Henderson State University Athletics

2015: Named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team . . . Led off the bottom of the 10th inning of the championship game against St. Cloud State with a double . . . Was 5-for-13 with 4 RBI in the regional . . . Started 35 games at second base for the Reddies . . . Had three hits in games against East Central and Northwestern Oklahoma . . . Had a season-best 11 game hitting streak.

2014: Went 24-for-89 for a .270 average . . . Drove in 10 runs including a pair of runs in a series against East Central . . . Had three hits in games against Southern Arkansas and East Central . . . Was 4-for-10 in the final series of the season against Ouachita Baptist.

College: Attended Northern Kentucky University and Sinclair Community College . . . Had .340 batting average and received first-team all-conference honors during his freshman year.

Prep: Lettered four years at Ross High School . . . Compiled a .429 batting average during senior year and was the conference player of the year, along with earning Second-Team All-State honors . . . Earned first-team all-conference honors his sophomore season after hitting for a .381 average.

Personal: Born August 1, 1992 . . . Son of Joe and Amy Kruzel . . . Has two siblings, Jaime and Abby . . . Favorite professional team is the St. Louis Cardinals . . . Favorite athlete is Lebron James . . . Majoring in business management.