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Jersey Number 44
Kent Klyman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Williamsburg, Va.
- High School:
- Jamestown
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 246
2021 - Second-Year Senior Season
2020 - Senior Season
2019 - Junior Season
2018 - Sophomore Season
2017 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Named to the 2021 NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Award Watch List
- Made six appearances in relief and tossed a combined six innings on the year
- Tallied eight strikeouts, highlighted by a season-high three on Feb. 23 vs. UNCG
- Picked up the win on Feb. 21 vs. Davidson where he tossed the final 2.1 innings of the game and did not allow a run to score
- The 2.1 innings vs. Davidson was a season-long
- Finished T6th all-time in career appearances with 83
2020 - Senior Season
- Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Made five appearances in relief and compiled a 1.42 ERA
- Collected a team-high two saves on Feb. 14 and 15 vs. James Madison
- Went a season-long 3.1 innings and fanned a season-high two batters at Virginia on March 8
- Allowed five hits and one earned run while striking out five batters in the 6.1 innings he threw on the year
2019 - Junior Season
- Finished the season with a 3.41 ERA and 5-2 record with 21 appearances out of the bullpen
- Collected saves vs. Pitt on March 8 and vs. Radford on May 3
- Tossed an inning in the team’s 11-0 shutout at North Carolina on May 18
- Fanned 30 batters in 29.0 innings pitched
- His longest outing of the season was on Feb. 24 at Coastal Carolina when he threw 3.0 innings, allowing two hits and no runs to score while striking out two
- Tallied a season-high four strikeouts on April 30 vs. UNCW as he tossed 2.0 innings of no-hit ball
2018 - Sophomore Season
- The Wolfpack’s top reliever out of the bullpen
- Second on the team with 31 relief appearances, which tied as the sixth most in the ACC
- Logged an 8-2 record with a 2.34 ERA to lead NC State in wins and tie for the second most in the conference
- Threw 61.2 innings, the most among relief pitchers on the Pack
- Shut the door late in games to secure four saves
- Struck out 67 batters and walked 25
- Allowed just 16 earned runs
- Sported a 0.00 ERA through his first 12 outings
- Pitched a career-long 4.1 innings against Notre Dame
- Fanned a career-best six batters in 3.1 innings of relief against North Carolina
- Did not allow an earned run in 22 of his 31 appearances
- Held opponents to a .204 batting average
- Was a part of four combined shutouts
2017 - Freshman Season
- Turned in a strong freshman season, compiling a team-best 2.16 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched
- Appeared in 20 games with each out of the bullpen
- Used primarily as a lefty specialist
- Picked up his first collegiate win against UNCW with two innings of scoreless relief
- Struck out 12 batters and allowed just four extra-base hits
- Yielded just four earned runs
High School / Prep Career
- Went 9-0 with a 1.00 ERA as a senior at Jamestown High School
- Struck out 86 batters in 59 innings in 2016
- Tabbed the 2016 Daily Press and Virginia Gazette Baseball Player of the Year
- Earned Virginia first-team all-state and All-4-A East Virginia region honors
- Was 5-3 with 53 strikeouts in 37 innings as a sophomore in 2014