| Joey Kenworthy |
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2008 SEASON
Was one of just four players to start and play all 55 games of the season ... 45 of those 55 starts came at third base ... ended the year as the team's fourth best hitter with a .313 batting average and an on-base percentage of .431 ... logged 13 doubles along with one triple and two home runs ... was second on the team behind Roger Kieschnick with 20 multiple-hit games ... posted a season-long nine game hit streak ... IN BIG 12 PLAY ... was the third leading hitter in conference play in 2008 as he finished the Big 12 slate with a .317 average ... nine of his 13 doubles on the season came against Big 12 pitching ... committed just one error during league play ... notched a season-high three RBIs against New Mexico on March 11 ... three days later he hit his first career home run against Texas A&M at Olsen Field in College Station ... tallied three-hit games against New Mexico on April 8, Kansas on April 11 and Oklahoma State on May 11.
2007 SEASON
Ended the season with a .182 average along with 10 hits, four doubles and four RBIs ... played in 25 games and made 12 starts ... earned the starting nod at second base in Tech's season opener against Stephen F. Austin ... went 3-for-6 in Tech's Big 12 opener against Nebraska on March 15 ... scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th on a wild pitch.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Houston's Cypress Falls High School on May 27, 2006 ... lettered in both baseball and football ... coached by Brent McDonald and Carl McClosky ... helped lead his team to the regional semifinals his sophomore and junior seasons ... hit .409 as a junior in 88 at-bats and drew 16 walks ... missed his senior season due to injury.
PERSONAL
Born on June 6, 1988 in Houston, Texas ... son of Robert and Pauline Kenworthy ... both of his parents are self-employed ... has five siblings - Sarah Dearborne, Kate Kenworthy, Mary Beth Carr, Emily Kenworthy and Sally Kenworthy.
