Honors and Awards
2011 NCAA Fullerton Regional All-Tournament Team
2011 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (April 4)
2011 Pac-10 Player of the Week (April 4)
Off The Farm
Selected in the 44th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics
Played for the Alaska Summer League's Fairbanks Goldpanners during the summer of 2011
Hit .291 over 22 games with 11 runs and six RBI for the Goldpanners
As a Sophomore (2012)
Missed the last two months with a knee injury
.280 avg., 31 GP, 16 R, 13 RBI, .920 fielding pct.
29 starts (28 at shortstop, one at second base)
Two-run double highlighted two-hit effort against Pacific
Keyed pair of four-run rallies in Sunday clincher at Fresno State
Opened season with two multi-hit games during series at Vanderbilt
As a Freshman (2011)
NCAA Fullerton Regional All-Tournament Team
Starting second baseman in 54 starts of 56 games
Hit .298 with 24 runs and 25 RBI with 10 doubles, a triple and one home run
14 multi-hit games
Three-hit games against Kansas and Illinois with team-best five RBI and 7-for-14 showing at the dish during NCAA Fullerton Regional
Two errors at second base during regular season (.992)
Three singles at Arizona State
3-for-4, three RBI at Santa Clara
Earned Collegiate Baseball and Pac-12 Player of the Week nods after going 15-for-20 with eight runs and six RBI during early April stretch
11-for-14 during three-game series with Washington State
6-for-6 with three-run triple in second contest with Cougars
3-for-3 with a double and one run in the Washington State series opener
4-for-6 with three runs and two RBI singles in a 16-14 win over Saint Mary's
2-for-3 at No. 3 Vanderbilt
Two hits, one RBI at No. 6 Texas
The Kauppila File
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Burbank (Calif.)
2010 area player of the year
2010 all-CIF
2009 area player of the year
2009 all-CIF
Four-time all-league selection
Four-time all-area selection
21 stolen bases during senior season
Hit .443 with three home runs, 21 stolen bases and 35 runs as a senior
Hit .545 with 12 home runs, 25 RBI and 27 runs as a junior
Son of Lonnie and Georgia Kauppila
Mother is from Greece
Father is Finish and Japanese
Father played baseball at Florida
Older brother, Kris, played baseball at Portland
Earning a degree in science, technology and society