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Campbell University

2006 Baseball

7 Mike Priest

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vernon Hill, Va./ Univ. of Virginia

Biography

2005: One of three Camels to play in and start all 54 games … Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference First team as a first baseman … Led squad in home runs (14), slugging percentage (.687), on-base percentage (.443), doubles (22) and total bases (145) … His 22 doubles broke a single-season school record for most two-baggers in a year … Had 3 three-hit, 2 four-hit games and 23 multi-hit games overall … Posted 12 multi-RBI games, including four 3-RBI contests … Finished season on a seven-game hitting streak where he hit .357 (10-for-28) … Hit .389 (14-for-36) during an eight-game hitting streak (4/23-5/7) … Homered in four of the first five games of the season (2/12-19) … Posted a season-high 5 hits and had 4 RBI and 4 runs scored in CU’s 18-17 win over Ohio (2/18) … Belted game-winning home run in the eighth inning of CU’s 7-6 win over N.C. A&T (3/15) … Had back-to-back 3 RBI games against North Florida (3/9) and UCF (3/11) … Went 4-for-5 with a season-high 2 home runs, 4 RBI and 3 runs at Troy (4/2) … Had six straight two-hit games (4/23-5/6) … Named to CoSIDA All-Academic District 3 team and the Atlantic Sun All-Academic team.

 

2004: Started all 55 games he played for the Camels in 2004 … Hit .302 in 199 at-bats … Led the squad with 9 homeruns, 39 RBI, a .513 slugging percentage and 11 doubles … Had 19 multi-hit games and 9 multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-3 at Texas Tech (2/7) … Posted a 4-for-5 day with a 3-run homer, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored in a 14-4 win against Charleston Southern (3/5) … Went 2-for-4 with a run and 2 RBI against Appalachian State (4/20) … Hit .455 (5-11) with 3 homeruns, 7 RBI and six runs scored in the three-game series at Belmont (5/14-17) … Went 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer, 3 RBI and 2 runs (5/27) … Posted a seven-game hitting streak where he hit .391 (9-for-23) from Mar. 20-29 …  Committed only 5 errors in 464 chances at first base … Member of A-Sun All-Academic team.

 

2003 (at Virginia): Red-shirted.

 

2002 (at Virginia): Finished 3-for-5 with one double, one run scored, and 2 RBI against Charlotte (3/10)  … Went 2-for-6 at the plate with a triple, 5 runs scored and 4 RBI in UVA’s 25-1 win over NC A&T (3/11) … Recorded his first hit and run scored of collegiate career in Virginia’s 8-0 win over Bucknell (2/17) … Finished 1-for-3 at the plate with one run scored and 2 RBI against Liberty (3/5) … Went 1-for-3 at the plate with one run scored and one RBI in Virginia’s 11-10 win over top-ranked Florida State (3/15)

Prep(Halifax): A four-year letter winner at Halifax … Named 2001 Western District Player of the Year … First-team All-District, All-Region and Second-team All-State choice in 2001 … First-Team All-District pitcher and third baseman and a Second Team All-Regional pitcher in 2000 … Selected varsity captain in 1999-2001 … Named All-District team Second-Team and earned Coaches Award in 1999.

 

Personal: Michael Bedford Priest is the son of James and Mary Eleanor Priest … Born Jan. 21, 1983 … Majoring in biology at CU.
 
Priest's Career Stats                  
Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
2004 55 199 32 60 11 2 9 39 19 42 7 .302
2005 54 211 45 77 22 2 14 46 27 32 10 .365
Ttls 109 410 77 137 33 4 23 85 46 74 17 .334

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2004Sophomore

    3B/1B
    6'0" 200 lbs
    33
  • 7

    2005Junior

    1B
    6'0" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2006Senior

    1B
    6'0" 200 lbs
    7