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#28 Mike Mergenthaler, OF
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Position: OF
Date of Birth: 01/06/1989
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 210 lbs
College Experience: University of Richmond
Bats: L
Throws: L
Home Town: Rockland, NY
Biography:
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2009 (Summer): Mergenthaler started 50 games for the Pilots last summer and lead the team in runs batted in. He is also tied for third with 7 doubles. He had a solid batting average and came through with many clutch hits during the '09 summer.
2009 (Sophomore): Finished his sophomore campaign with eight hits in the final six games to boost his average to a career-best .301 for the year... Played and started in 45 of the team's 47 games... Posted a team-leading 19 multi-hit games in 2009... Set a career-high with four runs scored in a win over Iona on Feb. 28... Drove in a career-best five runs versus Temple on May 1... Led the team with 41 RBI and was third with his six home runs.
2008 (Freshman): Atlantic 10 All-Rookie selection... Started a team-leading 52 games and was the only Spider to play in all 53 contests... Batted .287 and had at least one hit in all but 12 games... His 19-game hitting streak from March 5 until April 5 was the team's second-longest (Hank Coogan's 21)... Went seven-for-13 over a three-game stretch versus Xavier, George Mason and Temple with six runs, five RBI and two doubles... Belted his first collegiate home run during a March 1 game versus Seton Hall... Posted a career-high four RBI on two occasions - versus Old Dominion on March 19 and Temple on April 11... His first career grand slam came in the ODU game. High
School and Personal: Played his prep ball for former Spider Mike Dwyer `99 at North Rockland (N.Y.)... A two-year varsity letterwinner and led his team with a .396 average as a junior and batted .320 as a senior... His 36 hits, 26 runs, 19 RBIs and five triples were also team highs during his junior campaign... Named First Team All-League, All-Country and All-Section honors as a junior... Was the ace of his prep staff both seasons, going 6-3 in 2007. |
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