
#32 Sam Kikla
POS. | IF |
HT. | 6-3 |
WT. | 190 |
CL. | SR |
B-T | R/R |
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) | Malabar, Fla./Palm Bay HS (Seminole CC) |
2010 (SENIOR): Voted First Team All-TranSouth and to the NAIA World Series All-Tournament Team … Batted .367 with 14 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs, 71 RBIs and 94 runs scored ... Led the nation in runs scored and ranked 10th in total bases (173) … Also second on club with 13 stolen bases and hit by pitch a team-high 16 times ... Set the single-season school record for runs scored ... Scored two runs in season opener at North Alabama with walk and hit by pitch … Had two hits with three runs scored and one RBI in second game of Friday doubleheader against Univ. of St. Francis … Hit three-run homer in opener of Saturday twinbill versus USF … Collected two hits with one RBI against Viterbo Univ. … Recorded five hits with double, three walks, five runs scored and two RBIs in doubleheader versus Viterbo … Scored twice in Saturday opener at Oklahoma City Univ. and went 3-for-4 with a triple, two home runs, three runs scored and five RBIs in second game … Added two more homers with four runs scored and four RBIs in first game of Sunday doubleheader at OCU … Doubled, walked twice, scored once and drove in three runs at Oklahoma Christian … Singled twice, scored two runs and drove in two others versus Shawnee State … Went 4-for-4 with three-run homer and three runs scored in first game of doubleheader against Embry-Riddle … Had two hits, scored once and drove in a run versus Georgetown College … Registered three hits with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored in doubleheader against Davenport Univ. … Homered, scored twice and had two hits versus Campbellsville Univ. … Went 3-for-4 with three-run homer and three runs scored in first game of doubleheader at Union Univ. … Doubled, homered and scored twice in second contest … Had two hits with a double, one RBI and two runs scored against Lambuth Univ. … Tripled in doubleheader opener versus Bethel Univ. and drove in two runs in second game … Walked twice, posted two hits and scored two runs in finale against Bethel … Drove in two runs and scored twice in opener at Trevecca Nazarene … Tripled, drove in three runs and scored once in finale at TNU … Started 15-game hitting streak against Bryan College, scoring once with a double and one RBI … Walked twice and scored two runs in opener versus Freed-Hardeman … Had two hits with one RBI in finale against FHU … Singled and scored in opener and doubled and scored twice in doubleheader at Martin Methodist … Hit pair of two-run homers and scored three times in opener of twinbill versus Milligan College … Doubled, tripled and homered and had two RBIs in second game … Collected two hits, scored twice and drove in two runs in opener against Lyon College … Walked twice, hit two-run homer and scored four runs in second contest … Posted two hits, scored twice and had two RBIs in doubleheader opener at Mid-Continent … Doubled and scored twice in second game and added three more runs in finale … Singled, scored and drove in a run against Freed-Hardeman in opener of TranSouth Championships … Doubled, tripled and homered, scored twice and drove in two runs versus Bethel Univ. … Added three more hits with solo homer, three RBIs and three runs scored in first game against Union Univ. … Doubled and scored in finale versus Union … Singled and scored against Robert Morris in opener of NAIA Championship Opening Round … Broke up perfect game with double and scored and later tripled and scored in second game versus Campbellsville Univ. … Collected six hits with three home runs, six RBIs and seven runs scored at NAIA World Series … Singled, scored and drove in a run versus Embry-Riddle … Hit two-run homer in first inning against Oklahoma City Univ. … Recorded two hits and scored twice in first meeting versus Lee Univ. … Went 2-for-4 with two homers, three runs scored and three RBIs against Point Loma Nazarene.
2009 (JUNIOR): Voted First Team All-TranSouth Conference … Played in 53 games, all starts, batting .349 (third-best on squad) and led club with 11 home runs, 52 RBIs, 44 runs scored and nine stolen bases … Also doubled 11 times and drew 20 walks … Registered 17 multi-hit and team-best 11 multi-RBI contests … Started at five different positions, including second base (30), shortstop (14), rightfield (4), centerfield (3) and leftfield (2) … Collected a hit in 44 of 53 contests, going hitless in back-to-back games just twice all season … Went 9-for-16 (.563) with two home runs, two triples, 10 runs scored and seven RBIs in opening weekend of season at Auburn-Montgomery and Faulkner Univ., including a 3-for-4 contest with a triple, two homers and four RBIs in first game of Sunday doubleheader at AUM … Started stretch of hitting safely in 21 of 22 contests February 27 versus Missouri Baptist … Went 8-for-23 (.348) on Spring Break trip, including 5-for-11 (.455) in three games versus Embry-Riddle … Started season-best 13-game hitting streak March 14 in final game of series versus Bethel College, batting .404 (19-for-47) with three doubles, three home runs, 14 runs scored and 14 RBIs during the stretch … Doubled and drove in two runs in second game of doubleheader versus Lindsey Wilson … Singled twice and scored four times in two games versus Mid-Continent … Collected four hits with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs in series at Lyon College … Also had four hits and three RBIs in series versus Union Univ. … Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored and five RBIs against Campbellsville, ending the 13-game hitting streak … Collected four hits and five RBIs and belted a home run in both ends of Saturday doubleheader against Trevecca … Homered twice, doubled, collected team season-high five hits and scored four runs in first game of Saturday twinbill at Freed-Hardeman … Hit three-run homer in first game of doubleheader against Martin Methodist and doubled three times, scored twice and drove in three runs in second game … Collected two more hits with a double, run scored and one RBI versus MMC in first game of TranSouth Championships … Went 3-for-5 with triple versus Southern Poly and had two-run single against William Carey in NAIA Regional.
BEFORE CUMBERLAND: Played two years at Seminole CC in Sanford, Fla. … Batted .320 with 10 doubles, five home runs and team-leading 40 RBIs as freshman … Hit 11 home runs and four triples to go along with .271 average as sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL: First Team All-Conference player for coach Wayne Tyson at Palm Bay HS in Melbourne, Fla. … Also played basketball.
PERSONAL: Samuel Henry Kikla … Son of Jerome and Julane Kikla … Born January 14, 1988 … Majoring in Business … Uncle, Edward, played in St. Louis Cardinals organization.