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Jersey Number 44
Kyle Karros
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Manhattan Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mira Costa HS
Bio
Notes
Over three years at UCLA spanning 142 games, has crafted a .276/.342/.407 slash line with 14 home runs and 101 RBIs.ย
Career Highlights
2022 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2023)
Four-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 Auburn Regional All-Tournament Team
2023
Appeared in 44 games, starting 42, as a junior at UCLA ... Slashed .284/.372/.420 over 169 at-bats with 30 runs, 48 hits, eight doubles, five home runs, 34 RBIs, 22 walks, four HBPs, four sac flies, and three stolen bases ... Was batting .364 through his first 18 games before missing time due to injury ... Went 2-4 with a career-high five RBIs against Omaha on Feb. 18 ... All 42 of his starts came at third base ... Co-led the team with a .337 batting average in home games ... Hit .383 against non-conference opponents, second-best on the squad ... Was 7-12 with three extra-base hits, six walks, and eight RBIs in the Omaha series from Feb. 17-19 ... His 15 multi-hit games were tied for second-most on the team ... Reached base in 18 straight games and 23 straight starts to open the season (he was held off base during a pinch-hit appearance against Utah on Apr. 8) ... His batting average was north of .300 as late as May 13ย ... Selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.ย
2022
Appeared in 43 games, all starts, as a true sophomore ... For the year, slashed .308/.365/.473 over 169 at-bats with 28 runs, 52 hits, eight doubles, one triple, six home runs, 42 RBIs, 18 walks, and eight sacrifice flies ... All 43 starts came at third base ... Selected to the 2022 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ... Finished just two RBIs off the team lead despite missing 21 games early in the season ... Among team regulars, finished the year second in batting and third in slugging ... Was 22-67 (.328) with runners in scoring position and had 17 productive outs, both second-best among UCLA regulars ... Had a monster week at the Pac-12 Tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz., going 13-22 (.591) with eight runs, nine RBIs, and five walks over five games ... Went 4-14 (.286) and played error-free defense at the Auburn Regional, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team ... Batted in each spot 3-6 in the lineup, including a team-high 17 games in the five-hole ... Had a pair of seven-game hitting streaks over the course of the year ... Went 2-5 with a home run and four RBIs against LMU on Apr. 5; his three-run homer in the ninth made it a 4-4 game and set up Cody Schrier'sย walk-off home run in the 11th inning ... Top offensive performance of the year came on May 26 against Washington at the Pac-12 Tournament, as he went 5-5 and established new career standards in hits and doubles (two) while matching his career-best in RBIs (four) ... Had 13 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI performances on the year ... Homered in back-to-back games against Washington State on May 14-15, totaling seven RBIs on the series ... Had four knocks in a 14-4 win at UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 19 ... Went 4-5, reached base seven times, scored four runs, and drove in three as UCLA defeated Oregon State 25-22 on May 28 at the Pac-12 Tournament in one of the wildest games of the college baseball season ... Slashed .324/.412/.471 over 18 games in May ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2021
Appeared in 55 games as a true freshman (all starts) ... Slashed .243/.292/.342 over 202 at-bats with 34 runs scored, 49 hits, nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 25 RBIs, and 13 walks ... Started 48 games at third base, and seven at first base ... Was the team's most-used hitter in the nine hole (32 games) ... Team was 36-19 with him in the starting lineup ... Led the team with 24 productive outs ... Batted .273 (30-110) in Pac-12 play, starting all 30 games ... Had a standout month of April, batting .321 ... Had an eight-game hit streak from Apr. 11-24 that saw him go 16-39 (.410) with seven RBIs and his first career home run ... One of just two Bruins since 2018 to collect an 8+ game hit streak as a true freshman (Noah Cardenas) ... Raised his season batting average 67 points during the streak ... Also during the streak, had several notable performances: Apr. 11 at Stanford (3-4), Apr. 13 vs. LMU (2-5, season-high four RBIs, first-career HR), Apr. 16 vs. Utah (3-5, season-high four runs) ... Went 3-3 at Stanford on Apr. 9 for his first-career three-hit game ... Had multiple hits in every game of the UCSB series from May 14-16, going 6-11 overall with three runs scored ... Made five errors on the year for a .971 fielding percentage ... Led the team by a wide margin and also paced all Pac-12 players with 11 sacrifice bunts (no other Bruin had more than five) ... Named to the 2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, played 17 games for the Greeneville Flyboys in the Appalachian League ... Led the team in batting (.329) and slugging (.557) while notching nearly an RBI per game (16 RBIs in 17 games) ... Started 15 games at third base, and two at DH.ย
High School
Attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif. ... Was ranked the No. 2 third baseman and No. 36 overall prospect in California by Perfect Game โฆ Ranked as the No. 100 national prospect by Prep Baseball Report โฆ Batted .400 in an abbreviated senior seasonย โฆ 2019 Preseason Underclass All-American honorable mention โฆ Participated in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ 2019 Under Armour All-American.
