UNLV REBELS

Ryan Kowalski

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Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, Calif. High School: University of San Diego HS

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: OF Birthdate: 07/02/1985 Experience: 3L

UNLV: Enters his fourth season with the Rebels ... Covers a lot of ground in the outfield, getting to a lot of balls with his speed ... Has the potential to steal a lot of bases and cause havoc on the base paths ... Will help set the table at the top of the order for the Rebels.

2006: Made 47 starts and played in a total of 57 games for the Rebels as a junior ... Hit .319 (61-191) with four doubles, three home runs and 26 RBI ... Second on the team with 14 stolen bases in 18 attempts ... Went three-for-three with three RBI and three runs scored against The Citadel on March 17 ... Matched his career high with four hits against Air Force on May 18 ... Scored a career-high five runs and had two hits in that game against the Falcons ... Drew a season-high three walks at San Diego State on April 2 ...Second on the team in walks with 26 ... Put together a nine-game hitting streak during the year.

2005: Played in 57 games, starting 35 ... Laid down a team-high 11 sacrifices ... Went 4-5 against Cal on March 13 in a 7-4 win ... Drove in four RBI and hit his only home run of the year in a 12-6 Rebel win over New Mexico on March 25 ... His three stolen bases were third on the team.

2004: Came in and made a strong impact his freshman year ... Led the Rebels with 20 steals in 23 attempts ... Started 42 games and appeared in 47 ... Hit .289 with 50 hits in 173 at-bats ... Had three doubles, one triple and two home runs ... Knocked in 21 runs.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of University of San Diego High School ... Hit .473 as a freshman, .390 as a sophomore, .470 as a junior and .330 as a senior ... Won league title and CIF Division championship ... Named top-50 at the Area Code Games ... Played in the North-South All-Star game for Southern California ... Named All-Western League and All-CIF his junior and senior years.

PERSONAL: Ryan Christopher Kowalski was born on July 2, 1985, in Toledo, Ohio ... The son of Dawn and Scott Waniewski and Wayne and Sharon Palm ... Has one brother and three sisters ... Majoring in university studies.