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Kevin Lyons, owner of the Bentley record for longest hitting streak
Kevin Lyons, owner of the Bentley record for longest hitting streak
Posted: Jun 17, 2015

Boston Globe West: "Catching up with Kevin Lyons"

Thirteen years ago, former Bentley University catcher Kevin Lyons strung together one of the longest hitting streaks in Division II history, an amazing 39 games!  Marvin Pave, a sports correspondent for the Boston Globe, featured him in Sunday's Globe West "Catching up with series". This appeared online at www.bostonglobe.com.

By Marvin Pave GLOBE CORRESPONDENT  JUNE 11, 2015
 
Thirteen years after setting a program record at Bentley University by hitting safely in 39 consecutive games, Kevin Lyons says putting on a baseball uniform still brings a smile to his face.

A three-sport athlete at Waltham High, Lyons is a hard-hitting catcher for the over-30 Braintree Braves, the defending champion of the Massachusetts Amateur Baseball League.

"I still enjoy playing, even though my knees aren't happy about it,'' said the 34-year-old Waltham resident, a sales representative for Oracle America Inc., a software technology firm.

A career .332 hitter in college, Lyons set his batting record with a streak that carried over from the 2001 to 2002 seasons, and that included a bunt hit against Babson his senior year.

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