Alex Kubal
9/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
A talented outfielder with good speed from the junior college ranks who will compete for the starting job in centerfield as the replacement for two-time All-American Emeel Salem ... played high school baseball in Minnesota and won a batting title as a junior ... once singled off Minnesota Twins all-star closer Joe Nathan.
SOPHOMORE (2007 ?? Gulf Coast CC):
Played junior college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College, where he was a First-Team All-Panhandle Conference selection ... played 49 games at center field ... led the Commodores to a 32-18 overall record ... a First-Team All-Panhandle Conference selection ... hit .372 with two home runs and 30 RBI, including 17 doubles, 14 stolen bases and one triple ... set a school single-season records for stolen bases (14) and doubles (17) ... ranked seventh on the school’s single-season chart with 73 hits ... played summer ball for coach Tony Andrich and the St. Cloud (Minn.) Riverbats in the Northwoods League ... played in 59 games and hit .271 with eight doubles and 31 runs scored ... selected to play in the 2006 Northwoods League All-Star Game.
FRESHMAN (2006 ?? Concordia University-St. Paul):
Originally signed with Concordia University-St. Paul ... he played one season for Coach Mark McKenzie ...he was named 2006 Freshman of the Year in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) ... he was also named a First-Team All-NSIC selection ... he helped the Golden Bears to a 29-12-1 overall, including a 13-5 mark and third place finish in the NSIC ... he started 42 games in center field ... he posted a .373 batting average (53-for-142) with four home runs and 29 RBI ... he also tallied 32 runs, 14 doubles, 13 stolen bases and posted a .585 slugging percentage ... he ranked fifth on single-season charts with 13 stolen bases and seventh with 14 doubles.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2005 graduate of Minnetonka (Minn.) High School where he was a three-year starter for Coach Jim Nunn ... a two-time All-State selection ... a two-time First-Team All-Classic Lake Conference selection (2004 and 2005) ... won the Classic Lake Conference batting title in 2004 (.433 average) ... set the single-season (21 in 2005) and career (41, 2004-05) stolen base records ... hit .404 with four home runs and 39 RBI over his combined junior and senior seasons with 19 doubles and 41 stolen bases ... as a senior, he hit .373 with two home runs, nine doubles and 21 stolen bases ... as a junior, he hit .433 with two home runs, 10 doubles and 20 stolen bases ... played in the Minnesota High School All-Star game in 2005 ... was also a three-year letterman as a defensive back in football ... named a First-Team All-State and was an All-Classic Lake Conference selection in 2005 ... led his team to the state title in 2005 ... played summer ball for Excelsior (Minn.) Fire Club in 2004 and 2005 ... was named the Most Valuable Player of the Helena (Mont.) Classic in 2004.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Alex Gregory Kubal (pronounced Koo-Ball) ... son of Greg and Corinne Kubal ... has two brothers, Andy and Aaron ... both parents played collegiate sports ... father, Greg, played baseball at St. Cloud State ... mother, Corinne, played softball at Minnesota State.
