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MIKE
BACSIK | Baseball |
B.S., Business Administration 1975
Earned All-America honors in ’73.
Had a pitching record of 23-11 for the Tigers from ’71-’73,
with a 2.45 earned run average (fourth-best in school history).
The 23 wins are sixth-best in Tiger history.
Key member of ’72 team which advanced to NCAA District
VI playoffs. Trinity amassed a record of 32-6 during regular
season, winning its final 22 games. Ranked No. 16 nationally
by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Outstanding 10-1 record in ’72 and was 10-4 in ’73.
His 10 wins in ’72 and ’73 are third-best in Trinity
single-season history. The only Trinity player to record 10
or more victories twice in a career.
His 104 strikeouts in ’73 are third-best in Tiger single-season
records.
Pitched five years for the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins
in Major League Baseball, from ’75-’80.
Amassed a career Major League record of 8-6, with 4.43 ERA.
Pitched a 4-2 record for the Twins in ’79 and was 3-2
for the Rangers in ’76.
His son, Michael, also pitched in the Major Leagues, including
the New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies.
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