University of Memphis Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Kessinger, Chase
Jersey Number 22
Chase Kessinger
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oxford, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Northeast Mississippi CC
- NIL:
- R/R
Bio
2023 (Senior)
2022 (Junior*)
2021 (Junior)
2017-20 (Northeast Mississippi Community College)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Appeared in 14 games for the Tigers, striking out 13 batters in 13 innings.
2022 (Junior*)
- Went 2-0 in a team-high 23 relief appearances
- Finished with the best ERA among qualified relievers on the team (4.18)
- Struck out 26 over 23.2 innings, allowed just 23 hits
- Didn't allow an earned run over his first three outings, just one over his final appearances
2021 (Junior)
- Went 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA in nine relief outings for Memphis
- Struck out nine in only five innings
- Had three strikeouts in his final game of the season, May 20 at Wichita State
2017-20 (Northeast Mississippi Community College)
- Made three appearances that totaled 1.2 innings as a freshman in 2018
- Went 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in 10 relief outings across 15 innings as a sophomore
- Pitched three times for three total innings in 2020
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Two-time state champion for head coach Chris Baughmen at Oxford High School
- Son of Keith and Laura Kessinger
- Father played basketball and baseball at Ole Miss before he played in the majors for the Cincinnati Reds
- Uncle, Kevin Kessinger, was an All-American and second round draft pick by the Houston Astros out of Ole Miss
- Grandfather, Don Kessinger, was a two-sport All-American at Ole Miss in basketball and baseball; played in the majors for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals; was a six-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner
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