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2009 Baseball Roster

Erik Schelkun

31 Chris Kaible

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 220
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Wantagh, N.Y.
  • Highschool Archbishop Molloy

Biography

CKaibleVertical2009: Split time between multiple roles... Made 17 appearances out of the Fordham bullpen... Went 3-2 with four saves and a 5.31 ERA... Posted 11 strikeouts over 20.1 innings of work... Finished his career third on the all-time saves list with 16... Credited with the win in his first appearance of the season against NYIT, throwing 1.2 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts (3/11)... Notched his second win in relief in the series opener against Massachusetts, tossing 1.2 innings of one-hit relief (3/27), and then picked up his third win in the series finale (3/28)... Registered his first save of the season at Xavier with 1.1 innings of two-hit relief (4/18)... Recorded two saves in the Richmond series in games one and three (5/8 & 5/10)... Posted his fourth and final save of the season against Temple (5/15)... Also appeared in 12 games as a hitter... Was 3-for-31 with two runs scored and an RBI... Had a pinch-hit RBI-double at Florida Atlantic (2/22)... Notched a pinch-hit and run scored in the Rams' Atlantic 10 Championship game against Charlotte (5/20).

2008: Once again served the Rams in a number of roles... Saw action as a catcher, designated hitter, and pitcher... Appeared in a total of 45 games, hitting .250 with eight doubles, five home runs, and 50 RBI... Became just the fifth Ram to reach 50 RBI in a single season... Recorded 10 multi-hit games and a team-high 15 multi-RBI games... Hit two home runs to go with three RBI at UNC-Wilmington (2/29)... Knocked in a season-high four runs against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/8), while having four hits in a game later in the series (3/9)... Was 3-for-4 with three RBI against Sacred Heart (3/15)... Was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI, and picked up the win pitching two innings of relief at Saint Louis (3/29)... Had three RBI at NJIT (4/8)... Was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI at Columbia (4/16)... Had three RBI and a home run at Temple (4/26)... Posted a 1-2 record on the mound with 10 saves in 30.1 innings... Ranked second in Fordham history with 10 saves in a season... First save of the season came at Virginia Tech, pitching two innings... Had three straight saves, pitching one scoreless inning against Sacred Heart (3/15), St. Bonaventure (3/22), and Stony Brook (3/26)... Had two saves in a three-game series against George Washington (4/11-13)... Posted his tenth save, pitching two innings of relief at Massachusetts (5/16)... Did make one start against Xavier, allowing five earned run in five innings of work (5/11).

CKaibleVertical22007: Split time between catcher, designated hitter, and pitcher as a junior... Settled into the starting designated hitter role over the final third of the season, hitting .245 with six home runs and 24 RBI... Added seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI performances... Burst onto the scene against Iona, collecting three hits, including a grand slam home run for his first collegiate home run (4/24)... Followed with two home runs and seven RBI in the first game against Richmond (4/27)... Had three hits including another home run at Richmond in game two of the series (4/28)... Was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on April 30th, after collecting four home runs and 14 RBI in four games... Was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored against Rhode Island (5/12)... Appeared in the Atlantic 10 Tournament as both a hitter and a pitcher, hitting a solo home run against 20th-ranked Charlotte (5/25), and then made his first career start on the mound against Charlotte in the Atlantic 10 Championship game (5/26)... Made a total of three appearances on the mound for Fordham.

2006: Made 17 appearances on the mound, all in relief... Posted a 3.91 ERA, good for third on the squad, as well as one save... Threw 23.0 innings, allowing a .253 opponent batting average... Did not allow a run in 10 of his 17 appearances... Recorded his lone save against New York Tech, throwing the final 2.2 innings, allowing only one run on four hits (3/22)... Had another stellar performance against New York Tech, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits (4/4)... Threw two scoreless innings against Temple (4/9)... Allowed one hits in two innings of relief with a season-high three strikeouts versus Manhattan (5/3).

2005: Sat out the entire season due to injury.

Before Fordham: Two-year member of the varsity baseball team at Archbishop Molloy High School... Was a First Team All-Brooklyn/Queens selection by Newsday... Selected as a Scholar-Athlete for baseball in 2003 and 2004... Member of the Honors Society at Archbishop Molloy for four years... His brother, Gary, also played baseball at Fordham from 2001-05.

Major: Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hitting:
Hits: 4, vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (3/9/08)
Runs: 2, 11x, last at Temple (4/27/08)
Home Runs: 2, 2x, last at UNC-Wilmington (2/29/08)
RBI: 7, at Richmond (4/27/07)
Hit Streak: 7 games (4/19-29/08)
Pitching:
Innings: 5.0, vs. Xavier (5/11/08)
Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last vs. NYIT (3/11/09)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2005Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'4" 220 lbs
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    2006Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'4" 0 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2007Junior

    Pitcher/Catcher
    6'4" 220 lbs
    31
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    2008Senior

    Pitcher/Catcher
    6'4" 220 lbs
    31
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    2009Fifth Year

    Pitcher
    6'4" 220 lbs
    31