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Baseball
2004: Started 11 games on the mound and five at first ... Picked off two batters ... Had an eight-inning complete game at Bradley (5/7) ... Struck out seven Iowa batters in six innings (4/21) ... Finished with a 4.22 ERA and 48 strikouts in 70.1 innings ... Hit two home runs, one against Vermont (3/14) and the other at Illinois State (4/3) ... Posted a .222 batting average after 36 at bats. 2003: Started 14 games and finished the season with a 6-2 record ... Threw a complete game in the 6-3 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3/31), striking out five batters ... Second on the team in strikeouts with 35, eight with the batter looking ... Allowed only one hit in five innings in the 10-1 win over Upper Iowa (3/26) ... Offensively, he had three hits and two RBIs on the season ... Started at first base against Western Illinois (5/12). 2002: Pitched his first complete nine-inning game of his career in the MVC Tournament against Creighton and it was a 4-0 shutout ... In that game, he allowed only five hits and two walks while striking out a team-high nine ... Finished his first year in the Purple and Gold with a 3.77 ERA, 31 strikeouts and only 20 walks in 59.2 innings of work ... Started in six games and finished with a record of 3-1 ... Had the eighth lowest ERA in the Missouri Valley Conference ... Named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honorable mention. High School: Was a three-time all-conference selection, two-time all-district and two-time all-state selection playing third base, first base and pitching for West Delaware ... Named Iowa High School Player of the Year in 2001... As a junior, he threw two no-hitters and hit .487 with eight home runs. Personal: Full name is Kory Michael Kelchen ... Son of Jim and Mary Kelchen ... Has two siblings, Kyle and Kaylin ... Born 4/14/83 ... Major is Physical Education ... Favorite book is Bob Feller's Little Black Book of Wisdom ... Best advice he received was to never give up ... Chose UNI because of the coaching staff and the opportunity to win ... Favorite movie is For the Love of the Game and favorite actor is Denzel Washington ... Best advice is "If you lose, don't lose the lesson" ... Best aspect of being an athlete at UNI is being involved in a good program ... Favorite baseball player is Mark Prior who plays for his favorite team, the Chicago Cubs ... Most admires Jim Abbott ... Best sports memory is throwing a complete game shutout against Creighton at the MVC tournament ... Enjoys playing golf ... Played for the Waterloo Bucks in the Northwoods League last summer. |
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