Coach Taps says: "Michael is back for his graduate school campaign and we expect for him to continue to be a threat in the middle part of the lineup. There aren’t many hitters in the country with as impressive of a track record as his."
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2024: 2nd Team All-MAC Freedom … Appeared and started in 37 games, batting .373 … Led team in RBI (38) and hit by pitches (14) … Tied for first in sacrifice flies (3) … 2nd in batting average, OPS (.973), hits (47), total bases (63), and on base percentage (.471) … 3rd in doubles (8) and slugging percentage (.500) … Tied for 3rd in games started, at bats (126), runs (27), and triples (1) … Went 2 for 4 (R, 2B) vs. William Paterson (2/22) … 3 for 4 (2B, 2 RBI) vs. William Paterson (2/28) … 1 for 3 (R, HR, 3 RBI) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/1) … Went 2 for 5 (R, BB) vs. MIT (3/3) … 2 for 5 with a run scored vs. No. 3 Baldwin Wallace (3/8) … Went 2 for 5 (2 R, 2B, RBI) in the 2nd game of a conference doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/9) … 2 for 5 vs. No. 7 Denison (3/11) … Went 3 for 5 (R, 3B, 2 RBI) vs. North Central (3/12) … 2 for 3 (3 R, RBI, 2 BB, SF) vs. Montclair State (3/17) … Went 1 for 3 (2 R, 2B, RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom conference game vs. King’s (3/21) … 1 for 2 (RBI, HBP) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Went 1 for 3 with a walk vs. Penn State Harrisburg (3/24) … 2 for 2 (2 R, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Delaware Valley (3/29) … Went 2 for 3 (2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/30) … 1 for 2 (3 BB, HBP, SB) vs. Montclair State (4/1) … Went 1 for 1 (R, 2 RBI, 2 HBP, SF) vs. No. 25/NR Arcadia (4/5) … 2 for 3 (R, 2B, RBI) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/13) … Went 2 for 4 (R, HR, 3 RBI, HBP) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. DeSales (4/14) … 1 for 3 (R, 3 RBI, HBP) vs. Mt. St. Vincent (4/16) … Combined to go 4 for 8 (R, 2B, 3 RBI, HBP) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/22) … Went 2 for 3 (2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HBP) vs. NJCU (4/23) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (R, RBI, BB, HBP) in a doubleheader vs. Saint Joseph’s – Long Island (4/30) … 2 for 4 (R, RBI) in a MAC Freedom semifinal contest vs. No. 20/No. 28 Arcadia (5/4).
2023: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division III Player to Watch ... Appeared in 41 games, started 40, and posted a .320 batting average ... Led the squad in at bats (150), runs (37), home runs (7) ... Tied for team-lead in hits (48) and sacrifice flies (3) ... 2nd on the team in appearances, RBI (35), total bases (77) ... Tied for second in doubles (8), slugging percentage (.513) ... 3rd on the team in batting average, OPS (.899) ... Tied for 3rd in games started ... Went 2 for 5 (R, HR, 3 RBI) vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/24) … 2 for 4 (R, HR, RBI) vs. Montclair State (3/3) … Went 3 for 9 (2 R, 4 RBI, BB) in a doubleheader vs. Lehman (3/4) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (R, 2B, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/No. 11 Arcadia (3/11) … 3 for 4 (4 R, 2B) vs. No. 13/18 Denison (3/14) … Combined to go 2 for 4 (3 R, 2 BB, HBP) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/18) … Went 2 for 5 (2 R, HR, RBI) vs. Mt. St. Vincent (3/22) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (2 R, HR, 4 RBI, SF) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/26) … 3 for 4 (3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (3/28) … Combined to go 2 for 5 (3 R, 3 RBI, BB, HBP, SF, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/4) … Went 1 for 3 (R, HR, 2 RBI) in the 1
st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/#No. 30 Misericordia (4/7) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (2 RBI, SF) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Wilkes (4/16) … 1 for 2 (3 R, 2 BB, 2 SB) vs. Wesleyan (4/18) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (3 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lycoming (4/22) … Went 1 for 3 in the 2
nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/27).
