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2026 Baseball Roster

Niagara University

34 Rees Kozar

  • Position C/OF
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Amherstburg, Ont.
  • Prev School St. Thomas of Villanova

Biography

2026 Junior
2026 All-MAAC First Team
Started all 48 games
Recorded team leading 69 hits for a team leading .333 batting average
Tallied team leading 41 RBI and 19 extra base hits including six home runs
Stole seven bases
Recorded season-high three hits against Merrimack (Mar. 8)
Tallied three hits against Saint Peter’s (Apr. 24)
Registered three RBI in back-to-back games against Manhattan (May 8-10)
Went on a 17 game hit-streak (Apr. 3 - May 10)

2025 Sophomore
Started in 39 games
Recorded 39 hits for a .275 batting average
Tallied 26 RBI and six home runs
Registered season-high five RBI against Canisius (Mar. 18)
Recorded season-high four hits against Manhattan (Apr. 17)

2024 (Freshman)
Played in 50 games while making 43 starts between the outfield and DH…hit .308 with eight homers and 33 RBI in his freshman season…had a .503 slugging percentage along with a .411 on base percentage…stole four bases while drawing 19 walks and got hit by a pitch 11 times…had nine multi RBI games and 16 multi hit games…notched his first hit against Richmond on Feb. 17…hit his first homer against Marist on Mar. 29…hit homers in three straight games against Marist …was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team
Prior to Niagara: Went to St. Thomas of Villanova-La Salle where played volleyball, basketball, hockey, along with baseball...played club baseball for Great Lake Canadians...help his team to CPBL Championships in 2021, 2022, and 2023. 
Personal: Son of Sue and Derek Kozar...has one sibling, Sammy....was a member of the honor roll in high school.

Statistics

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2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2024Freshman

    C/OF
    6'1" 210 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2025Sophomore

    C/OF
    6'1" 210 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2026Junior

    C/OF
    6'1" 210 lbs
    34