2021 Baseball Roster
Kyle Mott
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
- High School:
- Fuquay-Varina
As A Junior (2022)
Pitched in 24 games, making 23 relief appearances and one start • Compiled a 6-3 record with a 6.02 ERA in 40.1 innings pitched • Averaged 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings with a 3.2 strikeout to walk ratio • Earned his lone save of the year against UNCW, striking out three in 2.0 innings and allowing only one hit • won three consecutive decisions from March 11 – 18 (Two vs. Pittsburgh and at Duke) • Struck out five batters in 2.2 innings versus Coastal Carolina (March 4) and Virginia Tech (April 2) • Fanned five batters in 2.1 innings pitched at Liberty (March 8) • Struck out seven batters in a total of 3.0 innings in two appearances against East Carolina • Had three or more strikeouts in 11 total appearances • Longest outing of the season was 3.0 innings in the series opener at Duke (March 18) • Threw 2.0 or more innings in 11 games.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2021)
Competed as a sophomore after he received a waiver from the NCAA with the previous season’s cancellation due to a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic • Made four relief appearances • Threw 2.0 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with a pair of strikeouts.
As A Sophomore (2020)
Pitched 16.1 innings out of the bullpen for the Tar Heels in his first season in Chapel Hill • Tar Heels' most familiar face out of the bullpen • Allowed five earned runs and finished with a 2.70 ERA • Struck out 20, including three against Notre Dame (3/8) • Allowed just two extra-base-hits, all home runs • Finished the 2020 slate with a 3-0 record • walked just six batters
Pitt Community College/Fuquay-Varina HS
Joins the Tar Heel program from Pitt Community College in Winterville, N.C. • Pitched in 38 innings at PCC in 2018-19, striking out 61 batters • 2018 4A North Carolina state champion at Fuquay-Varina • Played third base and first base in addition to pitching • Named to the 2017 Atlantic Coast Top Prospect Showcase Top Prospect List by Perfect Game.
Personal
Kyle William Mott is the son of Bill and Janna Mott • Born on May 3, 2000 • Played football for four years, playing quarterback, wide receiver and kicker • Earned a 4.0 high school GPA • Two-year DECA club member in high school • Majoring in exercise & sports science/sports administration.
