Texas Lutheran University

Dalton Kinder (Cedar Park/Vista Ridge) is a redshirt-sophomore first-baseman / designated-hitter for Texas Lutheran.

2020: Played in four games for the Bulldogs last season...Had five pinch-hit at-bats...Knocked two singles, one RBI and scored four runs...Slugged .400 and had a .571 on-base percentage.

2019: Part of a Bulldog squad that won the SCAC regular-season title, played for an SCAC Championship in the SCAC Tournament and hosted the NCAA Division III Baseball Seguin Regional...Made 11 starts for TLU and played in 20 total games his redshirt-freshman season...Batted .317 in 41 at-bats...Hit his first collegiate home run in a 7-4, Bulldog victory over Hardin-Simmons...Had five RBI and scored six runs on the year...Slugged .415 and had a .420 on-base percentage.

Kinder is a graduate of Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas...He played for Jason Bourgeois and was a Second Team All-District selection in 2017.

Personal: His parents are Lee and Jill Kinder...His major is kinesiology and his minor is psychology.