2021 Demon Baseball Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
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3 Lenni Kunert

3 Lenni Kunert

  • Position:
    Utility
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-8 / 170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Watson, La.
  • Highschool:
    Live Oak HS
  • Major:
    General Studies

Summary

Biography

2020 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2019 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2018 NCAA Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team
2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2021 Season: 
• Appeared in 44 games, starting 43 in his final collegiate season
• recorded nine multi-hit games, tied for third on the team.
• went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in a Game 2 win against Nicholls on April 24. 
• had three two-hit games during a four-game series at Houston Baptist from April 16-18, driving in three runs in the series.
• tied his career highs in hits (3) and RBIs (4) while cracking his first home run of the season in a series-capping win against Lamar on April 11.
• delivered a sacrifice fly for the Demons' only run in a March 28 loss to South Alabama.
• drove in his first two runs of the season with a double in a March 26 loss against South Alabama.
• went 3-for-8 with a two-hit game in a March 20 doubleheader sweep of Sam Houston. 
• hit safely in three straight games from March 7-13, including a pinch-hit single against Incarnate Word (Game 2, March 13).
• started the Demons' three-run ninth with a double in a 5-3 walk-off win against Tarleton (Game 2) on Feb. 27.
• had a pair of two-hit games as part of a 4-for-13 stretch from Feb. 27-March 5.

2020 Season: 
• Started all 16 games, shifting between left field, right field and designated hitter.
• led Northwestern State with a.351 batting average and tied for the team lead with 14 RBIs.
• ranked 77th nationally in hit by pitch (5) and was tied for 78th in sacrifice flies (2).
• hit safely in 14 of the 16 games, including a seven-game streak from Feb. 16-26 and a six-gamer to end the season.
• tied a career high with three hits and drove in a run in an 6-3 win against Eastern Illinois on March 1.
• drove in a season-high three runs in an 8-2 win against North Alabama on Feb. 21.
• knocked in seven runs in the Demons' four-game sweep of North Alabama from Feb. 21-23.
• had a pair of RBIs in the season-opening 11-0 win against Wichita State on Feb. 14.

2019 Season:
• Appeared in 43 games, starting a career-high 39.
• tied for fourth on the team in multi-RBI games (7) and was fifth in multi-hit games (11).
• ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak, going 15-for-37 (.405) during the run.
• batted .333 (44-for-132) after a 1-for-20 start to the season.
• drove in five runs, including his second home run of the season, as the Demons split a regular-season-ending doubleheader at Sam Houston State on May 17.
• connected on his first home run of the season and drove in two runs in the second game of a May 12 doubleheader against Incarnate Word.
• set a season high with three hits, scoring twice and driving in a run in a 7-6 win against Incarnate Word on May 10. 
• drove in single runs in four straight games from May 5-10. 
• enjoyed a strong series, going 5-for-11 with two walks and a pair of RBIs at Stephen F. Austin from April 26-28.
• hit safely in 10 straight games, going 12-for-37 (.324), from April 2-17.
• scored a career-high three runs against Mississippi Valley State on April 3.
• tallied three consecutive two-hit games against ULM and Little Rock from Feb. 26-March 2.

2018 Season:
• Appeared in 43 games, starting 34 after becoming NSU’s primary left fielder in late March.
• had eight multi-hit games, including three three-hit games in the final four games.
• named to the NCAA Corvallis Regional All-Tournament team after going 7-for-12 (.583) with three runs scored, two home runs, two RBIs and a double in three games.
• gave the Demons a 3-2 lead with a tie-breaking solo home run in the sixth inning against LSU on June 3 and finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
• reached base in all four plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with a solo home run in a 9-3 loss to No. 3 national seed Oregon State on June 1.
• started a four-run second inning in the Southland Conference Tournament title game with an infield single and went 3-for-4 against the Privateers.
• tripled and cranked his first Brown-Stroud Field home run, driving in four runs in a 34-0 win against Mississippi Valley State on April 25.
• collected three straight two-hit games from April 22-25.
• made his first start in left field and went 2-for-4 with a double in an 8-3 loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 25. 
• delivered a walk-off RBI single to give the Demons a 7-6 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 24. 
• sparked a ninth-inning rally with a two-run, pinch-hit double in a 5-4 March 9 loss at Nicholls.

2017 Season:
• Appeared in 30 games, starting 13, and made four pitching appearances, all in relief.
• hit safely in three straight games on two occasions (April 15-21 and May 6-14).
• delivered a pinch-hit, ninth-inning home run at Oklahoma State on March 19 as part of back-to-back, pinch-hit home runs with Carter Hankins.
• notched his first multi-hit game, going 2-for-5, in a 10-3 win at Abilene Christian on May 12.
• drove in a career-high three runs in a 6-2 win at Abilene Christian on May 14.

2016 Season: 
• Redshirted. 

High School:  
• Four-year letterman in baseball for coaches Greg Briggs, Lafayette Duhe and Michael Palermo. Both Briggs and Palermo are NSU baseball alumni. 
• led Live Oak to the playoffs in three seasons, including a state runner-up finish as a junior.
• three-time first-team all-district, all-parish and all-metro selection. 
• two-time first-team all-state selection (junior and senior).
• as a senior, batted .485 with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs and 35 RBIs.
• battled .386 with 14 doubles, 3 home runs and 48 RBIs as a junior.
• after batting .300 as a freshman, hit .360 with 15 doubles and 3 home runs as a sophomore.
• summa cum laude honors graduate finished high school with a 3.6 GPA. 

Personal:
• Born Nov. 20, 1996.
• son of Alicia and Jimmy Aldy. 
• two brothers – Sam and Jake Aldy – and one sister, Lyla Kunert.
• earned his general studies degree in May 2020, graduating with a 3.0 grade point average.
• career plans include becoming a pharmaceutical salesman, a coach or real estate broker.
• life’s ambition is “to be the best I can be and have others around me look up to me.”
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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2016Freshman

    Infielder
    5'7" 165 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Infielder
    5'6" 169 lbs
    18
  • 3

    2018Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'8" 169 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019Junior

    Outfielder
    5'8" 169 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020Senior

    Utility
    5'8" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Senior

    Utility
    5'8" 170 lbs
    3