CAREER HONORS
2006 Preseason All-Big 12 Conference (Baseball America)
2005 All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (RosenblattReport.com)
2004 Jayhawk League No. 3 Prospect (Baseball America)
Three-Time Big 12 Conference Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
SUMMER 2005
Played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League
Appeared in 10 games with nine starts
Hit .192 with six RBI, one double, one triple and four stolen bases in five attempts
2005 (JUNIOR)
One of four Bears to start all 70 games, establishing a school record
Third on team with 21 multiple-hit games
Led team with 12 multiple-RBI games
Ranked 12th in Big 12 with .327 batting average in league games
Tied for fifth in Big 12 and led team with 21 RBI in league play
Led team with 12 multiple-hit, eight multiple-RBI games in Big 12 play
Had two hitting streaks of seven games, the first March 19-29
3-for-5 with two runs at UT-San Antonio (3/1)
2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI at Vanderbilt (3/11)
3-for-5 with a triple, three RBI at Vanderbilt (3/12)
3-for-4 with two RBI, two runs vs. Texas (3/19)
2-for-4 with two RBI at Oklahoma St. (3/26)
2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI vs. Kansas State (4/8)
2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs vs. Kansas State (4/9)
3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, three RBI, two runs at Kansas (4/16)
2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI vs. Texas Tech (5/1)
2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in season finale vs. Missouri (5/21)
Hit .267 (4-for-15) with two doubles, four RBI and four runs at the Big 12 Tournament
Had two RBI and scored twice against Oklahoma State (5/26) at the Big 12 Tournament
Had the game-winning RBI with two-run single in 9-8 victory over Texas (5/28) in Big 12 Tournament
Hit actually was a home run but he passed Michael Griffin at first base and was credited only with a single
Went 3-for-4 against the Longhorns that day with a double and two runs
Ended season on a career-best tying seven-game hitting streak, hitting safely in all three games of the Super Regional and all four games at the College World Series
Hit .385 (5-for-13) in Super Regional against Clemson
3-for-5 in Super Regional opener against Clemson (6/11)
Posted a .313 batting average (35-for-112) with runners on base
Was 3-for-8 (.375) with the bases loaded
Reached safely in 31 of 76 opportunities (40.8 percent)
Hit .324 (24-for-74) with runners in scoring position
Scored runner from third with less than two outs in nine of 15 opportunities (60.0 percent)
Tallied 11 two-out RBI
Hit .400 (18-for-45) with runners on base in Big 12 games
Had a .464 on-base percentage when leading off an inning in Big 12 play
Led team with a .394 (13-for-33) batting average with runners in scoring position in Big 12 games
Grounded into only one double play in 259 at bats, a team-best ratio (0.4 percent)
SUMMER 2004
Led the Hays Larks to a second-place finish in the Jayhawk League and a berth in the NBC World Series
Third-ranked prospect and top-ranked infield prospect in Jayhawk League according to Baseball America
Earned first-team all-league honors at shortstop
Hit .377, tops on the team, with seven home runs, 28 RBI, 26 runs, nine doubles and eight stolen bases
Also posted a .608 slugging percentage and a .434 on base percentage
Became the first player in Jayhawk League history to hit three home runs in one game June 11 against Elkhart
Also doubled and drove in five runs in the game
JUNIOR COLLEGE (SAN JACINTO JC)
2004 first-team All-Region 14 South selection for head coach Tom Arrington at San Jacinto Junior College in Houston, Texas
Led Gators to a 93-35 record in two seasons and consecutive national runner-up finishes at the Junior College World Series
Earned Junior College World Series all-tournament honors in 2004
Hit .345 with eight home runs as a freshman and .374 with seven home runs as a sophomore
Also established San Jacinto single-season record with 30 doubles in 2004
Two-time Texas Junior College All-Star Game participant
Teammate in 2003 with current fellow Bear Mike Pankratz
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colo.
First-team all-state honoree as a senior for head coach Rick Harig
Two-time first-team All-Centennial League and first-team all-region selection
Hit .478 as a junior and .442 as a senior and received Fairview[apos]s Silver Bat award each year
Also had three home runs each season
Participated in Colorado High School All-Star game as a senior
Also led football team to Centennial League title and state runner-up finish as a senior
Named Colorado 5A Offensive MVP, first-team all-state, first-team all-conference and first-team all-region as a senior in football
Named Centennial League Player of the Year as a senior after establishing state rushing record of 174.6 yards per game
Also lettered in wrestling
Member of student council
PERSONAL
Full name is Kevin Alexander Russo
Born July 8, 1984, in West Babylon, N.Y.
Son of Steve and Colleen Russo
Has acheived brown-belt status in TaeKwon-Do
Communications major at Baylor
CAREER BESTS
Hits: 3, six times
Runs: 2, 11 times
Doubles: 2 at Kansas (4/16/05)
Triples: 1, twice
Home Runs: 1, three times
RBI: 3, three times
Stolen Bases: 1, eight times
Walks: 2, four times
Hitting Streak: 7 games, twice