Omaha Athletics

Honors and Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17)

As a Junior (2018)
Appeared in 10 games with three starts and 16 at-bats… totaled one hit and one RBI Feb. 17, 2018 against Northwestern… Also scored two runs on the season at North Dakota State (April 27) and against Western Illinois (May 18)… Recorded three assists, all at North Dakota State (April 28) and 16 putouts on the season… Had a season-best of five putouts against Western Illinois on May 18… 

As a Sophomore (2017)
Played in 42 games, starting 35...Batted .200 and ranked second on the team with 11 doubles while scoring 12 runs and driving in 15 more...Recorded seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances...Drove in three runs and scored once at Incarnate Word (March 3)...Came off the bench to go 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored vs. South Dakota State (March 19)...Homered at Air Force (April 19) as part of a 2-for-5 day while scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs...Had a season-long four-game hitting streak from April 28 to May 7, hitting .429 with four doubles, five runs scored and four RBI in that span...Delivered two doubles in a 2-for-3 showing at Western Illinois (April 28)...Went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs and three RBI vs. Fort Wayne (May 6)...Keyed two doubles for the day at Oral Roberts (May 12)...Drove in a pair of runs at Iowa (May 16)...Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2016)
Appeared in 46 games in his freshman campaign, starting 29...Batted .291 with a double, two home runs, 18 runs scored, 19 RBI and eight walks...Registered nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI efforts...Made his first career start vs. Morehead State (Feb. 27), going 1-for-2 with a run scored...Finished 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs at Grand Canyon (March 5)...Fueled an offensive outburst at South Dakota State (April 9), finishing 3-for-5 with a grand slam, two runs scored and seven RBI...It marked the most RBI in a single game of any Maverick in the Division I era and the most of any Omaha player since 2011...In the series opener at Western Illinois (May 13), had a 3-for-5 day behind his second homer of the year...Added a 3-for-5 effort with a pair of runs vs. Oral Roberts (May 21)...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll.

Papillion-La Vista High School
Three-year letterwinner for Coach Nate McCabe at Papillion-LaVista High School...Two-time all-state selection, earning first-team honors from the Omaha World-Herald as a senior and second-team recognition as a sophomore...All-state honorable mention as a junior...Also lettered four years in football and three years in basketball...Part of two Monarch football squads that qualified for the state playoffs...Twice garnered all-state honorable mention recognition in football as a junior and senior...Capped his senior campaign ranked second in the state for passing...Member of the honor roll.

Personal
Born on April 22, 1997 in Omaha, Neb....Parents are Jerry and Amy Kalina...Has one sister, Nicole...Mother, the former Amy Gradoville, was a two-time All-American in volleyball at UNO...Grandfather, Phil Gradoville, played baseball at UNO...Has not yet declared a major.