Kandilas hit for the cycle in Ogden, Utah on 25 June 2011 whilst playing for the Colorado Rockies Rookie+ level affiliate, Casper Ghosts. This was the first cycle hit in the Pioneer League since 2007. Kandilas hit for the cycle again in 2011 in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December playing for the Sydney Blue Sox against the Melbourne Aces. He was the first player in the newly reformed (2010) Australian Baseball League to hit for the cycle. Also in 2011, Kandilas earned five (5) consecutive unintentional walks in a single nine inning game playing for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League. This is an ABL record.
While playing for the Modesto Nuts in 2014, Kandilas led the entire California League in outfield assists. He was promoted to the Class AA Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League in 2014 and finished the 2014 US Minor League season with the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League. Playing for the Canberra Cavalry in the 2017–18 season, Kandilas had his best ABL year, hitting .380 and scoring 44 runs batted in and hitting 12 home runs during the season. He played center field for Team Australia vs. World All-Stars in the Australian Baseball League's 2014, 2016 and 2017 All-Star Games.
Kandilas was signed by Niigata Albirex in 2015 and played in the Baseball Challenge League in Japan as an outfielder. In 2016, he represented Team Australia at the Honkbal Tournament in Haarlem, Netherlands. He played as an outfielder for the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League, season 2016–17, being then selected to represent Australia in the 2017 World Baseball Classic in Japan. His batting average for the tournament was .400 and second overall for Team Australia. He returned to the Canberra Cavalry for the 2017–18 ABL season and had a batting average of .380 for the season, being the highest batting average for an Australian (non-import) player. He also hit 12 home runs, including a grand slam, and 44 RBI (runs batted in) which was equal first in the league and highest for an Australian player.
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