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AS A SOPHOMORE (2004)
Hit .320 (47-for-147) in 59 games • Made 34 starts in the outfield • Finished third on the team with 16 doubles and added two triples and two homers • Drove in 20 runs and scored 27 times • Had a .497 slugging percentage o Recorded a .974 fielding percentage in 76 chances • 141 of his 147 at-bats came against right-handed pitching • Named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Columbia Regional after batting .455 with two doubles and one RBI in four games • Had eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games • Went 4-for-6 with four RBI against St. Francis (N.Y.) on March 6 • Homered and drove in three runs against UNC Asheville on March 9 • Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI against South Carolina at Knights Stadium in Ft. Mill, S.C., on May 11 • Had a seven-game hitting streak from May 22 to June 4 • Hit safely in all five of Carolina's games at the ACC Tournament. Summer 2004: Played with the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League and was selected for the league's all-star game • Batted .278 with four homers, 18 RBI, 10 doubles and 12 stolen bases.
AS A FRESHMAN (2003)
Started 36 games as a rookie and batted .248 on the season • Drove in 22 runs and scored 23 times • Also hit a pair of home runs and tallied five doubles and a triple • Stole four bases in seven attempts • Drove in a career-best three runs in his first college at bat against Delaware State on Feb. 20 • Homered against Seton Hall on Feb. 23 and in the NCAA Regional versus Missouri on May 30 • Had nine multi-hit games on the season • Went 2-for-4 with two RBI versus LeMoyne on March 4 • Batted 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored against High Point on April 8 • Went 2-for-4 on back-to-back days against Maryland on April 12-13 • Had a seven-game hitting streak from April 12-20. Summer 2003: Batted .403 with 37 RBI for the Carolina Hurricanes of the Carolina Collegiate League.
SOUTH MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Played baseball and basketball at South Mecklenburg High School • 2001 USSSA state and world series champion • Senior captain of baseball and basketball teams o All-state baseball player in 2002 • Member of the National Honor Society and North Carolina Scholar. Summer 2002: Played for the Carolina Hurricanes of the USSSA.
PERSONAL
Michael John Daniel II is the son of Michael and Syrell Daniel • Born in New Orleans, La. • Majoring in exercise and sport science • Father was a triple jumper at McNeese State • Favorite move is The Sandlot • Has modeled his game after Ken Griffey Jr. • Baseball representative in the Carolina Leadership Academy • Favorite class at Carolina is sports psychology • Interested in physical therapy and exercise physiology • Would like to switch places for a day with Alex Rodriguez.
