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Jersey Number 4
Kurtis Byrne
- Position:
- UT
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers College HS
Bio
Career Honors
• 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament team
• 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2022 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2021 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2023 (Junior)
Started 47 games as part of 50 appearances on the season... made 33 starts as the designated hitter and 14 as the catcher... also made three appearances as a pinch hitter... hit .385 on the season with 55 hits including nine doubles and a career-high 10 home runs... totaled 48 RBIs on the season... posted a .487 slugging percentage with a .343 on-base percentage... recorded 12 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI contests... reached safely in 42 games and tallied a hit in 38... was hitting .218 through the first 27 games of the season... hit .359 (33-for-92) in final 23 games to raise average 67 points... hit safely in all three games and drove in three runs in the Higginbotham Showdown (Feb. 17-19)... had three hits and drove in two runs in the Florida State series (Feb. 24-26)... hit first home run of the season as part of a two hit game in the series finale against San Diego (March 12)... missed two weeks with an injury... returned to the lineup and tallied a hit in each of the next six games played (April 4-15)... homered and drove in four runs in the series finale against Oklahoma State (April 8)... hit a two run home run in Game 2 at UNC Wilmington (April 15)... went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs in lone game played at West Virginia (April 21)... started a four-game hitting streak with a two hit game against Texas (May 1)... hit .533 (8-for-15) with 12 RBIs during the streak.... homered and drove in five in the win over Texas (May 1)... doubled, homered and drove in five as part of a three hit game against UTRGV (May 2)... tallied three hits and drove in two in two games played against Cal State Fullerton (May 5, 7)... started a 10-game hitting streak with two hits against Baylor (May 14)... hit .390 (16-for-41) with nine RBIs during the streak... doubled twice as part of three hits in the Kansas State series (May 18-20)... went 9-for-16 (.563) with two home runs and five RBIs in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship... was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the opening game against Kansas State (May 24)... tallied three more hits in the win over Kansas (May 25).... homered in the win over Kansas State (May 27) to help TCU advance to the Big 12 Championship game... had three hits and scored four runs in the championship game against Oklahoma State (May 28)... drove in two runs in the opening game of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional against Arizona (June 2)... went 4-for-5 with a double and a pair of solo home runs in the Regional championship game against Arkansas (June 5)... had two hits and drove in two runs in the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional against Indiana State (June 9-10)... recorded three hits and drove in two runs in the College World Series (June 16-21).
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in 57 games, making 55 starts... other two appearances came as a defensive replacement... started 52 games behind the plate and three as the designated hitter... hit .291 on the season with a .361 on-base percentage and a .447 slugging percentage... ranked second on the team with 15 doubles, tallied one triple and hit five home runs... drove in 44 runs, 18 of which came with two outs... tallied a base hit in 40 games and reached safely in 47... collected 17 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests... had an RBI double in his season debut on Feb. 18 against San Diego State (Feb. 18)... went 2-for-4 with another double in the Cal contest (Feb. 19)... hit two sacrifice flies in a win over Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 22)... collected three hits in the series at Kentucky (March 4-5)... homered and drove in three runs in Game 1 of a doubleheader against Army (March 12)... collected two hits, including a double, and drove in a run in Game 2 against Army... hit safely in all three games against Kansas State (March 25-27) and drove in three runs... hit second home run of the season in Game 2 against the Wildcats (March 26)... tallied three hits in the West Virginia series (April 1-3)... went 2-for-3 in a win at UT Arlington (April 5)... doubled twice and drove in two runs as part of three hits in the series at Texas (April 8-10)... went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in Game 2 against Texas Tech (April 15)... had an RBI triple in the series finale against the Red Raiders (April 16)... drove in a career-high five runs against UT Arlington (April 19)... collected two hits at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against Dallas Baptist (April 26)... drove in a run in seven straight games from May 13-25... homered as part of a three hit game and drove in four in the series-opener at Kansas (May 13)... hit home run No. 4 in the series finale at Kansas (May 15)... hit .500 (5-for-10) with three RBIs in the series sweep of Santa Clara (May 19-21)... had three hits and drove in two in the Big 12 Championships (May 25-27)... went 1-for-4 with two RBIs in the NCAA College Station Regional opener against Louisiana (June 3)... homered in the win over Oral Roberts (June 4) in an elimination game... collected three hits as TCU fought off elimination against Louisiana (June 5)... went 1-for-5 with an RBI in the final game of the season at Texas A&M (June 5).
