The University of Akron Athletics
2009 Baseball

Kyle Hallett
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Carl Sandburg
as a Junior (2009): Hallett made 26 starts, eight at first and 18 in the role of designated hitter…Batted a .336 clip on the season with 41 hits, including five doubles, two triples and two home runs with a .459 slugging percentage…The junior drove in 22 runs and scored 15 runs in 2009…Notched 14 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games with a career-high seven-game hitting streak (Feb.20 –Mar. 4) to open the season…Went 3-for-4 against Ohio University (Apr. 18) in the second game of a doubleheader, driving in a career-high-tying three RBIs with a homer…Also tied a career-high tally of three RBIs against Buffalo (Apr. 24) after going 2-for-4 with a triple and pair of runs scored against Bowling Green (May 15) with a home run tally.
as a Sophomore (2008): Appeared in 20 games for Akron, making 12 starts as designated hitter last season...Hit an impressive .420 clip earning a spot on the single season batting average list (t-4th)...Registered 21 hits in 50 at-bats, boasting a .580 slugging percentage...Drove in eight, scoring 11 runs with a pair of doubles and home runs in 2008...The Illinois native had a big game against the University of Illinois at Lee Jackson Field, registering four hits in five at-bats, knocking a home run while driving in three runs on the day (March 16)...Registered two hits in five at-bats with his first career home run and two RBI against UNC Asheville (March 1)...Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored against Miami (May 3).
as a Redshirt Freshman (2007): Appeared in seven games, including two starts ... made first start of college career at Memphis (Mar. 17) as the team's designated hitter going 1-for-2 with a walk, a hit by pitch and two RBI ... also started at DH against Central Michigan (Apr. 14).
as a Freshman (2006): Redshirted.
at Carl Sandburg High School: A four-year letterwinner ... had a batting average over .500 all four years ... helped lead his team to two conference championships as a freshman and sophomore ... in his senior season, his team went 31-6 and won the regional and sectional titles in 2004 ... IHSA Top Prospect and Elite 8 (2004) ... team captain as a senior ... coached Doug Sutor ... also played football.
Personal: Son of Tom and Juli Hallett ... has one older brother, Matt, who played baseball and now coaches at College of Charleston ... National Honors Society and Greenpeace member... majoring in biology.
HALLETT'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||
YEAR | AVG | G-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OB% | SB-A | E |
2006 | Redshirted - Did Not Play | |||||||||||||
2007 | .167 | 6-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
2008 | .420 | 20-12 | 50 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .473 | 0-1 | 0 |
2009 | .336 | 36-26 | 122 | 15 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 17 | .369 | 1-1 | 4 |
Totals | .354 | 94-40 | 178 | 26 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 18 | .335 | 1-2 | 4 |