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29 Garrett Kocis

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.
  • Highschool Millard West

Biography

2022 Senior
Played in 34 games, making 28 starts...limited by an early season injury sustained against Pepperdine, causing him to go nearly a month before his next start...hit .202 with three doubles, six home runs and 18 RBI...launched an extra-inning, walk-off home run to defeat Kansas on March 23...homered in consecutive games against Memphis (4/30 and 5/1) to help the Shockers to a series win...drew nine walks over the last seven games of the season...named to the AD Honor Roll in both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2021 Junior
Granted extra year of eligibility by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic ... All-Conference First Team honoree in the American Athletic Conference...Played in 36 games with 35 starts -- all at first base...Hit .286 with 38 hits in 133 at bats, going along with 31 runs, 11 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 45 RBI, a team-best .654 slugging percentage, 14 walks, a .353 on-base percentage and two sacrifice flies...Had 11 multi-hit games...Went 3-for-4 with two homers, a career-high seven RBI and four runs scored in WSU's game vs. Dixie State March 6...Had five RBI and a pair of home runs vs. Dixie State March 7...Had a career-best 4-for-5 showing with triple, double and two RBI at Stetson March 20...Two-time selection to The American Weekly Honor Roll...Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 

2020 Junior*
Named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll Feb. 24...Played and started in all 15 games, including eight as DH and seven at first...Hit .250 with 13 hits in 59 at bats, going along with nine runs, three doubles, a team-high four triples, two homers, 14 RBI and nine walks...Compiled a .577 slugging percentage...Went 3-for-4 and fell a single shy of the cycle with a double, triple and home run, in addition to six RBI, in the Shockers' 9-1 win over Texas Southern Feb. 22...His four triples tied for first in The American and the nation.

* Season suspended after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 Sophomore
Saw action in 17 games, including 11 starts...Hit .306 with 11 hits, nine runs, two doubles, two homers (back-to-back games vs. Omaha, March 26, and Kansas State, March 27)...five RBI and five walks...Went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and two runs against Omaha...Added a 2-for-3 performance with a double and two runs vs. Houston April 12...Selected to The American All-Academic Team.

2018 Freshman
Played in 11 games, including a start at first base against Furman March 25…Hit .231 with three hits, two runs, one double, two RBI and one walk…Went 1-for-1 with a pair of RBI against Furman March 23.

High School
Attended Millard West High School in Omaha, Neb…Lettered three years in baseball…Selected to the super-state and all-state first team…As a senior, hit .346, had 19 RBI, and 23 runs…Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American…Perfect Game Central all-region first team…Listed No. 385 by Perfect Game and No. 1 overall in the state of Nebraska.
 
Personal
Son of Beth and Brent Kocis…Has two sisters, Kaitlin and Shannon…Father played baseball at Iowa State University…Majoring in Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2018Freshman

    Third Base
    6'4" 195 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2019Sophomore

    First Base
    6'4" 230 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Junior

    First Base
    6'4" 220 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Junior

    Infield
    6'4" 223 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Senior

    Infielder
    6'4" 225 lbs
    29