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2022: 2nd Team All-MAC Freedom … MAC Freedom Player of the Week (2/7-2/13) ... Appeared in 44 games and started 43 as a positional player, batting .346 … Led team in at bats (153) … Tied for team lead in games and triples (2) … 2nd in hits (53) and total bases (74) … 3rd in batting average, home runs (4), and slugging percentage (.484) … Tied for 3rd in games started and runs (29) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (R, 2B, BB, RBI, SB, SH) in a doubleheader vs. Mount Saint Vincent (2/12) … Went 1 for 3 with a run scored vs. Drew (2/26) … Combined to go 7 for 10 (3 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Montclair State (3/5) … 1 for 3 (2 R, RBI, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Old Westbury (3/11) … Went 3 for 5 (2 R, RBI, BB) vs. DeSales (3/18) … Combined to go 3 for 9 (3 R, HR, 3 RBI) in a doubleheader vs. DeSales (3/20) … 3 for 4 (R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) vs. Delaware Valley (3/25) … Went 2 for 4 (R, SB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/27) … 1 for 3 (R, RBI, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. King’s (4/2) … Went 3 for 5 (2 R, 2 2B) vs. King’s (4/3) … 1 for 3 in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. No. 17/5 Arcadia (4/10) … Went 2 for 4 (R, 3B) vs. Wilkes (4/15) … 2 for 4 (R, HR, RBI, SB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Wilkes (4/16) … Went 3 for 4 (RBI, SB) vs. Misericordia (4/22) … 1 for 3 in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/23) … Hit a clutch walk-off two-run home run vs. FDU-Florham (4/29) … Combined to go 4 for 7 with three runs scored in a doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/30) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (3 R, RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom semifinal doubleheader vs. Misericordia (5/8) … Went 2 for 4 in the 3rd game of the MAC Freedom semifinal vs. Misericordia (5/9) … 2 for 4 in an NCAA Regional game vs. Catholic (5/20) … Went 1 for 3 with a walk in an NCAA Regional game vs. St. Joseph’s-Long Island (5/21) … Appeared in 2 games as a pitcher, making one start … Posted a 1-1 record with a 40.50 E.R.A. and collected 2 strikeouts over 1.1 innings … Picked up the win in relief (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K, BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/23).
2021: Appeared in 30 games, starting 20 while posting a .353 batting average ... Led team in slugging percentage (.588) ... Tied for team lead in triples (1) ... Second in batting average ... Third in OPS (.955) and home runs (5) ... Tied for third in stolen bases (3) ... Tripled in his first collegiate at bat and proceeded to score a run in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/14) … Came in as a replacement in both games and went 1 for 1 in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Wilkes (3/27) … Came in as a replacement and went 1 for 1 with a run scored in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Wilkes (3/29) … Went 2 for 5 (2 R, HR, 3 RBI) in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/13) … 2 for 3 (2 R, 3 RBI, BB, SF, 2 SB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (4/15) … Went 1 for 3 (2B, RBI) in the first game of a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (4/17) … 1 for 3 (R, HR, 2 RBI) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. FDU-Florham (4/18) … Combined to go 4 for 9 (3 R, 2 RBI) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/24) … Combined to go 5 for 8 (5 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. DeSales (4/24) … Went 1 for 2 vs. York (4/28) … Combined to go 3 for 9 with two RBI in a MAC Freedom Semifinal doubleheader vs. DeSales (5/9) … 3 for 6 (R, 2B, 3 RBI) in the first game of a MAC Freedom Championship Final doubleheader vs. NR/#30 Misericordia (5/16) … 3 for 5 with two runs scored in the third game of the MAC Freedom Championship Final vs. Misericordia (5/16).
2020:Â Did not participate.
High School: Member of the Honor Roll … Played under coach C.J. Hendricks and South Brunswick where they were Co-Division Champions – GMC Red 2019 and GMC County Finalists 2019 … His senior season he held a 4-1 win/loss record in 26.1 innings with a 2.65 ERA and 28 Ks … Was selected All-Conference First Team, All-GMC Red Division, 2019 Senior GMC All-Star, 2018 Underclass GMC All-Star, Team MVP 2019 … Played summer ball for Dave Gallagher and Gallagher Baseball … Attended Headfirst, Perfect Game, Showball, and Baseball Factory events.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Teresa Reyes … Has two siblings, a sister Karen and a brother Kevin … Majoring in Business & Technology … Picked Stevens because of its academic reputation, location, focus on player development, and overall fit … Top book and movie are The Catcher in the Rye and and The Waterboy … Favorite MLB team and player are the Yankees and Luis Severino … Off the field he enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching movies/sports, and traveling.
