Kyle Silver

Position:
Infielder / Pitcher
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fox Point, Wis.
High School:
Choate Academy

2004: Saw action in 33 games, starting 17 ... started 14 games at shortstop and three at third base ... played in his first collegiate game on 2/8 against Navy ... drew two walks in his first career start against Michigan on 3/6 ... doubled and scored for his first collegiate hit against No. 17 N.C. State on 3/21 ... was 1-1 with a run scored against Maryland on 3/26 ... stole the first base of his career against Virginia on 4/4 ... went 1-3 with two walks, two runs scored and his first career RBI on 4/9 against Wake Forest ... went 1-4 with a double, run scored and run batted in against Wake Forest on 4/10 ... was 1-3 against Old Dominion on 4/13 ... went 1-3 with a walk and run scored against ODU on 4/20 ... was 2-3 and was hit by a pitch against No. 18 North Carolina on 4/23 ... went 1-3 with a run and an RBI against No. 21 Georgia Tech on 5/7 ... was 1-3 against the Yellow Jackets on 5/8 ... had a pinch hit against Clemson on 5/20.

HIGH SCHOOL: Went to Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn., for a prep year in 2002-03 ... led his team in seven offensive categories, earning MVP honors ... a first team All-League selection ... named the top defensive shortstop in the Founder’s League ... won the Jack Dore Award for Baseball Excellence ... a 2002 graduate of University School in Milwaukee, Wis., where he was a two-year team MVP ... team captain as a senior ... won the team and conference triple crown his junior and senior years ... earned All-Conference, All-District, All-Suburban and All-State honors and was named Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... set school records with .609 batting average, 42 hits, 23 singles, 12 doubles and five home runs as a senior ... an All-Conference, All-Area and All-Suburban honoree as a junior, when he set the school record with 36 RBIs ... hit .474 with five doubles, three triples, three home runs, 36 RBIs and 30 runs scored his junior year ... also stole 38 bases in 41 games at University School ... played ice hockey for three years, earning All-Conference and All-State honors ... a two-year letterwinner in soccer ... a National Merit Scholarship finalist and AP Scholar with Distinction.

PERSONAL: Born Kyle William Silver on May 29, 1984, in Milwaukee, Wis. ... son of Ted and Sally Silver ... has two sisters, Katelyn (22) and Kelsey (16) ... uncle, Robert Silver, wrestled at the Citadel.