HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Ken Reinhardt at Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas … batted .457 with two homeruns and 21 RBI as well as 16 stolen bases in 2011 … broke two school records in 2010, one with 54 hits in a season and the other for a  .567 batting average … in 2009 he earned First Team All-District and All-Brazos Valley Utility Player and the Golden Arm award … garnered first team all-district, All-Brazos and All-State Third Base as a junior … senior year he earned first team all-district and All-Brazos Valley Third Base honors.

PERSONAL: Kyle Andrew Danford was born April 1, 1993, in College Station … son of Ken and Lindy Danford …  has a younger sister, Kristen and a younger brother, Kade … majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in physical therapy.