- 2024 Big Ten Player of the Year
- 2024 First Team All-America (Perfect Game, ABCA/Rawlings, College Baseball Foundation)
- 2024 Second Team All-America (Baseball America)
- 2024 Third Team All-America (NCBWA)
- 2024 NCBWA District 2 Player of the Year
- 2024 All-Big Ten First Team
- 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp Invite
- 2023 Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2022 All-Big Ten Third Team
- 2022 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- 2022 Rutgers Athletics Male Freshman of the Year
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers, first of all, because of the amazing educational opportunities that the school will provide me that will set me up for a great career in any path that I choose. Being close to home also provides a sense of comfort and knowing my family will be able to watch me play ball is a special bonus. But what sealed the deal for me was Coach Owens coming to Rutgers. I knew he would bring a winning culture that I would love to be a part of. The competition in the Big Ten as well as representing my home state are why I am proud to be going to Rutgers."
2024 (Junior): Big Ten Player of the Year ... First Team All-America (Perfect Game) ... Third Team All-America (NCBWA) ... NCBWA District 2 Player of the Year ... All-Big Ten First Team ... led country with 1.79 hits/game ... second in country with .428 Batting Average ... started all 53 games at shortstop ... 29 multi-hit games, 10 three-hit games, two four-hit games, one five-hit game and had streak of five straight games with at least three hits ... had hits in 29 of last 30 games ... 5-for-14 in final series against Ohio State (5/15-18) ... 5-for-14 in weekend at Penn State (5/10-12) ... 6-for-11 against Maryland (5/3-4) ... 4-for-12 with a hom run, three RBI and three runs at Indiana (4/26-28) ... 9-for-14 with six RBI, three runs scored and three-plus hits in all three games in series against Nebraska, earning Big Ten Player of the Week honors (4/12-14) ... 5-for-12 against Purdue (4/5-7) ... went 10-for-17 in sweep at Delaware, drove in eight runs, scored nine, hit five doubles and a home run (3/15-17) ... 8-for-13 at Charleston Southern, drove in six runs and scored another four (3/2-3) ... 2-for-5 with a double and run scored in win at St. Joe's (2/27) ... went 5-for-13 in series win at Old Dominion, driving in five runs and scoring three with three stolen bases (2/23-25) ... had hits in all three games of Winthrop sweep, going 3-for-12 with four RBI and three runs (2/16-18).
2023 (Sophomore): Received USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp Invite ... Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist ... Academic All-Big Ten ... started all 56 games at shortstop ... had a double in each game of Big Ten Tournament (5/24-25) ... went 4-for-13 with five runs scored in series at Minnesota (5/18-20) ... 3-for-14 with a pair of runs scored in series against Illinois (5/12-14) ... had at least one hit and run in every game of Penn State sweep, going 3-for-10 with four runs scored and a double (5/5-7) ... was 1-for-3 with a pair of runs in win over Princeton (5/3) ... collected a pair of multi-hit games in series at Purdue, finishing the weekend 4-for-12 with three runs, two doubles and a triple (4/28-30) ... 1-for-4 with a run in win at St. John's (4/25) ... 6-for-14 with four runs, six RBIs two doubles and two home runs in series sweep at Northwestern (4/21-23) ... 5-for-14 in series win over Michigan, including monster Friday night game that saw him go 4-for-6 with four runs scored, two RBIs and a home run (4/14-16) ... 2-for-4 with a run in win over Seton Hall (4/11) ... 5-for-13 with a home run, double, three RBIs and two runs scored in series at Maryland (4/7-9) ... 4-for-10 in series against Michigan State, including three runs scored and a solo home run in series finale (3/31-4/2) ... 5-for-15 in series at UConn, scoring two runs and driving in two more (3/24-26) ... 6-for-16 in series win at Mercer, scoring two runs, driving in three and hitting a pair of doubles ... had a monster series in sweep at Georgia Southern, going 7-for-14 with eight runs, four RBIs and first career grand slam in series-clinching 19-6 win (3/10-11) ... 1-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs in win at Wagner (3/7) ... went 4-for-11 in Swig and Swine Classic, scoring a pair of runs and collecting a double and triple against George Mason (2/24-26) ... was 1-for-4 with two runs, a double and three RBIs in series finale at Campbell (2/19).
2022 (Freshman): Named to All-Big Ten Third Team ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Rutgers Athletics Male Freshman of the Year ... ended the season on 29-game on-base streak ... had 18 multi-hit games ... only committed one error on the entire season ... hit a solo home run in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game against Michigan (5/29) ... was 4-for-8 with a run scored, 2 RBI and a double in first two rounds of the Big Ten Tournament against Purdue and Penn State (5/26-5/27) ... scored 3 runs, had a 2-run double in series at Michigan (5/19-5/21) ... was 2-for-4 with a home run in series finale against Maryland (5/9) ... had five straight multi-hit games against Penn, Indiana (x3) and Iona as part of 14-game hitting streak (4/10-4/30) ... 2-for-3 with an RBI single in win over Penn (4/13) ... 1-for-5 with a walk and 2 runs scored in Lafayette win (4/12) ... went 2-for-6 in series finale at Nebraska (4/10) ... 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI in win against Monmouth (4/5) ... had hits in all three games of Minnesota series, going 4-for-13 in the series with a home run in Friday win, while scoring 3 runs with 3 RBI on the weekend (4/1-4/2) ... 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI in win over Saint Peter's (3/30) ... picked up a hit and scored a run in two starts in Penn State series (3/25-3/26) ... went 2-for-5 with a run scored and stolen base in win at Omaha (3/19) ... had multiple 3-hit games at Hawaii, going 6-for-11 on the weekend. Drove in a run in all three games he played in and finished the series with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI (3/11-3/13) ... hit a pair of two-run singles with bases loaded at VCU (3/6) ... blasted a three-run homer at Richmond (3/5) ... delivered a pinch-hit single at Saint Joseph's (3/1) ... doubled at UNCW (2/26) ... picked up two singles with an RBI, hit by pitch and run at Houston Baptist (2/19) ... recorded a single in first collegiate at bat at Houston Baptist (2/18).
Prior to Rutgers: Ranked No. 19 overall prospect in New Jersey and No. 3 shortstop by
Perfect Game … ranked No. 25 overall prospect in New Jersey and No. 7 shortstop by
Prep Baseball Report ... played four years of varsity baseball at Franklin … hit .351/.419/.535 as a sophomore and .364/.400/.618 as a freshman … named First Team All-Skyland Conference in 2018 and 2019 … won team MVP as a sophomore … named a 2020 Preseason Underclass All-American by
Perfect Game … also ranked a top-500 player nationally … played travel baseball for Full Count since 2017 … named to the Perfect Game Tournament All-America team in 2019 … also played varsity basketball for Franklin … named First Team All-Skyland Conference as a junior and sophomore … scored 183 points with 180 rebounds, 117 assists and 54 steals as a point guard in 2019-20 … served a captain junior season … helped freshman team to a perfect 21-0 record … a member of the Distinguished Honor Roll all academic years … earned a spot in the National Society of High School Scholars … a NJSIAA Student Advisory council representative … participated in the Ultimate Warriors Club and as a Junior Achievement mentor.
Personal: Son of Sumi Kuroda and Edie Grauer … has an older sister, Zaya … majoring in sport management.
