Brad Kirschner

Class:
Senior
Position:
LHP
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Russellville, Ohio
High School:
Ripley-Union

2017 (As A Senior)
Made three starts and 28 appearances out of the bullpen... finished career third in program history with 89 appearances... posted scoreless relief in four of final five appearances of the season... came up with 2.2 big innings of scoreless relief in the BIG EAST Championship against St. John's, helping XU to a 7-6 win (5/28)... picked up a win with six innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits and striking out two against Cincinnati (4/18)... pitched four innings of shutout relief with three strikeouts against FDU (3/31)... picked up a win and tossed 3.2 innings with three K's in scoreless relief turn against Illinois State (3/25)...

2016 (As A Junior)
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (5/9)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Took five turns in the weekend rotation in 2016... finished the year with 5-2 record over seven starts and 14 relief appearances... fourth on team with 21 appearances... third on team with 63.2 innings pitched... second on team with 44 strikeouts and five wins... had a 5.66 ERA as a starter (35 IP, 22 ER, 20 K)... lowered that mark to 4.15 out of the bullpen (28.2 IP, 13 ER, 24 K)... posted back-to-back brilliant relief outings in BIG EAST play... tossed 6.2 innings, striking out six and scattering six hits in game two win at Seton Hall (5/7)... named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after the effort... threw 4.1 scoreless innings in relief against Creighton, helping XU come-from-behind to even the series (5/14)... pitched a scoreless inning against NCAA Tournament host Vanderbilt (6/4)... went 3.2 innings, holding UC Santa Barbara scoreless in XU's second game at the NCAA Tournament (6/5)...

2015 (As A Sophomore):
• BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (3/2)
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/23)
Made 15 appearances and 10 starts for the Musketeers, ranking second on the team with 61.1 innings pitched and 47 strikeouts... named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on March 2 after helping XU to a 2-1 win over No. 12 Louisville with six innings of shutout ball on Feb. 28... fired a career-best eight innings of one-run ball against Furman on Feb. 20, earning a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll...

2014 (As A Freshman):
Made a team-high 25 appearances and registered a team-best six saves, a total that entered XU's annals as the 10th-best single-season and 10th-best career mark ... Tossed a perfect 1.2 innings of relief to earn the save in Xavier's 6-3 win over Cincinnati ... Fanned six batters in 2.2 innings to earn the save against Villanova in XU's win, 10-9 ... The save against Villanova capped a streak of three-straight games, which included contests against Wright State (4/9) and Georgetown (4/5), where he registered a save and 15 total strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work ... Recorded first save of career against Miami (Ohio) on Mar. 11.

Prior to Xavier: Named the Southwest Ohio League MVP and Hillsboro MVP following the 2012 season ... Earned SWOL All-Conference First Team and Team MVP honors all three seasons as a member of the Ripley Union Lewis Huntington.