Michael Carlin Class: Senior Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Mt. Lebanon Height / Weight: 6-0 / 205 Position: Outfielder Birthdate: 07/06/1981 Experience: Fourth Season Bats/Throws: R/R

2002 Began the season as the RedHawks’ regular left fielder, but also saw time at first base and DH ... was a third-team ABCA All-America and All-MidEast Region First-Team selection ... member of the Mid-American Conference first team and the MAC all-tournament team ... his 19 home runs led the team and set a Miami single-season record ... ranked 10th in the MAC with a .651 slugging percentage ... hit his first career grand slam, a walk-off home run, at Northern Kentucky (March 5) ... recorded a career-high five RBI and three home runs in a 11-5 win at Cincinnati (March 7) ... it was the second time in his career that he hit three home runs in a contest ... was perfect from the plate against Georgia State (March 30) going 3-for-3, and was a double short of hitting for the cycle ... tied his career best with four hits in five at-bats at Indiana (April 9) ... hit three home runs in a single game for the third time in his career at Marshall (April 26), also knocked in four runs ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week after going 11-for-21 with five home runs from April 23-April 28 ... plated four runs for the fourth time with two round-trippers and a 3-for-4 performance against Ohio (May 5) ... his longest hitting streak of the season was a four-game stretch from May 11-May 15 ... broke a Miami and MAC single-game record with his four home run performance against Eastern Michigan (May 23) in the MAC Tournament ... also was the only five-hit game of the season for the RedHawks and the second seven-RBI contest.

2001 Finished his first full season at Miami ranked fourth on the team with a .362 batting average and was second on the team with four triples ... had 16 multiple-hit contests and hit safely in 29-of-37 games played ... went 4-for-5 at Ohio (April 29), crossing the plate twice ... followed this performance up with a 3-for-4, two-RBI, four-run game vs. Akron (May 4) ... recorded a career-high five RBI at Buffalo (April 14), going 3-for-4 while belting his first collegiate home run ... his two three-baggers vs. New Mexico (March 16) was a RedHawk season best, while he knocked in his first two RBI.

2000 Against Dayton (March 8), had two at bats and ripped a double ... also added two assists versus the Flyers ... versus Louisville (March 12), had one hit in three at bats ... finished the year with 13 at bats.

high school Member of Pennsylvania State Class AAA championship team as a junior ... batted .537 with 32 RBI as a senior.

personal Born July 6, 1981 ... son of Judy and Joseph Carlin ... majoring in marketing.

COACH SMITH’S THOUGHT “He is going to be big part of our offense this season. He is no longer a secret and has become one of the premier players in the MAC.”