Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2019: Capped off a stellar career in Malibu by hitting .306 … One of only two players to start every game in 2019 … Led the team in RBI with 36 … Second on the team in doubles with 10 … Led team in total bases with 84 … Had a .797 OPS, good for fifth on the team … Hit three home runs … Drafted in the 36th Round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “gold” honors … Named a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2018: Had a stellar junior campaign, capped by being named to the All-West Coast Conference first team … Made the WCC All-Tournament team ... Hit .315, good for second on the team ... Led the team during WCC play, hitting .333 … Led the team with 70 hits (seventh in the WCC) and tied for second with 12 doubles … Hit a career-high seven home runs, including a walk-off three-run home run against Loyola Marymount at the WCC Tournament to keep the season alive … Had the second-most RBI on the team with 35 (tied for ninth in the WCC) … Tied for fourth in the WCC with a team-high 39 runs scored ... Had 19 multi-hit games, including two four-hit games against BYU (3/30) and San Diego (4/20) … Stole a career-high seven bases … Had a four-hit game at BYU (3/30), tying a season-high … Named to the WCC All-Academic first team … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017: Appeared in 27 games, making 13 starts, as a sophomore … Had 10 hits on the year, scored eight runs and posted seven RBI … Hit two doubles and one homer … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2016: Had a stellar first campaign, leading to WCC All-Freshmant team honors ... Appeared in 48 games and made 46 starts … Was second on the team with a .291 batting average and posted the second-most hits with 58 … Drove in 26 runs and scored 29 … Hit two homers, four doubles and two triples … Did not record an error and made three outfield assists as the Waves’ starting left-fielder … Had a four-hit game against San Diego (3/24) … Posted a season-high seven total bases against Columbia (3/14) by hitting a homer, a double and a single … Drove in four runs twice in a series against Columbia (3/12, 3/14) … Scored three runs against Gonzaga (3/19).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (L.A.C.E.S.) ... Played four varsity seasons under coach Alexis Lopez … Compiled a .485 batting average over prep career … During his senior year, batted .519 with 39 RBI, 40 runs and 35 stolen bases … Set a league record during his senior year for longest hitting streak with 26 games in a row … Named to the All-State Small Schools first team, as well as being named the Los Angeles City Section Division 3 MVP.
 
CLUB: Played for Bownet Elite Club under coach Derron Spiller … Also played for Westchester Babe Ruth in the Babe Ruth World Series for two years … Named to the All-World Series team both years.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Santa Monica, Calif. ... Son of Michael and Gina Kanfer … Father is an Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor … Aunt, Mary Carillo, is a former professional tennis player ... Majoring in media production ... Chose Pepperdine because he believed it to be “the best school in the country to be both a student and an athlete.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Derek Jeter (pro athlete), New York Yankees (pro team), To Kill a Mockingbird (book), Pulp Fiction (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), Chance the Rapper (musical artist), Mama’s chicken piccata (food) and tennis (sport other than baseball).