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ALL-AMERICAN CANDIDATE
MARK MULDER

Full Bio 
Michigan State - LHP/1B
6'6", 200 lbs., South Holland, Ill.
Statistics - Pitching
         ERA   W-L   G   GS  CG     IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   OpAvg   SO/9  SO/BB
1998   3.14    6-4  13   12   3   71.2   65  36  25   16   100   .243   12.6   6.3
1997   2.26    7-2  20    7   4   67.2   66  22  17   12    56   .257    7.4   4.7
Career 2.71   13-6  33   19   7  139.1  131  58  42   28   156   .250   10.1   5.6
Statistics - Hitting/Fielding
        AVG    SLG    OBP   AB   R    H    2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO    PO   A    E   Pct.
1998   .341   .527   .470   129  26   44    9   0   5   29   32   38   106   14   5   .960
1997   .302   .466   .352   189  39   57   13   0   6   35   15   29   341   44   7   .982
Career .318   .491   .404   318  65  101   22   0  11   64   47   67   447   58  12   .977
1998 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Is on pace to shatter the MSU single-season strikeout record of 107.
  • Became just the third pitcher in Michigan State history to record 100 strikeouts in a season.
  • Recorded 16 strikeouts while walking none in MSU's 6-2 win at Campbell on March 7, 1998.
  • Has become unstoppable as the season grows on, as he is 4-1 with a 1.16 ERA in his last six appearances, striking out 48 while walking only three in a 31-inning span.
  • Fanned 14 in seven innings against Indiana on April 11, 1998.
  • Fanned 10 while walking none in six scoreless innings vs. Oakland University on April 7, 1998.
  • Leads Michigan State in every pitching statistic category, excluding saves.
  • Has been MSU's top hitter, leading the squad in batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage.
  • Third-team pre-season All-American by Louisville Slugger.
  • First-team pre-season All-American by Baseball America survey of Major League Scouting Directors.

    COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS
  • 1997 Big Ten ERA Leader (2.26).
  • First-team All-Big Ten, 1997.
  • Second-team All-Mideast Region, 1997.
  • Starting pitcher in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game after 5-2, 1.47 ERA season.
  • Voted top prospect in the Cape Cod League in a poll of league managers.
  • Participated in 1997 USA Baseball National Trials, allowing no runs while on the hill.
  • Led Michigan State in wins, ERA, strikeouts and saves in 1997, a feat never before accomplished in Spartan history.
  • Named 1997 Spartan Most Valuable Player and MSU Pitcher of the Year.

    (statistics as of April 30, 1998)

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