Jace Kressin - Baseball - University of Evansville Athletics

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2023

Appeared in two games in relief for UE in his fourth season at Evansville
Posted a perfect 0.00 ERA with a pair of strikeouts in 2.0 innings of work
Worked a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout at Bellarmine (3/15/23)
Also worked a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout and a pair of groundouts against Belmont (4/1/23)
Retired all six men he faced

2022

Appeared in four games as a junior
Went 0-0 with a 21.00 ERA, giving up eight runs (seven earned) in 3.0 innings of work
Six of his eight runs allowed came in his first outing of the year at #10 N.C. State (2/18/22)
Posted a 4.50 ERA (1 ER in 2.0+ innings of work) in his final three appearances of the year, striking out three men in those three outings
Pitched a perfect ninth inning on only nine pitches at Austin Peay (3/16/22), recording a season-high two strikeouts
Also appeared at home against both Ohio (3/5/22 – 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K) and Austin Peay (3/29/22 – 0.0 IP+, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K)

2021

Saw action in 13 contests out of the UE bullpen in his first full collegiate season
Finished the year going 0-1 with a 15.12 ERA (14 ER in 8.1 IP)
Did record seven scoreless relief outings
10 of his 15 total runs allowed came in just two outings (6 Rs in 0.2 IP vs. Dallas Baptist – 5/2/21 and 4 Rs in 0.0+ IP vs. Southern Illinois 5/7/21)
In his other 11 outings, posted a 4.70 ERA (4 ER in 7.2 IP)
Longest outing of the year was 1.1 scoreless innings of one-hit baseball against Butler (3/20/21)

2020

Impressed as a true freshman for the Purple Aces, pitching in six games out of the UE bullpen
Recorded a pair of saves as a true freshman
Finished the COVID-shortened year 0-1 with two saves and a 5.87 ERA in 7.2 IP
Made his UE debut with a scoreless inning of work at Tennessee Tech (2/16/20), walking a batter and striking out one
Earned his first save with 2.0 scoreless, hitless inning against Butler at historic Bosse Field in downtown Evansville (2/29/20)
Struck out a career-best three men in the save against Butler
Also earned a save in UE’s 5-3 win at UT Martin (3/4/20) by tossing a scoreless frame, allowing just a walk while striking out two
His longest career outing was 2.1 innings of work at Austin Peay (2/23/20)
Tossed a scoreless eighth inning of one-hit baseball against Indiana in the first-ever game played at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium (3/10/20)

PREP

Played his prep baseball at Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin
Earned third-team all-state honors and was named the Pitcher of the Year in the Big Rivers Conference
Played in the 2019 WBCA All-Star Classic, after posting a 0.29 ERA as a senior
Rated as the #6 left-handed pitcher in Wisconsin as a high school senior by Perfect Game
Finished his career with two seasons with ERAs below 1.00

PERSONAL

Son of Michelle and Greg Kressin
Has a younger sibling Trevin
Graduated from UE last May with a degree in Exercise Science and is currently pursuing a Master's in Leadership
His great-grandfather Vic Johnson was a left-handed pitcher for both the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians from 1944-46, going 6-8 with a 5.06 ERA at the Major League level in three seasons of work
Johnson’s best season was 1945, when he went 6-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 85.1 innings of work for the Red Sox
Also played football and basketball growing up
Lists basketball as his second-best sport
Hobbies include being outside and watching Netflix
Favorite food is pizza
Wears the #10 because “I’ve had it every year since I’ve been playing competitive sports, and it is the month I was born in”
Lists his hidden talent as being able to do wheelies on a rip-stick
Wants to be a physical therapist when he is done playing baseball

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