The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Michael Cantu
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- High School:
- Moody
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Hit a career-high six home runs on the season and drove in 17 runs…started 33 games and appeared in 48 for the Longhorns…caught 7-of-21 attempted base stealers on the season…closed out the year on a five-game hitting streak, all in postseason games…went 8-for-19 (.421) over those five games…recorded three three-hit games on the year…also recorded a pair of hits in his return to his hometown of Corpus Christi, going 3-for-4 at TAMU-CC with a home run and two RBI…on Feb 22 at Sam Houston State, hit his first home run of the season and first since March 24, 2015 at Texas State.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Earned Academic All-Big 12 Baseball first team distinction honors for 2016… finished the regular season with a standout performance against Baylor (May 21) going 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored … went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Prarie View A&M (May 3) … hit 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the first of a three-game series with Kansas (April 15) … went 2-for-3 and crossed home plate once in the final installment of a three-game series against TCU (March 26) … set a career high in walks (4) in a win over UTSA … between a three-game series against Tulane (March 18-20) and a single-game series win against UTSA (March 22) he hit 3-for-9 (.333), while walking seven times (.588 OBP in that span) … went 4-for-11 (.364), with two walks during the UNLV series (Feb. 19-21), hitting a double in each of the three games played … had four RBI in that series while scoring four runs of his own.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team … tied for the team lead and tied for eighth in the Big 12 with 33 walks on the season … earned Newcomer of the week honors for the second time this season April 13-19 by slashing .500/.714/.563 in the weekend series against Kansas, doubling and scoring three times each … the three doubles all came in the Sunday game (April 19), where he scored twice and had an RBI as well … was 4-for-9 with four walks in the Oklahoma series (April 10-12) … crushed his first career home run to dead center field against Texas State on March 24 … had a game-tying RBI double to go along with an RBI walk vs. Kansas State on March 21 (game one) … went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a run scored and a walk vs. West Virginia on March 14 … was 2-for-4 with an RBI against Incarnate Word on March 10 … hit .357 (5-for-14) in a four-game series at Stanford (March 5-8), with a double, five runs scored, an RBI and four walks …was 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, three runs scored and an RBI against Stanford on March 8 … earned Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Honors for February 16-22, hitting .375 (6-for-16) for the week … also tied for the team lead with seven RBIs while adding six runs and a pair of doubles, and drew a team-high six walks to have a team-best .545 on-base percentage during that span … went a perfect 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, two doubles and five RBIs against Minnesota February 20 … the five-RBI performance marked the first time a freshman has done that since Cohl Walla and Jonathan Walsh both achieved it during the 2010 season … scored three runs and had two hits and two walks against UTSA on February 17 … started two games against Rice (game one Feb. 14 & 15), going 2-for-7 with an RBI, two runs scored and a walk … went 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in his college debut vs. Rice on February 14 (game one).
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered all four years in baseball at Moody High School for coach Joe Curiel … member of the Sports Writers Association Class 4A All-State Team as a senior … ranked 112th overall and number one catcher in the state by Perfect Game … first team All-State catcher as a junior … named a Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star as a senior … three time first team All-District catcher and was a second team All-District pitcher his freshman year … Perfect Game All-American as a senior … hit .352 for his career with 14 home runs and 109 RBI … also lettered four years as a quarterback on the football team … member of All-State Academic Team in both baseball and football … member of the National Honor Society who ranked seventh in his senior class and had perfect attendance K-12 … also was a member of the Principal's Advisory Committee and the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Son of Michael and Laura Cantu … named after his father, full name is Michael E. Cantu II … his dad was a NAIA All-American first baseman at Tarleton State University who went on to play seven years in the minor leagues … has two brothers , Marcus and Matthew, and a sister, Madilynn … selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 30th round of the 2014 MLB Draft … hasn’t declared a major but is interested in Sports Mangement.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3, 8 times
Doubles: 3, at Kansas, Apr 19, 2015
Home runs: 1, 7 times
Total bases: 7, vs TCU, May 27, 2017
RBI: 5, Minnesota, Feb 20, 2015
Runs scored: 3, UTSA, Feb 17, 2015 ; at Stanford, Mar 08, 2015
Walks: 4, UTSA, Mar 22, 2016
Hit by pitch: 1, New Orleans, Apr 23, 2017
Struck out: 3, 7 times
Sac flies: 1, Oklahoma, Apr 07, 2017 ; UNLV, Feb 20, 2016
Sac bunts: 1, 9 times
At bats: 6, at Texas State, Mar 01, 2016 ; at Nebraska, Mar 28, 2015
Caught stealing: 1, Texas A&M - CC, Mar 31, 2015
Field chances: 15, Kansas, Apr 15, 2016 ; at Stanford, Mar 07, 2015 ; West Virginia, Mar 13, 2015
Putouts: 14, Kansas, Apr 15, 2016 ; at Stanford, Mar 07, 2015 ; West Virginia, Mar 13, 2015
Assists: 4, Oklahoma, Apr 11, 2015
Runners CS: 2, Oklahoma, Apr 11, 2015 ; Minnesota, Feb 21, 2015 ; Kansas State, Mar 22, 2015
