Brandon Kulp

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Quakertown, Pa.
Major:
Chemical Engineering

WHY LEHIGH: "It has a great engineering program and it also has a team filled with dedicated players and coaches that will push every player to reach their highest potential."

ON COACH LEARY: "A highly dedicated coach who will push his players to become the best player they can be."

2016 (SENIOR SEASON)
Made 15 appearances and two starts, earning a win and a save…struck out 23 batters in 16.2 innings, good for an average of 12.42 strikeouts per nine innings…earned the win in a start against Delaware (3/29) after throwing the first 4.0 innings…picked up the save in game four against Lafayette (4/24) to help Lehigh to a four-game sweep of the rival Leopards after hurling a pair of scoreless frames with two strikeouts.

2015 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Made 14 appearances out of the bullpen, compiling a strong 347 ERA…finished the season with 28 strikeouts in 23.1 innings pitched…struck out all six batters he faced in a victory against Coppin State to earn the save…threw 1.2 scoreless frames of relief with three strikeouts to earn the win in Lehigh’s 4-2 victory over Lafayette.

2014 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Made eight appearances, including one start…earned the save and helped Lehigh to a 3-2 extra-inning win at Temple by closing the door on the Owls…kept NJIT hitless for three innings to help Lehigh to a 7-5 victory.

2013 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Made four appearances out of the bullpen…threw a season-high three innings and struck out five batters against Drew…had four strikeouts in 2.1 innings against Penn.

BEFORE LEHIGH
Kulp ranked in Perfect Game’s top 1,000 seniors. The right-hander participated in the area code tryouts for the New York Yankees. He was a member of the All-American Baseball Academy located in Warrington, Pa. where he was tutored by Indianapolis Indians (Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates) pitching coach and former Milwaukee Brewer’s pitcher Tom Fliers. Off the field, Kulp was a Distinguished Honor Roll student, recognition reserved for the top 10% of the class.

CAREER STATISTICS

	W-L	SV	ERA	APP	GS	CG	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2013	0-1	1	10.57	4	0	0	7.2	10	13	9	5	10
2014	0-1	1	9.00	8	1	0	14.0	16	18	14	10	8
2015	1-2	1	3.47	14	0	0	23.1	19	9	9	15	28
2016	1-1	1	8.64	15	2	0	16.2	12	18	16	22	23
Total	2-5	4	7.01	41	3	0	61.2	57	58	48	52	69

GETTING TO KNOW BRANDON
Nickname: Kulp
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering because I enjoy chemistry and engineering
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Calculus 2
Favorite Place on Campus: Baseball field
Favorite Food: Lobster
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: ACDC
Favorite Movie: Django Unchained
Favorite TV Show: MLB Baseball
Favorite Website: Netflix
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: LeSean McCoy
Hobbies: Hunting
Place I'd Like To Visit: Europe
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Super speed
Dream Job: Professional pitcher
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play: Football
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate most of the money to charities and keep enough to live comfortably and within my means.