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Jersey Number 12
Kendall Grover
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mooresville, Ind.
- High School:
- Mooresville
Major: Education Sciences
Career Honors:
As a Senior (2026):
Honors:
Statistics:
Notables:
As a Junior (2025 - Eastern Illinois):
Honors:
Statistics:
Notables:
As a Sophomore (2024 - Eastern Illinois):
Honors:
Notables:
As a Freshman (2023 - Eastern Illinois):
Honors:
Statistics:
Notables:
Career Honors:
- 2026 NFCA All-Gulf Region Second Team (Third Base)
- 2026 SEC All-Tournament Team
- NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 17, 2026)
- 3x CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025, 2026)
- 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year
- 2025 NFCA Second Team All-Region (Third Base)
- 2025 All-OVC First Team
- 2025 OVC All-Tournament Team
- 5x OVC Player of the Week (March 4, April 22, 2024; Feb. 24, March 10, April 21, 2025)
- 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year
- 2024 NFCA Third Team All-Region (Third Base)
- 2024 All-OVC First Team
- 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
- 2023 NFCA Second Team All-Region (Third Base)
- 2023 All-OVC First Team
- 2023 OVC All-Newcomer Team
- 2023 OVC All-Tournament Team
As a Senior (2026):
Honors:
- 2026 NFCA All-Gulf Region Second Team (Third Base)
- 2026 SEC All-Tournament Team
- NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 17, 2026)
- CSC Academic All-District
Statistics:
- Started 63 games at third base
- Batted .323 (62-for-192) with 11 home runs, 13 doubles, 49 RBIs, 27 walks, a team-high 10 hit by pitches and three sacrifice flies
- Posted a .448 slugging percentage and a .422 on-base percentage
- Recorded 15 multi-hit and 15 multi-RBI games
- Was 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts
Notables:
- Named NFCA Player of the Week on Feb. 17 after hitting .417 (10-for-24) with a 1.042 slugging percentage, 14 RBIs, 5 home runs, scoring 9 runs and drawing a pair of walks during the Florida Classic (Feb. 13-15)
- Earned SEC All-Tournament Team honors after going 3-for-4 vs. Auburn (May 6) with a team-best three RBIs and a solo home run
- Had a season-best 6 RBIs against Marshall (Feb. 14), hitting two three-run home runs, her second career multi-home run game
- Set single-season career bests in home runs and RBIs, recording double-digit home runs for the third-straight season
- Finished season with 64 career doubles, the second-most of any active player in 2026
As a Junior (2025 - Eastern Illinois):
Honors:
- 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year
- 2025 NFCA Second Team All-Region (Third Base)
- 2025 All-OVC First Team
- 2025 OVC All-Tournament Team
- 3x OVC Player of the Week (Feb. 24, March 10, April 21)
- CSC Academic All-District
Statistics:
- Started all 56 games at third base
- Hit .416 (72-for-173) with 49 runs, 34 RBI, 18 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 33 walks
- Held a .728 slugging percentage and .516 on-base percentage
- Recorded 23 multi-hit games, a team-high, and nine multi-RBI games
- Held a perfect fielding percentage with 35 putouts and 116 assists
Notables:
- Became first place in conference history to win OVC Player of the Year in back-to-back years and only second player to have won the award twice in conference history
- Recorded a pair of doubles at Texas and had a single against UCF during NCAA Regionals
- Led the OVC in batting average, on-base percentage, OPS, hits, runs scored, doubles and walks
- Ended season ranked in several EIU Career Top 10 categories including slugging percentage (.630 / 1st), doubles (51 /2nd), batting average (.370/ 3rd), home runs (25/ 4th), walks (70 / 6th), runs (123/6th), RBI (106 / 8th) and hits (194 / 9th)
As a Sophomore (2024 - Eastern Illinois):
Honors:
- 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year
- 2024 NFCA Third Team All-Region (Third Base)
- 2024 All-OVC First Team
- 2x OVC Player of the Week (March 4, April 22)
- CSC Academic All-District
- Played and started in 56 of 57 games at third base
- Hit .354 (68-for-192) with 47 runs, 46 RBI, 18 doubles, 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases
- Recorded 21 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games
Notables:
- Led the OVC in home runs and ranked second in league in RBI, doubles, hits and runs scored and third in stolen bases
- Had season high four hits in a 4-for-4 game against Tennessee Tech
- Recorded five three-hit games coming against Bryant, Southeast Missouri, IUPUI, SIUE and Morehead State
- Tallied a season-high seven RBI during a 3-for-3, four runs scored game at IUPUI
As a Freshman (2023 - Eastern Illinois):
Honors:
- 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
- 2023 NFCA Second Team All-Region (Third Base)
- 2023 All-OVC First Team
- 2023 OVC All-Newcomer Team
Statistics:
- Batted .350 (34-for-85) with 27 runs, 27 RBI, 15 doubles, one triple five home runs, 21 walks and 13 stolen bases
- Held a .432 on-base percentage and .554 slugging percentage
- Recorded 15 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games
Notables:
- Led team in batting average, doubles and stolen bases
- Ranked in the top ten in the OVC in all three categories
- First career hit came in season opener against Grand Canyon
- Recorded a season-high four RBI at UT Martin
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