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  Casey Lytle

Casey Lytle

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Phoenix, Ariz.

High School:
Chaparral

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 183

Position:
OF

B/T:
R/R

Honors and Awards:

  • 2008 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • Summer 2009: Played for the Pittsfield (Mass.) American Defenders of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.

    2009 (Sophomore): Played 51 games, making 44 starts in the outfield ... Hit .272 with four doubles, two triples and two homers ... Scored 36 runs and led the team with 11 stolen bases ... Went 2-for-3 in his first start at Memphis (Feb. 20) ... Collected six hits in his first eight at bats with a double and three runs scored ... Recorded two hits in three at bats with three RBIs against No. 4 Arizona State (March 15) ... Collected three hits, including a triple and two RBIs, against Western Illinois (March 24) ... Drove in three runs on three singles against No. 9 Baylor (April 5) ... Stole three bases against No. 17 Oklahoma State (April 11) ... Scored three runs at Creighton (April 14) ... Hit first collegiate home run at No. 9 Oklahoma (May 1) ... Collected a career high four hits, including a home run, at Missouri (May 9) ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored against No. 11 Kansas State (May 17).

    Summer 2008: Played for the San Luis Obispo Rattlers of the California Collegiate League ... Hit .303 with nine doubles, a triple and 18 RBIs.

    2008 (Freshman): Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Hit .429 with a double and four runs scored in seven games ... Collected first collegiate hit - a double - against North Dakota State (3/9) ... Scored two runs against Chicago State (3/26) ... Recorded base hits against Saint Mary (4/2) and Baker (4/15).

    High School: Lettered twice in baseball for head coach Jerry Dawson at Chaparral High School ... Named first team all-state, first team all-region and 2006 Team Arizona as a junior ... Led team to Arizona 4A State championship ... Team ranked fourth overall by Baseball America and 19th in USA Today ... Hit .433 with a pair of homers and 29 RBIs during his junior year ... Also lettered three times in football and once in basketball ... A first team all-state and all-region selection as a senior in football ... Named all-region in basketball as a sophomore ... Played on the 18 and under Club baseball team ... Named to the Super Series National and All-Tournament teams in 2006 ... Led team to back-to-back U-18 national championships.

    Personal: Son of Michael and Sarah Lytle ... Father and mother both graduated from KU ... Uncle and aunt, Houston and Elizabeth Jones played tennis at Kansas ... Grandfather, Ray Jones, played football at Missouri ... A pre-business major.

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