The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kevin Keyes
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Connally
JUNIOR (2010)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS (Updated May 3, 2010)
•Went 1-for-3 with one HBP and one run in the last game of the New Mexico series (2/21).
•Logged one run, one double, one stolen base, and three RBI versus Dallas Baptist (2/24).
•Hit a home run and logged four RBI in series opener against No. 18 Stanford (2/26).
•Went 3-for-5 with one run and one RBI versus Missouri in the Houston College Classic (3/7).
•Hit 2-for-3 with one RBI versus Texas State (3/9).
•Logged three runs, one RBI, one home run and one stolen base in series against Iowa (3/12-3/21).
•Went 2-for-5 with one run versus Nebraska (3/21).
•Hit 3-for5 with two runs and one home run against Texas Tech (3/26).
•Logged one run, one double and one walk versus Texas Tech (3/28).
•Tallied three runs and two RBIs with two homeruns on a 3-for-5 day at the plate against No. 17 Oklahoma (4/3)
•Scored two runs with one RBI in a 1-for-4 performance versus TAMUCC. (4/6)
•Posted a .666 batting average with two RBIs and two runs scored with a homerun against Kansas. (4/11)
•Logged three hits, two home runs, and four RBI against Texas A&M (4/17).
•Hit 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI against the Aggies (4/18).
•Went 2-for-4 and posted one run and four RBI against UT Arlington (4/20).
•Tallied five RBIs, three runs scored, and a stolen base on 5-for-13 hitting in the three game series against Oklahoma State. (4/23-25)
•Posted a .300 batting average with three hits, one run, and two RBI in the series against Baylor (4/30-5/2).
SOPHOMORE (2009)
2009 HONORS
•Spring 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
•MCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team
2009 SEASON
•Played in 65 games with 63 starts, all in rightfield.
• Hit .305 with 46 runs, 65 hits, 17 doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 46 RBI and nine stolen bases.
• Posted a .521 slugging percentage and .405 on-base percentage on the year.
• Played in 25 Big 12 games, including 24 starts.
• Hit .267 with 20 runs, 23 hits, four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 RBI in Big 12 action.
• Sported a .407 slugging percentage and .366 on-base percentage in Big 12 games.
• Hit .349 with 10 runs, 15 hits, six doubles, five home runs and 14 RBI in 12 NCAA Tournament games.
• Notched a .837 slugging percentage and .451 on-base percentage in NCAA Tournament action.
• Batted .304 with four runs, seven hits, two doubles, two home runs and six RBI in six games at the College World Series.
• Posted a .652 slugging percentage and .407 on-base percentage at the College World Series.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS
•Batted 2-for-4 with a career-high three RBI against UIC (2/21).
•Went 3-for-4 with one double, one home run, one walk, one stolen base and one RBI against UT Arlington (2/24).
•Batted 1-for-2 with one hit-by-pitch, one sac bunt, one stolen base and one run in series opener at Stanford (3/6).
•Hit 1-for-2 with two walks and one run in series finale at Stanford (3/8).
•Went 1-for-2 with one hit-by-pitch, one walk, one home run, two runs and two RBI in series opener at Kansas (3/20).
•Hit a three-run home run in second game at Kansas (3/21).
•Went 2-for-4 with one run in series finale at No. 17 Oklahoma State (4/5).
•Hit 2-for-4 with one home run, one run and three RBI against No. 19 TCU (4/7).
•Went 4-for-10 with three walks, one double, one triple, seven runs, one RBI and two stolen bases in three-game series at Nebraska (4/10-11).
•Hit 2-for-3 with one walk, one triple and three runs in series opener at Nebraska (4/10).
•Batted 1-for-3 with two runs, one walk, one double, one stolen base, two runs and one RBI in second game at Nebraska (4/10).
•Scored two runs on one hit, one walk and one stolen base in series finale at Nebraska (4/11).
•Went 5-for-7 with one walk three runs, one RBI and three stolen bases in two-game series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/14-15).
•Batted 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI and one stolen base in series opener versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/14).
•Hit 3-for-3 with one walk, two runs and two stolen bases in series finale against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/15).
•Went 2-for-3 with one hit-by-pitch, one run and one RBI in series opener versus No. 10 Oklahoma (4/18).
