Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 47th Round (1412th overall) of the June 2006 amateur entry draft.
2008: Recognized as a "Newcomer to Watch" by the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-America Committee ... went 4-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 11 appearances (eight starts) ... totaled 51 strikeouts, 10th in the GLIAC ... posted a 3.64 strikeout/walk ratio, seventh-best in school history ... pitched two scoreless innings with five strikeouts for his first win of the season in relief March 10 at Southern Indiana ... went the distance March 30 at Mercyhurst for his second victory ... struck out eight over 5.2 innings and surrendered just one hit in a win April 27 against Northwood ... collected a season-high 10 strikeouts in 8.0 innings May 9 versus Findlay in the GLIAC Tournament ... tossed a nine-inning complete game May 17 in the NCAA Regional against Northern Kentucky ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2007 (Lake Michigan College): Appeared in 14 games for the Indians ... posted an 8-5 record with a 2.66 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 74.1 innings ... earned First Team All-MCCAA as well as NJCAA All-Region honors ... led the MCCAA in wins and strikeouts while recording the third-best ERA ... finished in the top 16 in the NJCAA in strikeouts, innings pitched, and victories.
2006 (LMC): Made 13 appearances ... went 5-4 with a 2.94 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 61.1 innings ... helped the Indians to a second-place finish in the MCCAA ... was named to the all-regional tournament team.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Niles ... was a three-year baseball letterwinner for coach Mike Vota ... went 8-2 with a 1.01 ERA and 136 strikeouts his senior year ... hit .334 with five home runs ... earned all-conference, all-division, all-region, and all-state accolades ... recorded consecutive seven-win seasons his junior and sophomore years ... totaled 97 strikeouts in 2003 and 74 in 2002 ... threw three no-hitters in his high school career as well as a perfect game ... also lettered two years in basketball (2003-04) as a center and one in football (2003) as a tight end ... served as team captain for baseball and basketball.
Personal: Full name--John E. Kessick ... born in Niles ... son of John and Laura Kessick ... has a brother, Evan ... is a hospitality management major.
| 2008 |
4.14 |
4-2-0 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
0/0 |
50.0 |
54 |
29/23 |
14/51 |
