Shippensburg University Athletics

2016 (Junior): Battled injuries in an abbreviated junior season with the Raiders…appeared in 26 games and totaled just 63 at-bats…hit .206 with three doubles and two home runs while totaling eight RBI…hit solo home run in PSAC Tournament game against Gannon…also went yard against East Stroudsburg as part of two-hit, three-RBI day…started 16 games at catcher and eight as the team’s designated hitter…threw out four potential base stealers.
 
2015 (Sophomore): Named to All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team, ABCA All-Region First Team and Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Team after slugging a school-record 19 home runs in his second season with the Raiders…started all 50 games, including 42 as the starting catcher…batted cleanup in 40-of-50 games…ranked third in PSAC in home runs…hit .352 with six doubles, a triple and 49 RBIs…led team with a .753 slugging percentage (eighth in PSAC) and finished with a .462 on-base percentage…stole six bases in eight attempts…finished fifth in PSAC with 32 walks…had 16 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games…began the season with a 16-game hitting streak…had multi-home run games against Belmont-Abbey, Millersville and West Chester…two home runs against West Chester came in consecutive at-bats to tie and break the SU single-season record…hit four home runs and drove in nine runs in first three games of the season at Belmont Abbey…was named inaugural NCBWA Division II National Hitter of the week on Feb. 18…was named inaugural PSAC Eastern Division Baseball Athlete of the Week on March 2…threw out 14 potential base stealers…made just six errors and compiled a .981 fielding percentage.
 
2014 (Freshman): Started 33 games at catcher for the Raiders in his debut season…ranked second on the team with 10 doubles…tied for the team lead with six multi-RBI games…hit two home runs and recorded 17 RBIs…scored 16 runs…recorded four multi-hit games…went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs in his first collegiate game, the season opener at Belmont Abbey…went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBIs, two stolen bases and a walk vs. Kutztown…belted a pinch-hit, walk-off, two-run home run vs. Le Moyne…went 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and an RBI vs. Mansfield.
 
Coatesville High School: Earned three varsity letters as a Raider under head coach Hal Zeigler…posted a career .464 batting average…first team All-State selection, first team All-Ches-Mont selection, and second team All-South Eastern Region selection.
 
About Kennedy: Full name is James Donald Kennedy…is the son of Jim and Betsy Kennedy… majoring in managment…has a brother, Sam.