- Mike Minor (Baseball)
Michael David "Mikie" Minor (born
December 26 1987 ) is a left-handedstarting pitcher forVanderbilt University . Minor had an outstanding high school career at Forrest School inChapel Hill, Tennessee and was drafted in the 13th round by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after his senior season.College career
Awards/Honors
*2007 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
*2007 [http://rivals.com Rivals.com] Freshman All-American
*2007 SEC All-Freshman Team
*2007 [http://sebaseball.com SEBaseball.com] SEC Freshman of the Year
*2007 [http://sebaseball.com SEBaseball.com] Second Team All-SECtatistics
United States National Team
Minor has pitched for the United States National Team (Collegiate) in 2007 and 2008.
One highlight of the 2008 season was his earning the 4-1 win over Cuba in the championship game of the Haarlem Baseball Week tournament in The Netherlands. This victory marked the first time in recorded history that a United States Collegiate National Team has defeated the Cuba Olympic Team in a tournament title game.
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Vanderbilt Commodores
*Tim Corbin External links
* [http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/minor_mike00.html Mike Minor Bio, VUCommodores.com]
* [http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=59520 Vandy pitching ace Minor now a marked man, Nashville City Paper]
* [http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080601/SPORTS0602/806010392/1002/SPORTS Vanderbilt stays alive with Minor, Tennessean]
* [http://web.usabaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080713&content_id=34361&vkey=recap_usab Minor earns second win over Cuba in a week, USABaseball.com]
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