15 Anthony Cheky
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Portage, Ind. High School: Portage Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170 Position: OF Experience: 1L B/T: L/L

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2012 | 2013

Sophomore enters his second season as the starting center fielder.

SUMMER 2012: Played for the Florence RedWolves in the Coastal Plains League . . . hit .417 (35-for-84) in 26 games, including 24 starts . . . had four doubles, one homer and 10 RBIs . . . was 6-for-8 in stolen-base attempts.

2012 (FRESHMAN): Started 39 games in center field . . . outstanding defensive player posted a perfect fielding percentage . . . led team with 15 stolen bases, which tied for seventh in the Big Ten . . . ranked third on the team with a .311 batting average . . . named to the Stanford All-Regional Team after leading MSU at the plate with a .429 avg. (3-for-7) in the two NCAA Tournament games; also made a diving catch to start a triple play vs. Fresno State . . . led team with a .467 batting average in the Big Ten Tournament and was named to the all-tournament team . . . collected a season-high four hits in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament against Nebraska (5/23) . . . hit a solo homer to lead off the game at Cincinnati (3/17).

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner under Coach Tim Pirowski at Portage High School . . . named the 2011 Northwest Indiana Times Player of the Year after batting .486 with four triples, four homers, 11 doubles, 21 stolen bases, 34 runs and 36 RBIs . . . garnered 2011 Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association First-Team All-State 4A honors . . . served as a captain his senior season . . . named team MVP his junior year, hitting .523 with 11 triples, eight doubles, three homers and 30 RBIs . . . named to the Duneland Athletic Conference First Team after leading the league in batting . . . his 11 triples were the most in school history for a single season . . . also named to the Post-Tribune and The Times First-Team All-Area squads . . . selected for the Indiana Crossroads Classic Showcase Series . . . selected for Team Indiana, where he hit .590 with two homers and was a perfect 10-for-10 stealing bases . . . was a 2010 Gold Glove winner . . . played 2010 summer baseball for the Indiana Breakers, recording a .619 batting average with 13 doubles, eight triples, four homers and 22 stolen bases . . . also lettered in football his senior year as a defensive back, punter and kick returner, and in basketball as a point guard.

PERSONAL: Son on Tony and Becky Cheky . . . born Oct. 25, 1992 . . . marketing major . . . chose Michigan State over several schools, including Notre Dame, Clemson, Arkansas, Ohio State and Purdue.

CHEKY'S CAREER STATS