Billy Kieninger Class: Senior Hometown: Xenia, Ohio High School: Xenia Height / Weight: 6-4 / 205 Position: Pitcher Birthdate: 12/31/1979 Experience: Fourth Season Bats/Throws: R/R

2001 In 18 appearances and 12 starts, posted five complete games ... was third on the team in innings pitched (80.2) and strikeouts (59) and fifth on the team in ERA (5.58) ... used most often as the starter of game one in doubleheaders ... recorded his third win of the season vs. Akron (May 5) in a 7-4 complete-game victory ... in two innings of relief, blanked Kentucky (April 11) to notch his second win of the season ... struck out a season-high eight batters in a 6-3 loss at Ball State (April 8) ... had his best outing at Dayton (March 20), allowing no earned runs over eight innings while striking out six ... started the season 1-1 after pitching five solid innings of six-hit ball vs. Ohio Wesleyan (Feb. 25).

2000 Staked to an early 13-0 lead, posted a complete-game victory in RedHawks’ MAC title-clinching win over Ball State ... scattered 13 hits, struck out four and walked just two in the school’s biggest win in 17 years ... recorded two strikeouts in one and two-third innings versus Creighton in the NCAA Regional ... earned his first career save as Miami defeated the Blue Jays ... pitched one and one-third innings versus Texas in the NCAA Tournament ... against the Longhorns, surrendered four hits and two runs ... during the regular season, used as a mid-week starter and weekend reliever … owns a 6-2 overall record and a 5.72 ERA … went 2-0 in the MAC regular season with a 5.66 ERA … notched first win of the season versus Iona (March 13), working eight innings and striking out a career-best 10 batters while walking only one … had won four straight outings, including the regular season finale versus Ohio that clinched Miami’s berth in the tournament … against Wright State on May 10, pitched five innings, allowing only two singles and no runs to earn his fourth win of the year … has one complete game under his belt, a 19-3 romp over Akron on April 16 when he struck out four Zips and surrendered only five hits.

1999 Earned the win in Game Four of the MAC Tournament, scattering 10 hits over seven innings ... made 15 appearances while starting eight games ... fourth on the team in innings pitched (52.1).

High School Batted .464 with 12 round-trippers and boasted a 2.10 ERA as a senior ... named second-team Western Ohio League infielder as a junior and senior ... named all-state, all-area and all-league as a senior outfielder ... member of National Honor Society.

General Played on Connie Mack state tournament qualifier ... played on the all-Ohio team that finished second in the Sunbelt Classic in Oklahoma ... two older brothers played collegiate baseball.

Personal Born December 31, 1979 (22 years old) ... son of Barbara Ross and Charles Kieninger ... majoring in mathematics.