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Michael Roth

  • position Lhp/1b
  • height 6-1
  • weight 210
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Greer, S.C.
  • High school Riverside
  • position Lhp/1b
  • height 6-1
  • weight 210
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Greer, S.C.
  • High school Riverside

Michael Roth Bio

2011-12 Gamecock Spotlight Video

Michael Roth Career Stats 2012 – Captain … 2012 MLB Draft Selection (9th round/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) … Winner of the President’s Award, most prestigious honor given to a South Carolina student-athlete … Winner of the 2012 SEC’s Boyd McWhorter Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award as well as 2012 SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year…. Golden Spikes Award Watch List … One of 10 finalists for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award … 2012 Capital One Academic All-District First Team … 2012 College World Series All-Tournament Team … Made eight career CWS starts, he also has the record for three starts in the CWS Championship Finals … Also holds records for innings pitched at the CWS with 60.1 career innings … He has four career CWS victories, second only to teammate Matt Price, who tallied a record five in the CWS … Roth’s career ERA of 1.49 is the fifth lowest among all pitchers with at least 30.0 career IP at the CWS. … No-decision in 4-1 loss to Arizona at NCAA College World Series, allowed one run on three hits in 6.2 innings with one walk and three strikeouts … Hurled complete game with just one run allowed on two hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in 4-1 victory over Kent State in NCAA College World Series (6/21) … Earned victory in 7-3 win over Florida at NCAA College World Series, allowed three runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings with three walks and three strikeouts (6/16) … 7.2 scoreless innings with just six hits allowed to earn the win in 5-0 victory over Oklahoma in NCAA Super Regional (6/9) … No-decision in 5-4 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/2); allowed three runs on six hits in 6.1 innings with four walks and one strikeout … Improved to 6-1 on the year with a win in 5-3 victory over Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/24); allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits with no walks and five strikeouts in 6.1 innings … Worked eight innings and allowed three runs on 10 hits with four walks and four strikeouts in 5-2 loss to LSU (5/18) … Seven scoreless innings with just three hits allowed and six strikeouts to pick up the win in 3-0 victory at Georgia (5/11) … Two-run double in 10-7 win at Arkansas (5/6) … No-decision in 8-6 win at Arkansas (5/4); allowed six runs, four earned, on six hits in six innings … Quality start despite a no-decision in 1-0 win over Alabama; hurled seven scoreless innings with just four hits allowed (4/26-27) … Improved to 4-0 with win at Auburn in 12-5 victory (4/20); allowed four runs on eight hits in 6.2 innings with two walks and eight strikeouts … No-decision in 7-6 win over Mississippi State (4/13); allowed five runs on five hits with three walks in two strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work … No-decision in 5-4 loss to Tennessee (4/6); allowed three runs on six hits in 6.1 innings with no walks and three strikeouts … Improved to 3-0 with win in 8-3 victory at Vanderbilt (3/30); allowed three runs on five hits in six-plus innings with one walk and three strikeouts … Quality start despite no-decision in 9-3 win vs. Florida (3/22); allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work … Pinch-hit double in first plate appearance of the season in 4-3 loss at Kentucky (3/17) … Quality start despite no-decision in 4-3 loss at Kentucky (3/16); allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks in 6.2 innings of work … Improved to 2-0 with win vs. Princeton in 2-1 victory; season-high 8.2 innings and career-high 10 strikeouts, allowed just one run on six hits (3/9) … Quality start despite no-decision in 3-2 win over Clemson in Charleston (3/2); allowed just one run on four hits in 7.1 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks … SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week after seven no-hit innings of work in 8-1 win over Elon (2/24); struck out seven in his first victory of the year … No-decision in Opening Day start; allowed just one run on four hits in six innings of work as Gamecocks defeated VMI 2-1, struck out six batters (2/17). 