St. John's University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Michaels, Kevin
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Jersey Number 18
Kevin Michaels
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Encinitas, Calif.
- High School:
- Canyon Crest Academy
- Prev School:
- Palomar CC
Bio
As a Redshirt Junior (2023)
Logged starts in 35 of his 39 appearances for the Red Storm … hit one homer and picked up 10 RBIs … maintained a slash line of .219/.327/.299 … named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team … kicked off the year going 3-for-4 with a double and a walk against Old Dominion (Feb. 17) … contributed a pair of singles, a walk and a sacrifice fly while posting two RBI and a pair of runs against Hofstra (March 8) … logged a 3-for-6 day at the dish with an RBI and one run scored against UAlbany (March 12) … went 2-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBIs against LIU (March 15) … launched a solo homer against William & Mary (April 2) … knocked three base hits, including a double, while scoring two runs against Butler (May 19) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2022):
First Team All-BIG EAST… ranked second on the team with a .330 batting average with seven home runs, two triples, 15 doubles and a squad-leading 46 RBIs… reached base at a .389 clip and slugged .543… named BIG EAST Player of the Week on March 21 and earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll distinction on Feb. 21… opened the season going 5-for-9 with a double and two RBIs against Middle Tennessee State (Feb. 18 and 19)… Hit .722 in four games, one against LIU and three against Sacred Heart, with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 13 RBIS and seven runs scored (March 15 and March 18-20)… became the first Johnnie in 15 seasons to hit for the cycle, going 5-for-5 against Sacred Heart (March 20)… capped off a five-game multi-hit and multi-RBI streak with a 2-for-5, two-RBI outing against Wagner (March 23)… went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Rider (April 1)… hit a grand slam in the series opener at UConn (April 8)… logged at least one extra-base hit and an RBI in three straight games (April 16-Game 2, April 20 and April 22)… hit a double and run-scoring single, tallied an RBI and scored two runs at Villanova (May 1)… went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs in game two of a doubleheader at Seton Hall (May 8)… collected five hits in a game for second time in 2022, including a game-tying home run, in the series finale against Georgetown (May 15).
At Palomar:
Hit .353 with one double and four RBI in eight games in the shortened 2020 season… reached base at .542 clip with four walks and three hit-by-pitches.
Before College:
Three-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at shortstop at Canyon Crest Academy… Earned first team all-league and team MVP honors as a senior… helped the Ravens to a league championship as a senior.
Personal:
Kevin Anthony Michaels… son of Vince and Susan Michaels… has an older brother, Ryan… chose St. John’s for its baseball tradition and coaching staff… lists his dad as the person he admires most and Manny Machado as his favorite athlete.
Logged starts in 35 of his 39 appearances for the Red Storm … hit one homer and picked up 10 RBIs … maintained a slash line of .219/.327/.299 … named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team … kicked off the year going 3-for-4 with a double and a walk against Old Dominion (Feb. 17) … contributed a pair of singles, a walk and a sacrifice fly while posting two RBI and a pair of runs against Hofstra (March 8) … logged a 3-for-6 day at the dish with an RBI and one run scored against UAlbany (March 12) … went 2-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBIs against LIU (March 15) … launched a solo homer against William & Mary (April 2) … knocked three base hits, including a double, while scoring two runs against Butler (May 19) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2022):
First Team All-BIG EAST… ranked second on the team with a .330 batting average with seven home runs, two triples, 15 doubles and a squad-leading 46 RBIs… reached base at a .389 clip and slugged .543… named BIG EAST Player of the Week on March 21 and earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll distinction on Feb. 21… opened the season going 5-for-9 with a double and two RBIs against Middle Tennessee State (Feb. 18 and 19)… Hit .722 in four games, one against LIU and three against Sacred Heart, with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 13 RBIS and seven runs scored (March 15 and March 18-20)… became the first Johnnie in 15 seasons to hit for the cycle, going 5-for-5 against Sacred Heart (March 20)… capped off a five-game multi-hit and multi-RBI streak with a 2-for-5, two-RBI outing against Wagner (March 23)… went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Rider (April 1)… hit a grand slam in the series opener at UConn (April 8)… logged at least one extra-base hit and an RBI in three straight games (April 16-Game 2, April 20 and April 22)… hit a double and run-scoring single, tallied an RBI and scored two runs at Villanova (May 1)… went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs in game two of a doubleheader at Seton Hall (May 8)… collected five hits in a game for second time in 2022, including a game-tying home run, in the series finale against Georgetown (May 15).
At Palomar:
Hit .353 with one double and four RBI in eight games in the shortened 2020 season… reached base at .542 clip with four walks and three hit-by-pitches.
Before College:
Three-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at shortstop at Canyon Crest Academy… Earned first team all-league and team MVP honors as a senior… helped the Ravens to a league championship as a senior.
Personal:
Kevin Anthony Michaels… son of Vince and Susan Michaels… has an older brother, Ryan… chose St. John’s for its baseball tradition and coaching staff… lists his dad as the person he admires most and Manny Machado as his favorite athlete.