Wichita State Athletics

South Carolina (2025)
Played in 24 games with 11 starts for the Gamecocks...recorded six hits in 45 at-bats, including two doubles and a home run...walked three times, homered, and scored three runs in his second South Carolina game on February 25 against Gardner-Webb.

Texas A&M (2023-24)
Played in 60 games over two seasons with the Aggies, making 43 starts behind the plate...hit a combined .194 with three doubles, two home runs and 17 RBI...earned seven of those starts as a sophomore in 2024, notching five hits in 20 at-bats...helped the Aggies to a 53-15 record and a runner-up finish at the 2024 Men's College World Series...homered against Prairie View A&M on March 20...enrolled for the spring semester in 2023 as a 17-year-old true freshman and was the youngest player in the nation, earning 36 starts as Texas A&M's primary backstop...notched his first career hit against Houston Christian on February 28...launched his first career home run at Arkansas on April 28...had a season-best three RBI in back-to-back games, first against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament championship on May 28 and again in the Stanford Regional opener against Cal State Fullerton on June 2 when he also posted a season-high three hits.

High School
Prepped at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for head coach Casen Grabert...ranked the #1 catching prospect in the state of New Jersey by both Baseball America and Perfect Game...also named a top-50 overall prospect by Baseball America...a two-time team MVP...also played football.

Personal
Son of Marc and Mindy Kaufer...has one sister, Sofia...born March 25.