Hall of Fame
Kyle Pryor ’00 was the starting catcher and clean-up hitter for the baseball team during his two years at Quincy University. Pryor transferred to Quincy University after earning All-American honors at John Wood Community College. Pryor exhibited stellar defense, making only one error in his QU career. He and backstop Darren Perdun formed the most formidable catching duo in NCAA Division II baseball. The Easton Sporting Goods honored Pryor as the top defensive player at any position in all DII baseball, garnering the NCAA Division II Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1999. He helped lead the Hawks to the winningest season in school history, 43-13 in 1999. During his two-year career at QU, Pryor threw out 35% of all base runners and had a .324 batting average, 18 home runs, 110 RBIs, 108 runs, 23 doubles, 4 triples and 67 walks.