2009 Statistics

2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games as a middle reliever out of the Mercer bullpen … finished with a 0-0 record and a 7.71 ERA … allowed 14 earned hits on 18 hits allowed … struck out 19 batters in just 16.1 innings of work … held opposing hitters to a .273 batting average … was especially stingy with two outs, holding hitters to a microscopic .111 average (2-18) … started the season with a scoreless inning of relief against in-state rival Georgia State (Feb. 25) … pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief allowing just one hit while striking out one against The Citadel (March 11) … tossed a season-high 3.1 innings of relief allowing just one run on three hits against USC Upstate (March 21) … put together another solid relief outing, going 3.0 innings against Savannah State (March 24), striking out a season-high five batters.

High School: A three-sport athlete in high school, attended Newnan HS before graduating from Heritage HS ... Earned all-region honors all four years of high school ... Claimed all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named rookie of the year as a freshman ... Named GISA AA Player of the Year as a senior ... Played AAU baseball for the OTC Bearcats and head coach Mark Mortimer.

Personal: Son of Bucky and Betty Kimsey ... Has one sister, Katie, 22, and one brother, Kyle, 15 ... Enjoys golfing when not playing baseball ... Favorite movie is The Black Knight ... Majoring in business.