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As a Sophomore in 2011: Played in 51 games for the Ravens, including 50 starts at shortstop...Tied for fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference in sacrifice bunts (8)...Led the team in sacrifice bunts...Hit .260 (44-for-169) with a .297 on-base percentage and a .325 slugging percentage...Hit five doubles and two home runs, scored 22 runs, drove in 21 runs, drew nine walks, was hit by two pitches, hit five sacrifice flies and stole 11 bases in 12 attempts...Hit 2-for-4, drove in a run and stole two bases in the second game of a doubleheader against C.W. Post on 3/5...Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run against Felician on 3/12...Was a perfect 3-for-3, scored twice and stole a base in the second game of a doubleheader against St. Thomas Aquinas on 3/17...Hit 2-for-4 with a walk and scored a run in the second game of a doubleheader against Southern Connecticut State on 4/2...Knocked 2-for-4 with a double and scored a run against Merrimack on 4/7...Hit 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, dorve in a run and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader at American International on 4/9...Went 2-for-4, scored a run, drove in another and stole a base in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 4/21...Clubbed a two-run, go-ahead home run in the Northeast-10 Championship against Stonehill on 5/11...Hit 2-for-3 with a double, scored a run and drove in another against Adelphi in the Northeast-10 Championship on 5/13...Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run against Massachusetts Lowell in the NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/21.
2011 Statistics 

As a Freshman in 2010: Started all 61 games for the Ravens...Tied for 86th in the nation in sacrifice bunts (8)...Led the Northeast-10 Conference in assists (157)...Tied for sixth in the Northeast-10 in fielding double plays (28)...Led the team in sacrifice bunts...Hit .245 (50-for-204) with seven doubles and two home runs, drove in 24 runs and scored 24 times...Drew 15 walks, was hit by four pitches, hit a sacrifice fly, slugged .309, posted a .308 on-base percentage and stole eight bases...Made his collegiate debut, went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, drove in a run, scored twice and stole two bases in the season-opener against Nyack on 3/5...Went 1-for-3 with a double, drove in a run and scored twice against Saint Michael's on 3/15...Hit 1-for-2 with his first career home run and two walks, drove in two runs and scored three times at Lynn on 3/17...Knocked 2-for-4 and drove in a run against Saint Anselm on 3/26...Hit 2-for-4 with a walk and scored twice in the second game of a doubleheader at Saint Rose on 3/27...Was a perfect 2-for-2 with a double and drove in two runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 4/1...Clubbed 3-for-5, drove in a run and scored three times in the second game of a doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State on 4/3...Hit 2-for-4 with a double, drove in two runs and scored once in the first game of a doubleheader against New Haven on 4/5...Was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, drove in two runs and scored another in the first game of a doubleheader against American International on 4/10...Hit 2-for-3, drove in a run and stole a base against Concordia on 4/16...Went 2-for-4 with a game-changing grand slam in the first game of a doubleheader against Adelphi on 5/1...Stroked 3-for-4, drove in a run and scored another against Southern Connecticut State in the Northeast-10 Championship on 5/8...Was a perfect 3-for-3 and scored a run against Southern Connecticut State in the first game of the final round of the NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/16.
2010 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 24th round (738 overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft...Four-time All-Conference selection at Tantasqua Regional High School (Mass.)...Telegram and Gazette Player of the Year as a senior...All-State selection and Telegram and Gazette Super Team selection as a junior and a senior...Three-time Central Massachusetts All-Star...Also a three-time All-Conference and Central Massachusetts All-Star in basketball at Tantasqua...Telegram and Gazette Super Team selection in basketball as a junior and a senior.

Personal: Son of Dorothy and Douglas Kemp...Has an older sister, Jessica...A sports and recreation management major.