Florida Gators

2004: Played in 24 games and started 11 games at second base ... Hit .256 (11-of-43) with three doubles and eight RBI … Held a .377 on-base percentage and fielded .938 with five errors in 81 chances … Batted .250 with two doubles and five RBI in SEC regular season play ... Had an on-base percentage of .429 in SEC games … Was part of 15 double plays ... Struck out only five times in 43 at bats and only once in 16 league at bats ... Had his first career hit Feb. 8 as he hit a single versus Gardner-Webb ... Batted six times in Gardner-Webb series ... Singled and scored a run against Purdue March 6 ... Hit a pinch hit single against Brown March 14 ... Had two games of two RBI at Mississippi State April 16 and 18 ... Finished that series 4-for-11 with two doubles and four RBI ... Drew two walks at Alabama May 9 ... Went 2-for-5 with a double against Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament game May 29 … Had a base hit in six of the 11 games he started … Recorded career best six putouts at Mississippi State April 16 and the following day April 17 against the Bulldogs had a career best seven assists.

PREP: Lettered four years at Lakewood Ranch for head coach Dave Moates … Broke high school career record for walks with 58 … Helped lead his team to a 5A State Championship as a senior when they finished 26-8 … His final prep season he batted .345 with 42 stolen bases in being a first-team all-state 5A pick as selected by the Florida Sports Writers Association … Also was first-team all-area … As a senior earned co-MVP honors on his team …. Was named team MVP and was second-team all-state as a junior … Also earned first-team all-area after batting .419 with two homers, 13 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 2002 when his team finished 19-9 … As a sophomore, he hit .345 with 12 RBI and eight stolen bases in leading his squad to a 24-8 mark and district runner-up finish … Named honorable mention all-state and second-team all-area that season when LRHS was the 3A district runners-up … Also pitched as a sophomore and went 4-2 with 40 strikeouts in 29.0 innings on the mound … As a freshman he won the Lakewood Ranch Ironman Award as his squad claimed 2A district championship … Also lettered in football four years.

KENNEDY'S CAREER HIGHS
At Bats: 5 (twice), at Mississippi State, 4/18/04; vs. Vanderbilt, 5/29/04
Runs Scored: 1 (five times), last vs. Auburn, 5/2/04
Hits: 2 (twice), vs. at Mississippi State, 4/16/04; vs. Vanderbilt, 5/29/04 (SEC Tournament)
Home Runs: N/A
RBI: 2 (twice), vs. at Mississippi State, 4/16/04; vs. at Mississippi State, 4/18/04
Bases on Balls: 2 (twice), vs. Miami (Ohio), 2/21/04; at Alabama, 5/9/04
Stolen Bases: N/A
Hit Streak: 4 games