2018 (Senior):
Made 16 appearances with 13 starts during his senior season … Led the team and SSAC with a 2.41 ERA, the fourth-lowest in a season in Wolf Pack history … First on the team in innings pitched with 89.2, and games won at seven … Tossed two complete game shutouts on the year, taking a no-hitter to the final inning with one out to go against Dallas Christian College on February 23rd, and a stellar performance against No. 11 Mobile on April 21st … At the SSAC Championships, battled for 13 innings, striking out seven while allowing only one earned run to earn the Wolf Pack their second-ever victory at the tournament … His 89.2 innings pitched rank seventh for most in a season at Loyola, while his seven wins are tied for the sixth-most in a season … Ends his career at Loyola ranked third in career ERA at 3.77 and seventh in career wins with 15 … Named to the All-SSAC Second Team … Selected to the SSAC All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season.
2017 (Junior):
Started 14 games as a junior, appearing in 20 total ... Led the team in wins (6), saves (2), innings pitched (78.0), strikeouts (32) and complete games thrown (3) ... Finished fourth in the conference allowing only 14 walks ... Threw complete games in back-to-back starts against Brewton-Parker and Bethel on April 14th and 21st ... Named to the SSAC All-Academic Team.
2016 (Sophomore):
Made 30 appearances with 16 starts in the infield and 11 appearances with three starts as a pitcher ... Batted .257 with an on-base percentage of .366 ... Tallied nine hits and one stolen base ... Recorded 22 putouts and 52 assists for a .987 fielding percentage ... On the mound, he went 2-3 with a 4.36 ERA in 33.0 innings ... Struck out 15 and held batters to a .279 clip from the plate ... Earned the win after pitching seven innings of one-run ball in a relief appearance against Blue Mountain on March 26 ... Pitched two shutout innings of relief against nationally-ranked Auburn Unviersity-Montgomery on April 23.
2015 (Freshman):
Made 22 starts in 30 appearances ... Batted .273 with 21 hits in 77 at-bats ... Scored eight runs and had 10 RBI ... Tallied two stolen bases ... Hit two doubles ... Recorded seven multi-hit games ... Had two hits and drove in two runs in win over Rust College on February 7th.
Pre-Loyola:
Attended Grace King High School in Metairie ... Played the middle infield positions and pitched for Coach Bobby Ledoux ... Hit .400 with 29 RBI ... Pitched 63 innings with 88 strikeouts and a 1.20 ERA on the mound ... Named to the 8-5A All-District Team ... Principal's List (4.0+ GPA) for three years ... Member of the National Honors Society, Key Club and Student Council ... Has volunteered with his church's Vacation Bible School for the past five years.
Personal:
Marketing Major with a Psychology Minor ... Born on December 1, 1995 ... Son of Joey and Tracy Kuchler ... Favorite food is pizza ... Least favorite food is broccoli ... Favorite movie is Gladiator ... Favorite TV show is Friends ... Best book he's ever read is Hunger Games ... Favorite sport to watch is college football ... Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... Favorite hobbies include watching movies and spending time with his family ... Most influential person in his life is his dad.