2017-18 Baseball Roster

#8 Alex Kerschner 2016-17 Baseball Roster

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Height 6'3''
Weight 208 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown New Berlin, WI
B/T R/L
Alex Kerschner - Baseball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS & AWARDS:

  • Monogram Club Postgraduate Scholarship (2018)

SENIOR SEASON (2018):

  • Played in 49 games on the season, including 40 starts
  • Led the team with 5 triples
  • Posted 24 RBIs on the year, which ranked fourth on the team
  • Hit his first career grand slam and drove in five runs at Northwestern
  • Set a career high with three hits against Saint Joseph’s

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • Earned three letters in baseball at Marquette University High School
  • Helped Marquette to a 19-game winning streak and top ranking in the state as a senior
  • Hit .349 with seven doubles during senior season, earning first team academic all-state honors
  • Had a 1.62 ERA as a sophomore on varsity team
  • Played for USA Baseball Great Lakes Team and Team Wisconsin
  • Played amateur baseball in 2015 and ’16 for New Berlin Lakers in Wisconsin Amateur Baseball League

PERSONAL:

  • Son of Jennifer and Ted Kerschner
  • Has a brother, Nicholas, and sister, Emma
  • Great, great grandfather James Powers played football at Notre Dame in 1897
  • Also has an aunt and cousin who are Notre Dame graduates, as well as three cousins who are fellow Notre Dame students