Chris Kersey

Position:
IF/OF
Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
North Wales, Pa.
Major:
Industrial & Systems Eng. and IBE Finance

WHY LEHIGH?
Lehigh is a highly prestigious and academically challenging school where I hope to succeed both academically and athletically.

ON COACH LEARY
Coach Leary is very knowledgeable and has a good understanding of what it takes to be successful on and off the field.

2018 (SENIOR SEASON)
Played in all 49 games, including 48 starts at second base…proved to be one of the top offensive threats in the Patriot League and led Lehigh in nearly every offensive category…among the Patriot League leaders, he ranked fourth in batting average (.335), ninth in slugging percentage (.451) and fourth in on-base percentage (.435), while compiling the third-most runs (43), fifth-most hits (58) fourth-most doubles (14), fifth-most total bases (78) and sixth-most stolen bases (10)…also led the Patriot League with the most hits (5) in a single game (twice) and the most runs scored (5) in a single game…finished a home run shy of the cycle as he went 5-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, a triple and a career-high three RBI in a 14-0 victory over Saint Peter’s (3/28)…recorded 16 multi-hit games on the year…scored multiple runs in nine different games, including a career-high five runs in a 27-2 victory at Saint Peter’s (5/2)…became just the second a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in program history and earned Academic All-Patriot League honors…also named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and became just the ninth player in program history to land on the Honor Roll all four years.

2017 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Had a breakout season while taking over the starting job in center field and working his way into the leadoff spot in the batting order…established career-highs in every offensive category…led the team with a .429 on-base percentage while ranking third on the team in batting average (.315) and slugging percentage (.509)…had 11 multi-hit games…went 3-for-3 with two runs scored an RBI in a 16-3 victory over Army on April 30…went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI in 15-5 win at Saint Peter’s (5/3)…scored a season-high three runs on two separate occasions…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with a 4.00 GPA in the spring semester.

2016 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Saw action in 20 games, making five starts…went 2-for-4 and accounted for both of Lehigh’s RBI in a 2-1 win at Saint Peter’s (5/5)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Saw action in 18 games…scored three runs throughout the season, including the game-winning run in a 7-6 come-from-behind win over Bucknell…recorded his first career hit against Navy…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

CAREER STATISTICS

	G-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SLG%	OB%	SB
2015	18-0	.125	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.222	1
2016 2017	20-5 40-31	.212 .315	33 108	2 22	7 34	0 3	0 3	0 4	2 21	1 19	.212 .509	.257 .429	0 4
2018	49-48	.335	173	43	58	14	3	0	20	31	.451	.435	10
TOTAL	127-84	.311	322	70	100	17	6	4	43	52	.438	.407	15

GETTING TO KNOW CHRIS
Major & Why: IBE Finance and Computer Science because the development of technology in society is interesting.
Favorite Thing About Lehigh: The community of teammates and classmates on campus
Favorite Place on Campus: The view at the top of campus
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Color: Light blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Justin Timberlake
Favorite Movie: Avatar
Favorite TV Show: Prison Break
Favorite Website: Spotify.com
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Chris Paul
Hobbies: Playing guitar, piano and drums
Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I’d Like To Visit: Maui, Hawaii
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Speed Reading
Dream Job: To play shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies
If I Didn’t Play Baseball, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy my family cars and houses in the future to make sure that they live comfortably.