Jon Keller

Bio

As a Senior: Started thirteen games on the hill for the Spartans... Concluded the season with a 3.95 ERA over 66.0 innings with a record of 6-3… Struck out 47 batters... In eight games he punched out three batters or more… Hurled a six inning shutout against Eckerd (4/19)... Struck out five batters against Palm Beach Atlantic (4/13)… Eckerd (4/19)… Lynn (5/3)… Minnesota State (6/1)... Retired nine batters against Florida Tech (5/17)... Started three NCAA Tournament Contests... Fanned 16 batters in post season play. 

As a Junior (Nebraska): Keller served as the Huskers’ Saturday starter for most of the season, going 3-6 with a 3.62 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 64.2 innings of work • Didn’t give up more than three earned runs in any of his nine starts during the conference season • Tied his career high in his last start of the year with a seven-inning performance against Missouri on May 21 • Struck out four and walked three in an 8-5 win over the Tigers • Went five innings with four strikeouts in a loss to Oklahoma on April 23 • Lasted 4.1 innings against Oklahoma State on April 2 in a game where he gave up five runs, but they were all unearned • Turned in a seven-inning performance with eight strikeouts, while walking none and giving up no runs in a 6-0 win over North Dakota on March 19 • Kept UCLA scoreless for six innings with eight strikeouts, but got a no decision in a 1-0 loss on March 4 • Won his first career game on Feb. 19 with six innings of work against Air Force • Struck out six Falcons and gave up three hits to help the Huskers to an 8-1 victory.

High School: Keller was one of the top prospects in the country pitching for Cedar Rapids Xavier High School and Coach Dave Schemmel • As a senior, was named captain of the first-team all-state squad and earned the Iowa Sports Connection’s Player-of-the-Year award after going 6-2 with a 1.75 ERA • Struck out 93 hitters in 56 innings in his final season after fanning 78 over 59.2 as a junior • Was a first-team all-metro and all-conference selection as a junior, going 6-4 with a 1.41 ERA • Turned in his best performance in the state playoffs fanning 10 over 6.1 innings of two-hit ball while also collecting three hits and scoring a pair of runs • Was a multi-sport athlete who also lettered three years in basketball • Excelled in the classroom as he was on the honor roll all four years.

Personal: Born on Aug. 8, 1992, in Kingsport, Tenn. • Parents are Al and Joni Keller • Has one brother, Mitch.