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James Stanfield
James Stanfield

Hometown:
Owasso, Okla.

High School:
Owasso HS

Position:
Student Assistant

06/03/2012

Jayhawks Look Forward to MLB Draft This Week

Several Jayhawks hope to be selected

05/25/2012

Taylor, Jayhawks Eliminate Texas A&M at Big 12 Championship, 5-3

Kansas advances to semi-final round against Missouri

05/24/2012

Kansas Ousts Texas From Big 12 Baseball Championship, 4-2

Jayhawks down Longhorns in elimination game Thursday

05/22/2012

Jayhawks Battle Texas A&M in First Round of Big 12 Championship

KU takes on Aggies at Bricktown Ballpark Wednesday

05/22/2012

KU Pitchers Duncan, Benjamin Highlight All-Big 12 Teams

Jayhawks place four on all-conference teams

Honors and Awards:

  • Athletic Directors Honor Roll (Spring, 2010)
  • Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll (Spring, 2010)
  • 2009-10 Jayhawk Scholar

2012 (Senior): Tabbed All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List ... Selected Preseason All-Big 12 by Collegiate Baseball Daily ... Played in 45 games, making 37 starts including 36 behind the plate ... Batted .289 with seven doubles, 17 RBIs and a .370 on-base percentage ... Threw out 17 of 53 base stealers ... Hit .319 during Big 12 games with five doubles and a .405 on-base percentage ... Batted .300 against right-handed pitching ... Recorded 13 multi-hit games ... Collected three hits against Louisiana (March 3) ... Went 3-for-4 against Indiana State (March 15) ... Recorded three-consecutive multi-hit games (March 21-25) vs. Southern Utah and at Baylor ... Collected three hits and an RBI-double in win against Texas A&M (April 15) ... Had three hits in only start against Oklahoma (April 28) ... Went 5-for-11 with two doubles and two RBIs in final regular season series against Missouri (May 17-19) ... Collected two hits in each of KU's Big 12 Championship wins vs. Texas (May 24) and vs. Texas A&M (May 25).

Summer 2011: Played for the Kamuela Paniolos of the Hawaii Collegiate League ... Teammate of current Jayhawk Tom Hougland ... Batted .488 in 43 at bats with three doubles and a triple ... Collected 12 RBIs in 12 games.

2011 (Junior): Played in 39 games, making 32 starts ... Started 23 games behind the plate and nine as the designated hitter ... Hit .327 with five doubles, two homers and nine RBIs ... Struck out just 13 times in 129 plate appearances ... Recorded a .460 slugging percentage ... Hit .352 (32-for-91) against right-handed pitching ... Batted .378 (14-for-37) with two outs in an inning ... Collected 12 multi-hit games ... Recorded four-straight two-hit games (March 25-April 1) ... Tripled and scored two runs against No. 19 Baylor (April 1) ... Hit first home run of the season at Missouri (April 17) ... Went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk at No. 10 Oklahoma (May 6) ... Homered against Alabama A&M (May 14).

Summer 2010: Played for the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Jordan Dreiling and Kevin Kuntz.

2010 (Sophomore): Played 54 games, including 43 starts behind the plate and eight at third base ... Hit .238 with 30 runs scored, 23 RBIs and a .345 on-base percentage ... Hit .305 in KU's home games with nine runs scored and 10 RBIs ... Hit .318 with men on base, including .300 with the bases loaded ... Advanced runners at a .515 success rate ... Recorded 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs against Gonzaga (Feb. 27) ... Hit safely in seven-straight games from March 5 to March 13 ... Collected a season-high three hits in series finale at Baylor (March 28) with three runs scored ... Went 2-for-4 with a season-high three RBIs against Texas Tech (April 24) ... Went 5-for-10 with six RBIs in three-game series with Texas Tech (April 23-25) ... Recorded back-to-back multi-hit games at Kansas State (May 16) and Arkansas-Little Rock (May 18).

2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 23 games, making 13 starts at second base, shortstop and designated hitter ... Batted .250 with a double, 13 RBIs and six runs scored ... Made collegiate debut against Northwestern (March 7), going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk ... Collected a hit and two RBIs in a pinch hitting role against Western Illinois (March 24) ... Recorded first two-hit game at Iowa (April 7) ... Collected two RBIs and scored two runs against Nebraska (April 26) ... Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs in a reserve role at the Big 12 Championship against Kansas State (May 20) ... Had a hit in four at bats against No. 15 Coastal Carolina at the NCAA Tournament (May 31).

Owasso HS: Lettered four times in baseball for head coach Larry Turner ... Named first team all-conference and first team all-metro as a junior and senior ... A 2008 all-state second team selection ... Earned a spot on the Metro East All-Star team ... An All-America candidate ... Helped team to back-to-back state championships at the 6A level in 2007 and 2008 ... Hit .407 with 10 homers, 49 RBIs and eight stolen bases as a senior ... Batted .393 with 16 homers and 102 RBIs during his high school career ... Played for the Midwest Nationals in Springfield, Mo., during the summer of 2008 ... Led team in five of 11 offensive categories ... Named to the honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal: Son of John and Laurie Stanfield ... Has five siblings, Traci, Kristen, Theresa, John and Tiffany ... A liberal arts major.

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