#9 Kyle Huckstorf

Position OF

Height 5-8

Weight 175 lbs.

Class RS So.

B/T R/R

Hometown Waterford, Wis.

High School Waterford

Previous School Iowa Western CC

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2024

Appeared in 42 games, starting 39.
Batted a career-high .311 with 47 hits in 151 at-bats.
Had a season-high five hits (two HRs), five RBIs, and five runs scored versus Jacksonville St. on March 9th. The five runs scored tied a school record and are the most by a Hawkeye since Ben Norman crossed the plate five times against Georgetown on March 7, 2020.
Hit two grand slams, including one against Loras (2/20) and one against Rutgers (4/20).
Went 4-5 with a double and two RBIs against Grand View on March 19th.
Went 4-5 with a double and three RBIs versus St. Thomas (MN) on April 10th.
Went 13-14 on stolen base attempts
Now suits up for the Milwaukee Milkmen, an independent baseball team in Franklin, Wisconsin, and a member of the American Association of Professional Baseball.

2023

Academic All-Big Ten.
Started in 57 games — all in center field.
Batted .280 with 59 hits in 211 at-bats.
Tied for the team lead in triples (5).
Hit 13 doubles and six home runs, while driving in 54 runs.
Stole 17 bases in 19 attempts.
Went 2-5 with four RBIs and a walk-off grand slam on Opening Day against Indiana State on February 17th.
Went 2-4 with a bases clearing double in a win against Indiana at the Big Ten Tournament on May 25th.
Went 2-3 with a run scored against North Carolina at the NCAA Regional on June 2nd.
Went 3-5 with two doubles, a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored at Texas Tech on March 12th.
Went 4-5 with with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored against South Dakota State on March 17th.

2022 Honors

Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection
Dick Howser Trophy National Co-Hitter of the Week (May 25)
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (May 24)
Big Ten Player of the Week (May 24)
Started 51 games in center field
Hit .284 (50-for-176) with 36 RBIs and 34 runs scored
Hit safely in 36 games
Had nine multi-hit games (one six-hit, seven 2-hit, one 3-hit)
Had two top 10 plays on SportsCenter this season
Big Ten All-Tournament team selection after hitting a team-best .400 (6-of-15) with a double, triple and home run and six RBIs
Went 2-for-3 with a solo homer against Penn State (5/28) and 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs against Michigan (5/28)
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (May 23) and Big Ten Player of the Week (May 24) after hitting .538 (7-of-13) with three home runs, 12 RBIs and five runs scored in the series sweep of Indiana (5/19-21)
Set Big Ten and Iowa records in game one against IU with six hits and 12 RBIs
Finished 6-for-7 with three home runs (two three-run shots in the same inning and a grand slam) with 12 RBIs
Went 2-for-4 with a double and tied a career high with three RBIs in series opener at Michigan State (5/13)
Made a full extension, Superman-esque catch to rob Curtis Washington of a hit in series finale against Purdue (5/8) — the play was No. 1 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 for May 8
Went 2-for-4 in game two against Purdue (5/7)
Went 1-for-2 with a double and a career-high three runs scored against Western Illinois (4/26)
Finished 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs at Milwaukee (4/12)
Went 1-for-3 with three runs scored and stole home at Bradley (4/6)
Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in series-opening win over Central Michigan (3/25)
Hit .500 (5-of-10) with a double and three RBIs at UC Irvine (3/11-13)
Went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs in series finale (3/13)
Had his first two-hit game, finishing 2-for-4 against Wichita State (3/4) at the Frisco Classic
Hit .300 (3-of-10) with three runs scored and two extra base hits at the Kleberg Bank Classic (2/25-27)
Went 1-for-2 with a triple and two runs scored in 3-1 win over Pepperdine (2/25)
Had first career hit and drove in a run in 12-2 win over Air Force (2/18)
Went 1-for-3 with two RBIs in 11-1 win over Ball State (2/19)