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Jersey Number 48
Kai Moody
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, CA
- High School:
- George Washington HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2022 All-Big West Conference First Team
2021 ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region First Team
2021 All-Big West Conference First Team
2022 Season (Senior)
Moody returned to the Matadors for his final season ... Became the first two-time All-Big West First Team selection in Matador history ... Played and started in 53 games during the season ... Started 32 times at second base, 12 times in center field, seven games in right field and two games at first base ... Ranked third in the Big West in triples (3), fourth in runs (46), 10th in stolen bases (8), 14th in hits (62) and 16th in walks (28) ... Shared the team lead in runs while he was second in walks and stolen bases, and third in batting (.292), homers (5), RBI (33) and hits ... Posted a .453 slugging percentage and .372 on-base percentage ... Ranked first in the Big West in toughest to strikeouts (13.2 at-bats), which also ranked 17th-best in the nation ... Batted .294 in Big West play and reached base in 26 of 30 conference games ... Registered 20 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games for the year ... Homered in a win at. No. 22 UCLA (2/19/22) ... Named Big West Player of the Week after batting .529 in a four-game sweep of Pacific (2/28/22) ... Collected two runs, two hits and two RBI in a win at Grand Canyon (3/9/22) ... Posted three hits and two runs in an extra-inning win at UC Irvine (4/1/22) ... Finished with three hits, two runs, two RBI and two walks at Saint Mary's (5/19/22) ... Notched two hits on Senior Day vs. UC San Diego (5/28/22) ... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
2021 Season (Senior)
Moody had a breakout second season with the Matadors in 2021 ... Earned All-Big West First Team and ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region First Team honors ... Started in the team's first 36 games but missed the final four games due to injury ... Made 19 starts at second base while appearing 14 times in the outfield and three at first base ... Led the Big West with a career-best .393 batting average, which ranked 24th nationally ... Topped the Matadors in runs (34) and hits (55) while he was second in RBI (25) and stolen bases (10) and third in doubles (10) ... Also drew 22 walks and homered once ... Slugged .486 at the plate and posted a .459 on-base percentage ... Fifth in the Big West in on-base percentage ... Also led the Matadors with 16 multiple-hit games as well as seven three-hit efforts ... Registered six multiple-RBI games ... Reached base safely in 35 of 36 games and went hitless only four times ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI vs. Cal Poly (3/22/21) ... Hit a walk-off three run home run and finished with four RBI vs. UC Irvine (4/4/21) ... Finished 3-for-4 with three RBI in a win over Cal State Fullerton (4/23/21) ... Tallied three more hits with two RBI at UC Davis (5/8/21) ... Knocked in three runs, scored twice and had two hits in a victory over Hawai'i (5/15/21) ... Eligible to return for another season in 2022.
2020 Season (Junior)
Moody started 15 games, making eight starts in left field and seven at second base ... Led the team in walks (8), tied for the team lead in doubles (4), second in stolen bases (4) and tied for second in runs (10) ... Tallied 11 hits, two RBI and a home run in 61 at-bats ... Ranked sixth in the Big West in stolen bases and 10th in doubles ... Recorded three multiple-hit games ... Reached base in the first 12 games of the year ... Homered and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored vs. San Francisco (2/16/20) ... Went 2-for-5 with a double at Grand Canyon (2/21/20) ... Scored twice and stole two bases at No. 17 UCF (2/29/20).
Cabrillo College
Played two seasons at shortstop for the Seahawks ... Earned all-conference honors both seasons ... Hit .338 overall in his two seasons with the team ... Posted career highs his sophomore season in runs (27), doubles (10), home runs (2), RBI (34), walks (21), stolen bases (8), batting average (.342), on-base percentage (.414) and slugging percentage (.461) ... Hit .333 with 17 runs, 53 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 17 RBI, 13 walks, .381 on-base percentage and .403 slugging percentage his freshman season.
George Washington High School
Moody played four years on the baseball team ... Played at shortstop ... Earned first-team all-city four-straight seasons ... Also collected second-team all-metro as well as two-time team MVP honors ... Batted .410 his sophomore season ... Graduated in 2017.
