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    6  Levi Michael
    Levi Michael

    Class:
    Graduated

    Hometown:
    Welcome, N.C.

    High School:
    North Davidson

    Height / Weight:
    5-10 / 180

    Position:
    SS

    B/T:
    S/R


    Sophomore (2010)
    Started all 60 games on the year with 59 starts at third base and one at shortstop • Led the team in nearly every offensive category • Ranked first on the team and 20th in the ACC with a .346 average (74-214) • Switch-hitter hit .371 (26-70) from the right side of the plate and .333 (48-144) from the left • Led the Tar Heels with a .575 slugging percentage and a .480 on base percentage • Ranked fifth in the conference in on base percentage • Scored the sixth-most runs in school single-season history with 76 • Ranked fourth in the ACC and 13th in the nation in runs scored • Finished the year with a team-high 123 total bases thanks to his team-leading nine home runs • Swiped a team-high 20 stolen bases which ranked eighth in the league • Was caught stealing just twice • Was hit by a team-high 17 pitches • Tallied 23 multi-hit games on the year, 17 two-hit games and six three-hit games • Recorded two or more RBI in 12 games, including five games with three or more • Went on a team-best 16-game hit streak from April 11-May 12, hitting .492 (29-59) during the stretch • Drove in 16 runs and scored 26 during the streak • Hit .357 (40-112) during conference play with 38 runs scored and 31 RBI • Slugged at a percentage of .652 thanks to 10 doubles, a trilple and seven home runs • Recorded a steal on 10-of-11 attempts during conference play • Hit .214 (3-14) with five runs and four RBI in NCAA Tournament play • Scored a career-high four runs versus Wake Forest May 7 • Tallied a RBI the first five games of the year • Drew a career-high four walks versus UNC Greensboro Feb. 23 • Scored a run in eight of the first 10 games of the season • Went 7-for-13 (.538) in the Duke series March 12-14 with five runs and six RBI • Kept it going in back-to-back games versus Princeton March 16-17 by going 5-for-10 (.500) with five runs scored and three RBI • Scored a pair of runs versus No. 4 Florida State March 19 • Drove in four runs with a double and a triple against Winthrop March 30 • Crossed the plate three times against Richmond March 31 • Went 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI against NC State April 11 • Turned in a solid series at No. 13 Miami April 16-18 by going 5-for-9 (.556) with four runs scored and a RBI in each game • Opened the series at No. 20 Clemson April 23 by going 3-for-4 with two runs, four RBI with a double and a home run • Tallied four-straight multi hit games from April 27-May 7 • Capped off by a 3-for-4 performance against Wake Forest May 7 • Closed out the series versus No. 1 Virginia May 16 with a 3-for-4 day with a run scored and a pair of RBI • Capped off the regular season with a 5-for-11 (.455) performance against Virginia Tech May 20-22 • Drove in four runs and scored five times versus the Hokies • Scored a pair of runs and drove in another in the NCAA Tournament opener against California June 4 • Went deep against Oral Roberts June 6 in the NCAA Tournament and scored two runs and drove in a pair. Summer 2010: Appeared in 38 games with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League • Hit .248 (32-129) with 17 runs scored and 16 RBI • Was named to the Eastern Division All-Star Team • Earned Baseball America Top 30 Cape Cod prospect honor at the conclusion of the summer.

    Freshman (2009)
    Early enrollee started 65 of 66 games at second base • Earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors and was named to the NCBWA Freshman All-America second team • Claimed a spot on the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team • Switch hitter batted .290 (76-262) with 13 home runs, 15 doubles and four triples • Added 54 runs scored and tallied 57 RBI • Tied for second all-time among UNC freshmen with 13 home runs - six from the right side and seven from the left • Tied for fourth in the ACC with the four triples • Tallied 20 multiple-hit games, including seven games of three or more hits, and finished second on the team with 16 multi-RBI games • Ranked third on the team with a .333 average (39-117) in ACC play • Hit five home runs and drove in 23 in league action • Hit .270 (10-37) with eight runs, three doubles and six RBI in the NCAA Tournament • Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles versus No. 14 East Carolina June 6 in the Super Regional opener • Matched a career high with four hits and added two runs and three RBI against No. 15 Coastal Carolina May 30 in the NCAA Chapel Hill • Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run versus No. 14 Virginia May 22 in the ACC Tournament • Was 5-for-14 with four RBI in the Boston College series • Hit .480 (12-28) over a seven-game hitting streak with nine RBI and seven runs from April 18 to May 5 • Hit .583 (7-12) in the Maryland series sweep and tied career highs with four hits and three runs scored April 25 • Went 2-for-5 at No. 20 Florida State April 12 • Made first career start in the clean-up spot against No. 8 Virginia and responded with a career-high four hits, two runs and an RBI triple March 28 • Hit .441 (15-34) with 14 RBI and five home runs over a career-best eight-game hitting streak from March 13-24 • Went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run against Duke March 20 • Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and four RBI against Princeton March 17 • Hit .500 (5-10) with five runs scored and five RBI in the series sweep at Virginia Tech • Hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-best five runs March 13 and followed with three hits and three runs scored March 15 against the Hokies • Hit a game-tying three-run homer in the seventh versus Appalachian State March 10 • Went 4-for-12 with two RBI, a home run and a double in the Clemson series • Posted first career three-hit game against the Tigers March 7 • Went 2-for-5 with two RBI, including the first home run by a Tar Heel at the new Boshamer Stadium versus No. 18 Coastal Carolina Feb. 24 • Scored three runs in first career game against VMI Feb. 20. Summer 2009: Played in 31 games for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League • Hit .247 (23-93) with 11 runs and six RBI • Hit one double and one home run.

    North Davidson High School
    Three-year starter at North Davidson High School for coach Mike Meadows • Rated as the No. 1 prospect in North Carolina by Impact Baseball and the No. 63 prospect in the country by Perfect Game • All-state selection as a junior • Three-time all-conference pick • Served as high school team captain • Named to the Impact Baseball Dream Team and was a two-time pick for the Impact Future Games • Also a North Carolina State Games participant and earned a silver medal • Played basketball as a freshman • AP student and a Member of the National Honor Society • Member of student council and active in FCA.

    Personal
    Levi Burt Michael is the son of Tony and Rhonda Michael • Born Feb. 9, 1991 • Has an older brother, Hence, and an older sister, Keeli • Keeli is the starter at second base for the Campbell softball team • Majoring in exercise and sports science at Carolina.

    CAREER HIGHS:

    Hits: 4 vs. Virginia (3/29/09), vs. Maryland (4/25/09), vs. Coastal Carolina (5/30/09)
    Runs: 4 vs. Wake Forest (5/7/10)
    RBI: 5 at Virginia Tech (3/13/09)
    Hit Streak: 16 games (4/11/10-5/12/10)

    CAREER STATS:

    Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
    2009 .290 65-65 262 54 76 15 4 13 57 138 .527 26 14 56 5 .377 6 2 5-9 102 179 15 .949
    2010 .346 60-60 214 76 74 14 4 9 54 123 .575 44 17 26 4 .480 6 4 20-22 38 99 13 .913
    Total .315 125-125 476 130 150 29 8 22 111 261 .548 70 31 82 9 .426 12 6 25-31 140 278 28 .937