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Jersey Number 12
Kyle Booker
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-10 / 175
- Hometown:
- Southaven, Miss.
- High School:
- DeSoto Central HS
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 3 (4x) // last vs. Alabama A&M, 2/22/23
- Hits: 3 (3x) // last at LSU, 4/1/23
- Doubles: 1 (11x) // last at LSU, 4/1/23
- Triples: N/A
- Home Runs: 1 (3x) // last vs. Gonzaga, 3/4/23
- Total Bases: 5 (3x) // last vs. Gonzaga, 3/4/23
- RBI: 3 (3x) // last vs. Bellarmine, 4/19/22
- Walks: 3 // vs. Kentucky, 5/5/22
- Stolen Bases: 1 (4x) // last vs. Alabama A&M, 2/22/23
- Hit By Pitch: 1 (5x) // last vs. Arizona, 2/17/23
- At-Bats: 5 (4x) // last at LSU, 4/1/23
- Sac Bunts: 1 // vs. Gonzaga, 3/5/23
- Sac Flies: 1 (2x) // last at Western Carolina, 4/13/21
- Putouts: 6 // at LSU, 4/1/23
- Assists: 1 (5x) // last at LSU, 4/1/23
CAREER HONORS
- No. 18 on D1Baseball.com's 2021 SEC Impact Freshmen List
2023
- Walked and scored a run off the bench in midweek win over Bellarmine (4/25)
- Started in left field and went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs in series finale at No. 1 LSU (4/1). Also had a career-high six putouts and an outfield assist
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in a win against Gonzaga (3/5)
- Hit his first home run of the season and added a single in a series-clinching win over Gonzaga (3/4)
- Notched a double and scored a run in series-opening win against Gonzaga (3/3)
- Had a single, stolen base, two walks and tied a career high with three runs scored in win over Alabama A&M (2/22)
- Logged a single, RBI and stolen base in win vs. UC San Diego (2/19) at the MLB Desert Invitational
- Recorded his first hit of the season and drew a walk at Grand Canyon (2/18) at the MLB Desert Invitational
2022
- Scored a pair of runs in Tennessee's 27-2 beatdown at Mississippi State (5/19)
- Recorded hits in his last five midweek games, tallying a multi-hit game against Alabama A&M (5/3)
- Set a career high with three walks vs. Kentucky (5/5)
- Notched first home run of the season, along with two RBI in win vs. Alabama A&M (5/3)
- Came in to pinch-hit and recorded a single in the win over Xavier (4/26)
- Hit a three-RBI double and scored a run in the win over Bellarmine (4/19)
- Notched his second double of the season and scored a run in win over Missouri (4/8)
- Singled and scored twice in win over Iona (2/26)
- Recorded his first stolen base of the year vs. UNC Asheville (2/23)
- Made his first start of year in the season opener vs. Georgia Southern (2/19) and recorded two RBI
2021
- Played in 27 games and made 12 starts as a true freshman
- Batted .310 with 16 runs scored, five doubles and 10 RBI
- Had a pinch-hit single in SEC Championship game vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/30)
- Had a pinch-hit double in series opener vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/14)
- Went 2-for-2 with a double and tied a career high with three runs scored in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25)
- Had a pinch-hit single, scored a run and stole a base in win over Vanderbilt (4/17)
- Set career highs with three hits and three runs while also driving in a run in a win at Western Carolina (4/13)
- Singled and scored a run in win vs. Eastern Kentucky (4/6)
- Made first-career SEC start and recorded his first-career SEC hit with a single in win at Alabama (4/3)
- Hit his first career home run and set or tied career highs in hits (two), runs (three) and RBI (three) in win over Western Carolina (3/30)
- Hit an RBI double and scored a run in win over Eastern Kentucky (3/23)
- Drew a pair of walks and scored a run in win over Georgia State (3/7)
- Walked and scored a run in win at Austin Peay (3/3)
- Singled, had two RBI, scored a run and walked twice in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/24)
- Started in center field in his collegiate debut vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/23) and finished the game with a double, a run, a walk and three RBI
HIGH SCHOOL
- Perfect Game Top 500 Player Ranking: No. 224
- Perfect Game No. 7 ranked player in Mississippi
- Perfect Game No. 38 ranked outfielder in the nation
- 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-America and All-Southeast Region selection
- Two-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-America selection (2018 & 2019)
- 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase participant
- 2020 Perfect Game 18U World Series All-Tournament Team selection
- 2020 Perfect Game WWBA Grads/18U National Championship All-Tournament Team selection
- 2019 WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team selection
- Helped lead DeSoto Central High School to a pair of state titles as a sophomore and junior as well as the 2020 Perfect Game High School Showdown Championship
- Had a career batting average of .380 and .453 career on-base percentage
- Hit a career-best .427 as a sophomore, with 44 hits and 24 RBI
- Played club ball for the Arkansas Prospects
PERSONAL
- Full name is Kyle Seth Booker
- Born on Jan. 23, 2002
- Majoring in sociology
- Son of Kevin and Candice Booker
- Has one younger sister, Kyndall
- His father Kevin was a standout baseball player at Central Arkansas and was selected in the 11th round of the 1992 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. He went on to play six seasons of professional baseball
- He owns his high school’s pull-up record
- A hobby of his is boxing
- Recipient of the East Tennessee Nissan Athletic Scholarship Endowment
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
