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Wayne State University Athletics

2012 Baseball Roster

33 Kyle Vesey

33 Kyle Vesey

  • Position:
    OF
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    190
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Brighton, Mich.
  • High School:
    Brighton

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Ranks among the top 10 all-time at Wayne State in walks (83; 5th), sacrifice bunts (21; 5th), runs scored (126; T5th), games played (189; 7th), at-bats (570; 7th), hits (188; 8th), and doubles (34; 9th) … 12th all-time in total bases (256) and runs batted in (112) … 16th in extra-base hits (47) … 19th in stolen bases (29) … 37th in batting average (.330).

2012:  Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team as well as the GLIAC All-Academic Team … voted WSU’s Most Valuable Player and Top Hitter … selected to the NCBWA Preseason All-Region Second Team … led the Warriors with a .374 batting average, sixth-highest in the conference … also led the squad in hits (65 – 12th most in school history), doubles (11), total bases (85), and slugging percentage (.489), ranking among the top 10 in the GLIAC in each category … hit .433 in conference games, second-best in the GLIAC … had a team-high 20 multiple-hit games … one of two Warriors to start all 55 games, all in center field … reached base in 31 of the final 33 games including the last 18 … went 13-for-23 with 10 runs scored during an eight-game hitting streak April 7-21 … put together a career-long 14-game hitting streak April 28-May 11 which overlapped a 16-game run-scoring streak … named GLIAC Player of the Week (May 8) after hitting .591 (13-fo-22) with four RBI and eight runs during the final week of the regular season against Saginaw Valley State and Lake Erie … hit .345 (10-for-29) with eight walks and six runs scored in the postseason ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2011: Started 55 games in center field … was the fourth-leading hitter on the team (.315, 52 H, 33 R) … had a career-high 33 RBI and 22 walks … led the team with 13 stolen bases … had 14 multiple-hit games including three at the Armstrong Atlantic Savannah Invitational to open the season … went 8-for-15 with three RBI and six runs over the four games … posted three-hit games March 26 at Findlay and April 16 versus Ohio Dominican … also homered and drove in four runs against the Panthers, which came in the midst of a season-long seven-game hitting streak … totaled four hits and four RBI over a doubleheader April 23 at Ashland … went 3-for-3 with three RBI in a GLIAC Tournament win against Saginaw Valley State … hit .303 with five RBI in nine postseason games ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2010: Played in 50 games, including 48 starts in center field … finished fourth on the team in batting average (.352), slugging percentage (.512), on base percentage (.425), runs scored (37), hits (57), doubles (12), and total bases (83) … was also second in walks (20) and stolen bases (5) … opened the season on a six-game hitting streak Feb. 21-28 … drove in a run in all three games March 19-20 against Ashland … raised his average to a season-high .409 with an eight-game hitting streak, during which he went 19-for-28 (.679) with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored … also homered in consecutive games March 31 at Ashland and April 2 versus Northwood … hit his fourth homer of the year and walked twice April 17 at Tiffin … doubled twice and scored twice May 7 against Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament … had a pair of hits and two runs scored May 14 at Southern Indiana in the NCAA Regional … made just two errors all season, posting the second-highest fielding percentage (.981) among all regular position players on the team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2009: Played in 29 games, started 22 (18 RF, 3 CF, 1 LF) ... batted .203 with 14 RBI and 15 runs scored ... finished third on the team with 16 walks and tied for third with four stolen bases ... earned his first collegiate hit (double) March 18 against Northwood ... went 10-for-27 (.370) with eight runs scored and eight RBI during an eight-game hitting streak March 22-April 1 ... hit his first career home run and drove in a season-high three runs March 29 versus Findlay ... totaled eight walks in a six-game span April 4-11 ... played error-free defense over his final 21 games in the outfield (38 chances) ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Brighton ... spent three years on the varsity baseball squad ... batted .469 for the Bulldogs his senior season ... earned all-county, all-area, all-league and second team all-state honors ... helped his team to first-place league finishes in 2006 and 2007 ... also played basketball (point guard) and golf.

Personal: Full name--Kyle J. Vesey ... born in Orlando, Fla. ... son of David and Diane Vesey ... has three older sisters, Lauren, Rachel, and Jen ... is a management/marketing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2011 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2009, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012.

KYLE VESEY'S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB/ATT
2009 29/22 .203 69 15 14 3 0 1 14 20 .290 16 0 15 .353 0 1 4/5
2010 50/48 .352 162 37 57 12 1 4 29 83 .512 20 2 31 .425 2 6 5/8
2011 55/55 .315 165 33 52 8 1 2 33 68 .412 22 2 25 .400 1 8 13/15
2012 55/55 .374 174 41 65 11 3 1 36 85 .489 25 0 24 .446 3 6 7/8
Career 189/180 .330 570 126 188 34 5 8 112 256 .449 83 4 95 .415 6 21 29/36

KYLE VESEY'S CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year PO A E FLD
2009 38 4 2 .955
2010 101 4 2 .981
2011 78 1 5 .940
2012 110 3 3 .974
Career 327 12 12 .966

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2009Freshman

    OF
    6'3" 167 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2010Sophomore

    OF
    6'3" 167 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2011Junior

    OF
    6'4" 190 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2012Senior

    OF
    6'4" 190 lbs
    33