2021 Baseball Roster
Mikey Madej
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Shorewood, Ill.
- High School:
- Providence Catholic
As A Senior (2022)
Played in 60 games and made 41 starts, all in left field • Started the final 38 games of the season as a corner outfielder • Finished the season ranked third on the team in batting average (.325), on-base percentage (.425) and triples (3) • Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2022 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, hitting .375 (9-for-24) with eight RBIs, three runs, a triple and home run • Hit a three-run, opposite field home run in the first inning of the regional championship game against VCU • Hit .340 (48-for-141) over the final 38 games, from April 2 until season’s end, ranking second on the team in batting average and posting the team’s third-highest on-base percentage (.418) and third-most hits during that stretch; he also had the fewest strikeouts (18) with at least 100 at-bats • Batted .467 (7-for-15) with seven runs scored during the ACC Baseball Championship • Went 4-for-4 with four runs and an RBI in the semifinals against Notre Dame • Collected three hits in the series opener against Miami • Registered two hits in 14 additional games for a total of 16 multi-hit games • Ended the season on a career-best 16-game hitting streak • Hit four home runs during the season, two from each side of the plate • Member of the ACC All-Academic Team.
As A Redshirt Junior (2021)
Competed as a junior after he received a waiver from the NCAA with the previous season’s cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic • Played in 22 games and made five starts at second base • Appeared in 12 games as a pinch runner • Only made 23 plate appearances (20 AB, 2 BB, 1 SF) • Scored five runs and drove in another during the year • Collected a hit in the series opener against NC State (3/26) and Louisville (5/14) • Drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the Louisville series finale (5/16) • Recorded five assists in the Louisville series opener (5/14).
As A Junior (2020)
Made an immediate impact on the diamond in his first season in a Tar Heel uniform • Started 18 of 19 games during the season • scored eight runs on 11 hits during 60 at bats • finished with 10 RBI • recorded a season-high of three hits against High Point • hit two doubles • recorded a .183 batting average and .944 fielding percentage • had 24 putouts
Northwest Florida State College/Purdue/Providence Catholic HS
Comes to Carolina from Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla. • Played in 2017 at Purdue, where he started as a designated hitter and third baseman • Panhandle Defensive Player of the Year at NFSC • Earned first-team Panhandle Conference honors • 2016 PBR Illinois Player of the Year at Providence Catholic • Also played high school football, earning all-conference, all-area and all-state honors.
Personal
Full name is Michael Walter Madej III • Born October 28, 1997 • Son of Kelly and Mike Madej • His father was an All-America baseball player at the University of North Alabama.
