Kyle Schepel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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baseball player (1990-)
Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1990
Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Profession: baseball player
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Kyle Schepel
- Kyle James Schepel (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
- Schepel was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School and then Grand Valley State University.
- During his freshman campaign at GVSU, he went 5–1 with a 2.15 ERA in 11 games.
- In his sophomore year, he was 6–2 with a 5.81 ERA in 15 games.
- In his junior season, he was 11–0 with a 2.57 ERA in 14 starts.
- In his senior season, he was 9–4 with a 2.75 ERA in 14 starts, striking out 94 batters in 78.2 innings.
- He went 31–7 overall and won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference 'Pitcher of the Year Award' in 2011.
- He is also the university's career leader in victories, games started, strikeouts and innings pitched.
- He was a pre-season All-American in 2012.He began his professional career in 2012 in the independent leagues.
- After going 4–7 with a 3.68 ERA for the Rockford RiverHawks that year, the Arizona Diamondbacks signed him to a contract.
- He was used as both a starting pitcher and relief pitcher during his two seasons in the Diamondbacks chain.
- He was 7–8 with a 5.40 ERA in 31 games for the Hillsboro Hops, South Bend Silver Hawks and Visalia Rawhide in 2013.
- On April 23, he threw a seven-inning no-hitter against the Lansing Lugnuts for his first professional win and on August 31, he tossed a nine-inning no-hitter against the Boise Hawks.
- He had also flirted with a no-hitter in 2012.
- He was 4–4 with a 3.84 ERA in 52 relief appearances for the Silver Hawks and Rawhide in 2014.
- In March 2015, he was released by the Diamondbacks and signed on with the independent Frontier Greys.
- After a handful of games there, he signed with the Seattle Mariners on June 3.
- He pitched for the Clinton LumberKings, Bakersfield Blaze and Triple A Tacoma Rainiers that year.
- He was 1–3 with a 2.93 ERA in 29 games that year.
- In 2016, he completed his best season to date, tallying a 4–3 record with a 2.09 ERA in 43 appearances, with 75 strikeouts and a .164 batting average against in 43 total appearances between High-A Bakersfield Blaze and Double-A Jackson Generals. On November 7, 2016, Schepel elected free agency and he signed with the Washington Nationals on December 9, 2016.
- On January 4, 2017, he was assigned to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators.
- He elected free agency on November 7, 2017.
- On February 28, 2018, Schepel signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association.
- He became a free agent following the season.
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