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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 Highlights vs St. Thomas
Friday, March 06
Kansas Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, March 04
Dan Fitzgerald Preseason Press Conference
Thursday, February 05
Baseball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
