Hall of Fame
John Kleinhubert - Baseball (1980-83)
John Kleinhubert entered the Charles M. DeWild Hall of Fame in 2025 following a four-year career (1980-83) on the Rockford University baseball team. During Kleinhubert's time as a Regent, Rockford posted a pair of twenty-win seasons, the first two in program history, including a school record at the time 26 wins in 1981. The Regents never finished lower than third in the Northern Illinois Iowa Conference (NIIC) and won the 1982 NIIC Championship with a 10-2 mark in conference play. The Regents then capped off the 1981 and 82 seasons with trips to the NAIA District 20 Tournament.
Kleinhubert ended his collegiate career as a three-time All-NIIC performer and twice being selected NAIA All-District. After being selected All-NIIC as a freshman, Kleinhubert's career really took off during his junior year. That season, he led the Regents in numerous offensive categories to help propel Rockford to its first conference title in over a decade. Kleinhubert posted a .472 batting average, a .597 on-base percentage and a .713 slugging percentage. He recorded a team and career-high 51 hits, including 5 home runs and drove in 31 runs en route to his second All-NIIC selection and his first NAIA All-District honor. Kleinhubert capped off his senior year with another All-NIIC and All-District performance. He hit .373 with a .486 on-base percentage and a .598 slugging percentage. He also set career-highs with 29 walks and 36 runs batted in. Kleinhubert ended his RU Hall of Fame career with a .363 batting average, a .547 slugging percentage, 146 hits, 36 doubles, 68 walks and 95 runs batted in. At that point in time, Kleinhubert also held or was tied for nine offensive school records. He ended his time in a Regent uniform holding career records for doubles (36), runs batted in (95) and batting average (.363). Additionally, he previously held the single-season records for hits (51), runs batted in (36), batting average (.472), home runs (5) and walks (29) and the single-game record for doubles (3).
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