| Michael Speciale |
|
|
Career Honors
College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll (March 20, 2007)
Patriot League Rookie of the Week (March 19, 2007)
Career Statistics
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2007.... .274 40-38 135 21 37 5 0 0 16 5 22 1-1
TOTAL... .274 40-38 135 21 37 5 0 0 16 5 22 1-1
2007:
Game-by-Game Statistics
Developed into a steady contributor and starter in just his first season in Annapolis ... earned the starting nod in 38 of the 40 contests he played in ... finished the year with a .274 (37-for-135) batting average and 21 runs scored ... connected for five doubles and drove in 16 runs ... laid down three sacrifice bunts and was successful in his lone stolen base attempt ... totaled 10 multi-hit and five multi-RBI performances ... played perfect defense all year, cleanly coming up with all 34 fielding chances ... led the team with a .321 (25-for-78) batting average in non-league contests ... 17 of those 25 non-league hits came with runners on base ... enjoyed the friendly confines at home, hitting .315 (23-for-73) ... hit at a .301 (25-for-83) clip while hitting in the heart of the lineup, between the third and fifth spots ... very consistent hitter against both left-handed and right-handed pitchers, as the batting averages against the two are only separated by two points ... owned a .500 (3-for-6) batting average with the bases loaded ... a tough out in the early innings, hitting .339 (20-for-59) between the first and third innings ... did not go more than back-to-back games without recording a base knock ... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over Delaware State (Feb. 20) ... went on an seven-game hitting streak between March 11-23 ... in that span, he tore up opposing pitching to the tune of a .462 (12-for-26) batting average with six runs scored and three RBIs ... produced back-to-back three-hit efforts against Mount St. Mary's (March 14) and Buffalo (March 15) ... recorded a 2-for-2 performance at the plate with two runs scored, two RBIs and a double at Mount St. Mary's (March 27) ... enjoyed a 2-for-5 showing at Coppin State with a double, three RBIs and three runs scored (April 11) ... came back the following game to go 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs at Lehigh (April 14) ... in the series opener at Army, he went 2-for-4 with a two-run single off Nick Hill (April 21) ... closed out the regular season with a 5-for-10 performance with three runs scored in a three-game sweep of UMES (May 5-6).
High School:
Attended Pearland High School ... earned three letters in both baseball and football ... named Third-Team All-Texas as a senior in 2006 ... All-District 24-5A selection in 2005 and `06 ... All-Houston pick as a junior and a senior ... helped his team to a 19-11 record during his senior season ... scholar-athlete finalist in both baseball and football during his senior campaign ... helped his American Legion team to a state championship in 2004.
Personal:
Son of Mike and Jo Ann Speciale ... born Sept. 25, 1987, in Dallas, Texas ... majoring in economics.
