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Jersey Number 2
Mike Koszewski
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Oakbrook, Ill.
- High School:
- Montini Catholic
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati/Wabash Valley
Get to Know Mike ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- 4, playing catch in the backyard with my dad.
- Gritty.
- Hockey, I played it growing up.
- I had a slide in my room growing up.
- My parents. They have allowed me to get where I am today.
- Scottie Podsendik. I model my game after Adam Eaton, because of the way he plays the game.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Hits: 3, 4 times
- Doubles: 2, at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
- Triples: 1, Oklahoma State, Apr 23, 2023 ; Texas, May 07, 2023
- Total bases: 5, Oklahoma State, Apr 23, 2023 ; at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
- RBI: 4, Air Force, Apr 18, 2023
- Runs scored: 3, Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023
- Walks: 3, at Wichita State, Apr 26, 2023 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 11, 2023
- Hit by pitch: 2, at Charleston Southern, Mar 14, 2023 ; Houston, May 12, 2024
- Struck out: 2, 7 times
- Sac bunts: 1, 13 times
- At bats: 5, 10 times
- Stolen bases: 2, Texas Southern, Mar 03, 2024 ; at Texas Tech, May 19, 2023
- Field chances: 8, Texas Tech, Apr 27, 2024
- Putouts: 8, Texas Tech, Apr 27, 2024
- Assists: 1, at Texas, May 16, 2024 ; at Texas, May 18, 2024
REDSHIRT SENIOR – 2025
- Played in 49 games (four starts; all in LF)
- .364/.475/.455 (12-for-33), 3 2B, 7 RBI, 13 R, 7 BB
- Primarily a late-inning defensive replacement
- Walk-off RBI single vs. Oklahoma State 5/22/25 in the Big 12 Tournament and vs. BYU 5/10/25
- Multiple run-scoring hits at Minnesota 3/12/25
REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2024
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Appeared in 47 games, starting in 31 of those contests (25 in LF, 6 in RF)
- 300/.408/.336 (33-for-110), 4 2B, 18 RBI, 24 R, 17 BB
- Reached base safely in 27 of his 31 starts
- 13-game on-base streak from 4/9-5/4/24
- Matched his season high of 3 RBI vs. Wichita St. 5/1/24
- Tied a career high with 3 hits at Baylor 4/21/24
- Was a perfect 4-for-4 stealing bases in 2024
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE – 2023
- Appeared in 53 games (43 starts in CF)
- .286/.413/.391 (46-for-161), 13 2B, 2 3B, 19 RBI, 25 R, 30 BB
- Second on the team in on-base percentage (.413) and walks (30), tied for the most stolen bases (7) and triples (2) on the team, tied for the fourth most doubles (13)
- Hit .349/.455/.458 (29-for-83), 5 2B, 2 3B, 11 RBI, 16 R, 14 BB in final 23 games; raised his season batting average from .218 to .286
- Reached base safely in 21 consecutive starts 4/1-5/19/23
- Multiple hits in seven of eight games from 4/29-5/12/23
- 14 multi-hit games; seven multi-walk games
- 3-for-5, 4 RBI, R, BB vs. Air Force 4/18/23
- Career-high 17-game on-base streak from 2/19-3/24/23
- 3-for-5 with two doubles at Belmont 3/4/23
- Starting center fielder on Opening Day
- No. 20 Impact JUCO Transfer by D1Baseball
- Transferred to Kansas with three years of eligibility remaining
- Committed in July 2022
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN – 2022 (WABASH VALLEY)
- Spent one year in the Wabash Valley program
- .420/.531/.571 (86-for-205), 16 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 56 RBI, 75 R, 26 SB in 67 games
- Reached base safely in 60 of his 67 games
- Led the team in stolen bases (26); third on the team in doubles (16) and walks (42)
- Walked more times (42) than he struck out (26)
- Helped Wabash Valley finished in fourth place in the JUCO World Series
FRESHMAN – 2021 (CINCINNATI)
- Spent one year in the Cincinnati program
- Did not appear in a game
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard, Illinois
- Threw a complete game to win the state championship as a junior in 2019
- Helped his team win a regional championship as a sophomore in 2018
- Two-time conference champions (2017, 2018)
- Attended the 2019 upperclass Area Code Games representing the Chicago White Sox
- Ranked the No. 11 outfielder and No. 62 overall prospect in the state of Illinois in 2020
- Also played four years of basketball
- All-conference and a team captain in basketball his senior year
- Played club ball for the Downers Grove Longshots and Cincinnati Reds Scout Team
- Member of the National Honor Society; had a 4.0 cumulative GPA and given the Presidential Award of High Honors
PERSONAL
- Son of Lou and Maria Koszewski
- Has three older sisters, Kristi, Marissa and Faith
- His grandfather, Ron Sobieszczyk, played basketball at DePaul and in the NBA for the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers from 1956-60
- Chose Kansas because, “I fell in love with the coaching staff as soon as I met everyone. I’m really excited to work with them and help turn the program around. I also really love the traditions that go along with being a Jayhawk.”
- Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts & sciences in May 2024 from KU
- Currently pursuing his master's degree in sports 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
