Kennedy Jones
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Norfolk, Va.
- High school Maury HS
- Previous School UNC Greensboro
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Norfolk, Va.
- High school Maury HS
- Previous School UNC Greensboro
Kennedy Jones Bio
AWARDS
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
JUNIOR (2024)
- Played in 58 games with 55 starts for the Gamecocks in 2024
- Hit .289 with 35 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 48 RBI with 36 walks
- Had a .483 slugging percentage and a .398 on-base percentage
- Had 15 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI performances
- Drove in three runs and homered in a win over Belmont (Feb. 25)
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 with five runs scored and a home run in a win over Presbyterian (March 26)
- Walked four times at Florida (April 14)
- Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI vs. Georgia (May 9)
- Was 3-for-4 with a home run in the NCAA Raleigh Regional game vs. James Madison (May 31)
- Drove in five runs in the win over Winthrop (May 7)
- Had 11 RBI in a three game stretch against Kentucky (April 26-27) and East Tennessee State (May 1)
- Homered and drove in four runs in a win over Longwood (March 10)
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run at Ole Miss (March 16)
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Played two seasons at UNC Greensboro, where he was a First Team All-SoCon selection in 2023
- Was second in the SoCon with 86 hits and fourth in the league in total bases with 144 as a sophomore
- Led the Spartans with a .357 batting average to go along with 14 doubles, 14 home runs and 43 RBI in 2023
- Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America team (2022)
- SoCon All-Freshman team (2022)
- Second Team All-SoCon (2022)
- Hit .367 with 16 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 73 RBI his freshman season, helping the Spartans to the NCAA Statesboro Regional
- SoCon Player of the Month (February, 2022)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2023)
- SoCon Commissioner’s Medal (2023)
- Attended Maury High School in Norfolk, Va., where he was a Perfect Game Preseason Atlantic Region honorable mention
- Hit .456 with 21 RBI his sophomore season at Maury
- Played summer baseball for the Tidewater Orioles
PERSONAL
- Born on Dec. 20, 2002
- Son of Patrice and Eric Jones
- Brother, Sheridan, plays football at Clemson
- Major is services management