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#20 Kyle Fiala 2015-16 Baseball Roster

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Weight 186 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown Carmel, IN
High School Carmel
B/T R/R
Kyle Fiala - Baseball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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HONORS & AWARDS:

  • Team captain (2017)
  • Third Team All-ACC (2015)
  • ACC All-Tournament Team (2015)
  • Two-time ACC All-Academic Team (2015 & 2017)
  • Four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017)
  • Three-time Monogram winner (2014, 2015 & 2016)
  • Rosenthal Leadership Academy participant (2016)

SENIOR SEASON (2017):

  • Started the first 47 games of the year before injury caused him to miss the remainder of the season
  • Hit .279, fourth on the team, with 32 RBI, five homers and nine doubles
  • Led the team with eight sac bunts
  • Started 41 games at third base, committing three errors in 97 chances at the hot corner
  • Recorded seven multi-RBI games, including a career-best four knocked in middle game of a three-game sweep of Georgia Tech
  • Went 7-for-10 in series against Yellow Jackets, totaling seven RBI with a double and homer
  • Hit an inside-the-park home run at San Diego State to tie the game in the seventh inning
  • Went 3-for-4 with a homer in a 3-2 victory over Northwestern
  • Broke the hamate bone in his hand while swinging in game one of series with No. 2 Louisville and made one appearance in the field against Austin Peay over the final 11 games of the season

JUNIOR SEASON (2016):

  • Made 38 starts while appearing in a total of 40 games (missed 14 due to injury)
  • Hit at a .296 clip against lefties, including a .364 mark against southpaws during ACC play
  • Recorded nine multi-hit games during the year, while going on a six-game hitting streak (March 11-April 15) and a 10-game on-base streak (March 11-April 20)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015):

  • Started all 60 games while earning third team All-ACC honors
  • Posted a 47-game on-base streak (March 6-May 29), the longest by an Irish player since at least 2007 and the longest active streak in the nation when it ended during the NCAA Regional
  • Led team in batting average (.301), runs (48), hits (72), triples (four) and multi-hit games (22)
  • Drilled first career home run against Mercer
  • Went 4-for-5 with a homer in series finale against Boston College in first-career four-hit game
  • Was 3-for-7 with a double, two RBI, six walks and two runs at the ACC Tournament
  • Had two hits and scored twice in NCAA Regional win over Wright State

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014):

  • Played in 50 games with 47 starts as a rookie, starting at both third and short
  • Led the team with 27 runs scored
  • Hit .311 against right-handed pitching
  • Recorded first career hit against Gonzaga
  • Had a 3-for-4 day against Youngstown State
  • Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run against No. 1 Florida State

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Carmel
  • Named an honorable mention Underclass All-American by Perfect Game in 2012
  • Selected honorable mention all-region by Rawlins in 2014
  • Rated the No. 2 shortstop in Indiana by Perfect Game
  • Named Prep Baseball All-State prior to hitting .426 to earn all-county honors and spot on Indianapolis Star Super Team
  • Played club for Indiana Mustangs

PERSONAL:

  • Born in Santa Barbara, California
  • Son of Bob and Cyndy Fiala
  • Has an older brother, Brooks, who played baseball at Miami (Ohio)
  • Enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as finance major