Kameron Misner

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Poplar Bluff, Mo.
High School:
Poplar Bluff

CAREER HONORS

2019 MLB Draft First Round (35th overall) selection by Miami Marlins
2019 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
2019 Baseball America Preseason Second Team All-American
2019 Perfect Game / Rawlings Preseason Second Team All-American
2018 Preseason Second-Team All-SEC
2017 Freshman All-American

JUNIOR (2019)

Entered junior campaign as one of the nation's top draft prospects, ultimately enjoying career year at the plate
Reset single-season career-bests in runs scored (54), home runs (10) and stolen bases (20)
Became only one of seven Tigers in the past 10 years with 10-plus doubles and 10-plus home runs in a single-season
50 career stolen bases ranks fifth all-time in Mizzou history
Became the first Tiger with 20-plus stolen bases in a single-season since 2016 (Jake Ring)
Recorded final multi-hit game of the season in series opener vs. Florida (May 16)
Matched his season-high with three hits at No. 23 Tennessee (May 4), also adding season-best three runs scored and two stolen bases
Locked-in from April 23 - May 4, tallying multi-hit efforts in five of seven games played
Three straight multi-hit games from April 23-27, including back to back outings vs. South Carolina at Taylor Stadium
Launched final home run of the year vs. Missouri State (April 23)
Capped off Mizzou's first-ever series win vs. No. 8 LSU (April 14) with a mammoth home run off the Devine Pavilion
Went yard in back to back games vs. Kentucky (April 7) and at SIUE (April 9)
Big series finale vs. Murray State (March 20), going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, home run and two RBI
Outstanding two-game series vs. Arkansas State (March 12-13), going 3-for-5 (.600) with three runs scored, two home runs and six RBI
Opened season in style, launching career-best two home runs at North Florida (Feb. 16)
Outstanding eye and patience at the plate, leading to .440 on-base percentage and 54 walks drawn
54 walks ranked 19th in the NCAA, third in the SEC
Fantastic when leading off an inning, hitting a robust .469 (15-for-32)
11, two-out RBI ranked second-best on the team

SOPHOMORE (2018)

Was having a breakout sophomore season that would have had him in line for SEC and national awards before a foot injury suffered during the opening weekend of SEC play slowed him down, eventually forcing him to miss the final six weeks of the season
Hit a team-best .360 in 34 games and had nine doubles, three triples and four homers while walking 32 times before being shelved with the injury
Was leading the nation in walks before his injury and stole 13 bases and scored 34 runs
Still tallied 15 multiple hit games in 34 tries and drove in multiple runs in seven games
Drove in five runs with three hits and four runs while slugging a pair of homers with two walks on the second day of the season at FIU (Feb. 17)
Drove in three with a double, a triple and a homer in a 3-for-4 performance against UMBC (March 2), finishing a single away from the cycle
His average hit the .415 mark after a 3-for-4 performance with two runs vs. Mississippi State (March 23)
His final game of the season came on April 14 vs. Florida, going 2-for-4 before missing the final 22 games

FRESHMAN (2017)

Incredible first-year campaign in Mid-Missouri, leading to Freshman All-American honors
Was a middle-of-the-order threat for Mizzou all year as a freshman, turning in one of the best seasons for a true freshman hitter in recent memory
Hit seven homers, the most home runs by a Mizzou freshman since Trevor Coleman in 2007
His .282 average on the year was the best for a Mizzou freshman since Brett Bond hit .294 in 2015 while he joined Chris Cornelius as the first Mizzou freshman to drive in more than 30 runs in a season since 2010
Added 12 doubles, one triple and seven homers while driving in 34 runs and scoring 39 runs
Stole a team-high 17 bases on the year, a mark that ranked fourth in the SEC after the SEC Tournament
Hit his first collegiate homer against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 18)
Hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to break a 10-10 tie against Illinois-Chicago (March 5)
Posted a pair of doubles against Western Carolina (March 8) as part of a 2-for-5 performance
Led Mizzou with 18 multi-hit games during his freshman season and had seven games during which he tallied multi-RBI games
Matched a career-high with four RBI twice on the year, doing so against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4/11) and vs. Eastern Kentucky (May 16)
Stole a career-high three bases against Illinois-Chicago (March 4) and registered a stolen base in five consecutive games from March 10-March 17
Was thrown out attempting to steal just once in his first 12 attempts on the season
Homered in the SEC Tournament against LSU (May 24)

HIGH SCHOOL (POPLAR BLUFF)

2016 Rawlings Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
Perfect Game All-Central Region Second Team
No. 3 prospect in the state of Missouri coming out of high school and the top OF prospect according to PerfectGame.com
Hit .422 with eight homers as a senior at Poplar Bluff High School under the direction of Steve Edwards
Added nine triples, eight doubles and 35 RBI as a senior and stole 29 bases en route to being named the Semo Conference Player of the Year
Also pitched for Poplar Bluff, boasting a 2.13 ERA while leading the team with 48 strikeouts in just 32.0 innings
First Team All-State honoree as a senior
Drafted in the 33rd round by the Kansas City Royals in the 2016 MLB First Year Player Draft

PERSONAL