Kyle Marinconz

Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
B/T:
L/R
Class:
Junior
High School:
Valley Christian HS
Experience:
2V

Expected to be Cal Poly's starting shortstop as a junior.

2017 -- A .273 hitter with a team-leading 32 RBI en route to first-team All-Big West honors as a sophomore ... went 28-for-83 (.337) over the final five weeks at the plate to bump his average up 39 points ... made just seven errors in 245 fielding chances at a difficult position ... one of only two Mustangs to start all 56 games ... 13 doubles, three triples and a trio of home runs (one against Nebraska and two in UC Santa Barbara series) ... hit .317 in Big West games ... hit .343 when leading off an inning ... 70.6 percentage with runner on third and less than two outs ... 52.0 percent success advancing runners ... 17 multiple-hit games, including a 4-for-5 contest against UC Santa Barbara and seven three-hit games ... seven multiple-RBI games ... six-game hitting streak near end of season, going 13-for-28 (.464) ... started first 14 games at second base before moving over to shortstop (42 starts) ... third on the team with 11 two-out RBI ... played summer ball for Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League ... hit .291 with four doubles and three home runs ... eight-game hitting streak late in season, going 13-for-28 (.464) with a double, two home runs and nine RBI.

2016 -- Played in all 57 games as a true freshman with 27 starts at second base and 30 at shortstop en route to All-Big West Conference honorable mention praise ... also named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ... a .284 hitter with 15 doubles and one triple ... his average was never below .284 all season ... knocked in 25 runs ... led the team with 21 multiple-hit games, including a four-hit contest against Hawai'i on April 16 and four three-hit games ... seven multiple-RBI contests ... produced 11-game hitting streak from March 19 through April 5, going 14-for-45 (.311) ... 5-for-12 in San Francisco series and 6-for-12 against Hawai'i ... doubled twice against Pacific on Feb. 21, Pepperdine on March 8 and Hawai'i on April 16 ... lone triple of year was against San Francisco on March 4 ... played summer ball for Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League ... selected to play in Major League Dreams Showcase ... hit .282 with 10 doubles and a triple, driving in 27 runs ... went 9-for-18 (.500) in four playoff games with three doubles, a triple and three RBI ... twice compiled three-hit games in the postseason.

High School — A .352 hitter with six doubles, two triples, three home runs and 19 RBI as a senior under head coach John Diatte at Valley Christian (San Jose) … struck out just five times in 103 plate appearances and stole five of seven bases … earned first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League and second-team all-CIF-Central Coast Section honors … Valley Christian was 22-8 overall, finishing second in the WCAL and qualifying for the CIF-Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs … hit .309 with five doubles, a triple, one home run and 12 RBI as a junior … earned All-West Catholic Athletic League and All-CIF-Central Coast Section honors and was named a scholar-athlete … Valley Christian was 22-10 in 2014, finishing third in the West Catholic Athletic League and reaching the semifinal round of the CIF-Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs … also was recruited by UC?Davis, Bradley, Purdue, San Jose State and Santa Clara, choosing Cal Poly because "it was the right fit academically and athletically for me." … played summer ball for Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League, hitting .299 with six doubles and four home runs … drove in 26 runs and stole three bases.

Personal — Son of Robert and Debbie Marinconz … one brother, Nick, and one sister, Kimberly … sister Kimberly is a cheerleader at Purdue … enjoys fishing and golfing ... though he bats left-handed, he golfs right-handed … wants to be a professional baseball player … born May 24, 1996, in San Jose, Calif. … majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance.