Irvine Valley freshman baseball player Shane Kary has signed with NCAA Divison II Minot State in Minot, N.D.
The Beavers compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and had a record of 28-23 overall and 20-12 in conference. The team won two games in the NSIC Baseball Tournament.
Kary has been with the IVC program since 2020 and stood out for the Lasers the last two seasons.
He played in 13 games and had 29 at bats with five RBI in 2020 before the season was shut down due to the pandemic.
The former El Dorado High player started at shortstop in an abbreviated IVC 2021 campaign and was one of the Lasers' stars.
In 22 Orange Empire Conference games, Kary batted .377 (29 for 77) with 15 runs, four doubles, two triples, 13 walks and 14 RBI. Kary led IVC in batting average and was third in RBI.
He had an on base percentage of .489 and a slugging percentage of .481.
Kary finished with eight, multi-hit games, including going 4 for 5 with one RBI at Orange Coast on Apr. 20, 2021 and finishing the year with a 2 for 4 effort with two doubles and two RBI in IVC's 9-7 win at Mt. San Antonio on May 28, 2021.
This past season, Kary shifted to third base and had another productive year, finishing with a .285 batting average (43 for 151). He had nine doubles, one triple, one home run, 23 walks and 19 RBI.
He had 11 multi-hit games, including recording three hits in four contests.
Kary went 3 for 5 with a run, double, triple and one RBI in IVC's win over Orange Coast on Mar. 8.
He helped IVC to a record of 12-14-2 in 2021 and 17-23 overall in 2022.
