Ethan McKenney

Position:
Right-handed Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Weight:
194
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Defiance, Ohio
High School:
Tinora

2014: Made 22 relief appearances, recording five saves … had a 1-2 record with a 3.82 earned run average … pitched 30.2 innings … had 22 strikeouts … picked up his first save of the season on Feb. 21 at Murray State … recorded a save on Mar. 9 at High Point … went 2.0 innings for the save against Northern Illinois on Mar. 30 … also picked up a save on Apr. 26 vs. Kent State … recorded a win on May 11 vs. Ohio, pitching 2.1 innings without allowing a hit … recorded his final save of the season on May 17 at Buffalo, pitching 1.0 inning and recording two strikeouts.

2013: Made a smooth transition back to the bullpen, making 21 appearances and compiling a miniscule 1.99 ERA...His ERA, in 49.2 innings pitched, was 12th-best in school history for a single season...McKenney is first to appear on top-15 ERA list since 1997...went a season-long 5.0 innings in the MAC Tournament on May 22 vs. Northern Illinois, allowing just one hit...compiled a 3-1 record with two saves...struck out four batters in two different outings...only allowed one earned run in nine postseason innings...honorable mention Academic All-MAC.

2012: Started 13 games on the mound in 2012, pitching a total of 57.2 innings...struck out 42 batters while only walking 20...picked up a win in a March 17 game at Eastern Kentucky, a game in which he went the distance, striking out eight, for the win...had two complete games.

2011: Made his collegiate debut on February 20, 2011 at Western Kentucky...appeared in 11 games on the season, relieving in nine of those games...pitched 18.1 innings, allowing just 17 earned runs...compiled a record of 2-4 during his freshman season, while striking out 13.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years with at Tinora High School…held a 13-2 record pitching over the course of his junior and senior years, combined, en route to consecutive conference and sectional championships…finished his senior season 7-0 with a 0.68 ERA and 111 strike outs in 59.1 innings pitched…had a 6-1 record, a 2.12 ERA and 62 strike outs in 43 innings pitched during his junior season…finished all four years with an ERA that never surpassed 2.55 in a single season…hit seven home runs with 31 RBI and had a .398 batting average during his senior season…had an astounding .484 batting average in 2009 with 12 extra-base hits and 25 RBI…named the team’s top pitcher three straight years (2008-10)…named to First Team All-League (Green Meadows Conferece) after his junior and senior seasons….was honorable mention All-Ohio after his junior year and Second Team All-Ohio after his senior year…named honorable mention All-League as a sophomore…won a district championship during his junior year…awarded the Terry Penner Mental Attitude Award and the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award…three-time captain…was also a four-year letterman in football for the Rams.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ethan Lee McKenney…born on Sept. 18, 1991…son of Terry and Kelly McKenney…has a younger brother, Tyler…majoring in finance.

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA
2011....  8.35   2-4    11   2   0   0/0     0   18.1   26   19   17    9   13   7   1   2    90   .338   2   3   0   0  1
2012....  7.65   1-9    13  13   2   0/0     0   57.2   87   57   49   20   42  12   2   8   283   .358   8   7   0   6  7
2013....  1.99   3-1    21   0   0   0/1     2   49.2   49   16   11   16   28   6   2   0   212   .262   3   2   0   1  6
2014....  3.82   1-2    22   0   0   0/0     5   30.2   27   14   13   16   22   6   0   1   135   .233   5   2   0   0  1
TOTAL...  5.18   7-16   67  15   2   0/1     7  156.1  189  106   90   61  105  31   5  11   720   .303  18  14   0   7 15