Personal
Parents are Yuriko and Donnell ... Has one brother, Kayne and one sister, Kiana ... Favorites include the New York Mets, Jose Reyes, Will Smith, "The Office," "Field of Dreams," SOB X RBE, NLE Choppa and bacon ... Chose CSUN because of the chance to live in California, compete in a competitive conference and pursue his goal of playing Division I baseball ... Lists going 5-for-6 with two home runs, one grand slam, nine RBI and two doubles in a single game as his greatest sports moment ... Fluent in Japanese ... Says his mom is his greatest hero.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
2021 ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region First Team
2021 All-Big West Conference First Team
2022 Season (Senior)
Moody returned to the Matadors for his final season ... Became the first two-time All-Big West First Team selection in Matador history ... Played and started in 53 games during the season ... Started 32 times at second base, 12 times in center field, seven games in right field and two games at first base ... Ranked third in the Big West in triples (3), fourth in runs (46), 10th in stolen bases (8), 14th in hits (62) and 16th in walks (28) ... Shared the team lead in runs while he was second in walks and stolen bases, and third in batting (.292), homers (5), RBI (33) and hits ... Posted a .453 slugging percentage and .372 on-base percentage ... Ranked first in the Big West in toughest to strikeouts (13.2 at-bats), which also ranked 17th-best in the nation ... Batted .294 in Big West play and reached base in 26 of 30 conference games ... Registered 20 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games for the year ... Homered in a win at. No. 22 UCLA (2/19/22) ... Named Big West Player of the Week after batting .529 in a four-game sweep of Pacific (2/28/22) ... Collected two runs, two hits and two RBI in a win at Grand Canyon (3/9/22) ... Posted three hits and two runs in an extra-inning win at UC Irvine (4/1/22) ... Finished with three hits, two runs, two RBI and two walks at Saint Mary's (5/19/22) ... Notched two hits on Senior Day vs. UC San Diego (5/28/22) ... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
2021 Season (Senior)
Moody had a breakout second season with the Matadors in 2021 ... Earned All-Big West First Team and ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region First Team honors ... Started in the team's first 36 games but missed the final four games due to injury ... Made 19 starts at second base while appearing 14 times in the outfield and three at first base ... Led the Big West with a career-best .393 batting average, which ranked 24th nationally ... Topped the Matadors in runs (34) and hits (55) while he was second in RBI (25) and stolen bases (10) and third in doubles (10) ... Also drew 22 walks and homered once ... Slugged .486 at the plate and posted a .459 on-base percentage ... Fifth in the Big West in on-base percentage ... Also led the Matadors with 16 multiple-hit games as well as seven three-hit efforts ... Registered six multiple-RBI games ... Reached base safely in 35 of 36 games and went hitless only four times ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI vs. Cal Poly (3/22/21) ... Hit a walk-off three run home run and finished with four RBI vs. UC Irvine (4/4/21) ... Finished 3-for-4 with three RBI in a win over Cal State Fullerton (4/23/21) ... Tallied three more hits with two RBI at UC Davis (5/8/21) ... Knocked in three runs, scored twice and had two hits in a victory over Hawai'i (5/15/21) ... Eligible to return for another season in 2022.
2020 Season (Junior)
Moody started 15 games, making eight starts in left field and seven at second base ... Led the team in walks (8), tied for the team lead in doubles (4), second in stolen bases (4) and tied for second in runs (10) ... Tallied 11 hits, two RBI and a home run in 61 at-bats ... Ranked sixth in the Big West in stolen bases and 10th in doubles ... Recorded three multiple-hit games ... Reached base in the first 12 games of the year ... Homered and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored vs. San Francisco (2/16/20) ... Went 2-for-5 with a double at Grand Canyon (2/21/20) ... Scored twice and stole two bases at No. 17 UCF (2/29/20).
Cabrillo College
Played two seasons at shortstop for the Seahawks ... Earned all-conference honors both seasons ... Hit .338 overall in his two seasons with the team ... Posted career highs his sophomore season in runs (27), doubles (10), home runs (2), RBI (34), walks (21), stolen bases (8), batting average (.342), on-base percentage (.414) and slugging percentage (.461) ... Hit .333 with 17 runs, 53 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 17 RBI, 13 walks, .381 on-base percentage and .403 slugging percentage his freshman season.
George Washington High School
Moody played four years on the baseball team ... Played at shortstop ... Earned first-team all-city four-straight seasons ... Also collected second-team all-metro as well as two-time team MVP honors ... Batted .410 his sophomore season ... Graduated in 2017.
Personal
Parents are Yuriko and Donnell ... Has one brother, Kayne and one sister, Kiana ... Favorites include the New York Mets, Jose Reyes, Will Smith, "The Office," "Field of Dreams," SOB X RBE, NLE Choppa and bacon ... Chose CSUN because of the chance to live in California, compete in a competitive conference and pursue his goal of playing Division I baseball ... Lists going 5-for-6 with two home runs, one grand slam, nine RBI and two doubles in a single game as his greatest sports moment ... Fluent in Japanese ... Says his mom is his greatest hero.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Runs | 3 vs. Cal State Fullerton | 4/23/21 |
| Hits | 3 (11x) last at Saint Mary's | 5/19/22 |
| Doubles | 2 (2x) last at Hawai'i | 5/13/22 |
| RBI | 4 (2x) last vs. Pacific | 2/27/22 |
| Home Runs | 1 (7x) last vs. UC Davis | 5/8/22 |
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