Gettysburg College Athletics

The Karis File: Outstanding all-around player…A workhorse on the mound and a steady offensive contributor…Enters the season 23 hits shy of 100.

2010: Named to All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention Team…Finished 4-4 with a 5.22 ERA and 50 strikeouts over 11 games (10 starts) and 70 2/3 innings…Led the Bullets in starts and innings…Earned his first collegiate shutout with a rain-shortened, six-inning two-hitter against McDaniel…Tossed nine-inning complete game victories over York (Pa.) and Dickinson…In his only non-start, worked a three-inning save against Stevenson…Fired a career-high 12 strikeouts in a win over Central (Iowa) in Florida…At the plate, hit .295 and was third on the team with 24 RBIs, splitting time at DH and first base when not pitching…Smacked seven doubles and four home runs…Had 10 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-5 performance at Washington College…Clouted back-to-back home runs against McDaniel and Haverford, then made it three in four games with a long ball against Stevenson.

2009: Pitched in 10 games, compiling a 5-3 record and a 3.75 ERA – good for 10th in the Centennial Conference…Tied for the team lead in wins and led the squad in complete games (five), innings (69 2/3), and strikeouts (37)…At the plate, finished fifth on the team in batting (.302)…A patient hitter who set a school record with 29 walks…Played an outstanding game against Johns Hopkins, firing 140 pitches in a 9-7 win and going 3-for-3 while driving in the game-winning run…Fired a six-hit, seven-inning complete game against Richard Stockton…Had a career-high six strikeouts in a loss to Ursinus…Nearly beat No. 29 Ithaca, leaving the game with a 4-1 lead in the ninth before coming away with a no-decision…Went 3-for-5 at the plate against Franklin & Marshall.

2008: Led the team in ERA (2.77) while appearing in 16 games and making one start … In 39 innings of work, struck out 22 and yielded only nine walks while picking up a team-leading two saves … Named Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings, going 1-0 with both of his saves, each of which came against Dickinson in the team’s first two Centennial Conference games … Had a season-high four strikeouts in two innings of relief while earning a save in a 7-4 win over Dickinson on March 28 … In his longest outing of the season, limited Muhlenberg to a pair of runs on eight hits over 7 1/3 innings en route to a no-decision.

High School: Played soccer and baseball at Noble & Greenough School … Was a center midfielder on the soccer team and a rightfielder and pitcher on the baseball team … An all-conference selection.

Personal: Born April 5, 1989 … Son of Jon and Nancy Karis … Mother competed for the North Carolina swimming team … A history major.

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