Ely Kennel

Position:
Infield
B/T:
L/R
Height:
6-0
Weight:
191
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Monmouth, Ore.
High School:
Santiam Christian

2023
• Played in four games. Went 0-for-4 with one run scored.

Santiam Christian High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Matt Nosack.
• Played for the Royals team at the 2021 Area Code Games.
• Paced Santiam Christian to a 23-10 record his senior season.
• Named the 3A State Player of the Year as a senior.
• Batted .547 with 52 hits, 11 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs and 43 RBI as a senior. Added 29 stolen bases.
• 3A State Player of the Year as a junior.
• First-Team All-State on the infield as a freshman.
• Batted .478 in 15 games as a junior, totaling two doubles, two triples, six home runs and 18 runs batted in. Stole 19 bases.
• Also lettered in football, earning Second-Team All-State at quarterback.

Personal
• Son of Aimee and Jeremy Kennel.
• On the Honor Roll and was an FCA leader in high school.
• Majoring in agricultural and food business management. Would like to go into farming after his playing career.
• Chose Oregon State “because it has always been my dream school since I watched games there as a little kid.”

Kennel’s Career Single-Game Highs
Runs scored: 1, Western Carolina, May 19, 2023
Struck out: 1, Gonzaga, Apr 11, 2023 ; Coppin State, Feb 25, 2023 ; Nevada, Mar 15, 2023
At bats: 2, Coppin State, Feb 25, 2023
Field chances: 1, Coppin State, Feb 25, 2023 ; Nevada, Mar 15, 2023
Assists: 1, Coppin State, Feb 25, 2023