Career Highlights: 2008 will be 10th year in professional baseball…expected to be Wichita’s shortstop in 2008…spent parts of 2005 and 2006 in the Majors with the Detroit Tigers…selected by the Florida Marlins in the 8th round of the 1999 draft, signing later that year…also drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 49th round of the 1998 draft, but went on to play college baseball at Wichita State University…was a standout at WSU, entering the Shockers’ starting lineup as a freshman…two-time All-American with WSU…had a career batting average of .358 as a Shocker…ranks in the top 10 in Shocker history in runs (5th, 287), hits (7th, 315), doubles (7th, 58), and triples (9th, 17)…in 1998 had the third-highest fielding percentage in Shocker history for a second baseman (.978)…won back-to-back championships with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2005 and 2006…also won a championship in 2001 with the Kane County Cougars…has 983 career hits entering 2008…has collected at least 100 hits in a season five times…in 2005 had the distinction of playing one inning at every position in one game on 9/5, including pitcher, for the Toledo Mud Hens…had a 31-game hitting streak (.378) in 2002 with Calgary…married to Lindsey…has daughter Lucy (2) and is expecting another daughter, Laney, on June 14th…enjoys golf, basketball and football…favorite baseball memories include getting drafted, making it to the Majors, and playing in the 1996 College World Series
2007
Toledo (International/AAA): Hit .301 in 246 at bats for the Mud Hens…had 23 multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games, and one 4-hit game…hit safely in 46 of 60 games played…had 8-game hitting streak from 4/11-4/19 (12-32, .375, 5 R)…had 10-game hitting streak from 6/9-6/28 (15-41, .366)…had 8-game hitting streak from 7/1-7/8 (13-35, .371)…stole three bases in one game on 4/22 at Durham…went 4-5 with two doubles and two runs scored on 4/29 vs. Rochester…scored three runs in a game three times
2006
Detroit (American/MLB): Went 0-3 for the Tigers with a walk and a run scored…appeared in a total of eight games
Toledo (International/AAA): Hit .276 in 504 at bats and 121 games for the Mud Hens…a member of the Mud Hens International League championship team…hit .306 on the road in 255 at bats, .245 at home in 249 at bats…hit .321 in 84 at bats in April…had 43 multi-hit games, including 10 3-hit games, and two 4-hit games…hit safely in 83 of 121 games played…had 8-game hitting streak from 4/7-4/13 (11-27, .407)…had 8-game hitting streak from 4/16-4/23 (14-33, .424)…had 8-game hitting streak from 6/22-6/29 (15-32, .469, 9 R)…had 12-game hitting streak from 7/7-7/21 (20-53, .377, 9 R)…had 7-game hitting streak from 8/12-8/19 (11-31, .355)…had 5-game hitting streak from 8/26-9/2 (8-26, .308)…went 4-5 with one run scored and two RBI on 8/5 vs. Louisville
2005
Detroit (American/MLB): After six-plus years in the minor leagues, earned first taste of the Majors, making his debut with the Tigers on 7/9…picked up first career hit on XX/XX vs./at Minnesota off of left-hander Terry Mulholland…appeared in six games with the Tigers
Toledo (International/AAA): Won first of two consecutive championships with the Mud Hens…hit .240 in 313 at bats…hit .293 in 75 at bats in June…had 17-multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games…had 10-game hitting streak from 6/17-7/3 (13-42, .310, 6 R)…had 5-game hitting streak from 8/6-8/9 (7-22, .318)…went 2-4 with two doubles and three RBI on 8/25 at Norfolk…had 5-game hitting streak from 8/24-8/29 (7-21, .333, 7 RBI)
2004
Omaha (Pacific Coast/AAA): Hit .163 in 92 at bats and 27 games for the Royals…went 3-5 with two runs and two RBI on 8/23 at Memphis
Columbus (International/AAA): Hit .195 in 87 at bats and 29 games for the Clippers…scored a run in four straight games from 6/22-6/30…had two hits in a game five times in 29 games
Albuquerque (Pacific Coast/AAA): Hit .277 in 155 at bats and 39 games for the Isotopes…batted .287 on the road in 94 at bats, .262 in 61 at bats at home…had 13 multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games…collected three RBI in one game on 4/26 at Omaha…had 6-game hitting streak from 4/30-5/6 (10-26, .385)
2003
