2013 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kendall Graveman
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alexander City, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Benjamin Russell HS
CAREER:
SEC All-Defensive in 2012 ยท Twice named SEC Pitcher of the Week ยท SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll in 2010 ยท Three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll (2011-2013) ยท Appeared in 68 games, with 48 starts ยท Went the distance in six contests over his four seasons with the Bulldogs, with five of those complete games coming in SEC play ยท Owned a career record of 19-13 with a 3.69 ERA ยท Struck out 187 over 310 innings pitched.
2013:
Compiled a career record of 19-13 with a 3.69 ERA in 68 appearances, with 48 of those being starts ยท Tossed six complete games in his four-year career ยท Worked 310 innings over his career, striking out 187 batters ยท SEC Academic Honor Roll ยท Co-captain in 2013 with Wes Rea ยท In 2013, found himself as the ace of the Bulldog pitching staff, going 8-5 with a 3.09 ERA in 19 starts ยท Went the distance in three of those contests, while tossing 113.2 innings and striking out 69 batters ยท Pitched three consecutive complete games, going the distance at Arkansas (March 30), at home against Florida (April 6) and at Texas A&M (April 13) ยท Earned the win against Oregon State on June 21, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run on four hits ยท Named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 8 for his complete game victory against Florida on April 6 ยท Registered a career-high 6 strikeouts twice, on March 23 at Kentucky and April 13 at Texas A&M ยท Allowed just two hits in his first start of the season on February 17 against Portland, tossing 6.1 shutout innings.
2012:
Weekend rotation pitcher who drew a staff-leading 16 starts (all 10 SEC games) โข Compiled a 4-4 record with a 2.81 earned run average โข Ranked second on the staff with 89.2 innings pitched and 59 strikeouts โข Notched a staff-best two complete-game appearances (at 10th-ranked LSU Mar. 18 and vs. Tennessee Apr. 20) โข Came within two outs of a third complete game, striking out a career-best eight against Mercer (Mar. 11) and earning his first win of the season in a solid 8.1-inning stint โข In addition to LSU and Tennessee, also notched a win at fifth-ranked Florida with 7.1 innings of three-hit, shutout pitching โข Matched his career best with eight strikeouts and yielded three hits in the win against UT โข Tabbed as the SEC Pitcher of the Week (April 22) after the Tennessee series โข Posted a 3-3 record with a 2.77 earned run average and 37 strikeouts in 61.2 innings of league competition โข Drew two postseason starts but did not factor in decisions in the SEC Tournament and the NCAA Tallahassee Regional โข Became the first Mississippi State played so-honored when he was selected for the 2012 SEC All-Defensive Team โขNamed to the 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll โข Finished with a 2-1 record and a 2.22 earned run average pitching last summer for the Cape Cod Collegiate League-championship Wareham Gatemen.
2011:ย
Took the hill for 14 mound stints as a sophomore, posting a 5-0 record with a 3.65 earned run average โข Drew nine starts and earned wins over Alcorn State (Mar. 1), Eastern Illinois (Mar. 15), Alabama A&M (Mar. 30), Ole Miss (Apr. 19) and Mississippi Valley State (May 10) โข Worked a career-longest seven innings with a career-most seven strikeouts in the wins over Alcorn State (Mar. 1) and Mississippi Valley State (May 10) โข Also appeared in three SEC games at Dudy Noble Field, against Florida (Apr. 9), South Carolina (Apr. 24) and in a Sunday start against Alabama (May 1) โข Compiled a 4.76 ERA with six strikeouts over 11.1 innings in his three conference appearances โข Named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010:ย
Pitched in 19 games as a freshman, compiling a 2-4 record with a save and a 7.02 earned run average โข Used primarily in relief but also took the hill as a starter in four contests โข Registered 21 strikeouts in 50.0 innings โข Had a hand in the MSU pitching staff's lone shutout of the year in his collegiate debut, tossing two scoreless innings in a 9-0 blanking of Rhode Island (Feb. 20) โข Fanned four batters over 3.1 innings against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 28), and matched that total later in a 4.0-inning relief appearance against South Alabama (Apr. 14) โข Notched his first career decision and win in a season-longest relief appearance (5.2 innings) in State's 7-4 win over Michigan State (Mar. 6) โข Also earned the win over South Alabama โข Made his SEC debut and first start at Florida (Mar. 19), taking the loss against the Gators โข Also absorbed losses in road starts against eventual national champ South Carolina (Apr. 2) and against Jackson State (May 4) and at home against Vanderbilt (May 14) โข Worked a season-longest eight innings and earned his first career quality start in the 3-1 loss to JSU in Pearl, Miss. โข Finished with an 0-3 record and a 13.03 earned run average with a save in 11 SEC appearances, three as a starter โข Closed out his freshman year impressively, earning his first career save with two innings of game-closing work in a 2-1 road win over defending NCAA champ LSU (May 22) โข Among five Bulldog rookies named to the 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย
Four-year starter as a right-handed pitcher and shortstop at Alexander City's Benjamin Russell High School โข Coached by Richy Brooks โข Registered a 6-3 record with three saves, 90 strikeoutsย and a 1.19 earned run average in 63 innings of pitching as a senior in 2009 โข Started all 36 games for the Wildcats and hit .390 โขย Completed his junior season with a 5-2 record, three saves and a 1.83 earned run average and 42 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched โข Also hit .385 with a team-best 10 doubles and seven stolen bases โข Member of BRHS's 2008 5A Area 5 championship team โข Hit .373 with 20 RBI his sophomore campaign in 2007 โข Two-time participant in the Alabama High School Coaches' Association All-Star Weekend, earning MVP honors in 2008 โข Played summer league baseball with the East Alabama A's, coached by Scott Sullivan and Mark Fuller โข Varsity letterman in football in both 2007 and 2008 โข Voted Most Athletic and Mr. BRHS in 2008-09 โข Member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected in the 36th round by Florida Marlins in MLB's 2012 First-year Player Draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Kendall Chase Graveman on December 21, 1990 in Tallapoosa County, Ala. โข Son of Sharon and Gary Graveman of Alexander City, Ala. โข Majoring in mechanical engineering.
