Russell LaFleur
Russell LaFleur

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Morton Ranch HS
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 171
Position:
OF
B/T:
S/R

2008
Appeared in seven games for Mizzou as a freshman ... Walked and scored a run against Toledo on March 16 ... Had an RBI single and scored a run in game one of the two-game series against South Dakota State.

HIGH SCHOOL
Hit .360 over four years at Morton Ranch High School ... Had four home runs, 30 RBI and stole 50 bases in his high school career ... Stole 28 bases and hit .305 in his senior season ... Named to the all-district second team in 2007 ... Selected to the Preseason All-Houston Team by the Houston Area Coaches Association ... Was a second team all-city selection in 2006 ... Also played basketball at Morton Ranch High ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Was an academic all-state selection in 2007 ... Twice earned academic all-district honors (2006, 2007).

PERSONAL
Born in Houston, Texas ... Son of Russell and Stephanie LaFleur ... Father is an machinist and mother is a property manager ... Majoring in computer engineering.

Missouri's Season Ends After Lost to WKU

05/31/2009 - Baseball

Mizzou saw its season come to an end after an 11-6 loss to Western Kentucky on Sunday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Playing in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, Missouri finished with a 1-2 record in Oxford. Both of the Tigers' losses this weekend came against Western Kentucky.

Gibson Leads Mizzou to Shutout of Monmouth

05/30/2009 - Baseball

Junior Kyle Gibson tied the school record for strikeouts in a season after he struck out eight in eight scoreless innings pitched in a 9-0 Missouri win over Monmouth on Saturday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Gibson now has 131 strikeouts on the year, tying the MU record set by Max Scherzer in 2005.

Missouri Drops NCAA Opener

05/29/2009 - Baseball

Opening play in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, the Missouri baseball team fell to Western Kentucky by a score of 11-5 on Friday in Oxford, Miss. It was the first loss for the Tigers in an NCAA Regional opener since 2006.

Gibson Named Golden Spikes Semifinalist

05/26/2009 - Baseball

Missouri junior Kyle Gibson has been named a semifinalist for the 2009 USA Golden Spikes Award. This year will mark the 32nd consecutive year that the award has been presented to the nation's premier amateur baseball player. Gibson is 10-3 on the year. He leads the Big 12 Conference and is third nationally with 123 strikeouts on the season.

Tigers Set for NCAA Regional

05/29/2009 - Baseball

For the seventh-consecutive season, the Missouri baseball team has been selected to the NCAA Tournament and will compete in the NCAA Regional in Oxford, Miss. this weekend. The Tigers are the No. 2 seed in the Oxford Regional, with host school Ole Miss earning the top spot. Mizzou will open against No. 3 seeded Western Kentucky at 3 p.m. on Friday, while Ole Miss will face the fourth-seed Monmouth at 7 p.m. on Friday.