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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Hometown:
- Temperance, Mich.
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- Position:
- C
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Emmanuel Baptist
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- Major:
- Computer Forensics
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- gp
- 38
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- avg
- .326
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- hr
- 3
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- rbi
- 24
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- r
- 30
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- sb
- 6
Bio
2009 at Defiance: Defensive catcher made tremendous strides with the bat, while starting 33 games for Defiance … Reached safely in 23-of-24 games to start the season … Batted .284 with 15 runs scored during that stretch … Hit .311 in 13 starts at Craig A. Rutter Field … Set career highs in nearly every offensive category … Ranked second among all Jackets with two home runs and fifth with 18 runs batted in, 16 runs scored and six doubles … Continued to impress on the defensive side as well, leading all Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference catchers with 20 runners caught stealing … Voted as an Honorable Mention All-HCAC performer.
2008 at Defiance: Stepped into immediate starting role for Jackets behind the plate … Started 24 games and quickly developed into one of top defensive backstops in the HCAC … Threw out 40 percent of runners attempting to steal … Led HCAC with 15 runners caught stealing in league action and 22 caught stealing for the season.
High School: Graduated from Emmanuel Christian after earning three letters on the varsity squad under Alan Kunz and Ken Kahsen … Selected as the team’s MVP after senior season … Named first-team all-conference as a senior … Three-time all-academic selection.
Personal: Majoring in computer forensics … Son of Ken and Barb Kahsen.
Recent games
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 38 | 21 |
| Plate appearances | 165 | 94 |
| At Bats | 138 | 80 |
| Runs | 30 | 15 |
| Hits | 45 | 27 |
| Doubles | 8 | 5 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 3 | 1 |
| Runs Batted In | 24 | 17 |
| Total bases | 64 | 37 |
| Walks | 19 | 11 |
| Hit by pitch | 5 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 18 | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | - |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 1 |
| Hit into double play | 5 | 3 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | - |
| Batting Average | .326 | .338 |
| On Base Percentage | .421 | .430 |
| Slugging Percentage | .464 | .463 |
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Career Stats: Hitting
Career Stats: Base Running
Career Stats: Pitching
Career Stats: Fielding
Splits Stats: Hitting
Splits Stats: Base Running
Splits Stats: Pitching
Splits Stats: Fielding
News mentions
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2010 All-HCAC Baseball Team. Kirk Jesse topped the list of six Yellow Jackets to be honored with his First-Team All-HCAC nod, while Tim Pitro, Casey Kahsen, Keith Wade, Alex Timofeev and Zach Stallkamp were also recognized.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College closed its 2010 campaign with a pair of Senior Day victories on Saturday at Rutter Field against Rose-Hulman. The series win by the Jackets ended the HCAC Championship hopes of the Engineers, while capping DC’s winningest season since winning 19 games in 1999.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The series opener between Defiance and Rose-Hulman was suspended in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday, as violent storms moved into the area. The Jackets face an 8-6 deficit and the game will be picked up in the eighth at noon on Saturday and will be followed by the regularly scheduled doubleheader.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Less than 24 hours after seeing MSJ rally for five runs in the ninth to win the series opener on Friday, Defiance closed the weekend set by overcoming a five-run, ninth-inning deficit en route to an 8-7 win. DC dropped Saturday’s first game, 11-1, but doubled its 2009 win total with the 14th win of the year in the nightcap.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Defiance College committed an error on what would have been the final out of the game and Mount St. Joseph capitalized with a five-run ninth inning to steal the 9-8 victory in the opening game of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend series.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College dropped a pair of games on Sunday to Transylvania, as the Pioneers used the 9-1 and 9-7 victories to complete the three-game sweep over the Yellow Jackets at Craig A. Rutter Field.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Casey Kahsen swatted his team-leading third home run and DC’s top four hitters combined to go nine-of-18 at the plate to help the Jackets outhit Manchester, 14-9, but the Spartans held on for the 7-5 victory on Monday night at the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – A pair of hot-swinging offenses collided at Rutter Field on Friday with the wind howling out, as Defiance and Anderson squared off in the first of a three-game weekend series. When the dust had settled, 33 runs had been scored on 43 hits and AU walked away with a 24-9 victory.
RICHMOND, Ind. – Defiance College batted around in the top of the first inning and tacked on six unearned runs in the second for an 11-0 lead and never looked back en route to the convincing 14-5 victory at Earlham on Wednesday night.
GOSHEN, Ind. – Tim Pitro stroked a first-inning single for the 151st hit of his collegiate career and became the all-time hit leader at Defiance College. The Jackets went on to secure their 11th win of the 2010 campaign with a 6-5 win at Goshen on Sunday afternoon.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College opened its 2010 home schedule in style on Tuesday afternoon by mounting a furious comeback in the final two innings to overcome a 4-2 deficit and steal a 5-4 win against Manchester at Craig A. Rutter Field.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Defiance College shook off a pair of defeats at Franklin on Friday to rebound with a 6-4 win on Saturday morning. The Jackets held leads of 1-0 and 4-2, before scoring a pair of tallies in the seventh to pull out the two-run win over the Grizzlies.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Yellow Jackets could not slow a powerful Franklin College lineup on Friday, as the Grizzlies piled up 30 runs in the doubleheader to secure two victories over Defiance College. Franklin exploded for 16 runs in the opener to win 16-4, before rallying for a 14-9 win in the nightcap.
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Nicholas Bratt tossed his first collegiate complete game and the Yellow Jackets evened their record at 8-8 overall and 2-2 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 5-2 victory at Bluffton on Wednesday.
HANOVER, Ind. – Defiance College put 23 runs on the board in two games of Saturday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Hanover. The Jackets won the opener, 15-2, before coming up short, 12-8, to the Panthers in the nightcap.
HANOVER, Ind. – A valiant comeback bid by the Defiance College baseball team ended with a disappointing extra-inning loss at Hanover on Friday, as the Jackets fell in the 10-inning affair, 6-5, in their 2010 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener.
ANGOLA, Ind. – Defiance College put eight runs on the board in Saturday’s opener at Trine University to secure an 8-1 win, before seeing the bats go quiet in a 4-2 loss to the Thunder in the day’s second contest.
UPLAND, Ind. – Defiance College suffered a 7-2 non-conference loss at Taylor University on Wednesday afternoon, as the Trojans plated five runs in the bottom of the second inning and held on for the 7-2 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance College saw its four-game win streak snapped in Thursday’s opener, suffering a 4-3 setback to Wilmington before bouncing back to log a 9-7 victory against Medaille to split the twinbilling.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance College continued to play strong defense to back up solid performances on the mound during its time in Port Charlotte and used that combination to pull off a doubleheader sweep against the Muskingum Muskies on Tuesday afternoon.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla, - Tim Pitro homered and drove in four runs to lead Defiance to a 12-2 victory against Wilmington on Monday afternoon to open up the squad’s 2010 Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2010 Baseball Preseason Watch List. The Yellow Jackets saw Kirk Jesse, Casey Kahsen, Tim Pitro and Keith Wade named among the 41 student-athletes to be honored from around the league.