2016 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Caleb Kyle
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 170
- Position:
- OF
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Prestonwood Academy
Career Highs
- Hits: 1 vs. Tulane, 2/19/16
- RBI: 1 vs. Tulane, 2/19/16
- Walks: 1, twice (Tulane, 2/21/6)
Freshman - 2016
- 3 games played, 2 starts
- .167 (1-6), RBI
- Started two of the season's first three games in left field
- Two starts in left field and No. 9 in the batting order
- First career hit Feb. 19 at Tulane in a pinch-hit at-bat that scored a run
High School
- Lettered all four years of high school as an outfielder
- Played two seasons at Prestonwood Christian Academy and two seasons at Frisco High School
- .391, 22 RBI, 28 R, 20 SB as a senior at Prestonwood Christian
- .362, 23 R, 31 SB as a junior at Prestonwood Christian
- Tied Prestonwood Christian's single-season stolen base record (31) as a junior
- Tied Frisco High School's single-season triples record as a freshman
- No. 28 prospect in Texas by Perfect Game
- Led Prestonwood Christian to third place in state as a senior
- 2014 Underclass Honorable Mention by Perfect Game
- 2014 Preseason Under Armour All-American
- 2014 Perfect Game 17U World Series all-tournament team
- 2014 TAPPS 5A All-District second team
- 2012 all-district honorable mention
- Volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and Shoes for Orphan Souls
- Took a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with his baseball teammates, where he donated food to the villages, visited various orphanages and worshiped with young girls and boys
Personal
- Parents are Leonard and Angela Kyle
- Full name is Caleb Lawrence Kyle
- Has one sister, Emily
- Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Started considering Illinois after researching schools in the Big Ten and talking to the Illini coaching staff
- Chose Illinois because, "this is a great school with great coaches. It's a privilege to be a part of the baseball program."
Wednesday, March 19
Thursday, February 13
Monday, December 09
Friday, September 22
