KJ Harrison

KJ Harrison
Oregon State Beavers
Catcher
Born: (1996-08-11) August 11, 1996
Kailua, Hawaii
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Kainoa John "KJ" Harrison (born August 11, 1996) is an American college baseball player for the Oregon State Beavers of Oregon State University.

Harrison attended Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 25th round, with the 758th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft,[1] but he opted not to sign.[2]

Harrison enrolled at Oregon State University to play college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. As a freshman, in 2015, he played as a first baseman,[3] and led the Pac-12 Conference with 60 runs batted in.[4] He was named a Freshman All-American, the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, and the Pac-12 Conference First Team first baseman. He played collegiate summer baseball for the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League.[5][6] He was named a Preseason All-American in 2016.[4] He was again named an All-Pac-12 first baseman for 2016. In the summer of 2016, Harrison played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and the United States national collegiate baseball team.[7]

His father, Kenny Harrison, is a former professional baseball player.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 7, Star-Advertiser staff June; 2014. "Yamamoto, Squier, Cooper all drafted on Day 3". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "KJ Harrison, Oregon State Beavers first baseman, works out of hitting slump | OregonLive.com". oregonlive.com. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ Gazette-Times, STEVE GRESS Corvallis. "OSU baseball: Harrison makes early splash at the plate for Beavers". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Democrat-Herald, Albany. "OSU baseball: KJ Harrison named preseason first-team all-American by Perfect Game". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ KHON, Spencer Honda special to (June 4, 2015). "Punahou grad Harrison named Freshman All-American". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Punahou alum Harrison named Pac-12 freshman of the year". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Spangler, Sam (June 15, 2016). "Kailua's KJ Harrison selected to United States national team". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Harrison looking forward to MLB draft". Retrieved November 23, 2016.

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