Awards:
All-NACC Honorable Mention (May 13, 2024)
2024: Earned a spot on the All-NACC Honorable Mention team for his first all-conference award. Kiszka easily bested most of his previous career-marks after hitting .351 on the season with 22 runs scored and 20 runs driven in. He also boasted a .463 on-base percentage for the season after drawing eight walks and being hit by nine pitches. He finished his career ninth on the all-time Marian list with 24 career hit by pitches. Defensively, he had just two errors and caught six runners which put him tied for fourth in the NACC. From the top 10 catchers in category for caught stealing, Kiszka wa one of just two catchers to not allow any passed balls. At the plate, Kiszka had multiple hits in nine games with three of those games being three-hit performances. From March 30 to April 14 he had one of the best stretches of his career going 16-for-32 (.500) with 16 runs driven in and 14 runs scored. During that stretch, he played in nine games and drove in at least one run in all nine games. He finished that stretch going 3-for-5 with three runs driven in and four runs scored in the finale against Edgewood.
2023: Appeared in 29 games making 24 starts behind the plate for the Sabres...finished with a .282 batting average (22-for-78) while driving in fifteen runs...collected two extra-base-hits while drawing nine walks & seven hit-by-pitch on the season...batted a combined 3-for-4 with one run scored in a double header against Saint Vincent March 5...finished 2-for-5 with three runs batted in at Dominican April 1...collected two hits & two runs driven in at Benedictine April 2...batted 2-for-5 with two runs scored & a double against #15 Aurora April 10...finished 2-for-5 with an RBI in a win at Concordia Wisconsin April 26...collected two hits while scoring two runs in a win at home vs St. Norbert May 2.
2022: Appeared in 19 games making 17 starts for the Sabres behind the plate...finished with a .308 batting average (16-for-52) while driving in seven runs on the season...batted 2-for-3 while scoring a run in a win against Thomas (ME) on March 6...finished 1-for-2 with a walk against Concordia Moorehead on March 7...batted 1-for-2 with a walk & run scored at Benedictine April 3...finished with two hits and a run scored in a win against Rockford April 9...collected one hit while getting hit two times in a win against Ripon April 21...finished 1-for-4 with two runs driven in at St. Norbert May 1...batted 2-for-5 with two RBI at Concordia Chicago May 9.
2021:Â Appeared in seven games making three starts behind the plate for the Sabres...finished 2-for-12 on the season with a 1.67 batting average - collected one double while driving in three runs...scored one run & finished a perfect 1-for-1 in stolen bases...made collegiate debut hitting a sacrifice fly & recording a RBI against Ripon March 19...made first collegiate start finishing 1-for-3 with a double, two runs driven in, & a stolen base against Ripon March 19...batted 1-for-3 at Concordia Chicago April 5...finished 0-for-2 with a walk & run scored against Northland April 28.Â
Personal
Parents: Ted & Kellie Kiszka
Siblings: One sister (Alyssa) one brother (TJ)
Major: Elementary-Middle Education, Special Education, & Psychology
Career-Highs:
At Bats: 6, vs Cornell (April 12, 2024)
Hits: 3, three times, last vs Calvin in Carol Stream, Ill. (March 21, 2025)
Doubles: 2, two times, last vs Calvin in Carol Stream, Ill. (March 21, 2025)
Triples: 1, vs Cornell (April 12, 2024)
Home Runs: 1, three times, last vs Benedictine in Conference Tournament (May 8, 2025)
Walks: 2, three times, last vs Dominican (April 13, 2024)
Runs Scored: 4, two times, last vs Edgewood (April 14, 2024)
RBI: 4, vs Cornell (April 12, 2024)
Stolen Bases: 2, at Dominican (April 5, 2025)
Putouts: 14, two times, last vs St. Norbert (April 10, 2024)
Assists: 3, two times, last vs Illinois Tech in Franklin, Wis. (April 3, 2025)
