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#31 Kevin Cheppenko - Pitcher

Cheppenko

Career Highlights: Fourth year pro out of Thunder Bay, Ontario…career record of 22-15 coming into 2008…has made at least 16 starts in his first three seasons…has averaged 102.333 IP each of the last three seasons…finished fourth with 10 wins, and third in starts with 18 in the Golden League in 2005 as a rookie…has eight career hits, all coming in 2005…acquired as free agent after being released by Sioux Falls on June 9th, 2008…pitched 4.2 IP at Wichita on 5/28/08 allowing four earned runs in a no-decision

2007
Sioux Falls (American Association/Ind.):
Appeared in 16 games, all of them starts…6-6, 4.63 ERA…4-3, 4.13 ERA at home, 2-3, 5.16 ERA on the road…went 2-0 in July, with a 1.80 ERA in three starts…pitched at least five innings in 14 of 16 starts…struck out a season-high seven batters in 6.0 IP on 5/29 vs. St. Joe…won four consecutive decisions from 6/30-8/3…allowed just two hits in 7.0 IP while striking out five on 8/3 vs. St. Paul

2006
Joliet (Northern/Ind.):
Began year as a reliever, making three appearances and posting a 2.18 ERA in 8.1 IP before being moved to the rotation…made 17 starts, going 6-5 with a 4.30 ERA…pitched at least five innings in all 17 starts…pitched at least six innings in 13 of 17 starts…struck out a season-high six batters in 7.0 IP on 7/7 vs. Calgary, allowing just one hit and no earned runs…won his final three starts from 8/21-8/31 going 3-0 with a 3.63 ERA…3.30 ERA in 46.1 IP at home, 4.73 ERA in 66.2 IP on the road

2005
Yuma (Golden/Ind.):
Made professional debut on 5/30 vs. Surprise, allowing six earned runs in 5.0 IP in a no-decision…earned first career win on 6/10 vs. the Japanese Travelers, allowing two earned runs in 5.1 IP…struck out a career-high eight batters on 8/21 at Fullerton, allowing one earned run in 7.0 IP…finished fourth in the Golden League with 10 wins, and third with 18 starts…went 6-2 with a 3.07 ERA in nine starts at home, 4-2, 5.60 ERA in nine starts on the road…won nine of his final 10 decisions…won seven consecutive starts from 7/8-8/9 going 7-0 with a 2.20 ERA…pitched a career-high 8.0 IP on 7/8 vs. Long Beach, allowing two earned runs…went 8-37 at the plate (.216), driving in two runs…made an appearance in right field on 7/15 vs. the Japanese Travelers

Kash Beauchamp on Kevin: He had an injury earlier this year where he sprained his thumb. I’d like to get his back to his form when he was in Yuma and won 10 ballgames. He went to my college in Oklahoma (Bacone). I worked him out and signed him for the Golden League and he had 10 wins as a starter. I’m looking for him to come in and start out in the bullpen and see how he throws.

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