Mike Garzillo

Position:
2B
Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wind Gap, Pa.
Major:
Management

WHY LEHIGH: "Lehigh is an unbelievable school academically and athletically. I am very fortunate to be a student of this school and even more fortunate to be a part of the Lehigh baseball team."

ON COACH LEARY: "Coach Leary is constantly looking for ways to improve the team and does everything in his power to do so. He is extremely knowledgeable about the game of baseball and also life in general."

2016 (SENIOR SEASON)
Drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 25th round of the MLB Draft…named the 2016 Patriot League Player of the Year and garnered first team All-Patriot League honors, becoming the first-ever Lehigh baseball player to be a three-time first team All-Patriot League honoree…also the first player in program history to be named a CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree and three-time Academic All-League member…set new Lehigh career records in hits (236), doubles (60 – also a Patriot League record), games played (205) and at bats (746), while ranking second in career RBI (140), home runs (22), triples (10) and runs scored (145)… hit .313 during his senior season, including a .373 mark in Patriot League play, with league-best marks in slugging percentage (.562) and runs scored (51) in addition to nine home runs and 37 RBI…tallied 15 multiple hit games and 11 multiple RBI games…hit a pair of home runs in the Patriot League Semifinal series at Holy Cross…smacked a three-run home run and went 2-for-4 with four RBI in game one of the Army series (4/30)… hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of game one against Lafayette (4/23), a victory that sparked Lehigh closing the regular season by winning 10 of its final 11 contests…went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and a home run and four RBI in a game-two win at Bucknell (4/2)…earned several of the Lehigh Athletics department's top awards as he was named the 2016 Graduating Scholar-Athlete of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious honor awarded to a student-athlete in the department… also named the recipient of the John A. Cable Leadership Award, given to the department's top male leader, Sportsmanship Award and Distinguished Achievement Award...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Put together one of the most decorated seasons in Lehigh history…drafted by the New York Yankees in the 38th round of the MLB draft…named a second team All-American by Baseball America…earned NCBWA District I Player of the Year accolades and ABCA/Rawlings East First Team All-Region honors…named the Patriot League Tournament MVP and earned a spot on the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament team…was a unanimous first team All-League selection and earned Academic All-League honors for the second straight year… finished his junior campaign with a .359 batting average and a league-best 54 RBI and .651 slugging percentage that ranks 19th in Division I… set a new Lehigh single-season home run record with 13 long balls and finished the season with 75 hits, the second most in a single season at Lehigh…finished the season with 23 multiple hit games and 14 multiple RBI games…earned PLT MVP honors after tallying 11 RBI and five home runs throughout Lehigh’s six PLT games…knocked doubles in both of Lehigh’s NCAA Tournament games against LSU and Tulane…scored the game-winning run in game three of the PL Championship series to help Lehigh to its second-ever league crown…went 4-for-5 with a grand slam and solo home run in the Mountain Hawks’ game one win in the Patriot League Championship series…hit two dingers in the third and decisive game of the Patriot League semifinal series against Holy Cross…earned the team’s Outstanding Athlete award at the end of the season and a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2014 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Standout sophomore campaign, starting 48 games and being named first team All-Patriot League…also named to the Academic All-Patriot League squad…led the Mountain Hawks in hits (56), extra-base hits (15), RBI (33), slugging percentage (.407) and walks (20)…also recorded the most multiple hit (16) and multiple RBI (11) games…hit .357 (5-for-14) with three RBI and a run scored in the Patriot League Semifinals at Army to help propel Lehigh to its first league championship series since 2006…went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 3-2 win over nationally-ranked Seton Hall…went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI in the series finale against Holy Cross as the Mountain Hawks completed their first Patriot League series sweep since 2010…hit 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI against Mount St. Mary’s...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll...ranked as the fourth-best Patriot League prospect for the 2014-15 draft by Baseball America.

2013 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Played in 47 games, starting 44 of them…hit 2-for-4 and scored three runs against Temple…went a season-best 6-for-6 at the plate with six RBI, scored three runs and stole two bases against Drew…hit a pair of doubles and scored three times against Rider…went 2-for-3 and scored a pair of runs against Navy…stole 15 bases in 15 attempts, including home plate in a contest at Holy Cross.

BEFORE LEHIGH
A local product, Garzillo comes to Lehigh from Nazareth High School. A 2011 and 2012 First Team All-Area performer by the Morning Call and Express-Times, Garzillo was named a First Team All-Conference shortstop. He was the 2011 Morning Call Baseball Player of the Year, and the 2012 Legion Batting Title Champion. Garzillo helped lead Nazareth to the 2011 and ’12 District Championship while winning the 2012 LVC Title. Off the field, the Wind Gap, Pa. native was a member of the National Honor Society and the Student Athlete Character Council.

CAREER STATISTICS

	G-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SLG%	OB%	SB
2013	27-44	.273	154	23	42	15	1	0	16	20	.383	.358	15
2014	48-48	.308	182	26	56	12	3	0	33	20	.407	.395	10
2015	56-56	.359	209	45	75	18	2	13	54	18	.651	.422	15
2016	54-54	.313	201	51	63	15	4	9	37	27	.562	.416	13
TOTAL	205-202	.316	746	145	236	60	10	22	140	85	.512	.401	53

GETTING TO KNOW MIKE
Nickname: Garz
Major & Why: Business, undecided.
Favorite Place on Campus: The Baseball Field
Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Musical Artist: Frank Sinatra
Walkup Song: Vanishings
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: Frasier
Favorite Website: www.yankees.com
Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Michael Phelps
Hobbies: Baseball
Place I'd Like To Visit: Italy
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Read Minds
Dream Job: Shortstop for the Yankees
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play: Get involved in the sport in another way.
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Live comfortably and make sure my family, friends, and teammates are as well.