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2026 Baseball Roster

3 Michael Farina

  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Hometown Mundelein, Ill.
  • High School Mundelein HS
  • Prev School Southeastern CC

Biography

2025 - Sophomore (at Southeastern CC)

  • 2025 NJCAA Div. II First Team All-American
  • Played in 64 games, slashing .367/.487/.600 with  nine home runs, 84 RBI, 88 hits, 84 runs, 21 doubles, four triples, 26 walks, and 10 stolen bases
  • Defensively, recorded 218 total chances with 146 assists, finishing with a .963 fielding percentage while helping turn 12 double plays
  • Registered a home run, two hits, three walks, and four RBI vs. Des Moines Area CC (5/10/25)
  • Tallied a season-high four hits and five RBI at Des Moines Area CC (5/10/25)
  • Drove in six runs and hit two home runs while going 3-for-5 at Southwestern CC (4/27/25)
  • Recorded a 3-for-3 day with a home run and five RBI vs. Iowa Central CC (4/18/25)
  • Went 3-for-5 with five RBI against Iowa Western CC (4/12/25)
  • Hit two home runs while going 3-for-5 with seven RBI and two runs scored at Northeast CC (3/28/25)
  • Posted six consecutive multi-hit games from March 9-17

2024 - Freshman (at Southeastern CC)

  • Helped the Blackhawks to the 2024 NJCAA Division II World Series
  • 2024 NJCAA Region 11 Honorable Mention All-Region
  • Played in 61 games, posting a slash line of .323/.452/.531 with 73 hits, 56 runs, 10 home runs, 15 doubles, 53 RBI, 31 walks, and nine stolen bases
  • Defensively, recorded 199 total chances with 127 assists and a .975 fielding percentage while helping turn 28 double plays
  • Tallied two home runs and went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two walks, and three runs at North Iowa Area CC (4/13/24)
  • Registered a 3-for-5 day at the plate with a home run and three RBI at Carl Sandburg College (3/19/24)
  • Went 3-for-5 with three RBI vs. Kaskaskia College (2/23/24)
  • Hit two home runs while going 2-for-4 with three RBI against Southwest Mississippi CC (2/16/24)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Helped lead Mundelein High School to IHSA 4A championship game in 2022

PERSONAL

  • Born on Jan. 5, 2005
  • Son of Sal and Kathy Farina
  • Has two brothers, Chris and Joe
  • Chose Illinois because “when I visited, it felt like home. I'm honored to represent my home state.”
  • Majoring in criminal justice

Statistics

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