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Jersey Number 2
Maui Ahuna
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-1 / 175
- Hometown:
- Hilo, Hawaii
- High School:
- Hilo HS
- Previous Schools:
- Kansas
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 5 // vs. Morehead State, 3/10/23
- Hits: 4 (4x) // last vs. West Virginia, 5/25/21
- Doubles: 2 (5x) // last at South Carolina, 5/20/23
- Triples: 2 // vs. West Virginia, 5/25/21
- Home Runs: 2 // vs. Morehead State, 3/10/23
- RBI: 5 (4x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 4/22/23
- Walks: 3 (5x) // last vs. Morehead State, 3/10/23
- Stolen Bases: 2 (2x) // last vs. Gonzaga, 3/3/23
- At-Bats: 6 (4x) // last at Charleston Southern, 3/9/22
- Sac Bunts: 2 // at Saint Louis, 3/6/21
- Sac Flies: 1 (3x) // last vs. Gonzaga, 3/5/23
- Putouts: 6 // at Air Force, 4/27/22
- Assists: 9 // vs. Vanderbilt, 4/23/23
CAREER HONORS
- 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
- 2023 Preseason All-America 2nd Team -- NCBWA
- 2023 Preseason All-America 3rd Team -- D1Baseball, Collegiate Baseball News, Perfect Game
- 2023 Preseason All-SEC - 2nd Team (SS)
- 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
- 2022 All-Big 12 -- 1st Team
- 2022 Cambria College Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2021 All-Big 12 -- Honorable Mention
- 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week -- March 22, 2021
PRO BALL
- Selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 117th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Draft.
2023
- Tallied three hits and added a run during Tennessee's elimination game victory over #8 Stanford (6/19)
- Finished out the weekend with a clutch opposite-field home run to help the Vols clinch a trip to Omaha in a 5-0 win over #9 Southern Miss (6/12)
- Recorded a hit in each game of the Hattiesburg Super Regional and scored four runs over the weekend, including the tying run in Game 2 on Sunday
- Scored the go-ahead run in the 14th inning against #4 Clemson (6/3) in the regional, scoring from first on a double to right center by Hunter Ensley
- Provided a spark in the NCAA Regional opener vs. Charlotte (6/2), scoring the first run of the game and adding an RBI single in the third
- Collected two doubles, knocking in two runs and then came across to score once during series-clinching win over No. 13 South Carolina (5/20)
- Tallied three hits, including two doubles, and added an RBI and a run scored in win over Belmont (5/16)
- Had two hits and two RBIs with a runer scored in series-clinching win over No. 15 Kentucky (5/13)
- Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and two walks in win over Austin Peay (5/9)
- Hit a double and had two hits in each game of the series against Georgia (5/5-5/7) while also scoring two runs in the series
- Went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and three runs scored in midweek win over Wofford (5/2)
- Scored two runs, had two RBIs and posted a pair of multi-hit games in the series sweep over Mississippi State (4/27-4/29)
- Reached base four times in series finale vs. Mississippi State (4/29) with two hits and a pair of walks to go along with an RBI and a run scored
- Had two hits, including a double, while scoring a run and driving in a run in series-opening victory over Mississippi State (4/27)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in midweek win against Bellarmine (4/25)
- Doubled, drove in two runs, scored a run and drew a pair of walks while also showcasing his defensive prowess with a career-high nine assists in series finale vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt (4/23)
- Hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with five RBIs in series-clinching win over No. 2 Vanderbilt (4/22)
- Doubled, scored a run and added an RBI in win over Eastern Kentucky (4/11)
- Doubled and scored twice in 14-7 win over LSU in series finale (4/1)
- Led off the game with a solo home run in second game of the series at No. 1 LSU (3/31)
- Tallied two hits with a double and a run scored in win against UNC Asheville (3/28)
- Had a double, a triple and scored two runs in win over Texas A&M (3/24)
- Collected a pair of hits and drove in a run in game one of Sunday doubleheader at Missouri (3/19)
- Went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in midweek victory over Lipscomb (3/14)
- Hit his third homer of the series in finale against Morehead State (3/11), a two-run shot
- Hit two home runs, gained five RBIs and scored five runs in win over Morehead State (3/10)
- Tallied four RBIs and hit a double in a win over Gonzaga (3/5)
- Made Tennessee debut against Charleston Southern (2/28) and recorded his first hit. Followed that with his first RBI as a Vol against the Buccaneers (3/1) the next day
2022 - KANSAS
- Started 53 games at shortstop for the Jayhawks
- Slashed .396/.479/.634 (80-for-202) with 16 doubles, 4 triples, 8 homers, 48 RBIs, 42 runs, 13 stolen bases and 28 walks
- Finished the regular season ranked 18th in the nation in batting average (.396) and tied for 37th in hits (80)
- Finished the regular season second in the Big 12 in batting average (.396), third in hits (80), tied for third in triples (4), fourth in on-base percentage (.479), sixth in slugging percentage (.634) and eighth in total bases (128)
- Led the team in batting average (.396), on-base percentage (.479), slugging percentage (.634), hits (80), triples (4), walks (28) and stolen bases (13)
- Through the first 30 team games, had the best batting average of any KU player in at least the last 20 seasons since 2003
- Finished the season on a 20-game hit streak that began on April 16 at Baylor with six multi-hit games in that span
- Posted 23 multi-hit games, including 10 three-hit performances
- Recorded 13 multi-RBI games
- Hit a grand slam vs. Illinois (3/6), becoming the first Jayhawk do hit one since Brett Vosik on April 26, 2019 at Furman
- Started the season on a 15-game hitting streak
- Was featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays twice (4/3 & 5/21)
2021 - KANSAS
- Appeared in 50 games with 50 starts at shortstop
- Hit .316 (62-for-196) with 11 doubles, three triples, one home run and 25 RBI
- Finished with 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
- Recorded a 14-game reached base streak
- Logged a season-high four RBI in Big 12 Championship opening game against West Virginia (5/25), hitting two triples and his first career home run
- Recorded two RBI five times – at Omaha (3/13), vs. Creighton (3/20), vs. Air Force (4/13), at TCU (4/24) and at Missouri (5/18)
- Had a season-high four hits on four separate occasions – vs. Creighton (3/19 & 3/20), at Missouri (5/18) and vs. West Virginia (5/25)
- Finished the year with eight stolen bases on nine attempts
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ranked the No. 5 player in Hawaii by Perfect Game
- Led Hilo High School to the Big Island High School Championship
- Big Island High School Player of the Year
- Posted a .531 batting average during his senior season at Hilo
- Played in area code games for Milwaukee Brewers organization
PERSONAL
- Full name is Walter Clyde Ahuna
- Born on March 11, 2002
- Majoring in communication studies
- Son of Walter and Marie Ahuna
- Has three sisters, Jessica, Makena and Healani
- Father, Walter, played baseball at the University of Hawaii at Hilo
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
