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Jersey Number 31
Kenneth Jimenez
- Position:
- C
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nogales, Ariz.
- High School:
- Nogales
- Prev School:
- South Mountain CC
Bio
SENIOR (2025)
JUNIOR (2024)
PRIOR TO UH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- All-Silver Glove Series Catcher selection
- Led the team in on-base percentage (.442)
- Tied for team lead in walks (33)
- Only qualified Cougar hitter with more walks (33) than strikeouts (24)
- Third all-time in career on-base percentage (.472)
- Sixth on the team in batting average among qualified hitters (.227)
- Reached base safely in 11 consecutive plate appearances including all 8 plate appearances at UT Arlington (2/28 – 3/4)
- First home run of the season vs. Arizona on Senior Weekend (5/16)
- Tied school record five runs scored at UT Arlington to become first Cougar since 2018 to score five runs in a game
- Three-game multi-hit streak started with Houston’s first four-hit game at UT Arlington (3/2)
- Season-high two RBI at UT Arlington (3/2)
- 13-game on-base streak was second-longest on team
JUNIOR (2024)
- Was the only qualified hitter to walk (27) more than he struck out (21).
- Led the team in on-base percentage (.476) after walking 27 times and getting hit by a team-leading 11 pitches.
- Posted four multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games.
- Strung together a season-long seven-game hitting streak during which streak his average dipped 30 points from .345 to .315, recording a singular hit in all seven games.
- Finished fourth on the team in average (.295).
PRIOR TO UH
- Helped lead South Mountain CC to the semifinal of the Regional Tournament in 2023
- Led SMCC with a .374 average, .541 on-base percentage and ranked third with a .559 slugging percentage
- Finished second on the team with 40 RBI
- Played four games for Yavapai College in 2022
- Helped lead Yavapai to the NJCAA Western District Tournament in 2021
HIGH SCHOOL
- Lead his team to two state titles
- Ranked the fifth-best catcher in Arizona
- In seven games as a senior in 2020, hit .565
- Hit nearly .400 (.395) over 45 high school games with 17 extra-base hits and a career-OPS of 1.056
PERSONAL
- Son of Cathy and Juan Jimenez
- Has one brother, Kevin
- Brother, Kevin, played baseball at New Mexico State
- Nickname: Zeke
- Favorites: tacos, the movie “Stepbrothers”, Michael Jordan, and the 49ers
- Heroes: his parents
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Antoine Jean, Malachi Lott
Friday, May 23
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Connor McGinnis, Andres Perez
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 9, Kansas State 2
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 13, Arizona 4
Thursday, May 15
