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University of North Florida Athletics

2021 Baseball Roster

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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

Biography

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
  • 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

Statistics

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