Kyle Russell  •  Freshman • Texas • 6'5" - 185 • OF

High School:
· A four-year letterwinner and senior captain as an outfielder in baseball (2002-05) who also earned two letters in football as a quarterback for head coach Gene Johnson (2001-02) at Tomball High School.
· A four-time All-District and two-time All-City as well as All-State
(2004-05) performer for head coach Rick Lynch's baseball team.
· Batted .415 with 21 RBI and 24 total hits, including four home runs, as a freshman en route to garnering first-team All-District accolades in 2002.
· Earned his second straight All-District honor as a sophomore while also participating in the 2003 Area Code Games.
· Hit a career-best .524 with 35 runs scored, 50 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 10 home runs out of his 45 total hits in 2004. Also put together a 28-game hitting streak during his junior campaign.
· Aided the Cougars in compiling a 31-3 record in 2004 while earning a No. 1 national ranking and reaching the third round of the playoffs.
· Named to the 2004 USA Junior National Team where in six games for the U.S. squad he batted .368 with five runs scored and team-best totals for doubles (3), triples (1), home runs (1) and RBI (8).
· Tabbed a 2005 second-team Preseason All-American by Baseball America.
· Helped Tomball post a 26-7 overall record by hitting .470 with career-highs for home runs (15) and RBI (52) as a senior en route to being named a second-team All-American and the District 17-5A MVP.
· Assisted the Cougars in receiving a No. 1 state ranking and reaching the third round of the playoffs for a second straight year in 2005.
· Selected to play in the 2005 All-American Baseball Game in New Mexico.
· Volunteered time with special education students at Tomball High School.
· Patrolled the outfield for head coach Phil Cross' Houston Heat Silver U18 baseball team during the summer of 2005 and helped the team win the Premier Baseball World Series.

PERSONAL
Born Kyle D. Russell on June 27, 1986, in Houston, Texas ... parents are Gerald and Joyce Russell ... has two older siblings, Leah and Lane ... his mother, Joyce, graduated from UT in 1973, while his dad, Gerald, graduated from the Forty Acres in 1974 ... a liberal arts major.