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Michael Anderson Season 2024-25

PosINF
Wt230 lbs
Ht6-3
YrJr.
HometownHavertown, Pa.
Previous SchoolRhode Island
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2025 (Junior)
» First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll


Played in four games with two starts (both at first base) ... Went 0-for-8 with a walk and three strikeouts on the year ... Made his Razorback debut in a start in game two of the Opening Day doubleheader against Washington State (Feb. 14) ... Second start of the season came vs. Grambling (April 1) at CHI St. Vincent Field at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, Ark., finishing 0-for-2 with a walk ... Made his SEC debut as a pinch hitter against Missouri (April 5) ... Defensively, did not commit an error in nine total chances (1.000 fielding percentage) and helped turn two double plays.


2024 (Sophomore at Rhode Island)
» Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (March 26)


Served as a team captain ... Played in 47 games with 45 starts as the team’s primary first baseman during his sophomore campaign ... Slashed .252/.411/.574 with 13 home runs, second most on the team, and a team-leading 41 RBI ... His 13 home runs are sixth most in URI’s single-season record book ... Tallied 39 hits, including nine doubles and one triple, and scored 34 runs on the year ... Recorded nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... Defensively, posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 239 total chances ... Belted his first home run of the season at UT Rio Grande Valley (Feb. 18), driving in two runs ... Went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI at Texas A&M (March 10) ... Had three hits, including two doubles and a home run, and three RBI at Northeastern (March 15) ... Set the NCAA Division I single-game high and a program record with 12 RBI against Stonehill (March 20) ... Went 5-for-6 in the contest with a pair of doubles, a triple and two home runs, earning Atlantic 10 Player of the Week accolades ... Had a double, a home run and four RBI against Saint Joseph’s (April 13) ... Set the single-game record when he was hit by a pitch four times at George Washington (April 20) ... Blasted two homers and drove in five runs at Davidson (May 3) ... Closed out the season with a two-RBI performance at Dayton (May 18).


2023 (Freshman at Rhode Island)
» Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
» All-Atlantic 10 (Second Team)
» All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team
» Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Feb. 21; Feb. 28; April 24)


Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball ... Started all 52 games as a true freshman ... Slashed .316/.396/.555 with 10 home runs and 43 RBI ... Scored 43 runs on the year .. Tallied 66 hits, including a team-high 18 doubles and one triple ... Tallied 18 multi-hit games, including two four-hit games, and 11 multi-RBI games ... Defensively, posted a .993 fielding percentage with three errors in 436 total chances ... Hit a double in his collegiate debut at Sam Houston (Feb. 17) ... Had a season-high four RBI in his second collegiate game, collecting a pair of doubles at Sam Houston (Feb. 18) ... In the finale at Sam Houston State (Feb. 19), collected two more hits, including one double ... Connected on his first career home run at Mercer (Feb. 24) ... Had a four-hit game at Mercer (Feb. 26), homering twice ... Earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks as a result of his performances ... Went 3-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI against Davidson (April 22) en route to his third Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Award ... Matched his season highs in hits (4), including a home run, and RBI (4) against VCU (May 19) ... Ended the season on a 21-game reached base streak ... Also made eight appearances on the mound, posting a 6.23 ERA in 8.2 innings with 17 strikeouts ... Made his first career start against Hartford (April 26) and striking out a season-high four.


High School
Attended Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pa. ... Ranked by Perfect Game as a top 500 overall prospect and the No. 83 first baseman in the class of 2022 ... Rated the No. 69 overall prospect and the No. 4 first baseman in Rhode Island by Perfect Game ... Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 72 overall prospect and the No. 6 first baseman in Rhode Island ... 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – Atlantic Region Honorable Mention ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – Atlantic Region Honorable Mention.