Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Valparaiso University’s Kyle Gaedele (Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows H.S.) has been ranked the 100th top collegiate baseball player according to www.thecollegebaseballblog.com.

The website is doing a daily countdown of the top 100 players in America, leading up to the start of the baseball season.  The complete list can be found at http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010-season-coverage/cbb-top-100-players-for-2010-season/

Gaedele hit .278 with three homers and 18 RBIs as a freshman, and earned All-Newcomer Team honors in the Horizon League.

The sophomore outfielder stole 30 bases this past summer in The Prospect League, where he hit .278 with a league-leading five homers.