Albuquerque (Pacific Coast/AAA): Hit .266 in 493 at bats and 130 games for the Isotopes…scored 77 runs…hit .337 in 83 at bats in July…had 35 multi-hit games, including six 3-hit games, and one 4-hit game…hit safely in 88 of 130 games played…scored a run in six straight games from 7/22-7/28 (10 total runs)…went 4-4 with three RBI on 8/5 vs. Memphis…had 9-game hitting streak from 4/18-4/28 (14-40, .350, 8 R)…had 5-game hitting streak from 5/11-5/16 (9-21, .429, 4 R, 5 RBI)…had 8-game hitting streak from 6/6-6/14 (10-37, .270, 7 RBI)…had 6-game hitting streak from 6/30-7/7 (9-22, .409)…had 7-game hitting streak from 7/23-7/30 (12-27, .444, 11 R)…had 7-game hitting streak from 8/11-8/17 (9-28, .321, 5 RBI)
2002
Calgary (Pacific Coast/AAA): Hit .288 in 452 at bats over 117 games…had remarkable 31-game hitting streak from 7/3-8/19 (48-127, .378, 22 R, 16 RBI)…hit safely in 86 of 117 games…had 35 multi-hit games, including seven 3-hit games, and one 4-hit game…had 7-game hitting streak from 4/7-4/14 (11-25, .440)…had 6-game hitting streak from 5/30-6/4 (8-27, .296, 5 R)…drew a walk in five straight games from 5/24-5/28…had 5-game hitting streak from 8/29-9/2 (5-15, .333, 4 R)
2001
Portland (Eastern/AA): Hit .308 in 468 at bats and 117 games for the Sea Dogs…hit .333 in 108 at bats in May…hit .352 in 128 at bats in July…hit safely in 83 of 117 games…had 43 multi-hit games, including seven 3-hit games, and two 4-hit games…had 7-game hitting streak from 4/30-5/7 (13-31, .419)…had 6-game hitting streak from 5/9-5/14 (9-27, .333, 5 R)…had 8-game hitting streak from 5/19-5/28 (16-36, .444, 8 RBI, 6 R)…had 6-game hitting streak from 6/3-6/7 (7-25, .280, 6 R)…had 10-game hitting streak from 6/25-7/5 (15-43, .349, 8 R)…had 16-game hitting streak from 7/16-7/29 (26-64, .406, 10 R)…had 6-game hitting streak from 7/31-8/5 (10-22, .455, 6 R)…had 5-game hitting streak from 8/11-8/15 (6-21, .286)…had 7-game hitting streak from 8/25-8/31 (11-29, .379)…went 4-7 with three RBI on 9/2 at Altoona...went 3-5 with two runs and four RBI on 5/19 at Reading…walked three times in one game on two occasions…stole three bases in one game on 8/11 at New Haven
Kane County (Midwest/A): Hit .292 in 17 games and 65 at bats for the Cougars before getting first promotion to AA…had 7-game hitting streak from 4/17-4/24 (12-29, .414, 6 R)…walked in five straight games from 4/21-4/27…went 3-4 with 2 RBI on 4/19 at Clinton
2000
Kane County (Midwest/A): Hit .249 in 457 at bats over 123 games for the Cougars…hit .291 in 244 at bats at home, .202 in 213 at bats on the road…best month came in August when he hit .286 in 105 at bats…had 27 multi-hit games, including 10 3-hit games and one 4-hit game…hit safely in 75 of 123 games…scored a run in five straight games from 4/9-4/13 (five total runs…scored a run in six straight games from 4/29-5/8 (seven total runs)…had 6-game hitting streak from 5/19-5/24 (9-22, .409, 5 R)…had 10-game hitting streak from 7/2-7/13 (17-45, .378, 6 2B, 8 R, 7 RBI)…scored a run in seven straight games from 7/1-7/9 (seven total runs)…had 5-game hitting streak from 8/2-8/7 (7-15, .467, 6 R, 4 RBI)…walked in four straight games from 8/3-8/7 (eight total walks)…hit first professional homerun on 4/24 vs. Quad City
1999
Utica (New York-Penn/A): Hit .280 in 289 at bats and 73 games in first taste of professional baseball…hit .307 on the road in 153 at bats, .250 at home in 136 at bats…hit .382 in 55 at bats during June…had 24 multi-hit games, including five 3-hit games…hit safely in 52 of 73 games played…had 9-game hitting streak from 7/15-7/25 (13-36, .361, 10 R)…had 6-game hitting streak from 8/15-8/20 (9-22, .409, 7 R)…had two RBI three nights in a row from 8/11-8/13
Kash Beauchamp on Kevin: Kevin’s achievements and popularity in being one of the most successful Wichita State Shockers is a dynamic that fits perfectly with our idea of making this team truly ‘Wichita’s Team’. Whether on the field stealing bases, making great plays and getting clutch hits, or in the community lending his talent and experience to civic organizations within Wichita, Kevin is the type of player and person that will help make this season a successful venture. Not only are we getting a Major League talent on the field, but a player whose experience will allow him to lead and set an example for the younger players, who will undoubtedly look up to him.
