Kyle Lyons

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
West Chester, Pa.
Prev School:
Bucknell

2024: Started 30 games … Had a batting average of .299 with 32 hits, three doubles, one triple, and 15 RBI … started the season on a nine-game hitting streak … went 3-for-4 with four RBI against NJIT.

2023 (Bucknell): Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors after a strong senior campaign ... started 46 of a possible 47 games in center field, missing one due to injury ... was once again one of the league's top defensive center fielders, and he hit over .300 for the second straight year ... hit .301 to give the team a big boost from the No. 9 spot in the batting order ... drove in 12 runs and scored 27 ... after a 4-for-28 start to the season, got hot in March ... compiled a 10-game hitting streak, including consecutive two-hit games against Western Michigan, Marist, and Rhode Island ... had two three-hit games in a four-game series at Navy, and his averaged peaked at .366 after a 2-for-4 day at Holy Cross on 4/3.

2022 (Bucknell): Earned starting role in center field for the Bison, making 44 appearances and 41 starts...hit .321, fourth on the team...tied for seventh in the Patriot League with ten stolen bases...managed eight hits in three games against Niagara, Pitt, and Mount St. Mary's (3/11-3/16)...posted career-high three hits in a game four times on the season, most recently in game three against Army in the Patriot League Championship Series...managed 22 RBIs, 51 hits, five doubles, and a .744 OPS on the season.

2021 (Bucknell): Appeared in 24 games, making 17 starts primarily at center field...hit .200 and scored five runs...posted two hits twice against Holy Cross (4/4) and against Lehigh (4/10)...drove in a run in two straight appearances against Holy Cross and Lehigh (4/4-4/10).

2020 (Bucknell): Appeared in 12 games with ten starts during freshman season...posted ten hits, one double and an RBI...RBI came against NJIT (3/1)...posted career-best three hits against Virginia in 14-10 win...scored two runs...went 2-for-4 from the plate against Villanova (3/7)...ended season on three-game hitting streak...primarily spent time at center field.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball, ran track, and played soccer at Unionville High School in Kennett Square, Pa...named team captain for both track and baseball...First Team All-League selection in baseball to go along with Second Team All-Area....was named Team MVP and was also selected Team Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018...set a school record in stolen bases in back-to-back seasons...holds school record in 55m dash...also owns school record for assists in a single game in soccer...led team to six straight league titles on the soccer field and a state semifinal appearance...club team was named PG Super 25 National Champions in 2017...off the field, earned the US Army Scholar-Athlete Award, and headed a fundraising campaign for UTHON to raise $60,000 for Four Diamonds, a foundation that helps cover expenses for children with cancer.

PERSONAL: Kyle David Lyons...born on 6/23/2001 in Newark, Del....son of Donald and Denise Lyons...father ran track and cross country at Delaware...has one sibling, Morgan.