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2019 Baseball Roster

Kyle Hess
Kyle Hess
Kyle Hess
Kyle Hess
Kyle Hess

6 Tyler Burdette

  • Position Infield
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fayetteville, GA
  • High School Whitewater
  • Major history
  • B/T L/R

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- Named to the All-USA South First Team (2019)
 
2019:
- Appeared in and started 35 games
- Produced a career-best .323 batting average
- Tied for the team lead with three home runs
- Finished second on the team and tied for fifth in the conference with 44 RBI
- Delivered a pair of walk-off singles for the Lions with hits against George Fox (Feb. 16) and William Peace (March 10)
- Opened season with three straight two-hit games
- Totaled 14 multi-hit games during the season

2018:
- Played in and started 42-of-44 games
- Finished fifth on the team with 38 hits
- Tallied six doubles, three homers and two triples
- Successful in 15-of-18 stolen base attempts
- Second on the team with 29 walks
- Recorded a .394 on-base percentage
- Recorded first career multi-homer game against Covenant (March 8)

2017: 
- Played in and started 41 games
- Hit first career home run, a grand slam against LaGrange (March 4)
- Accounted for 41 hits and 32 runs scored
- Tallied 29 RBI’s and 17 stolen bases
- Recorded 11 multi-hit games on the season
- Finished third on the team with 32 runs scored
- Second on the team with 11 doubles
- Led Piedmont in on-base percentage (.432) among players with at least 100 at bats
- Second on the team with 17 stolen bases in 18 attempts

2016: 
- Played in 17 games including six starts
- Accounted for nine hits, eight runs and five RBI’s

Prep and Personal:
- Native of Fayetteville, Georgia
- Graduated from White Water High School in 2015
- Majoring in history education

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2016Freshman

    Infield
    0 lbs
    42
  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    Infield
    0 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    Infield
    5'11" 0 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    Infield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    6