2026 Baseball Roster
Jake Kendro
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- High School:
- Norwin
2025: Played in 48 games and made 37 starts as a junior…Collected 23 hits, 19 runs scored, 14 walks, 13 RBIs and two home runs…Went 2-4 with four runs scored in Pitt’s 17-7 win over Youngstown State (3/12)…Launched a solo shot and went 2-4 in Pitt’s 13-inning thriller vs. Virginia Tech (5/4)…Had a double and drew three walks on Opening Day vs. Eastern Michigan (2/14)…Went 2-4 with a home run vs. #15 Clemson (5/17).
2024: Kendro played and started in 50 games in his first season with the Panthers … The Pittsburgh native notched career highs in hits (41), RBI (27), runs scored (27), home runs (7) and doubles (5) … Notched first career three-hit game in an extra inning thriller at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/26) … Went 4-8 with two home runs and six RBI in Pitt’s two games of the inaugural Las Vegas College Baseball Classic … Drove in four runs, including a three-run home run to center, in Pitt’s 19-9 win in seven innings over Oklahoma (3/1) in Las Vegas … Hit a clutch two-run home run in the fourth inning of Pitt’s upset win over No. 7 Duke (4/14) … Was a part of Pitt’s back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning of their 17-1 win against St. Bonaventure (4/17) … Went 3-3 with a double and three RBI in a 23-1 resounding victory at Youngstown State (5/7).
Prior to Pitt: Spent his freshman year at the University of Tennessee and helped them make a trip to the 2023 College World Series … Played in 24 games as a freshman, made seven starts … Had six RBI, six runs scored, hit four doubles and one home run in his first collegiate season … Made the Dean’s List as a freshman at Tennessee … Played high school baseball for the Norwin Knights in nearby North Huntingdon, PA where he made back-to-back PIAA state playoff appearances … Was a First Team All-Section performer during his junior and senior seasons at Norwin … Hit .315 with three home runs as a junior in 2021 and hit .310 with four home runs as a senior in 2022 … Was ranked a top 500 prospect by Perfect Game and the No. 22 overall player in all of Pennsylvania in 2022 … Named a 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American honorable mention selection and Atlantic all-region team pick … Two-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American Honorable Mention selection (2020 & 2021) … Earned four Perfect Game All-Tournament Team honors during his prep career, including the 2021 WWBA 17U National Championship and the 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship.
Career (Tennessee):
| Season | AVG | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | .219 | 24 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .438 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .306 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Personal: Son of Thomas and Jamie Kendro … Has one older sister, Lexy, who played college soccer at Duquesne and The Citadel … Mother, Jamie, played college volleyball at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg … Business major.
