Augustana University Athletics

2011 (Junior): Appeared in 33 games and made 17 starts ... made all but one of his starts at catcher; the other came at designated hitter ... batted .250 with four doubles and 15 RBIs ... scored 17 runs ... had five multi-hit and three multi-RBI games ... registered three hits against Northern State on April 9 ... drove in six runs against Minnesota, Crookston on March 27 ... had suicide-squeeze bunt to drive in game-winning run against St. Cloud State on April 23.

Before Augustana: Spent two seasons at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa ... hit .305 with 46 RBIs and 11 doubles as sophomore ... guided team to fourth-place finish at 2010 NJCAA World Series.

High School: 2008 graduate of Wayzeta High School in Plymouth, Minn. ... three-year letterwinner and two-year starter.

Personal: Son of Cliff and Connie Kurth ... born Sept. 16, 1989 ... business administration major.