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#6 Alex Pendergast INF • 6-0 195 Sr. • Des Moines, IA (Kirkwood CC)
2023 (JUNIOR)
Played in 17 games, making 11 starts ... Hit .297 with two home runs and 12 RBI ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Went 1-for-3 with an RBI at Rice (4/29) ... Homered in his second straight game as part of a 3-for-4 day with three RBI versus Middle Tennessee (5/5) ... Drove in two runs in a series-clinching win over Middle Tennessee (5/7) ... Went 1-for-2 with an RBI versus WKU (5/19) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his Patriot debut as a pinch-hitter against Fordham (2/18) and delivered a base hit in his first at-bat ... Made his first career start versus Grambling (3/8) and went 1-for-2 with a pair of RBI ... Hit a solo blast for his first home run of the year against Oklahoma (5/2) ... CUSA TOURNAMENT: Went 1-for-2 with a double in a win over WKU (5/27).
2022 (SOPHOMORE - KIRKWOOD CC)
Tabbed a Second Team All-Region selection ... Hit .323 with nine home runs and 45 RBI ... Led the team in doubles (18).
2021 (FRESHMAN - KIRKWOOD CC)
Earned First Team All-American honors and was named the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... Also garnered First Team All- Region honors ... Hit .421 for a team that reached the NJCAA Division II World Series ... Led the nation in walks (53), was second in hits (96), runs (80), RBI (88) and total bases (166), and ranked 10th in home runs (16) ... Was named to the NJCAA World Series All-Tournament Team after leading Kirkwood to a fifth place finish.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer with the Anchorage Bucs and was named to the Alaska Baseball League All-Star Team ... Played for the Asheboro ZooKeepers in the Coastal Plains League in the summer of 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Roosevelt High School ... Played for head coach Evan Romanchuk ... Was a two-time First Team All-State selection ... Also garnered All-Conference honors twice during his prep career ... Rated the No. 7 shortstop and No. 30 overall prospect in the state of Iowa by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Iowa Sticks.
PERSONAL
Born on September 6, 2002 ... Mother is Jennifer Christiansen ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse if Proverbs 11:2.
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