Athletics success at Illinois State is broad-based. With 19 intercollegiate sports, the Redbird program constitutes one of the largest in the Midwest. With 142 league titles since 1982, it also represents one of the most successful. Read More [+]
By winning the 2010 Valley All-Sports Trophy, the Redbirds have finished in the top-five of the Valley's All-Sports race for 28-straight years and have won the award in two of the last three seasons. Read More [+]
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2010:Started 30 of the 38 games he played in as the designated hitter ... State Farm Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament selection ... went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and a home run in the Valley Tournament championship game versus Wichita State (5/29) ... was 7-for-14 with five RBI and five runs scored through Illinois State's four Vally tournament games (5/25-29) ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI in ISU's NCAA Tournament win versus Saint Louis (6/5) ... finished fifth on the team with seven home runs ... collected multiple hits in six games and multiple RBI in four games ... hit .253 with a .408 on-base percentage.
2009: Played 46 games, all as a starter ... finished tied for third on the team with a .308 batting average ... collected 13 doubles and 32 RBI ... drew a team-best 33 walks which yielded a .431 on-base percentage, also a team-best ... collected four hits in three different games, including a 4-for-5 effort and his first home run as a Redbird against Evansville (4/21) ... collected hits in each of Illinois State's three games at the State Farm MVC Tournament (5/20-22), including a home run against Missouri State in the opener (5/20) ... had a season-best five game hitting streak to close the season ... finished with 10 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games.
Madison Area TC: Two-way player who earned NJCAA Division II Third Team All-America honors in 2008 ... hit .375 with 15 doubles posted a 5-3 record with a 3.46 ERA ... helped the Wolfpack claim their 17th-straight WTCC title with a perfect 10-0 league slate, as well as their second-straight NJCAA Region XIII championship... All-Wisconsin Technical College Conference (WTCC) pick, in addition to receiving NJCAA All-District and All-Region XIII honors ... as a freshman, hit .275 in 19 games and saved three games in 11 appearances ... struck out 42 batters in 42.2 innings. Hutchinson HS: Three-year all-Missota Conference and all-region selection ... named first team all-state as a senior after hitting .521, one of 10 school records he set.
Personal: Born 9-24-87 in Denver, Colo. ... son of Robert and Teri Kohli ... has one sister, Julia ... father played baseball at Wyoming ... major: business administration.