2024 Baseball Roster

1 Kyle Russell

  • Position Infield
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Major Sport Management
  • Hometown University Place, Wash.
  • Height 6-2
  • Highschool Curtis HS
  • Weight 206
  • Letters 3

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
WSU CAREER: Appeared in 160 games, 158 as a starter…hit .277 with 169 hits, 28 doubles, five triples, seven home runs, 102 runs, 14 stolen bases and 85 RBI…graduated with degree in sport management.
 
SENIOR (2024): Started all 44 games appeared in…hit .275 with 50 hits, 30 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 22 RBI…11 multiple-hit games including team-high four 4-hit games…finished season with 10-game on-base streak…in Pac-12 Conference play, second on the team with a .318 batting average to go along with six doubles, 17 runs scored and 15 RBI…had two hits, doubled, scored a run, stole a base and drove in a run in opening day win at Utah Tech (2/16)…had four hits, led off game at No. 3 TCU (2/27)…had three hits and drove in three runs in win over Rhode Island-2 (3/2)…had three hits, doubled twice and drove in two runs at UCLA (3/17)…had four hits, doubled twice and drove in three runs in win over Seattle U (3/19)…had three hits, double, tripled and drove in two runs win final game of series sweep over Arizona State (3/24)…had four hits with two RBI at No. 19 Arizona (4/19)…had three hits against No. 6 Oregon State (5/5)…had four hits, homered, drove in four runs, scored four times in win over USC (5/10)…had three hits two runs scored against USC (5/12)…singled and walked in final game at No. 20 Oregon.

JUNIOR (2023): Appeared in 44 games, 43 as a starter…hit .284 with 31 runs scored, nine doubles, one home run, 26 RBI and nine stolen bases…recorded 10 multiple-hit games and posted a 16-game on-base streak…had three hits, doubled, drove in a run and scored four times in win over UC Riverside (2/18) in Arizona…singled and scored in win at No. 15 Oregon State (3/11)…had pair of multiple-hit games at USC including three-hit effort (3/26)…had three hits, doubled, homered and three RBI in win over
Linfield (3/29)…doubled in both wins over No. 12 UCLA (3/31, 4/1)…had two hits, three RBI and two stole bases in win at Seattle U (4/12)…had an RBI in all three games of series win over Arizona (4/14-16)…had three, three RBI and stole a base in win at Utah Valley (4/26)…had two RBI and scored twice at California (5/13)…hit safely in all three games against No. 3 Stanford (5/18-20)…closed season with five-game hitting streak.

SOPHOMORE (2022): Appeared in 52 games, 51 as a starter…hit .264 with three doubles, two triples, three home runs and 23 RBI…scored 30 runs and stole one base…recorded 12 multiple-hit games with nine 2-hit games and three 3-hit games…had season-bests 14-game on-base streak…made 49 starts at second base, one at third base and one at shortstop…in Pac-12 Conference play, hit three home runs and drove in 15 runs…prior to season, ranked No. 29 draft prospect in Pac-12 (D1Baseball.com)…had three hits including RBI-single in season-opening win at Hawaii (2/18)…had an RBI in first three games at Hawaii…had two hits, tripled, walked twice and scored twice in win over Long Island (2/24) in Arizona…had three hits and scored a run in win over Long Island (2/26) in Arizona…hit leadoff, had two hits and scored twice in win at Tarleton State (3/2)…hit leadoff in all three games at Frisco Classic in Texas…had two hits and three RBI in win over Texas A&M (3/4) at Frisco Classic in Texas…hit solo home run at Washington (3/18)…singled, walked three times and scored a run at No. 18 Stanford (3/25)…had two-run single in win at No. 9 Arizona (4/8)…had game-tying RBI-single in eighth inning and go-ahead RBI-single in ninth inning of series-clinching win at No. 9 Arizona (4/9)…had two hits and an RBI against California (4/16)…had two hits and drove in a run at No. 10 Oregon (4/22)…hit solo homer in win at No. 10 Oregon (4/23)…singled and scored a run in series-clinching win at No. 10 Oregon (4/24)…had two hits and scored twice in each of first two games against Utah Valley (5/6-7)…doubled and scored a run in win at UC Riverside (5/11)…started at shortstop, had two hits and scored a run in win at Portland (5/17)…had hits in all three games of sweep against Arizona State…tripled and scored twice in win over Arizona State (5/20)…had three hits, homered, drove in three runs and scored twice in win over Arizona State (5/21)…closed season with five-game hitting streak.

FRESHMAN (2021): Started all 20 games played at second base…hit .301 (22-73) with five doubles, two triples, one home run, 14 RBI, one stolen base and 11 runs scored…slugged .466...recorded 64 defensive assists in 20 games…recorded five multiple-hit games including three 3-hit games…recorded four multiple-RBI games…named Preseason Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year by Perfect Game…in 12 conference games, hit .314 (16-51) with four doubles, one home run, eight RBI and nine runs scored…hit safely in first four games of the season…in collegiate debut, recorded two hits, doubled, drove in two runs and scored once in opening-day win at UC Davis (2/19)…singled, stole base, drove in a run and scored once in game two of doubleheader at UC Davis (2/20)…tripled in game two of doubleheader at UC Davis (2/20)…had infield RBI-single at UC Davis (2/21), left game with an injury…missed 19 games with and injury…in first career Pac-12 game, had three hits, doubled, drove in three runs and scored twice in win at Utah (4/9)…had a pair of three-hit games against No. 13 Arizona…had three hits, doubled, drove in two runs and scored three times in win over No. 13 Arizona (4/16)…had three hits and RBI against No. 13 Arizona (4/18)…had RBI-double in win at California (4/24)…had two hits, scored twice and hit first career home run, a solo shot to right field in win over No. 8 Oregon (5/1)…had two-run triple in win over Seattle U (5/5)…missed final 10 games with an injury.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Curtis High School in Washington…as a FRESHMAN, named to the All-South Puget Sound League First Team as a utility player…as a SOPHOMORE, named to 4A South Puget Sound All-League First Team after hitting .380 with 15 RBI, 17 runs and did not strikeout…as a JUNIOR, named All-State, South Puget Sound League MVP after hitting .450 with four doubles, six homers, 30 RBI and struck out just twice…on the mound, in 23 innings posted a 2-3 record, a 3.34 ERA and 24 strikeouts.…selected to play for Royals Area Code Team and 2019 Future Stars National Team at Fenway Park…as a SENIOR, named Preseason All-America West Region…season canceled due to Covid-19…also four-year letterwinner at quarterback…ranked No. 42 shortstop prospect in the country and No. 195 overall prospect in the country by Perfect Game…rated top high school prospect in Washington by Baseball America.
 
PERSONAL
Parents, Syd and Kim…older brother, Cody.

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Freshman

    Infield
    6'2" 195 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    Infield
    6'2" 195 lbs
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    2023Junior

    Infield
    6'2" 207 lbs
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    2024Senior

    Infield
    6'2" 206 lbs
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