2024: Played and started in 62 games a season ago…Was selected to the Second Team All-OVC and All-OVC Freshman Team…Landed on the All-Regional team at the 2024 NCAA Baseball Regional…Totaled 247 at-bats over the season, finishing the year with a .308 batting average…Recorded 76 hits including 12 doubles, a triple, and nine home runs…Drove in 40 RBIs, totaled 117 total bases, and scored 67 runs…Slugged a.474-percentage, and finished with an on-base percentage of .435...Drew 46 walks and was hit-by-pitch 11 times…Recorded four hits in a game three separate times…Drew five walks in a game against Arkansas at the NCAA Regional tying a SEMO program record for walks in a game…Hit a career-high two home runs in the same game against USI at the OVC Tournament (5/24)…Drove in a season-high four RBIs two different times…Fielded a .968-percentage while making 98 putouts and assisting on 144 putouts at second base.
Prep: Graduated from Glendale high school in 2023…Started and lettered three years…During his senior campaign, had a batting average of .424, an on base percentage of .520, a slugging percentage of .685, and an OPS of 1.215…Recorded 39 Hits, eight Doubles, two Triples, four Home Runs, 31 RBI’s, 38 Runs, and 23 Stolen Bases during his senior year…As a pitcher during his senior season went 2-0, had one save, 10 innings pitched, eight strikeouts, and a .961 Fielding Percentage…Was First Team All-State Class 5, First Team All-District, First Team All-Conference (Unanimous), Ozarks Conference Co-Position Player of the Year, MVP of the Springfield Lead Off Club, First Team All-O-Zone, and was a finalist for Baseball Player of the Year for the Springfield Sports Commission Awards…Was named Glendale baseball MVP and was District Champions and Class 5 State Quarterfinalist with Glendale finishing with a record of 25-6. Junior year, had a batting average of .378, an on base percentage of .512, a slugging percentage of .602, and an OPS of 1.114…Recorded 37 Hits, 9 Doubles, 5 Triples, 1 Home Run, 20 RBI’s, 40 Runs, and 18 Stolen Bases…When pitching his junior year went 3-1 with three saves, 25.2 innings pitched, 26 strikeouts, a 2.18 ERA and a .931 Fielding Percentage…Was First Team All-State Class 5, First Team All-District, First Team All-Conference (Unanimous), and received Glendale Baseball Silver Slugger and Gold Glove. Glendale finished their season as district runner ups with a record of 25-7…During his sophomore season, had a batting average of .319, an on base percentage of .476, a slugging percentage of .451, and an OPS of .926…Recorded 29 Hits, seven Doubles, one Triples, one Home Run, 27 RBI’s, 35 Runs, and 11 Stolen Bases…When pitching as a sophomore, had three saves, 25 innings pitched, and a .947 Fielding Percentage…was named to First Team All-District and First Team All-Conference…Finished his sophomore campaign as District Champions and Class 5 State Quarterfinalist with an ending record of 20-12…Was named to Baseball Academic All-State in 2023, 2022, 2021, and was part of National Honors Society.
Personal: Born October 7, 2004…Son of Lance and Denise Kettering…Both parents Graduated from Missouri State University…Also competed in ice hockey from the age of 4-14…Uncle, Brent Thomas was an assistant baseball coach at Missouri State from 1983-2014.
