Kodey Shojinaga

Position INF/C

B/T R/R

Class Fr.

Height 5-10

Weight 195

Hometown Honolulu, Hawaii

High School Mid-Pacific Institute

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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Hits: 4, 8 times
Doubles: 2 [t-10th], TCU, Mar 09, 2024
Home runs: 2 [t-1st], vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 16, 2024
Total bases: 11 [t-2nd], vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 16, 2024
RBI: 5, vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 16, 2024
Runs scored: 4 [t-4th], Baylor, Apr 01, 2023
Walks: 2, Oklahoma State, Apr 21, 2023 ; vs Missouri, Mar 19, 2024 ; Texas, May 05, 2023
Hit by pitch: 1, Texas Southern, Mar 01, 2024 ; Texas Southern, Mar 02, 2024 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 11, 2023
Struck out: 4 [t-2nd], at Texas Tech, May 19, 2023
Sac flies: 1, Air Force, Apr 18, 2023 ; Air Force, Apr 19, 2023 ; Oakland, Feb 24, 2023
Sac bunts: 1, at Charleston Southern, Mar 14, 2023
At bats: 6, 4 times
Field chances: 15, TCU, Mar 09, 2024
Putouts: 13, TCU, Mar 09, 2024
Assists: 5, Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023 ; Air Force, Apr 18, 2023 ; Oakland, Feb 26, 2023

SOPHOMORE – 2024

FRESHMAN – 2023

USA Baseball Collegiate National Team training camp invitee
Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)
Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Year
All-Big 12 Second Team infield
Big 12 All-Freshman Team (unanimous selection)
Appeared in 53 games (46 starts; 44 at second base, 2 at third base)
Overall: .378/.421/.526 (74-for-196), 11 2B, 6 HR, 32 RBI, 41 R, 16 BB
Conference: .418/.462/.500 (41-for-98), 8 2B, 10 RBI, 20 R, 8 BB in 24 games (23 starts)
Set a Kansas freshman record with a .378 batting average
Posted a .418 batting average and 41 hits in conference games (both a league best)
Led the team in batting average (.378), hits (74), multi-hit games (20), on-base percentage (.421) and OPS (.947)
Team-high 18-game hitting streak from 4/16-5/18/23; hit .418/.473/.519 (33-for-79), 5 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 21 R, 10 BB during the stretch
Hit safely in 32 of his final 35 games; slashed .397/.443/.523 (60-for-151), 10 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 34 R, 14 BB during the stretch; raised his season batting average from .311 to .378
11-game hitting streak from 3/29-4/14/23
Homered in back-to-back games vs. Texas Southern 4/11-4/12/23
Hit .643 (9-for-14) with 3 2B, 5 RBI and 5 R in 3 games against Baylor
Back-to-back career-high 4-hit games 3/31-4/1/23 vs. Baylor
First career home run in first career start vs. Valparaiso 2/19/23
Recruited as a catcher and converted to an infielder

HIGH SCHOOL

Played four years of baseball at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, Hawaii
Named All-State First Team as a senior in 2022
Named ILH First Team as a senior in 2022
Ranked the No. 3 catcher and No. 15 overall prospect in the state of Hawaii by Perfect Game in 2022
Selected to the academic honor roll (2018-22) and President’s List (2021-22)
Played club ball for Hawaii Elite

PERSONAL

Son of Kevin and Judy Shojinaga
Has one younger sister, Kaiya, and one younger brother, Kyler
Committed to Kansas in November 2021
Picked Kansas over Hawaii
Chose Kansas because, “The level of competition in the Big 12 and being able to move away from home. It’s where the heart desired to be.”
Plans to go into real estate after baseball
Majoring in sport management