Michael Howard

Position:
Outfield
Height:
6-0
Weight:
186
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Prescott, Ariz.
High School:
Prescott

MLB First-Year Draft
Selected in the 21st round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Minnesota but did not sign.

2014
Played in 43 games, starting 34, and batted .260 with six doubles and 12 RBI ... Walked 20 times ... Appeared in 20 Pac-12 games, battung .283 with three doubles and four RBI ... Doubled and walked in the regular season finale against USC (5/25) ... Doubled and went 3-for-5 in the opener at Cal (5/2) ... Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in the finale against Oregon (4/27) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the finale at Arizona (3/30) ... Drove home three and went 1-for-2 with a run, walk and double against Wright State (3/2) ... Tallied a 3-for-4 effort and drove in two runs, his first at OSU, in the home opener against Wright State (2/28) ... Went 2-for-3 and scored a run in the win over Washington (2/24) ... Collected his first OSU hit in the win over Pacific (2/16).

Yavapai Junior College
Played one season for Yavapai, appearing in 51 games ... Batted .325 with 17 doubles, three triples one home run and 28 RBI ... Pitched in six games, making three starts ... Went 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 15 2/3 innings ... Struck out 12.

Baylor
Played one season for Baylor, appearing in 46 games - 23 starts - in the field ... Batted .298 with two doubles, one triple, one home run and 12 RBI with four stolen bases ... Pitched in one game, throwing 2/3 of an inning.

Prescott High School
Four-year letterwinner for head coach John Irish ... Earned second-team All-American, first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors as senior in 2011 ... Named No. 3 high school prospect in state of Arizona and No. 147 nationally by Perfect Game ... Tossed seven-inning no-hitter with 16 strikeouts on March 22, 2011 ... Struck out 107 batters in 56.1 innings during senior season ... Went 10-0 with 1.12 ERA ... Posted 5-0 record with 0.98 ERA as junior in 2010.

Personal
Majoring in communications ... Born February 17, 1993 in Plano, Texas ... Son of Rebecca and Darcy Howard ... Has two brothers, Justin and Candon ... Enjoys camping, fishing and bowling in his spare time ... Favorite athlete is Miguel Cabrera ... Chose Oregon State because it’s a “great school, with great facilities and a great group of teammates.”

Howard’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, Wright State, Feb 28, 2014 ; at California, May 02, 2014
Doubles: 1, 6 times
Total bases: 4, at California, May 02, 2014
RBI: 3, Wright State, Mar 02, 2014
Runs scored: 2, Oregon, Apr 27, 2014
Walks: 2, 4 times
Struck out: 3 [t-4th], at Utah, Mar 15, 2014
Sac flies: 1 [t-6th], Wright State, Mar 02, 2014 ; Northern Illinois, Mar 09, 2014
At bats: 5, Stanford, Apr 05, 2014 ; at California, May 02, 2014 ; at California, May 03, 2014
Field chances: 5, vs Washington, Feb 24, 2014 ; at USC, May 25, 2014
Putouts: 5, vs Washington, Feb 24, 2014 ; at USC, May 25, 2014