Arrived at San Diego State last season after serving as a closer at the junior college level ... Is expected to again see situational relief duty for the Aztecs in 2010 ... Played summer ball in 2007 for the Kamuela Paniolos of the Hawaiian Collegiate Baseball League in Honolulu, Hawaii.
SAN DIEGO STATE 2009
Middle reliever who came out of the bullpen on 19 occasions in his first season at San Diego State ... Recorded his first collegiate win against UCLA on March 11 ... Added second victory in contest against Kansas on March 18 when he went 1.2 innings, allowing just a hit an striking out one ... Third win came at Utah on May 21 when Aztecs rallied with seven runs in the eighth inning for a 9-8 victory ... Season high three strikeouts in 1.1 innings vs. Nevada on Feb. 26 ... Longest outing came on March 28 at TCU when he tossed three innings giving up a hit and unearned run ... Made eight appearances in conference play and had a 3.72 earned run average over 9.2 innings.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played two seasons of baseball at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif ... Coached there by Buck Taylor ... Earned first-team all-Pacific Coast Conference honors with a record of 1-1 with seven saves and a 2.40 ERA in league play ... His save total was second-highest ever for a Comet pitcher in a season and set the school mark for most saves in a conference season ... Overall record of 1-2 with seven saves and a 4.34 ERA ... Made 21 appearances, most on the team, including three starts ... As a freshman went 1-2 with a 3.07 earned run average in his team-leading 20 relief appearances ... Named to the honorable mention all-PCC squad.
HIGH SCHOOL
One won varsity letter at Poway High School where he played for former Aztec outfielder Bob Parry ... Compiled an earned run average of 0.99 over 36 innings as a senior in 2006 as he helped lead Poway to the CIF-San Diego Section Division I championship ... Compiled a record of 5-3 with eight saves ... Named honorable mention all-Palomar League ... Helped pitch the Titans to the Palomar League title in 2005. ... Was a three-time pitcher of the year for his team ... Also played water polo for the Titans in 2006 and was named team[apos]s defensive player of the year ... Member of San Diego Union Tribune student-athlete all-academic team.
PERSONAL
Kegan Andrew Sharp was born June 7, 1988, in San Diego ... Son of Don and Sarah Sharp ... Enjoys golf, poker and following the San Diego Chargers football team ... Recruited by Hawai[apos]i, Purdue and UNC-Asheville ... Favorite athlete is Toronto Blue Jay pitcher Roy Halladay ... Business major planning a career in real estate.