As a junior: Keith led the pitching staff in 2013 and was named NAC Pitcher of the Year and All-NAC First Team. He also was named New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second Team and D3Baseball.com All-New England Second Team. Keith finished the season with conference highs in wins (8), shutouts (4) and strikeouts (61), while posting a sparkling 0.95 ERA. He ended the season with a 0.97 ERA and ranked 3rd in the nation. Keith added a pair of saves and became the program's all-time leader with five. The eight wins ranked him 28th in the nation and is a Colby-Sawyer single-season record. His seven complete games ranked him 10th in the country and tied a school record, while the four shutouts and 61 strikeouts set new records. Keith also ranked 8th in the nation in strikeout/walk ratio at 8.71, 25th in walks allowed per nine innings at .97 and 34th in WHIP at .96. He earned three NAC Pitcher of the Week awards, as well as, an ECAC Pitcher of the Week nod.
As a sophomore: Keith earned All-NAC First Team honors. He helped lead one of the best pitching staffs that Colby-Sawyer has ever had. Keith had a team best seven wins, six complete games, and 56 strikeouts. He was second on the team with a 2.18 ERA. The pitching staff led the nation in fewest walks per 9 innings with 2.14. Keith also earned NEAC East and ECAC Pitcher of the Week honors in 2012.
As a freshman: Keith had an immediate impact on the pitching rotation in his first season. He led the team in appearances, starts, innings, complete games, saves and strikeouts. Kevin recorded six games with at least five strikeouts.
At Quincy: Kevin played baseball and earned four varsity letters at Quincy. He was a two-time Patriot League All-Star and was a two-time Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic honoree. He also earned High Honors for his academic success.
Personal: Son of Stephen and Marianne. Has a sister named Catherine and brothers named Stephen, Rob and Jason. Kevin is majoring in Business.
Career Stats- Updated at the end of the 2014 seasonÂ
Year | ERA | W | L | APP/ST | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2011 | 4.39 | 2 | 7 | 12/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 55.1 | 67 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 48 |
2012 | 2.18 | 7 | 3 | 11/10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 62.0 | 68 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 56 |
2013 | 0.97 | 8 | 2 | 12/9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 64.2 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 61 |
2014 | 2.82 | 4 | 5 | 9/8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 55 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
Total | 2.51^ | 21* | 17 | 44/35! | 22# | 7$ | 5% | 233.0+ | 245 | 95 | 65 | 47 | 208" |
^ - ranks 1st in career ERA
* - ranks 2nd in career wins - 1 away from 1st
! - tied for 1st in career appearances - ranks 1st in career starts
# - tied for 1st in career complete games
$ - ranks 1st in career shutouts
% - ranks 1st in career saves
+ - ranks 2nd in career innings pitched - 8.2 away from 1st
" - ranks 1st in career strikeouts