Cornell’s steady shortstop with pop, plate discipline, and middle-infield value
In 2025, Kevin Hager emerged as one of Cornell’s most complete everyday players, batting .314 with a .906 OPS while showing real run-production value, gap power, and strike-zone awareness, and he also anchored the infield with 13 double plays turned and a solid .948 fielding percentage. His biggest differentiators are his ability to impact games early—he opened the season with a leadoff homer in an upset of No. 17 Duke—and his balanced profile: enough contact, extra-base pop, and defensive reliability to fit a team that values a high-IQ, two-way middle infielder.