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James Stanfield

Position Infield/Catcher
Height 5'9''
Weight 190 lbs.
Class Freshman
Hometown Owasso, Okla.
High School Owasso HS

Honors and Awards:

  • Athletic Directors Honor Roll (Spring, 2010)
  • Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll (Spring, 2010)
  • 2009-10 Jayhawk Scholar

2012 (Senior): Tabbed All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List … Selected Preseason All-Big 12 by Collegiate Baseball Daily … Played in 45 games, making 37 starts including 36 behind the plate … Batted .289 with seven doubles, 17 RBIs and a .370 on-base percentage … Threw out 17 of 53 base stealers … Hit .319 during Big 12 games with five doubles and a .405 on-base percentage … Batted .300 against right-handed pitching … Recorded 13 multi-hit games … Collected three hits against Louisiana (March 3) … Went 3-for-4 against Indiana State (March 15) … Recorded three-consecutive multi-hit games (March 21-25) vs. Southern Utah and at Baylor … Collected three hits and an RBI-double in win against Texas A&M (April 15) … Had three hits in only start against Oklahoma (April 28) … Went 5-for-11 with two doubles and two RBIs in final regular season series against Missouri (May 17-19) … Collected two hits in each of KU[apos]s Big 12 Championship wins vs. Texas (May 24) and vs. Texas A&M (May 25).

Summer 2011: Played for the Kamuela Paniolos of the Hawaii Collegiate League … Teammate of current Jayhawk Tom Hougland … Batted .488 in 43 at bats with three doubles and a triple … Collected 12 RBIs in 12 games.

2011 (Junior): Played in 39 games, making 32 starts … Started 23 games behind the plate and nine as the designated hitter … Hit .327 with five doubles, two homers and nine RBIs … Struck out just 13 times in 129 plate appearances … Recorded a .460 slugging percentage … Hit .352 (32-for-91) against right-handed pitching … Batted .378 (14-for-37) with two outs in an inning … Collected 12 multi-hit games … Recorded four-straight two-hit games (March 25-April 1) … Tripled and scored two runs against No. 19 Baylor (April 1) … Hit first home run of the season at Missouri (April 17) … Went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk at No. 10 Oklahoma (May 6) … Homered against Alabama A&M (May 14).

Summer 2010: Played for the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League … Teammate of current Jayhawks Jordan Dreiling and Kevin Kuntz.

2010 (Sophomore): Played 54 games, including 43 starts behind the plate and eight at third base … Hit .238 with 30 runs scored, 23 RBIs and a .345 on-base percentage … Hit .305 in KU[apos]s home games with nine runs scored and 10 RBIs … Hit .318 with men on base, including .300 with the bases loaded … Advanced runners at a .515 success rate … Recorded 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games … Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs against Gonzaga (Feb. 27) … Hit safely in seven-straight games from March 5 to March 13 … Collected a season-high three hits in series finale at Baylor (March 28) with three runs scored … Went 2-for-4 with a season-high three RBIs against Texas Tech (April 24) … Went 5-for-10 with six RBIs in three-game series with Texas Tech (April 23-25) … Recorded back-to-back multi-hit games at Kansas State (May 16) and Arkansas-Little Rock (May 18).

2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 23 games, making 13 starts at second base, shortstop and designated hitter … Batted .250 with a double, 13 RBIs and six runs scored … Made collegiate debut against Northwestern (March 7), going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk … Collected a hit and two RBIs in a pinch hitting role against Western Illinois (March 24) … Recorded first two-hit game at Iowa (April 7) … Collected two RBIs and scored two runs against Nebraska (April 26) … Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs in a reserve role at the Big 12 Championship against Kansas State (May 20) … Had a hit in four at bats against No. 15 Coastal Carolina at the NCAA Tournament (May 31).

Owasso HS: Lettered four times in baseball for head coach Larry Turner … Named first team all-conference and first team all-metro as a junior and senior … A 2008 all-state second team selection … Earned a spot on the Metro East All-Star team … An All-America candidate … Helped team to back-to-back state championships at the 6A level in 2007 and 2008 … Hit .407 with 10 homers, 49 RBIs and eight stolen bases as a senior … Batted .393 with 16 homers and 102 RBIs during his high school career … Played for the Midwest Nationals in Springfield, Mo., during the summer of 2008 … Led team in five of 11 offensive categories … Named to the honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal: Son of John and Laurie Stanfield … Has five siblings, Traci, Kristen, Theresa, John and Tiffany … A liberal arts major.