Michael Polk

AWARDS

• First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)

SENIOR (2024)

• Made eight appearances for the Gamecocks in 2024
• Pitched 5.2 innings and struck out nine, allowing five runs with three walks
• Struck out the side in a win at Winthrop (May 7)
• Had a pair of strikeouts in an inning of work at Tennessee (May 17)
• Pitched a scoreless inning at Florida (April 14)
• Struck out a batter in an inning vs. Texas A&M (April 5)

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

• Attended the University of Georgia for four years, earning three letters while appearing in 39 games for the Bulldogs
• Did not pitch in 2023 due to injury
• Posted a 2-1 record with a 1.86 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 19.1 innings pitched his sophomore season (2021)
• Earned wins over South Carolina and Missouri in 2021 and had a 2.25 ERA in SEC games in 2021
• Had 32 strikeouts in 24.1 innings pitched as a junior in 2022
• In the Covid-shortened 2020 season, made five appearances and struck out seven in five innings
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021, ’22, ’23)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020)
• Attended high school at Cambridge in Milton, Ga., where he was 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched as a junior
• Earned Cambridge’s Golden Spikes Award for excelling on the field and in the classroom in 2019
• Played summer baseball with Team Georgia and won titles at the East Cobb Invitational, PG World Series, WWBA Southern qualifier and the WBBA National Qualifier

PERSONAL

• Born on Dec. 2, 2000
• Son of Stuart and Tanja Polk
• Brother, Matthew, plays baseball at The Citadel
• Pursuing a Master’s degree in coaching education at Carolina
• Graduated with a degree in risk management and insurance at Georgia