Mike Freeman
Mike Freeman

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Orlando, FL

High School:
University of Georgia

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
2B

Experience:
2VL

Major:
Financial Management

Team co-captain in 2010...came to Clemson after transferring from Georgia, where he played in 2007...solid defensive second-baseman who sprays the ball to all fields at the plate...a career .309 hitter with 28 doubles, five triples, five homers, 71 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases in 168 games (158 starts) at the collegiate level (three seasons, one at Georgia and two at Clemson)...is 11-for-26 (.423) with six runs in six career ACC Tournament games...two-time All-ACC Academic team member...won the Omaha Challenge competition among position players in the fall of 2009.

2009: Drafted in the 36th round (#1086 overall pick) by the Arizona Diamondbacks...team co-captain...All-ACC Academic team member...hit .328 with 60 runs, 16 doubles, five triples, four homers, 44 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 66 games (all starts at second base)...one of only three Tigers to start every game...tied for the team lead in games, starts, and runs...led the team in triples, sacrifice flies (7), at-bats (268), and plate appearances (323)...tied for second in the ACC in triples, tied for eighth in hits (88), and tied for 10th in walks (42)...had a .414 on-base percentage...had a stellar .979 fielding percentage thanks to committing just seven errors...played all but a handful of Clemson's 594.1 innings at second base...had a .425 on-base percentage and .981 fielding percentage in ACC regular-season games...hit a team-high .400 with three doubles, one triple, two homers, nine RBIs, and 10 runs in 10 postseason games...in the last 24 games, he was 38-for-97 (.392) with 25 runs, nine doubles, one triple, two homers, and 21 RBIs...had 25 multi-hit games, second-most on the team, including 10 games of at least three hits...had a team-high four four-hit games...hit .386 against lefthanders...had a 19-game errorless streak from March to April and an 18-game errorless streak from April to May...had a 10-game hitting streak from April to May...named to the Clemson Regional All-Tournament team after going 11-for-22 (.500) with three doubles, a triple, homer, seven RBIs, and six runs in five games...went 1-for-2 with a double, two runs, and three walks at #2 North Carolina on Mar. 8...went 2-for-5 with a double, walk, and two RBIs against Michigan State on Mar. 10...went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs against Michigan State at Greenville, SC on Mar. 11...went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Wake Forest on Mar. 13...went 2-for-3 with a double, triple, three runs, one RBI, one walk, and one steal against Wake Forest on Mar. 15; he went 6-for-13 (.462) with two doubles and a triple in the series...went 4-for-5 with a homer, triple, three runs, a team-season-high seven RBIs, a walk, and steal against South Carolina-Upstate on Mar. 18...went 3-for-4 with a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Elon on Mar. 24; he went 5-for-8 in the doubleheader...went 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks against Duke on Apr. 5...had three RBIs at Western Carolina on Apr. 14...went 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs, two runs, a walk, and steal at Virginia Tech on Apr. 19...went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, an RBI, and two walks against #4 Georgia Tech on Apr. 25...went 2-for-3 with a run and walk against #4 Georgia Tech on Apr. 26; he went 5-for-8 (.625) with five walks in the series...went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, an RBI, and walk in the second game of a doubleheader against Maryland on May 3; he went 6-for-12 (.500) with four runs, two doubles, and three walks in the series...went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, two runs, and a walk at N.C. State on May 14...went 4-for-6 with a homer and two runs against #4 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 23; he went 7-for-15 (.467) with a homer, two RBIs, and four runs in three ACC Tournament games...went 4-for-6 with a homer, two RBIs, and a team-season-high four runs against Oklahoma State in the Clemson Regional on May 31...went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and RBI against Oklahoma State in the Clemson Regional on June 1.

