Hall of Fame
Baseball (1996-99)
A two-time first-team All-Big West honoree, Lyle Overbay earned All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball, Baseball Weekly, Louisville Slugger and the College Baseball Insider in 1999. He helped Nevada to an NCAA regional appearance in 1999 and helped the Wolf Pack to Big West titles in 1997 and 1998. Overbay set Nevada's career records for at bats (864 - since broken), single-season at-bats (260) and career runs batted in (257) and held Nevada's career doubles record with 62 until 2009. He also ranks in the top five for season (3rd-81) and career runs (2nd-243), season (2nd-102) and career hits (2nd-309), season doubles (T2nd-24) and career home runs (T4th-39), season (3rd-420) and career batting average (8th-.358). Overbay made his Major League debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001 and is now with the Toronto Blue Jays
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