Micah Coffey

Position:
Infielder
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 200
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Batavia, Ill.
High School:
Batavia

PRONUNCIATION

2018 | SENIOR Google Cloud Academic All-America Third Team · Google Cloud Academic All-Region Team · NCAA Minneapolis Regional All-Tournament Team · Second Team All-Big Ten · Baseball Senior CLASS Award Candidate · Big Ten Sportsmanship Award · Academic All-Big Ten · selected for the Paul Fortin Scholarship Athlete Award by the Gophers · started all 59 games for the Gophers · selected in the 30th round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox (888 overall). Highlights: Big Ten Player of the Week (April 16) · drew a walk in the season opener at Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 · drove in a run in the exhibition against the Minnesota Twins on Feb. 22 · drove in three runs on 3-for-4 hitting with a double against Mount St. Mary’s on Feb. 25 · drove in three runs on 4-for-6 hitting with a double and a home run against Creighton on March 11 · went 5-for-9 with 10 RBIs and five runs scored, hitting a triple and a home run in a two-game series at Purdue on April 13-14 · went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run at Rutgers in the regular season finale · finished the postseason on a six-game hitting streak.

2017 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod Baseball League| slashed .282/.366/.366 in 34 games for Hyannis | lifted a pair of home runs and five doubles, drove in 12 runs and scored 15 | selected to the 2017 Cape Cod League All-Star Game as a third baseman.

2017 | JUNIOR Received Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award | named All-Big Ten Second Team | had a .340 batting average while hitting four home runs and driving in 46 runs | batted .370 in Big Ten play, fifth highest in the conference, along with posting a .568 slugging percentage and a .402 on-base percentage | became the first Gopher to hit for the cycle since 2002 | Big Ten Player of the Week (5/8) | Perfect Game Player of the Week (5/8) | Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Was 2-5 with four RBI at UC Irvine (2/18) | collected three more hits in the second game at UC Irvine (2/19) | went 2-5 with two runs scored and one RBI vs Seattle U (2/24) | drove in two RBIs vs Iowa (3/5) in the Dairy Queen Classic | hit his first home run vs Missouri State (3/11) | was 2-4 at Sacramento State (3/16) | recorded two doubles vs NDSU (4/4) | picked up two RBIs on three hits at Indiana (4/14) | was 3-6 with two RBIs and two doubles at Indiana (4/15) | had two hits and scored one run vs Nebraska (4/23) | went 2-5 with one double at Northern Illinois (4/25) | went 2-3 with one walk and one run scored vs Illinois (4/28) | was 2-4 with one double and a triple vs Illinois (4/29) | had two RBIs on one hit and two stolen bases vs Georgia State (5/2) | went 4-6 with six RBIs, a career high, four runs scored and hit for the cycle at Penn State (5/6) | reached base four times with three hits and a walk at Penn State (5/7) | recorded three walks vs No. 10 Long Beach State (5/12) | hit his third home run of the season after going 3-3, scoring three runs and driving in two runs vs Rutgers (5/16) | went 3-5 with a home run, one double, two runs scored and two RBIs vs Northwestern (5/26) in the Big Ten Tournament | picked up three hits and two RBIs vs Iowa in the first game of the doubleheader at the Big Ten Tournament (5/27).

2016 SUMMER BASEBALL Played 26 games for the Kenosha Kingfish | had a .302 batting average in 86 at-bats where he hit one home run and drove in 14 RBIs | scored 13 runs and stole four bases.

