2011 Baseball Roster

Levi Michael
- Position:
- Short Stop
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, NC
- High School:
- North Davidson
Sophomore (2010)
Started all 60 games on the year with 59 starts at third base and one at shortstop Led the team in nearly every offensive category Ranked first on the team and 20th in the ACC with a .346 average (74-214) Switch-hitter hit .371 (26-70) from the right side of the plate and .333 (48-144) from the left Led the Tar Heels with a .575 slugging percentage and a .480 on base percentage Ranked fifth in the conference in on base percentage Scored the sixth-most runs in school single-season history with 76 Ranked fourth in the ACC and 13th in the nation in runs scored Finished the year with a team-high 123 total bases thanks to his team-leading nine home runs Swiped a team-high 20 stolen bases which ranked eighth in the league Was caught stealing just twice Was hit by a team-high 17 pitches Tallied 23 multi-hit games on the year, 17 two-hit games and six three-hit games Recorded two or more RBI in 12 games, including five games with three or more Went on a team-best 16-game hit streak from April 11-May 12, hitting .492 (29-59) during the stretch Drove in 16 runs and scored 26 during the streak Hit .357 (40-112) during conference play with 38 runs scored and 31 RBI Slugged at a percentage of .652 thanks to 10 doubles, a trilple and seven home runs Recorded a steal on 10-of-11 attempts during conference play Hit .214 (3-14) with five runs and four RBI in NCAA Tournament play Scored a career-high four runs versus Wake Forest May 7 Tallied a RBI the first five games of the year Drew a career-high four walks versus UNC Greensboro Feb. 23 Scored a run in eight of the first 10 games of the season Went 7-for-13 (.538) in the Duke series March 12-14 with five runs and six RBI Kept it going in back-to-back games versus Princeton March 16-17 by going 5-for-10 (.500) with five runs scored and three RBI Scored a pair of runs versus No. 4 Florida State March 19 Drove in four runs with a double and a triple against Winthrop March 30 Crossed the plate three times against Richmond March 31 Went 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI against NC State April 11 Turned in a solid series at No. 13 Miami April 16-18 by going 5-for-9 (.556) with four runs scored and a RBI in each game Opened the series at No. 20 Clemson April 23 by going 3-for-4 with two runs, four RBI with a double and a home run Tallied four-straight multi hit games from April 27-May 7 Capped off by a 3-for-4 performance against Wake Forest May 7 Closed out the series versus No. 1 Virginia May 16 with a 3-for-4 day with a run scored and a pair of RBI Capped off the regular season with a 5-for-11 (.455) performance against Virginia Tech May 20-22 Drove in four runs and scored five times versus the Hokies Scored a pair of runs and drove in another in the NCAA Tournament opener against California June 4 Went deep against Oral Roberts June 6 in the NCAA Tournament and scored two runs and drove in a pair. Summer 2010: Appeared in 38 games with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League Hit .248 (32-129) with 17 runs scored and 16 RBI Was named to the Eastern Division All-Star Team Earned Baseball America Top 30 Cape Cod prospect honor at the conclusion of the summer.
Freshman (2009)
Early enrollee started 65 of 66 games at second base Earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors and was named to the NCBWA Freshman All-America second team Claimed a spot on the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team Switch hitter batted .290 (76-262) with 13 home runs, 15 doubles and four triples Added 54 runs scored and tallied 57 RBI Tied for second all-time among UNC freshmen with 13 home runs - six from the right side and seven from the left Tied for fourth in the ACC with the four triples Tallied 20 multiple-hit games, including seven games of three or more hits, and finished second on the team with 16 multi-RBI games Ranked third on the team with a .333 average (39-117) in ACC play Hit five home runs and drove in 23 in league action Hit .270 (10-37) with eight runs, three doubles and six RBI in the NCAA Tournament Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles versus No. 14 East Carolina June 6 in the Super Regional opener Matched a career high with four hits and added two runs and three RBI against No. 15 Coastal Carolina May 30 in the NCAA Chapel Hill Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run versus No. 14 Virginia May 22 in the ACC Tournament Was 5-for-14 with four RBI in the Boston College series Hit .480 (12-28) over a seven-game hitting streak with nine RBI and seven runs from April 18 to May 5 Hit .583 (7-12) in the Maryland series sweep and tied career highs with four hits and three runs scored April 25 Went 2-for-5 at No. 20 Florida State April 12 Made first career start in the clean-up spot against No. 8 Virginia and responded with a career-high four hits, two runs and an RBI triple March 28 Hit .441 (15-34) with 14 RBI and five home runs over a career-best eight-game hitting streak from March 13-24 Went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run against Duke March 20 Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and four RBI against Princeton March 17 Hit .500 (5-10) with five runs scored and five RBI in the series sweep at Virginia Tech Hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-best five runs March 13 and followed with three hits and three runs scored March 15 against the Hokies Hit a game-tying three-run homer in the seventh versus Appalachian State March 10 Went 4-for-12 with two RBI, a home run and a double in the Clemson series Posted first career three-hit game against the Tigers March 7 Went 2-for-5 with two RBI, including the first home run by a Tar Heel at the new Boshamer Stadium versus No. 18 Coastal Carolina Feb. 24 Scored three runs in first career game against VMI Feb. 20. Summer 2009: Played in 31 games for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League Hit .247 (23-93) with 11 runs and six RBI Hit one double and one home run.
North Davidson High School
Three-year starter at North Davidson High School for coach Mike Meadows Rated as the No. 1 prospect in North Carolina by Impact Baseball and the No. 63 prospect in the country by Perfect Game All-state selection as a junior Three-time all-conference pick Served as high school team captain Named to the Impact Baseball Dream Team and was a two-time pick for the Impact Future Games Also a North Carolina State Games participant and earned a silver medal Played basketball as a freshman AP student and a Member of the National Honor Society Member of student council and active in FCA.
Personal
Levi Burt Michael is the son of Tony and Rhonda Michael Born Feb. 9, 1991 Has an older brother, Hence, and an older sister, Keeli Keeli is the starter at second base for the Campbell softball team Majoring in exercise and sports science at Carolina.
CAREER HIGHS:
Hits: 4 vs. Virginia (3/29/09), vs. Maryland (4/25/09), vs. Coastal Carolina (5/30/09)
Runs: 4 vs. Wake Forest (5/7/10)
RBI: 5 at Virginia Tech (3/13/09)
Hit Streak: 16 games (4/11/10-5/12/10)
CAREER STATS:
Year | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
2009 | .290 | 65-65 | 262 | 54 | 76 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 138 | .527 | 26 | 14 | 56 | 5 | .377 | 6 | 2 | 5-9 | 102 | 179 | 15 | .949 |
2010 | .346 | 60-60 | 214 | 76 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 123 | .575 | 44 | 17 | 26 | 4 | .480 | 6 | 4 | 20-22 | 38 | 99 | 13 | .913 |
Total | .315 | 125-125 | 476 | 130 | 150 | 29 | 8 | 22 | 111 | 261 | .548 | 70 | 31 | 82 | 9 | .426 | 12 | 6 | 25-31 | 140 | 278 | 28 | .937 |