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2020-21 Baseball Roster

6 Kenny Piper

  • Position C/IF/OF
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Florissant, Mo.
  • Highschool Hazelwood Central
  • Prev School Hazelwood Central HS

Biography

*2020: Started in all 21 games as a junior for the Cougars… Finished the season with a .425 batting average while accumulating 31 hits… Finished the season with nine home runs, two triples, and six doubles…Had a .932 slugging percentage and a .538 on base percentage… Accumulated 68 total bases while racking up 22 RBI and 26 runs scored… Stole four bases on four attempts… Finished with 145 putouts and while racking up a .982 fielding percentage.... Named AMC Academic All-Conference... Named CoSIDA Academic All-District.

*Remainder of season cancelled due to COVID-19

2019: Appeared in 54 games getting the start in all 54 for the Cougars as a sophomore… Finished the season with a .325 batting average while accumulating 65 hits… Had a .620 slugging percentage and a .396 on base percentage… Finished the season with 12 home runs, 19 doubles, and two triples… Accumulated 124 total bases while racking up 64 RBI’s and 37 runs scored… Stole three bases on three attempts… Finished with 202 putouts and 64 assists while racking up a .943 fielding average… Caught 13 runners stealing on 31 attempts… Ranked 20th in the NAIA in both RBI’s per game (1.185) and total RBI’s (64), 27th in total doubles (19), 37th in home runs (12), 44th in doubles per game (0.352), 46th in total bases per game (2.296), 47th in home runs per game (0.222), and 47th in total bases (124)… Was named First Team All-AMC… Earned AMC Academic All-Conference honors… Daktronics NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athlete… Was named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention.

2018: Redshirt… Earned AMC Academic All-Conference honors.

2017: Started all 51 games for the Cougars as a freshman… Finished the season with a .330 batting average while accumulating 64 hits… Had a .428 slugging percentage and a .409 on base percentage… Stole 19 bases on 11 attempts and scored 35 runs… Hit one home run and 12 doubles while tallying 46 RBI… Finished with 115 putouts and a .932 fielding percentage while catching 10 of 22 runners stealing… Was named Second Team All-AMC… Named to the AMC All-Academic Team… Earned AMC Freshman of the Year award.

Prep: Attended Hazelwood Central High School…Received Charlie Hustle Award in 2013…Received Gold Glove 2014 & 2016…Won MVP 2015 & 2016…Was named 2nd Team All-Conference Freshman year…Was named 1st Team All-Conference sophomore year for 2nd base…Was named 1st Team All-Conference catcher in 2015 and 2016… Won Award of Excellence for display of Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity his Junior and Senior year…Chosen to play in the Delta Dental High School All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in 2016…Was on Honor Roll all 4 years of high school…Member of the National Honor Society…Received All-Academic Award…Played club baseball for the Rawlings Tigers.

Personal: From Florissant, Missouri, he is the son of Jeff and Cindy…He has three siblings: Rick, Sarah and Alex…Plans on majoring in Sport Psychology.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2017Freshman

    C/IF/OF
    5'10"
    6
  • 6

    2018Sophomore

    C/IF/OF
    5'10"
    6
  • 6

    2019Sophomore

    C/IF/OF
    5'10"
    6
  • 6

    2020Junior

    C/IF/OF
    5'10"
    6
  • 6

    2021Graduate Student

    C/IF/OF
    5'10"
    6