Kyle Schepel

Kyle James Schepel (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2015.

Schepel was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended Grand Rapids Christian High School and then Grand Valley State University. During his freshman campaign, 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. He began 2016 with a 1.37 through his first 14 appearances, split between the Blaze and Jackson Generals.