Michael Anderson - Baseball - Arkansas Razorbacks

#42 Michael Anderson

INF | Jr. | 6-3 | 230 | R/R | Havertown, Pa. | Monsignor Bonner HS / Rhode Island

2024 (Sophomore at Rhode Island)
» Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (March 26)

Served as a team captain … Played in 47 games with 45 starts as the team’s primary first baseman during his sophomore campaign … Slashed .252/.411/.574 with 13 home runs, second most on the team, and a team-leading 41 RBI … His 13 home runs are sixth most in URI’s single-season record book … Tallied 39 hits, including nine doubles and one triple, and scored 34 runs on the year … Recorded nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Defensively, posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 239 total chances … Belted his first home run of the season at UT Rio Grande Valley (Feb. 18), driving in two runs … Went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI at Texas A&M (March 10) … Had three hits, including two doubles and a home run, and three RBI at Northeastern (March 15) … Set the NCAA Division I single-game high and a program record with 12 RBI against Stonehill (March 20) … Went 5-for-6 in the contest with a pair of doubles, a triple and two home runs, earning Atlantic 10 Player of the Week accolades … Had a double, a home run and four RBI against Saint Joseph’s (April 13) … Set the single-game record when he was hit by a pitch four times at George Washington (April 20) … Blasted two homers and drove in five runs at Davidson (May 3) … Closed out the season with a two-RBI performance at Dayton (May 18).

2023 (Freshman at Rhode Island)
» Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
» All-Atlantic 10 (Second Team)
» All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team
» Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Feb. 21; Feb. 28; April 24)

Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball … Started all 52 games as a true freshman … Slashed .316/.396/.555 with 10 home runs and 43 RBI … Scored 43 runs on the year .. Tallied 66 hits, including a team-high 18 doubles and one triple … Tallied 18 multi-hit games, including two four-hit games, and 11 multi-RBI games … Defensively, posted a .993 fielding percentage with three errors in 436 total chances … Hit a double in his collegiate debut at Sam Houston (Feb. 17) … Had a season-high four RBI in his second collegiate game, collecting a pair of doubles at Sam Houston (Feb. 18) … In the finale at Sam Houston State (Feb. 19), collected two more hits, including one double … Connected on his first career home run at Mercer (Feb. 24) … Had a four-hit game at Mercer (Feb. 26), homering twice … Earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks as a result of his performances … Went 3-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI against Davidson (April 22) en route to his third Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Award … Matched his season highs in hits (4), including a home run, and RBI (4) against VCU (May 19) … Ended the season on a 21-game reached base streak … Also made eight appearances on the mound, posting a 6.23 ERA in 8.2 innings with 17 strikeouts … Made his first career start against Hartford (April 26) and striking out a season-high four.

High School
Attended Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pa. … Ranked by Perfect Game as a top 500 overall prospect and the No. 83 first baseman in the class of 2022 … Rated the No. 69 overall prospect and the No. 4 first baseman in Rhode Island by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 72 overall prospect and the No. 6 first baseman in Rhode Island … 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – Atlantic Region Honorable Mention … 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – Atlantic Region Honorable Mention.