University of Massachusets Athletics
2015 Baseball Roster

Mike Geannelis
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Williamstown, Mass.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
CAREER HONORS
2014 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
2014 All-New England Second Team (UT)
2014 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (5/13/14)
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (4/14/14)
Atlantic 10 Co-Pitcher of the Week (5/1/17)
AS A SENIOR IN 2017: Saw action in 32 games starting in all 32 finishing with 15 RBIs and a .195 batting average ... Made 12 appearances on the mound getting all 12 starts with 69 strikeouts, a 5-7 record, and a 4.13 ERA ... Pitched 9.1 innings vs. Davidson (5/19) and struck out five ... Pitched fifth straight complete game vs Fordham (5/14) ... Registered one RBI in game one of a double header vs. Fordham (5/12) ... Threw eight innings vs. Rhode Island (5/7), with eight strikeouts ... Threw a complete game against Dayton (4/30) with no runs and only three hits allowed, striking out nine and was named A-10 Co-Pitcher of the week for his performance... Threw a complete game shutout at La Salle (4/23) striking out nine and scattering five hits ... Was 2-for-3 vs. Northeastern (4/19), hitting a double and knocking in three ... Pitched nine innings in the team's walk-off win against Saint Louis (4/15) with six strikeouts... Went 3-for-5 with a double and one run scores against Saint Louis (4/13)... Scored two runs in the team's win at Central Connecticut (4/11) hitting 2-for-4 with one RBI and a double... Pitched five innings with six strikeouts against VCU (4/9)... Had a double and scored a run at Harvard (4/5) ... Pitched five innings with three strikeouts at Morehead State (4/2)... Hit a homerun and two RBIs at Morehead state (4/1)... Hit a double and scored a run at Morehead State (3/31)... Went 1-for-3 at Boston College (3/29) scoring a homerun and one RBI... Pitched 6.1 innings with four strikeouts and earned the win at George Washington (3/26)... Scored a run at George Washington (3/24)... Scored a run vs Holy Cross (3/21)... Started vs. Bucknell (3/18) throwing seven innings and only allowing two runs on two hits ... Scored three runs in the series vs. Bucknell (3/16-3/18) ... Had a two hit and two RBI game vs, North Dakota State (3/14) ... Made second start of the season vs. Maine (3/12), pitching 5.0 innings ... Pitched seven innings with nine strikeouts at Elon (3/5).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016: Saw action in 28 games making 27 starts and finished with a .277 batting average while throwing 29.0 innings on the mound and recording a 5.59 ERA … Recorded a double, an RBI, and a run versus George Mason (5/21) … Had three RBIs in a win at Richmond (5/8) … Recorded three hits at Richmond (5/7) … Recorded his first win of the season against Fordham (4/30) throwing 2.1 innings, allowing only one hit and striking one batter out … Against Fordham (4/30), went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI … Had three strikeouts in a three innings against Quinnipiac (4/27) … Went 4-for-11 at the plate in a three games series against La Salle (4/22-24) driving in four RBI … Went 2-for-4 at the plate against Harvard (4/20) with two doubles … Also against Harvard (4/20) made an appearance on the mound for one inning and struck out two … Earned two hits and two RBIs and pitched 0.2 innings with two strikeouts against Saint Joseph¹s (4/17) ... Went 2-for-4 against Saint Joseph¹s (4/16) including a double ... Started on first base at Boston College (4/13) with four at bats and pitched two innings with two strikeouts ... Pitched 2.1 innings at St. Bonaventure (4/10) and struck out three ... Saw seven at bats in three game weekend series at St. Bonaventure (4/8-4/10), and went 3-for-7 with three RBIs ... Struck out six in the 2.2 innings pitched against Boston College (3/30).