James Cosentino

Position IF

Height 5'10''

Weight 185 lbs.

B/T L/R

Class R-Senior

Hometown Leawood, Kan.

High School St. Thomas Aquinas

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HONORS & AWARDS

2021 (R-SENIOR)

Appeared in 53 games with 51 starts at second base
Hit .199 (33-for-166) with five doubles, one triple and six home runs
Led KU with six home runs in 2021 – vs. South Dakota State (2/19), at Oklahoma (4/10), vs. Air Force (4/14), vs. Baylor (4/17), 2 vs. North Dakota State (5/1)
19-game reached base streak was the second longest streak of the 2021 season
Recorded seven multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games
Logged a season-high three RBI against North Dakota State (5/1)
2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team

2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)

Started all 17 games at second base, finishing with a .179 average (12-for-67)
Finished tied for the team lead with two home runs, recording his home runs in back-to-back games at Belmont (2/15-16)
Two multiple-hit games at Belmont (2/15) and vs. Michigan State (2/28)
Tallied a season-high three RBI performance at Belmont (F2/16)

2020 (SENIOR)

Made season debut as the starting second baseman on Opening Day at Belmont (2/14)
Hit a home run in back-to-back games against the Bruins (2/15-16)
Drove in three runs at Belmont (2/16) for his first multi-RBI game of the season

2019 (JUNIOR)

Started in all 58 games he played in
Batted .235 (50-for-213) with 10 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 27 walks
Opening Day starter at second base for third-straight season (2/15)
Blasted a solo bomb at USC Upstate (2/18), the 12th of his career
Career-high four RBIs vs. Texas Southern (2/23)
Led the team in hit by pitch with 22
Nabbed a season-high two stolen bases at West Virginia (4/20)
Tied for second-best on the team with three triples

2018 (SOPHOMORE)

Started 56 of 56 games he played in
Batted .269 (56-for-208) with nine doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 24 RBIs
Led the team in triples (7)
Started second-consecutive opening day at second base against Murray State (2/16)
Hit fifth home run of career against the Racers (2/17), a three-run shot, to match his personal-best in RBIs (3)
Connected for his first-career triple against Texas Southern (3/3)
Tallied a season-best three hits, including a home run, at then-No. 4 Florida State (3/5)
Hit another home run at Texas (3/16)
Tied career-high three runs scored against then-No. 5 Texas Tech (4/8)
Tallied four hits to tie career best at Creighton (4/11)
Hit walk-off home run in bottom of 10th inning against Oklahoma (5/17)
Matched career bests in runs (3) and RBIs (3) against Western Illinois (5/20)

2017 (SOPHOMORE)

Named All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Freshman Team
2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
Started in all 58 games played
Batted .271 (58-of-214) with 11 doubles and four home runs
Drove in 31 RBIs
Second-best slugging percentage on the team (.379)
Eight-game hitting streak (5/5) against Texas Southern until (5/18) against Texas Tech
Blasted a three-run home run for his first-career hit at The Citadel (2/17)
Hit first-career double against Northwestern State (3/3)
Notched two bunt singles at Oral Roberts (3/15)
One of three players to start every single game
Three hits against West Virginia (4/7)
Career-high three walks against Oklahoma State (4/15)
Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (4/17)
Three hits and two runs scored at then-No. 19 Oklahoma (4/23)
Set a new career high of four hits at Grand Canyon (4/26) where he finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 with a walk
Hit second-career home run against Baylor (4/30)
Hit two home runs in back-to-back days against Texas Southern (5/5 & 5/6)
Scored a personal-best three runs (5/5) and swiped two bases (5/6) against the Tigers
Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for a second time (5/8)

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HS

Helped St. Thomas Aquinas High School to a 75-19 record over his four seasons
Played for head coach Lorne Parks and helped the Saints to two Kansas Class 5A state titles
Slated second in the St. Thomas Aquinas baseball record book for RBI with 67 over his career
Ranked fourth for runs scored, crossing the plate 61 times
Notched four triples in 2016
Earned First Team All-Eastern Kansas League honors as a freshman with a .339 batting average
Helped the Saints win a state championship as a sophomore and garnered Second Team All-State honors, along with a First Team All-EKL selection
Only played in four contests as a junior due to injury
Also was a standout football player holding the school single-season rushing record of 1,298 yards and single-game record of 261 yards

PERSONAL

Born in Leawood, Kansas
Son of John and Julie Cosentino
Has two siblings, John and Danten
Father, John, brother, Danten and uncle, Mike, all played football at Missouri State
Majoring in liberal arts and sciences