Kevin Eaise

Kevin Eaise
University of North Carolina Baseball v NC State
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, May 12, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Kevin Eaise
University of North Carolina Baseball v Gardner-Webb
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Kevin Eaise
University of North Carolina Baseball v Coastal Carolina
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH

Position:
RHP
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Monroeville, N.J.
High School:
St. Augustine Prep

As a Graduate (2023)

Posted a 3-3 record with five saves and a 3.04 ERA • Second on the Tar Heels in appearances with 28 • Tied with Matt Poston for the team lead in saves with five, tied for eighth in the conference • Finished 11 games, second on the team behind Poston • Has strikeout to walk ratio of 2.18 (61:28) • Had more strikeouts than innings pitched in seven appearances • Pick up his first save against Longwood (2/22), striking out five in the final 3.0 innings • Earned his first win as a Tar Heel against VCU (3/1) • Struck out nine in 3.1 innings of relief in the series opener against Virginia (3/10) • Made his lone start of the season at Charlotte (3/14) and struck out eight in 6.2 innings • Struck out five in 3.2 innings against Coastal Carolina (3/28) • Saved both of the Tar Heels’ wins over Notre Dame in South Bend • Struck out four batters in 1.2 innings versus Clemson in the ACC Baseball Championship.

As a Senior at Penn (2022)

Unanimous Ivy League Pitcher of the Year • Started all 13 of his appearances, pitching to a 4.05 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 67 innings of work • Struck out four and allowed one run in 4.1 innings against SEC member Texas A&M (February 25) • Struck out career-high nine against Wagner (March 18) • Earned the win in each of his first six Ivy League starts • Went six innings, striking out eight and allowing just two runs in win over Columbia (March 26) • Struck out seven while allowing just one run in five innings of work against Dartmouth (April 2) • Against Cornell, went five innings, allowing one run while striking out eight (April 16) • Allowed two earned runs while striking out seven in five innings against Princeton (May 14).

As a Junior at Penn (2021)

Season was limited to 14 games due to Ivy League restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic • Had three starts on the mound and made two appearances out of the bullpen • He worked a team-high 26 innings on the bump • He led the team in strikeouts with 26 • He went 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA • Pitched five scoreless innings and struck out seven versus La Salle on April 3 • Went seven innings and surrendered just one earned run, while striking out a season-best eight hitters versus Delaware on April 10 • Pitched five or more innings in four of his appearances.

As a Sophomore at Penn (2020)

Made two appearances with one start in an eight-game season shortened by the COVID-19 outbreak • Posted a 3.52 ERA after 7.2 innings pitched • Allowed just six hits while striking out six batters • Held opposing batters to a .214 batting average • Pitched 5.1 innings in his lone start of the season, against FIU; struck out four batters, walked just one, and allowed only three hits.

As a Freshman at Penn (2019)

Led the Penn pitching staff with 16 appearances • Made first collegiate start in series finale against Columbia • Earned first collegiate win after pitching two scoreless innings with just one hit allowed in Penn’s 3-1 victory over Duke (March 6) • Earned first collegiate save, forcing the final two outs in Penn’s 1-0 victory over Princeton (April 13) • Finished the season with a 2-3 record, two saves, a 4.31 ERA and 22 strikeouts after 31.1 innings pitched.

High School

Attended St. Augustine Prep • Captain of baseball team.

Personal
Son of Deborah and Kevin Eaise.