Coach’s Take: Has very good arm strength with a fastball that stays in the low 90s … Has been a lights-out performer at times … Needs to be consistent in the strike zone … Will be used both as a starter and out of the bullpen.
2009: Posted an 8-1 record with a 5.30 ERA while throwing 73.0 innings in 20 appearances, including 11 starts … Picked up the win at Auburn after striking out five in 5.1 innings … Threw seven shutout innings, fanning five, in a league victory at The Citadel … Tied a career-high with seven strike outs in 5.2 innings in a relief effort against SoCon rival College of Charleston … Earned his first career save with a scoreless inning at Western Carolina … Came back to pick up his second save with 3.0 perfect innings against Western Carolina two days later.
2008: Had a solid freshman year, going 5-3 with a 5.15 ERA … Started nine games and made 23 total appearances …Threw 64.2 innings, striking out 62 hitters … Held opponents to a .263 batting average … Earned his first career victory after allowing one unearned run on one hit while striking out five in 4.0 innings against Delaware State … Struck out six in 5.2 innings to earn the win over North Carolina A&T … Fanned six in 3.2 shutout innings out of the bullpen to pick up a win at Campbell … Was the winner following a 6.0 inning, three run, seven K outing in the SoCon Tournament victory over UNC Greensboro … Earned the win in the NCAA Regional decision over Mount St. Mary’s after striking out five and allowing three runs in 7.2 innings of work … Ranked among SoCon leaders in least home runs allowed (T-2nd; five), least doubles allowed (T-3rd; 11), least earned runs allowed (T-6th; 37), fewest hits allowed (2nd; 63) and lowest opposing batting average (6th; .263).
Prep: Earned team MVP honors in 2006 … Claimed both all-league and all-section distinction twice … Was a 2007 preseason all-American.
Personal: Kenneth James Ferrer is the son of Ronald and Rosa Ferrer … Born on December 13, 1989 … Majoring in psychology.