St. John's University Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Kelly, Joe
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Jersey Number 13
Joe Kelly
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Glendora, Calif.
- High School:
- Damien
Bio
As a Senior (2019):
Made 25 appearances, all of which were in relief… finished his St. John's career with 93 appearances, good enough for third in St. John's history in that category... recorded four saves on the campaign… went 3-2 with a 4.35 ERA… picked up his first win of the year with a career-high 5.1 frames of relief at San Diego, allowing just two hits and a run (March 4)… twirled a pair of scoreless frames at Iona (March 13)… surrendered one run on two hits in 2.1 innings of work in the Red Storm’s sweep-clinching win against Kansas (March 17)… struck out two in 2.2 scoreless frames against Hofstra (March 24)… notched his first save of the year with two no-hit innings against Saint Louis (March 29)… made it two saves in as many outings with 0.2 frames of work against Saint Peter’s (April 2)… logged his third consecutive save with 2.0 scoreless innings at Butler (April 5)… improved to 2-0 by striking out four in 3.0 innings at Butler (April 6)… threw a scoreless frame against LIU Brooklyn (April 10)… worked five scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win against Villanova (April 19)… earned save number four of the season with a three-up, three-down effort against Stony Brook in the ninth (April 23)… struck out three in 2.2 scoreless frames at Georgetown (April 27)… struck out one in a 1-2-3 inning against Wagner (May 7).
As a Junior (2018):
Made 24 appearances, all in relief… compiled a 1-0 record with a 4.45 ERA and one save… struck out 24 batters and surrendered just 10 walks in 28.1 innings of work… struck out a career-high seven batters and allowed one-hit in 4.0 scoreless innings of work, picking up the win in the Red Storm’s second game of the season at Campbell (Feb. 17)… tossed a scoreless nine-pitch inning in the Red Storm’s win over No. 6 North Carolina in Chapel Hill (Feb. 21)… struck out three in two scoreless frames against Monmouth (Feb. 23)… struck out a pair in a scoreless inning at Kansas (March 10)… tossed two scoreless frames against UConn (March 16)… struck out both batters he faced at Binghamton (March 25)… threw 1.1 frames of two-hit ball against Albany (April 10)… tossed a scoreless frame at Xavier (April 27)… struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect inning against Iona (May 1)… tossed 2.2 perfect innings to register his lone save of the season in a 6-3 win against Seton Hall in game two of a doubleheader (May 12)… twirled a perfect inning against Minnesota (May 15)… struck out two of the three batters he faced against Butler (May 17)… surrendered one run in 2.1 innings during the Red Storm’s NCAA Regional win over Morehead State (June 2).
As a Sophomore (2017):
Made a team-high 25 appearances, all in relief... carried a sub-one ERA into the month of May... finished the year with a 2.45 ERA, a 3-1 record and two saves... surrendered just two earned runs in his first 16 appearances, a stretch of 30.1 innings... struck out 26 and walked 10 on the season... tossed a scoreless inning in the Red Storm's season opener against Western Carolina (Feb. 17)... struck out two in a scoreless inning against UMBC (Feb. 25)... allowed no hits and struck out three in 2.1 frames of work at No. 9 East Carolina (March 4)... allowed no runners to reach base in 2.1 innings during the first game of a doubleheader at Liberty, registering his first save of the season (March 11)... allowed his first earned run of the campaign against Iona (March 17)... struck out three in 1.1 no-hit frames against Saint Peter's (March 22)... tossed three perfect innings of relief to register his second save of the season in the latter game of a doubleheader against Maine (March 25)... threw a perfect inning against Wagner (March 29)... allowed no runners to reach base and struck out three in three innings of work against Columbia (April 5)... tossed a career-high 4.1 innings, all of which were scoreless, in the series opener against Creighton for his first win of the season (April 7)... struck out two in an inning of work in the series finale against the Bluejays (April 9)... allowed no runners to reach base in two frames and picked up the win against Butler (April 13)... allowed just one run in four innings against the Bulldogs (April 15)... tossed scoreless innings against NYIT (April 18) and FDU (April 22)... allowed just one hit in 1.2 frames against Princeton (April 26)... struck out two in 2.2 innings of work to record his third win of the season at LIU Brooklyn (May 16)... tossed a perfect frame of relief against Villanova (May 19)... threw 1.1 scoreless innings against the Wildcats in the team's regular season finale (May 20).
As a Freshman (2016):
Made 19 appearances, all in relief… registered a 2-0 record with a 5.75 ERA… surrendered one hit in 1.1 innings of relief, picking up the win at Fairleigh Dickinson (March 9)… threw two scoreless innings at Southern Illinois (March 13)… tossed 1.1 frames against Wagner (March 30)… tossed consecutive scoreless outings at NYIT (April 2) and Columbia (April 6)… struck out one and surrendered one hit in 1.1 innings of work against Saint Peter’s (April 19)… registered his second win of the season with two innings of scoreless relief against LIU-Brooklyn (April 27)… struck out one in a perfect inning of relief against Albany (May 17).
At Damien
A two-year letterwinner for the Spartans ... played travel ball for the Southern California Bombers.
Personal
Joseph Thomas Kelly ... born in Pasadena, Calif. ... son of Thomas and Christina Kelly ... has two younger sisters, Emma and Abbey, and one younger brother, Patrick ... chose St. John's for its academics and athletics ... lists his father and grandfather as the people he most admires ... lists Derek Jeter as his favorite athlete ... majoring in finance.
