Named one of four team captains for the 2009 season ... After missing the entire 2008 season, will compete for a midweek starters spot ... Will battle for innings on the weekend as well ... 2008: Redshirted (injury) ... 2007: Appeared in eight games with six starts ... Posted a 1-1 record with a 3.00 earned run average ... Worked a total of 24 innings, allowing 25 hits, 11 runs while fanning 13 and walking seven ... Best outing came in his first collegiate start against Radford (3/4) allowing one run (earned) in five innings with a season-high four strikeouts ... Also recorded starts against (22) North Carolina State, UNC-Wilmington, Savannah State, (4) North Carolina, The Citadel and Elon ... Made collegiate debut against in-state foe Duke on Feb. 25 in the Pirate Invitational throwing one inning of relief and allowing two hits in an 11-4 victory ... Used primarily as a mid-week starter ... First collegiate start came against Radford (3/4) where he worked five innings allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts registering his first collegiate win, 16-3 ... Posted a 2.74 ERA as a starter with opposing batters hitting .244 (21-for-86) ... Held opposing hitters to a .269 average ... Had equal success against batters from both sides of the plate (.267 vs. left-handers and .270 vs. right-handers) ... Ranked fourth on the team in starts (6) ... Did not allow a single run when working in the fourth (3.0 IP), fifth (2.2 IP), sixth (1.0 IP) and seventh (1.1 IP) innings ... Posted a 1-0 record with a 1.50 ERA in day games oppose to a 0-1 record with a 3.5 ERA in night games ... Month-by-month analysis includes February (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 saves in one game), March (1-0, 1.80, 0, 1), April (0-1, 2.87, 0, 4) and May (0-0, 7.71, 0, 2) ... High School: Earned four letters for the Walter Panas Panthers ... Named team captain during junior and senior seasons ... Posted an 18-8 overall record on the mound with 277 strikeouts in 188 innings of work ... Each year logged an ERA of less than three (2.98-freshman, 1.04-sophomore, 1.28-junior and 1.46-senior) ... Earned league MVP honors as a junior ... Named first-team All-Star by the New York Journal News and the North County News ... Invited to participate in the 2005 East Coast Professional Showcase in Wilmington, N.C. after his junior season ... Named Top Prospect by Perfect Game at the 2005 Northeast Top Prospect Showcase ...Received Geis Auto Mall Scholar Athlete Award ... Personal: Full name is Michael John Anderson ... Nickname: "Mikey" ... Born May 17, 1988 in Mount Kisco, N.Y. ... Son of James and Mary Ann Anderson ... Has two siblings (Jimmy and Danny) ... Majoring in history education ... Two-time Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll recipient (2006 07, 2007-08) ... Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall '06, Spring '07, Spring `08, Fall `08). CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 6.1 vs. UNCW (4/11/07); strikeouts: 4 vs. Radford (3/14/07). |
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