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35 Jace Kaminska

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 235
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Caney, Kan.
  • Highschool Caney Valley

Biography

2022 Sophomore
Pitched in 15 games, making 12 starts...went 3-9 with a 5.49 ERA in 78.2 innings, allowing 80 hits...struck out 86 and walked 29...went a career-long 8.0 shutout innings at Houston on April 1, striking out 12 and allowing only four hits...named AAC Pitcher of the Week following the performance...picked up the win against South Dakota State on March 11, striking out eight over 7.0 innings while giving up two hits...named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll...came on in relief of opener Caden Favors to fire 5.1 shutout innings in a 2-0 win over Tulane on May 13...named to the AD Honor Roll in both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2021 Freshman
American Athletic Conference Newcomer Pitcher of the Year and All-Conference First Team honoree...Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American...NCWBA Second Team Freshman All-American...Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American...Baseball America Second Team Freshman All-American...D1Baseball.com First Team Freshman All-American...Made 12 appearances including 10 starts, going 8-1 with two complete games and a 2.32 ERA...Allowed just 16 earned runs on 51 hits with 51 strikeouts and 19 walks in 62 innings...Was second in The American in wins and ERA for the season...Tossed the first nine-inning, complete-game by a Shocker freshman since 2009, giving up just one earned run on six hits with a career-high seven strikeouts in Wichita State's 10-1win over Houston April 10 at Riverfront Stadium in downtown Wichita...Threw a seven-inning complete-game in WSU's 12-2, run-rule victory over East Carolina April 30 at Eck Stadium...Garnered American Pitcher of the Week honors April 12 and was a three-time American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll selection...Named to The American All-Academic Team. 

High School
Four-year letterwinner, starter and team captain at Caney Valley High School…2019 and 2020 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year…First-team all-state honoree and Class 3A Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore and junior…Three-time all-conference, and three-time Tri-Valley League MVP…Set the school record for consecutive strikeouts with 29 straight as a junior…Set a single season ERA record as a junior at 0.00…In his career, compiled a 0.51 ERA with a 14-1 record while allowing just 20 hits in 96 innings with 229 strikeouts…In his most recent season, didn’t allow an earned run while going 5-0 with 85 Ks in 32 innings…Helped his team to sub-state runner-up showings in 2017 and 2018…Also was a second-team all-state basketball player as a senior.
 
Personal
Son of Mike and Carrie Kaminska…Has a sister, Kamryn, and brother, Nate…His mother, Carrie (softball), and father, Mike (baseball), played collegiately at Northwest Missouri State University...Majoring in Sport Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2021Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 235 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2022Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 235 lbs
    35