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015: Had two hits at George Mason (5/16) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI at George Mason (5/14) ... Had an RBI versus Fairfield (5/12) ... Doubled versus Rhode Island (5/9) ... Picked up a hit and earned the save versus Rhode Island, throwing a scoreless inning in relief (5/8) ... Went 1-for-3 and scored a run versus Richmond (5/3) ... Threw one inning, earning the save versus Richmond (5/2) ... Went 2-for-4 and drove in the game-winning run versus Richmond (5/1) ... Picked up two doubles at Holy Cross (4/28) ... Went 3-for-5 in series finale at Florida Gulf Coast (4/26) ... Threw five innings, allowing just two earned runs in Beanpot Championship game versus BC in his first start of the season (4/22) ... Went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI at Saint Louis (4/18) ... Earned his second save of the season in the first round of the Beanpot Tournament versus Harvard, throwing an inning and striking out a batter (4/13) ... Had a three-RBI double and threw two scoreless innings in relief against St. Bonaventure (4/12) ... Reached base via walk in four plate appearances, scoring a run against St. Bonaventure (4/11) ... Picked up first-career save in win at Siena, striking out four batters in two innings (4/7) ... Had a pinch-hit home run versus George Washington (4/5) ... Drove in a run against Army (3/14).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014: Became the first player in program history to be named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year ... Also earned All-New England second team and Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors ... Led the team with a .347 batting average (33-for-95) with five doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI and 11 runs scored over 29 games, 26 starts ... Started all 26 as the designated hitter, batting third in the order most often ... Had 10 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... In Atlantic 10 play, hit a team-high .382 (21-for-55) over 15 games with two doubles, two home runs, 12 RBI and five runs scored ... Was 4-2 on the mound in conference action over 11 appearances, 22 innings, with a 4.09 ERA, 14 strikeouts and five walks ... Hit first career grand slam at Saint Joseph's (5/15) ... Went 3-for-4 and 2-for-4 in back-to-back games against VCU (5/10-5/11), part of a stretch of four straight multi-hit games with an RBI in each contest (4/29-5/11) ... Also collected two wins on the mound in the three-game series against the Rams ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief for the victory in the series finale with one strikeout, Coach Stone's 700th career win ... In game one against VCU (5/9), tossed 3.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen for third win of the year, allowing just two singles with no walks and four strikeouts ... Batted 2-for-4 with an RBI at George Washington (4/18), also earning the win after pitching a perfect two-thirds of an inning in relief ... Tossed three innings of hitless relief and was the winning pitcher against Saint Louis (4/12), facing one batter over the minimum ... Scored a run as part of a 2-for-4 afternoon against SLU (4/11) ... Threw four innings in relief versus Dayton (4/5), allowing one run on four hits while striking out three ... At Richmond (3/29), hit first career home run to drive in two runs ... Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen at La Salle (3/23) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double at Hartford (3/19) ... Had a double and two runs scored against Army (3/15), part of a seven-game hitting streak (3/9-3/29) ... Against North Carolina A&T (3/8), went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI ... Made first career start on the mound at Maryland (3/2) giving up two runs on four hits with two walks and one strikeout ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored along with two-thirds of an inning on the bump, tallying one strikeout against Army (2/23) ... Hit 1-for-4 in collegiate debut, which was the first game of a doubleheader against Army (2/22).
BEFORE UMASS: Pitched for the Pittsfield Suns of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League in the Summer of 2013 ... Went 5-4 over 15 appearances (41 innings) for the Suns with three starts ... Struck out 38 and walked 17 ... Won NEPSAC Championship at Salisbury School as a junior ... Named Lakes Region All-Star at Proctor Academy as a sophomore ... Western Massachusetts Champion at Mt. Greylock (Williamstown, Mass.) as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Born Michael John Geannelis in Bennington, Vt. ... Son of Peter Geannelis and Laurie Marrs ... Brother of Chris, Evan and Alex ... Majoring in Communication.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3 (4x) Last against Saint Louis (4/13/17)
Runs Scored: 2 (5x) Last at Central Connecticut (4/11/17)
Doubles: 2 (2x) Last vs. Harvard (4/20/16)
Triples: 1 at Saint Louis (4/18/15)
Home Runs: 1 (5x) Last at Morehead State (4/1/17)
RBI: 3 (4x) Last at Northeastern (4/19/17)
Total Bases: 5 at Morehead State (4/1/17)
Hitting Streak: Four Games (3/19/14 - 3/29/14)
Innings Pitched: 9.0 (3x) Last against Dayton (4/30/17)
Strikeouts: 9 (3x) Last against Dayton (4/30/17)