2007: Provided a spark offensively and defensively after being installed as the everyday right fielder in late April...hit .253...scored 27 runs...swiped six bases in nine attempts...hit .327 (16-for-49) with 18 runs scored and an on-base percentage of .441 in 15 starts from Apr. 24 through May 19...made first collegiate start as the leadoff hitter and left fielder against Northern Illinois on Apr. 24...reached base safely in all five of his plate appearances in the doubleheader opener against Wright State on May 19, going 4-for-4 with a walk, three doubles, four runs scored, and three RBI.

2006: Sat out season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility.

Prep/Personal: Mid-Suburban League All-Conference selection and a Daily Herald All-Area selection as a senior...batted .405 as a senior while scoring 48 runs...led the Pirates in hits, runs, walks, batting average, doubles and triples as a senior...a member of the second-place American Legion State Tournament team as an outfielder for the Palatine Blue Jays Post 690...batted .319 during his sophomore season on the varsity squad...was a member of the USA Athletes International Inc. squad that participated in a tournament in Oldenzaal, Holland and led the squad with a .615 batting average...born July 13, 1987...son of Lynda Rubio...major is criminal justice.

TY RUBIO'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2007....  .253  44-21    83   27   21   3   0   0    9   24  .289  14   4  15   1  .386   0   4   6-9     36   1   1  .974
TOTAL...  .253  44-21    83   27   21   3   0   0    9   24  .289  14   4  15   1  .386   0   4   6-9     36   1   1  .974