Kane Kepley

Position:
OF
B/T:
L/L
Height:
5-8
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Salisbury, N.C.
High School:
South Rowan

Second round pick (No. 56 overall) by the Chicago Cubs in the 2025 MLB Draft.

AS A JUNIOR (2025)
• Selected as an All-ACC Second Team member.
• Earned a spot on the Chapell Hill Regional All-Tournament Team, scoring fours runs and stealing four bases to help the Heels advance.
• Started all 61 games in the leadoff spot and in center field, hitting .291 with a team-high .451 OBP on 68 hits. Tied for the team lead in multi-hit games with 22.
• Lead the team in runs scored (74, 3rd ACC) and free passes (71) thanks to an astonishing 27 HBPs, the second most by a Tar Heel this century (28: Ryan Earey, 2000).
• With 45 stolen bases (2nd ACC, 4th NCAA), he finished tied with Russ Adams for the 3rd most SBs in a season all-time by a Tar Heel and the most this century.
• His final stolen base percentage, .918, was the second best in a single season (min. 25 att.).
• He started the year a perfect 17-17. It is the most attempts without being caught in a row since Adams had the same to close out the 2001 season.
• By himself, Kepley had more steals than 59 DI programs, including three ACC teams: Cal (41), NC State (29), and Stanford (21).
• With seven triples, he was just one shy of tying the Carolina single-season record (8: Brian Goodwin, 2010) and he wound up tied for the 7th most in the country.
• Hit two triples in the team’s victory over NC A&T (2/26).
• Was hit by a pitch on his first three plate appearances against Duke (4/03), the most HBPs in a single game by a Tar Heel this century.
• Had a career-high four steals in the win over Elon (4/08).

AT LIBERTY (2023-24)
• Named to the 2024 CUSA All-Conference Second Team.
• 2023 ASUN All-Freshmen team honoree.
• Started 98 games with 108 played in his two years with the Flames.
• The team’s leadoff hitter as a sophomore, he hit .332 with 31 RBIs and 54 runs scored. Also knocked nine homers and had a .481 on-base percentage.
• Led the conference in his sophomore season with 47 walks and 23 stolen bases.
• Tied the program record with six hits, hitting for the cycle, driving in a run and scoring three runs in a 15-12 victory at Eastern Kentucky in his freshman season.
• Earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Baseball team.
• Member of the 2023 ASUN Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Named to the 2022 NCBCA 3A All-State Team.
• Also named Southern Piedmont Conference Co-Player of the Year, Salisbury Post All-County Player and the Charlotte Observer All-Area Team in 2022.
• Helped lead South Rowan to the 2022 NCHSA Association 3A state championship.
• Named to 2021 NCBCA 2A All-Team.
• Central Carolina All-Conference and All-County Player as a junior.
• Stole 33 bases in 2022, 11^th most North Carolina prep history.
• Also played basketball and track.

PERSONAL
• Son of Kathy and Charles Kepley.
• Uncle Dean played baseball at Catawba College.