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2018 BASEBALL ROSTER

42 Jimi Keating

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bardstown, Ky.
  • Highschool Bethlehem

Biography

Career Honors and Accolades
- 2018 ABCA Second Team All-American
- 2018 D3baseball.com Third Team All-American
- 2018 Google Cloud First Team Academic All-American
- 2018 D3baseball.com Second Team Preseason All-American
- 2018 ABCA Central Region Pitcher of the Year
- 2018 ABCA First Team All-Central Region
- 2018 D3baseball.com First Team All-Central Region
- 2018 SLIAC First Team All-Conference
- 2018 SLIAC Spring Academic All-Conference Team
- 2017 ABCA First Team All-American
- 2017 D3baseball.com Third Team All-American
- 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-American
- 2017 ABCA First Team All-Region
- 2017 D3baseball.com First Team All-Region
- 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District II Team
- 2017 SLIAC First Team All-Conference
- 2017 SLIAC Spring Academic All-Conference Team
- 2016 SLIAC Second Team All-Conference
- 2016 SLIAC Spring Academic All-Conference Team
- 2016 Spalding Athletics Men's Outstanding Achievement Award

2017 Season
In 2017, Keating pitched in 14 games. The junior starting pitcher finished the season with a 1.62 ERA to go along with 124 strikeouts, and surrendered just ten walks and 67 hits in 100 innings on the season. Keating cleaned up in the awards department as he was named an ABCA First Team All-American, D3baseball.com Third Team All-American, ABCA First Team All-Region, D3baseball.com First Team All-Region, and SLIAC First Team All-Conference. For his work off the field, Jimi was named to the SLIAC Spring All-Academic Team and the prestigious CoSida Academic All-American Team. Keating highlighted his season with a complete-game shutout victory, in which he struck out 13 batters, in a 1-0 win over rival Webster.

2016 Season
Keating appeared in 10 and started in 10 games this season on the mound earning a 2.41 ERA, striking out 75 batters in 71 innings pitched. Jimi was the recipient of the Spalding Men’s Outstanding Achievement Award along with being named a SLIAC Second Team All-Conference selection. Keating highlighted his season in a shutout performance striking out 9 while allowing just 1 hit in Spalding’s 13-0 victory over Principia.

2015 Season
Keating appeared in 12 games this season on the mound his freshman season earning a 4.67 ERA, striking out 29 batters in 27 innings pitched. Keating highlighted his season going 7.2 innings and throwing 10 strikeouts in the Eagles 5-4 win over Westminster.

High School Highlights
Keating earned numerous honors in high school including being named to the All- District team three times, and the All- Region team two times. These honors led him to becoming a part of the Class A region team, and the Class A state team; Keating did all of this from Bethlehem High School.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2015Freshman

    Right Hand Pitcher
    6'3" 185 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2016Sophomore

    Right Hand Pitcher
    6'4" 193 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2017Junior

    Right Hand Pitcher
    6'4" 215 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2018Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 220 lbs
    42