2008: Played in
44 games, all in a starting role … Hit .341 (second-best on the team), with
team-high 44 runs, 34 RBI, eight doubles, three triples and nine home runs-good
for second-highest on the team … Drew 23 walks, also second-most on the team, and
stole eight bases in 11 attempts … Posted 15 multi-hit games … Went hitless
only 10 times … Ripped four hits twice, including a four-RBI performance where
he finished just a triple shy of the cycle against Cal State LA (3/18) … Notched
three hits, three RBI and scored four runs against Fresno Pacific (5/8) in NAIA
Region II semifinals.
MT. SAC: All-South Coast
Conference second-team at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut... Batted .304 with
four home runs and 35 RBI in 33 games ... Converted 17-of-18 stolen base
attempts while posting perfect fielding percentage ... Collected four hits in
15 at-bats during freshman campaign and scored five runs ... Best individual
game included a 2-for-4 ledger with two home runs and five RBI against LA
Harbor ... Biggest thrill was playing three-game playoff series against Rio
Hondo.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Tom
Quinley at Charter Oak High School in Covina ... Two-time All-Miramonte League
and All-CIF selection ... Chosen to All-San Gabriel Valley team as a senior ...
Biggest thrill was participating in the CIF semifinals.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 5, 1985 in Ontario to Bill and Cheri Kissell ... Has
two brothers (Jason, 26, and Ken, 17) … Father, Bill, played in the Minnesota
Twins organization ... Majoring in psychology … Plans to pursue baseball
professionally and enter law enforcement field … Enjoys playing golf, working
out, spending time with friends and video games.
