Mike Valdez
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  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    215
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Miami, Fla.
  • High School:
    Calvary Christian Academy
  • Previous College:
    Ohlone College/HCC/Miami
  • Position:
    OF
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • Twitter:
    @MValdez2911
  • Instagram:
    mykanthony29
  • gp
    58
  • avg
    .351
  • hr
    7
  • rbi
    50
  • r
    36
  • sb
    3
Bio

Honors and Awards

  • 2024 D2CCA second-team All-South Region.
  • 2024 NCBWA Second-Team All-South Region.
  • 2024 All-Sunshine State Conference First-Team Selection.
  • D2 Baseball National Player of the Week (3/13/2024).
  • NCBWA South Region Player of the Week (3/12/2024).
  • Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week (3/11/2024).

As a Junior

  • Transferred to the University of Tampa for the 2023 season.
  • Played in two games.
  • Went .500 with 1 home run and 2 RBI.
  • Against Newberry on May 12, went 1-for-1 with a home run.

As a Sophomore (OC, 2022)

  • Attended Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif.
  • Played all 51 games, batting .319 with 61 hits.
  • Tallied 13 home runs, 55 RBI, 28 walks, 12 stolen bases and a 1.001 OPS.
  • Had 21 multi-hit performances.
  • Homered in three straight games from February 6-10, driving in eight runs during the span.
  • Was 4-4 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored at Mission (3/8).
  • Also drove in four runs with a double and home run versus Feather River (5/21).

As a Freshman (HCC, 2021)

  • Attended Hillsborough Community College in Tampa.
  • Played in 34 games for the Hawks, hitting .247 on the season.
  • Had one home run with 11 RBI and 18 runs scored.
  • Opened season with RBI double and a walk in 11-4 win over Santa Fe College (1/22).
  • Home run came against State College of Florida (4/22) as he drove in two runs on the shot.
  • Finished season with 2-2 game against TNXL Academy (4/24), driving in a run and scoring another.

As a Freshman (UM, 2020)

  • Enrolled as a true freshman at the University of Miami.
  • Received COVID-19 redshirt for abbreviated season.
  • Saw action in four games as a reserve outfielder in shortened season.
  • Recorded one hit in five at-bats.
  • Made Hurricane debut as a pinch hitter in series finale vs. Rutgers (2/16).
  • Played right field in midweek win over Kent State (2/19).
  • Had a pinch-hit appearance at Florida Atlantic (3/4).
  • Recorded first hit and scored first run as a Hurricane in win over Pittsburgh (3/8)

High School

  • Graduated from Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Played for coach Alan Kunkel.
  • Member of 2018 4A state championship team.
  • Advanced to CCCBA 2022 Final Four.
  • Had a career batting average of .350 with 13 home runs, seven of which came in his senior season.
  • Earned first-team all-county honors by the Miami Herald and the Sun Sentinel, as well as first-team all-district honors.

Personal

  • Served food for homeless and volunteered at baseball kids clinics.
  • Sport management major
  • Son of Mike and Kristie Valdez
  • Has three older siblings, Eddie, Geo and Ashley
  • Cousin of New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez
  • Full name is Mykanthony Valdez
  • Birthdate: 9/29/2000

Tampa Career Statistics

NCAA Career Statistics

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  Overall Conference
Games 58 28
Plate appearances 218 113
At Bats 188 96
Runs 36 18
Hits 66 30
Doubles 13 5
Triples 2 -
Home Runs 7 2
Runs Batted In 50 14
Total bases 104 41
Walks 21 14
Hit by pitch 7 3
Strikeouts 41 22
Sacrifice Flies 2 -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play 5 3
Stolen Bases 3 -
Caught Stealing 1 1
Batting Average .351 .313
On Base Percentage .431 .416
Slugging Percentage .553 .427
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