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Kyle Rizzo
Class:
SR

Position:
OF/C

Height:
5-6

Weight:
150

Hometown:
Redlands, CA

High School:
Redlands HS

Bats/Throws:
R/R

Major:
English, Creative Writing & Biology

2008: Star outfielder for a Bulldog team that compiled the second-highest win total in program history… Helped the team gain a 27-13 record and a place second in the conference… Started 32 of the 35 games in which he played… Batted for a remarkable .411 average, contributing 53 hits toward a team record of 525 throughout the course of the season… Showed efficiency at getting on base, offering a .490 on-base percentage… Scored a team-high 40 runs… Earned 11 doubles and five triples… Knocked in three home runs as well… Tallied 83 total bases and batted in 34 runs… Exhibited superb plate discipline, racking up a team-high 17 walks… Stole 14 bases on 18 attempts… Defensively, he posted a .983 fielding percentage… First-Team All-SCIAC… Third-Team All-West Region… CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team… Dean’s List member… Arnold McCalmont Tuition Award honoree… Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship recipient… Mortar Board National Honor Society member… Redlands Scholar-Athlete

2007: Played outfield for the Redlands squad that went 26-14 overall… Only returning player to see time in every game last season, boasting 33 starts… Went 50-for-140 at the plate for a stellar .357 average… Helped the team tally a season-record 504 hits… Earned eight doubles and a team-high four triples while tallying 17 RBI and touching 66 total bases… His team-high 47 runs-scored ranks sixth all-time for a single season at Redlands… Showed a good eye at the plate, acquiring a team-high 18 walks… Stole 21 bases in 24 attempts, ranking him eighth all-time for a single season… Boasted an on-base percentage of .438… Member of the Dean’s List… Redlands Scholar-Athlete…

2006: Played outfield for Redlands, but primarily saw time as a pinch hitter and pinch runner… Played in 34 games with 10 starts… Helped Redlands gain its first SCIAC title since 1991, along with the program’s first NCAA appearance since 1993… Tallied 15 hits and 24 runs scored to go along with 11 RBI… Showed speed on the bases, going 4-for-6 on steal attempts… Third on the team in sacrifices with two… Member of the Dean’s List… Redlands Scholar-Athlete…