| Michael Ewing |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Beaumont, Texas
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 | High School: West Brook HS
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 | Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195
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 | Position: IF-OF
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 | Bats/Throws: L/L
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2006 Freshman All-American*
2006 Conference USA All-Freshman
Returns for his third season as a starter ...
played first base as a freshman ... started 55
games in the outfield last season ... slated to start
the season in right field but could DH or play 1B
as well ... should hit in the middle of the lineup
this season ... Can hit for average and provides
power from the left side ... One of the team's most
patient hitters ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll
... Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
... Twin brother of teammate and 2006 Freshman
All-American, James Ewing ... 2007 (So.): Drove
in 48 runs which led the team ... Also led the team
with 14 multiple RBI games, include four games
with three or more RBI; three vs. Alabama (3/6),
three at La. Monroe (3/20), four vs. Nichols State
(4/3) and four vs. Marshall (4/4) ... Hit .284 with a
.447 slugging percentage ... Had seven homeruns,
two triples and 10 doubles on the season ... Was
second on the team in triples ... Totaled 96 bases
on the season which was third on the team ... Had
61 hits which was third on the team ... Scored 34
runs including two games with three runs scores;
Northwestern State (2/18) and Nicholls State (4/3)
... Had a team-high 44 walks for the second consecutive
year ... Tallied six sacrifices on the season,
three sacrifice bunts and three sacrifice flies ...
Posted a .986 fielding percentage, making only two
errors in 137 chances ... 2006 (Fr.): 2006 Louisville
Slugger Freshman All-American ... 2006 Conference
USA All-Freshman Team ... Played in 57 games and
started 52 ... Hit .313 with a team-high 15 doubles,
one triple, eight home runs and 41 RBIs ... He had
a team-high 33 walks, five sacrifice flies and three
sacrifice hits ... Posted a .409 on-base percentage
and finished with 98 total bases for a .538 slugging
percentage ... Had a .980 fielding percentage,
finishing with 228 putouts, 16 assists and five errors
... Hit .324 in conference games, including eight
doubles, four home runs and 17 RBIs ... Tied for No.
9 in Conference USA in walks ... Collected 16 multiple-
hit games (14 games with two hits, two with
three), nine multiple-RBI games (five games with two
RBIs, two with three, two with five), nine multiplerun
games (eight games with two runs, one with
three) and seven multiple-walk games (six games
with two walks, one with three) ... Hit .455 (5/11) in
the Memphis series with two doubles, a home run
and three RBIs (3/30-4/1) ... Batted .375 (3/8) with
a double, a home run and four RBIs in the UCF series
(5/18-20) ... Finished with four hits in nine at bats
(.444) with a double and an RBI in the Tulane series
(5/12-14) ... Season-high three hits, including two
doubles, a run scored and an RBI in game two of the
Birmingham Southern series (2/25) ... Season-high
three hits in three plate appearances with a double,
two runs scored, two walks and an RBI against
Buffalo in game one of the series (3/10) ... Hit his
first homer in his fourth game against Mississippi
Valley State (2/21), finishing with two hits, one run
scored and three RBIs ... Had a two-run single and
a three-run homer against Alcorn State (4/19) ...
Finished with two hits, a solo homer and an RBI single
and scored two runs against Ole Miss in Pearl,
Miss. (4/4) ... Collected two hits against Marshall in
game two of the series (4/29), a two-run single and
a three-run homer ... Two hits, including a triple, a
run scored and three RBIs against Dallas Baptist in
the second game of the series (4/7) ... Finished with
a double, three runs scored, a season-high three
walks and two RBIs against UCF in game three of
the series (5/20) ... Two hits, including two doubles
and a run scored against East Carolina in game two
of the series (5/6) ... Finished the Memphis series,
hitting 5-for-11 with two doubles, a home runs and
three RBIs (3/31-4/2) ... Prep: Four-year starter for
Coach Kevin McDonald at Westbrook High School
... A two-time all-state honoree by the Texas High
School Baseball Coaches Association, three-time
all-region and four-time all-district (OF) selection ...
As a senior, Ewing hit .390 with 13 doubles, three
triples, five home runs and 29 RBIs ... He walked
17 times and stole six out of seven bases ... As a
senior, he helped lead West Brook to a 27-6 record
and an appearance in the third round of the 5A state
championships ... As a junior, he hit .358 with nine
doubles, two triples, four home runs and 22 RBIs
... He finished with 20 walks and stole three bases
... Who's Who Among High School Students ...
Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Personal: Son
of Randall and Wendy Terry ... Father, Randall, is
a professor at Lamar University and played college
basketball ... Has one brother, James, and three sisters,
Kate, Emily and Meagan ... Enrolled in general
studies ... Born Oct. 27, 1986.