Michael Boyden Class: Senior Hometown: La Plata, Md. High School: La Plata Last College: Northwest Shoals CC (Ala.) Height / Weight: 6-0 / 181 Position: RHP B/T: R/R

As a Senior (2012): Matched a team high with 21 appearances on the season, including six starts ... finished the year with a 2-3 record and a 3.35 ERA in 51.0 innings ... totaled 50 strikeouts to 27 walks, and averaged 8.82 strikeouts per 9 innings ... held opponents to a .207 batting average, the second best mark on the team behind Korey Wacker (.205) ... surrendered just 37 hits on the year and pitched in a team-high six shutouts ... his 6.53 hits allowed per 9 innings was the best mark on the team ... made his first appearance in the season opener at UCLA (2/17), pitching 2-2/3 innings of scoreless relief without allowing a hit, earning the win ... didn't surrender a hit in two scoreless innings of relief at East Carolina (2/26) ... pitched an inning of scoreless relief against Manhattan (3/4) ... made his first start of the season against Delaware (3/6) and struck out a career-high nine in five innings while allowing just one hit in a win ... started the second game of a doubleheader against St. Peter's (3/14) and pitched two perfect innings ... made a start against North Carolina (3/17) and surrendered two runs in five innings of a no decision ... tossed two innings of one-hit ball at Delaware (3/21) ... logged a career-high 5-2/3 innings of relief at Miami (3/23), surrendering one run on two hits while striking out six and walking five ... had a streak of 16 scoreless innings between 4/11 and 5/1 ... started against West Virginia (4/11) and logged three scoreless innings ... pitched four scoreless innings in a start against James Madison, striking out four and allowing three hits (4/17) ... pitched four scoreless innings of relief in the first game of a doubleheader against Clemson (4/21) and allowed just two hits ... pitched 2-1/3 perfect innings of relief at Virginia Tech (4/27) ... struck out five of six batters faced in two perfect innings against Norfolk State (5/1) ... pitched 2/3 of an inning against Virginia on 4/17 and 4/18 without allowing a run.

As a Junior (2011): Made 19 appearances, including three starts, totaling 29 1/3 innings pitched with a 1-2 record and a 6.44 ERA ... used mostly in middle relief but earned one save ... earned a win in his first start, allowing a run in four innings while striking out four against Navy on 2/23 ... struck out three and allowed one hit in 1 2/3 innings of relief vs. Army (2/26) ... put together back-to-back scoreless outings with two innings of work vs. Delaware (3/8) and one inning vs. No. 25 Georgia Tech (3/13) ... tossed a scoreless inning of relief against Boston College (3/19) ... pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief against No. 3 Virginia (3/26) ... logged a scoreless inning of relief against George Mason (4/27).

As a Sophomore at Northwest Shoals CC (2010): Made 11 appearances, totaling 19.1 innings pitched.

As a Freshman at George Washington (2009): Made 16 appearances, including three starts ... accumulated 21 innings pitched ... pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief against Georgetown on 3/18/09 ... picked up his first collegiate victory in a start against UMBC on 3/31/09, allowing one run over four innings ... also had scoreless relief outings against Richmond and Towson ... finished the year with a 9.43 ERA.

At La Plata: A member of the 2008 3-A state championship team as a senior ... accumulated a 0.95 ERA during senior season ... named to Team Maryland as a senior ... named second team All-Met during senior season ... selected for Brooks Robinson Maryland High School All Star Team as a senior ... finished with a 17-2 record in three years as varsity starting pitcher ... earned a 3.7 GPA during high school and was a member of the All-Academic team.

Personal: Michael David Boyden ... son of David and Bridget Boyden ... has one younger brother, Matthew ... favorite sports hero is Michael Jordan ... chose Maryland because of atmosphere ... also recruited by Auburn, Tennessee and UAB... majoring in history.

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