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Jersey Number 2
Mike Koszewski
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Oakbrook, Ill.
- High School:
- Montini Catholic
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati/Wabash Valley
Bio
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 [t-10th], at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
- Triples: 1 [t-4th], 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 [t-33rd], Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023
- Walks: 3 [t-9th], at Wichita State, Apr 26, 2023 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 11, 2023
- Hit by pitch: 2 [t-9th], at Charleston Southern, Mar 14, 2023 ; Houston, May 12, 2024
- Struck out: 2, 7 times
- Sac bunts: 1 [t-40th], 12 times
- At bats: 5, 9 times
- Stolen bases: 2 [t-12th], 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 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
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