South Carolina starting shortstop enters transfer portal
South Carolina shortstop Henry Kaczmar has hit the transfer portal. He will enter with a do-not-contact tag, per On3’s Pete Nakos.
In his lone season with the Gamecocks in 2025, Kaczmar hit .315 with six homers and 28 RBI. He also hit seven doubles and three triples in the 53 games he started.
Kaczmar becomes the 15th current player to enter the portal, which opened on Monday and will remain open through July 1 for all players.
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Henry Kaczmar’s Bio From GamecocksOnline
JUNIOR (2025)
- Played and started in 53 games for the Gamecocks in 2025
- Hit .315 with 33 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, six home runs and 28 RBI
- Had a .486 slugging and .394 on-base percentage
- Led the team with a .333 batting average in SEC games with four doubles, two triples, five home runs and 17 RBI
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases
- Was 3-for-5 with a double, a home runs and two RBI at Auburn (May 9)
- Had two triples and two runs scored in a win over LSU (May 15)
- Hit a pair of home runs and drove in three at Mississippi State (April 5)
- Had 15 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances
- Homered and drove in three runs against Tennessee (March 28)
- Was 3-for-5 with a double in a win at Kentucky (April 26)
- Went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI vs. North Carolina (March 25)
- Had a 21-game reached base streak from March 12-April 17
- Had two hits and a walk in the SEC Tournament game against Florida (May 20)
- Went 3-for-5 against Oklahoma (March 16)
- Was 2-for-2 with two walks in a win over Davidson (March 4)
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, for two years
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2024)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2023)
- Brooks Wallace Award Watch List (2024)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
- Hit .320 (which led the team) with seven home runs and 36 RBI his sophomore season with the Buckeyes in 2024
- Had seven home runs and 46 RBI to go along with a .293 batting average his freshman year in Columbus
- Had 10 doubles and two triples during his sophomore season at OSU
- Had a career high four hits vs. Maryland on April 14, 2023 and a career best four RBI against Akron on April 11, 2023
- Led the Buckeyes with 61 hits and had 10 doubles and seven stolen bases as a freshman
- Prepped at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, where he was a first team All-State selection in 2021 and 2022
- Hit .357 with five home runs, 29 RBI and 29 runs scored as a senior with the Warriors
- Had 54 hits with 18 doubles (school record), four home runs, 42 RBI, nine stolen bases and a .568 batting average his junior year of high school
- Helped Walsh Jesuit to a state semifinal berth in 2021, when he was named a Perfect Game Underclass Preseason All-American
- Was named the No. 12 player in the state of Ohio in the class of 2022 by Perfect Game
- Played summer baseball for the North Shore Navigators in the NECBL in 2023, hitting .313 with 11 RBI
PERSONAL
- Born on March 14, 2003
- Son of Beth and Chris Kaczmar
- Major is services management
