44  Michael Rocha Class: Junior Hometown: Buda, Texas High School: Hays High School Height / Weight: 5-10 / 210 Position: RHP Birthdate: 09/21/1988 B/T: R/R

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, includng six-inning start against Texas A&M ... Did not allow an earned run in one other starts, 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 ... From April 8 through May 16, spanning 11 appearances with one start, he only allowed three earned runs in 16 innings ... Tied a career-high with seven strikeouts against Houston Baptist and Oklahoma State ... Six-inning relief appearance against OSU helped Sooners snap an eight-year drought in the series opener in Tulsa ... Recorded wins against Arkansas Little Rock, HBU, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M.

SUMMER 2008:
Played with the Mat-Su Miners in the Alaska Baseball League ... Played with Garrett Richards and Jeremy Erben and 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.

Summer 2007:
Played for the Austin Wings in Austin, Texas.

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 (21), and a younger sister, Crystal (16) ... Multidisciplinary studies major.