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2024 Baseball Roster

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Randy Bergeron / Southeastern Louisiana University
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29 Will Kinzeler

29 Will Kinzeler

  • Position:
    Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-5 / 204
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • Hometown:
    Covington, La.
  • High School:
    Fontainebleau HS

Summary

Biography

2024 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022 Southland All-Academic (2nd Team)
2022 Southland All-Conference (2nd Team)
2022 Preseason All-Southland Conference (2nd Team)
2021 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 29)
2021 Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 9)
2021 D1Baseball Preseason Conference Freshman of the Year

2023 [JUNIOR]:
Appeared in 12 games, starting all of them … compiled a 5-1 W-L record and a 3.34 ERA in 64.2 innings pitched … surrendered 62 hits and 38 walks, striking out 33 batters … led the staff in wins … allowed just one hit in six scoreless innings against Lafayette (Feb. 18) to earn the win … also earned wins against Samford (Feb. 25), Jacksonville (March 4), Memphis (March 18) and HCU (May 12) … logged a season-high seven innings in the win over Memphis … struck out a season-high five batters at No. 11-ranked Auburn (March 11).

2022 [SOPHOMORE]: Southland All-Conference and All-Academic selection … started all 14 games in which he appeared … compiled a 4-2 record with a 3.60 ERA in 80.0 innings of work … allowed 80 hits and 31 walks, striking out a team-high 60 batters … opponents hit .260 off the right-hander, including 11 home runs … earned wins against SIU Edwardsville (Feb. 18), at No. 3-ranked Arkansas (March 5), against New Orleans (April 15) and at Nicholls (May 12) … did not receive a decision despite allowing just one run over nine innings against Tennessee Tech (March 11) … both losses came against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (April 8, May 19) … Southland Preseason All-Conference selection … member of the Southland Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2021 [FRESHMAN]: Member of the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … appeared in 14 games, starting all but one … compiled a 4-4 W-L record and a 4.33 ERA in 70.2 innings pitched … allowed 71 hits and 31 walks, striking out 68 batters … opponents hit .266 off the right-hander … hit nine batters and threw five wild pitches … earned wins against Tulane (March 3), Sam Houston (March 12), at Lamar (March 26) and at SFA (April 17) ... twice named the Southland’s Pitcher of the Week, March 9 following his 13 strikeout performance against Tulane and again March 29 after allowing just one hit over seven shutout innings at Lamar … named the conference’s Preseason Freshman of the Year by D1Baseball.

HIGH SCHOOL: Perfect Game Top-500 player nationally ... No. 9-ranked RHP and No. 31 overall in Louisiana by Perfect Game ... played baseball for coach Michael Woods at Fontainebleau HS in Mandeville, Louisiana ... team captain as a junior and senior ... compiled a 1.78 career ERA ... earned multiple Rawlings Preseason All-America honors ... All-District selection ... played travel ball for the Louisiana Knights and coach Mike Sepcich ... seven-time Perfect Game All-Tournament selection.

PERSONAL: Born Clarence William Kinzeler, IV ... son of Melissa and Bill Kinzeler, III ... has three younger siblings, Jeffrey, Matthew and Stephen ... father played collegiate baseball at Dayton ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... majoring in kinesiology at Southeastern.
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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2021Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'5" 180 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'5" 180 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2023Junior

    Pitcher
    6'5" 180 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2024Senior

    Pitcher
    6'5" 204 lbs
    29