Completed Event: Baseball at Omaha on May 22, 2025 , Loss , 6, to, 7 , 10 inn.
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FINAL
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Kjolsing, Tony
Jersey Number 8
Tony Kjolsing
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Position:
- Infielder
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chaska, Minn.
- High School:
- Chaska H.S.
- Major:
- Sport, Rec and Park Management
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Summit League Player of the Week (May 23, 2016)
2017: Moved to shortstop and responded with a solid season both at the plate and in the field ... went 1-for-4 with two runs batted in as the Jackrabbits defeated Northern Illinois in season opener (2/17) ... after opening weekend of season, missed the next month due to injury … marked return to the starting lineup with two-hit, two-RBI performance against Fort Wayne (4/1) ... starting with game at Creighton (4/11), he hit safely in 17 of 18 games with seven multi-hit performances ... hit first home run of the season in series finale versus Oral Roberts (4/23) ... was 3-for-4 with a double, home run, three RBI and two runs scored in middle game of three-game Summit League set against Western Illinois ... went a combined 7-for-16 at the plate, including a home run and three multi-hit games, in series sweep at Fort Wayne (5/12-14) … connected on game-winning two-run homer in top of seventh inning of Summit League Baseball Championship opener versus North Dakota State (5/24)
2016: Enjoyed a strong final month of the season as he took over as the team’s starting second baseman ... hit safely in eight of the last nine games, including recording five of his seven multi-hit games for the season in that span ... started the season opener against Florida Atlantic in center field ... was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in series opener at Sacramento State (3/4) ... went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in as SDSU secured series win at Northern Colorado (3/12) ... went 2-for-4 with a home run in finale of home series against Oral Roberts (5/15) ... scored three times in home win over Minnesota (5/17) ... named Summit League Player of the Week after going 7-for-13 with three doubles and three RBI in three-game series at North Dakota State (5/19-21) ... scored five runs in three Summit League tournament games ... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in tourney opener against Oral Roberts (5/25) and added a solo home run in tourney finale against ORU (5/27) ... of the 31 games he started, 13 were at third base, 11 at second base and seven in the outfield
2015: Began the season in the starting lineup, seeing action at second base and third base ... ranked third on team with eight stolen bases ... was one of the team’s top hitters during the first month of the season, collecting hits in 14 of his first 17 games, including a seven-game hitting streak ... posted a pair of two-hit games against Northern Illinois in season-opening tournament ... homered in both games of a doubleheader at Stephen F. Austin (Texas), going a combined 3-for-8 with three RBI and five runs scored ... went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in opening game of doubleheader at Southern (La.) (3/7) ... tallied two hits and four RBI in doubleheader sweep of Winnipeg (4/8) ... recorded last of his seven multi-hit games by going 2-for-4 in series finale at Oral Roberts (4/26)
BEFORE SDSU: Was a four-year starter for the tradition-rich Chaska High School baseball program ... earned Class AAA all-state honors from the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association and was an all-Metro selection by the Minneapolis Star Tribune ... batted .461 with 10 doubles, four triple and three home runs ... also tallied 20 runs batted in, scored 24 runs and stole nine bases ... named team Most Valuable Player as a junior after hitting .372 ... played for Team Minnesota in the summer of 2013 and was selected to play in the Minnesota High School Baseball All-Star Series following his senior campaign
• Summit League Player of the Week (May 23, 2016)
2017: Moved to shortstop and responded with a solid season both at the plate and in the field ... went 1-for-4 with two runs batted in as the Jackrabbits defeated Northern Illinois in season opener (2/17) ... after opening weekend of season, missed the next month due to injury … marked return to the starting lineup with two-hit, two-RBI performance against Fort Wayne (4/1) ... starting with game at Creighton (4/11), he hit safely in 17 of 18 games with seven multi-hit performances ... hit first home run of the season in series finale versus Oral Roberts (4/23) ... was 3-for-4 with a double, home run, three RBI and two runs scored in middle game of three-game Summit League set against Western Illinois ... went a combined 7-for-16 at the plate, including a home run and three multi-hit games, in series sweep at Fort Wayne (5/12-14) … connected on game-winning two-run homer in top of seventh inning of Summit League Baseball Championship opener versus North Dakota State (5/24)
2016: Enjoyed a strong final month of the season as he took over as the team’s starting second baseman ... hit safely in eight of the last nine games, including recording five of his seven multi-hit games for the season in that span ... started the season opener against Florida Atlantic in center field ... was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in series opener at Sacramento State (3/4) ... went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in as SDSU secured series win at Northern Colorado (3/12) ... went 2-for-4 with a home run in finale of home series against Oral Roberts (5/15) ... scored three times in home win over Minnesota (5/17) ... named Summit League Player of the Week after going 7-for-13 with three doubles and three RBI in three-game series at North Dakota State (5/19-21) ... scored five runs in three Summit League tournament games ... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in tourney opener against Oral Roberts (5/25) and added a solo home run in tourney finale against ORU (5/27) ... of the 31 games he started, 13 were at third base, 11 at second base and seven in the outfield
2015: Began the season in the starting lineup, seeing action at second base and third base ... ranked third on team with eight stolen bases ... was one of the team’s top hitters during the first month of the season, collecting hits in 14 of his first 17 games, including a seven-game hitting streak ... posted a pair of two-hit games against Northern Illinois in season-opening tournament ... homered in both games of a doubleheader at Stephen F. Austin (Texas), going a combined 3-for-8 with three RBI and five runs scored ... went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in opening game of doubleheader at Southern (La.) (3/7) ... tallied two hits and four RBI in doubleheader sweep of Winnipeg (4/8) ... recorded last of his seven multi-hit games by going 2-for-4 in series finale at Oral Roberts (4/26)
BEFORE SDSU: Was a four-year starter for the tradition-rich Chaska High School baseball program ... earned Class AAA all-state honors from the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association and was an all-Metro selection by the Minneapolis Star Tribune ... batted .461 with 10 doubles, four triple and three home runs ... also tallied 20 runs batted in, scored 24 runs and stole nine bases ... named team Most Valuable Player as a junior after hitting .372 ... played for Team Minnesota in the summer of 2013 and was selected to play in the Minnesota High School Baseball All-Star Series following his senior campaign
Baseball Highlights vs Omaha (05.22.2025)
Thursday, May 22
Baseball Highlights vs Oral Roberts (05.21.2025)
Wednesday, May 21
Baseball Weekly Update (05.19.2025)
Monday, May 19
Baseball Highlights vs Oral Roberts (05.17.2025)
Saturday, May 17