2008: All-ACC Academic team member...hit a team-best .332 with 46 runs, eight doubles, one homer, 19 RBIs, a .401 on-base percentage, and three steals in 54 games (52 starts, including 50 at second base and two at third base)...his one home run was a grand slam, one of only three hit by the team...tied for the team lead in runs and sacrifice bunts (6)...had a solid .959 fielding percentage...in the last 30 games, he committed only three errors (.982 fielding percentage)...started at the leadoff spot a team-high 35 times...had a team-tying-high 21 multi-hit games...batted .350 with a .406 on-base percentage in 30 ACC regular-season games...hit .340 with runners in scoring position...was 3-for-6 (.500) with one homer and seven RBIs with the bases loaded...was 17-for-29 (.586) with runners in scoring position and less than two outs...had five-straight two-hit games in May and had at least two hits in eight of the last 10 games of the season...was 30-for-77 (.390) after the fifth inning...hit .433 with a .505 on-base percentage (both team-bests) in Clemson wins and only .240 with a .305 on-base percentage in Clemson losses...went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on Mar. 9...went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, two runs, five RBIs, and a stolen base against North Carolina-Greensboro on Mar. 11; the grand slam was his first career home run...went 2-for-3 with a double against Boston College on Mar. 16; he was 5-for-10 in the series...went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI against Elon on Mar. 25...went 3-for-4 at Maryland on Mar. 28...went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and one RBI at Maryland on Mar. 30; he was 5-for-11 (.455) in the series...went 3-for-5 with two runs at Duke on Apr. 18...went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs, and hit-by-pitch at Western Carolina on Apr. 22...went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBIs, and a sacrifice bunt against Virginia Tech on Apr. 27...went 2-for-3 with a walk against #3 Florida State on May 4...went 2-for-5 with three runs, and one RBI at #25 Georgia Tech on May 11; he had two hits in all three games and went 6-for-14 (.429) with four runs in the series...went 2-for-3 with three runs, two walks, and a stolen base against College of Charleston on May 13...went 2-for-5 with an RBI at Central Florida on May 15; the game was played in his hometown...went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and a run-scoring single in the eighth inning that gave Clemson the lead for good at Central Florida on May 17...had a game-high two hits against #2 Miami (FL) in the ACC Tournament on May 21...went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, one RBI, and two walks against #24 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24...played for Brewster in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .274 with seven doubles, one triple, one homer, and 22 RBIs in 44 games; he added 46 runs and five stolen bases...received the team's Citizenship Award.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Played for Keene in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2007, where he batted .297 in 40 games; he led the team in hits (49), RBIs (24), sacrifice bunts (5), and assists (147) while splitting time at shortstop and second base...lettered as a freshman at Georgia in 2007; he hit .237 with four doubles, eight RBIs, and a team-high seven sacrifice bunts in 48 games (40 starts)...went 3-for-4 with a double against #24 Georgia Tech at Turner Field...member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll...drafted in the 41st round (#1233 overall pick) by the San Diego Padres in 2006...batted .440 with 23 RBIs as a senior at Edgewater High School...defensive MVP in the Central Florida All-Star game...member of the state of Florida All-Star team...attended the East Coast Professional Showcase and Florida Diamond Club...member of the Orlando Scorpions, who finished second in the 2005 Perfect Game Under-18 World Wood Bat Championship while playing shortstop...batted .437 with 17 RBIs as a junior...lettered four times in baseball, two times in soccer, and once in golf at Edgewater High, where he was coached by Chip Gierke.

PERSONAL: Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll...majoring in financial management...born Michael Barrett Freeman on Aug. 4, 1987 in Orlando, FL.

Freeman's Overall Stats
Year AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SF OB% SB
2007* .237 48-40 135 14 32 4 0 0 8 36 12 2 0 .309 2-3
2008 .332 54-52 199 46 66 8 0 1 19 77 20 3 0 .401 3-7
2009 .328 66-66 268 60 88 16 5 4 44 126 42 2 7 .414 11-16
Total .309 168-158 602 120 186 28 5 5 71 239 74 7 7 .387 16-26
Freeman's ACC Regular Season Stats
Year AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SF OB% SB
2008 .350 30-29 117 26 41 3 0 0 9 44 10 1 0 .406 1-4
2009 .308 30-30 120 28 37 9 2 1 15 53 24 1 1 .425 5-10
Total .329 60-59 237 54 78 12 2 1 24 97 34 2 1 .416 6-14

* - Georgia
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