Kyle Matthew Roller (born March 27, 1988) is an American professional

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Career

Amateur

Roller played college baseball at East Carolina University from 2007 to 2010. In 2008 and 2009, he played

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in the

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(CCBL) for the Bourne Braves, and was named both the league MVP and playoff MVP in 2009, leading the Braves to their first league title. He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2016. He was drafted by the

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in the 47th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and returned to East Carolina for his senior season. As a senior, he was named a first-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) after hitting .324/.531/.606 with 12

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