Mike McKinley

Weight:
175
Height:
6-0
Position:
Pitcher
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Neuqua Valley

FRESHMAN YEAR: 2010
Went 2-3 with a 9.00 ERA in 18 appearances ... struck out 23 batters in 31 innings ... retired the first five batters of his collegiate career, eventually allowing three hits in 2 1/3 innings in the season opener (2/19) ... collected a hold in IU's 7-5 win over USD (2/21), surrendering one hit in one inning... threw a perfect 2 1/3 innings to collect the win in relief vs. West Virginia (2/26) ... struck out three in two frames against Illinois State (3/5), collecting the win in relief ... went 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief vs. Akron (3/20) ... pitched 4 1/3 innings, striking out five against Taylor (3/27) ... posted a scoreless inning in the opener with Michigan (4/2) ... posted a shutout stanza at Valparaiso (4/13) ... went three shutout innings in helping IU take Purdue to extras in a 12-11 win (5/1).

PREP/PERSONAL:
Joins the Hoosiers after a stellar career for Robin Renner at Neuqua Valley ... in his final campaign, went 7-3 with a 1.79 ERA ... struck out 72 batters to just 14 walks ... picked up first team all-conference honors for the third straight year ... also collected first team all-city and second team all-area recognition ... helped Neuqua to a 26-12 record on the season ... as a junior, went 14-1 with a sparkling 1.89 ERA ... helped the team to a third-place finish in Class 4A ... had one of his best performances in a clutch situation, retiring all six batters he faced in the third-place game to earn a save and finish off Neuqua's season at 33-7 ... in his sophomore campaign, the squad finished as the AA state champions ... intends to major in sport marketing and management ... has one sister, Molly ... parents are Mark and Kym McKinley ... born Sept. 4, 1990.