2021 (COVID Freshman)
Made six starts as part of 16 games played on the season... all six starts came behind the plate... also made six appearances as a defensive replacement and four as a pinch hitter... boasted a .333 batting average, a .471 on-base percentage, a .556 slugging percentage... reached safely in nine of 15 games with a plate appearance... tallied a base hit in seven games... had two multi-RBI games and one multi-hit contest... made season debut as a starter against Texas Southern (Feb. 23)... had an RBI double and scored two runs in the contest... had a three-run double in a start against Liberty (Feb. 27)... tallied a pinch-hit single against Texas State in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 6)... drew a walk in a start at Texas State (March 9)... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a double and a home run in a start against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (March 6)... drove in a career-high four runs in the contest... had a hit and drove in a run in a start at Tarleton State (April 6)... collected a pinch hit single and scored a run at Texas Tech (April 11)... went 1-for-1 off the bench against Kansas (April 23)... final start of the season came in Game 2 of a doubleheader against ULM (May 15).
2020 (Freshman)
Played in five games and made four starts in a shortened season... all four starts came as the catcher... also made on appearance as a defensive replacement... tallied a base hit in one game and reached safely in three... made his collegiate debut as the starting catcher in Game 2 against Kentucky (Feb. 15)... drew two walks in the contest... lone appearance off the bench came against Abilene Christian (Feb. 18)... made starts at Minnesota (Feb. 23), vs. Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 26) and against UT Arlington (March 3)... collected his first collegiate hit, an RBI-single against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 26.
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Christian Brothers College High School... drafted in the 35th round of the 2019 MLB first-year player draft by the St. Louis Cardinals… ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the state of Missouri by Baseball America… named a Perfect Game Central Region first-team All-American as a senior… named MHSBCA Class 5 first-team all-state as a senior… selected as the Perfect Game National Player of the Year as a junior... led CBC in batting average (.415), RBI (44) and home runs (seven) as a junior… earned all-tournament recognition at both the 2018 PG 17u WWBA National Championship and the 17u PG World Series… garnered all-tournament recognition at eight PG tournaments while also being included the Top Prospect List/Teams at five PG showcase events.
Personal
Parents are Wesley and Shawna... has two brothers, Kaden and Kyle, and two sisters, Kennedy and Kolbie.
• 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament team
• 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2022 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2021 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2023 (Junior)
Started 47 games as part of 50 appearances on the season... made 33 starts as the designated hitter and 14 as the catcher... also made three appearances as a pinch hitter... hit .385 on the season with 55 hits including nine doubles and a career-high 10 home runs... totaled 48 RBIs on the season... posted a .487 slugging percentage with a .343 on-base percentage... recorded 12 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI contests... reached safely in 42 games and tallied a hit in 38... was hitting .218 through the first 27 games of the season... hit .359 (33-for-92) in final 23 games to raise average 67 points... hit safely in all three games and drove in three runs in the Higginbotham Showdown (Feb. 17-19)... had three hits and drove in two runs in the Florida State series (Feb. 24-26)... hit first home run of the season as part of a two hit game in the series finale against San Diego (March 12)... missed two weeks with an injury... returned to the lineup and tallied a hit in each of the next six games played (April 4-15)... homered and drove in four runs in the series finale against Oklahoma State (April 8)... hit a two run home run in Game 2 at UNC Wilmington (April 15)... went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs in lone game played at West Virginia (April 21)... started a four-game hitting streak with a two hit game against Texas (May 1)... hit .533 (8-for-15) with 12 RBIs during the streak.... homered and drove in five in the win over Texas (May 1)... doubled, homered and drove in five as part of a three hit game against UTRGV (May 2)... tallied three hits and drove in two in two games played against Cal State Fullerton (May 5, 7)... started a 10-game hitting streak with two hits against Baylor (May 14)... hit .390 (16-for-41) with nine RBIs during the streak... doubled twice as part of three hits in the Kansas State series (May 18-20)... went 9-for-16 (.563) with two home runs and five RBIs in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship... was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the opening game against Kansas State (May 24)... tallied three more hits in the win over Kansas (May 25).... homered in the win over Kansas State (May 27) to help TCU advance to the Big 12 Championship game... had three hits and scored four runs in the championship game against Oklahoma State (May 28)... drove in two runs in the opening game of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional against Arizona (June 2)... went 4-for-5 with a double and a pair of solo home runs in the Regional championship game against Arkansas (June 5)... had two hits and drove in two runs in the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional against Indiana State (June 9-10)... recorded three hits and drove in two runs in the College World Series (June 16-21).
