Concordia Career:
2012: Appeared in 12 games with three starts for the Golden Bears ... tied for second on the team in wins (2) ... fifth on the team in strikeouts (26) ... tied for first on the team in games finished (6) ... third on the team in relief appearences (9) ... first on the team in runners picked off (1) ... pitched a 2-hit 7-inning complete game shutout in his first start of the season adding one walk and a season-high six strikeouts with a hit batsman against Minnesota State (4/3/12) ... earned his second win of the season with 1.2 perfect innings in relief against Northern State (4//29/12) ... pitched his second straight scoreless appearence in relief against Minnesota Duluth (5/2/12) going 3.0 innings, allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and a wildpitch, earning the save ... season totals: 2-2, 32.2 innings pitched, 5.51 ERA, 2 complete games, 1 shutout, 34 hits, 24 runs (20 earned), 7BB, 26 strikeouts, 1 wild pitch, 2 hbp, .256 average against.
2011: Made six appearances with one start ... did not allow a home run in 48 opponent at bats and only two extra base hits allowed were doubles ... pitched into the seventh inning in his only start of the year against Wayne State (4/22/11 game 2), allowing four earned runs on five hits in 6.1 innings ... worked 2.0 shutout innings, allowing a hit with two strikeouts and no walks in relief against Minnesota Crookston (3/12/11 game 2) ... pitched a shutout inning against Minnesota State (4/6/11 game 2) ... struck out only batter faced against St. Cloud State (5/8/11 game 1) ... held opposing hitters to a .271 average which led all Concordia pitchers with a minimum of 10.0 innings on the season ... held right handers to a .267 (8-30) average and left handers to a .278 (5-18) average ... was tough to hit with runners on base, holding opponents to a .192 (5-26) average ... allowed just one 2-out hit all season (1-13, .077).
2010: Appeared in 12 games for the Golden Bears starting three games on the mound as a freshman ... went 0-2 on the season with a 9.55 ERA and striking out 20 batters in 27.1 innings ... issued only two walks all season, walking less than 1.0 batter per nine innings to lead the pitching staff in control ... had a 3.00 ERA through the first three appearances as a reliever ... had 3.0 relief innings allowing just one run and striking out two with no walks and two hits against St. John's (2/24/10 game 1) ... had a season high four strikeouts in a 2.0 inning effort against UW-La Crosse allowing just two hits and one run without any walks (3/27/10 game 1) ... worked 2.1 innings allowing an unearned run on one hit with three strikeouts and no walks at Minnesota State (4/21/10 game 2) ... pitched at least 2.0 innings in nine appearances ... worked a career-high 5.0 innings, allowing four earned runs against Augustana (3/21/10 game 2) ... had at least three strikeouts in four appearances ... only two walkswere issued in his third start of the year at St. Cloud State (4/11/10 game 2).
Chaska High School:
Lettered twice in baseball and three times as a cross country runner ... named team captain as a senior for the Hawks in both baseball and cross country ... was a finalist for Chaska's Male Athlete of the Year award ... a state2 participant in both baseball and cross country ... All-Lake Conference Honorable Mention in both sports ... 2008 baseball team was section 2AAA Champions, finishing fifth at MSHSL Tournament ... 2008 cross country team won section 2AA Championship and went to state ... won the 2008 Heart of the Hawk award in cross country ... threw a one-hitter in his first varsity start.
Personal:
Born March 25, 1991 ... son of David and Monica Kilber ... has an older brother, Clay, an older sister, Bryn, and ayounger brother, Drake ... will pursue a business management degree at Concordia ... best advice he has received is to "stop throwing the ball, and start pitching" ... has pitched his amateur team, Chaska Cubs, to the State Tournament in 2010 and 2011 and lists the 2011 run as his top baseball moment.
