Swingin' Rays Volume 1

Kendall’s Year-by-Year Statistics - Vanderbilt
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% OB% SB-ATT BB HBP
2015 .281 60-56 185 34 52 10 6 8 40 .530 .394 19-23 21 14
2016 .332 62-62 250 63 83 16 8 9 59 .568 .396 28-36 25 4
2017* .302 41-41 172 43 52 6 3 12 33 .581 .384 14-18 21 3
* - Stats through April 25, 2017
the field. “I knew this would be the place where I could accomplish my goal of being successful
whether it is on or off the baseball diamond,” said Kendall. In the classroom at Vanderbilt,
Kendall is majoring in Psychology.
After the 2016 season, Kendall was named to the NCAA All-American 3rd-Team after
leading Vanderbilt to a 43-19 record. Kendall lead the Commodores hitting .332 with a
team-high 16 doubles, eight triples, 59 RBIs and going 28-for-36 on stolen base attempts.
Kendall also slugged nine home runs.
Last summer, he earned a spot on the Team USA Collegiate National squad. Kendall
starred hitting .290 with two home runs, three triple to go along with five doubles and a
team-leading 14 RBIs. The CNT made trips to Taiwan, Japan and Cuba while compiling an
11-7-1 record against the top talent in the world.
His physical skills are different,
uncommon and fun to watch. He
can impact a game with his feet,
glove, arm and bat.
So far through the first half of the 2017 season, Kendall is
hitting .302 with a team-high 12 home runs, three triples
while going 14-for-18 on stolen base attempts.
Kendall also has six doubles and 33 RBIs.
In June, Kendall is poised to hear his name early
on opening night of the MLB Draft. His tools allow
him to stay in the premium centerfield position as
well as providing excellent power and speed that can
stay at the top of a Major League lineup. His game has been
compared by those in MLB Draft rooms to Jacoby Ellsbury, but
with a much stronger throwing arm.