The Official Website of Franklin Pierce University Athletics

Bio

As a Junior in 2009: Played in 51 games for the Ravens, including 50 starts...Tied for second in the Northeast-10 in sacrifice bunts (11)...Led the team in sacrifice bunts...Hit .264 (42-for-159) with seven doubles, one triple, 16 runs batted in and 28 runs scored...Slugged .321 and posted a .339 on-base percentage...Drew eight walks, was hit by 12 pitches and stole seven bases...In his Franklin Pierce debut, went 1-for-3 and scored a run in the season-opener at Dowling on 2/21...Hit 1-for-2, drove in his first three runs as a Raven and scored twice in the first game of a doubleheader at Saint Thomas on 3/15...Went 2-for-3 with a double, drove in a run and scored another in the first game of a doubleheader against American International on 3/28; went 1-for-3, scored three times and stole a base in the nightcap...Hit 2-for-4 and scored a run against Southern Connecticut State on 4/8...Went 2-for-4, drove in two runs, scored once and stole a base in the front end of a doubleheader against Saint Anselm on 4/18...Went 2-for-5 and scored a run at Saint Anselm on 4/19...Hit 3-for-5, drove in a run and scored twice at American International on 4/20...Clubbed 3-for-5 with a double and drove in a run in the first game of a doubleheader at New Haven on 4/25...Went 2-for-4 with a double in the front end of a doubleheader against Massachusetts Lowell on 5/2...Stroked 3-for-5 with a double and a triple, drove in a run and scored twice in the Northeast-10 Championship against Assumption on 5/10; later in the day, went 2-for-2 with a double and scored a run in the decisive game of the Northeast-10 Championship against Assumption.

As a Sophomore at Massachusetts in 2008: Played in 17 games for the Minutemen, including eight starts...Hit .147 (5-for-34) with four RBI, three runs scored and a pair of walks...Slugged .147 and posted a .194 on-base percentage...Drove in a run against Duquesne on 3/22...Went 2-for-4, drove in a run and scored another against Charlotte on 4/20.

As a Freshman at Massachusetts in 2007: Played in 16 games for the Minutemen, including four starts...Hit .333 (6-for-18) with a home run, four RBI, six runs scored, three walks and three stolen bases...Slugged .500 and posted a .429 on-base percentage...Stole the first base of his career at Central Florida on 3/9... Scored his first career run at Temple on 3/25...Started the first game of his career against and recorded his first two hits against Boston College on 4/9...Hit a pinch-hit home run, the first of his career, at Northeastern on 4/19.

Before College: All-Conference and All-Area selection as both a junior and a senior at Wissahickon High School (Pa.)...Collected team offensive and defensive MVP honors as a senior...Also collected team defensive MVP honors as a sophomore and junior.

Personal: Son of Yvonne and Raymond Kauffman...Has an older sister, Nicole, and an older brother, Raymond...An education major.