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Kemp Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Kemp Alderman
Jersey Number 12

Kemp Alderman

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    OF/C
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 250
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Decatur, Miss.
  • High School:
    Newton County Academy
  • Major:
    Sport & Recreation Administration
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2023 Second Team NCBWA All-American
 • 2023 Third Team ABCA/Rawlings All-American
 • 2023 Ferriss Trophy Winner
 • 2023 First Team ABCA All-South Region
 • 2023 Second Team All-SEC
 • 2023 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist

 • 2022 College World Series All-Tournament Team
 • 2021 & 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2023 (Junior): Appeared in 54 games, starting in all of them (34 in left field, 15 in right field, four at catcher, and one at DH)... Was named the winner of the 2023 Ferriss Trophy, awarded to the best college baseball player in Mississippi... Named Second Team All-SEC... Led Ole Miss in batting average (.376), slugging percentage (.709), on-base percentage (.440), hits (80), RBI (61), home runs (19), and total bases (151)... Finished second in doubles with 14... Led the Rebels in multiple hit games (28) and multiple RBI games (17)... Wrapped up the season with a 49-game on-base streak and a 19-game hitting streak... Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI against Delaware (2/19)... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs scored against Arkansas State (2/21)... Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored against Maryland (2/26)... Went 5-for-8 with 10 RBI, three home runs, and six walks in series against Purdue (3/10-12)... Hit a walk-off solo home run against Purdue (3/11)... Went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI and a run scored against Jacksonville State (3/14)... Went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, and three RBI against Florida (3/25)... Went 2-for-6 with a double and three RBI against Texas A&M (4/1)... Hit a home run in three-consecutive games from 4/11-4/14... Went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI against LSU (4/22)... Hit 7-for-13 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored in series against Georgia (4/28-30)... Went 6-for-13 with a home run, six runs scored, and two RBI in series against Missouri (5/4-6)... Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Alabama (5/19)... Made his first two career pitching appearances, striking out four over 1.2 innings of work

2022 (Sophomore): Appeared in 61 games, starting in 58 of them (52 at DH, five in left field, one in right field)… Finished second on the team in doubles (15)… tied for third on the team in home runs (11)… finished fourth in slugging percentage (.522) and RBI (45)… finished fifth in batting average (.286), on-base percentage (.388), hits (58), and runs scored (41)… Went 2-for-3 and scored a career-high three runs with three RBI and a home run against Charleston Southern (2/20)… Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored against UCF (3/6)… Had at least one hit in each game of the SEC opening series against Auburn, going 4-for-14 in the series with two home runs, three RBI, and two runs scored (3/17-19)… Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in game two against Tennessee (3/26)… Drew two intentional walks and had three total walks in the series finale against Kentucky (4/3)… Went 3-for-8 with a home run in the series against Alabama (4/8-10)… Went 4-for-4 with three RBI and a home run in the series opener against Missouri (5/6), would end up hitting .636 (7-for-11) with five RBI in the series… Went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in game two against Texas A&M (5/20)… Hit his first-career grand slam and had a career-high five RBI against Arizona in the Coral Gables Regional title clincher (6/6)… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in game one of the College World Series against Auburn (6/18)… Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in game three of the CWS against Arkansas (6/22)… Went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in game one of the CWS Finals against Oklahoma (6/25)… Hit .318 at the College World Series

2021 (Freshman): Appeared in eight games, making two starts (one in left field, one at DH) ... Hit .125 with one home run and two runs scored ... Went 1-for-4 in collegiate debut vs. Little Rock (4/20) ... Made SEC debut vs. LSU (4/23) ... Hit walk-off home run in series finale vs. LSU (4/24) ... Scored a run in first SEC start vs. South Carolina (4/30).

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Newton County Academy under head coach Kelly Alderman … No. 3 prospect in the state of Mississippi and No. 1 first baseman … No. 47 prospect in the nation and No. 2 first baseman … 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase … 2020 Perfect Game All-Southeast Region First Team … 2019 Perfect Game Underclassman All-American Second Team … Three-time All-State selection … 2019 MAIS 2A Player of the Year … Served two years as team captain and was named team MVP three times … Hit .612 as a sophomore with nine home runs, posted 2.21 ERA and 16 strikeouts on the mound … Hit .569 as a junior with 12 home runs, 41 RBI, posting 8-3 record on the mound with 2.83 ERA and 90 strikeouts … Hit .586 as a senior with four home runs, threw 15.2 innings with 29 strikeouts, a 3-0 record and 1.34 ERA.
 
Personal: Full name is Riley Kemp Alderman … Son of Kelly and Sha Alderman .. Has one brother, Ty Alderman, who played baseball at East Central Community College and Mississippi College … Born August 20, 2002.