Keith Lillash
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- Organization:
- Baseball
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- Year:
- Class of 2011
Lillash (1998-2001), A native of Mentor, Ohio, and one of the best batters in Cleveland State history, Lillash holds the school's career records in at-bats (798), hits (295), runs scored (177), RBI (186), doubles (59) and triples (10). A 2000 Louisville Slugger/College Baseball third-team All-American playing second base, he also set school season records in hits (99) and RBI (73) en route to being selected as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year and to the First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region. His .458 batting average that year was the second-best in the nation. As a freshman, Lillash was chosen as an Honorable Mention Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and earned conference newcomer team and second-team honors. He was selected first-team all-conference in both 2000 and 2001 and ultimately became the 26th CSU player to be selected in the Major League draft when he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians following his senior season. Lillash ended his career at Cleveland State with a .370 batting average, the third-best all-time. He graduated in 2004 with a degree in marketing.
