Kyle Bartsch
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1991)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
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|position=Pitcher
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1991|3|10}}
|birth_place=Hurst, Texas, U.S.
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Kyle Michael Bartsch (born March 10, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Amateur career
Bartsch attended L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas, and played for the school's baseball team.{{cite web|url=http://starlocalmedia.com/theleader/sports/baseball-despite-errors-fm-wins-series/article_be5ec75c-c074-52b1-b00c-41ab0dcababe.html?mode=jqm|title=BASEBALL: Despite 4 errors FM wins series|work=Star Local|date=May 10, 2008 |accessdate=November 21, 2014}} He began his college career at West Texas A&M University, where he played college baseball for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes.{{cite web|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/2010/02/06/wts_15734928.shtml|title=Buffs coach eager to open baseball season|author=Amarillo Globe-News|work=amarillo.com|access-date=November 21, 2014}} He transferred to Howard College, and played for the Howard Hawks, and then to University of South Alabama to play for the South Alabama Jaguars. In 2012, Bartsch had a 1–4 win–loss record with a 4.26 earned run average (ERA) and 10 saves with 39 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched for the Jaguars.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/03/south_alabamas_bartsch_flouris.html|title=South Alabama's Bartsch flourishing in role as Jaguars' closer|work=AL.com|date=March 14, 2013 |accessdate=November 21, 2014}} In 2013, he had a 3–0 record with a 3.12 ERA and 12 saves, tying Michael Nakamura for the most in a single season and setting the new school record with 22. He was named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference. The American Baseball Coaches Association named Bartsch to their second-team South Central All-Region squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/06/south_alabamas_bartsch_patters.html|title=South Alabama's Bartsch, Patterson named second-team all-region|work=AL.com|date=June 19, 2013 |accessdate=November 21, 2014}}
Professional career
=Kansas City Royals=
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bartsch in the seventh round, with the 204th overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/06/royals_select_south_alabamas_b.html|title=Royals select South Alabama's Bartsch in seventh round of MLB draft|work=AL.com|date=June 8, 2013 |accessdate=November 21, 2014}} He made his professional debut for the rookie-level Idaho Falls Chukars, where he had a 2–1 record and 2.45 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 21 appearances. Bartsch pitched for the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2014, where he had a 5–5 record and 2.29 ERA with 52 strikeouts over 41 appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-102062002|title=Padres swap Fuentes for lefty Bartsch: San Diego sends No. 14 prospect to Kansas City, receives reliever|first=Tyler|last=Maun|work=Minor League Baseball|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2014}}
=San Diego Padres=
On November 20, 2014, the Royals traded Bartsch to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Reymond Fuentes.{{cite web|url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/20/padres-trade-reymond-fuentes-to-the-royals-for-kyle-bartsch/|title=Padres trade Reymond Fuentes to the Royals for Kyle Bartsch – HardballTalk|work=nbcsports.com|accessdate=November 21, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/114648962/pitcher-kyle-bartsch-began-gm-aj-prellers-reshaping-of-san-diego-padres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326214242/http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/114648962/pitcher-kyle-bartsch-began-gm-aj-prellers-reshaping-of-san-diego-padres|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2015|title=Little-known lefty began Preller's reshaping of club|work=San Diego Padres|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}
Bartsch spent 2015 with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm, where he was 1-3 with a 4.60 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 52 appearances. He began the 2016 campaign with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, where he struggled to an 8.31 ERA in 10 games. Bartsch was released by the Padres organization on May 18, 2016.
=Kansas City Royals (second stint)=
On May 20, 2016, Bartsch signed a minor league contract to return to the Kansas City Royals organization, and was assigned to the Doyble-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals. In 15 appearances for Northwest Arkansas, he compiled a 2-1 record and 0.94 ERA with 23 strikeouts and one save across {{fraction|28|2|3}} innings pitched.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/player/kyle-bartsch-641339|title=Kyle Bartsch Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=April 15, 2018}}
References
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External links
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Category:People from Hurst, Texas
Category:Baseball players from Tarrant County, Texas
Category:Howard Hawks baseball players
Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes baseball players
Category:South Alabama Jaguars baseball players