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Michael Eaton

Position

Infield

Height

5-9

Weight

175 lbs.

Class

RS-Sr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

University of San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO: Recently played at the University of San Francisco where he majored in finance and received his B.S. in business administration … was on the dean’s honor roll from 2011-15 and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team in 2011 …last season he made 48 starts and hit .286 with a home run and 24 RBIs … named WCC Player of the Week after going 8-for-18with four doubles and six RBIs the week of April 13 … had 13 multi-hit games … as a redshirt sophomore in 2014 he started 34 games last season and hit .233 … scored 13 runs and drove in 15, including a season-high four against Pacific on April 10 … made just three errors in 162 chances.

 

 

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 12, 1992 to Scott and Gail Eaton in Albuquerque … has an older brother, Christopher … led Sandia Prep to five 3A District championships and the state title in both 2009 and 2011 … named First Team All-State three times (’09, ’10, ’11) … hit .560 for his career with 19 home runs and 200 RBIs … also played three years of basketball … favorite athletes are LeBron James and Dustin Pedroia … enjoys playing basketball, fly fishing and reading in his free time … favorite movies include Forrest Gump and Bull Durham … loves to eat burgers, steak and salmon … his brother, Christopher, played baseball at Eastern New Mexico … working on his MBA in finance.