AS A SENIOR (2016):
- Named first team All-Pac-12 after a season in which he hit .333 with five home runs, 15 doubles, 38 runs and 36 RBI.
- Led the Bears with 23 multi-hit games, including three four-hit games. Also drove in multiple runs in a game 10 times and owned a 15-game on-base streak.
- Closed his Cal career in especially strong fashion, collecting two hits in five of his final seven games as a Golden Bear.
- Finished his career as a .288 hitter for the Golden Bears with 12 home runs, 79 RBI, 41 doubles and 79 runs scored.
- Ended the year as the team's leading hitter in conference play with a .350 average in Pac-12 contests. Also had 21 RBI, eight doubles, three home runs and 18 runs scored against conference competition.
- Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the ninth round (273 overall) of the 2016 MLB First Year Player Draft
AS A JUNIOR (2015):
- Batted .273 (45-for-165, .243 vs. Pac-12) with a team-high 12 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 21 RBI
- Named to the College Station Regional All-Tournament Team
- Was 8-for-18 with two home runs and five RBI at the College Station Regional, including a walk-off home run against Texas A&M on May 30 in the 14th inning
- Had nine multi-hit games, including two three-hit games and one four-hit game
- Went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI on March 22 at Washington
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014):
- Batted .231 (24-for-104, .309 vs. Pac-12) with nine doubles and 11 RBI
- Went 3-for-3 with RBI April 19 vs. Washington
- Was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI April 6 at Washington State
- Finished 2-for-3 and had the game-winning RBI double March 28 vs. Utah
- Went 2-for-4 with two doubles Feb. 23 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff
AS A FRESHMAN (2013):
- Batted .279 (29-for-104, .290 vs. Pac-12) with five doubles, a home run and 11 RBI
- Went 3-for-6 and had the game-winning RBI in the final game of the season May 20 vs. Gonzaga
- Was 2-for-4 and hit first collegiate home run May 18 vs. Stanford
- Started the final 14 games at third base and had multiple hits in eight of those starts
- Was 2-for-5 with a career-high three RBI April 27 at Washington
- Had the game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning April 21 vs. Washington State
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:
- As a senior at De La Salle High School was the East Bay Athletic League MVP, first-team all-league, NorCal first team and All-California second team
- Help lead Da La Salle to the 2012 league title and the North Coast Section championship
- Owned a .400 high school batting average and as a junior drove in 30 runs, earning first-team All-EBAL honors as a third baseman
- Has the ability to play third base, catch or play the outfield
- Was a member of the 14U USA National Team that traveled to Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Undeclared major with an interest in business
- Parents are Robert and Laura Kranson
Kranson’s Career Statistics
YEAR |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
2013 |
.279 |
36 |
104 |
13 |
29 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
1 |
2014 |
.231 |
40 |
104 |
6 |
24 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
2015 |
.273 |
49 |
165 |
22 |
45 |
21 |
12 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
2016 |
.333 |
52 |
213 |
38 |
71 |
36 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
15 |
26 |
1 |
Total |
.288 |
177 |
586 |
79 |
169 |
79 |
41 |
1 |
12 |
34 |
63 |
2 |