Personal
Full name: Kyle Garret Karros ... Birthday: Jul. 26 ... Parents are Eric and Trish Karros ... Has one brother, Jared (also on the UCLA baseball team), and one sister, Mikah ... Father is former UCLA and Los Angeles Dodgers star Eric Karros; Eric hit .415 with 17 home runs and 54 RBIs as the Bruinsโ starting first baseman in 1988 before going on to a 13-year professional career that saw him record a .268/.325/.454 slash line with 284 home runs ... Chose UCLA because it "has the best combination of location, baseball, and academics" ... Admires Juan Soto ... Listens to Travis Scott and Justin Bieber ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... His mother played college basketball.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2023)
At-Bats: 6 (three times)
Runs: 4 (three times)
Hits: 5 vs. Washington (5/26/22)
RBI: 5 vs. Omaha (2/18/23)
Doubles: 2 (twice)
Triples: 1 (twice)
Home Runs: 1 (14 times)
Stolen Bases: 1 (four times)
Over three years at UCLA spanning 142 games, has crafted a .276/.342/.407 slash line with 14 home runs and 101 RBIs.ย
Career Highlights
2022 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2023)
Four-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 Auburn Regional All-Tournament Team
2023
Appeared in 44 games, starting 42, as a junior at UCLA ... Slashed .284/.372/.420 over 169 at-bats with 30 runs, 48 hits, eight doubles, five home runs, 34 RBIs, 22 walks, four HBPs, four sac flies, and three stolen bases ... Was batting .364 through his first 18 games before missing time due to injury ... Went 2-4 with a career-high five RBIs against Omaha on Feb. 18 ... All 42 of his starts came at third base ... Co-led the team with a .337 batting average in home games ... Hit .383 against non-conference opponents, second-best on the squad ... Was 7-12 with three extra-base hits, six walks, and eight RBIs in the Omaha series from Feb. 17-19 ... His 15 multi-hit games were tied for second-most on the team ... Reached base in 18 straight games and 23 straight starts to open the season (he was held off base during a pinch-hit appearance against Utah on Apr. 8) ... His batting average was north of .300 as late as May 13ย ... Selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.ย
2022
Appeared in 43 games, all starts, as a true sophomore ... For the year, slashed .308/.365/.473 over 169 at-bats with 28 runs, 52 hits, eight doubles, one triple, six home runs, 42 RBIs, 18 walks, and eight sacrifice flies ... All 43 starts came at third base ... Selected to the 2022 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ... Finished just two RBIs off the team lead despite missing 21 games early in the season ... Among team regulars, finished the year second in batting and third in slugging ... Was 22-67 (.328) with runners in scoring position and had 17 productive outs, both second-best among UCLA regulars ... Had a monster week at the Pac-12 Tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz., going 13-22 (.591) with eight runs, nine RBIs, and five walks over five games ... Went 4-14 (.286) and played error-free defense at the Auburn Regional, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team ... Batted in each spot 3-6 in the lineup, including a team-high 17 games in the five-hole ... Had a pair of seven-game hitting streaks over the course of the year ... Went 2-5 with a home run and four RBIs against LMU on Apr. 5; his three-run homer in the ninth made it a 4-4 game and set up Cody Schrier'sย walk-off home run in the 11th inning ... Top offensive performance of the year came on May 26 against Washington at the Pac-12 Tournament, as he went 5-5 and established new career standards in hits and doubles (two) while matching his career-best in RBIs (four) ... Had 