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 | Class:
Graduated
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| Hometown:
Buda, Texas
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| High School:
Hays High School
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 209
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| Position:
RHP
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| B/T:
R/R
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Season
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ERA
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W-L
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App-GS
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SV
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IP
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H
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R-ER
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BB-SO
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B/AVG
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2008
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5.70
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4-3
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20-8
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0
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53.2
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78
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44-34
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14-33
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.341
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2009
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4.84
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5-3
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20-9
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0
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57.2
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58
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35-31
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22-41
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.264
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2010
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3.53
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8-2
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20-7
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0
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74.0
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67
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32-29
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22-55
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.239
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2011
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1.75
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10-3
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16-16
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0
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113.0
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89
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33-22
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17-82
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.218
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Totals
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3.50
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27-11
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76-40
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0
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298.1
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292
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144-116
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75-211
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.257
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2011 [SENIOR]:
Team captain ... 2011 Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American ... 2011 All-Big 12 first team (coaches) ... Semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award ... On midseason watch list for College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year ... Struck out 13 batters in March 18 shutout vs. Texas A&M, the most by a Sooner since Daniel McCutchen also sat down 13 Aggies on April 7, 2006 ... Allowed first run in 20 straight innings on March 25 in ninth inning at Missouri ... Lasted at least seven innings in 12 of his 16 starts with five or more strikeouts in 11 outings ... Limited the opposition to three hits or less in four of his starts ... Led the Big 12 with five complete games (three in Big 12 play) after topping New Mexico (May 13) ... Third in the Big 12 with 10 wins and fourth in ERA at 1.75 ... Second in Big 12 with 113 innings pitched, fifth with a .218 opponent-batting average and ninth with 82 strikeouts ... Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on March 7 after tossing complete-game shutout at SDSU and on April 4 after tossing three-hit complete game vs. Texas Tech ... Opened the Sooners' 2011 season with a one-hitter across seven innings against William & Mary ... Finished with seven strikeouts and his no-hit bid ended in the fourth inning ... Walked one batter and faced the minimum amount of batters in every frame except the seventh (four hitters) ... One-hitter was the second of career (vs. HBU in 2010) ... Lasted seven innings with seven Ks in start vs. Oakland.
2010 [JUNIOR]:
Lasted at least five innings in all seven starts with a 3-0 record (vs. USF - March 4, HBU-March 10, Arkansas-May 18, Kansas-May 26, Oral Roberts-June 4, Virginia-June 12 and South Carolina-June 20) ... Second on team with eight wins ... Lasted six innings in first start in 2010 vs. USF on March 4 ... Had a 5-1 record out of the bullpen with last win vs. OSU (6 IP - season high) ... Did not allow a run in last six relief appearances (19.2 IP) ... Tossed 7 1/3 innings in start versus Arkansas and tied career high with seven strikeouts ... Lasted season-high eight innings in Big 12 Championship start versus Kansas (no-decision) ... In last five starts, posted 32 2/3 innings with 23 strikeouts and a 2-1 record.
2009 [SOPHOMORE]:
Made 20 appearances for the second straight season ... Started career-best nine games ... Lasted at least five innings in four starts ... Did not allow a run in nine outings, including six-inning start against Texas A&M ... Did not allow an earned run in 10 starts, including a complete game victory against Houston Baptist on March 10 ... Nine innings marked a career high ... Went 3-1 in 10 appearances, three starts, in Big 12 play with a 3.49 ERA ... Recorded wins against Arkansas Little Rock, HBU, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M ... From April 8 through May 16, spanning 11 appearances with one start ... Only allowed three earned runs in 16 innings in span that included 11 appearances (one start) ... Tied a career high with seven strikeouts against Houston Baptist and Oklahoma State ... Six-inning relief appearance against OSU helped OU snap an eight-year drought in the series opener in Tulsa.
SUMMER 2008:
Played with the Mat-Su Miners in the Alaska Baseball League ... Helped lead team to a second-place finish in the league ... Named team MVP ... Received ABL First Team All-Star honors as a relief pitcher and finished the season with a 0.32 ERA and had 23 strikeouts.
2008 [FRESHMAN]:
Lasted five innings or more in five of his eight starts ... Fifth on the team with four wins ... Did not allow an earned run in seven outings ... Recorded fourth win of the year to eliminate Vanderbilt in Tempe Regional ... Pitched four innings of relief to improve to 4-3, his first win in last nine outings ... Earned four awards following his two-hit shutout performance against Tennessee where he tossed a season-best eight innings ... Did not allow a hit until the fifth inning ... Named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week and the region pitcher of the week by www.insidepitching.com and collegiatebaseballhub.com ... Also named to the Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team after striking out a season-high seven batters ... Started the second game of the season against UCLA and lasted six innings with five strikeouts ... Tied a season high with seven strikeouts against Baylor on March 30 ... Suffered first loss of the season to No. 14 Texas on April 6 (only loss as a starter) ... Recorded wins over Tennessee and Western Illinois (March 8) as a starter ... Won two games in relief against Southern Nazarene on April 16 and Vanderbilt on June 1.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year letterwinner under head coach Doug Ragsdale at Jack C. Hays High School ... Pitched in 89 innings and collected a 12-2 record with 107 strikeouts and hit .380 as a senior ... Named district MVP and all-state following senior year ... Senior captain ... Led his team to a district championship and a state regional quarterfinal ... Earned honorable mention accolades as a junior ... Also played football and basketball.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Michael Anthony Rocha ... Born in Austin, Texas ... Parents are Robert and Esmeralda Rocha ... Has an older brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Crystal ... Multidisciplinary studies major.
