Bio

Awards

• 2019 AMC First-team selection
• AMC Player of the Week (4/29/19)
• 2018 AMC First-team selection
• NAIA National Player of the Week (3/26/18)
• AMC Player of the Week (3/26/18)
• 2017 AMC First-team selection
• 2017 AMC Academic All-Conference selection
• 2016 AMC Freshman Player of the Year
• 2016 AMC First-team selection
• 2016 AMC Academic All-Conference selection

Career Highs

• At-Bats: 6, twice; most recent vs. Texas A&M-Texarkana (4/11/17)
• Hits: 5, twice; most recent vs. Park (4/26/19)
• Doubles: 3 vs. Crowley's Ridge (3/28/17)
• Triples: None
• Home Runs: 3*, twice; most recent vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (3/24/18)
• Runs Scored: 3, three times; most recent vs. Park (4/26/19)
• RBI: 10* vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (3/24/18)
• Stolen Bases: 1, twice; most recent @ Hannibal-LaGrange (4/6/19)
• Hitting Streak: 10 (two separate occasions)

* denotes single-game school record

2019 (senior)

• AMC first-team selection, the first Mustang ever to be selected to four straight first teams
• AMC Player of the Week (4/29)
• Played in 49 games
• Set or tied six program records during the season (at-bats, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases)
• Finished second on the team in batting average (.349), at-bats (189), hits (66), doubles (12), RBIs (49), total bases (105) and slugging percentage (.556)
• Also had nine home runs, 11 walks, five sacrifice flies and a .376 on-base percentage)
• Doubled, walked and scored a season-high tying three runs in AMC Tournament win vs. Lindenwood-Belleville (5/3)
• Selected as AMC Player of the Week for April 29 after going 10-14 with four home runs and nine RBIs, including second career five-hit game with a double, two home runs and six RBIs and a season-high three runs scored against Park (4/26)
• Stole only base of the season @ Hannibal-LaGrange (4/6)
• Became just the sixth Mustang ever to record five hits in a game against Harris-Stowe State on the road (3/15)

2018 (junior)

• AMC first-team selection
• Played in 54 games
• Finished the season second on the team in batting average (.337), while leading the team in home runs (14) and walks (31)
• Also had 16 runs scored, nine doubles, 46 RBIs, and caught 13 of 46 attempted base stealers
• Hit a home run and had three RBIs in NCCAA Central Regional Championship game loss to Colorado Christian (5/12)
• Homered and drove in a pair of runs to help CBC avoid elimination in the NCCAA Central Regional vs. Ecclesia (5/11)
• Went 2-4 to begin a streak of five straight two-hit games vs. Columbia in AMC Tournament (5/3)
• Homered and drove in four runs in final game of hitting streak vs. Randall (4/28)
• Hit a solo home run for a new career-high of 11 in loss @ Freed-Hardeman (4/21)
• Tied his career-best total with his 10th home run of the season, a solo shot, to secure sweep of Williams Baptist (4/13)
• Went 2-4 to start a career-high tying 10-game hitting streak in win vs. Williams Baptist (4/12)
• Hin ninth home run of the season, a solo shot, in game @ Columbia (4/5)
• Went 3-5 with a home run and four RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Missouri Baptist (3/30)
• Tied the single-game home run record (three) and set a new single-game record for RBIs (10) while going 4-5 in the second game of a doubleheader sweep vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (3/24) leading to NAIA National Player of the Week and AMC Player of the Week recognition (3/26)
• Went 3-4 with three home runs (including a walk-off grand slam) and six RBIs, tying the single-game home run record, in first game of a doubleheader vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (3/24)
• Went 2-4 to begin a streak of five straight multi-hit games and also had an RBI @ Park (3/16)
• Hit first home run of the season, a solo shot, as a pinch hitter in win vs. Lindenwood-Belleville (3/9)

2017 (sophomore)

• First-team AMC selection
• AMC All-Academic Team selection
• Played in 42 games
• Finished the season batting .299 with seven runs scored, 13 doubles, three home runs and 34 RBIs, also walked seven times and threw 10 of 33 runners out on the bases
• Notched a hit, scored a run and drove in a run in AMC Tournament vs. Columbia (5/5)
• Had two doubles and an RBI in first game of a doubleheader against Park (4/21)
• Had two hits and three RBIs against Texas A&M-Texarkana (4/11)
• Posted two hits, a double and a home run, with an RBI vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (4/8)
• Had two hits, including second home run of the season, in second game of a doubleheader vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (4/7)
• Registered two hits and began a string of four straight games with an RBI in first game of a doubleheader vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (4/7)
• Had a hit and three RBIs vs. Lindenwood-Belleville (3/31)
• Posted a season-high in hits (four) and RBIs (seven) with a home run and a double in second game of a doubleheader against Crowley's Ridge (3/28)
• Notched three hits, all doubles, in first game of a doubleheader vs. Crowley's Ridge (3/28)
• Registered six hits, two runs scored and seven runs batted in during a three-game series with Morthland (3/24-3/25)
• Had first hit and first RBI of the season in first game of the season vs. College of the Ozarks (2/2)

2016 (freshman)

• AMC Freshman Player of the Year
• AMC First-team selection
• AMC Academic All-Conference selection
• Played in 54 games and batted .359
• Scored 18 runs with nine doubles, 10 home runs, 57 RBIs, 22 walks, a steal and eight runners caught stealing
• Posted a double and two RBIs in second game of a tripleheader vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (4/28)
• Had two hits, including a home run with and three RBIs against William Woods (4/22)
• Notched two hits and five RBIs in first game of a doubleheader vs. Park (4/15)
• Homered and drove in four runs in second game of a doubleheader against Harris-Stowe State (4/9)
• Hit a home run and had 3 RBIs in first game of a doubleheader vs. Harris-Stowe State (4/9)
• Homered and drove in a pair of runs in the first game of a doubleheader against Missouri Baptist (4/1)
• Notched another home run with 2 RBIs in second game of a doubleheader vs. Mid-America Christian (3/22)
• Posted seven hits, four runs scored, two doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs in three-game series vs. Williams Baptist (3/18-19)
• Hit second home run of the season, a solo home run, in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Lindenwood-Belleville (3/11)
• Hit first collegiate home run against Texas College (2/27)
• Earned first career hit and RBI in opening game of the season vs. College of the Ozarks (2/5)

Personal

• Born on April 17, 1995
• Son of Mark & Mary Kuchinski

Favorites

• Teams: Braves, Yankees
• Food: Alfredo
• Candy: Sour Patch Kids
• People: Family
• Sports Experience: Winning the 2016 AMC Tournament Championship
• Vacation Place: Dominican Republic/Universal Studios
• TV Show/Streaming Show: Fortnite
• Influential People in Your Life: Grandparents & Dad
• Sports Movie: The Rookie
• Musician: Eminem
• Athletes: Derek Jeter & Chipper Jones