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Rutledge, Michael
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Jersey Number 3
Michael Rutledge
- Position:
- 3B/SS
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cullman, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Cullman HS
Bio
CAREER:
Fourth-year junior infielder who enters the season as State's returning starter at third base ... A 69-game starting infielder in his 94 career games played (50 starts at third base, 19 at shortstop) ... Enters his junior campaign with a .253 batting average ... Three-time SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll selection.
Played in 42 games, 36 as a starter ... Opened the year as MSU's starting third baseman in 30 of State's first 33 games ... Hit .242 and set career-highs with 29 hits, 26 RBI, seven doubles and four home runs ... Went 3-for-4 and turned in his first 3-RBI performance in State's 11-1 win over Louisiana Tech (Mar. 7) ... Launched the first of his four home runs and delivered the first of his two game-winning RBI with a two-run blast in the win over Tech ... Also belted home runs at LSU (Mar. 24), at Alabama (Mar. 31) and against Mississippi Valley State (May 2) ... Finished the year with seven multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... Had back-to-back two-hit games at LSU (Mar. 24-25) ... Legged out a pair of doubles and drove in two runs against Jacksonville State (Mar. 22) and backed that with two extra-base hits (double and home run) at LSU (Mar. 24) ... Strung together a career-best seven-game hitting streak (Mar. 5-Mar. 14) ... Hit .208 with 11 hits, including two doubles and two home runs and drove in 11 runs in 19 SEC games, 15 as a starter ... Among school-record 21 MSU players named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
MSU's starting third baseman to open the season ... Saw playing time in 43 of MSU's 64 games, drawing 30 starts (19 at shortstop, 11 at third base) ... Hit .233 in 16 SEC games (eight starts) ... Drew his first start at shortstop in MSU's series-ending 13-12 win at Arizona (Mar. 13) ... Took over at shortstop in series-ending win at Florida (May 15) and anchored the MSU infield at that position for the final 14 games of the season ... Lashed a pair of doubles against Austin Peay (Mar. 4) to notch the first of his five multi-hit games ... Launched his first career home run in a 2-for-4 showing against Louisiana State (May 22) at Dudy Noble Field, MSU's lone pinch-hit home run in 2005 ... Pieced together a season-best six-game hitting streak in the closing weeks of the season ... Had hits in six of MSU's eight postseason games ... Team-best 3-for-5 (.600) in pinch-hit opportunities ... Hit .273 at Dudy Noble Field ... Named to the 2005 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
Played in nine games and made three starts at third base before his rookie campaign was shortened by a wrist injury ... Accorded medical redshirt status as a freshman ... Made his collegiate debut in MSU's season-opening 12-0 shutout of Western Kentucky (Feb. 27) ... Played error-free defense with two putouts and six assists in eight fielding opportunities ... Collected his first career hit with a two-run pinch-hit single against Jackson State (Mar. 2) ... Also scored the first of his two rookie season runs that inning against JSU ... Drew his first collegiate start against Mississippi Valley State (Mar. 3) ... Singled, doubled and scored a run against MVSU ... Also drew starts against UL-Monroe (Mar. 17) in Jackson and against Tennessee (Mar. 19) ... Delivered a pinch-hit single against Louisiana Tech (Mar. 16) ... Compiled a .286 batting average (4-for-14) in nine games ... Named to the SEC Freshman Honor Roll.
Four-year letterman and standout infielder at Cullman High School ... Honored by the Birmingham News as the 2003 Alabama Player of the Year ... Hit .455 and sparked coach Bryan Bowen's CHS Bearcats to a second-straight 39-win season and a runner-up finish in the 5A state championships ... Collected 58 RBI and scored 65 runs, eighth-most in Alabama prep history ... Hit 15 doubles and 15 home runs, finishing with an .825 slugging percentage ... His 71 hits ranks as the fourth-most all-time in Alabama and four shy of the state record ... Earned Alabama Sportswriters Association "Super 12" and Birmingham News Super All-State status in addition to first-team all-state honors by both entities ... 2003 Proline Player of the Year and Rawlings All-District III honoree ... Took the hill and posted a 6-3 record and 3.00 earned run average ... As a junior helped lead CHS to a 39-10 mark and the 2002 Alabama 5A state crown ... Hit .451 with 51 RBI and 66 hits ... Earned ASWA All-State, All-Cullman County and All-Area 15 honors in 2002 ... As a junior was named to the Birmingham News Scholar-Athlete All-State honor squad ... Claimed the first of three straight all-county awards as a sophomore when he was tabbed as his team's top defensive infielder and top offensive player overall ... Also a four-year basketball veteran at CHS, earning all-county and all-area designation and co-MVP honors as a junior ... Member of the National Honor Society and active in the CHS chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 40th round of the 2003 Major League draft.
Born Michael Anthony Rutledge on March 29, 1985 in Cullman, Ala. ... Son of Tony and Cheryl Rutledge of Cullman, Ala. ... Majoring in general business administration.
