2008 (SOPHOMORE): Went 3-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 39.2 innings ... Used primarily in middle relief ... 27 appearances was third most on the team ... Had 30 strikeouts against 13 walks ... Six holds was tied for the team lead ... Did not allow any of the eight inherited runners to score and held the first batter he faced to a .091 batting average ... Had a string of 7.1 IP where he had eight strikeouts against just two hits in five combined appearances (March 5-18) ... Was 1-0 with a 3.75 in nine appearances (12.0 IP) in March, striking out 12 while walking just five ... Held opponents to a .244 batting average ... Did not allow a walk in first 6.2 IP in `08 before issuing one to first batter he faced on March 12 vs. Appalachian State ... Earned the win in a career-long 5.0 IP outing at Mercer on May 13, allowing three runs (one earned) on three hits ... Struckout a career-high five in 3.0 IP at Florida on March 14 ... Fanned at least one hitter in 17 out of 27 appearances ... Retired all six hitters he faced in 2.0 IP against Miss. Valley State on April 9, striking out the side in the ninth ... Earned his first collegiate win by pitching a scoreless ninth in Auburn's 4-3, come-from-behind win over Tennessee on March 30 ... Earned the win in 12-10, extra-inning victory at Arkansas on April 6, retiring all five hitters he faced, striking out three after entering in the ninth with a runner on second and one out in a tie ballgame ... Suffered first career loss at South Alabama on April 1, allowing an unearned run in 2.0 IP ... Made first career appearance at Plainsman Park on February 22 vs. East Tennessee State, allowing one run on two hits in 1.0 IP. SUMMER 2007: Pitched for the Covington Lumberjacks in the Shenandoah Valley League ... In the VBL playoffs, threw two-thirds of an inning in the first-round series-clinching game and retired both batters he faced before throwing a combined 2.1 innings in the first two games of the second round without surrendering a run ... For the summer he finished with a 1-0 mark with a save in 13 relief appearances (16.1 IP) ... He had a 2.76 ERA and fanned 18 while only issuing three walks. 2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Made one appearance, throwing the final inning at South Carolina on April 15 ... Allowed one hit to the Gamecocks. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner for Dal Davis and the late Sammy Dunn at Vestavia Hills High School ...Went 4-1 with five saves in 33 innings as a senior ... Also sported a 1.32 ERA in his final season at VHHS ... Named to the East-West All-Star team ... Posted a 5-1 record with six saves and a 1.45 ERA in 31 innings in his first season on the varsity team ... Vestavia went a combined 51-14 during his two years on the team ... Listed in Who's Who of American High School Students ... Named Academic All-State both his junior and senior years as he maintained a 3.8 GPA. PERSONAL: Michael Hurst ... Son of Mike and Helen Hurst ... He has three siblings: Brian (31), Lenley (27) and Ashley (24) ... Brother-in-law, Adam Faust, played baseball at Auburn ... Major: Marketing. |
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