2022 WAC All-Defensive Team
2021 First-Team All-Southland Conference
2022 (Senior):
Played in and started 58 games … Hit .269 with 6 home runs, 14 doubles and 35 runs batted in … Scored 51 runs … Drew 33 walks and stole one base on the season … Had a .408 on-base percentage … Committed just four errors on the season on his way to WAC All-Defensive team honors … Had 17 multi-hit games … Had a season-high four-hit night in the second game at UT Rio Grande Valley going 4-for-6 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored … Scored four runs in a 3-for-3 night against Sam Houston – also had a home run and a double in that game.
2021 (COVID Junior):
First-team All-Southland first basemen … Two-Time SLC Hitter of the Week … Played in and started all 48 games at first base … Led the team and finished third in the Southland Conference with 14 home runs … Led the Cardinals and ranked eighth in the league with 46 runs batted in … Posted a .302/.395/.581 slash line during his junior campaign … Had 22 extra base hits on the year and drew 21 walks … Was also hit by a pitch eight times … Posted 15 multi-hit games on the year, including six three-hit games and a four-hit performance … Recorded a seven and nine-game hit streak … Opened the year with hits in 11 of his first 13 games … Recorded a season-high five RBIs twice … First five RBI game was a 4-for-4 performance at Houston Baptist where he had a home run, double and three runs scored … Also drew a walk in that game … Second one came in the regular-season series finale at UIW where he went 3-for-6 at the plate with a home run and three runs scored … Closed the season with three consecutive three hit games … Ended the series at UIW going 10-for-19 (.526) at the plate with a walk, four home runs, nine RBIs and nine runs scored … He was named SLC Hitter of the Week for his efforts … Kemp was also named SLC Hitter of the Week after batting .562 with two home runs, two doubles and eight RBIs in helping LU take three of four against HBU … He scored seven runs, while slugging 1.062 for the week with a .650 on-base percentage … Played a near flawless first base recording a .995 fielding percentage with just two errors in 390 chances.
2020 (Junior - Season Shortened by COVID19):
One of five Cardinals to start all 17 games of the season ... Hit .222 with a .389 SLUG and a .417 OBP ... Had 12 hits including three doubles and two home runs ... Scored 10 runs and had 7 RBIs ... Drew 13 walks while being hit-by-pitch five times and striking out 12 times ... Was 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... Had a perfect fielding percentage in 121 total chances ... Finished second on the team in runs scored (10), tied for second in doubles (three), fifth in total bases (21), third in slugging percentage (.389), first in walks (13), first in on-base percentage (.417), fifth in RBIs (seven), second in home runs (two), first in hits-by-pitch (five), first in double plays turned (10), and fourth in total plate appearances (72) ... Finished fourth in the SLC in total walks (13)
2019 (Sophomore):
2019 Texas Collegiate League Player of the Year ... Hit .338 with the bombers with 11 doubles, four home runs, 29 RBIs, and an OPS of .935 ... Led the Brazos Valley Bombers to a 2019 TCL Championship ... Appeared in 27 games for Lamar including nine starts at first base and designated hitter ... Had seven hits on the year with three RBIs and four runs scored ... Perfect in stolen base attempts in 2019 ... Led the Cards in pinch hitting with two successful attempts
2018 (Freshman):
Appeared in 38 games, including 29 starts at first base, right field, designated hitter, and pitcher ... Hit .184 with 18 hits, including four doubles ... Drove in eight RBIs and scored seven runs ... Had two multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance at Stephen F. Austin on May 12
High School:
The District 22-5A Hitter of the Year his junior season ... First-team all-district as a first baseman his sophomore season ... Was the District MVP his freshman season ... Four-year letterman in baseball ... Ranked in Top 150 Texas high school prospects by Perfect Game ... Ranked 20th by Perfect Game in Texas high school left-handed pitchers
Personal:
Son of Rikki and Brian Kemp ... Two brothers, Conner and Chance ... One sister, Logan ... Born Dec. 12, 1998 ... Wants to major in business
