University of Connecticut Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Jeff Kersten
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pinole, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Sierra College
- High School:
- Pinole Valley
2019ย Season: Was the Huskies Friday and Saturday starter during his senior season. Went 5-4 in 16 starts and 19 appearances. Led the team with 84.2 innings. Recorded a 4.78 ERA. Threw six innings and allowed one unearned run against No. 4 Louisville (2/15). Earned back-to-back victories against Charleston (2/22) and Northeastern (3/1). Logged 5.2 innings and struck out five in a win vs. Wichita State (5/4). Pitched 6.1-inning stint allowing one run and struck out five vs. USF (5/11). Threw 3.1 innings out of the pen against Houston (5/21) in The American Conference Championship. ย
2018 Summer: Appeared in seven games for the Healdsburg Prune Packers in the California Collegiate Leagueโฆ Accumulated 21.0 innings and posted a 3.86 ERAโฆ Picked up 17 strikeouts and earned a pair of winsโฆ Threw 3.0 shutout innings in a win vs. Solano (July 14)โฆTossed 5.0 shutout frames vs. Academy Barons (June 28).
2018 Season: Made 20 appearances and 11 starts on the bump in first season at UConnโฆRecorded a 4-3 record with a 4.66 ERAโฆLogged 73.1 innings and notched 44 strikeoutsโฆVersatile for the Huskies working as a reliever, midweek and weekend starterโฆFirst four appearances came out of the bullpenโฆFirst start came at No. 30 Coastal Carolina (March 13)โฆRecorded five innings, allowed one run and notched six strikeouts at CCSU (March 20)โฆWas outstanding at Boston College (March 27) going 8.2 scoreless innings and allowing just two hits to grab first career winโฆNotched victory vs. Tulane (April 29) in rubber game with 6.2 inning performance that featured two earned runs and three strikeoutsโฆBeat Memphis (May 5) on the road with a career-high eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings of workโฆCame out of the pen and snagged a win at Northeastern with a scoreless frame.
Prior to UConn: Pitched two seasons at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. in the Big 8 Conference, part of the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association (CCCBCA)โฆAppeared in 26 career games and started 17โฆWent 10-8 with a 2.51 career ERAโฆPosted two saves, four complete games and registered 129.0 innings with 88 punch outsโฆHis sophomore year ranked in the top-10 in the Big 8 in complete games (1st, 3), innings pitched (7th, 77.2), ERA (4th, 2.20) and saves (9th, 2).
High School: Lettered three seasons at Pinole Valley for head coach Curtis SandefordโฆSecond Team All-Conference with a 1.19 ERA after his senior seasonโฆNamed Conference Pitcher of the Year after recording a 0.98 ERA and also hit .392 at the dishโฆRecognized to the All-Conference Second Team his sophomore year.
Personal: Jeffrey Alan KerstenโฆSon of Janet and Jeff KerstenโฆHas one sister, SamanthaโฆMajoring in applied resource economics.
