2023 Baseball Roster
Kepley, Kane
Jersey Number 49
Kane Kepley
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- OF
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Prev School:
- South Rowan HS
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, N.C.
Bio
2023
- 2023 ASUN All-Freshman team
- Played in 50 games with 40 starts
- Started 29 games in left field and 11 games in center field
- Hit .310 with 19 RBI and a team-leading 44 runs scored
- Had eight doubles, four triples and hit a home run
- Walked a team-leading 39 times and posted a .457 on base percentage
- Had 17 stolen bases
- Finished the year tied for third in triples, tied for sixth in stolen bases and 11th in on base percentage in the ASUN
- Hit .325, collecting 37 hits and walking 30 times in 30 games after taking over as the Flames’ leadoff hitter on April 6
- Scored 46.6% (34-of-73) of the time that he reached base after becoming leadoff hitter
- Had two hits and a RBI, stole two bases and scored three times in 12-1 win over Austin Peay (3/24)
- Collected three hits, two stolen bases, a RBI and a run scored in a 9-4 victory at Lipscomb (4/2)
- Had two hits against Virginia (4/4)
- Went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI, scoring three times in an 11-6 win over Central Arkansas (4/7)
- Walked twice and scored twice in a 7-3 victory at Virginia Tech (4/11)
- Collected three hits, two doubles, two RBI and one run scored in a 9-1 win in game two of a doubleheader at Kennesaw State (4/15)
- Walked two times and scored two times in 3-2 victory over Old Dominion (5/3)
- Tied the program record with six hits, hitting for the cycle, driving in a run and scoring three runs in a 15-12 victory at Eastern Kentucky (5/14)
- Had two hits, including a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in a 12-11 win over No. 1 seed Lipscomb during pool play at the 2023 ASUN Baseball Championship (5/23)
- Member of the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
Prep
- Graduate of South Rowan HS
- Named to the 2022 NCBCA 3A All-State Team
- Also named Southern Piedmont Conference Co-Player of the Year, Salisbury Post All-County Player and the Charlotte Observer All-Area Team in 2022
- Helped lead South Rowan to the 2022 NCHSA Association 3A state championship
- Named to 2021 NCBCA 2A All-Team
- Central Carolina All-Conference and All-County Player as a junior
- Stole 33 bases in 2022, 11th most North Carolina prep history
- Also basketball and track
Personal
- Son of Kathy and Charles Kepley
- Uncle Dean played baseball at Catawba
- Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
- Birthday is Feb. 14
Flames in the Pros: Garrett Horn
Thursday, July 17
Inside the Park: Conference USA Championship
Thursday, May 29
Coach LeCroy & Camden Troyer Talk About Preparing For The CUSA Baseball Tournament
Monday, May 19
Ben Blair: The Hometown Ace
Wednesday, May 07
