2019 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Michael Michalak
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 180
- Position:
- 1B/3B/OF
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Minn.
- High School:
- Mayo
Career Highs
- Hits: 3, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018 ; at Florida Atlantic, Feb 23, 2019
- Doubles: 2, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018
- Home runs: 1, vs Purdue, May 26, 2018
- Total bases: 5, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018 ; vs Purdue, May 26, 2018
- RBI: 2, 4 times
- Runs scored: 2, 5 times
- Walks: 3, at Illinois State, Apr 09, 2019
- Hit by pitch: 1, 7 times
- Sac flies: 2, Purdue, May 12, 2019
- Sac bunts: 1, at Florida Atlantic, Feb 23, 2019
- At bats: 5, 5 times
- Stolen bases: 1, 9 times
- Field chances: 14, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018
- Putouts: 14, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018
- Assists: 1, Coastal Carolina, Apr 02, 2019 ; vs Georgetown, Feb 15, 2019 ; vs Northeastern, Mar 04, 2019
Senior - 2019
- Played in 45 games with 26 starts
- .270 (31-115), 7 2B, 9 RBIs
- Third on the team with seven steals
- Sixth on the team with a .270 batting average
- .500, 7-14, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K during six-game foreign trip to Curaçao and Aruba, setting an Illinois foreign trip record for hits and batting average
Junior - 2018
- Played in 43 games with 41 starts at DH and first base
- .282 (40-142), 7 2B, HR, 17 RBI, 18 BB
- .291 (25-86), 4 2B, 10 RBI, 8 BB in Big Ten games
- Nine multi-hit games
- Tied for team-best 1.000 stolen base percentage (3-3)
- First career home run against Purdue 5/26/18 in the Big Ten Tournament
Junior College (Des Moines Area CC)
- Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility left
- .366/.456/.624, 9 HR, 17 2B, 2 3B, 46 RBI, 17 SB, 53 G as a sophomore
- .359/.442/.595, 9 HR, 15 2B, 2 3B, 50 RBI, 11 SB, 54 G as a freshman
High School
- Three-year letterwinner in baseball
- 2015 all-state
- Two-time all-conference and all-section
- Played with Illini Jackson Douglas in high school
- Also played football in high school
- Three-year starter as a wide receiver
- School-record holder for receiving yards in a game, season and career
- Associated Press All-State second team as a senior
- Football team MVP as a senior
- Mayo Fall Male Athlete of the Season
- 2014 MFCA Academic All-State
Personal
- Born July 12, 1997
- Son of Greg and Sylvia Michalak
- Older sister, Amber
- Majoring in kinesiology
- Has been on three church mission trips
- Why Illinois: "The scholarship I was offered and the situation with the baseball program and me makes it a good fit. Academically, Illinois is a prestigious school in a Power 5 conference. The campus and facilities are very impressive. On my visit, I was treated great and they made it easy for me to choose Illinois over anyone else."
- Played for the Rochester Honkers along with Illini teammate Ryan Thompson in the Summer of 2017
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