13 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI performances on the year ... Homered in back-to-back games against Washington State on May 14-15, totaling seven RBIs on the series ... Had four knocks in a 14-4 win at UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 19 ... Went 4-5, reached base seven times, scored four runs, and drove in three as UCLA defeated Oregon State 25-22 on May 28 at the Pac-12 Tournament in one of the wildest games of the college baseball season ... Slashed .324/.412/.471 over 18 games in May ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2021
Appeared in 55 games as a true freshman (all starts) ... Slashed .243/.292/.342 over 202 at-bats with 34 runs scored, 49 hits, nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 25 RBIs, and 13 walks ... Started 48 games at third base, and seven at first base ... Was the team's most-used hitter in the nine hole (32 games) ... Team was 36-19 with him in the starting lineup ... Led the team with 24 productive outs ... Batted .273 (30-110) in Pac-12 play, starting all 30 games ... Had a standout month of April, batting .321 ... Had an eight-game hit streak from Apr. 11-24 that saw him go 16-39 (.410) with seven RBIs and his first career home run ... One of just two Bruins since 2018 to collect an 8+ game hit streak as a true freshman (Noah Cardenas) ... Raised his season batting average 67 points during the streak ... Also during the streak, had several notable performances: Apr. 11 at Stanford (3-4), Apr. 13 vs. LMU (2-5, season-high four RBIs, first-career HR), Apr. 16 vs. Utah (3-5, season-high four runs) ... Went 3-3 at Stanford on Apr. 9 for his first-career three-hit game ... Had multiple hits in every game of the UCSB series from May 14-16, going 6-11 overall with three runs scored ... Made five errors on the year for a .971 fielding percentage ... Led the team by a wide margin and also paced all Pac-12 players with 11 sacrifice bunts (no other Bruin had more than five) ... Named to the 2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, played 17 games for the Greeneville Flyboys in the Appalachian League ... Led the team in batting (.329) and slugging (.557) while notching nearly an RBI per game (16 RBIs in 17 games) ... Started 15 games at third base, and two at DH.ย
High School
Attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif. ... Was ranked the No. 2 third baseman and No. 36 overall prospect in California by Perfect Game โฆ Ranked as the No. 100 national prospect by Prep Baseball Report โฆ Batted .400 in an abbreviated senior seasonย โฆ 2019 Preseason Underclass All-American honorable mention โฆ Participated in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ 2019 Under Armour All-American.
Personal
Full name: Kyle Garret Karros ... Birthday: Jul. 26 ... Parents are Eric and Trish Karros ... Has one brother, Jared (also on the UCLA baseball team), and one sister, Mikah ... Father is former UCLA and Los Angeles Dodgers star Eric Karros; Eric hit .415 with 17 home runs and 54 RBIs as the Bruinsโ starting first baseman in 1988 before going on to a 13-year professional career that saw him record a .268/.325/.454 slash line with 284 home runs ... Chose UCLA because it "has the best combination of location, baseball, and academics" ... Admires Juan Soto ... Listens to Travis Scott and Justin Bieber ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... His mother played college basketball.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2023)
At-Bats: 6 (three times)
Runs: 4 (three times)
Hits: 5 vs. Washington (5/26/22)
RBI: 5 vs. Omaha (2/18/23)
Doubles: 2 (twice)
Triples: 1 (twice)
Home Runs: 1 (14 times)
Stolen Bases: 1 (four times)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
