Frostburg State University Athletics

Career Program Standings

• Tied for fifth most career games (150)
• Fifth in career at-bats (512)
• Second in career runs (145)
• Second in career hits (193)
• Fifth in career doubles (37)
• Most career home runs (52)
• Most career RBI (153)
• Most career extra base hits (89)
• Tied for tenth most career total bases (386)
• Third in career slugging percentage (.754%)
• Third in career strikeouts/nine innings (10.58)
• Tied for second most career saves (10)

2024 (Sr.)
Started 50 games... Led the team in batting average (.385), hits (69), runs (58), home runs (18), and RBI (59)... Hit 17 doubles for second best on the team... Drew 30 walks... Recorded a season-high four hits against Mercyhurst on 3/2... Scored a season-high four runs against Barry on 2/17... Hit a season-high two home runs in four games... Recorded a season-high five RBI against Wesleyan on 3/29... Recorded 20 multi-hit games... Appeared in 14 games from the mound... Finished with a 1-3 record... Threw 18 innings for a 3.50 ERA and 20 strikeouts... Recorded a season-high four strikeouts against Wilmington on 4/16... Second most runs scored (58), home runs (18), RBI (59), extra base hits (35), and total bases (140) in a single season... Top 10 in games played (50), at-bats (179), hits (69), doubles (17), slugging percentage (.784%), and saves (5) in a single season... Named MEC Player of the Year... Named First Team All-MEC as a first baseman... Named Second Team All-MEC as a relief pitcher... Named NCBWA Second Team All-Atlantic Region... Named D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year... Named D2CCA First Team All-Atlantic Region... Named ABCA/Rawlings Region Player of the Year... Named ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region... Received D2CCA All-American Honorable Mention... Named ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American... Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District... Named Academic All-Conference.

2023 (Jr.)
Appeared in 53 games making 52 starts... Batted .378 (second best on the team) with a team-high 71 hits, 11 doubles, a team-high 19 home runs, 49 runs, and 48 RBI... Led the team in slugging percentage with .739%... Appeared in 15 games on the mound... Threw 26.2 innings finishing with a .34 ERA, 4-0 record, a team-high five saves, .172 opposing batting average, and a total of 39 strikeouts... Went a perfect 4-for-4 against Clarion on 3/4... Finished with 24 multi-hit games... Scored a season-high three runs against Dominican (2/26) and in a double header against Alderson Broaddus (4/23)... Tallied a season-high four RBI against West LIberty on 4/8... Finished with a season-high six strikeouts against Wheeling (4/16) and Concord (5/13)... Broke program single season record in home runs with 19... Broke program career record in home runs with 33... Named All-MEC First Team as first baseman and All-MEC Second Team as a relief pitcher... Named All-Atlantic Region Second Team as a relief pitcher... Named D2CCA Atlantic All-Region Second Team... Named ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II Atlantic All-Region Second Team... NCBWA Preseason All-American... Named Academic All-District... Named All-MEC Academic. 

2022 (So.)
MEC baseball player of the week (4/25/22)... FSU male athlete of the week (4/26/22)... All MEC Second Team... D2CCA All-Region Second Team... NCBWA Second Team... ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region Second Team... Recorded 48 strikeouts (led team), five wins, nine pitching starts, 44 field starts, 46 runs batted in (led team), and 15 home runs... Season high of eight strikeouts in a game VS West Liberty (4/23/22).

Prior to Frostburg: Transfer from Harford Community College...Played in the Brooks Robinson All-State game at Camden Yards... Part of the 2018 Maryland State Championship Team at Century High School under coach Mike Marrale... Numerous team accolades... Prep Baseball Player of the Week during playoffs in 2018.

Personal: Son of Todd and Donna Kiple... Majoring in Health and Physical Education with a minor in Coaching.