Awards & Honors
2024 Season (Fifth Season) - In his final campaign with ETSU, Kovacs appeared in 20 games and pitched a total of 41.1 innings...One of five ETSU pitchers to throw over 40 innings in 2024...Was ETSU's go-to arm out of the bullpen as he recorded a team-high six saves and tallied a pair of wins as well...Both of his victories came in SoCon play (Western Carolina, Samford)...Notched saves against Rider, Wagner, James Madison, UNC Greensboro, UNC Asheville, and Mercer...Kovacs was named to the NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List...Half of his appearances were over one inning, including a career-high 6.1 innings pitched at Wofford on May 12...Struck out 34 batters in 41.1 innings...For his play all season long, Kovacs was named to the All-SoCon Second Team.
2023 Season (Senior) - Appeared in 15 games with a pair of starts against UNC Asheville and Radford ... Pitched a career-high 30.0 innings with a 1-2 record and a 6.30 ERA ...Earned his first collegiate win against Appalachian State on February 28 with 4.0 scoreless innings for a career outing, striking out three without a walk ... Earned his first collegiate save against Marist on March 5, closing the final 3.0 innings in a 7-2 win in Johnson City to win the series ... Struck out a career-high five batters against Marist without walking anyone in 3.0 innings ... Pitched a scoreless frame in a thrilling 6-5 walk-off win over Radford.
2022 Season (Junior) - Made three appearances out of the bullpen in 2022 ... Threw a hitless ninth inning in ETSU's 12-4 win over Northern Kentucky on February 19 with one strikeout ... Recorded one out in ETSU's 12-2 loss to Clemson (4/20) and threw 0.2 innings in ETSU's 8-6 loss against Radford (4/26).
2021 Season (Sophomore) - Made one appearance out of the bullpen in 2021 … Gave up two runs, three hits, and a walk while striking out two in ETSU’s 9-7 loss vs Eastern Kentucky on March 6.
2020 Season (Freshman) - Made five appearances out of the bullpen in 2020 … Held a 3.00 ERA with two runs allowed in six innings of work … Had two shutout performances (2/14, 2/21), struck out seven hitters, and allowed just two walks over the course of the shortened season.
Personal: Born on June 29, 2001 … Graduated from Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tenn. where he was a 2019 state champion … In his senior year he held a 7-0 record on the mound and a 1.56 ERA … Son of Kenneth and Chris Kovacs … Majoring in Finance.
*2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic
