Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

2026 Baseball Roster

David Dermer

14 Kayden Jennings

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Position Infield
  • Hometown Edwardsville, Ill.
  • High School Edwardsville

Biography

2026:
- Played in 11 games, making three starts at second base
- Had an RBI-double at Toledo (3/13)
- Drove in two runs in the Huskies’ 10-8 win at Akron (4/17)
- Hit his first home run of the season against St. John’s (5/31) in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional

2025:
- Played in 22 games, starting eight
- Had a hit and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of NIU’s 8-6 win at Valparaiso on April 22
- Went 2-for-5 with a home run at Milwaukee on April 29

2024:
- Played in 12 games
- Made his NIU debut at Abilene Christian (Feb. 17), going 1-for-2 off the bench
- Scored his first career run at Ohio (Mar. 10)

Prior to NIU: Three-year letterwinner at Edwardsville High School... Led the Tigers to back-to-back IHSA Class 4A state championships in 2022 and 2023... Hit .351 as a senior with 30 RBI...Two-time All-Southwestern Conference selection... Played for Gators Baseball Academy.

Personal: Son of Renee and Michael Jennings... Business Administration major.

Jennings' Career Highs:
At-Bats: 5 at Milwaukee, 4/29/25
Runs: 2 at Milwaukee, 4/29/25
Hits: 2 at Milwaukee, 4/29/25
RBI: 2, 2x (M.R. at Akron, 4/17/26)
Home Runs: 1, 2x (M.R. vs. St. John's, 5/31/26)
Walks: 2 at Eastern Michigan, 5/2/25
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x (M.R. vs. Illinois State, 5/6/25)

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2024Freshman

    Infield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025Sophomore

    Infield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2026Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    14