MSU Athletics

CAREER HIGHS: Hits 4 (twice); Doubles 2 (twice); Home Runs 2 (twice); RBIs 4 (4 times); Runs 4 SW Minnesota State 4-25-2021; Putouts 12 at Wayne State 4-12-2023; Assists 3 at Minnesota Crookston 4-27-2023
 
2024 Season
Named to NSIC All-Academic Team. ...Named to fall 2023 President's List. ...Named to spring 2024 Vice President of Academic Affairs Honor Roll. ...Named NCBWA Pre-Season All-American. ...Named to NCBWA Pre-Season All-Central Region. ...NSIC Player To Watch. ...Named to Fall 2023 Minot State President's List. ...Hit .341 (14-for-41) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, and 11 RBIs in 12 starts in 2024. Added 1 stolen base and one sacrifice fly. Defensively, recorded 74 putouts and one assist and no errors at first base for a 1.000 fielding percentage. ...Baseball representative for SAAC. ...Hardship Waiver Received

SAAC Member
2023 Fourth Season
Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team. ...Named to All-NSIC First Team. …Named to All-NSIC Defensive Team at 1B. …Named to NSIC All-Academic Team. …Named to Spring 2023 VPAA and Engagement Honor Roll. ...Won Minot State BESPY as Comeback Player of the Year. ...Played in 46 games with 43 starts, hit .410 (66-for-161) with 16 doubles, 16 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 1 stolen base. Defensively had a .996 fielding percentage with 244 putouts, 13 assists, and 1 error. ...Baseball representative for SAAC.
 
2022 Third Season
Named to NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. ...Named to Minot State VP for Academic Affairs Honor Roll. ...Named to National College Athlete Honor Roll. ...Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma. ...Baseball representative for SAAC. ...Redshirted.

2021 Season (Freshman Year)
Named to Minot State VP for Academic Affairs Honor Roll. ...Played in 29 games, starting 26… Hit .221 (17-for-77) with 1 double and 3 home runs… Drove in 14 runs and stole 1 base. ...Baseball representative for SAAC.



2020 Season (First Year)
Named to VP Academic Affairs Honor Roll... Appeared in 10 games, making seven starts... Hit .355 (11x31) with five doubles, two walks, and 10 RBI in a shortened season... Posted a .960 OPS, .516 slugging-percentage, and a .444 on-base percentage... Recorded season-high four hits on Feb. 29 at Colorado Mesa including two doubles in that game... Drove in four runs on Feb. 21 at Missouri Western in a 10-0 win, including a two-run single through the right side in the top of the first inning to put the Beavers up 2-0 early. 

Chose MSU
"Because of the amazing baseball program and the Exercise Science program."

High School
Played baseball at Heritage High School in Littleton, Colo... Member of the Eagles baseball team that was 2018 Colorado State runners up as well as two-time District Champions.... Three-time Perfect Game/Rawlings Honorable Mention All-American... Three-time Heritage Baseball Varsity Athletic Letter-winner... Two-time All-Conference Player... Helped lead Heritage to a District Championship and Colorado State Elite-18 finish in 2019... Led Heritage to a District Championship and a runner-up finish at the Colorado 2018 State Baseball Championship... Helped lead Heritage to the District Championship in 2017... Two-time Colorado Club Baseball State Champions... Two-time Colorado Club Baseball runner-up... 2016 Team USA Freedom Select National Team Player... Invited to Team USA 15U National Team tryouts for 2016 World Cup... 2016 Colorado 14U MLB Jr. Home Run Derby Champion: Finished 7th at Regional Championships... Heritage High School March 2017 Student of the Month... Heritage High School Honor Roll... Heritage High School 2017 Homecoming Spirit Award... National Honor Society of High School Scholars. 

Personal
Son of Jennifer and Monty Kozlowitz... Goal is to become a wildlife and fishing game warden... Greatest athletic achievement so far: Becoming a starter at Minot State as a true freshman and collecting four hits including two doubles at third-ranked Colorado Mesa... Favorite social media: Instagram... Favorite TV Show: The Ranch on Netflix; because who doesn't like a "good ole" country comedy?... Favorite subject: History... Favorite music: Post Malone... Summer (2020): Fly fished 25 different rivers in Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming...  Fun fact: I am named after a famous Manchester United soccer player... More about Gunnar: Only child that loves the mountain outdoors and I am an avid fly-fisherman... Plans on majoring in Criminal Justice.