First career multi-HR game and career-high 7 RBI at Minnesota 3/12/25; hit the first of five consecutive home runs to tie an NCAA record for most consecutive home runs
Made his first career start at catcher vs. Omaha 2/28/25
Hit a game-tying 2-run HR in the ninth inning of the home opener vs. Omaha 2/27/25; played catcher for the first time in the ninth inning
Reached base safely in seven of the first eight games
JUNIOR - 2024
Appeared in 26 games, starting 24 of those contests (13 at 2B, 11 at SS)
Hit .333 (15-for-45), 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 3 BB in his final 12 games after returning from injury
Went 2-for-3 with a double and run scored at Kansas State 5/4/24 after missing over a month and a half
4-for-5, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB at Cincinnati 3/15/24; career highs in hits, RBI, runs scored
Go-ahead 2-run HR vs. #3 TCU 3/8/24
Hit his first home run as a Jayhawk vs. Texas Southern 3/3/24
ODESSA COLLEGE – 2022-23
Spent two years in the Odessa program
All-WJCAC First Team in 2022 and 2023
JBB Division I NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention in 2022
Career: .418/.502/.653 (153-for-366), 32 2B, 12 3B, 10 HR, 99 RBI, 129 R, 47 BB, 39 SB in 99 games
Walked more times (47) than he struck out (37) in his two years at Odessa
2023: .434/.544/.669 (63-for-145), 14 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 54 R, 20 SB in 43 games
Led the team in stolen bases (20) and was second on the team in batting average (.434), on-base percentage (.544), slugging percentage (.669)
2022: .407/.472/.643 (90-for-221), with 18 2B, 8 3B, 6 HR, 65 RBI, 75 R, 23 BB and 19 SB in 56 games
Tallied 29 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games
Led the team in hits (90) and triples (8)
PERSONAL
Son of Courtney and Misato Diggins
One older brother, Joshua, and one younger sister, Paige
His brother, Joshua, played baseball at Colby Community College
Lived in Australia until he was 15 before moving to Japan to play high school baseball for three years
Picked Kansas over Arizona, Kansas State, Dallas Baptist and Wichita State
Chose Kansas because, “It seemed like the perfect fit for me. On my visit, I was fortunate enough to watch a baseball game and the atmosphere at that game got me excited. Along with that, the coaching staff was really helpful during the recruiting process and I feel like they can help me reach my goal of making it to the big leagues.”