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Carruthers, Kyle
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Jersey Number 3
Kyle Carruthers
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, GA
Bio
2017 (Senior): Helped guide UNC Asheville back to the Big South Conference Baseball Championship for the first time since 2012 as the Bulldogs advanced to the semifinal round for the first time since 2007 … Solidified himself as the Bulldogs’ starting right fielder … UNC Asheville finished second in NCAA Division I for outfield assists (18) with Carruthers tied for ninth in the nation with four outfield assists … Helped UNC Asheville finish third in the league with 47 double plays turned … Made 45 starts on the year in 54 appearances … Ended the season batting .195 with 33 hits, 19 runs scored, five extra-base knocks and 16 runs batted in … Swiped six bases on eight attempts … Was second on the team with three sacrifice flies … Had three multi-hit games, all with two hits … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI against Winthrop (3/18) … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in the first game of the series against Presbyterian (3/24) … Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in the Bulldogs’ home win over USC Upstate (4/18) … Reached base safely in nine consecutive games from March 21 to April 2 … Had two five-game hitting streaks, including from March 21 to March 28 and from May 13 to May 19 … Reached base safely in 10 consecutive games at one point … Pitched in one game, going five innings in the regular-season finale at Gardner-Webb.
2016 (Junior): Played in 51 games earning 45 starts … Was fourth on the team with a .271 batting average … Notched 49 hits, including 12 doubles, to go along with 27 RBIs and 22 runs scored … His 12 doubles were second-most on the team … Was fourth on the team in runs batted in … Laid down two sacrifice bunts, tied for most on the team … His 61 total bases were fifth-most on the team … In the field, recorded 122 putouts and six assists … Went 4-for-5 in stolen bases, tied for third-most on the team.
2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 51 games with 36 starts … Finished with a .203 season batting average and 21 RBIs … Notched five doubles, three home runs and a triple … Was 2-of-3 stealing bases … Tallied three separate three-RBI games (at Wofford 3/25, vs Western Carolina 5/1, at High Point 5/10) … Collected four multi-hit games.
2014 (Freshman): Played in 19 games and earned eight starts … Had five hits on the year, including two at Appalachian State (3/9) and had an RBI in that game … Scored a run and had a hit vs. ASU the day before (3/8) … Made his first career start at Western Kentucky (2/22) and had a hit plus two walks.
Before UNC Asheville: Played at Riverwood HS in Sandy Springs, Ga. … Helped lead Riverwood to 18-12 senior season … Hit .381 with three home runs and 27 RBI’s as a senior … Helped lead Riverwood to the “Sweet 16” of state playoffs in 2013 … Named to All-Area team … Junior season, hit .345 with two home runs and 24 RBIs … Also lettered in football.
2016 (Junior): Played in 51 games earning 45 starts … Was fourth on the team with a .271 batting average … Notched 49 hits, including 12 doubles, to go along with 27 RBIs and 22 runs scored … His 12 doubles were second-most on the team … Was fourth on the team in runs batted in … Laid down two sacrifice bunts, tied for most on the team … His 61 total bases were fifth-most on the team … In the field, recorded 122 putouts and six assists … Went 4-for-5 in stolen bases, tied for third-most on the team.
2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 51 games with 36 starts … Finished with a .203 season batting average and 21 RBIs … Notched five doubles, three home runs and a triple … Was 2-of-3 stealing bases … Tallied three separate three-RBI games (at Wofford 3/25, vs Western Carolina 5/1, at High Point 5/10) … Collected four multi-hit games.
2014 (Freshman): Played in 19 games and earned eight starts … Had five hits on the year, including two at Appalachian State (3/9) and had an RBI in that game … Scored a run and had a hit vs. ASU the day before (3/8) … Made his first career start at Western Kentucky (2/22) and had a hit plus two walks.
Before UNC Asheville: Played at Riverwood HS in Sandy Springs, Ga. … Helped lead Riverwood to 18-12 senior season … Hit .381 with three home runs and 27 RBI’s as a senior … Helped lead Riverwood to the “Sweet 16” of state playoffs in 2013 … Named to All-Area team … Junior season, hit .345 with two home runs and 24 RBIs … Also lettered in football.
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Presbyterian (Game 3)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 2)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 1)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Gardner-Webb (Game 3)
Monday, May 13