2011 – Captain … National Player of the Year by CollegeBaseballInsider.com … Consensus All-America honors from ABCA, Baseball America, CollegeBaseballInsider.com, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game USA … Earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors … Semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award presented by USA Baseball … Earned first-team All-SEC honors … Quarterfinalist for National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Hall of Fame … Named to Academic All-District Team … 2011 MLB Draft Selection (31st round/Cleveland Indians) … College World Series All-Tournament Team … Earned NCAA Elite 88 Award with highest grade point average of all student-athletes from eight schools at College World Series … SEC Academic Honor Roll … Impressive season with a 14-3 record and a 1.06 ERA in 21 games with 112 strikeouts in 145 innings pitched … Won 14th game of the season with 7.2 innings and just two runs allowed in five hits as Gamecocks clinched second straight national championship in 5-2 win over Florida at College World Series … Quality start and no-decision in 3-2 win over Virginia at College World Series (6/24); allowed just on run on four hits with three strikeouts in seven innings … Quality start in 5-4 win over Texas A&M at College World Series (6/19); did not allow an earned run in 7.1 innings and struck out eight batters … Allowed one unearned run on six hits in 8.1 innings to pick up 13th win of the season in the 5-1 win over Connecticut in the NCAA Super Regional (6/11) … NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … Allowed one unearned run in seven innings of work and picked up 12th win of the year in 2-1 win over Georgia Southern in NCAA Regional (6/3) … Named to SEC All-Tournament Team after pitching first complete game of the season and second of his career in 7-3 win over Auburn; allowed three runs, all unearned, on six hits with two strikeouts and two walks … Posted 10th win of the season in 6-1 win at Ole Miss (5/6); allowed one run on six hits with six strikeouts and a walk … No-decision in 2-1 win vs. Auburn (4/29); allowed one run on seven hits in eight innings with six strikeouts and one walk … Two-run pinch-hit single in 9-6 win vs. Liberty (4/26) … Earned ninth win of the year with 6.1 innings allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits with four strikeouts and three walks in 8-2 win at Mississippi State (4/22) … SEC Pitcher of the Week as he improved to 8-1 with win vs. Vanderbilt in 3-1 victory (4/15); allowed one run on three hits with eight strikeouts and two walks … Won seventh game of the year in 4-0 win at Tennessee (4/7); 7.2 scoreless innings with just six hits allowed and four strikeouts … Improved to 6-1 on the year with eight innings of work against Kentucky; allowed just one run on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk (4/1) … Strong start to earn win in 9-2 victory at Florida (3/25); worked season-high 8.1 innings and allowed two runs on 10 hits with six strikeouts and two walks (3/25) … 1-for-2 with a double, run scored and a RBI in 24-4 win over College of Charleston (3/22) … Quality start despite a loss in 4-2 defeat to Georgia (3/18); allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in 6.1 innings of work … Earned fourth win of the season in eight innings allowing just one run, unearned, on five hits and tied career-high with nine strikeouts as Carolina defeated CSU Bakersfield 5-1 (3/11) … Pinch hit RBI groundout in 10-5 loss at Clemson (3/6) … Earned third win of the year in 6-3 victory vs. Clemson (3/4); allowed three runs, all unearned, on seven hits in seven innings with six strikeouts and three walks … Improved to 2-0 with win vs. Southern Illinois in 10-6 victory (2/25); worked 6.2 innings and struck out career-high nine batters, allowed just two runs on four hits … Starting designated hitter in 6-0 win vs. Santa Clara; recorded first hit of the season (2/20) … Opening Day starter on the mound, struck out six batters in 5.2 innings of work and earned victory in 12-5 win over Santa Clara (2/18). 