Fourth-year junior infielder who enters the season as State's returning starter at third base ... A 69-game starting infielder in his 94 career games played (50 starts at third base, 19 at shortstop) ... Enters his junior campaign with a .253 batting average ... Three-time SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll selection.
2006:
Played in 42 games, 36 as a starter ... Opened the year as MSU's starting third baseman in 30 of State's first 33 games ... Hit .242 and set career-highs with 29 hits, 26 RBI, seven doubles and four home runs ... Went 3-for-4 and turned in his first 3-RBI performance in State's 11-1 win over Louisiana Tech (Mar. 7) ... Launched the first of his four home runs and delivered the first of his two game-winning RBI with a two-run blast in the win over Tech ... Also belted home runs at LSU (Mar. 24), at Alabama (Mar. 31) and against Mississippi Valley State (May 2) ... Finished the year with seven multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... Had back-to-back two-hit games at LSU (Mar. 24-25) ... Legged out a pair of doubles and drove in two runs against Jacksonville State (Mar. 22) and backed that with two extra-base hits (double and home run) at LSU (Mar. 24) ... Strung together a career-best seven-game hitting streak (Mar. 5-Mar. 14) ... Hit .208 with 11 hits, including two doubles and two home runs and drove in 11 runs in 19 SEC games, 15 as a starter ... Among school-record 21 MSU players named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2005:
MSU's starting third baseman to open the season ... Saw playing time in 43 of MSU's 64 games, drawing 30 starts (19 at shortstop, 11 at third base) ... Hit .233 in 16 SEC games (eight starts) ... Drew his first start at shortstop in MSU's series-ending 13-12 win at Arizona (Mar. 13) ... Took over at shortstop in series-ending win at Florida (May 15) and anchored the MSU infield at that position for the final 14 games of the season ... Lashed a pair of doubles against Austin Peay (Mar. 4) to notch the first of his five multi-hit games ... Launched his first career home run in a 2-for-4 showing against Louisiana State (May 22) at Dudy Noble Field, MSU's lone pinch-hit home run in 2005 ... Pieced together a season-best six-game hitting streak in the closing weeks of the season ... Had hits in six of MSU's eight postseason games ... Team-best 3-for-5 (.600) in pinch-hit opportunities ... Hit .273 at Dudy Noble Field ... Named to the 2005 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2004:
Played in nine games and made three starts at third base before his rookie campaign was shortened by a wrist injury ... Accorded medical redshirt status as a freshman ... Made his collegiate debut in MSU's season-opening 12-0 shutout of Western Kentucky (Feb. 27) ... Played error-free defense with two putouts and six assists in eight fielding opportunities ... Collected his first career hit with a two-run pinch-hit single against Jackson State (Mar. 2) ... Also scored the first of his two rookie season runs that inning against JSU ... Drew his first collegiate start against Mississippi Valley State (Mar. 3) ... Singled, doubled and scored a run against MVSU ... Also drew starts against UL-Monroe (Mar. 17) in Jackson and against Tennessee (Mar. 19) ... Delivered a pinch-hit single against Louisiana Tech (Mar. 16) ... Compiled a .286 batting average (4-for-14) in nine games ... Named to the SEC Freshman Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year letterman and standout infielder at Cullman High School ... Honored by the Birmingham News as the 2003 Alabama Player of the Year ... Hit .455 and sparked coach Bryan Bowen's CHS Bearcats to a second-straight 39-win season and a runner-up finish in the 5A state championships ... Collected 58 RBI and scored 65 runs, eighth-most in Alabama prep history ... Hit 15 doubles and 15 home runs, finishing with an .825 slugging percentage ... His 71 hits ranks as the fourth-most all-time in Alabama and four shy of the state record ... Earned Alabama Sportswriters Association "Super 12" and Birmingham News Super All-State status in addition to first-team all-state honors by both entities ... 2003 Proline Player of the Year and Rawlings All-District III honoree ... Took the hill and posted a 6-3 record and 3.00 earned run average ... As a junior helped lead CHS to a 39-10 mark and the 2002 Alabama 5A state crown ... Hit .451 with 51 RBI and 66 hits ... Earned ASWA All-State, All-Cullman County and All-Area 15 honors in 2002 ... As a junior was named to the Birmingham News Scholar-Athlete All-State honor squad ... Claimed the first of three straight all-county awards as a sophomore when he was tabbed as his team's top defensive infielder and top offensive player overall ... Also a four-year basketball veteran at CHS, earning all-county and all-area designation and co-MVP honors as a junior ... Member of the National Honor Society and active in the CHS chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 40th round of the 2003 Major League draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Michael Anthony Rutledge on March 29, 1985 in Cullman, Ala. ... Son of Tony and Cheryl Rutledge of Cullman, Ala. ... Majoring in general business administration.
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