Jonathan Kelly

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
West Linn, Ore.
High School:
West Linn
B/T:
R/R

2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023: Made 32 appearances, tying the school record for single season appearances…Finished the season ranked eighth in Xavier career records with 74 appearances…Made one start, on 3/29 against Wright State…Posted an ERA of 4.66 in 56.0 innings pitched, allowing 29 earned runs on 59 hits…Had 42 strikeouts to 16 walks for a WHIP of 1.34…Went a season-long 3.2 innings in relief in 14-1 at Villanova on 4/22, picking up the win…Also picked up wins at West Virginia (3/26) and against Butler (4/8)…Had a season-high four strikeouts in 4-1 win at Creighton on 5/6, picking up the save…Made two appearances in the conference tournament, helping Xavier to the 2023 BIG EAST Championship…Appeared in two games in the NCAA Nashville Regional.

2022: Made 21 appearances on the mound, including three starts...Had an ERA of 8.16 through 31.0 innings pitched and finished withe a record of 3-1...Struck out 32, helping Xavier to a new program record of 482 strikeouts...Went a season-long 3.2 innings at Butler (5/7), striking out five on the way to Xavier's 19-8 win...had a career-best six strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work in 6-5 win over Cincinnati (3/28)...Had a .250 average at the plate through eight at bats, collecting two hit and coming around to score twice.

2021: Appeared 16 games as a pitcher and had a 1-3 record and three saves... He had 32 strikeouts across 24.2 innings... Finished with a 6.93 ERA and 1.99 WHIP... Had season-high five strikeouts in 2.2 innings against Wofford and in 3.0 innings against Creighton... As an infielder, appeared in 15 games and started in 14... Went 9-48 for a .188 average including a double and a homer... Recorded five RBIs and scored three runs... Slugged .271 and had an OBP of .264... Started season with back-to-back two RBI games against Texas A&M including a home run... finished season with .967 FLD% including 78 putouts.

2020: Appeared in 12 games, starting in nine, in season shortened to 15 games by COVID-19...Made five appearances out of the bullpen, pitching 6.0 innings with a team-best ERA of 1.50...Allowed one run on four hits and a walk, striking out five...Picked up the first win of his collegiate career against No. 17 Long Beach State after holding the Dirtbags scoreless in the extra frames, going 2.0 innings with just one hit allowed overall...Also played at first base for the Musketeers...Collected four hits in 29 at-bats, including a season-high two in win over Charleston...Had four walks on the season...Scored three runs and had two RBI...Was named No. 33 on D1Baseball's Top Freshman Pitchers following the season.

BEFORE XAVIER: Three-year varsity letterman for West Linn in Oregon...Hit .340 with 3 home runs sophomore year, hit .365 with 4 home runs his junior year...2x League Champion, First Team All-League, Second Team All-League, Second Team All-State, Honorable Mention All-State, 2x Player of the Week

PERSONAL: Son of Martin and Gay Kelly...has three siblings, Matthew, Erin and Cameron...Brother played baseball for University of Portland