Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS

2020-21 (Senior)

BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (March 29)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020)

2019-20 (Junior)

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (March 9)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020)

2018-19 (Sophomore)

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (February 25, March 11, March 18)

Philadelphia Big 5 Team

Philadelphia Big 5 Pitcher of the Week (March 18)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Villanova Career: Sturdy right-handed pitcher and a professional prospect as he enters his senior season … Shows good command of an above-average fastball and solid secondary pitches … Strike thrower who uses all of his pitches in any count … Three-year member of the weekend starting rotation … Among pitchers in school history with over 100.0 career innings pitched ranks ninth in WHIP (1.345), 12^th in fewest walks per nine innings (.316) and 18^th in opponent batting average (.259) … Has pitched in 36 career games with 25 starts and one shutout … Owns a 7-14 record with one save and a 4.60 ERA … Has logged 174.0 innings and allowed 173 hits and 101 runs (89 earned) … Issued 61 walks and has 130 strikeouts.
 
2020: Made four starts during the abbreviated season and was 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA and a team-best 1.101 WHIP when the season was halted after 14 games … Led the pitching staff in innings pitched, strikeouts and opponent batting average while ranking second in wins and third in ERA … Worked 26 1/3 innings while allowing just 21 hits and holding opponents to a .208 average against him … Allowed 10 runs (nine earned) and walked eight while striking out 20 … Pitched six or more innings in all four of his starts, including the season opener when he pitched into the seventh inning at No. 3 Arizona State … Was eventually charged with four earned runs on five hits while walking two and striking out five in 6 1/3 innings … Gave up two earned runs on four hits over six innings to earn his first win of the season against Maine … Pitched seven strong innings against both Northeastern and Bucknell … Earned a BIG EAST Honor Roll nod after getting the win against Bucknell in a start where he scattered six hits and two runs (one earned) while walking three and striking out five.
 
2019: Three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection … Led the pitching staff in wins, innings pitched, ERA, strikeouts and opponent batting average … Made 19 appearances, including 10 starts and nine relief outings while often working in both roles in the same week during the second half of the season … Went 5-5 with one save, a 4.13 ERA and a 1.294 WHIP … Held opponents to a .239 batting average … Pitched the seventh one-hitter in school history in a 1-0 shutout of La Salle … Worked 85.0 innings on the season and allowed 75 hits and 41 runs (39 earned) while walking 35 and striking out 66 … His 85.0 innings were tied for 14^th in a single season in school history … Pitched at least seven innings in seven of his 10 starts … His one-hit shutout of La Salle on March 17 was the 17^th 1-0 win in school history, and he joined his father Larry as pitchers who have taken part in a one-hitter in the Villanova annals … Pitched seven strong innings and gave up just two earned runs on five hits at Virginia in his second start of the year … Earned his first win against St. Bonaventure with 7 1/3 innings of three-run ball … Had a season-high seven strikeouts against Georgetown and in a win over Butler … The latter outing was a five-inning relief stint in which Villanova tallied an 8-6 victory … Worked two scoreless innings with a hit allowed and three strikeouts to save a 5-2 win over Northeastern … Pitched twice in relief during the St. John’s series and allowed just two hits and an unearned run over 5 2/3 innings … In six appearances (three starts) against BIG EAST opponents was 1-3 with a 4.70 ERA, a .220 opponent batting average and 29 strikeouts over 30 2/3 innings.
 
2018: Landed a spot in the weekend starting rotation and tied for the pitching staff lead with 11 games started … Finished second on the team with 62 2/3 innings pitched and 44 strikeouts … Had the most starts and innings pitched by a Villanova freshman since head coach Kevin Mulvey made 15 starts spanning 80.0 innings in 2004 … Issued only 18 walks on the year … Pitched six innings or more in four of his starts and allowed two earned runs or fewer three times … His best outing of the year came against NJIT on March 25 in which he allowed just one earned run on five hits over a season-high seven innings … Needed just 78 pitches to record 21 outs in that contest … Pitched six innings against Butler, allowing five hits and no earned runs while walking one and striking out four … Gave up two earned runs on six hits and had four strikeouts in six innings against Creighton … Had a season-high seven strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings at Seton Hall … Averaged 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in six conference starts … Finished 10^th in the BIG EAST with 33.0 innings pitched in conference games and gave up just two home runs in those contests … Made his collegiate debut against Norfolk State on February 18 and tossed three hitless innings with two walks and five strikeouts … Also pitched three innings of relief at USC before moving into the starting rotation for the remainder of the season.
 
