Kennesaw State University Athletics

AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
» NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25
» ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year
» ASUN First Team All-Conference
» ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team
» ASUN Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 19)

NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 ... ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year ... ASUN First Team All-Conference ... ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team ... played in and started 54 games ... led the Owls in batting average (.380), runs scored (41), home runs (14), RBIs (42), slugging percentage (.727), on-base percentage (.489) and tied for the team lead in hits (57) ... topped the ASUN Conference in on-base percentage and runs scored, and was second in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage, total bases and walks (33) ... batted .349 with three home runs and eight RBIs, while slugging .628 and posting a .500 on-base percentage ... totaled 17 multiple-hit and 10 multiple-RBI games ... batted .516 (16-for-31) with 12 runs scored, 11 RBIs, four doubles and three home runs while recording a .568 on-base percentage and .935 slugging percentage ... had career-high three hits vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/16), vs. Fort Wayne (3/9) and vs. Marist (3/23) ... went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, career-high tying two home runs and career-high five RBIs vs. Marist (3/23) ... also hit two home runs vs. Fort Wayne (3/10) and vs. Marist (3/25).

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letter winner at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga. ... earned Marietta Daily Journal All-Cobb County honors as a senior after batting .606 with three doubles, five home runs, 19 RBIs, and 25 runs scored ... also named to the Georgia Dugout All-State team and Region 2 7A All-Region team ... selected recipient of Wheeler's Jim Mau Award that is given to an individual who shows hard work on the field, in the classroom and in the community ... helped Wheeler advance to the Georgia state playoffs for first time in program history ... named team Most Valuable Player and earned all-region honors as a junior.

PERSONAL
Born February 2, 1999 in Marietta, Ga. ... resident of Marietta, Ga. ... attended Joseph Wheeler High School ... parents are Donna and Randall Awald ... two siblings: Anna Awald and Jacob McCoy (KSU Alum) ... majoring in computer engineering.