University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2004 Baseball Roster

Kevin Preau
Jersey Number 2

Kevin Preau

  • Position:
    Outfield
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 219
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Holy Cross

2003: Started 41 of 56 games during break out season...Hit career-high .273 with two homeruns and 23 RBIs...Went 3-for-4 with an RBI single and triple at Lamar on April 1...Went 3-for-4 with an RBI at New Mexico State on April 6...Had a career weekend at New Orleans...Went 3-for-4 with a two-run homerun, the first of his career, on April 25...Went 3-for-5 with a double in the second game of the series against UNO...In the final game, he hit a two-run homerun to finish the weekend 7-for-13 (.538) with two homeruns, seven runs and five RBIs...Went 4-for-5 with five RBIs including a three-run, bases-clearing double that lifted the Cajuns to an 8-2 victory over Nebraska on May 4...Went 2-for- 4 with a double and an RBI against Middle Tennessee on May 21 during the SBC Tournament.

2002: Saw action in 34 games, starting nine of them...Tied a career high with two RBIs against Middle Tennessee on April 27...Had a four-game hitting streak during the season...Scored two runs against Wichita State in a 9-7 Cajuns victory on March 17...Two of his nine hits were for extra bases...Was 4-for-4 in stolen base attemepts...Only had one error in 20 fielding opportunities (.950).

2001: Was his second year in the Cajuns’ baseball program and first on the playing field...Saw action in 31 games, starting 12 games...Had two hits in his first career game against Texas-San Antonio...Also had one RBI...Both hits were for extra bases...Had a double and a triple...Had a career-high two RBIs against Western Illinois on Feb. 10...Had a three-game hitting streak early in the season...Was used as a pinch hitter in the latter half of the season...Ended season with 10 hits in 48 at bats.

2000: Did not play, while taking a redshirt.

High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in baseball for head coach Lou Carboni as a right fielder...Named to the All-District teams as a junior and senior...Batted .415 with nine homeruns as a senior and .380 with six homeruns as a junior...Played for the NABF World Series champion Bill Hood Broncos in the summer of 1999...Made the All-American Tournament team...Named All-District and All-St. Bernard Parish in both football and baseball...Attended same high school that produced former Cajun outfielders Kevin Cantrelle and Steven Feehan.

Personal: Full name is Kevin Paul Preau...Son of Paul and Karen Preau...Born on Jan. 19, 1981 in New Orleans...Has a younger sister...Majoring in General Studies.

Year

Avg.

G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB/SBA
2001 .208 31 12 48 4 10 2 1 0 4 17 3 3/7
2002 .158 34 9 57 9 9 1 1 0 2 22 7 4/4
2003 .273 56 41 150 23 41 6 1 2 23 44 16 5/6
Totals .235 121 62 255 36 60 9 3 2 29 83 26 12/17

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