Club Baseball: Played for All-Star Baseball Academy for three years from 2015-17 … Named a Perfect Game All-American in the Atlantic Region … Made several all-tournament teams at Perfect Game events.
 
Malvern Prep: Earned three varsity letters … Named an Inter-Academic League first team all-conference selection as a junior and a senior … Also was a first team All-Main Line, All-Chester County and All-City honoree each of those years … Starred for a team which was ranked in the top 40 those years while leading the team in wins, appearances, innings pitched and strikeouts … Team was Inter-Ac champions in 2015 and 2016 … Won state titles in 2015 and 2017, and was the runner-up at the state championship in 2016 … Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Tom Heinkel Memorial Tournament which is named for and hosted to honor a former Villanova baseball student-athlete … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years.
 
Personal: Born 12/13/99 in Malvern, Pa. … Older of two children of William and Maureen Kingsbury … Both parents, along with two uncles, are former Villanova student-athletes … Father was a pitcher for the baseball team and was a two-time draft pick (1991, 1992) of the Oakland Athletics … Mother played softball for the Wildcats from 1989-91 … Two uncles, Scott (1986-90) and Russ (1991-95) were running backs on the Villanova football team … Chose to attend Villanova because of his family’s tradition at the school, as well as for the university’s strong academic reputation … Communication major in the College of Arts and Sciences.Villanova Career: Four-year standout on the mound who pitched for the Wildcats from 2018-21 … His collegiate career culminated with him being a 17^th round draft pick of the Seattle Mariners in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft … Durable right-handed pitcher who had success mixing a slider with an elite spin rate with a plus fastball … As a collegiate pitcher aggressively attacked batters and threw all of his pitches for strikes regardless of the count … Ended his collegiate career with 12 wins and five saves in 52 appearances, including 34 starts … As of the end of the 2021 season was tied for seventh in school history with 216 career strikeouts and ranked eighth with a 1.328 career WHIP … His WHIP is the lowest of any pitcher who threw 200+ career innings for the Wildcats … One of 10 pitcher in program history to face at least 1,000 batters (1,045) during his career … Ranked 11^th in the school record book in strikeouts, 12^th in lowest opponent batting average (.251), 15^th in innings pitched (238.2) and tied for 15^th in games started … During his sophomore year in 2019 he pitched a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over La Salle … It was the seventh one-hitter in school history at the time of the game and the second thrown by a member of his own family … His father, Larry, was part of a combined one-hitter of Georgetown in 1992 during his own Villanova career … All told, the younger Kingsbury pitched in 52 games with 34 starts, two complete games and the one shutout for the Wildcats … In his 238 2/3 innings pitched, he allowed 228 hits and 138 runs (124 earned) while issuing 89 walks and striking out 216 batters … Opponents batted .251 against him and he gave up only 18 home runs to 1,045 batters faced … Off the field was a three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a two-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2021: Took a step forward during his final collegiate season and had success as a swingman between the weekend starting rotation and pitching in the late innings out of the bullpen … Following the season was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 17^th round of the Major League Baseball Draft … Tied for the pitching staff lead with 86 strikeouts while working 64 2/3 innings on the year … His strikeout ratio of 11.97 strikeouts per nine innings is the fifth-highest single season mark in school history, while the 86 punchouts are tied for ninth in the Villanova single season record book … Pitched in 16 of the 35 games the Wildcats played during the year, including nine starts and seven relief appearances … Held opponents to a .230 batting average against him and gave up only three home runs to 277 batters faced … Allowed 55 hits and 37 runs (35 earned) while issuing 28 walks … Finished the year with a 5-4 record, four saves and a 4.87 ERA … Had three starts with 10+ strikeouts, including a career-high 13 K’s in a three-hitter for a 3-2 win against Penn … That start came on March 27 when he gave up just one earned run in a nine-inning complete game, and he was named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week the following week … Allowed two earned runs or fewer in five of his first six starts and had a 3.22 ERA while going 4-1 in those six outings …  Beginning on May 1 against Xavier, his final seven appearances of the year from May 1-22 came out of the bullpen … In those seven outings he pitched 15.0 innings and allowed just eight hits compared to 21 strikeouts … He recorded saves in four straight appearances from May 2-14 and was the winning pitcher after tossing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts against St. John’s on the final weekend of the regular season … Was unscored on in his final 8 2/3 innings of the year.
 
