Michael Morin

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-4
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Leawood, Kan.
High School:
Shawnee Mission South

General
Anchors the back end of one of the top bullpens in the country • Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List.

Sophomore (2011)
Made the second-most appearances on the team with 32 • Made six starts before moving into the closer's role • Posted 10 saves, the most for a Tar Heel since Andrew Carignan recorded a school-record 18 in 2007 • His 10 saves rank tied for sixth in school single season history • Finished fourth in the ACC with six saves during the ACC season • Threw 64.0 innings on the year allowing 33 earned runs (4.64 ERA) • Struck out 66 batters, while issuing just 18 walks • Retired 20 of the 27 first batters he faced (.741 percent) the best mark on the squad • Began the year as Carolina's Sunday starter making a career-long 5.2 inning start at Southern California (2/20) • Followed that start by striking out a career-high nine batters against Seton Hall (2/27) • After suffering an ankle injury at Virginia Tech (3/20) moved to the bullpen where he allowed just one run over his next four appearances • Registered a pair of saves in the series win at Florida State • Went 1-0 with four saves over five scoreless appearances from April 27-May 13 • Posted a 0.70 ERA to close out the year by allowing just one run over 11.2 innings in his final nine appearances.

Freshman (2010)
Made the second-most appearances on the team with 24 • Made one start on the year • Posted a 5-3 record with a 5.45 ERA • Picked up a team-leading three saves • Worked 39.2 innings striking out 43 and walking 14 • Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen during the ACC season • Posted a 2-2 mark in 15.2 innings of action • Opened his collegiate career with a relief win against George Washington (2/19) • The very next day grabbed the save working 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball • Struck out a season-high five batters against Maine (2/28) • Earned the win in relief against Gardner-Webb (3/4) • Struck out three in 1.1 innings at UNC Greensboro (3/24) to earn the win • Threw 4.2 innings of relief in the Maryland series April 3-4 earning a win and striking out four • Won his fifth-straight decision to open his career throwing 2 innings versus NC State (4/11) • Struck out four in five scoreless innings of work against High Point (4/27) • Sat down four batters in the NCAA Tournament against California (6/4). Summer 2010: Made seven starts and one relief appearance for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod League • Posted a 3.29 ERA with a 1-3 record • Struck out 38 and walked 12 in 38.1 innings of work.

Shawnee Mission South High School
Drafted in the 40th round (1,202nd pick) by the Kansas City Royals in the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft but elected to attend North Carolina • Four-year letterman as a pitcher for coach Mitch Wiles at Shawnee Mission South • As a senior, earned first-team all-conference and all-Kansas City metro honors • Pitched in the Kansas all-star game • Also played basketball for two seasons • Four-year honor roll student • Pitched for the Mac-N-Seitz Athletics of the M.I.N.K. Summer Collegiate League in 2009 and was named the league's No. 1 prospect by Baseball America.

Personal
Michael William Morin is the son of Greg Morin and Leatha Scalise Cline • Born May 3, 1991, in Andover, Minn. • Majoring in exercise and sports science at Carolina.

Career Highs
Innings: 5.2, Southern California (2/20/11)
Walks: 2, 9 times
Strikeouts: 9, Seton Hall (2/27/11)
Runs: 7, Southern California (2/20/11)
Earned Runs: 7, Southern California (2/20/11)