Konner Kinkade

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 *-Indicates amount was achieved during career at Cal State Bakersfield (2020-21) and Orange Coast College (2022).

In debut season with the Lobos played in 35 games and earned 10 starts in the infield…batted .268 in 56 at-bats with four doubles and two home runs…supplied a walk-off sacrifice fly on April 11 vs. CSU Pueblo…connected on first collegiate home run on April 7 vs. San Jose State…reached base at a clip of .425 and slugged .446…matched season high of two hits on two occasions…had a career-high eight assists on March 28 vs. Texas Tech…had a season-high four putouts on April 2 vs. San Diego State…drove in 12 runs and crossed the plate 13 times…posted a fielding percentage of .944 with 30 putouts, 38 assists, and four errors…had a hand in 11 of the Lobos’ 48 double plays.

As a sophomore hit .283 in 30 games played…totaled nine doubles and a pair of triples…drove in nine runs and scored 17…posted a .979 fielding percentage in 146 chances…started the season on an eight-game hitting streak.

Made 15 appearances and two starts, contributing mainly as a pinch hit option off the CSUB bench…Finished 5-for-22 with a double and a pair of RBI…Walked three times, was hit twice for a .370 on-base percentage and scored four runs…Drove in a run with a pinch-hit single in the team’s win at Fresno State…Plated the winning run with an RBI ground out in a 2-1 victory over Pacific…2-for-4 in series at UC Santa Barbara.

Made two appearances and one start during freshman campaign…Made first-career start at Santa Clara on Mar. 7.

Named team and Great Northern League MVP as a senior…Led team to league championships in 2018 and 2019…Earned All-State accolades in 2019…Also competed in football and basketball…Named League MVP and earned All-State selection in football during senior season.

Kinkade on choosing UNM: “My conversations with the coaching staff made me feel at home without ever stepping foot on campus. They believe in me as a player and my ability to help this program win.”