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Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi

Position OF
Height 5'10''
Weight 197 lbs.
Class Sophomore
Hometown Mililani, Hawaii
High School Mililani HS
B/T L/R

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