2014 Baseball Roster
Jake Kelzer
- Weight:
- 235
- Height:
- 6-7
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ind.
- High School:
- Bloomington South
CAREER
2.54 ERA in Big Ten games currently ranks fifth all-time at Indiana
2015 - SOPHOMORE
Indiana’s highest selection in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Kelzer was chosen by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round (413th overall)…led Indiana with 73.0 innings pitched and was second with 11 starts…57 strikeouts were second-most for IU in 2015…opposing batting average (.237) ranked 10th in Big Ten…3.02 ERA & 34 strikeouts in Big Ten games only ranked 12th in league…posted 4-5 overall record and 3.95 ERA…registered career-high seven strikeouts vs. Ohio State (5/15), allowing just one hit and shutting out Buckeyes in 3.0 innings of work to earn lone save of season…threw career-high eight innings vs. Rutgers (4/11) to go with six strikeouts while shutting out RU for win…pitched seven innings vs. Ball State (3/8), allowing only hit in seventh inning, giving up zero runs and tossing four Ks…first career start at No. 18 Stanford (2/15).
2014 - FRESHMAN
Selected in the 22nd round of the 2014 MLB Draft (662nd overall) by the New York Yankees ... All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection ... appeared in 25 games, recording 31.2 innings pitched and a 3.13 ERA ... fourth on team with 44 strikeouts ... logged save in Big Ten Tournament Championship game vs. Nebraska (5/25), notching two strikeouts and allowing one hit and zero runs ... earned first career save with 1.1 innings of work at No. 5 Louisville (5/13) ... posted career-high five strikeouts at Long Beach State (3/15).
2013 - REDSHIRT YEAR
Redshirted baseball season ... competed for the Hoosier Swimming & Diving team ... tied for 43rd in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a career-best time of 20.72 ... also placed 48th in the 100 free, clocking a career best of 45.65 ... went 21.05 in the 50 free at Purdue ... 10th in the 50 free (21.48) in a dual with Ohio State and Iowa ... eighth at Louisville (21.87) ... went 46.80 in the 100 free at Purdue ... 33rd in the 100 free (48.52) at the Ohio State Invitational ... 12th in the 100 free at Kentucky (50.04).
HIGH SCHOOL
A dual-sport athlete at IU, also competing for the Hoosier swimming team ... posted an ERA of 1.00 during senior season, earning Bloomington High School South Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Conference Indiana and first team all-area accolades ... led the Panther baseball squad to conference, sectional and regional championships in 2010; and the swimming program to state runner-up finishes in back-to-back seasons (2011-12) ... tabbed as a high school All-American twice in the pool (2011-12) ... also lettered in football ...
PERSONAL
The son of Tom and Roberta Kelzer ... born on June 30, 1993 ... has two sisters, Hannah and Sarah ... intends to major in Sport Management and Marketing.
