University of South Alabama Athletics

2007:  One of the fastest players on the team... patrolled centerfield, playing in all 57 games (55 starts)...  batted .279 with three home runs and 18 runs batted in... scored 45 runs, fourth-most on the team... led the team and finished in the top five in the conference in stolen bases with 18 (on 23 attempts)... doubled nhad 15 multiple-hit games, including three each at Western Kentucky (May 13) and vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (May 23)... drove in a pair of runs three times.

Junior College: Lettered two seasons at Indian Hills Community College... was an all-region and all-district performer for the Falcons... selected third-team All-America and Regional Player of the Year...selected in the 35th Round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks... his team compiled a 48-13 record in 2006... batted .461 with 12 doubles, five triples and nine home runs... swiped 35 bases.

High School: Lettered two years in baseball and two years in football at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Ill.,.. was an all-conference and an all-city selection in football...named all-conference, all-city, all-area and all-state  during his senior season... was also selected as conference player of the year... batted .420 during the Spartans' regional championship season in 2003 (35-7).

Personal: Full name Raymond Kerry Kruml... son of Kerry and Jeannette... middle child with an older (Robert) and younger (James)... lists the Chicago White Sox as his favorite pro sports team and Roberto Clemente as his favorite athlete... chose USA over St. John's, Western Kentucky and Iowa.

Major: Communication