University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
McKinnon, Kole
Jersey Number 11
Kole McKinnon
- Position:
- Catcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
- High School:
- Northeast HS
- Prev School:
- Allen CC
Bio
2018 Season (Junior)
A mainstay for the Ragin’ Cajuns behind home plate, appearing in all 59 games with 58 starts … At the plate, batted .188 (36-for-191) with seven doubles, four home runs and 19 RBI … Stole six bases on eight attempts … Picked off 18 runners on the year … Had five multi-hit games and five multi-run games … Recorded a season-best three hits and two RBI in an 11-2 win over Georgia Southern (3/17).
Prior To Louisiana
Spent two seasons at Allen Community College…Posted a .342 average in 46 games with 11 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 42 RBI in his sophomore season…Also stole eight bases with a .454 on base percentage while slugging .645 and scoring 45 times…Threw out nine base runners on the year…As a freshman, tallied a .356 average in 36 games with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and 17 RBI…Scored 27 times with a .453 on base percentage…Threw out seven base runners.
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner at Lincoln Northeast High School…Helped guide the Rockets to a district championship from 2013-15…Named to the All-Nebraska team in 2015.
Personal
Full name is Kole Austin McKinnon…Born on July 19, 1997 in Lincoln, Neb…Son of Michelle McKinnnon-Johnson…Majoring in pre-med.
A mainstay for the Ragin’ Cajuns behind home plate, appearing in all 59 games with 58 starts … At the plate, batted .188 (36-for-191) with seven doubles, four home runs and 19 RBI … Stole six bases on eight attempts … Picked off 18 runners on the year … Had five multi-hit games and five multi-run games … Recorded a season-best three hits and two RBI in an 11-2 win over Georgia Southern (3/17).
Prior To Louisiana
Spent two seasons at Allen Community College…Posted a .342 average in 46 games with 11 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 42 RBI in his sophomore season…Also stole eight bases with a .454 on base percentage while slugging .645 and scoring 45 times…Threw out nine base runners on the year…As a freshman, tallied a .356 average in 36 games with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and 17 RBI…Scored 27 times with a .453 on base percentage…Threw out seven base runners.
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner at Lincoln Northeast High School…Helped guide the Rockets to a district championship from 2013-15…Named to the All-Nebraska team in 2015.
Personal
Full name is Kole Austin McKinnon…Born on July 19, 1997 in Lincoln, Neb…Son of Michelle McKinnnon-Johnson…Majoring in pre-med.
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