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2025 Baseball Roster

Mike Anthony

8 Jackson Deal

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown China Grove, N.C.

Biography

Career Highs
Hits - 5 (Two times)
RBIs - 5 (May 2, 2025 vs. Southern Virginia)
Runs - 4 (Seven times)

Athletic Awards
ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region (2025)
D3Baseball.com Third Team All-Region (2025)
USA South First Team All-Conference (2025)

Academic Awards
MU Scholar Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
USA South Academic All-Conference (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024, 2025)
MU Senior Scholar Athlete (2024-25)

2025: Started all 49 games… batting average of .330… slugging percentage of .438… totaled 67 hits, 56 runs, 32 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases… led the team in walks with 34… also had 11 doubles, one triple, and three home runs… registered a hit in 34 games, including 18 multi-hit performances… matched his career-high of five hits at Mary Baldwin… scored a run in 33 games, including 15 multi-run games… produced an RBI in 21 games, including seven multi-RBI games… tallied a career-high five RBIs against Southern Virginia in the USA South Tournament… registered 146 putouts, two assists, and three errors for a .980 fielding percentage.

2024: Started all 43 games… batting average of .331… slugging percentage of .414… totaled 60 hits, 24 RBIs, 22 walks and 11 stolen bases… led the team with 45 runs scored… also had six doubles and three home runs… registered a hit in 31 games, including a team-leading 20 multi-hit performances… produced a season-high four hits against Brevard… scored a run in 23 games, including 17 multi-run games… produced an RBI in 16 games, including six multi-RBI games… tallied a season-high three RBIs against Penn State - Abington and at Pfeiffer… registered 116 putouts, five assists, and three errors for a .976 fielding percentage.

2023: Started all 40 games… batting average of .320… slugging percentage of .464…led the team in hits (49), runs (59), triples (3), walks (37), and stolen bases (15)… also had seven doubles and 26 RBIs… registered his first collegiate hit, first multi-hit game, and home run against Alma… had a hit in 29 games, including a team-leading 15 multi-hit games… produced a career-high five hits against Alma… scored a run in 30 games, including 19 multi-run games… in three games he crossed home plate a total of four time (career-high)… produced an RBI in 14 games, including six multi-RBI games… tallied a season-high four RBIs against Alma and Eastern University… registered 99 putouts, four assists, and two errors for a .981 fielding percentage. 

2022: Appeared in 19 games as a freshman for the Monarchs… tallied five runs scored, two walks, and two stolen bases in his eight at-bats… registered six putouts in the field.

High School: A part of the National Honor Society… named to the honor roll.

Personal: Son of Carrie and Andrew Deal… majoring in kinesiology with a minor in exercise and sport science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2022Freshman

    Outfielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    36
  • 8

    2023Sophomore

    Outfielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Junior

    Outfielder
    6'1" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Senior

    Outfielder
    6'1" 200 lbs
    8