New Ulm HALL OF FAME Member

Jeff Keckeisen

Pitcher-Outfielder-Manager

Selected 1999

Lifetime Baseball Batting Stats Page

Lifetime Baseball Pitching Stats Page

          Jeff Keckeisen played nine seasons of amateur baseball in New Ulm -- four years for the Kaiserhoff and five for the Brewers.

          Although Keckeisen was known primarily as a pitcher and outfielder, he also managed the Brewers in 1985 and was co-manager in 1986.

          The highlight of Keckeisen's career may have been the 1980 state championship season for the Kaiserhoff, as he saw action as a pitcher in 13 of the 35 games. Keckeisen threw a complete game win over St. Peter in the league title series.  In all, he pitched 60 innings that season.

          The best all-around season for Keckeisen was 1983, when he went 7-3 on the mound with a 3.30 ERA and hit .377 with 23 hits in 61 times at bat.  He struck out just six times.

          Keckeisen started playing amateur baseball as a high school junior. He also played three seasons of high school varsity ball and two summers of Legion ball. 

          A right-hander, he was known both for his bulldog attitude on the mound and for being a workhorse, as he threw over 90 innings in four different seasons.  As a hitter, 40 percent of his hits went for extra bases.