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  Mike McKenna

Mike McKenna

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Delray Beach, FL

High School:
St. Joseph's by the Sea

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 195

Position:
OF

Birthdate:
02/13/1986

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Top returning hitter in the Sun Belt (.413 BA)
2008 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America Second Team player
2008 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America Third Team selection
2008 Brooks Wallace Award `Watch List' honoree- an award presented to the nation's top player

As a Junior (2007): Finished the season 13th among all Division I-A players in batting average (.413) and 18th nationally in slugging % (.716)...hit .434 during regular season conference play, best among all league players...American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-Region award winner...Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference player...156 total bases ranks 5th all-time in FAU single-season history, with his `07 totals in hits (90), homeruns (16) and batting average (.413) also ranking as top-10 FAU single-season performances...hit safely in 23 straight games from April 7-May 23...hit a grand slam against Northern Illinois (3/14)...hit a walk-off homer against Cincinnati (2/10)...started all 56 games in which he appeared...went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI in 9-6 win over no. 17 Oklahoma St...went 7-for-16 in three game set against Western Kentucky...scored three times and had four RBI against Dartmouth...18-for-29 in final six games of regular season.

As a Sophomore (2006): Made 31 starts during the season despite missing 24 games with a knee injury...had a season-high four hits on Feb. 11 against Southern Illinois...season-high three RBI came on May 18 against East Tennessee State...hit three home runs in the final nine games...in conference play hit .355 with a .645 slugging percentage...had nine multiple-hit and four multiple-RBI games...finished the season with a seven-game hitting streak.

As a Freshman (2005): Did not start the season as a starter but quickly became an integral part of the offense and started 40 games...in his first collegiate at bat hit a pinch hit home run against no. 23 TCU...carried a batting average over .360 through Apr. 10...finished third on the squad with six homers...in A-Sun play he finished fourth on the squad with 21 RBI and tied the team leaders with four home runs...finished the season with 12 multiple-hit and eight multiple-RBI games...recorded a season-high three hits in three contests...his season-high four RBI came in a 3-for-3 effort against Gardner-Webb on Mar. 11...with the bases loaded he went 4-for-8 at the plate...named to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team.

High School: Attended St. Joseph's by the Sea in New York where he was coached by Gordon Russ...a four-year starter and All-City recipient...played for the Bayside Yankees in Queens, NY...a member of Student Countil...two-sport athlete: baseball and basketball.

Personal: Undecided major...son of Robert and Susan McKenna...born Feb. 13, 1980, in Staten Island, NY.

YearBAG/GSABRHRBI2B3BHRSB/SBABBSOHBPSF/S
2005.28347/4016626473310064/792101/1
2006.30831/311171836174130/0142400/0
2007.41356/56218469060142168/10364024/0
Total.345134/127501901731102832512/17598525/1

 
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