Chris Kahler

Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coral Springs, Fla.
High School:
Coral Springs Charter
Prev School:
George Washington
Major:
Communication

2024: Appeared in 21 games with six starts … Compiled a 1-1 record with a 7.62 earned run average and 40 strikeouts against 16 walks in 39.0 innings of work … Picked up a win over Elon (March 19) while also posting a save against Memphis (April 28) … Logged multiple strikeouts in all but seven outings, registering a season-high five in the Pirates’ 6-4 win over Rice (May 17) … Struck out four batters over two scoreless innings in the season opener versus Rider (Feb. 16) … Posted a season long 5.0-inning effort in a start at Elon, limiting the Phoenix to just one earned run in East Carolina’s dominant 10-1 victory … Named to the ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll twice (Fall 2023/Spring 2024) and earned a spot in the 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2023: Earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors ... Moved into the rotation with 14 appearances, 13 starts and three complete games ... Was 4-3 with a team-best 3.57 ERA across 85.2 IP ... Allowed 77 H, 39 R, 34 ER, 25 BB, 79 K and limited opponents to a .241 average against ... Led the A-10 with a 1.19 WHIP, ranked second in ERA and fourth in strikeouts ... His three complete games ranked sixth in the country ... Twice named A-10 Pitcher of the Week after back-to-back, complete game gems against Fordham (April 16) and VCU (April 23) ... Posted nearly identical stat lines in each start with 10 strikeouts, two walks and two runs allowed in each game ... Also tossed a complete game vs. Fairfield (Feb. 26) with eight strikeouts ... Notched seven quality starts and was dominant in his lone relief outing vs. Davidson (April 29), pitching 3.1 scoreless frames with five strikeouts.

2022: Appeared in 23 games, second-most among pitchers, all in relief ... Went 2-2 with a 6.62 ERA across 35.1 IP, allowing 44 H, 31 R, 26 ER, 12 BB, 36 SO ... Put together an impressive relief outing at ETSU (March 25) tossing 3.2 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and striking out four ... threw three straight scoreless outings between March 15 and March 25 ... registered a win against Coppin State (March 9) and at ETSU (March 25).

2021: Appeared in 15 games, third-most on the team, all in relief ... Went 2-1 with a 5.17 ERA and two saves across 31.1 IP, allowing 38 H, 23 R, 18 ER, 16 BB, 23 K ... Made career debut at Lehigh (March 7), allowing two runs on two hits with three strikeouts in two innings ... Yielded only an unearned run in 2.2 innings vs. VMI (March 17) ... Came up big in relief vs. VCU (April 11) with an unearned run allowed on three hits in 3.2 innings ... Pitched 2.2 scoreless and hitless innings with two strikeouts vs. Saint Louis (April 3).

High School: Two-time All-District and All-County selection at Coral Springs Charter School ... Also played club ball for Elite Squad Baseball ... Was named to a Perfect Game All-Tournament team 12 times ... Tabbed a Top 500 Player nationally and ranked among the top 60 pitchers in the state of Florida by Perfect Game ... Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American Honorable Mention in 2019 and Preseason All-American Honorable Mention in 2021.