Dean Kiekhefer

Was drafted in the 37th round by the Cleveland Indians out of Oldham County (Buckner, Ky.) High School in 2007, but did not sign...played college baseball at the University of Louisville...started the opening game of the 2009 Fullerton NCAA Super Regional against #3 Cal State-Fullerton in 2009, but took the loss...pitched for the Wareham Gateman in the Cape Cod League and earned the Francis Tripp Award in 2009 for positive impact to the organization on and off the field...resides in LaGrange, Ky...name pronounced KEEK-heff-er.

2015

Spent the entire season on the Triple-A Memphis roster where he made 49 relief appearances and just the second start of his minor league career (7/5 at Colorado Springs) and first since his first professional season in 2010…Led Memphis and ranked T10th in the Pacific Coast League with 50 appearances…Named to the Pacific Coast League Mid-Season All-Star team after teammate Sam Tuivailala's promotion to St. Louis. Pitched a scoreless inning and retired the side on 10 pitches…His 59.2 innings pitched led the Memphis relief squad…Retired the first batter faced in 38 of 49 relief appearances (79%)…Had 14 straight scoreless appearances (14.2 IP) from 5/10-6/17…Pitched a season high 3.2 innings in his start at Colorado Springs on 7/5, his longest outing since pitching 4.0 innings in relief on 6/29/10 vs. Wisconsin…Made nine relief appearances for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League. Was 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA and two saves over 15.1 innings, surrendering only one walk, one home run and had 14 strikeouts. Led the Arizona Fall league in WHIP (0.78) and was T7th among AFL save leaders.