Kyle Stalker '09
Kyle Stalker '09
Title: Athlete
Year: 2009
Team: Baseball
Induction: 2020

Kyle Stalker set Willamette career baseball records from 2006-09 with 51 home runs, 161 RBIs and a .722 slugging percentage while playing first base for the Bearcats. He was named First Team All-West Region and Third Team All-America by the ABCA in 2008. In 2009, he was selected Third Team All-America by D3baseball.com and was chosen Second Team All-West Region by the ABCA. Stalker was selected First Team All-Northwest Conference in 2008 and 2009, and was the NWC Player of the Year in 2008. He led NCAA Division III with 0.56 home runs per game in 2008 (22 home runs in 39 games). When he graduated, he held school season records for home runs (22), RBIs (63 in 2008), and slugging percentage (.960 in 2009). He was tied for the season batting average record of .455 in 2009. He achieved a .990 career fielding percentage and earned 555 putouts.