Longwood University Athletics

2026: Reserve first baseman who batted .238 (24-101) over 35 appearances with 30 starts…Had two doubles and a triple to go with 12 RBI and 17 runs scored…Had seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games…Helped Longwood win five games in the Big South Tournament for the first time in team history, advancing to the Big South Championship game and finishing as runner-up…The team won 34 games, tying its Division I record…In his first appearance of the season, went 2-2 with one run scored and two RBI against NJIT (Feb. 14)…Also had two-hit games against UMBC (Feb. 21), Youngstown State (Feb. 28), at Richmond (March 3), at Alabama State (March 7), George Mason (March 10) and Presbyterian (April 18)…Matched his season high with two RBI against Youngstown State (Feb. 28) and Alabama State (March 6 & 7)…
 
2025: In his freshman debut, played 30 games, starting 27…Batted .228 in 101 at-bats…Tallied 23 hits, eight runs scored, 15 RBIs, six doubles, one home run and three stolen bases…Had five multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games…Hit safely in his first eight collegiate games…Had a hit in his first collegiate game against Penn State (Feb. 22)...Capped the eight-game streak with a 3-6 outing against Boston College (March 4) that also saw him drive in two runs and deliver the walk-off winning hit in the bottom of the ninth…
 
High School: Played for Richland Northeast High School and lettered in baseball five times with one football letter…Three-time all-region selection…Team captain…Batted .314 as a senior and .333 as a junior with three home runs…
 
Personal: Son of Jacqueline Kershaw…Mother played basketball at Coastal Carolina and then volleyball, softball and basketball at Benedictine…Graduated in the top 20 percent of his class…National Honor Society member…Urban League member…Favorite athletes include Andrew McCutcheon…Hobbies include gaming, riding dirtbikes and bowling…