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2025 Baseball Roster

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31 James Kemp

  • Hometown Bayonne, NJ
  • High School Hudson Catholic
  • Position First Base
  • Bats/Throws Right / Right
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Marketing
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 200

Biography

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2025):
  • All-MAAC First Team (first base) selection
  • Two-time MAAC Player of the Week
  • Started all 52 games as the Gaels primary first baseman
  • Batted a team-best .365 with a .625 slugging percentage and .478 on-base percentage
  • Tallied a team-high 73 hits and 12 home runs and a program single season record 57 runs batted in
  • Among the MAAC leaders in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits, runs batted in
  • Totaled 21 multi-hit games including a season-high five hits in road win at Seton Hall (Mar. 21)
  • Registered a team-best 15 multi-RBI games including a season-high six runs batted in at Seton Hall (Mar. 21)
AS A SENIOR (2024):
  • Played in 42 games with 39 starts primarily at first base
  • Batted .295 with 44 hits, 10 doubles, four home runs and 24 runs batted in
  • Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage with 276 putouts and a part of 22 double plays
  • Registered 13 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games
  • Drove in a season-high three runs in road win at Navy (Mar. 3)
  • Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubled against Mount (Apr. 27)
AS A JUNIOR (2023):
  • Played in 32 games, starting 31 contests
  • Slashed .270/.406/.396 across 111 at-bats
  • Registered 30 hits, five doubles, three HR, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored and drew 22 walks
  • Recorded 11 multi-hit games and had four multi-RBI games
  • Went 1-2 at the plate with a HR and three walks at Fairleigh Dickinson (March 22)
  • Drove in three runs vs. Siena (April 23)
  • Homered and had 3 RBI at Fairfield (May 19)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team honoree 
  • Batting average of .237 with .327 slugging percentage and .653 on base percentage
  • Finished the season with 32 hits and 11 RBI's
  • First career home-run at Canisius (April 8)
  • Seven games with two hits or more; including a career-high three at Delaware (March 11)
AS A FRESHMAN (2021):
  • Appeared in four games with two starts
  • Went 0-for-2 with a walk against Siena (March 21)
BEFORE IONA:
  • Was named Co-Player of the Year
  • Batted .576 in her junior season with six home runs and 40 RBI
GET TO KNOW JIM KEMP:
  • Favorite Athlete: Lebron James
  • Favorite Food: Mexican
  • Favorite Sports Memory: Winning the state championship with Cal Ripken All-Star Team
  • Nickname: Kemp or Jimbo
  • Hobbies: Cars and cooking
  • Career Goals: Make it to the next level of baseball or find something to be passionate about and run with it
  • Person I Would Like To Meet: Lebron James
  • After Iona I Plan To: Pursue a graduate degree
  • Person I Admire: Father
  • Biggest Accomplishment In Life Thus Far: Being admitted to a D1 college
  • I Try To Mold My Game After: Miguel Cabrera
  • Pregame Rituals: Listen to country music

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2021Freshman

    Infielder / Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 220 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2022Sophomore

    Infielder / Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 220 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2023Junior

    Infielder
    6'2" 220 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2024Senior

    Infielder
    6'2" 220 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2025Graduate Student

    First Base
    6'2" 200 lbs
    31