Kyle made 12 appearances on the season and was Western's primary mid-week starter making seven starts as a true freshman ... Posted a 4-1 overall record, striking out 38 against 26 walks in 39 innings pitched ... Made his collegiate debut in relief against Bowling Green on Feb. 22, tossing one inning and allowing one run and one walk with a pair of strikeouts ... Earned his first career start in just his third collegiate appearance, limiting East Tennessee State to two runs on one hit and working around five walks with a career-high seven strikeouts ... Matched his career-best with seven K's against both UNC Asheville and Charlotte, both in starting roles ... His best outing of the season came against UNCA at McCormick Field where he lasted a career-best seven innings, holding the Bulldogs hitless through the first five and two thirds in the 11-0 shutout victory ... On the season, held opponents to a collective .230 batting average ... Had a memorable first career at-bat - blasting a two-run home run over the left-centerfield fence at Wofford ... Finished the year with four total at bats and the lone hit with a walk and a couple of strikeouts.

High School: Was a four-year prep starter ... Tossed two complete-game shutouts including a four-hit shutout in the high school regional semifinal 4-0 win over Holmen and a 6-0 win over Tomah ... Rated as the #7 player in Wisconsin by Perfect Game after throwing in the mid-to-upper 80s ... Earned all-conference accolades each of the past two seasons, garnering a first team nod in 2006 and a second-team selection in 2007 ... Has hit over .350 each of the past two years including a .396 average in `06 ... Has additionally played for the Onalaska American Legion and Midwest Blazers Scout Teams during the summer ... Is also a three-year letter winner in basketball where he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game in 2006-07 to earn first team all-conference honors.