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2024 Baseball Roster

Bob Shallenberger
Bob Shallenberger
Bob Shallenberger
Bob Shallenberger
Bob Shallenberger
Bob Shallenberger

18 Kip Fougerousse

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Linton, Ind.
  • Highschool Linton-Stockton HS

Biography

First-Team All-MVC Selection At Second Base (2023)
Northwoods League Great Plains All-Star Selection (2023)
Northwoods League Great Plains All-Star Home Run Challenge Participant (2023)
Northwoods League Postseason All-Star Selection At First Base (2023)
 
2023 (At Evansville)
  • Earned First-Team All-MVC honors at second base in his first year at Evansville
  • Played in 58 games with 57 starts, while battling a finger injury in mid-season
  • Hit .288 with eight doubles, 13 home runs, 47 RBI and 37 runs scored, while also posting a .375 on-base percentage thanks to 31 walks
  • Ranked second on the team with 19 multi-hit games and third with 13 multi-RBI contests
  • Ranked ninth in the MVC in home runs with 13
  • Was tenth in the MVC in RBI with 47
  • Finished sixth in the league in defensive assists with 135, while posting a .977 fielding percentage
  • Hit a home run on the first pitch of his Evansville career at Troy (2/17/23)
  • Also produced a multi-home run game in his first game as a Purple Ace at Troy (2/17/23)
  • Hit another home run in game two of the series at Troy, and finished his first weekend at Evansville going 7-for-16 with three home runs and five RBI against the eventual NCAA Tournament squad
  • Went 3-for-5 with his first career home run at home in game two of a doubleheader against Bowling Green State (3/4/23 – Game 2)
  • Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI against Purdue (3/19/23)
  • Almost single-handedly helped UE beat Murray State in the series-opener, going 2-for-5 with two home runs in the eighth and ninth innings, including a go-ahead two-out grand slam in the top of the ninth inning, to drive in a season-high six runs in a 7-6 UE victory (4/22/23)
  • Went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI against Bradley (5/12/23)
  • Hit a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning at UIC in the regular-season finale to help UE clinch a third-place finish in the MVC (5/20/23)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs driven in against Missouri State in the MVC Tournament (5/26/23)
  • Recorded a multi-hit game against every MVC opponent except for Belmont, as he was limited to just a part of one game due to his finger injury
  • Seven of his 13 home runs on the year came from the 7th inning-on
  • From April 11-on (his birthday actually), he hit safely in 24 of UE’s final 29 games with six doubles and eight home runs
  • Had a stand-out summer campaign playing for the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League
  • Earned Northwoods League Postseason All-Star status after hitting .315 with 15 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 37 RBI in 50 games for the MoonDogs
  • Also named to the mid-season Great Plains West All-Star team, and participated in the Great Plains All-Star Home Run Challenge
2022 (At Indiana Univ.)
  • Played in 13 games for the Hoosiers with eight starts
  • His eight starts were split between first base (four) and designated hitter (four)
  • Was the Hoosiers’ Opening Day starting first baseman at Clemson (2/18/22)
  • Hit .111 (3-for-27) with a home run, three runs scored and six RBI
  • Went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run against Miami (OH) (3/1/22)
  • Also went 1-for-3 with two RBI against Xavier (3/19/22)
  • Appeared in two games at Missouri State, going a combined 0-for-3 in the two contests (3/4 and 3/5/22)
  • Played against Evansville (3/27/22), going 0-for-2 with a HBP (by former Ace Nate Kujawski)
2021 (At Indiana Univ.)
  • Appeared in 32 games, with 28 starts as a true freshman at IU
  • Started 24 games at first base and four games at designated hitter
  • Had seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests
  • Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against Penn State (3/13/21)
  • Collected his first career hit with a pinch-hit RBI double at Purdue (to score current Boilermaker Paul Toetz from first base); went 1-for-3 (3/20/21)
  • Earned his first start the next day against Purdue, going 1-for-2 with a run scored and RBI (3/21/21)
  • Had three-straight two-hit games against Illinois (4/7 and 4/10/21) and at Northwestern (4/16/21), which kick-started a season-long six-game hitting streak
  • Hit his first collegiate home run against Illinois (4/7/21)
  • Also homered and went 2-for-4 in his final game of the year at Maryland (5/30/21)
  • Best offensive day as a freshman was a 3-for-5 day at Michigan in which he knocked a triple and had four RBI (5/15/21)
PREP
  • Played for his dad, Matt, at Linton-Stockton High School
  • Ranked as the #8 prospect in Indiana and the top third baseman in the state as a senior by Perfect Game
  • Two-time all-state pick
  • Left Linton-Stockton as the career record-holder for both batting average and walks
  • Also a four-year standout on the hardwood for the Miners
  • Left Linton-Stockton ranked seventh all-time in scoring with 1,142 points
  • Held the school record with 168 made three-pointers when he graduated, including hitting a school-single-game record of nine threes
  • Helped the Miners to 91 wins on the basketball court and a state runner-up finish
PERSONAL
  • Son of Jill and Matt Fougerousse
  • Has a sister, Libby
  • His uncle is Jeff Oliphant, who was a member of Indiana’s 1987 men’s basketball national championship team

Statistics

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2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2023Junior

    Infielder
    6'3" 225 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2024Senior

    Infielder
    6'3" 225 lbs
    18
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