Junior (2019): Named to the D3baseball.com All-Mideast Region First Team and to the All-University Athletic Association Second Team… Pitched in a team-high 13 games out of the bullpen during his junior season, finishing the year with a 4-0 record, a team-leading four saves (tied for fourth in program history), and a 2.15 ERA (the 10^th-lowest single-season mark in program history)… Registered a team-leading 37.2 innings in relief, striking out 34 batters and walking just five… His 1.19 walks per nine innings was the fourth-lowest single-season mark ever by a Spartan…Held opponents to a .227 average during the year, including a .208 mark (25-of-120) by right-handed hitters… Opposing batters reached base just seven times in 37 plate appearances for a .189 on base percentage against Kutschke when leading off an inning and hit just .207 (19-of-92) with the bases empty… Had nine scoreless appearances during the year and held opponents to two runs or fewer in 12 of his 13 appearances… Nine of his outings were at least two innings… Picked up a win with 3.1 perfect innings of relief against Allegheny on March 2, striking out four batters and later claiming a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week… Threw six scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Roger Williams on March 4, earning the win with the effort… Struck out seven and allowed just one hit over four innings to pick up a victory against Trinity on March 17… Matched his season high with seven strikeouts and claimed a win with five shutout innings of relief against Fredonia on March 23… Picked up saves on back-to-back days against NYU, combining to allow just one run on one hit over five innings of work… Also earned saves in wins over Emory and Heidelberg… Made four appearances in UAA games, notching three saves and recording a 2.89 ERA, while holding opponents to an .071 batting average… Received UAA Spring All-Academic honors… Through the end of his junior season, he ranks second in program history with a 2.40 career ERA, ninth with a .248 batting average, fifth with 2.40 walks allowed per nine innings, ninth with 7.00 strikeouts per nine innings, and fourth with 10 saves.

Sophomore (2018): Led all Spartan players with 14 relief appearances during the year, going 4-1 with a 3.23 earned run average and a save… Pitched 30.2 innings, striking out 24 batters and holding opponents to a .292 batting average… Held opposing hitters to a .227 average (17-for-75) with runners on base and .237 (nine-for-38) with two outs… Made his season debut on March 4th against Allegheny, throwing five shutout innings, while allowing just three hits and striking out four, en route to the victory… Did not allow an earned run in his first three appearances of the year, and held the opposition to one run or less in 11 of his outings… Pitched in three of the four games during the Spartans’ series against New York University, going 2-0 and throwing a combined eight scoreless innings, and allowing just five hits and four walks while striking out six, earning University Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week honors for the effort… Pitched four scoreless innings as part of a combined shutout against Washington University (Mo.) on April 22, allowing five hits and striking out three batters… Received UAA All-Academic honors… Ranks fourth in program history with six career saves over his first two seasons on the team.

Freshman (2017): Appeared in 10 games out of the bullpen during his freshman season, leading all CWRU pitchers with a 1.29 earned run average and five saves (tied for the third-most in a single season in program history)… Struck out six and walked just three over 14.0 innings of work, holding the opposition to a .208 batting average… Held left-handed hitters to a .083 average (one-for-12), while opponents hit just .190 (four-for-21) against him with the bases empty… Named the relief pitcher on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week, after recording saves in both games of a doubleheader against Baldwin Wallace on May 7… Did not allow an earned run in his final nine appearances of the season, yielding just three total runs during the stretch, spanning 13.0 innings… Notched seven scoreless outings in his 10 appearances… Recorded the first save of his career with a perfect inning and a third against Brandeis on April 2… Allowed just one baserunner in 3.1 hitless innings of work during a save against Chicago on April 23.

Personal: Was a four-year member of the Notre Dame College Prep baseball team, serving as a captain during his senior year... Born August 28... Son of Frank and Alison... His father played football at the College of the Holy Cross.