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#5 Kendall Diggs

5 | OF | Sr. | 6-0 | 210 | L/R | Olathe, Kan. | Saint Thomas Aquinas HS

2024 (Junior)
One of the Razorbacks’ three team captains … Played in 55 games with 54 starts (53 in right field, one as designated hitter) … Slashed .229/.346/.395 with seven home runs and 34 RBI through an injury-plagued year … Scored 35 runs … Totaled 47 hits, including 11 doubles and one triple … Finished fourth on the Razorbacks in runs batted in (34) and fifth in runs scored (35) … Drew 34 walks, good for third-most on the team … 4-for-7 on stolen base attempts … Recorded 12 multi-hit games, including one three-hit game, and eight multi-RBI games … Had a season-long 11-game hitting streak and 12-game reached base streak … Defensively, committed two errors in 78 total chances (.974 fielding percentage) … In SEC play, hit three home runs and logged 19 RBI in 29 games with 28 starts … Opened the year with an 11-game hitting streak, including a pair of multi-hit games in the season-opening series against James Madison (Feb. 16-19) … Drew a season-high three walks and drove in a pair of runs in the second game of the series against James Madison … Had a season-high two doubles in the third game of the series against James Madison … Connected on a solo home run, his first of the campaign, against Murray State (March 2) … Homered in three consecutive games against Oral Roberts (March 12) and Missouri (March 15-16) … Swatted a three-run home run in the series opener against No. 1 LSU (March 28) … Tallied two doubles and two RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at No. 20 South Carolina (April 20) … Went 2-for-4 with a double and a season-high four RBI in the series opener at No. 8 Kentucky … In the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, blasted a solo homer and scored three runs in the regional opener vs. SEMO (May 31) … Entering the campaign, earned preseason first-team All-SEC honors from the league’s head coaches.

2023 (Sophomore)
» All-SEC (Second Team)

All-SEC Second Team honoree at designated hitter/utility … Played in 58 games with 57 starts (38 as designated hitter, 19 in right field) … Slashed .299/.436/.547 with 12 home runs and a team-high 63 RBI on the year … Finished as the team leader in RBI (63) … Scored 51 runs, tied for second most on the Hogs … Racked up the team’s second-most hits (60), including 12 doubles and 1 triple … Totaled 110 bases … Drew a team-high 46 walks … Plunked by six pitches … 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts … Finished with 14 multi-hit games and a team-leading 17 multi-RBI games … Season-long 13-game hitting streak … Reached base in a team-leading 34 consecutive games … In SEC play, posted a .291/.437/.495 slash line with four homers and a team-leading 33 RBI … Drew a team-high 26 walks in conference action … In the season opener vs. Texas (Feb. 17) in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, drove in two runs … Hit his first home run of the season vs. No. 15 TCU (Feb. 18) in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas … Jacked a three-run homer against EIU (Feb. 25), finishing the game with four RBI … Went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a home run and two RBI against Illinois State (March 1) … Matched his season high in hits (3) and scored three runs against UNLV (March 14) … Had two doubles and drove in four runs against Auburn (March 18) … Hit a pair of grand glams during the season, swatting his first career grand slam at No. 1 LSU (March 24) … Drew a season-high three walks at Georgia (April 22) … Matched his season high with three hits, including a two-run homer, and a season-high five RBI at Mississippi State (May 6) … Hit his second grand slam of the season at Mississippi State (May 7), finishing 2-for-3 with two runs scored, four RBI and two walks … In the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a pair of walks vs. Santa Clara (June 2) in the regional opener … Hit a two-run homer vs. Santa Clara (June 4) to help the Hogs stave off elimination and advance to the regional championship.

2022 (Freshman)
Played in 27 games with 15 starts (13 as designated hitter, two at first base) as a true freshman … Slashed .197/.367/.361 with three home runs and 14 RBI … Scored 14 runs … Collected 12 hits, including a double, on the year … Drew 16 walks and was hit by one pitch … Posted two multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games, including one four-RBI effort … Had a season-long reached base streak of eight games … 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts … In SEC play, hit a pair of home runs and drove in six runs in 11 games … Made his first collegiate start and recorded his first collegiate base hit vs. Louisiana (Feb. 27) in the Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas … Collected his first multi-RBI effort against Southeastern (March 5) … Swatted his first career home run against Little Rock (March 29), hitting a grand slam in the Hogs’ win … Tallied a season-high three hits with two runs batted in against Arkansas State (April 20) … Earned his first SEC start against Ole Miss (April 30) and launched a walk-off three-run homer … Homered at No. 19 Auburn (May 6), driving in three runs … In the College World Series, drew a walk and scored a run vs. No. 2 Stanford (June 18).

High School
Attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kan. … Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 141 overall prospect and the No. 5 third baseman in the class of 2021 … No. 2 overall prospect and No. 1 third baseman in the state of Kansas by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 94 overall prospect and the No. 6 third baseman in the country … No. 2 overall prospect and No. 1 third baseman in Kansas by Prep Baseball Report … 2021 Collegiate Baseball High School All-American … 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – Central All-Region First Team … 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – Central All-Region First Team … 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – High Honorable Mention … 2018 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – Honorable Mention.