Kyle Virbitsky Season 2021

Drafted in 2021 by the Oakland A's in the 17th round (518th overall)

2021 (SENIOR)
Awards: Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Selected Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Started 13 games…Went 5-4 with a 4.17 ERA…Recorded 88 strikeouts in 77.2 innings…Tied for No. 10 on the season strikeouts list at Penn State with Mike Watson (2002) and Sal Biasi (2017)...Graduated in May 2021 with bachelor's degree in supply chain management & information systems.
 
Rankings: Ranked seventh in the Big Ten with 88 strikeouts…Sat third in the conference in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.40).
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Northwestern (3/7): Struck out five batters in 3.1 innings. at Indiana (3/14): Went 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits…Recorded five strikeouts. Maryland (3/22): Threw 4.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits…Struck out seven. Michigan (3/27): Collected seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings. at Rutgers (4/4): Pitched 7.1 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits…Recorded six strikeouts. at Purdue (4/10): Threw 8.1 shutout innings…Allowed five hits and struck out six…Retired 11 straight batters between the first and fourth innings…Earned the win. Nebraska (4/18): Struck out six in five innings while allowing six hits and three earned runs. at Ohio State (4/25): Recorded nine strikeouts in five innings. Michigan State (5/2): Picked up a win, going six innings and allowing three runs (one earned) on five hits…Struck out seven batters. at Iowa (5/8): Pitched six shutout innings, giving up just one hit and two total baserunners…Struck out eight…Retired the first eight batters he faced. Rutgers (5/16): Threw 6.1 innings and struck out two batters. at Illinois (5/23): Earned a win, pitching seven innings and striking out eight…Allowed four runs on six hits. vs. Minnesota (5/29): Struck out a career-high 12 batters in seven innings to pick up the win…Gave up five hits and two runs.

2020 (JUNIOR)
Awards: Collected Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Posted a 1-1 record and 4.02 ERA and tallied 18 strikeouts over four starts and 15.2 innings pitched…Season canceled on March 12 after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Wagner (2/23, G2): Earned win pitching six scoreless innings with just one hit allowed and six strikeouts.

2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades.

Season: Earned four saves to rank second on the team and two wins…Made the second-most appearances on the team (20) and one start, posting a 4.66 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched.

vs. Fairfield (2/25): Earned first career save after getting the final out. vs. No. 21 Duke (3/1, 3): Pitched two innings over two appearances...Pitched  scoreless 1.1 innings in series opener. at UCF (3/9): Struck out a career-high three over three innings, allowing one run. at Pitt (3/12): Earned second save of the season, keeping  Pitt off the board over the last 2.2 innings, striking out three and allowing just two hits. UMass Lowell (3/16): Earned the win in relief, battling through 2.1 innings and striking out three...Faced bases-loaded situations three times...Charged with three unearned runs on two errors. Youngstown State (4/9): Struck out two in a perfect inning for second win of the season. Maryland (4/27, G2): Earned save pitching the final three innings without allowing a run, striking out three and yielding three hits and two walks. Mount St. Mary’s (5/14): Earned save with a perfect ninth inning.

2018 (FRESHMAN)
Season: Pitched 21.2 innings over 15 appearances with one start...Went 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA.

vs. No. 23 St. John’s (2/25): Made collegiate debut, pitching two-thirds of an inning. At GCU (3/8): Struck out three and allowed one run on one hit and three walks in 1.1 innings. Purdue (3/31, G2): Pitched one scoreless inning, yielding one hit and no walks while striking out two. vs. West Virginia (4/10): Pitched two innings of late-inning relief at PNC Park. Ohio State (4/14, G1): Pitched one scoreless inning in relief against the Buckeyes allowing just one hit. Mount St. Mary’s (4/18): Allowed just a hit and a walk over two innings. at Michigan (4/22): Pitched a scoreless inning in relief, yielding just one hit. Northwestern (4/29): Pitched 2.2 innings, striking out one and allowing just a hit and a walk. Michigan State (5/5): Struck out one in a perfect inning. Xavier (5/10): Earned first career win working around a pair of walks for a scoreless inning. at Villanova (5/15): Made first collegiate start, pitching a career-high 4.1 innings and matching career high of three strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner playing baseball at Episcopal Academy for head coach Mike Hickey... 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game honorable mention All-America and Atlantic All-Region second team...2016 Perfect Game Underclass high honorable mention...One of Pennsylvania's top-25 high school baseball players by PennLive.com...Team MVP of both baseball and football teams as a senior...Named first-team All-Inter-Ac, All-Delco, All-Main Line and All-Southeastern PA team following junior and senior seasons...Struck out 97 in 66 innings pitched as a senior...As a junior, led Delaware County with 66 strikeouts, Episcopal with three home runs and finished the season with a 1.76 ERA...Earned four wins over nationally-ranked teams during career...Selected to the Inter-Ac Carpenter Cup Team...Ranked in Top 10 Pennsylvania players for the class of 2017 and Top 250 nationally by the Prep Baseball Report...Perfect Game Top 500 and eighth-best right-handed pitcher in Pennsylvania... Also a four-year member and three-year letterwinner on both the football and basketball teams...Started every game for all three teams as a senior...Was a first-team all-league and all-area pick as a tight end and defensive lineman...Key Club Captain...Earned school Graduation Award for Athletic and Academic Scholarship...Participated in Episcopal Academy Farming Club.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Kyle William Virbitsky...Parents are Bill and Leslie Virbitsky, who are both Penn State alums...Has two younger brothers, Brian and Jake...Cousin, Nick Virbitsky, was a men’s gymnast at Penn State...Cousin, Justin Virbitsky, played football at Pitt...Hobbies include golfing and snowboarding...Majoring in supply chain and information systems...Born on October 8, 1998 in Media, Pennsylvania.