 4.07 ERA in 14 starts … struck out 66 over 77.1 innings pitched while yielding 17 walks … held opponents to .247 hitting … NIGHT GAMES … went 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts … posted 23 strikeouts to three walks over 19.0 innings pitched … held opposing batters to .227 hitting … SITUATIONAL … opposing lefties hit just .227 off him for the year … opposing batters hit just .232 against him with two outs …in the NCAA Tournament, leadoff hitters hit .158 against him and teams were just .222 with runners on base … in Big 12 play, opposing lefties hit .191, teams hit .195 with the bases empty and teams hit .185 with two outs.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Anchored a pitching staff that helped the Red Raiders compile a 45-20 overall record, including their third-straight national seed of No. 9 and a trip to the College World Series … led the Red Raiders in wins, going 9-3 over 20 appearances and 11 starts … he worked in four of Tech’s five shutouts and finished with a 3.24 ERA … struck out 63 in 72.1 innings of work and allowed just 28 walks … primarily the Saturday starter … HONORS … named to the ABCA All-Region first team … First Team All-Big 12 honoree … First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection … TEAM LEADERS … led the team in wins with nine … RANKINGS … won nine games, which ranked 31st in the country and led the Big 12 … opponents hit just .222 which ranked third in the Big 12 … six wins during league play led the Big 12 … his 2.82 ERA in Big 12 games was second best in the conference … MLB DRAFT … drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the 595th overall pick in the 20th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft … STREAKS … Recorded a 12.1 scoreless inning streak that was the longest by a Red Raider since Dominic Moreno went 15.2 frames scoreless in 2015 … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … earned the start in Tech’s second matchup against No. 1 Florida, going 4.1 innings and giving up three runs on three hits with four strikeouts … NCAA TOURNAMENT … went 1-2 during the postseason run with a win over Louisville that propelled Tech into the finals of the Lubbock Regional … gave up just two runs in 5.1 innings of work against the Cardinals … BIG 12 GAMES … led the Red Raiders, going 6-1 in league play over seven starts and eight total appearances … his six wins tied for the seventh-most in school history and led the Big 12 … finished with 35 strikeouts in 38.1 innings of work, giving up just 12 earned runs for a team-best 2.82 ERA … put together the program’s first combined one-hitter since Feb. 17, 2012 with Ryan Shetter at TCU on Apr. 28, throwing 4.1 no-hit innings and striking out nine … opponents hit .204 against him, the third-best average in the conference … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS … went 3-2 over seven appearances and five starts … earned victories at No. 6 Kentucky, against No. 14 Oklahoma and against No. 18 Texas … struck out 22 in 30.1 innings, yielding 19 earned runs on 31 hits for a 5.64 ERA … HOME GAMES …went 6-1 at home with a 3.68 ERA … recorded 27 strikeouts in 44.0 innings pitched, allowing just 15 walks … AWAY GAMES … went 3-1 on the road in three starts and seven appearances … combined for three shutouts … posted a 1.61 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched … struck out 31 batters while walking just nine.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Made 19 appearances on the mound for Texas Tech in his freshman year, starting one game … put together a 3.55 ERA and a spotless 6-0 record with two saves after tossing 38.0 innings … rattled off 35 strikeouts and 23 walks … allowed 15 earned runs on 25 hits, with only eight for extra bases, as opponents had just a .194 batting average when facing him … struck out a season-high five batters against Oklahoma State on April 22 … did not allow a run in 11 of 19 appearances or a hit in six appearances … RANKINGS … his four wins in conference play ranked second, while hits win total of six ranked second on the team … BIG 12 GAMES … made eight appearances and posted a 4-0 record … totaled 17.1 innings and put together a 5.71 ERA … struck out 15 and walked 11, while giving up 11 runs on 12 hits … opponents hit .211 against him … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … pitched in 11 non-conference games, making one start … compiled a 1.74 ERA and a 2-0 record, along with one save … tossed 20.2 innings, striking out 20 … walked 12 and gave up just four earned runs on 13 hits … opponents mustered a measly .181 at the plate against him … HOME GAMES … made 10 appearances on the mound at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in 2017 … put together a 4-0 record with a 3.92 ERA … tossed 20.2 innings of work, ringing up 23 batters and walking 11 … allowed nine earned runs on 16 hits, with five from extra bases, as opposing hitters compiled a .219 average at the plate against him … AWAY GAMES … pitched in six road games, making one start … put up a 2-0 record with one save … recorded a 4.91 ERA over 11.0 innings pitched … struck out six & walked nine, while giving up six runs on seven hits … opponents hit .200 against him ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made three appearances on a neutral field … struck out six over 6.2 frames … walked three and gave up just two hits, no runs, as opponents hit just .095 against him … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … pitched in one game, tossing 3.0 innings against Oklahoma State on May 24 … struck out three and walked one … allowed just two hits, no runs, as opponents hit .182 in the tourney … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made two appearances, including coming in relief after a weather delay in the opening game of the NCAA Lubbock Regional … picked up the win in the contest against Delaware on June 2 … totaled 5.0 innings of work, striking out four and walking two … allowed just one earned run on two hits for a 1.80 ERA and an opponent batting average of .125 … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in six games against ranked foes … compiled a 2-0 record with a 5.11 ERA over 12.1 frames … struck out nine and walked nine, giving up seven runs on seven hits … SITUATIONAL … held left-handed hitters to a .167 batting average, right-handers to .213 … locked down with runners on base, as opponents hit .175 … only gave up seven hits with two outs for a .163 BA.
FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner at Flower Mound High School … finished with a 5-2 record as a junior with a 1.50 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 56 innings pitched … earned First Team All-District 6-6A honors (2015) … member of the 2014 Texas State Champions with Flower Mound HS … played for D-Bat Elite under Ryan Bonesio and Brandon Chancellor … participated at the Perfect Game WWBA in Jupiter, Florida, with D-Bat Elite (2015) … played in the Battle of the Borders Oakley All-American Games with Team Texas in 2014 … earned 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American honors … named to the 2015 PG Underclass Third Team & the 2014 Underclass Honorable Mention Team.
PERSONAL
Born in Anaheim, California … parents are Joel and Carissa Kilian … brother to Taran … father ran track at California Lutheran University … majoring in business management.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
