2016 Baseball Roster
Tim Faix
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Strongsville, Ohio
- High School:
- Walsh Jesuit
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Letterwinner: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Senior CLASS Award Semifinalist
• 2016 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2016 Academic All-MAC
• 2015 Academic All-MAC
• 2014 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
2016 SENIOR SEASON
• Threw 28.2 innings in 22 appearances while being a part of two shutouts and grabbing two saves
• Was a perfect 4-0 with a 2.83 ERA
• Struck out 24 while walking 12
• Allowed just one extra-base hit and held opposing hitters to a .194 average
• Threw 1.1 innings with one earned run and one strikeout against reigning CWS champ Virginis in season-opener
• Did not allow an earned run for the next seven outings
• Went 2.0 innings with three strikeouts at Eastern Michigan on April 17
• Longest outing of the season with 3.0 innings at Ohio on April 23. Allowed no runs or walks and just two hits while striking out two
2015 JUNIOR SEASON
• Pitched 10.1 innings with one start on the season
• Finished with a 0-1 record and 6.97 ERA with 11 strikeouts
• Longest outing was 2.2 innings in start at Youngstown State where he struck out 4 batters
• Had two strikeouts in 1.1 innings against Eastern Michigan
2014 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Compiled a 4.19 ERA with 19 strikeouts and 6 walks in 19.1 innings. Made 18 appearances with one start
• Longest outing of the year was 2.1 innings in the start at Wright State on Mar. 26
• Matched a career high with three strikeouts against Appalachian State in 1.2 innings
• Struck out two batters in 0.2 innings against Penn State
• Awarded Bill and Pat Reppa Baseball Scholarship
2013 SEASON
• Injury redshirt
2012 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Went 1-0 in 13.2 innings with a 1.98 ERA (lowest on team) through seven appearance, including
two starts.
• First appearance was March 18 at Pepperdine. Threw 1.2 innings with two hits and two strikeouts.
• Pitched three innings in first career start against Youngstown State on April 11, giving up two hits, two runs (zero earned) and three walks while striking out one.
• Had career-high three strikeouts April 15 at Bowling Green in a 1.2-inning relief appearance.
• Longest appearance was in a April 24 start at home facing Niagara. Went 4.2 innings with five hits, three runs, two walks and one strikeout.
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Three-year letterwinner at Walsh Jesuit High School in Strongsville, Ohio, under head coach Chris Kaczmar, earning All-Cuyahoga River Baseball Conference honors.
• Named a 2011 Preseason Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America selection.
• Pitched a no-hitter with 28 straight scoreless innings during his senior year.
• Earned Akron Beacon-Journal Athlete of the Week and Cleveland Plain Dealer Player To Watch recognition.
• Also competed for Premier Baseball Academy under head coach Robert Ferns and played for Team Ohio in the Heartland Classic in Norman, Okla.
• Earned National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) World Series All-Tournament Team honors in 2011.
PERSONAL
• Born April 13, 1993, in Rocky River, Ohio.
• Son of Mike and Debbie Faix. Sibling is Connor.
• Nickname is "Timmy."
• Enjoys spending time with his friends.
• Is creeped out by the Nightman, goblins and ghouls
• Likes the Dayman, karate, friendship and different cheeses
• Interested in bird law
• Lists his parents as the people he admires the most.
• Majoring in sports administration with a minor in business.
