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21 Kai Cunningham

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Atlanta
  • High School The Lovett School
  • Position IF

Biography

3x WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Bronze" Honors (2022-23, '23-'24, '24-'25)
WCC Freshman of the Week (April 29, 2024)

AT SANTA CLARA: A three-year member of the program, joining the Broncos as a freshman in the 2022-23 academic year ... Earned a West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week award in 2024 ... Has landed on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll three times with "Bronze" honors (2022-23, '23-'24, '24-'25) ... Has appeared in 41 games with 17 starts through his first two playing seasons, batting .306 with three doubles, a home run, 13 RBIs, 11 runs scored and a .378 on-base percentage ... Made his career debut during the 2024 season, playing in 17 games with four starts ... Redshirted his first season.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2025): Earned "Bronze" honors on the WCC Commissioner's Hnoor Roll ... Appeared in 24 games with 13 starts -- 11 at second base and two at shortstop -- and also served as a pinch-hitter ... Batted .260 (third among non-regulars) with a home run, two doubles, seven RBIs, seven runs scored and three walks ... Had three multi-hit games ... Ended the season with a bang, going 2 for 2 with a walk, three RBIs and three runs scored at Saint Mary's (May 17). That included hitting his first career home run, a three-run shot that made it 7-1 at the time ... Had three opportunities during the season with a runner at third and less than two outs, and brought the runner home each time ... Made his season debut versus CSUN (Feb. 15) as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement ... Tallied his first hit of the season versus Nevada (March 17), going 1 for 3 with a walk ... Went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored versus San Francisco (March 22).

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2024): Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Bronze" honors ... Played in 17 games with four starts -- one at shortstop and three at designated hitter -- during his first year of college baseball ... Batted .409 (9 for 22) with a .480 on-base percentage, one double, six RBIs, four runs scored and a walk ... Was named WCC Freshman of the Week on April 29 after logging two go-ahead, pinch-hit base hits in one week ... Was the epitome of "clutch," batting .571 (4 for 7) as a pinch hitter. That included a bases-clearing, go-ahead RBI single versus Stanford (April 23) and a game-winning, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to clinch a series victory versus Saint Mary's (April 28) ... Started the year 2 for 2 and 4 for 5 in pinch-hit opportunities. Only struck out once as a pinch hitter ... Had a season-high two hits (2 for 2) at Cal Poly (April 16) ... Put together a season-long four-game hitting streak from April 16-23, batting .714 (5 for 7) with three RBIs, a walk and a run scored ... Posted a .900 fielding percentage with one error in 10 total chances.

AS A FRESHMAN (2023): Garnered WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Bronze" Honors ... Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended the Lovett School in Atlanta … Was a four-year letter winner starting at shortstop and also pitched … Captain as a senior … Preseason first team all-state as a senior … Second team all-state as a junior and senior … Earned first and second team all-region honors during his prep career … Played in all-state game as a senior … Hit .339 with a .450 OBP as a senior (2022) … Voted best defender on team … Voted one of Georgia high schools’ best shortstops … Won the 2022 WWBA with the 643 Cougars 18U club team ... Ranked the 33rd best shortstop recruit in Georgia by Perfect Game and among the state's top-200 overall recruits.

PERSONAL: Academic Honor Roll as a senior … father Kevin was a football captain at Iowa State and played in the NFL with the New England Patriots … in his free time, enjoys video games, watching movies, fishing, and spending time with friends.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Freshman

    IF
    5'9" 175 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Infield
    5'9" 175 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Infield
    5'9" 175 lbs
    21