Kyle Lewis

Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.
High School:
Shiloh HS

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2016 MLB Draft No. 11 Overall Pick (Seattle Mariners)
2016 Golden Spikes Award Winner
2016 TD Ameritrade Home Run Derby National Player of the Year
2016 HERO Sports Hero of the Year (National POTY)
2016 Perfect Game First Team All-American
2016 ABCA/Rawlings National Player of the Year
2016 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team
2016 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American
2016 D1Baseball.com First Team All-American
2016 ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region First Team
2016 NCBWA First Team All-American
2016 Baseball America Collegiate Player of the Year
2016 Baseball America First Team All-American
2016 Louisville Slugger First Team All-American
2016 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
2016 SoCon Player of the Year
2016 All-SoCon First Team
2016 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
2016 SoCon Player of the Month (March 2016)
2016 SoCon Player of the Week (Feb. 29-March 6, 2016)
2016 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
2016 SoCon Preseason Player of the Year
2016 Preseason All-SoCon First Team
2016 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-America
2016 D1Baseball.com Preseason First Team All-America
2016 Baseball America Preseason First Team All-America
2016 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason First Team All-America
2016 Louisville Slugger Second Team Preseason All-America
2015 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate Second Team All-America
2015 Cape Cod League All-Star
2015 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby Participant
2015 Gregg Olson Breakout Player of the Year Award Winner
2015 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Second Team All-America
2015 Louisville Slugger All-America Second Team
2015 Rawlings/ABCA Second Team All-Region
2015 SoCon Player of the Year
2015 All-SoCon First Team
2015 Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (Apr. 27-May 3, 2015)
2015 SoCon Player of the Week (Apr. 27-May 3, 2015)
2015 SoCon Player of the Month (March 2015)
2015 SoCon Player of the Week (Mar. 16-22, 2015)
2014 Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team

SEASON-BY-SEASON
2016 at Mercer: Solidified himself as the most decorated student-athlete in Mercer University history while further establishing himself as one of the nation's premier position players ... Was the 11th overall pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 2016 MLB Draft, becoming the highest drafted player in program and Southern Conference history … Entered season as an unanimous preseason All-American following summer spent in Cape Cod League … Led the nation's top power-hitting team with 20 home runs and 72 RBIs, ranking fifth and sixth nationally … Ranked second nationally with a program-record 66 walks … Ranked top-15 nationally in batting average (.395) … Ranked top-six nationally in on-base percentage (.535) and runs scored (70) … Compiled one of the nation's longest on-base streaks, reaching safely in 48 straight games … Recorded 27 multi-hit and 18 multi-RBI performances … Owned a slugging percentage of .731 … Had 88 hits in 223 at-bats including 11 doubles and two triples … Stole six bases in 11 attempts … Batted .418 in SoCon play, ranking second in the league … Was in the hunt for SoCon's Triple Crown the majority of the year … Hit three home runs and tacked on eight RBIs in SoCon Championship play … Had two games with a pair of home runs against Kennesaw State (March 18) and The Citadel (May 8) … Set career-highs in runs scored (4) and RBIs (6) in 3-for-5 outburst at Kennesaw State (March 18), highlighted by go-ahead eighth-inning grand slam … Drew career-high four walks against Xavier (Feb. 28) … Four games with at least four RBIs.

2015 at Mercer: Developed into one of nation’s brightest stars with one of the best all-around offensive seasons in program history during his first year as a full-time starter … Played in 54 games as a sophomore with 53 starts on the season after missing two weeks due to injury … Led the SoCon with .367 batting average … Recorded 83 hits on the year to rank second in the conference … Topped the SoCon and ranked seventh nationally with 17 home runs … Finished fifth in the conference with a team-leading 56 RBIs … Ranked first in the SoCon and eighth nationally with a .677 slugging percentage … Compiled 153 total bases and ranked first in the league and 12th nationally with that number … Notched game-winning hits in victories over ETSU and Samford … Led the team with 49 runs scored … Also had three stolen bases on the year … Tallied 28 multiple-hit performances and 15 multiple-RBI efforts … Posted a 13-game hitting streak (Mar. 11-Apr.10) … Reached base in 20 straight games (Mar. 1-Apr.10) … Had a career-high five hits against UNCG (Apr. 26) … Scored a season-best three runs on three occasions … Matched a career-high with four RBIs twice in 2015.

2014 at Mercer: Named to the A-Sun All-Freshmen Team …Played in 42 games as a true freshman, making 17 starts on the season … Helped team to a 14-3 record when starting in left field … Hit .281 on the season with 21 runs scored … Drove in 17 runs … Recorded multiple RBI in four contests … Ranked fourth on the team with a .357 batting average with runners in scoring position … Tallied five extra-base hits with three doubles and two home runs … Compiled six multi-hit performances … Drew nine walks … Finished with two stolen bases on five attempts … Compiled a .382 slugging percentage and a .340 on-base percentage … Managed first multi-hit outing with a 2-for-4 display in a 3-2 over Butler (Mar. 11) … Drove in a career-high four runs in an 11-4 win over North Florida (Mar. 30) … Ended the Bears’ three-game sweep of Northern Kentucky (Apr. 17-19) with 5-of-7 hitting, six runs scores, three RBI and three bases on balls … Tallied a season-best three hits in an 8-1 victory over ETSU (May 17).

High School: Two-sport star at Shiloh High School, lettering in baseball and basketball … Earned four varsity baseball letters under head coach Reginald Ingram … Named a 2012 Max Preps Region 8AAAAA second team selection and a 2013 Rawlings/Perfect Game High School Senior Preseason All-America honorable mention … Also named a Gwinnett Dugout Club All-County team honorable mention selection as a junior and named an All-County and All-State selection as a senior.

Personal: Son of Charles and Ruth Lewis … Has one older brother, Kenny … Born on July 13, 1995 in Snellville, Ga. … Plans to major in marketing at Mercer … Lists Adam Jones as his favorite athlete and Wiz Khalifa as his favorite music artist.