UC Santa Barbara:
2017: In his sophomore season, appeared in 21 games, all out of the bullpen ... Posted an 0-2 record, had a 4.88 ERA, and struck out 24 in 27 2/3 innings ... Had the third most appearances on the team for the second straight season ... His 7.81 strikeouts per nine innings were third best on the team among pitchers with more than 10 innings pitched ... Limited righties to a .208 batting average ... Best stretch of the season came in the month of March, when he allowed just one earned run and struck out seven over six innings ... Was the first man out of the bullpen on Opening Day at LMU, a 6-3 UCSB win ... Best outing of the year came on Mar. 24 against New Mexico State, as he allowed just one hit and struck out five over 3 1/3 shutout innings ... Allowed no earned runs in 12 of his 21 outings ... Spent the summer with the Mystic Schooners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, where he was named an All-Star ... In 29 1/3 innings as a swingman, went 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 32 strikeouts.
2016: As a true freshman, became one of UCSB's most reliable bullpen arms down the stretch ... Made 18 appearances, all in relief, third most on the team ... Finished the year with a 3.77 ERA over 28 2/3 innings ... Struck out 19 against just 12 walks ... Didn't allow a run in his final 6 2/3 innings of the regular season ... Went 1-0 in two postseason appearances ... Earned the win in UCSB's 4-3 walk-off win over Louisville to go to the College World Series ... Top performance of the year came vs. UC Riverside on May 26, allowing just one hit and no runs over four innings ... Recorded four or more outs in half of his outings (9-18) ... Didn't appear in the College World Series ... Shut out Cal State Bakersfield for four innings, allowing just two hits, on May 10 ... Had a 2.25 ERA over 20 innings in April and May, his heaviest period of use ... Was a key contributor in UCSB's 9-5 comeback win at UC Irvine on May 22, stopping the Anteaters' momentum with 1 2/3 innings of shutdown relief, setting up Austin Bush's late-game heroics.
High School: Played three seasons at Valencia High School under head coach Mike Killinger ... Pitched and played third base for the Vikings ... As a senior, had a 1.37 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings pitched ... Was a First Team All-Foothill League selection in 2015 and a Second Team selection in 2014 ... Reached the postseason in all three of his seasons, including a CIF Quarterfinal appearance in 2015 ... In the summer before attending UCSB, played with the Dallas Patriots.
Personal: Kevin Joseph Chandler was born on Jun. 18, 1997 to parents Mark and Christine in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Has one older brother, Ryan ... Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ... Calls Happy Gilmore his favorite movie ... Likes to golf and go fishing in his free time ... Calls Ken Griffey Jr. and Rob Gronkowski his favorite athletes.
