KJ Scobey

AWARDS

• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2025)

SOPHOMORE (2026)

• Played and started in all 57 games for the Gamecocks in 2026
• Scored 24 runs and had 16 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 36 RBI
• Led the team in doubles and RBI
• Slugged at a .455 clip
• Was 3-for-4 with a walk-off home run in a win over Northern Kentucky (Feb. 13)
• Had four hits and drove in three runs in a win at Wofford (Feb. 17)
• Led the team in both multi-hit games (16) and multi-RBI performances (13)
• Was 3-for-4 with two RBI at Georgia (March 29)
• Homered and had three hits in a win at Missouri (April 11)
• Went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a home run in a win over Gardner-Webb (Feb. 18)
• Doubled and drove in a pair in a 7-0 win over Clemson (Feb. 27)
• Was 2-for-4 with two doubles in a win over Texas (April 2)
• Went 2-for-3 with a walk against Mississippi State (April 18)

FRESHMAN (2025)

• Played and started in 56 games for the Gamecocks in 2025, which was a team high
• Scored 34 runs with seven doubles, eight home runs and 27 RBI
• Had a .419 slugging percentage
• Had nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances
• Was 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a home run at Auburn (May 9)
• Homered in the ninth inning to tie the game in a win over LSU (May 15)
• Walk-off ground-rule double in the 10th in a win over North Florida (April 22)
• Was 2-for-3 with a home run in a win over Winthrop (May 13)
• Had three hits against Oklahoma (March 14)
• Three-run home run against Morehead State (March 8)
• Was 2-for-4 with two RBI in a win over USC Upstate (April 8)
• First career home run in a win over Gardner-Webb (Feb. 25)
• Ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

• Attended McKeel Academy of Technology in Lakeland, Fla., where he was an All-State selection in 2023 and 2024
• Has 12 varsity letters from McKeel in baseball, basketball and golf and was an All-State selection in all three sports
• Hit .395 with 34 RBI and a .519 on-base percentage as a senior
• Had a .377 batting average and 18 RBI with a .488 on-base percentage as a junior at McKeel
• Was the No. 46 overall player and No. 11 shortstop in the state of Florida in the class of 2024 by Perfect Game
• Perfect Game Preseason All-Florida Region first team (2024)
• Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-Florida Region first team (2023)
• Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-Florida Region honorable mention (2021, ’22)
• Played summer baseball for the Upstate Mavericks

PERSONAL

• Born on May 23, 2005
• Son of Jodi and Ken Scobey
• Major is sports media