Kevin Hix Biography
2015 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Voted Academic All-Horizon League... Played in 44 games while starting 39 at five different positions... Made 30 starts at second base, four in right field, three at shortstop and one each at third base and center field... Batted .231 with 20 runs scored, six RBIs and two stolen bases... Improved his average to .253 against Horizon League opponents... Struck out just 13 times in 130 at bats... Matched his career high with three hits at Oakland (4/2)... Scored a pair of runs five times.
2014 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 49 games, 37 of which he started... Versatile fielder who made 15 starts at first base, seven at third, 12 in center field and three more in right field... Batted .229 with 15 runs scored, a homer, 19 RBIs and five stolen bases... Hit .353 in the Horizon League Tournament (6-for-17) with four runs scored and two RBIs... Had seven two-hit games, two of which came in the conference tournament, and a three-hit game against Pittsburgh on April 2... Had a six-game hitting streak that spanned from the regular-season finale against Valparaiso (May 17) through the first game of the NCAA Tournament at Indiana (May 30)... Was 2-for-5 and scored twice in the opening round victory over Valpo in the conference tournament... Also had two hits and a walk while scoring a run and driving in another in the winner's bracket final against Milwaukee (May 23)... Hit his home run and drove in a season-high five runs at Wright State on May 3... Scored a run in five straight games from April 4-8... Walked three times at Milwaukee (April 26).
2013 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 44 games, 19 of which he started... Started at six different positions and in six different spots in the batting order... Made seven starts at first base, five in right field, three at second base, two at third and one each in left field and at designated hitter... Batted.225 with three doubles, six runs scored and four RBIs... Was 2-for-3 on stolen-base attempts... Was second on the team with a .402 on-base percentage, which was aided by 11 walks and 10 hit by pitches... Struck out just 14 times in comparison... Had three two-hit games, including back-to-back contests against Milwaukee (5/12) and Canisius (5/14)... Also singled at Valpo in the next game for a season-long three-game hitting streak... Made a fantastic catch that was featured on several national websites when he flipped into the seats for a foul ball against West Virginia on April 24... Had just two errors in his first 133 chances.
2012 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 46 games, 38 of which he started... Started 37 games in center field and once in left... Batted .189 with 11 runs scored, a double and 11 RBIs... Ranked fourth in the Horizon League with 13 sacrifice bunts, and his 0.28 sacrifice bunts per game ranked 34th nationally... Batted .172 in league play... Had three multi-hit and multi-RBI games... Had 20 walks, just one fewer than his 21 strikeouts... Posted two hits on three occasions - vs. Iowa (3/4), at UIC (3/25) and vs. Butler (3/30)... Drove in two runs vs. Akron (3/3 and 3/27) and vs. Notre Dame College (3/20)... Was 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts.
High School: Helped lead Berkshire to three conference titles.
Personal: Parents are Chuck and Adele Hix... Has a brother (Jeff) and a sister (Kristyna)... Major is criminal justice.
Career Single-Game Highs:
Hits: 3, Pittsburgh, Apr 02, 2014 ; at Oakland, Apr 02, 2015
Home runs: 1, at Wright State, May 03, 2014
Total bases: 5, at Wright State, May 03, 2014
RBI: 5, at Wright State, May 03, 2014
Runs scored: 2, 7 times
Walks: 3, at Milwaukee, Apr 26, 2014 ; at Charlotte, Mar 03, 2013
Stolen bases: 1, 10 times
Putouts: 12, at Cincinnati, Mar 08, 2014 ; at Valparaiso, May 16, 2013
Assists: 8, at UIC, Apr 05, 2014