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in 57 games, making 55 starts... other two appearances came as a defensive replacement... started 52 games behind the plate and three as the designated hitter... hit .291 on the season with a .361 on-base percentage and a .447 slugging percentage... ranked second on the team with 15 doubles, tallied one triple and hit five home runs... drove in 44 runs, 18 of which came with two outs... tallied a base hit in 40 games and reached safely in 47... collected 17 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests... had an RBI double in his season debut on Feb. 18 against San Diego State (Feb. 18)... went 2-for-4 with another double in the Cal contest (Feb. 19)... hit two sacrifice flies in a win over Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 22)... collected three hits in the series at Kentucky (March 4-5)... homered and drove in three runs in Game 1 of a doubleheader against Army (March 12)... collected two hits, including a double, and drove in a run in Game 2 against Army... hit safely in all three games against Kansas State (March 25-27) and drove in three runs... hit second home run of the season in Game 2 against the Wildcats (March 26)... tallied three hits in the West Virginia series (April 1-3)... went 2-for-3 in a win at UT Arlington (April 5)... doubled twice and drove in two runs as part of three hits in the series at Texas (April 8-10)... went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in Game 2 against Texas Tech (April 15)... had an RBI triple in the series finale against the Red Raiders (April 16)... drove in a career-high five runs against UT Arlington (April 19)... collected two hits at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against Dallas Baptist (April 26)... drove in a run in seven straight games from May 13-25... homered as part of a three hit game and drove in four in the series-opener at Kansas (May 13)... hit home run No. 4 in the series finale at Kansas (May 15)... hit .500 (5-for-10) with three RBIs in the series sweep of Santa Clara (May 19-21)... had three hits and drove in two in the Big 12 Championships (May 25-27)... went 1-for-4 with two RBIs in the NCAA College Station Regional opener against Louisiana (June 3)... homered in the win over Oral Roberts (June 4) in an elimination game... collected three hits as TCU fought off elimination against Louisiana (June 5)... went 1-for-5 with an RBI in the final game of the season at Texas A&M (June 5).
2021 (COVID Freshman)
Made six starts as part of 16 games played on the season... all six starts came behind the plate... also made six appearances as a defensive replacement and four as a pinch hitter... boasted a .333 batting average, a .471 on-base percentage, a .556 slugging percentage... reached safely in nine of 15 games with a plate appearance... tallied a base hit in seven games... had two multi-RBI games and one multi-hit contest... made season debut as a starter against Texas Southern (Feb. 23)... had an RBI double and scored two runs in the contest... had a three-run double in a start against Liberty (Feb. 27)... tallied a pinch-hit single against Texas State in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 6)... drew a walk in a start at Texas State (March 9)... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a double and a home run in a start against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (March 6)... drove in a career-high four runs in the contest... had a hit and drove in a run in a start at Tarleton State (April 6)... collected a pinch hit single and scored a run at Texas Tech (April 11)... went 1-for-1 off the bench against Kansas (April 23)... final start of the season came in Game 2 of a doubleheader against ULM (May 15).
2020 (Freshman)
Played in five games and made four starts in a shortened season... all four starts came as the catcher... also made on appearance as a defensive replacement... tallied a base hit in one game and reached safely in three... made his collegiate debut as the starting catcher in Game 2 against Kentucky (Feb. 15)... drew two walks in the contest... lone appearance off the bench came against Abilene Christian (Feb. 18)... made starts at Minnesota (Feb. 23), vs. Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 26) and against UT Arlington (March 3)... collected his first collegiate hit, an RBI-single against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 26.
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Christian Brothers College High School... drafted in the 35th round of the 2019 MLB first-year player draft by the St. Louis Cardinals… ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the state of Missouri by Baseball America… named a Perfect Game Central Region first-team All-American as a senior… named MHSBCA Class 5 first-team all-state as a senior… selected as the Perfect Game National Player of the Year as a junior... led CBC in batting average (.415), RBI (44) and home runs (seven) as a junior… earned all-tournament recognition at both the 2018 PG 17u WWBA National Championship and the 17u PG World Series… garnered all-tournament recognition at eight PG tournaments while also being included the Top Prospect List/Teams at five PG showcase events.
Personal
Parents are Wesley and Shawna... has two brothers, Kaden and Kyle, and two sisters, Kennedy and Kolbie.
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