Cornell University Athletics

2026 | JUNIOR SEASON
Started all 31 of his appearances, primarily coming at shortstop ... led team with .333 batting average (37-for-111), ranking fifth among Ivy League hitters ... collected four doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, and scored 16 runs ... his 37 hits ended in a four-way tie for team lead with Mason Barela, Jake Hower, and Caden Wildman ... registered a trio of three-hit games, coming at Fordham (March 8), at Princeton (March 21), and at Army (March 31) ... three-hit game at Army featured his first career multi-home run game ... was successful on all five stolen-base attempts ... posted .910 fielding percentage at shortstop (10 errors in 111 total chances) and helped turn 13 double plays.

2025 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Served as one of four players to have played in all 34 of Cornell’s games and one of three to have started in all contests, playing exclusively at shortstop … batted .276 with seven doubles, two home runs, 21 RBI, while drawing 20 walks and was hit by 10 pitches … had eight multi-hit games, including consecutive three-hit games against Towson (March 15 and 16) … drove in season-high four RBI against UMBC (March 1), going 2-for-3 with a double and two walks … had three-RBI game against UAB (March 8) during 2-for-4 effort with a double … hit home run in season-opening upset victory over No. 17-ranked Duke (Feb. 21), igniting 10 unanswered runs scored by Big Red … also hit a home run against Towson (March 15) … factored on 18 Cornell twin killings defensively.

2024 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Started in 21 of his 23 appearances, all of which came at shortstop ... batted .241 with one double, four home runs, and 12 RBI ... six of his 12 RBI on season came during Ivy League Tournament, earning spot on Ivy League All-Tournament team ... concluded campaign on season-high five-game hit streak ... posted first collegiate extra-base hit (RBI double) against Richmond (March 16) ... registered first collegiate home run — the first three consecutive Cornell home runs — against Dartmouth in nightcap of March 30 twin bill ... other three home runs came against Penn on April 14 in regular season and May 19 and May 20 in Ivy League Tournament games ... committed four errors in 92 fielding chances (.957 fielding percentage).

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Earned three letters in baseball at Delbarton School, where he was a NJ Athletics Third Team All-State shortstop in senior year ... named First Team All-Conference and team MVP as a senior ... Honorable Mention All-Conference pick in his junior campaign ... selected for New Jersey All-Star Game ... graduated from Delbarton School with high honors.

PERSONAL
Kevin Robert Hager is the son of Frank and Kathy Hager, and has two brothers and five sisters ... brother, Frank Jr., played baseball at Cornell for four years (2009-12) prior to serving as an assistant coach for seven years (2016-22) ... enrolled in the College of Engineering.