#14 Mikey Valdez
Sophomore - Catcher

R/R - 6-2 - 185

Fort Worth, TX

Arlington Heights HS

Player Stats

2008: Played in 46 games, including 36 starts...threw out 14 of 53 base stealers (26%)...named to the RRAC Gold Glove Team...singled in his second collegiate at-bat and went 2-for-5 with a R in his first game (2/3 vs. Concordia University)...hit first collegiate home run in a 7-0 win over then 7th ranked Lubbock Christian University (2/8)...hit .375 (6-for-16) with a 2B and a HR in his first four games...went 2-for-2 with a 2B and 3 RBI against Marietta College (3/14-1)...went 2-for-4 with a 2B and 2 RBI against Oklahoma Baptist University in the Region VI Tournament (5/9).

High School: A two-time 1st-team All-District selection for coach Tommy Elliott at Arlington Heights High School...was a Puma Pre-season All-American and helped lead AHHS to the state finals in 2006.

Personal: Born Michael David Valdez on Aug. 22, 1989, in Fort Worth, TX...son of Andrea Valdez...majoring in business.