KHALIL AT A GLANCE: Switch hitting infielder who can play third base, shortstop and second base ... Tremendous range on defense ... Consistent infielder ... Possesses great speed, patience, and can hit the ball to all fields from both sides of the plate.
JUNIOR (2016): Batted .335 with four home runs, three doubles, a triple and 29 RBI ... Had 12 stolen bases ... Went 4 for 5 with four RBI vs. Catawba (Jan. 29) ... Was 3 for 4 with a triple and an RBI vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (Feb. 13) ... Had two hits in 16 games ... Named to the Dean's List in the fall.
SOPHOMORE (2015): Played and started in 45 games ... Was third on team in hits with 54 ... Had 28 RBI ...Was second on team with 113 assists ... Had six doubles, two triples and one home run ... Had 92 putouts.
FRESHMAN (2014): Played in 43 games, starting 37 ... Had 36 hits ... Had 24 runs ... Had a .277 batting average ... Drove in 23 runs ... Was 7 for 7 in stolen base attempts ... Had four doubles ... Hit three home runs ... Had a .362 on-base percentage ... Third on team with 71 assists ... Had 77 putouts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Serra High in 2013, and lettered three years under Wilmer Aaron for the Cavaliers … Hit .425 his sophomore season, and followed it up with a .506 average in 24 games his junior season … Collected 39 hits in 77 at-bats, scored 30 runs and swiped 15 bags that spring ... As a senior, he hit .284 with four doubles, a homer and 17 RBI, while stealing six bases as the Cavaliers reached the finals of the Southern Section Tournament in California ... For his career, he hit .383 with 107 runs scored, 43 stolen bases and 56 RBI ... Also an outstanding pitcher, he went 22-3 with a 2.93 ERA and 146 strikeouts in 180.2 innings ... Named to a U.S. junior team that played on a European tour.
PERSONAL: Son of William and Veretta Denson … Has two sisters, Akilah and Erika … Majoring in management and photography.
