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Jersey Number 24
Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Mililani, Hawaii
- High School:
- Mililani HS
HONORS & AWARDS
- Fall 2016 Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls
2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
- Appeared in 14 games with 11 starts as the designated hitter or in the outfield, finishing with a .297 average (11-for-37) with two RBI, one double, one home run and five walks
- Made season debut and earned first start of the season at Belmont (2/15)
- Logged first career home run vs. Ball State (2/29)
- Three multiple-hit game – vs. Michigan State (2/28), vs. Ball State (2/29) and vs. Creighton (3/4)
2019 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE)
- Started in 7 of the 19 games he played in
- Batted .138 with five RBIs, a double and a triple
- Opening Day starter at designated hitter (2/15)
- Hit first-career triple vs. Seton Hall (3/13) while also matching personal best in RBIs (2)
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in three games
- Accounted for one walk and one run
- Made season debut as pinch hitter against Murray State (2/17)
2017 (FRESHMAN)
- Fall 2016 Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls
- Played in 29 games, making 19 starts
- Batted .228 (18-of-79) with three doubles
- Started first-career game and notched first-career hit against Omaha (2/21)
- Drove in first-career run at then-No. 23 Stanford (2/26)
- Career-high five at bats against Oral Roberts (2/28)
- Drove in a career-high two RBIs against Northwestern State (3/3) where he also swiped his first stolen base
- Started one game against Houston Baptist at designated hitter (3/12)
- Broke up then-No. 3 TCU’s no hitter (3/18) in the top of the ninth with a pinch-hit single and later scored KU’s lone run of the game
- Career-high three hits against Samford (3/25)
- Picked up two starts against Texas (4/1 & 4/2)
MILILANI HS
- A two-time member of the All-Oahu Interscholastic Association First Team
- Earned First Team All-State honors in 2015
- Helped the Mustangs to consecutive state championship game appearances in 2014 and 2015
- Selected to the 2014 Hawaii State Tournament Team
PERSONAL
- Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Son of Adrian Paaluhi Jr., and Marisa Paaluhi
- Has three siblings: Nicole, Nalei and Kainoa
- Cousin, David Paaluhi III, played football at Oregon State
- Majoring in sport management
Baseball Media Availability
Wednesday, April 22
Postgame Media Availability vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Baseball Highlights vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Hawk Talk with Dan Fitzgerald
Tuesday, April 21
