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Hofstra University Athletics

THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2024 Baseball Roster

Matteo Bracco
Adam Koszo
Marc Levine
Marc Levine
John Stark
Joe Buvid Photography
Philip Hinds
Brian Ballweg

16 Will Kennedy

16 Will Kennedy

  • Position:
    Outfield
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Smithtown, NY
  • High School:
    Smithtown East

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra
2023:
Played in and started 27 games...Missed time due to injury...Batted .337 with nine doubles, one home run, 15 RBIs and 16 runs scored...Stole three bases...Had nine multi-hit games...Went 5-6 with a doubles, two RBIs, and two runs scored against UAlbany on Feb. 26...Doubled and drove in three runs against the Great Danes on Feb. 24...Homered at Florida Gulf Coast on Feb. 18...Had three-hit games at Nevada (March 3) and North Carolina A&T (March 24)...Batted .346 with six doubles in 14 CAA games...Member of the Dean's List in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023...Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll and CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection in both semesters during the 2022-23 academic year...2022: All-CAA Championship Team selection...Played in 33 games with 30 starts...Missed a month due to injury...Batted .331 with 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 22 RBIs...Scored 23 runs...Had a .508 slugging percentage...Had 12 multi-hit games...Posted four-hit games against James Madison on May 13 and May 15...Drove in three runs at William & Mary on April 30 and versus James Madison on May 15...Dean's List student...Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Member of Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll...2021: Played in 31 games, starting 27...Batted .284 with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 15 RBIs...Scored 16 runs...Stole five bases...Had eight multi-hit games...Went 3-4 with a triple, a home run, three runs, and three RBIs in game one at Delaware on April 17...Had a three-hit game against Northeastern on April 10...Was 2-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against Delaware on May 1...Was also 2-4 in the second game...Hit .301 in CAA games...Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...2020: Played in seven games, starting five...Batted .211 (4-19) with a double and four runs scored...Went 2-2 with a pair of walks and two runs scored in collegiate debut against Purdue on Feb. 15...Was 1-5 with a double and a run scored versus Purdue on Feb. 16...Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Played three years of baseball at Smithtown (NY) High School East…One of his coaches was former Hofstra great Mike Miller…Two-time all-league and All-Suffolk County selection… Named league Most Valuable Player as a senior…Batted .340 with one home run and had three wins and a 3.00 ERA during his junior year…Batted .370 with one home run and added four wins with a 1.00 ERA as a senior…Part of two league championship teams…Personal: Son of Amy Kennedy…Has one brother… Cousin, Matt Betchel, played baseball at UNC Wilmington…Cousin, Sean Kennedy, played basketball at Marist… Hobbies include playing video games…Names Gleyber Torres and Drew Brees as his favorite athletes…Lists Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky as his favorite musicians, and John Travolta and Leonardo DiCaprio as his favorite actors…Graduated with a degree in management...Pursuing has masters in business administration.
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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    Outfield
    6'1" 160 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    Outfield
    6'4" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Junior

    Outfield
    6'4" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    Outfield
    6'4" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2024Graduate Student

    Outfield
    6'4" 175 lbs
    16