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Senior (2015): Was the closer before going down with a shoulder injury...Appeared in three games going 0-1 with an 18.00 ERA...Pitched three innings, allowed nine hits, six earned runs, walked four, struck out six...Received medical redshirt to pitch one more season.

Junior (2014): Appeared in 14 games, started 10 games...Was 3-2 with a 3.74 ERA...Pitched 45 2/3 innings, allowed 44 hits, 19 earned runs, walked 23, struck out 33 batters...Was part of a combined shutout, had a save, opponents hit .257 against him...Earned his first FIU win against Dartmouth (Mar. 2), pitched five innings, allowed four hits, an earned run and struck out four batters...Pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight batters at Charlotte (Mar. 9) to pick up his second win of the season...Pitched seven innings, allowed one run and struck out five batters against St. Peter's (Apr. 26) to improve to 3-1 on the season...Earned his first FIU save against Middle Tennessee (May 11) by pitching one scoreless inning in a 6-4 FIU win...Finished the season by pitching five innings, allowing one run against Tulane (May 16), received no-decision in the game.

Prior to FIU: Pitched for head coach Tim Hill at State College of Florida…During his time with the Manatees, he posted a 9-1 record, with 87 strikeouts and three complete games over 102 2/3 innings pitched…Was named the Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2013…Was a four-year letterman at Bloomingdale High School…As a senior, finished the regular season leading Hillsborough County in innings pitched and was second in strikeouts…Was named to the second team of both the All- Hillsborough County and All-Western Conference teams.

Personal: Born on Dec. 28, 1992 in Tampa, Fla…Is the son of John Kalaf and Lisa Michand…Has an older brother, Johnny, and a younger brother, Chris…Majoring in sports management.