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 |