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2023 Baseball Roster

2 David Kratz

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Bats/Throws R/L
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Erdenheim, Pa.
  • High School La Salle College
  • Position P/OF

Biography

SENIOR (2023): Made 13 appearances out of the Bears bullpen … Went 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA over 23.1 innings on the mound … Tied for a team-high two saves while collecting four scoreless outings in relief … Recorded two innings on the mound without allowing a run in season debut against Washington & Lee (2/19) … Recorded first career save after collecting the final out in a 10-8 victory over Stevenson (2/26) … Pitched two innings in relief without allowing an earned run against TCNJ (3/2) … Tallied a save in relief during a 7-4 Bears’ victory over Vassar College (3/7) … Pitched 1.2 innings of relief, allowing just one hit against Haverford (4/4) … Pitched a scoreless inning in a Bears’ 9-3 victory over Washington College (4/16).

JUNIOR (2022): Made 11 appearances with one start on the mound for the Bears ... Went 2-2 over 26 innings pitched totaling a 6.58 ERA ... Earned first career win against Stevenson on March 5th after pitching seven innings and striking out 10 batters ... Pitched 5.1 innings against Delaware Valley on March 8th, allowing just one hit in a Bears 12-2 victory. 

SOPHOMORE (2021): Did not see any game action ... Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN (2020): Pitched in two games without allowing a run ... Tallied first career strikeout in collegiate debut against Pitt-Greensburg (3/6), working a scoreless inning of relief ... Pitched another inning against Becker (3/12)

Before Ursinus: First team All-Catholic League as a senior at La Salle College High School ... Earned team's defensive player of the year award that year as well ... Four-year Academic First Honors recipient ... National Honor Society member

Personal: Born June 1, 2001 ... Son of Dave and JoAnna Kratz ... Has one sister, Julianna (18) ... Father played football at Fordham ... Physics major

Why Ursinus? I chose Ursinus because of how important they made me feel both as an athlete and as a student. The coaching staff made me feel at home and the same is still true now that I am a student here. 

HONORS

  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2021)
  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2022)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2020First-Year

    P/OF
    5'10" 165 lbs
    7
  • 2021Sophomore

    P/OF
    5'10" 165 lbs
  • 15

    2022Junior

    P/OF
    5'10" 165 lbs
    15
  • 2

    2023Senior

    P/OF
    5'10" 165 lbs
    2