Brock Kjeldgaard

Free agent

First baseman/Outfielder

Born: January 22, 1986
Edmonton, Alberta

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Medal record

Men’s Baseball
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
	2011 Guadalajara	National team
	2015 Toronto	National team

Riley "Brock" Kjeldgaard (KELL-guard) (born January 22, 1986) is a Canadian baseball player who is currently a free agent. Kjeldgaard was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He attended college at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa.

Career

After being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 34th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft, he played for the Rookie League Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League. He played the 2006 and 2007 seasons as a pitcher for Helena, pitching in 33 games with a win–loss record of 1–3 and an earned run average of 5.53. He converted to a first baseman and outfielder in 2008 and ended the season with a .278 batting average, 14 home runs, and 65 runs batted in (RBI). In 2009, he played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class-A Midwest League. He led the Timber Rattlers in home runs (20) and RBIs (74). In April 2010, Kjeldgaard was assigned to the Brevard County Manatees of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League, where he started at first base. He was promoted to the Huntsville Stars of the Class-AA Southern League in 2011. He spent all of 2012 with Huntsville, where in 48 games he hit .234/.349/.443 with 8 HR and 29 RBI. On October 27, playing in the Arizona Fall League with the Phoenix Desert Dogs, he broke his foot. ^[1] He began 2014 in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and then moved to the American Association.

Kjeldgaard has played for the Canadian national baseball team. In 2011, he participated in the Pan American Games, winning the gold medal. Along with his teammates, Kjeldgaard was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.^[2]

On February 1, 2016, Kjeldgaard was released by the Sioux City Explorers.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
MiLB.com player profile

Canada 2011 Pan American Games Gold Medal

Andrew Albers Cole Armstrong Chris Bisson Shawn Bowman Michael Crouse Emerson Frostad Mark Hardy Jim Henderson Shawn Hill Jay Johnson Mike Johnson Chris Kissock Brock Kjeldgaard Kyle Lotzkar Jonathan Malo Dustin Molleken Scott Richmond Chris Robinson Jamie Romak Tim Smith Skyler Stromsmoe Jimmy Van Ostrand

Manager Ernie Whitt

Canada 2015 Pan-American Games Baseball Team

4 Pete Orr 7 Skyler Stromsmoe 13 Tyler O'Neill 14 Tim Smith 15 Sean Jamieson 18 Brock Kjeldgaard 19 Tyson Gillies 21 Jesse Hodges 22 Kellin Deglan 23 Rene Tosoni 24 Kyle Lotzkar 25 Jasvir Rakkar 26 Jeff Francis 27 Andrew Albers 29 Jared Mortensen 32 Shane Dawson 34 Evan Rutckyj 37 Jordan Lennerton 40 Shawn Hill 47 Phillippe Aumont 48 Scott Richmond 52 Chris Leroux 55 Brock Dykxhoorn

Manager 12 Ernie Whitt Coach 33 Larry Walker Batting Coach 38 Paul Quantrill Pitching Coach 36 Denis Boucher Coach 11 Stubby Clapp Coach 8 Greg Hamilton

Canada 2015 WBSC Premier12 roster

4 Pete Orr 7 Skyler Stromsmoe 13 Tyler O'Neill 14 Taylor Green 15 Sean Jamieson 18 Brock Kjeldgaard 19 Tyson Gillies 20 Scott Diamond 21 Justin Atkinson 22 Kellin Deglan 23 Rene Tosoni 24 Kyle Lotzkar 25 Jasvir Rakkar 27 Andrew Albers 28 Ethan Elias 29 Jared Mortensen 34 Dustin Houle 35 Dustin Molleken 37 Jordan Lennerton 40 Shawn Hill 44 Gareth Morgan 47 Phillippe Aumont 48 Scott Richmond 49 Ethan Stewart 52 Chris Leroux

Manager 12 Ernie Whitt Coach 33 Larry Walker Batting Coach 38 Paul Quantrill Pitching Coach 36 Denis Boucher Coach 17 Rob Ducey Coach 8 Greg Hamilton

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