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Jersey Number 28
Alex Kachler
- Position:
- Catcher/Infield
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Bats / Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Lithia, Fla.
- High School:
- Strawberry Crest
- Previous School:
- Methodist
CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 First Team Selection - 2021
CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American - 2021
ASUN Winner for Life Honoree - Spring 2021
Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American
Finalist for National Senior CLASS Award
2021 ASUN Baseball Player of the Year
2021 ASUN Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
ASUN Player of the Week (April 26, 2021)
ASUN Player of the Week (Feb. 22, 2021)
ASUN Honor Roll (2020-21)
2021
Prior to UNF
Personal
CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American - 2021
ASUN Winner for Life Honoree - Spring 2021
Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American
Finalist for National Senior CLASS Award
2021 ASUN Baseball Player of the Year
2021 ASUN Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
ASUN Player of the Week (April 26, 2021)
ASUN Player of the Week (Feb. 22, 2021)
ASUN Honor Roll (2020-21)
2021
- Made ASUN Baseball history by becoming the first baseball student-athlete in conference history to be named ASUN Player of the Year and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the same season.
- Given the prestigious distinction of being one of 10 finalists in Division I baseball for the Senior Class Award.
- Two-time ASUN Player of the Week.
- Made UNF program history by hitting safely in eight consecutive at-bats between April 25 and April 28.
- Tied a UNF DI single game record by hitting safely in five at-bats during a win against Jacksonville April 25.
- Hit .356 (62-for-174) with 40 runs, 13 doubles, eight home runs, 38 RBI, 31 walks, a .569 slugging percentage, .450 on-base percentage and .992 fielding percentage.
- Finished third in the ASUN in batting average.
- Went 7-for-10 in his first weekend series at the Division I level, doing so at No. 21 Florida State while driving in three and scoring five times.
- Went 5-for-10 with a run and an RBI in UNF’s doubleheader sweep at The Citadel February 27.
- Launched two home runs, going 3-for-4 with three runs and a walk in UNF’s 7-4 win at No. 21 Georgia March 5.
- Capped the series at Georgia with a 1-for-2 day that included a home run, two runs scored, two RBI and three walks.
- Put up a huge weekend in a road sweep of Jacksonville March 26-28, going 6-for-12 with eight RBI, three runs and a home run.
- Started a 12-game hitting streak between March 23 and April 23.
- Launched a home run, going 2-for-4 with three runs April 1 against FGCU.
- Had his historic day in UNF’s 14-6 win against JU April 25, going 5-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and a home run.
- Completed his 8-for-8 streak with a 3-for-5 day in a 16-6 win against FAMU April 28, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a run.
- Tallied a 2-for-3 day with two RBI and two runs while homering in a key 6-5 win against Stetson May 7.
- Went 2-for-4 with a run and a double to key a second-seed clinching win against Stetson May 8.
- Launched a two-run home run in a 2-for-3 day during UNF’s 6-5 win against Kennesaw State in the ASUN Baseball Championship Final Four opening round.
Prior to UNF
- A graduate transfer from Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C., where he put up a historical career for the Monarchs as a catcher
- For his career, Kachler hit .364 with 119 runs, 183 hits, 56 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs, 147 RBI and a .456 on-base percentage.
- Tabbed CoSIDA Division III First Team Academic All-District 5, USA South Don Scalf honoree and D3baseball.com Preseason All-American during the shortened 2020 season.
- Had a huge junior season, receiving D3baseball.com and ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American honors
- Named D3baseball’s All-South Region Player of the Year in 2019
- First Team USA South All-Conference after hitting .406 in 2019.
- Was an ABCA Third Team All-American and D3baseball All-American Honorable Mention during his sophomore year.
- Was a three-year letterwinner at Strawberry Crest HS, where he was named first team all-conference and First Team All-Tampa Bay as a senior
Personal
- Son of Lora and Jerry Kachler
- Pursuing his master’s of science in management
Baseball: Field Renovation Project | Drone Tour
Friday, February 13
Baseball: Seth Alford Preseason Interview
Tuesday, February 10
Baseball: Brad Wilkerson Preseason Interview
Tuesday, February 10
Baseball: Glove Day Recap
Tuesday, February 10
