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FALL 2007
Hit .259 (14-for-54) in 18 games, all starts ... Tallied two doubles, two home runs, six RBI and nine runs scored ... Walked 10 times against 10 strikeouts and was hit by a pitch three times for a .403 on base percentage ... Also contributed two sacrfice hits and was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts.
SUMMER 2007
Played for the Clarinda A's of the MINK League ... Named league's ninth-best pro prospect by Baseball America, third among catchers ... Guided A's to a 39-15 record, including a 19-11 mark in MINK play and a 2-2 record at the NBC World Series ... Led team with a .382 average (34-for-89) ... Also had nine doubles, one triple, 23 RBI and 17 runs scored ... Walked 24 times against only 18 strikeouts and was hit by a pitch twice for a .522 on base percentage ... Posted a .506 slugging percentage.
JUNIOR COLLEGE (ANGELINA JC / TEMPLE JC)
Caught for head coach Craig McMurtry at Temple [Texas] College as a sophomore in 2007 ... Led Temple to a 40-17 record and a second-place conference finish ... Hit .280 with three home runs and 21 RBI ... Spent freshman season at Angelina [Texas] College ... Played outfield for head coach Jeff Livin ... Named Academic All-American and participated in Junior College All-Star Game ... Hit .377 with 63 hits and 32 RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Belton [Texas] High School ... Caught and played outfield for head coach David Tidwell ... Led Tigers to bi-district titles during sophomore and junior seasons and to an area title as a senior in 2005 ... 2003 honorable mention all-district ... 2004 first-team all-district ... Named District 15-3A Co-MVP as a senior ... Also earned THSCA and TSWA all-state honors in 2005 after hitting .581 in district play ... Hit .275 with four home runs and 20 RBI as a sophomore ... Hit .310 with three home runs and 25 RBI as a junior ... Blossomed as a senior, hitting .455 with four home runs, 42 RBI and 51 hits ... Also earned two letters in football, playing quarterback and free safety ... Team won district title during sophomore season ... Named second-team all-district at safety as a junior ... Graduated top 10 percent of class.
PERSONAL
Full name is Brooks Kyle Kimmey ... Born Sept. 29, 1986, in Temple, Texas ... Son of Charlie and Kathy Kimmey ... Pre-med major.
