Michael Polk
- position Right Handed Pitcher
- height 6-3
- weight 220
- class Fifth Year
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Milton, Ga.
- High school Cambridge HS
- Previous School Georgia
- position Right Handed Pitcher
- height 6-3
- weight 220
- class Fifth Year
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Milton, Ga.
- High school Cambridge HS
- Previous School Georgia
Michael Polk Bio
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
