January 2, 2025
Tavares High School Baseball Player Kyle Dunn Committs To Northland College
By Kyle Coppola
Tavares High School Baseball Player Kyle Dunn Committs To Northland College
TAVARES, Fla. — Tavares High School senior pitcher Kyle Dunn has announced his commitment to Northland College in Wisconsin, where he will continue his academic and baseball career. Dunn shared the news on his X (formerly Twitter) page, expressing gratitude to his support system and faith.
“I am extremely blessed and excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and baseball career at Northland College,” Dunn wrote. “I would like to take this time to thank my parents, coaches, teammates, and most of all the Lord for helping me through this journey.”
For Dunn, the journey to this milestone was anything but easy. A broken arm injury threatened his future on the diamond last year leaving him to question if he would ever play again.
“I was in so much pain,” Dunn reflected. “I broke my arm and kept thinking, ‘What if I never play again?'” During the summer last year Dunn would end up getting the chance to heal his arm and rehab it.
As his arm healed, Dunn embraced the mental and physical challenges of recovery. Limited in activity during the initial weeks, he shifted his focus to self-improvement, shedding weight, and rebuilding his strength. His determination paid off when he was finally able to pitch and swing again which led to a fantastic junior season.
Dunn’s hard work culminated in a standout junior season, where he showcased his potential on the mound. Over 33.2 innings, he struck out 30 batters, surrendered just 11 earned runs, and posted an impressive 2.29 ERA.
With his senior season still ahead, Dunn is poised to lead Tavares High and build upon his success. We are very excited for Kyle! Congratulations to his family, coaches, teammates and everyone who has impacted his life. Northland College is an NCAA Division III program.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