2010 – Quality start in 2-1 victory over UCLA in national championship series victory (6/29); allowed one run on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks … In first start of the season, pitched a complete game and limited Clemson to just one run on three hits with four strikeouts and a walk in 5-1 victory at College World Series (6/25) … Picked up first win of the season and retired all 10 batters he faced with 3.1 perfect innings and career-high five strikeouts in 9-5 win over Bucknell in NCAA Regional (6/4) … Retired lone batter he faced in 3-1 loss to Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/27) … 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts in 3-0 loss to Ole Miss at SEC Tournament (5/26) … One scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 5-2 loss to Florida (5/21) … One perfect inning of relief with a strikeout in 3-2 loss to Florida (5/21) … Struck out lone batter he faced in 5-3 win at Arkansas (5/16) … Struck out lone batter he faced in 3-2 win at Arkansas (5/14) … One scoreless inning of relief in 13-9 win at Kentucky (5/7) … Retired lone batter he faced in 20-15 win over Alabama (5/2) … Retired lone batter he faced in 9-7 win over Alabama (4/30) … Struck out the lone batter he faced in 4-2 win over USC Upstate (4/20) … 0.2 scoreless inning of relief in 2-0 win at Vanderbilt (4/11) … 0.1 scoreless inning of relief in 3-2 win at Vanderbilt (4/9) … Picked up save with a perfect 1.2 innings of relief in 6-3 win over College of Charleston (4/7) … Made first start at designated hitter and hit a solo home run in 10-1 win over The Citadel (3/30) … 0.2 scoreless innings of relief in 2-0 win at Auburn (3/27) … 0.1 scoreless inning of relief in 8-5 win at Georgia Southern (3/23) … 0.1 inning of relief with a strikeout in 4-0 win over Tennessee (3/21) … 0.2 perfect innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 4-2 win over Tennessee (3/19) … Pitched one scoreless inning of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 8-3 win over Davidson (3/17) … Tallied save recording final out in 10-7 win over Brown (3/13) … Earned first career save recording final out in 7-5 win vs. Clemson (3/6) … Pitched 1.2 innings of relief allowing one run on hit in 4-3 loss at East Carolina (2/27) … 0.2 scoreless innings of relief in 6-2 win at East Carolina (2/26) … 0.1 perfect inning of relief in 5-3 win over Duquesne (2/21), also scored a run in one plate appearance. … 0.1 perfect inning of relief with a strikeout in 13-3 win over Duquesne (2/20). 2009 – Pitched two innings of relief at SEC Tournament vs. Vanderbilt; allowed one run, unearned, on two hits with a strikeout and a walk … Four scoreless innings of relief with just two hits allowed in 9-5 loss to Florida (4/26) … 0.2 scoreless innings of relief with one strikeout in 12-2 loss to Clemson (4/22) … 1.1 scoreless innings of relief in 14-6 win at USC Upstate (4/21) … 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts in 6-4 loss to Auburn (4/18) … Second career start vs. College of Charleston (4/14), allowed six runs, five earned, on nine hits in 4.1 innings of work … 3.0 innings of relief, allowed just one run, unearned, on one hit with three strikeouts and four walks in 7-6 win over Clemson (4/7) … 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in 6-4 loss to Arkansas (4/3) … One scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 10-0 win vs. Furman (4/1) … First career start vs. Georgia Southern, allowed one run on three hits in two innings with three strikeouts (3/25 ) … One perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts in 11-3 loss to LSU (3/22) … Three no-hit innings of relief to pick up first win in 6-5 victory over Presbyterian (3/9) … Pinch-hit RBI double in 15-8 win over Long Beach State (3/6) … First career appearance on the mound vs. Charleston Southern (3/4), pitched one inning and allowed one run on two hits … Pinch-hit single and a RBI in first career at-bat in 13-0 win over Duquesne (2/21). HIGH SCHOOL – 2006 & 2008 South Carolina AAA All-State team … 2006 & 2007 Louisville Slugger High School All-American … Earned 2006 South Carolina AAA Player of the Year honors as a sophomore … Member of 2008 SC Select All-Star team, played in 2008 SC/NC Select game … 2008 Rawlings Preseason third team All-American … 2008 Big League World Series champion. PERSONAL – Born February 15, 1990. Parents are David and Deborah Roth.