Baseball
#40

Chris Kay Season 2009

PositionC
Weight212 lbs
Height6-0
ClassSophomore
HometownMarietta, Ga.
High SchoolWalton

40 - Chris KayPosition: Catcher
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 212 lbs.

High School: Walton
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.

 
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“Chris is one of the most improved players on the team. He proved last year that he could come in and do a more-than-adequate job behind the plate during the last 10 games of the year when Anthony Sosnoskie was hurt. That gave him a ton of confidence. He was solid in the fall and he will give us depth at catcher and will fight for a DH job.”

- Coach Pete Hughes

2008: Didn't see much action until an injury sidelined Anthony Sosnoskie for the season's final 10 games ... Picked up a start behind the plate in game two against Pitt ... Showed some freshman jitters with two passed balls, but also pounced on a ball that bounced away from the plate and threw out a runner attempting to score on the play ... Went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and a run batted in ... Saw some action behind the plate in two of the three games with CCSU ... Had a sacrifice fly and caught three innings against Binghamton ... Became the No. 1 catcher when Sosnoskie suffered a season-ending injury in early May ... Had at least a hit in seven of the season's final 10 games, including an RBI single in game one with Presbyterian and a double against Liberty ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game one with Miami ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored vs. William & Mary.

High School: A three-year letterman for Coach Shane Amos at Walton High School, where he helped the team to the 2007 class 5A state championship ... Was named the class 5A state player of the year by the Georgia Dugout Club, a division of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association, following a senior season in which he batted .439 with eight home runs and 46 RBIs ... He tallied 18 doubles on the year, giving him Walton's single-season and career records in the category ... He also ranks among the school's top three all-time in hits, RBIs and home runs ... In addition to his state player of the year accolades, was also tabbed the Cobb County Player of the Year and a first-team selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Hit .395 as a junior with 30 RBIs and four homers, and .340 as a sophomore with 25 RBIs and four round-trippers ... Also played football for two years.

Personal: Christopher William Kay ... Born 9/26/88 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Son of Michael and Christina Kay ... Enrolled in university studies.

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