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Jersey Number 8
James Keyton
- Position:
- 1B/DH
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lansing, Mich.
- High School:
- Eastern
Bio
Oliver Wolcott on Keyton: 'Improved hitting to all fields this past fall... highly intelligent which will translate into success on the field as he develops his overall game.'
Scouting Keyton: Possesses a lot of bat power... made strides at becoming at complete hitter in the fall... will see time at the designated hitter position... also will be a back-up first baseman.
2005: Played in 13 games, making six starts as a designated hitter and two at first base, batting .179... had two RBI at Indiana (4/8)... hit his first collegiate home run in only at bat vs. Penn State on May 14.
2004: Did not see action.
High School: Earned all-conference, all-area, all-district and all-state honors as a senior... selected to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team his senior season... hit .489 as a senior with 11 home runs, 49 RBI and a 1.011 slugging percentage... as a junior, earned first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-area accolades... received first-team all-conference honors as a sophomore in 2001... earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a freshman in 2000... baseball team captain in 2002 and 2003... football team captain in 2002... also lettered in football where he played linebacker and tight end from 2001-02 and in basketball in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons.
Personal: Born Dec. 21, 1984, to James and Diane Keyton... a civil engineering major... father played baseball and football at Arizona State... three relatives played varsity sports at Michigan State - Kerry Keyton, football, 1988-90; Tracey (1982) and Lesley (1986-87) Keyton, softball... favorite baseball team is the New York Yankees.
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