| Mike Freeman |
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Junior who became Clemson's leadoff batter during the second half of the 2008 season after transferring from Georgia, where he played in 2007...slated to be the starter at second base in 2009.
2008: All-ACC Academic team member...hit a team-best .332 with 46 runs, eight doubles, one homer, 19 RBIs, a .401 on-base percentage, and three steals in 54 games (52 starts, including 50 at second base and two at third base)...his one home run was a grand slam, one of only three hit by the team...tied for the team lead in runs and sacrifice bunts (6)...had a solid .959 fielding percentage...in the last 30 games, he committed only three errors (.982 fielding percentage)...started at the leadoff spot a team-high 35 times...had a team-tying-high 21 multi-hit games...batted .350 with a .406 on-base percentage in 30 ACC regular-season games...hit .340 with runners in scoring position...was 3-for-6 (.500) with one homer and seven RBIs with the bases loaded...was 17-for-29 (.586) with runners in scoring position and less than two outs...had five-straight two-hit games in May and had at least two hits in eight of the last 10 games of the season...was 30-for-77 (.390) after the fifth inning...hit .433 with a .505 on-base percentage (both team-bests) in Clemson wins and only .240 with a .305 on-base percentage in Clemson losses...went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on Mar. 9...went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, two runs, five RBIs, and a stolen base against North Carolina-Greensboro on Mar. 11; the grand slam was his first career home run...went 2-for-3 with a double against Boston College on Mar. 16; he was 5-for-10 in the series...went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI against Elon on Mar. 25...went 3-for-4 at Maryland on Mar. 28...went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and one RBI at Maryland on Mar. 30; he was 5-for-11 (.455) in the series...went 3-for-5 with two runs at Duke on Apr. 18...went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs, and hit-by-pitch at Western Carolina on Apr. 22...went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBIs, and a sacrifice bunt against Virginia Tech on Apr. 27...went 2-for-3 with a walk against #3 Florida State on May 4...went 2-for-5 with three runs, and one RBI at #25 Georgia Tech on May 11; he had two hits in all three games and went 6-for-14 (.429) with four runs in the series...went 2-for-3 with three runs, two walks, and a stolen base against College of Charleston on May 13...went 2-for-5 with an RBI at Central Florida on May 15; the game was played in his hometown...went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and a run-scoring single in the eighth inning that gave Clemson the lead for good at Central Florida on May 17...had a game-high two hits against #2 Miami (FL) in the ACC Tournament on May 21...went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, one RBI, and two walks against #24 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24...played for Brewster in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .274 with seven doubles, one triple, one homer, and 22 RBIs in 44 games; he added 46 runs and five stolen bases...received the team's Citizenship Award.
BEFORE CLEMSON: Played for Keene in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2007, where he batted .297 in 40 games; he led the team in hits (49), RBIs (24), sacrifice bunts (5), and assists (147) while splitting time at shortstop and second base...lettered as a freshman at Georgia in 2007...hit .237 with four doubles, eight RBIs, and a team-high seven sacrifice bunts in 48 games (40 starts) with the Bulldog program...went 3-for-4 with a double against #24 Georgia Tech at Turner Field...member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll...drafted in the 41st round (#1233 overall pick) by the San Diego Padres in 2006...batted .440 with 23 RBIs as a senior at Edgewater High School...defensive MVP in the Central Florida All-Star game...member of the state of Florida All-Star team...attended the East Coast Professional Showcase and Florida Diamond Club...member of the Orlando Scorpions, who finished second in the 2005 Perfect Game Under-18 World Wood Bat Championship while playing shortstop...batted .437 with 17 RBIs as a junior...lettered four times in baseball, two times in soccer, and once in golf at Edgewater High, where he was coached by Chip Gierke.
PERSONAL: Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2007-08...majoring in financial management...born Michael Barrett Freeman on Aug. 4, 1987 in Orlando, FL.
| Freeman's Overall Stats |
| Year |
AVG |
G-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
HBP |
SF |
OB% |
SB |
| 2007* |
.237 |
48-40 |
135 |
14 |
32 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
36 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
.309 |
2-3 |
| 2008 |
.332 |
54-52 |
199 |
46 |
66 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
77 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
.401 |
3-7 |
| Freeman's ACC Regular Season Stats |
| Year |
AVG |
G-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
HBP |
SF |
OB% |
SB |
| 2008 |
.350 |
30-29 |
117 |
26 |
41 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
44 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
.406 |
1-4 |
* - Georgia
