University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Kenny Ishikawa
- Position:
- LHP/OF
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Yokohama, Japan
- Prev School:
- Seattle
2026 (Sophomore/Georgia): Two-way contributor for the Bulldogs as the team went 53-14, tied for third at the College World Series, won the SEC regular season and tournament titles and ranked a consensus No. 3 in the final top 25 polls
*Hit .336-3-21 in 125 AB in 38 games, all starts (20-LF, 13-RF, 4-CF, 1-DH) plus 1-1, 14.44 ERA in 10 app., with six starts for a total of 14.1 IP, did not pitch and hit in the same game
*Posted a team-high 23-game on base streak during the season and finished with 12 multi-hit games including a trio of three-hit games and a four-hit game
*Batted a team-best .357 (5-for-14) with a home run and 3 RBI at the CWS
*Named to NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team
*Named to SEC All-Tournament Team, hit .500 (5-for-10), 2B, 4R, 4 RBI, SB
*Hit .455 (5-for-11), 4R, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 SB in sweep of LSU
*Notched team’s first sacrifice bunt during road series versus #17 Ole Miss
*Career-high 4-for-6, 2R, 2 RBI in 24-6 rout at #14 Arkansas
*Started two games in RF (3-for-6) and then Sunday start on the mound in a loss (2.1 IP, 5H, 5R, 2BB) in a road series versus #21 Texas A&M
*Returned to start on the mound on March 15 after missing a little more than three weeks due to foot injury, no decision versus #21 Tennessee (2 IP, 3H, 4R, 2K)
*Started three games in CF and one on the mound...Hit by a pitch while batting in game four (USC Upstate) and sidelined with a hairline fracture in his right foot, was out from Feb. 18-March 14
*Returned to batting lineup March 17, started in LF, went 1-for-2 in 4 inn.
*Part of combined 9-0 win over Wright St., started, 4.1 IP with 1H, 2BB, 8K
*Hit .600 with two RBI, three runs scored, three walks, one SB and threw out a runner at home from CF in the Wright State series
*Named to Baseball America National Team of the Week (Feb. 17)
*Named preseason 2nd Team All-America by D1Baseball
*Drafted in the sixth round by the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Professional League in November of 2025 and has until July 31, 2026 to sign.
2025 (Freshman/Seattle): Started 51 games as a two-way standout for coach Donny Harrel as the Redhawks went 20-32
*Named to the All-WAC First Team, marking the first Redhawk player to receive this recognition since 2016
*Posted a 5-6 mark, 1 save and a 4.21 ERA in 66.1 innings with 73 strikeouts and 22 walks
*Led the team in batting average (.318), OPS (.982) and slugging percentage (.562) while ranking second on the team in ERA
*Led the WAC and set a Seattle program single-season record with 23 doubles
*Tallied eight home runs and 32 RBI
*Dominating performance against UT Arlington with nine strikeouts in seven innings
*Went 3-for-5 with five RBI including a double and grand slam at Utah Tech
2024: Attended the University of Asia in Tokyo, Japan
High School: A graduate of Meishu Gakuen Hitachi (Hitachi, Japan) and saw action as a hitter and pitcher
*Tallied 35 career home runs and clocked in the low 90s during appearances on the mound in spring and summer action at Koshien, also known as the Japanese High School Baseball Championship
*Competed in the American Summer League in 2023
Personal: Born Apr. 7, 2004
*Son of Denise and Noriki Ishikawa
*Has four siblings, Noa, Shane, Mahina and Makana
*Hit .336-3-21 in 125 AB in 38 games, all starts (20-LF, 13-RF, 4-CF, 1-DH) plus 1-1, 14.44 ERA in 10 app., with six starts for a total of 14.1 IP, did not pitch and hit in the same game
*Posted a team-high 23-game on base streak during the season and finished with 12 multi-hit games including a trio of three-hit games and a four-hit game
*Batted a team-best .357 (5-for-14) with a home run and 3 RBI at the CWS
*Named to NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team
*Named to SEC All-Tournament Team, hit .500 (5-for-10), 2B, 4R, 4 RBI, SB
*Hit .455 (5-for-11), 4R, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 SB in sweep of LSU
*Notched team’s first sacrifice bunt during road series versus #17 Ole Miss
*Career-high 4-for-6, 2R, 2 RBI in 24-6 rout at #14 Arkansas
*Started two games in RF (3-for-6) and then Sunday start on the mound in a loss (2.1 IP, 5H, 5R, 2BB) in a road series versus #21 Texas A&M
*Returned to start on the mound on March 15 after missing a little more than three weeks due to foot injury, no decision versus #21 Tennessee (2 IP, 3H, 4R, 2K)
*Started three games in CF and one on the mound...Hit by a pitch while batting in game four (USC Upstate) and sidelined with a hairline fracture in his right foot, was out from Feb. 18-March 14
*Returned to batting lineup March 17, started in LF, went 1-for-2 in 4 inn.
*Part of combined 9-0 win over Wright St., started, 4.1 IP with 1H, 2BB, 8K
*Hit .600 with two RBI, three runs scored, three walks, one SB and threw out a runner at home from CF in the Wright State series
*Named to Baseball America National Team of the Week (Feb. 17)
*Named preseason 2nd Team All-America by D1Baseball
*Drafted in the sixth round by the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Professional League in November of 2025 and has until July 31, 2026 to sign.
2025 (Freshman/Seattle): Started 51 games as a two-way standout for coach Donny Harrel as the Redhawks went 20-32
*Named to the All-WAC First Team, marking the first Redhawk player to receive this recognition since 2016
*Posted a 5-6 mark, 1 save and a 4.21 ERA in 66.1 innings with 73 strikeouts and 22 walks
*Led the team in batting average (.318), OPS (.982) and slugging percentage (.562) while ranking second on the team in ERA
*Led the WAC and set a Seattle program single-season record with 23 doubles
*Tallied eight home runs and 32 RBI
*Dominating performance against UT Arlington with nine strikeouts in seven innings
*Went 3-for-5 with five RBI including a double and grand slam at Utah Tech
2024: Attended the University of Asia in Tokyo, Japan
High School: A graduate of Meishu Gakuen Hitachi (Hitachi, Japan) and saw action as a hitter and pitcher
*Tallied 35 career home runs and clocked in the low 90s during appearances on the mound in spring and summer action at Koshien, also known as the Japanese High School Baseball Championship
*Competed in the American Summer League in 2023
Personal: Born Apr. 7, 2004
*Son of Denise and Noriki Ishikawa
*Has four siblings, Noa, Shane, Mahina and Makana
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