Mike Cavasinni

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-7
Weight:
160
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Huntersville, NC
High School:
North Meklenburg

JUNIOR (2009)
Started 62 games in center field after battling injuries over the 2007 and 20008 seasons • Batted .272 (59-217) with 43 runs scored and a career-best 24 RBI • Posted five doubles and shared the team lead with four triples, which also tied for fourth in the ACC • Stole nine bases in 12 changes • Led the team with 11 sacrifice bunts • Ranked fourth on the team with a .293 (27-92) average in ACC play and added 19 runs and 12 RBI • Posted 14 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI outings • Logged a career-best seven-game hitting streak from April 25-May 15 • Had an outstanding postseason, batting .444 (12-27) with six runs and three RBI • Went 6-for-13 at the College World Series, including a two hits in each game • Was 4-for-7 with two runs in the Super Regional sweep of East Carolina • Scored three runs in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional sweep • Drove in two runs and scored two at Boston College May 15 • Went 5-for-10 at No. 20 Florida State • Was 2-for-3 with two runs and a career-best three RBI in the April 11 win over the Seminoles • Hit .385 (5-13) in the series win at No. 3 Georgia Tech, including a three-hit game April 4 • Two-RBI triple in the eighth inning lifted Carolina to 4-3 win over No. 8 Virginia March 27 • Went 4-for-8 with three runs and two steals at Virginia Tech • Tallied a season-best three hits and two runs in the March 15 victory over the Hokies • Went 3-for-9 with four walks in the series win over No. 18 Clemson • Was 2-for-3 with two walks in March 8 win over the Tigers • Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored versus Coastal Carolina Feb. 24.

2008 SEASON
Redshirt season • Suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament during preseason practice and rehabbed throughout the season.

SOPHOMORE (2007)
Saw action in 39 games and made eight starts, including six in center field and two at designated hitter • Hit .231 (9-for-39) with 17 runs scored and three RBI • Suffered an eye injury in the preseason, which limited his playing time for much of the season • Posted a .318 on-base percentage • Singled against Coastal Carolina Feb. 28 in first at-bat of the season • Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Towson March 20 • Top performance of the season came against UNC Wilmington April 3 with two hits, three runs scored and two RBI • Had back-to-back pinch-hit singles in a doubleheader sweep of Maryland May 19 • Scored three runs in NCAA Tournament play. Summer 2007: Played with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League • Hit .159 (7-44) over 20 games • Stole two bases • Did not commit an error in the outfield.

FRESHMAN (2006)
Played in 63 games and made 47 starts in the outfield for the Tar Heels • Ranked fifth among regulars with a .317 average (63-for-199) • Led the team with 16 stolen bases in a team-high 25 attempts • Also led UNC with 12 sacrifice bunts • Scored 43 runs and tallied 18 RBI • Hit .370 with runners on base and .322 with runners in scoring position • Committed just one error in the outfield for a .990 fielding percentage • Picked up 18 multi-hit games, including five games with three or more hits • Hit .373 (19-for-51) in 11 NCAA Tournament games • Had a career-best five hits and scored two runs against Alabama in the June 9 Super Regional win • Tallied four hits and drove in two runs against Winthrop in the NCAA Regional June 3 • Also had three hits at Charlotte April 12, against NC State in the ACC Tournament May 24 and against Oregon State June 26 in the CWS finale • Recorded a season-best six-game hitting streak from May 19 to June 3 and had five straight multi-hit games over this stretch • Drove in a season-best two runs on three occasions • Scored a season-best three runs against Seton Hall Feb. 19 and George Washington Feb. 26. Summer 2006: Played only one game for the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League before ending his season with a broken collarbone • Went 1-for-4 and stole a base.

NORTH MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity starter at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, N.C. • Played for coach Mark King • Three-time all-conference selection • Also earned all-state and conference MVP honors • Two-year team MVP and captain • Set North Carolina record for career stolen bases with 109 • Fourth on the single-season list with 41 • Two-time N.C. State Games champion • Also played basketball for two years • Member of A-B Honor Roll and posted a 4.0 grade point average • Member of National Technical Honor Roll • Played summer ball in 2005 with the On-Deck O's of the NABF.

PERSONAL
Michael Samuel Cavasinni is the son of Ernie and Susan Cavasinni • Born April 10, 1987, in Louisville, Ky. • Has one brother and one sister • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina.

CAREER HIGHS:
Hits: 5 at Alabama (6/9/06)
Runs: 3 vs. Seton Hall (2/19/06, G2), vs. George Washington (2/26/06)
RBI: 3 at Florida State (4/11/09)
Hit Streak: 7 games (4/25/09-5/15/09)

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%
2006... .317  63-47  199  43  63  3  0  0  18  66 .332  22   3  34   3  .391  1 12  16-25   98  2  1 .990
2007... .231  39-8    39  17   9  0  0  0   3   9 .231   4   1   9   0  .318  0  2   0-1    11  0  1 .917
2009... .272  63-62  217  43  59  5  4  0  24  72 .332  30  10  40   0  .384  1 11   9-12  102  3  4 .963
TOTAL.. .288 165-117 455 103 131  8  4  0  45 147 .323  56  14  83   3  .381  2 25  25-38  211  5  6 .973