The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kevin Lusson
- Position:
- 3B/C
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- McCallum
Updated 7/11/11
JUNIOR (2011)
2011 honors
• NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team
• Drafted in the 45th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year?Player Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
2011 highlights
• Logged two RBI off of a double coming off the bench against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/22).
• Hit 1-for-3 with two RBI against Hawai[apos]i (2/26).
• Batted 1-for-5 with two RBI against UTSA (3/8).
• Went 1-for-3 with two RBI against Oral Roberts (3/29).
• Hit 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI against Kansas (4/22).
• Batted 1-for-2 with one run and two RBI coming off the bench against Texas A&M (5/20).
• Hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Kent State (6/4).
• Knocked another three-run home run in the eliminate game of the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Kent State (6/5).
• Recorded a hit in each of the three games against Arizona State in the NCAA Baseball Super Regional (6/10-12).
SOPHOMORE (2010)
2010 honors
• Academic All-Big 12 - Second Team
2010 season
• Appeared in 63 games, including 62 starts at third base.
• Batted .263 with 41 runs, 67 hits, 11 doubles, 14 home runs, 48 RBI and six stolen bases.
• Registered a .522 slugging percentage and .389 on-base percentage on the year.
• Started all 27 Big 12 games at third base.
• Hit .269 with 18 runs, 25 hits, four doubles, seven home runs, 24 RBI and three stolen bases in Big 12 action.
2010 highlights
• Hit 1-for-3 with one walk and two RBI versus New Mexico (2/20).
• Went 1-for-3 with one double, one walk and two RBI against Stanford (2/28).
• Batted 1-for-2 with one walk and a solo home run in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Iowa (3/13).
• Hit 2-for-2 with three runs, one home run, two walks, one sac bunt and two RBI in series finale vs. Iowa (3/14).
• Went 2-for-4 with one double, one run and one RBI in series opener vs. Nebraska (3/19).
• Combined to go 4-for-8 with three runs, one home run, one sac fly and five RBI in two-game series vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5/6-7).
• Hit 2-for-4 with two runs, one home run and three RBI in series opener vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/6).
• Batted 2-for-4 with one run, and two RBI in series finale vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/7).
• Hit 2-for-3 with one walk and one hit-by-pitch in series opener against Kansas (4/9).
• Went 2-for-4 with one run, one home run, one stolen base and five RBI in series finale vs. Kansas (4/11).
• Batted 1-for-4 with two runs vs. Texas State (4/13).
• Opened series vs. Texas A&M (4/16) by going 1-for-3 with two walks, one run, one home run and two RBI.
• Hit 3-for-3 with two runs, one home run, one walk, one stolen base and two RBI in series finale vs. Oklahoma State (4/25).
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, one walk, one stolen base and one RBI vs. UTSA (4/27).
• Hit 4-for-12 with one double, two walks, one stolen base and three RBI in series vs. Baylor (4/30-5/2).
• Batted 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI vs. Prairie View A&M (5/4).
• Went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, two walks and a sacrifice bunt vs. Kansas State (5/8).
• Notched a solo home run in doubleheader opener vs. Louisiana Tech (5/16).
• Hit 2-for-6 with two runs, two home runs and six RBI in series finale vs. Missouri (5/23).
• Batted 2-for-3 with one home run, one walk, one run and one RBI vs. Missouri (5/26) at the Big 12 Championship.
• Went 2-for-4 with one run, one home run and two RBI against Louisiana (6/5) at the NCAA Regional.
• Hit 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI in second game of NCAA Super Regional vs. No. 6 TCU (6/12).
• Played in seven games for the Alaska Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Summer League, hitting .091 with three runs, two hits, one double, one home run and two RBI.
FRESHMAN (2009)
2009 honors
• Fall 2008 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
• Spring 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
2009 season
• Appeared in 19 games with 10 starts, including seven at designated hitter and three at third base.
• Batted .310 with 13 runs, 13 hits, four doubles, 11 RBI and one stolen base.
• Registered a .405 slugging percentage and .491 on-base percentage on the year.
• Appeared in eight Big 12 games, including five starts.
• Hit .250 with three runs, five hits, four RBI and one stolen base in Big 12 action.
2009 highlights
• Went 2-for-2 with one double, two walks, one run and two RBI in his first collegiate game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/15).
• Logged two walks, one run and one RBI in his first Big 12 start against No. 10 Oklahoma (4/19).
• Batted 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI in series opener against No. 23 Kansas State (4/24).
• Went 4-for-4 with one walk, two doubles, five runs and two RBI against Texas State (4/28).
• Played in 18 games for the Beatrice Bruins of the M.I.N.K. League over the summer, hitting .158 with six runs and three RBI.
HIGH?SCHOOL
• A four-year letterwinner and two-year captain as a second baseman, shortstop and third baseman for Coach Russell Houston at McCallum High School in Austin, Texas.
• Batted .505 with 48 runs, 48 hits, 15 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 24 RBI to earn second-team Class 4A All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior.
• Selected to the Round Rock Express All-Star team and Rawlings All-Star team as a senior.
• Played in the 2008 Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game.
• Three-time All-CenTex selection.
• Batted .442 with 39 runs, 38 hits, eight doubles, two triples, two home runs and 29 RBI to earn all-district 2B as a junior.
• Hit .376 with 30 runs, 32 hits, five doubles, one home run and 14 RBI to earn all-district SS as a sophomore.
• Batted .355 with 27 runs, 38 hits, three doubles, one triple and 16 RBI to earn all-district 2B as a freshman.
• Also earned two varsity football letters as a QB for Coach Pat Honeycutt as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born Kevin Dee Lusson on October 5, 1989 in Austin, Texas ... parents are Brian and Kami Lusson ... has two brothers, Kyle and Colton ... brother, Kyle, played for the Longhorns from 2007-10 ... majoring in applied learning & development with a minor in social work.
