2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kyle Cuellar
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arcadia, Calif.
- High School:
- La Salle HS
Notes
A five-year member of the UCLA baseball program, Cuellar recorded a .268/.389/374 slash line during his Bruin career with six home runs, 27 extra-base hits, and 71 RBIs over 146 games (95 starts) ... Batted over .300 for both the 2017 and 2020 seasons, and narrowly missed the mark in 2021 (.289).ย
Career Highlights
2017 Freshman All-American
2021
Appeared in 38 games for the Bruins, making 34 starts ... Slashed .289/.409/.398 for the season with 21 runs, 37 hits, five doubles, three home runs, 25 RBIs, and 22 walks over 128 at-bats ... Didn't make an error in 50 chances ... Made 28 starts in left field and six at DH ... Established career highs in games played, games started, at-bats, runs, hits, home runs, RBIs, and walks ... Appeared in each spot of the lineup 2-8; his seven different spots in the lineup were tied for the most on the team (Noah Cardenas) ... Team was 21-13 with him in the starting lineup ... Had a 12-game reached base streak, the sixth-longest by a Bruin during the 2021 season ... Batted .250 in Pac-12 play ... Had 10 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games ... Was 5-15 (.333) with two doubles during the Lubbock Regional ... Didn't appear from Feb. 21 to Mar. 27 due to injury ... Matched a career-high in hits as part of a 4-5 day at Pepperdine on Apr. 20 ... Scorched UC Santa Barbara during a three-game series from May 14-16; went 3-4 during the Friday game thenย hit his first career grand slam during the Sunday contest ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12 units passed).ย
2020
Made 13 appearances, all starts ... Started in left field in 11 games, at DH in two games ... Slashed .341/.451/.537 with two doubles and two home runs in 41 at-bats ... Rated as the No. 4 senior hitter in the country per D1Baseball'sย analytical rankings ... Tied for the second-most home runs on the team and tied for third with nine RBIs ... Had the third-best batting average on the team among regulars ... Drew seven walks, second-most on the team ... Had a pair of three-hit games ... Started the year with a four-game hitting streak ... Went 2-2, reached three times, had a double, and drove in three runs against Loyola Marymount on Feb. 18 ... Went 3-4, homered, and scored three runs against Texas A&M on Feb. 29 as part of the Frisco College Classic ... Had three RBIs (two-run homer, sac fly) in a 15-3 win at USC on Mar. 8 ...ย Named to the Director's Honor Roll forย spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).ย
2019
Entered 22 games, including three starts, during his junior season ... Batted .174 (4-23) with three runs scored, three doubles, and four RBIs ... Drew three walks, struck out four times ... Was 4-14 in pinch-hit situations ... Led team in pinch hits, tied for team lead in pinch ABs (Jarron Silva) ... Three of his four RBIs came with two outs ... His first hit of the year was a two-run, pinch-hit double against St. John's on Feb. 17 as part of an 11-1 UCLA win ... Made his first start of the year as the DH at Georgia Tech on Feb. 22, going 0-1 with an RBI ... Had a pinch double at Arizona State on May 4 ... Doubled and scored against Washington on May 19 ... Started in left field - his lone start in the field in 2019 - in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic game against USC on Mar. 10 at Chavez Ravine.ย ย
2018 (Summer)
Played for Mankato in the Northwoods League ... Batted .174 with one home run, three extra-base hits, and 10 RBIs over 15 games played โฆ Drove in at least one run in nine of his 15 games (60%).
2018
Played in 36 games, making 14 starts โฆ Hit .115 with 11 runs and 13 RBIs โฆ Recorded two doubles for a .148 slugging percentage โฆ Drew 12 walks for a .317 on-base percentage โฆ Registered two multi-RBI games โฆ Drove in the game-winning run on a walk-off single in the 10th inning in the series opener against Arizona State on April 23 โฆ Drove in three runs in season opener against Portland on Feb. 16 โฆ Collected two RBIs two RBIs and a double vs. Portland on Feb. 17 โฆ Scored twice and drew three walks at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 27.
2017 (Summer)
Batted .272 with three home runs, eight doubles, 31 RBIs and 37 runs scored for Mankato in the Northwoods League โฆ Registered 39 walks compared to just 26 strikeouts for a .420 on-base percentage โฆPlayed alongside teammates Daniel Amaral and Ryan Kreidler.
2017
Named to Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball โฆ All-Pac-12 honorable mention โฆ Appeared in 37 games and started in 31 games at designated hitter โฆ Led the team hitting .319 with 13 runs scored and 20 RBIs โฆ Totaled 10 extra-base hits with one home run and nine doubles โฆ Slugged .425 and posted a team-best .412 on-base percentage โฆ Recorded team-high 24-game reached base streak โฆ Drew 19 walks and was hit by a pitch one time โฆ Totaled seven multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games โฆ Led the team hitting .373 with 10 runs and 11 RBIs during conference play โฆ Slugged .475 with six doubles in Pac-12 play and recorded a team-high .472 on-base percentage โฆ Went 4-for-5 with two doubles vs. Washington on April 9 โฆ Drove in three runs with first career home run at Texas on March 10 โฆ Recorded three hits with three RBIs vs. UC Irvine on March 14 โฆ Drove in game-tying run in ninth inning during extra inning win at No. 18 Stanford on April 15.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at La Salle High School (Pasadena, Calif.) under head coach Mike Parisi โฆ Ranked No. 84 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ Ranked No. 500 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2016 Perfect Game All-Region Second Team โฆ 2015 Prefect Game USA Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American โฆ Participated in the 2015 National Showcase โฆ Named to 2015 WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team โฆ Selected to 2015 17U Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament Team โฆ Named to the Rawlings Top Prospect list at the 2014 Northern California Top Prospect Showcase โฆ Named to 2014 California World Series All-Tournament Team โฆ 2014 PG/Evoshield National Championship (Underclass) WWBA Champion โฆ 2014 PG/Evoshield National Championship All-Tournament Team โฆ 2014 All-Del Rey League First Team selection โฆ As a senior, batted .321 with two home runs and 18 RBI โฆ As a junior, drove in 12 runs and hit .299 with a .447 slugging percentage โฆ As a sophomore, hit .383, led his team to the CIF-SS Division III playoffs.
Personal
Full Name: Kyle Anthony Cuellar โฆ Born in Pasadena, Calif. โฆ Parents are Anthony and Cathy Cuellar โฆ Has one sister,ย Catrina, and one brother,ย Aidan โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because it is one of the most prestigious universities in the country โฆ Admires MLB infielder Chase Utley and former NBA star Kobe Bryant โฆ Lists his hobbies as traveling and cooking โฆ Something you many not know about Kyle is that he has caught a shark deep sea fishing ...ย Majoring in political science.ย
Career Highs
At-Bats: 5 (many times)
Runs: 3 vs. Portland (2/18/18)
Hits: 4 (twice)
RBI: 4 vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/16/21)
Doubles: 2 vs. Washington (4/9/17)
Triples: --
Home Runs: 1 (six times)
Stolen Bases: 1 (twice)
