Paul Steffensen

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-9
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Kenai, Alaska
High School:
Kenai Central

2021: Established himself as one of the best bats in the NSIC by leading St. Cloud State with eight home runs and slashing .316/.373/.588 for a .961 OPS...added seven doubles, three triples and drove in 31 while going 16-for-16 on steals...homered in his first SCSU plate appearance...had 13 multi-hit games...posted a monster day at Northern State in game one of the weekend series on May 1, going 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI...committed just one error while spending time at all three outfield spots, making a handful of herculean grabs throughout the season...spent his 2021 summer with the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League, earning the Opening Day start in center field and helping lead the Bucks to a Great Plains-East Championship...started 24 games while slashing .255/.348/.362 with 21 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, one home run and 20 RBI...went 13-15 on stolen bases...hit .303 with runners in scoring position for the Bucks...

2020 (Tennessee Tech): Transferred to NCAA-DI Tennessee Tech for his junior year...started seven of the eight games he played in before the season was cut short by COVID-19...slashed .292/.370/.500 with two doubles and a homer while driving in four...

2019 (Mesa College): In his sophomore campaign hit .319 with a .886 OPS...smashed 18 doubles, three doubles and four home runs...drove in 36 and scored 34 times...stole six bases...rapped multiple hits in 17 games and drove in at least two runs eight times...spent his sophomore summer at home on the Kenai Peninsula in the Alaska Baseball League, playing for the Peninsula Oilers...played in 33 games with 27 starts, hitting two doubles and a home run while scoring 12 runs and stealing 7 bases...

2018 (Mesa College): Earned First Team All-ACCAC and First Team All-Region Division II honors...slashed an incredible .398/.443/.551 for a .994 OPS with seven doubles, 10 triples and two home runs while scoring 53 runs and driving in 42 over 56 games and 54 starts...stole 16 bases with a 100% success rate…racked up 23 multi-hit performances and 11 multi-RBI games...posted three or more hits seven times and two or more runs 14 times...boasted separate hit streaks of 26 and 15 games during the year...the 26-game hit streak is believed to be the longest for an Alaskan player at the collegiate level…

Before SCSU: A 2017 graduate of Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska...two-time Alaska State Wrestling Champion (126-2014, 145-2015)…began collegiate career at Mesa CC in Mesa AZ...

Personal: Son of Stanley and DeeAnn Steffensen...grandmother Mary is a member of the South Dakota Women’s Fastpitch Hall of Fame…father Stan was a three-time South Dakota state Wrestling Champion and carried a 98-match winning streak through his senior year, going on to become an All-American at Huron College (South Dakota) and a member of the South Dakota Wrestling Hall of Fame…Psychology major...aspires to be a school psychologist...favorite music genre is country...favorite pro sports team is the Minnesota Twins...favorite baseball team is the St. Cloud State Huskies...enjoys hiking...favorite TV series is Last Chance U...favorite movie is Return of the Jedi...can juggle...chose St. Cloud State for the winning culture and close knit community...