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11 Aaron Michel

  • Position Left-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 155
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Decatur, Ill.
  • Highschool St. Teresa

Biography

Awards & Recognition:
Summit League 'Co-Pitcher of the Week' on April 14, 2014
Summit League 'Pitcher of the Week' on March 31, 2014
Prospect League All-Star, Summer 2013 -  Quincy Gems
2013 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
2013 Second Team All-Conference
2013 Summit League All-Tournament Team
Summit League ‘Co-Pitcher of the Week’ on April 29, 2013

JUNIOR (2016): Recorded 11 appearances and six starts... 1-6 record and 7.98 ERA... 35 strikeouts in 38.1 innings... came in relief of game one of the Tennessee Tech series... season-high 2.0 innings versus Southern Illinois... went 1.0 innings against Northern Kentucky... appeared in game one at Arkansas... season-best three scoreless innings of relief versus North Dakota State... earned the win in the series opener against South Dakota State, allowing two unearned runs in five innings while striking out a season-high six batters... season-high six innings in his start at Omaha... improved on his season-high with 6.2 innings against Oral Roberts, allowing three earned runs and striking out two... missed the final four weeks of the season with an injury.

JUNIOR (2015): Redshirted

SOPHOMORE (2014): Made 12 appearances during his sophomore campaign with 11 starts... first start of the season came on 2/20 vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 4.2 innings with five strikeouts... 7.0 innings of work with just two hits allowed and no runs in a no-decision at Evansville on 2/28... 7.0 innings pitched at Indiana State on 3/8... 5.0 innings of work at Illinois State on 3/15 with a pair of strikeouts... 6.2 innings and three k's in the win vs. Butler on 3/21... complete game, seven-inning shutout against South Dakota State on 3/28 with eight strikeouts... earned Summit League 'Pitcher of the Week' honors for his performance... 4.1 innings at Omaha on 4/6... threw another seven-inning shutout against Fort Wayne on 4/12 with a career-high 10 strikeouts... earned his second 'Pitcher of the Week' honor after the performance... threw 0.2 inning in relief at Iowa on 4/15... 5.2 innings with two k's at North Dakota State on 4/18... threw 5.0 innings in his final two outings of the season vs. Fort Wayne on 4/26 and at South Dakota State on 5/11... recorded eight strikeouts vs. SDSU on 5/11... third on the team in innings pitched (65.0), strikeouts (49)... 2.62 career ERA in 130.2 innings of work through his first two seasons as a Leatherneck.

FRESHMAN (2013): Recorded 21 appearances with six starts… made first career appearance on 2/15 at Arkansas... threw one inning with one strikeout... threw one inning on 2/17... threw 2.0 innings on 2/23 with one strikeout at Arkansas State... pitched 1.1 innings on 3/3 at Arkansas-Little Rock with two strikeouts... threw 2.1 innings on 3/8 at Minnesota with one strikeout... first career win came on 3/16 at Missouri State...   threw 3.3 innings with three strikeouts in the win… 3.2 innings of work on 3/29 at Illinois-Chicago with four strikeouts… threw 5.0 innings on 4/14 with no earned runs allowed and two strikeouts… first career start came on 4/21 at Blackburn College… threw 5.0 innings on 4/21 with seven strikeouts and no earned runs… 7.0 innings of work on 4/26 at Fort Wayne with seven strikeouts and one earned run in the victory… named Summit League ‘Co-Pitcher of the Week’ on 4/29… threw 6.1 innings with two strikeouts on 5/4 vs. South Dakota State… back-to-back starts with at least 6.0 innings of work and no earned runs on 5/10 vs. North Dakota State and 5/16 at Oakland… recorded no-decisions in both games… also notched then-career-best eight strikeouts on 5/10… career-high 8.0 innings of work in the opening round of the Summit League Tournament with only one earned run allowed in the victory over South Dakota State… climbed as high as sixth nationally during the season in ERA and third nationally in hits allowed per game… concluded the season with a conference best 1.23 ERA which is the third lowest in a single season in conference history and also the lowest ERA in program history.   

HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball, basketball and soccer... First team All-Conference and All-County sophomore, junior and senior year... First Team All-State senior year... team player of the year sophomore and senior year.

PERSONAL: Son of Chris Michel and Heather Egger.

MAJOR: Psychology

Statistics

Season:
2016

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Redshirt

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 150 lbs
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    2014Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 155 lbs
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    2015Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 155 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2016Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 155 lbs
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