Cole Kitchens Season 2026

Honors & Awards
• Second-Team All-Midwest Region – ABCA/Rawlings (2025)
• First-Team All-OVC (2025)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2026)

2026
Appeared in 25 games, starting 19 primarily as designated hitter in lone season with the Huskers. • Batted .222 with five doubles and one home run. • Drove in 17 runs while scoring four runs. • Recorded four multi-hit games, including one three-hit game. • Had five multi-RBI games, including two three-RBI performances. • Went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI against UConn. • Homered and drove in three runs against Omaha.

Southern Indiana
Played one season at Southern Indiana. • Earned Second-Team All-Region and First-Team All-OVC honors. • Batted .371 at the plate with 18 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs. • Tallied 60 RBI and 39 runs scored. • Totaled a .624 slugging percentage and .420 on-base percentage. • Garnered 25 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI contests. • Tied USI single-game record with three home runs vs. SIUE. • Recorded a season-high four hits in three games.

Crowder College
Played two seasons at Crowder College, leading the Roughriders to a 99-28 record. • Appeared in 111 games across the two seasons, hitting .349 with 31 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 116 RBI and 103 runs scored. • Led Crowder College to a 49-15 overall record and NJCAA DI World Series appearance while recording a .375 batting average, 15 doubles, nine home runs, 76 RBI and 58 runs scored. • Helped the Roughriders to a No. 4 final ranking as a freshman after batting .321 with 16 doubles, a triple, four homers, 40 RBI and 45 runs scored.

Bentonville West High School
Tabbed the No. 73 first baseman nationally and the No. 17 overall prospect in the state of Arkansas by Perfect Game. • Lettered in baseball for three seasons at Bentonville West High School.

Personal
Parents are Chuck Kitchens and Heather Fowler. • Has one brother, Brennan, and one sister, Tara. • Majoring in child, youth and family studies.