2016 | SOPHOMORE Tabbed All-Big Ten Second Team | hit .333 and tied for the team lead with 42 RBI | touted a .524 slugging clip that featured 13 doubles, three triples and seven home runs | netted 18 mult-hit performances and had seven games with multiple RBI | closed the season on a 21-game hitting streak and reached base safely in the final 23 games of the season | Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Started at the hot corner for all four games to open the season in Surprise, Ariz. (2/19-2/21) and picked up a hit in each game, with an RBI coming in three of the contests | notched a season high with two hits at Campbell (2/26) | launched his first career home run in the series finale at Campbell (2/28) | hit 5-for-10 with two runs, three RBI, a double and a homer in series at Georgia State (3/4-3/6) | tallied a hit and totaled four RBI with one double and a triple in all four contests at Seattle U (3/11-3/16) | drilled three hits and capped a 10-game hitting streak at Utah Valley (3/18-3/20) | went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI double against Augsburg (3/22) | set a season-high with three RBI on the back end of the doubleheader sweep at No. 23 Missouri State (3/26) | went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Saint Mary's (3/30) | notched an RBI single against Iowa (4/1) | set a career-best mark by drawing four walks versus Northern Illinois (4/6) tied a season-high and led the club with three hits in opening series win at No. 25 Michigan (4/8) | laced a single and scored a run against South Dakota State (4/12) | scored two runs and drilled a single versus Maryland (4/17) | netted three hits, including an RBI triple, at Northwestern (4/22-4/24) | went 2-for-4 and scored a run at North Dakota State (4/26) | collected three hits, including a homer, scored twice and added four RBI in the series-clinching win at Illinois (5/1) | laced six hits, including one double and a roundtripper, and scored four times in non-conference sweep of Kansas (5/3-5/4) | hit two home runs and totaled three RBI, while score three times against Indiana (5/6-5/8) | netted three runs, a double and one homer at Purdue (5/13-5/14) | went 6-for-12 with a double and a triple and scored the game-winning run that clinched the Big Ten regular season title against Ohio State (5/19-5/21) | picked up a pair of hits in games against Iowa (5/25) and Michigan (5/26) at the Big Ten Tournament | netted a pair of hits, including a double, in contests against Wake Forest (6/3) and Binghamton (6/4) | racked up two RBI and laced a double versus Wake Forest (6/5) | scored a run and hit a single back up the middle at Texas A&M (6/5).

2015 SUMMER BASEBALL Split the season playing for the Kenosha Kingfish in the Northwoods League and the Joliet Admirals in the Midwest Collegiate League | won the NWL crown with the Kingfish | hit .308 and slugged at a .414 clip in 42 games | finished fifth on team in average over final 10 games, including postseason | totaled 52 hits, including nine doubles, three triples and a homer to go along with 23 RBI | touted a six-game hitting streak to begin the season with four being multi-hit contests.

2015 | FRESHMAN Played in 32 games at third base and as designated hitter | batted .243 with nine runs and 10 RBIs | drew seven walks. Game Highlights: Debuted at Florida Gulf Coast (2/28) â€¢ registered his first collegiate hit, RBI and run scored going 1-for-3 at Richmond (3/17) | hit 2-for-3 with an RBI at Richmond (3/18) | hit 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs against Northwestern (3/29) | hit 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two walks, a run and a stolen base against North Dakota State (4/14) | went 2-for-4 with a run against Michigan State (5/15).

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Batavia High School in 2014 | played for coach Matt Holm | 2013 and 2014 Kane County Chronicle Male Athlete of the Year | two-time all-area and three-time All-Upstate Eight Conference selection | hit .368 with 10 doubles, a home run, 35 RBIs and 13 stolen bases to lead his team to a 33-4-1 record as a senior | as a junior, hit .395 with 12 doubles, three triples and three home runs and led Batavia to a 27-6 season | started games at seven different positions | hit .350 over the summer | two-time all-conference and all-area honoree in football | all-state honorable mention after quarterbacking the Bulldogs to the 2013 Class 6A state championship, throwing 29 touchdown passes on the season | NFF Scholar-Athlete Award recipient | three-year starter, two year team scoring leader and 2013 first team all-conference selection in basketball | two-time football academic all-state selection | National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society member | academic all-conference and Illinois State Scholar.

PERSONAL Son of Brian and Lorene Coffey | has three brothers: Jordan, Jesse and Canaan | Jordan played baseball at Taylor University | born July 22, 1995.