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NAME: Kellan Klosterman
SCHOOL: Moeller High School
SPORT(S): Baseball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2024
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Winning a state championship
BIRTHDATE: 9/2/2005
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'1"-180 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Loveland
PARENT: Brad & Jennifer
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: “My dad.”
FUTURE GOAL: "As an athlete, play baseball professionally; as a career, I would like to be a lawyer."
Moeller has one of the area's top baseball players in senior Kellan Klosterman, who already has one state championship (last season) with the Crusaders and this season was rated as the #3 high school player in the state of Ohio by Prep Baseball Report.
Moeller High School's baseball team is the top-ranked team in Division I in the statewide coaches' poll. So far, Kellan this season on the mound has a 2-1 record with a 1.67 ERA, striking out 26 batters in 21 innings pitched.
As a junior for last year's state champs, Kellan had a 4-1 record on the mound with one shutout and a 2.42 ERA. His 53 strikeouts was second-most in the GCL-South. He struck out that many batters in only 37.2 innings pitched. Moeller had an overall record of 31-3, winning the GCL-South championship with an 8-1 record. He was first-team all-GCL South and first-team all-city Div. I (Enquirer). A big moment came this season when he pitched a complete-game 2-0 shutout over the always-tough Olentangy Orange, allowing just one hit while striking out nine.
A great student with a 4.33 GPA and with over 60 hours of community service to his credit, Kellan will continue his baseball play collegiately at the University of Notre Dame, where he also plans to study political science. Kellan is bi-lingual in English and Spanish and, in his spare time, enjoys movies and hanging out with friends. His favorite athlete and most-like-to-meet is Spencer Strider, favorite entertainer is Damien Chazelle (Director), favorite book is The Road by Cormac McCarthy and favorite movie is Whiplash. His summer baseball team is the Bo Jackson Elite club.
COACH'S QUOTE
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“Kellan is not only a great baseball player, but also an incredible young man. He is a hard worker and fantastic leader for us.”
—Tim Held, Varsity Baseball Coach
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