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Jersey Number 6
Gavin Kilen
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-11 / 187
- Hometown:
- Milton, Wis.
- High School:
- Milton HS
- Previous Schools:
- Louisville
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 5 // vs. Rice, 3/1/25
- Hits: 4 (5x) // last at Cincinnati, 5/31/25
- Doubles: 3 // vs. Morehead State, 3/6/24 (with Louisville)
- Triples: 1 (8x) // last at Cincinnati, 5/31/25
- Home Runs: 2 (3x) // last vs.Indiana State, 5/6/25
- Total Bases: 13 // vs. Rice, 3/1/25
- RBI: 4 (6x) // last vs. Indiana State, 5/6/25
- Walks: 3 // vs. Samford, 2/21/25
- Stolen Bases: 1 (9x) // last at LSU, 4/26/25
- At-Bats: 6 (9x) // last at Cincinnati, 5/31/25
- Sac Bunts: 2 // at Kentucky, 4/25/23 (with Louisville)
- Sac Flies: 1 (6x) // last vs. Florida, 3/14/25
- Putouts: 4 (7x) // last vs. Florida, 3/14/25
- Assists: 6 (3x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 5/9/23 (with Louisville)
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in First Round (No. 13 Overall) of the 2025 MLB Draft by the San Fransisco Giants
- 2025 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
- 2025 Baseball America All-American – 1st Team (2B)
- 2025 College Baseball Foundation All-American -- 1st Team (2B)
- 2025 Perfect Game All-American -- 1st Team (2B)
- 2025 NCBWA All-American -- 3rd Team (2B)
- 2025 ABCA Southeast All-Region -- 2nd Team (SS)
- 2025 All-SEC -- 1st Team (2B)
- 2025 Midseason All-American -- 1st Team (D1Baseball, Perfect Game)
- USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Player of the Week -- March 3, 2025
- SEC Player of the Week -- March 3, 2025
- 2025 Astros Foundation College Classic MVP
- 2024 All-ACC -- 3rd Team (SS)
- 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2025
- Started in 52 games, leading the team with a .357 batting-average and four triples for the 2025 season
- Collected nine hits across four games during the Knoxville Regional, scoring eight times as the Vols advanced to Super Regionals (5/30-6/2).
- Broke the tie with No. 2 Texas twice in extra-innings in quarter-finals of SEC tournament, including a solo shot in the 10th and a bases-clearing double in the 12th to bring his tournament RBI total to six. (5/22).
- Reached base safely three times, while collecting three RBI, against no. 15/23 Alabama in second round of SEC tournament (5/21).
- Tallied a backbreaking RBI late in a game one victory over No.5/8 Arkansas (5/15).
- Hit a solo shot to right field against No. 10/11 Vanderbilt (5/10).
- Went deep twice in 3-for-4 day at the plate in midweek win over Indiana State (5/6).
- Recorded three hits in 9-3 win at No. 3/7 LSU (4/26).
- Made his long-awaited return to action against No. 6/6 Ole Miss (4/11-4/13), notching six hits on the weekend.
- Notched his eighth home-run of the season in the opening game of a weekend series sweep versus St. Bonaventure (3/7).
- Showed out with four home runs, seven RBIs and seven runs scored during the Astros Foundation College Classic (2/28-3/2), earning him SEC Player of the Week and National Player of the Week honors.
- Blasted an opposite-field home run in Tennessee's win over North Alabama (2/25).
- Extended Tennessee's lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with a three-run jack to close out a series sweep over Samford (2/23).
- Hit his first long ball as a Vol in midweek win over UNC Asheville (2/18).
- Impressed in his first weekend of action with Tennessee, tallying seven runs scored, three hits and five walks versus Hofstra (2/14-2/16).
2024 - LOUISVILLE
- Started 54 of 56 games at shortstop for the Cardinals.
- Earned third team All-ACC honors, finishing with a .330 average, 23 doubles, three triples and nine home runs.
- Drove in 41 runs and scored 39 times, leading Louisville in hits, doubles and total bases.
- His 23 doubles were tied for the fifth most in a single season in Louisville program history.
- Hit a first inning grand slam against Western Kentucky (4/23).
- Notched his third four-hit game of the year, driving in two runs against Kentucky (4/16).
- Became the seventh player in Louisville history to hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5 against Virginia Tech (3/16).
- Hit his first-career home run and added three doubles against Morehead State (3/6), as part of a 4-for-5 performance.
2023 - LOUISVILLE
- Played in 46 games with 38 starts (30 at 2B, 8 at SS) in his first season with the Cardinals.
- Hit .265 with nine doubles, a triple and 18 RBIs as a freshman.
- Recorded his fourth straight multi-hit game with two hits, two RBIs and three runs against Bellarmine (5/2).
- Picked up multiple hits in all three games against Miami (4/27-29).
- Tallied five hits overall and doubled in all three games of the series against Georgia Tech.
- Against Dayton (3/10), went 2-for-4 and drove in his first-career run .
- Tallied his first-career three-hit game in the win over No. 10 TCU at Minute Maid Park (3/4).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was a four-year baseball letterman at Milton High School
- Selected in the 13th round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox
- Was a member of 2021 18U USA National Team
- Tabbed a 2022 Perfect Game All-American
- Played in the 2022 MLB High School All-Star Game
- Was a 2022 First-Team All-State honoree
- Earned the 2022 Badger South Conference Player of the Year Award
- Led his team to the 2022 Wisconsin Division I state title
- Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 1 overall player in Wisconsin and the No. 9 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Information Sciences
- Son of Chris and Kristina Kilen
- Has two siblings, Beau and Nayeli
- Father, Chris, played baseball at the University of Louisiana-Monroe
- Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career
- His favorite professional baseball team is the Boston Red Sox
- His favorite athlete is David Ortiz
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
