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Jackson Kline
Position
OF
B/T
L/L
Class
So.
Height
6-0
Weight
195
Hometown
Kansas City, Mo.
High School
Park Hill
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Hits: 4, at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
- Doubles: 1, 5 times
- Total bases: 4, at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
- RBI: 3, Missouri State, Apr 04, 2023
- Runs scored: 3, at The Citadel, Mar 19, 2023
- Walks: 3, at TCU, Mar 24, 2023
- Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
- Sac flies: 1, Baylor, Apr 01, 2023
- At bats: 6, at Oklahoma, Apr 28, 2023
- Stolen bases: 1, Texas Southern, Apr 12, 2023 ; at Charleston Southern, Mar 15, 2023 ; at The Citadel, Mar 19, 2023
- Field chances: 6, Missouri State, Apr 04, 2023
- Putouts: 5, 4 times
- Assists: 1, at Oklahoma, Apr 28, 2023
FRESHMAN – 2023
- Appeared in 40 games (30 starts; 15 in right field, 11 in center field, four in left field)
- .250/.395/.292 (30-for-120), 5 2B, 16 RBI, 23 R, 23 BB
- Tied for the fourth most walks on the team (23)
- Career-high 13-game on-base streak 3/15-4/9/23
- Drew 15 BB in 10 games from 3/19-4/7/23
- Career-high 3 RBI vs. Missouri State 4/4/23
- 4-for-5, RBI, R at Belmont 3/4/23
- Made first career start in left field vs. Oakland 2/25/23
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Missouri
- Helped his team win the conference championship as a junior in 2021
- Hit .382 with a .533 on-base percentage and a 1.033 OPS as a senior in 2022
- Ranked the No. 2 outfielder in the state of Missouri by Prep Baseball Report in 2022
- Ranked the No. 12 overall prospect in the state of Missouri by Perfect Game in 2022
- Played club ball for the Kansas City Royals Scout team
PERSONAL
- Son of Jason and Jolina Kline
- Has one brother, Jacob
- His dad, Jason, played baseball and basketball at Indiana Tech
- His mom, Jolina, played basketball, soccer and ran cross country at Kansas Wesleyan
- His brother, Jacob, played basketball at Park University
- His grandpa played baseball and basketball at Defiance College
- Committed to Kansas in August 2021
- Picked Kansas over Creighton, Missouri, Wichita State and Baylor
- Chose Kansas because, “It felt like a good place where I could be close to home and also play in a great conference.”
- Teammates with Karter Muck and Cooper Kelly on the Royals Scout Team
- Plans on being a physical therapist after baseball
- Majoring in exercise science