•Batted 2-for-4 with one run against No. 17 Baylor (5/1) .
•Scored two runs on one hit, one double and one stolen base against Texas Southern (5/6).
•Combined to go 2-for-6 with one walk, one stolen base and two RBI in doubleheader versus Alabama A&M (5/17).
•Hit 2-for-5 with a career-high three RBI against Baylor (5/20) at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
•Went 4-for-7 with four walks, one double, two home runs, three runs and five RBI in three games at the Austin Regional (5/29-31).
•Hit 1-for-3 with one walk and one RBI against Army (5/29).
•Went 2-for-3 with one double, one home run and two RBI against Boston College (5/30).
•Batted 1-for-1 with one three walks, one home run, two runs and two RBI against Army (5/31).
•Tallied three runs, three doubles, one home run and three RBI in three-game Super Regional against No. 14 TCU (6/6-8).
•Went 2-for-4 with one double, one home run, two runs and one RBI in Super Regional clinching win over No. 14 TCU (6/8).
•Opened the College World Series going 1-for-3 with one double, one walk and two RBI against No. 11 Southern Miss (6/14).
•Hit 2-for-5 with one double, one run and one RBI against No. 2 Arizona State (6/16).
•Batted 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs and one RBI versus No. 1 LSU (6/22).
•Went 1-for-3 with one walk, one home run, one run and two RBI against No. 1 LSU (6/24).
•Batted .300 (6-of-20) with five runs, one double, one home run and four RBI in six playoff games for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
FRESHMAN (2008)
2008 SEASON
· Played in 34 games with 12 starts, including 11 in leftfield and one at designated hitter.
· Hit .339 with 13 runs, 20 hits, two doubles, one triple, four home runs, 10 RBI and two stolen bases.
· Posted a .610 slugging percentage and .409 on-base percentage on the year.
· Played in 11 Big 12 games, including four starts.
· Hit .391 with five runs, nine hits, one double, one triple, two home runs and six RBI in Big 12 action.
· Sported a .783 slugging percentage and .417 on-base percentage in Big 12 games.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
· Hit 5-for-7 with four runs, one RBI, one double and one walk in first two wins over VCU (2/22-23).
· Logged his first collegiate home run while going 4-for-6 with one run, two RBI, one double and one triple in series against Texas Tech (3/20-22).
· Notched his second home run of the season and RBI in win over Oral Roberts?(3/24).
· Batted 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI and blasted a home run over the 20-foot high Monster in straightaway centerfield at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in series finale win against Nebraska (3/30).
· Hit 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in opening game against Missouri (4/11).
· Hit a pinch-hit home run in his only at-bat in second game of doubleheader against Alabama A&M (5/14).
· Played in the outfield for the Santa Barbara Foresters under the direction of Coach Bill Pintard in the California Collegiate League.
· Led the?Foresters to the National Baseball Congress World Series title and earned tournament MVP honors after hitting .478 with seven runs, 11 hits, three doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 RBI in seven games.
· Played in 41 games, including 32 starts, hitting .299 with 28 runs, 35 hits, seven doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 29 RBI and 16 stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
· Four-year varsity letterwinner as an outfielder/infielder for Coach Trent Dunavant[apos]s Connally High School baseball team in Pflugerville, Texas.
· Hit .440 with five home runs and seven triples to earn District 25-4 Most Valuable Player, All-District 25-4A and All-State as a senior.
· Batted a career-best .471 with seven home runs to earn All-District 17-4A and all-state honors as an outfielder during his junior season.
· Hit .405 with five home runs to garner All-District 17-4A honors as a shortstop during sophomore campaign.
· Hit .440 with five home runs and seven triples to earn District 25-4 Most Valuable Player, All-District 25-4A and All-State as a senior.
· Voted District 17-4A Newcomer of the Year batting .305 with five home runs as a freshman third baseman.
· Selected in the 26th round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers.
· Played for Coach Tommy Boggs[apos] Austin Slam of the Premier League.
PERSONAL
Born Kevin Jamal Keyes on Mar. 15, 1989 in Austin, Texas ... parents are Gregory and Barbara Keyes ... has two siblings Jennifer and Michael ... considering a major in education.
