5   Tim Klett
Tim Klett

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicopee, Mass.
High School:
Chicopee H.S.
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 195
Position:
Outfielder
Bats / Throws:
Right / Right

  • Should see significant action, either in the outfield and at designated hitter

    AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2001:

  • Was seven for 10 with a homer, four RBI and five runs scored in Xavier series
  • Went four for seven with a home run in the George Washington series
  • Was two for three with a walk at Harvard
  • Hit a two-run homer against Sacred Heart

    AS A FRESHMAN IN 2000:

  • Appeared in two games as a backup
  • Made his first official plate appearance at Central Connecticut on April 5
  • Scored his first career run in a 17-0 win over Siena on May 2
  • Redshirted in 1999

    HIGH SCHOOL:

  • A three-sport standout at Chicopee High School
  • Batted a school record .459 with five home runs, 38 RBI, 32 stolen bases and an .879 slugging percentage as a senior
  • Had a school record 53 career steals, with nine homers and 77 RBI
  • All-state in football as a senior, rushing for 1,912 yards and 27 TDs
  • Twice named first team All-Western Mass. in baseball and football
  • Averaged 12.7 points and 7.4 assists in basketball during career

    PERSONAL:

  • Born July 28, 1980, in Holyoke, Mass.
  • Son of Richard and Shirley Klett
  • Uncle, Alex Vyce, played baseball at UMass from 1964-67
  • An Economics major

    Klett's Career Stats

    Year BA G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA
    2000 .000 2-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0
    2001 .344 29-12 61 15 21 0 0 3 10 2 16 2-3
    Career .323 31-12 65 16 21 0 0 3 10 2 18 2-3
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