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Tommy Mirabelli

Position Infield
Height 5'6''
Weight 150 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown Rocky River, Ohio
High School St. Edward

Honors and Awards

  • 2015 & 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Five-time Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round of the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft

2016, Senior season
Named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the second-straight season… Made 23 starts in 40 games played… Batted .241 (19-for-79) with two doubles, one home run and 13 runs scored… Started opening day at third base at Little Rock (2/20)… Tallied KU’s first hit of the season at Little Rock (2/20)… Career-high three hits vs. Baker (3/23)… Scored a run and drove in a RBI vs. Benedictine (3/30)… Tied career-high two runs at then-No. 16 Missouri State (4/6)… Hit third home run of his career at Samford (4/23)… Started all three games against Oklahoma at third base (4/30-5/1)… Tallied two hits at Kansas State (5/15).

2015, Junior season
2015 Spring Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… 2015 Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Appeared in 31 games while starting 26 for the Jayhawks… Concluded the season with a .190 batting average… Hit his first-career home run, a three-run shot, at LSU (2/14)… Had a career-best three RBIs at LSU (2/14)… Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored against Wichita State (4/21).

2014, Sophomore season
2014 Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… 2014 Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Made 26 starts and appeared in 39 games for the Jayhawks… Finished the season with a career-best 21 runs… Knocked in a career-high two RBIs against BYU (2/17)… Against Kentucky (5/30) in the NCAA Tournament, tied a career-high two hits with his first career triple.

2013, Freshman season
2012 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… 2012 Fall Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Started 22 and appeared in 30 games for the Jayhawks… Finished the season with a .250 batting average (19-for-76) and knocked in 12 RBIs with 11 runs scored, three doubles and three stolen bases… Made his Jayhawk debut as a pinch runner against Nevada (2/16)… Went 2-for-2 with a season-high three RBIs in the series opener against Niagara (3/7)… Had a season-high two doubles in the series finale with Niagara (3/9).

St. Edward HS
Lettered four times for head coach Danny Allie… Tabbed all-state three times in his career… Named Northeast Ohio Rookie of the Year as a sophomore… Led the team with a .527 batting average in 2010… Team finished as the 2010 Division I Ohio State Champion… Batted .450 as a junior with two homers and 15 RBIs… Committed just three errors in four seasons of high school baseball… Played for the North Carolina Dirtbags during the summer, where he received two-time honors for East Coast Professional Showcase in (2010-11) and the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in 2011… Helped team to 2010 Perfect Game World Wood Bat Championship in Jupiter, Florida… Also lettered four years in hockey… Hockey team was the Ohio Division I State Runner-Up in 2012… Earned high honors academically five times during his high school career.

Personal
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina… Son of John and Mirella Mirabelli… Has an older sister, Tina… Father, John, played baseball at NC State and is the current vice president of scouting operations for the Cleveland Indians… Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round of the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft… Majoring in sport management.