Completed Event: Baseball versus No. 11 seed Kansas State on May 19, 2026 , Loss , 5, to, 9
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Jersey Number 7
Jayden Kiernan
- Position:
- C/1B
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 210
- Hometown:
- Gallatin, Tenn.
- High School:
- Corona Senior HS (Calif.)
2023 – Redshirt Senior
2022 – Redshirt Junior
2021 – Redshirt Sophomore
2020 - Sophomore
2019 – Freshman
Prior to Utah
Personal
Kiernan on the U
“I chose the University of Utah because of the environment and culture I was surrounded with by the athletic department when I came on my visit. All of my future teammates made me feel right at home.”
- Pac-12 All-Conference Team
- Finished his career with a .346 batting average, ranking top-10 at Utah dating back to 1996.
- Started 44 games, primarily at first base.
- Was two points short of the Pac-12 regular season batting title, finishing second with a .402 clip and becoming the first .400 hitter at Utah in a full season since 2011.
- Ranked top-10 in the Pac-12 in regular season hits (74; 5th) and on-base percentage (.464; 9th).
- Helped turn 35 double plays, sharing the league lead in that category.
- During conference play, ranked second in the Pac-12 with a .407 batting average, second in hits (48) and sixth in OBP (.470).
- Tallied 11 doubles, five home runs, 32 RBI, 16 walks and 35 runs scored.
- Finished the season on a 16-game hitting streak and reached base safely in his final 36 contests.
- Led the team with 25 multi-hit games, including a career-high four hits in three different contests.
- Drove in seven runs in the win at BYU (April 18) as part of a 4-for-6 night with a grand slam and five runs scored.
- Went 3-for-6 with two doubles, a homer, two RBI and scored three times in the sweep clincher vs. Washington State (April 30).
2022 – Redshirt Junior
- Started 48 of 49 games played, beginning the season at catcher (10 GS) before moving to designated hitter.
- Batted .316 with 15 doubles, one home run, 37 RBI and 31 runs scored.
- Kiernan’s batting average and doubles total both ranked second on the team.
- Ten-game hitting streak was the second-longest on the team.
- Had three hits, four RBI and his first career homer against USC (April 22).
- Drove in three runs and scored another during the come-from-behind walk-off win over BYU (April 19).
2021 – Redshirt Sophomore
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention
- Second-best batting average on the team at .325, adding six doubles and 17 RBI.
- Also scored 21 runs on the season.
- Started each of the 38 games he played, primarily at catcher and first base.
- Two games with a season-high three hits in wins over Utah Valley (April 20) and Arizona State (April 25).
- Had five multi-RBI efforts, the last coming in the aforementioned ASU win.
2020 - Sophomore
- Started all 13 games of the season.
- Finished second on the team hitting .314 and led the team with 11 RBI.
- Had a slash of .314/.435/.373.
- Scored five runs and touched 19 bases.
- Drew 11 walks along with having 16 hits, three doubles and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
- Had five multi-hit games including the first three games of the season.
- Three games with at least two RBI, and a career high three driven in at Minnesota (March 6).
2019 – Freshman
- Hit .360 playing in 13 games while starting in nine.
- Had seven RBI on nine hits, finished the season with an .888 OPS.
- Six of his starts came at catcher and three at DH.
Prior to Utah
- Lettered for four years at Corona HS under head coach Andy Wise.
- Named All-League two times and league MVP once.
- Earned Corona High Male Athlete of the Year.
- Had a .372 career batting average in 87 games.
- Totaled 69 RBI and scored 48 runs.
Personal
- Son of Mike and Lori Kiernan.
- Has two siblings, Austin and Kyle.
Kiernan on the U
“I chose the University of Utah because of the environment and culture I was surrounded with by the athletic department when I came on my visit. All of my future teammates made me feel right at home.”
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