Lyle Joseph Mouton (born May 13, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player who played
outfield
The outfield, in cricket, baseball and softball is the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. In association football, the outfield players are positioned outside the goal area.
In bat and ball games
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in the Major Leagues from 1995 to 2001. He also played part of 1998 in Japan for the
Yakult Swallows.
Mouton attended
St. Thomas More School in Lafayette.
College
Lyle originally entered school at LSU on a basketball scholarship and played as a guard. After two seasons, he focused solely on baseball, playing outfield for the
LSU Tigers from 1989 to 1991. He led the Tigers to three straight
College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the culmination of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament—featuring 64 teams in the ...
tournaments, with the team winning the championship in 1991. He also led them to back-to-back
SEC championships, 1990–91. He was on the 1990 All-Tournament College World Series team as a
designated hitter
The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. Unlike other players in a team's lineup, they generally only play as an offensive player and usually do not play defense as ...
, then again for the 1991 tournament as an outfielder. In 1990, he played
collegiate summer baseball
Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operat ...
with the
Brewster Whitecaps
The Brewster Whitecaps are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Brewster, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's East Division. The Whitecaps play their home games at Stony Bro ...
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over 1,000 forme ...
and was named a league all-star.
References
External links
1969 births
Living people
Baltimore Orioles players
Milwaukee Brewers players
Chicago White Sox players
Florida Marlins players
American expatriate baseball players in Japan
Yakult Swallows players
Baseball players from Lafayette, Louisiana
LSU Tigers baseball players
LSU Tigers men's basketball players
Brewster Whitecaps players
Oneonta Yankees players
Albany-Colonie Yankees players
20th-century American sportsmen
Prince William Cannons players
Columbus Clippers players
Nashville Sounds players
Birmingham Barons players
Rochester Red Wings players
Louisville RiverBats players
Indianapolis Indians players
New Orleans Zephyrs players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Norfolk Tides players
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
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