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Kameron Misner #30 OF/INF

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

Summary

Biography

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

  • Born Jan. 8, 1998, in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
  • Parents: Father – Terry Misner; Mother - Stephanie Misner
  • Currently undecided on his major at the University of Missouri

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2017Freshman

    OF
    6'4" 219 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2018Sophomore

    OF
    6'4" 219 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2019Junior

    OF/INF
    6'4" 213 lbs
    30