Michael Massi

Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Powder Springs, Ga.
Prev School:
Volunteer State

2013 (Junior): Won the starting second baseman job in his first season in Macon and proved to be valuable commodity due to defense and base running ability … Appeared and started in 56 games … Hit .273 for the year with 41 runs scored, nine doubles, two home runs and 29 RBI … Finished tied for second in the A-Sun Conference and 78th in the nation with 21 stolen bases … Showed great plate discipline, ranking tied for ninth in the A-Sun with 32 walks compared to just 25 strikeouts … Fielded .989 on the year from his second base position while committing just three errors out of 262 total chances … Had 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests … Had a great start to the season in the Snowbird Baseball Classic against Ohio State, St. John’s and Notre Dame (Feb. 15-17), going 4-for-9 with a home run, three stolen bases, two RBI and five runs scored … Went 2-for-2 with two RBI and tied his season-high with three runs scored in a 19-4 win over Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 24) … Put together a 2-for-5 day at the plate with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored against Georgia State (March 20) … Racked up a season-high three hits in an 18-3 win over Savannah State (March 27) … Went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in a 13-5 win over Jacksonville (March 28) … Had a big game in the A-Sun Championship against ETSU (May 24), going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBI.

Before Mercer: Was the starting shortstop for Volunteer State College in Gallatin, Tenn. under head coach Mike Crossland ... Appeared and started in all 34 games as a sophomore and led the team in batting average (.385), runs scored (32), hits (42), on-base percentage (.482) and stolen bases (17) ... Was rewarded for his play by being named to the NJCAA Region VII first team and the TCCAA All-Conference first team.

Personal: Son of Mike and Krista Massi ... Has one younger sister, Jaiden ... Born on June 19, 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Plans to major in accounting at Mercer ... Lists Will Ferrell as his favorite actor and Friday Night Lights as his favorite movie.