Made 25 appearances, all of which were in relief… finished his St. John's career with 93 appearances, good enough for third in St. John's history in that category... recorded four saves on the campaign… went 3-2 with a 4.35 ERA… picked up his first win of the year with a career-high 5.1 frames of relief at San Diego, allowing just two hits and a run (March 4)… twirled a pair of scoreless frames at Iona (March 13)… surrendered one run on two hits in 2.1 innings of work in the Red Storm’s sweep-clinching win against Kansas (March 17)… struck out two in 2.2 scoreless frames against Hofstra (March 24)… notched his first save of the year with two no-hit innings against Saint Louis (March 29)… made it two saves in as many outings with 0.2 frames of work against Saint Peter’s (April 2)… logged his third consecutive save with 2.0 scoreless innings at Butler (April 5)… improved to 2-0 by striking out four in 3.0 innings at Butler (April 6)… threw a scoreless frame against LIU Brooklyn (April 10)… worked five scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win against Villanova (April 19)… earned save number four of the season with a three-up, three-down effort against Stony Brook in the ninth (April 23)… struck out three in 2.2 scoreless frames at Georgetown (April 27)… struck out one in a 1-2-3 inning against Wagner (May 7).
As a Junior (2018):
Made 24 appearances, all in relief… compiled a 1-0 record with a 4.45 ERA and one save… struck out 24 batters and surrendered just 10 walks in 28.1 innings of work… struck out a career-high seven batters and allowed one-hit in 4.0 scoreless innings of work, picking up the win in the Red Storm’s second game of the season at Campbell (Feb. 17)… tossed a scoreless nine-pitch inning in the Red Storm’s win over No. 6 North Carolina in Chapel Hill (Feb. 21)… struck out three in two scoreless frames against Monmouth (Feb. 23)… struck out a pair in a scoreless inning at Kansas (March 10)… tossed two scoreless frames against UConn (March 16)… struck out both batters he faced at Binghamton (March 25)… threw 1.1 frames of two-hit ball against Albany (April 10)… tossed a scoreless frame at Xavier (April 27)… struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect inning against Iona (May 1)… tossed 2.2 perfect innings to register his lone save of the season in a 6-3 win against Seton Hall in game two of a doubleheader (May 12)… twirled a perfect inning against Minnesota (May 15)… struck out two of the three batters he faced against Butler (May 17)… surrendered one run in 2.1 innings during the Red Storm’s NCAA Regional win over Morehead State (June 2).
As a Sophomore (2017):
Made a team-high 25 appearances, all in relief... carried a sub-one ERA into the month of May... finished the year with a 2.45 ERA, a 3-1 record and two saves... surrendered just two earned runs in his first 16 appearances, a stretch of 30.1 innings... struck out 26 and walked 10 on the season... tossed a scoreless inning in the Red Storm's season opener against Western Carolina (Feb. 17)... struck out two in a scoreless inning against UMBC (Feb. 25)... allowed no hits and struck out three in 2.1 frames of work at No. 9 East Carolina (March 4)... allowed no runners to reach base in 2.1 innings during the first game of a doubleheader at Liberty, registering his first save of the season (March 11)... allowed his first earned run of the campaign against Iona (March 17)... struck out three in 1.1 no-hit frames against Saint Peter's (March 22)... tossed three perfect innings of relief to register his second save of the season in the latter game of a doubleheader against Maine (March 25)... threw a perfect inning against Wagner (March 29)... allowed no runners to reach base and struck out three in three innings of work against Columbia (April 5)... tossed a career-high 4.1 innings, all of which were scoreless, in the series opener against Creighton for his first win of the season (April 7)... struck out two in an inning of work in the series finale against the Bluejays (April 9)... allowed no runners to reach base in two frames and picked up the win against Butler (April 13)... allowed just one run in four innings against the Bulldogs (April 15)... tossed scoreless innings against NYIT (April 18) and FDU (April 22)... allowed just one hit in 1.2 frames against Princeton (April 26)... struck out two in 2.2 innings of work to record his third win of the season at LIU Brooklyn (May 16)... tossed a perfect frame of relief against Villanova (May 19)... threw 1.1 scoreless innings against the Wildcats in the team's regular season finale (May 20).
As a Freshman (2016):
Made 19 appearances, all in relief… registered a 2-0 record with a 5.75 ERA… surrendered one hit in 1.1 innings of relief, picking up the win at Fairleigh Dickinson (March 9)… threw two scoreless innings at Southern Illinois (March 13)… tossed 1.1 frames against Wagner (March 30)… tossed consecutive scoreless outings at NYIT (April 2) and Columbia (April 6)… struck out one and surrendered one hit in 1.1 innings of work against Saint Peter’s (April 19)… registered his second win of the season with two innings of scoreless relief against LIU-Brooklyn (April 27)… struck out one in a perfect inning of relief against Albany (May 17).
At Damien
A two-year letterwinner for the Spartans ... played travel ball for the Southern California Bombers.
Personal
Joseph Thomas Kelly ... born in Pasadena, Calif. ... son of Thomas and Christina Kelly ... has two younger sisters, Emma and Abbey, and one younger brother, Patrick ... chose St. John's for its academics and athletics ... lists his father and grandfather as the people he most admires ... lists Derek Jeter as his favorite athlete ... majoring in finance.