Kevin Needham - 2014 Baseball - LIU Brooklyn


Kevin Needham

Height: 6-2
Class: Senior
Hometown: Jackson, N.J.
Previous School: Gloucester C.C.

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2013: Played in all 55 games for the Blackbirds, starting 54… Finished third on the team, hitting .310… Led LIU in RBI, bringing in 36 runs… Had a .412 slugging percentage… Also had 30 runs scored, seven doubles and four home runs… Had 18 multi-hit games… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles against Bucknell (3/14)… Had four RBI against Lehigh, with two home runs (3/22), hitting 3-for-5… Had three RBI and two runs scored in 2-for-2 performance at FDU (4/14)… Went 2-for-3 at Bryant with a run scored, three RBI and a double (4/27) … Also appeared on the mound in 17 games for LIU, making six starts… Finished the season with a 3-3 record, and a 3.86 ERA… Pitched five scoreless innings at FDU (4/14), giving up five hits and striking out four... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Background:  Transferred from Gloucester Community College… As a sophomore, hit .385 with eight home runs and 47 RBIs... Attended St. John's as a freshman where he redshirted... Played high school baseball at Jackson Memorial in New Jersey, where he was a third team all-state selection... Named Shore Conference Pitcher and Player of the Year as a senior.

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