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Mike Koszewski

Position OF
B/T L/L
Class R-So.
Height 5-11
Weight 180
Hometown Oakbrook, Ill.
High School Montini Catholic
Previous School Cincinnati/Wabash Valley
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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

  • Hits: 3, Air Force, Apr 18, 2023 ; at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023 ; at Samford, May 12, 2023
  • 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, 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
  • Struck out: 2, vs Western Carolina, Mar 10, 2023 ; at Texas Tech, May 18, 2023 ; at Texas Tech, May 19, 2023
  • Sac bunts: 1, 5 times
  • At bats: 5, 8 times
  • Stolen bases: 2, Texas Southern, Mar 03, 2024 ; at Texas Tech, May 19, 2023
  • Field chances: 6, at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
  • Putouts: 6, at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023

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.”
  • Majoring in liberal arts & sciences