2023 Baseball Roster
Polk, Michael
Jersey Number 32
Michael Polk
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Ga.
- High School:
- Cambridge HS
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
2023 (Senior): Redshirted due to injury as team went 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Earned a degree in Risk Management & Insurance
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Junior): Posted an 0-2 mark and 9.62 ERA in 17 relief appearances for a team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied 24.1 innings pitched with 32 strikeouts and 22 walks with opponents hitting .255 against him
*Began season with a combined 4.2 scoreless innings of relief with no walks and seven strikeouts against Albany, Wofford and No. 19 Ga. Tech
*Provided 3.2 innings of scoreless relief at Kentucky
*Losses came to Ga. Southern at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C. and to Texas A&M in Athens
*Registered a career-high five strikeouts in 1.2 innings against VCU in the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore): Made 17 relief appearances for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 2-1 mark and 1.86 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 17 walks in 19.1 innings
*Earned wins over South Carolina and Missouri and finished 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 10 SEC outings covering 12 innings
*Tallied four strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings of a 14-2 rout of top-ranked Vanderbilt in Nashville
*Pitched a career-high 4.1 innings with five strikeouts in a 2-0 loss to No. 11 Ole Miss
*Pitched two innings and allowed one earned run with two strikeouts against top-ranked Arkansas at the SEC Tournament
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Freshman): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Made five relief appearances and went 0-0, 0.00 ERA in five innings with three walks and seven strikeouts
*Held opponents to just a .067 batting average, allowing just one hit in five innings on the year
*Made debut with one scoreless inning at Kennesaw State on Feb. 19
*Part of combined shutout of UMASS on March 6, tossed one inning with two strikeouts
*Pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts at Ga. Southern on March 11
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Cambridge where he played for former Georgia pitcher Evan Tieles (UGA 2008-10)
*Saw action primarily as a reliever/closer and led the Bears in appearances, saves as a senior
*Earned team’s 2019 Golden Spikes Award for excelling on the field and in the classroom
*Named to the All-Academic Region team during prep career
*Led team with a 5-1 record, 2.15 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 26 innings as a junior to earn 2ndTeam All-Region honors for the Bears who advanced to the playoffs
*Named a National Merit Scholar
*Played summer baseball with Team Georgia and claimed titles at the East Cobb Invitational, PG World Series, WWBA Southern qualifier and WWBA National Qualifier
Personal: Born Dec. 2, 2000
*Son of Stuart and Tanja Polk
*Intended Major: Risk Management & Insurance
*Earned a degree in Risk Management & Insurance
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Junior): Posted an 0-2 mark and 9.62 ERA in 17 relief appearances for a team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied 24.1 innings pitched with 32 strikeouts and 22 walks with opponents hitting .255 against him
*Began season with a combined 4.2 scoreless innings of relief with no walks and seven strikeouts against Albany, Wofford and No. 19 Ga. Tech
*Provided 3.2 innings of scoreless relief at Kentucky
*Losses came to Ga. Southern at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C. and to Texas A&M in Athens
*Registered a career-high five strikeouts in 1.2 innings against VCU in the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore): Made 17 relief appearances for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 2-1 mark and 1.86 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 17 walks in 19.1 innings
*Earned wins over South Carolina and Missouri and finished 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 10 SEC outings covering 12 innings
*Tallied four strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings of a 14-2 rout of top-ranked Vanderbilt in Nashville
*Pitched a career-high 4.1 innings with five strikeouts in a 2-0 loss to No. 11 Ole Miss
*Pitched two innings and allowed one earned run with two strikeouts against top-ranked Arkansas at the SEC Tournament
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Freshman): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Made five relief appearances and went 0-0, 0.00 ERA in five innings with three walks and seven strikeouts
*Held opponents to just a .067 batting average, allowing just one hit in five innings on the year
*Made debut with one scoreless inning at Kennesaw State on Feb. 19
*Part of combined shutout of UMASS on March 6, tossed one inning with two strikeouts
*Pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts at Ga. Southern on March 11
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Cambridge where he played for former Georgia pitcher Evan Tieles (UGA 2008-10)
*Saw action primarily as a reliever/closer and led the Bears in appearances, saves as a senior
*Earned team’s 2019 Golden Spikes Award for excelling on the field and in the classroom
*Named to the All-Academic Region team during prep career
*Led team with a 5-1 record, 2.15 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 26 innings as a junior to earn 2ndTeam All-Region honors for the Bears who advanced to the playoffs
*Named a National Merit Scholar
*Played summer baseball with Team Georgia and claimed titles at the East Cobb Invitational, PG World Series, WWBA Southern qualifier and WWBA National Qualifier
Personal: Born Dec. 2, 2000
*Son of Stuart and Tanja Polk
*Intended Major: Risk Management & Insurance
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