2010 Commodores N ewcomer B ios Mike
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Fr.-HS • OF 5-10, 168 • L/L Andover, Mass. St. John’s Prep
Coach Corbin Quote: Mike is a very talented baseball player – he does everything well. He has a very mature presence on the field and is very routine oriented for a young kid. I would like to think that he will help us in the outfield during his freshman year. High School: First-team Salem News All-Star selection … Catholic Conference All-Star … Team captain … Three-year starter and three-year letterwinner … Recipient of Varsity Baseball Award Played for the Andover Legion baseball team during the summer … Legion team went 18-3 and qualified for state tournament ... Selected in the 36th round of the 2009 MLB first-year player draft by the Boston Red Sox. Personal: Michael Andrew Yastrzemski … Born 8/23/90 … Son of Mike and Anne-Marie Yastrzemski … Grandson of Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer, Carl Yastrzemski … Father was a third-round draft pick by the Atlanta Braves in 1984 and played for the White Sox at the triple-A level … Undecided on a major … Nickname is “Yaz” … Favorites include Jacoby Ellsbury (athlete), Boondock Saints (movie), Family Guy (TV show), Will Ferrell (actor), Steak (food) and Dave Matthews Band (musician) … His advice to youngsters is to always work hard … Chose Vanderbilt because it offered the best combination of athletics and academics.
SEC NOTES • The SEC has sent 38 teams to the College World Series since 1990. That was accomplished despite no SEC teams making the field in 1992. LSU has been to Omaha 12 times, Georgia five times and Florida and Mississippi State four times, while Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee have been three times each. Auburn has been once, while Arkansas advanced in 2004 and 2009. • SEC teams have won seven of the last 20 national championships, with LSU winning six (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009) and Georgia claiming the 1990 title. The SEC has finished runner up four times in that time, 1997, 2002, 2005 and 2008. • SEC teams are 73-66 since 1990 in Omaha, a .525 winning percentage. Not counting games against each other, the SEC has a 56-50 record in the CWS since 1990, a .528 winning percentage. • The SEC has played 33 games in the "Final Four" of the College World Series since 1990, an average of over 1.5 per year. Only five times, 1992,1994, 2003, 2006 and 2007 has the SEC failed to get a team to the “Final Four” of the CWS. • The SEC has averaged nearly eight games played per year in the College World Series since 1990. In 2004, 12 of the 15 games played in Omaha involved a SEC team. In 1997, the SEC had a team in 13 of the 14 games played in the CWS. Since 1990, an SEC team played in 122 of the 285 games played in the College World Series, an amazing 42.8 percent of games. • The SEC has sent nine of its 12 schools to the College World Series since 1990 - Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee. Ole Miss has played in three Super Regional finals the last five seasons. • Since 1990, 130 SEC squads have been invited to the NCAA Tournament, an average of nearly seven per season. The SEC set yet another NCAA record in 2004, 2005 and 2008 with nine teams earning postseason births. The SEC also had a NCAA-record five teams earn regional host sites in 2004 and 2006. • The SEC has had an NCAA-high 10 different teams compete in the 57-year history of the College World Series. In those appearances, the conference has registered a 95-107 record, a .470 winning percentage. • Since 1990, 24 SEC squads have posted 50+ win seasons, while 96 have won 40+ games in a season, including five teams in 2009. • The SEC posted a 253-91 record against non-conference foes in 2009, a .735 winning percentage. Since 1990, the SEC has accumulated a 47981824-4 record against non-conference teams, a .724 winning percentage. • SEC teams have also been strong in the polls. Since 1990, 93 conference teams have appeared in the final Baseball America poll, 102 in the final Collegiate Baseball poll and, since 1992, 92 in the final ESPN Coaches poll. Seven SEC squads appeared in at least one of the final polls in 2009, with eight in the Top 30.
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Personal: Samuel Ayres Selman … Born 11/14/90 … Son of Cynthia and Jack Selman … Has one brother, Will … human and organizational development major … Favorites include C.C. Sabathia (athlete), Tom Hanks (actor), Rookie of the Year (movie), Hootie and the Blowfish (musician) and golf (other sport) … Chose Vanderbilt because of the great baseball program and excellent academics.
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