Casey Kebodeaux
9/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Another veteran member of the Crimson Tide pitching staff who will compete for time in the starting rotation ... has a versatile arm and can pitch as a starter or long-reliever, a role he already has filled during his UA career ... has appeared in 25 games and made 12 starts on the mound ... enters 2008 with a 3-5 record and a 5.27 earned-run average and one save ... in his Crimson Tide career, he has worked 68.1 innings and has allowed 40 earned runs and 80 hits with 29 walks and 56 strikeouts.
SOPHOMORE (2007):
Appeared in 17 games, including 10 starts and seven relief appearances ... posted a 3-4 record with a 5.06 ERA ... worked 58.2 innings and allowed 38 runs and 66 hits, with 20 walks and 51 strikeouts ... in 10 starting appearances, he posted a 3-3 record and 4.87 ERA, working 44.1 innings, allowing 27 runs and 49 hits with 13 walks and 37 strikeouts ... the Crimson Tide went 5-5 in his 10 starts, scoring 74 runs (7.4 runs per game), the highest run support for any starter in 2007 ... in seven relief outings, he was 0-1 with 5.79 ERA ... earned first collegiate win against Georgia State (5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K) on Feb. 11 ... tossed a career-high eight innings en route to a 9-1 win over McNeese State on March 3 ... made his first career SEC start against Tennessee on March 18 ... pitched Alabama to a 2-1 win over UAB (8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) at Regions Park on April 4, throwing only 94 pitches ... turned in his longest relief outing of the season at Auburn (6.1 IP, 7 H. 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) on April 20 ... had a career-high seven strikeouts against Auburn.
SOPHOMORE (2006):
Was redshirted and did not see action ... pitched for the Staunton (Va.) Braves in the Valley League in the summer of 2006, posting a 2-4 record with a 3.46 ERA in 10 appearances, including seven starts ... worked 52 innings and allowed 31 runs and 57 hits, with 32 walks and 50 strikeouts ... recorded 11 strikeouts in a seven-inning win over Harrisonburg on July 7 to earn Valley League Pitcher of the Week honors.
FRESHMAN (2005):
Appeared in seven games, including five relief appearances and two starts ... his relief appearances came against Hawai’i, Butler, Southern Mississippi, Memphis and Mississippi Valley State ... both starts came against UAB ... posted a 0-1 record with a 6.52 ERA with one save ... in five relief appearances, he was 0-0 with a 4.96 ERA and one save ... in two starts, he was 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA ... made his Alabama debut at Hawai’i (1 IP, 1H) on Feb. 13 and earned his only career save ... turned in first collegiate start at UAB (4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K) on Feb. 23.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2004 graduate of Mandeville (La.) High School where he was a three-year starter for Coach Carrey Stockton ... posted a 6-1 record with a 1.73 ERA as a senior ... a First-Team All-St. Tammany Parish selection ... named First-Team All-State by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association ... pitched twice in the 2004 World Wooden Bat Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Casey Evan Kebodeaux ... son of Mark and Cindy Kebodeaux ... has one brother, Trevor ... father played football at Lamar University ... his brother plays football at Southeastern Louisiana.