2020: Made four starts during the abbreviated season and was 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA and a team-best 1.101 WHIP when the season was halted after 14 games … Led the pitching staff in innings pitched, strikeouts and opponent batting average while ranking second in wins and third in ERA … Worked 26 1/3 innings while allowing just 21 hits and holding opponents to a .208 average against him … Allowed 10 runs (nine earned) and walked eight while striking out 20 … Pitched six or more innings in all four of his starts, including the season opener when he pitched into the seventh inning at No. 3 Arizona State … Was eventually charged with four earned runs on five hits while walking two and striking out five in 6 1/3 innings … Gave up two earned runs on four hits over six innings to earn his first win of the season against Maine … Pitched seven strong innings against both Northeastern and Bucknell … Earned a BIG EAST Honor Roll nod after getting the win against Bucknell in a start where he scattered six hits and two runs (one earned) while walking three and striking out five.
 
2019: Three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection … Led the pitching staff in wins, innings pitched, ERA, strikeouts and opponent batting average … Made 19 appearances, including 10 starts and nine relief outings while often working in both roles in the same week during the second half of the season … Went 5-5 with one save, a 4.13 ERA and a 1.294 WHIP … Held opponents to a .239 batting average … Pitched the seventh one-hitter in school history in a 1-0 shutout of La Salle … Worked 85.0 innings on the season and allowed 75 hits and 41 runs (39 earned) while walking 35 and striking out 66 … His 85.0 innings were tied for 14^th in a single season in school history … Pitched at least seven innings in seven of his 10 starts … His one-hit shutout of La Salle on March 17 was the 17^th 1-0 win in school history, and he joined his father Larry as pitchers who have taken part in a one-hitter in the Villanova annals … Pitched seven strong innings and gave up just two earned runs on five hits at Virginia in his second start of the year … Earned his first win against St. Bonaventure with 7 1/3 innings of three-run ball … Had a season-high seven strikeouts against Georgetown and in a win over Butler … The latter outing was a five-inning relief stint in which Villanova tallied an 8-6 victory … Worked two scoreless innings with a hit allowed and three strikeouts to save a 5-2 win over Northeastern … Pitched twice in relief during the St. John’s series and allowed just two hits and an unearned run over 5 2/3 innings … In six appearances (three starts) against BIG EAST opponents was 1-3 with a 4.70 ERA, a .220 opponent batting average and 29 strikeouts over 30 2/3 innings.
 
2018: Landed a spot in the weekend starting rotation and tied for the pitching staff lead with 11 games started … Finished second on the team with 62 2/3 innings pitched and 44 strikeouts … Had the most starts and innings pitched by a Villanova freshman since head coach Kevin Mulvey made 15 starts spanning 80.0 innings in 2004 … Issued only 18 walks on the year … Pitched six innings or more in four of his starts and allowed two earned runs or fewer three times … His best outing of the year came against NJIT on March 25 in which he allowed just one earned run on five hits over a season-high seven innings … Needed just 78 pitches to record 21 outs in that contest … Pitched six innings against Butler, allowing five hits and no earned runs while walking one and striking out four … Gave up two earned runs on six hits and had four strikeouts in six innings against Creighton … Had a season-high seven strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings at Seton Hall … Averaged 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in six conference starts … Finished 10^th in the BIG EAST with 33.0 innings pitched in conference games and gave up just two home runs in those contests … Made his collegiate debut against Norfolk State on February 18 and tossed three hitless innings with two walks and five strikeouts … Also pitched three innings of relief at USC before moving into the starting rotation for the remainder of the season.
 
Club Baseball: Played for All-Star Baseball Academy for three years from 2015-17 … Named a Perfect Game All-American in the Atlantic Region … Made several all-tournament teams at Perfect Game events.
 
Malvern Prep: Earned three varsity letters … Named an Inter-Academic League first team all-conference selection as a junior and a senior … Also was a first team All-Main Line, All-Chester County and All-City honoree each of those years … Starred for a team which was ranked in the top 40 those years while leading the team in wins, appearances, innings pitched and strikeouts … Team was Inter-Ac champions in 2015 and 2016 … Won state titles in 2015 and 2017, and was the runner-up at the state championship in 2016 … Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Tom Heinkel Memorial Tournament which is named for and hosted to honor a former Villanova baseball student-athlete … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years.
 
Personal: Born 12/13/99 in Malvern, Pa. … Older of two children of William and Maureen Kingsbury … Both parents, along with two uncles, are former Villanova student-athletes … Father was a pitcher for the baseball team and was a two-time draft pick (1991, 1992) of the Oakland Athletics … Mother played softball for the Wildcats from 1989-91 … Two uncles, Scott (1986-90) and Russ (1991-95) were running backs on the Villanova football team … Chose to attend Villanova because of his family’s tradition at the school, as well as for the university’s strong academic reputation … Communication major in the College of Arts and Sciences.