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First-Team All-Big 12 and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region…CSC Academic All-District…Hit .317 with 19 home runs, 65 RBI, 14 doubles, 50 runs scored, .638 slugging percentage, and 26 HBP…Set single-season school record with 26 HBP and ranked 11th in the nation…19 homers are tied for third-most in a season in school history, and 65 RBI are tied for eighth-most in a season…Ranked second in the Big 12 in home runs and RBI, ranking in the top ten in slugging and OPS (1.076)…Started all 57 games (28 at 1B, 23 at C, 6 at DH)…Led UC with 22 multi-hit efforts and 19 multi-RBI performances…Homered in back-to-back games on five occasions…Tied single-season school record with three home runs at Saint Louis on March 22…Earned Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week honors on March 4 after hitting .455 and slugging .909 in six games while tallying three home runs and 11 RBI…Hit .330 in Big 12 play with eight homers an 27 RBI…Hit first home run as a Bearcat at Xavier on Feb. 27…Went 3-for-4 with season-high six RBI vs. Northern Illinois (March 3)…Posted five RBI in the next game vs. Akron on March 6…Six straight games with at least two RBI from March 17-26…Walked three times vs. Houston (April 21)…Went 4-for-5 in finale at UCF (April 28)…Hit by pitch five times in three-game span from April 30-May 4…Hit three homers in Oklahoma series (May 16-17)…Went 2-for-4 with a double in Big 12 Tournament win vs. Texas (May 22).
2023 (EMU): Named MAC Freshman of the Year… First Team All-MAC selection…Named Freshman All-American by College Baseball Newspaper… Made 52 appearances, all being starts… Led the team in batting average (.376), hits (86), home runs (15), RBIs (70), and total bases (149)… Finished top five in the conference in OPS, batting average, RBIs, and doubles…Kross’ 70 RBIs tied for second-most in a single season at EMU...Finished the season tied for the fifth spot in EMU single-season hits (86)... The Brunswick, Ohio, native posted 30 multi-hit games to go along with 22 multi-RBI outings, including driving in five against Western Michigan University (March 18)... TOLEDO: Did not compete during his first year at Toledo.
High School: Helped lead Brunswick High School to a district title as a senior in 2021… Earned Second Team All-State honors during his senior season… Totaled 37 hits and 30 RBIs for a .430 batting average in 30 games during the 2021 campaign… Drove in 16 runs as Brunswick’s primary catcher as a sophomore in 2019, helping lead the team to a district championship.
Personal: Son of Christopher and Theresa Kross… Has six siblings, Lindsey, Jessica, Nick, Tommy, CJ and Robby.
First-Team All-Big 12 and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region…CSC Academic All-District…Hit .317 with 19 home runs, 65 RBI, 14 doubles, 50 runs scored, .638 slugging percentage, and 26 HBP…Set single-season school record with 26 HBP and ranked 11th in the nation…19 homers are tied for third-most in a season in school history, and 65 RBI are tied for eighth-most in a season…Ranked second in the Big 12 in home runs and RBI, ranking in the top ten in slugging and OPS (1.076)…Started all 57 games (28 at 1B, 23 at C, 6 at DH)…Led UC with 22 multi-hit efforts and 19 multi-RBI performances…Homered in back-to-back games on five occasions…Tied single-season school record with three home runs at Saint Louis on March 22…Earned Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week honors on March 4 after hitting .455 and slugging .909 in six games while tallying three home runs and 11 RBI…Hit .330 in Big 12 play with eight homers an 27 RBI…Hit first home run as a Bearcat at Xavier on Feb. 27…Went 3-for-4 with season-high six RBI vs. Northern Illinois (March 3)…Posted five RBI in the next game vs. Akron on March 6…Six straight games with at least two RBI from March 17-26…Walked three times vs. Houston (April 21)…Went 4-for-5 in finale at UCF (April 28)…Hit by pitch five times in three-game span from April 30-May 4…Hit three homers in Oklahoma series (May 16-17)…Went 2-for-4 with a double in Big 12 Tournament win vs. Texas (May 22).
2023 (EMU): Named MAC Freshman of the Year… First Team All-MAC selection…Named Freshman All-American by College Baseball Newspaper… Made 52 appearances, all being starts… Led the team in batting average (.376), hits (86), home runs (15), RBIs (70), and total bases (149)… Finished top five in the conference in OPS, batting average, RBIs, and doubles…Kross’ 70 RBIs tied for second-most in a single season at EMU...Finished the season tied for the fifth spot in EMU single-season hits (86)... The Brunswick, Ohio, native posted 30 multi-hit games to go along with 22 multi-RBI outings, including driving in five against Western Michigan University (March 18)... TOLEDO: Did not compete during his first year at Toledo.
High School: Helped lead Brunswick High School to a district title as a senior in 2021… Earned Second Team All-State honors during his senior season… Totaled 37 hits and 30 RBIs for a .430 batting average in 30 games during the 2021 campaign… Drove in 16 runs as Brunswick’s primary catcher as a sophomore in 2019, helping lead the team to a district championship.
Personal: Son of Christopher and Theresa Kross… Has six siblings, Lindsey, Jessica, Nick, Tommy, CJ and Robby.