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Mike Leake Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fallbrook, Calif. High School: Fallbrook Height / Weight: 6-0 / 175 Position: RHP/UTL Experience: 1V Bats/Throws: Right/Right

2007 (Freshman): Had one of the most dominating seasons by a freshman pitcher in ASU history...a First Team All-Pac-10 selection...named a Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, as well as a First Team Freshmen All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Rivals.com...was named to the All-Houston College Classic tournament team and the All-Coca-Cola Classic team...voted the Most Outstanding Player of the Tempe Regional...began the season as the closer and ended as the Friday night starter...tied with teammate Josh Satow for the Pac-10 lead with 13 victories...the 13 wins is tied for third most in school history by a freshman...pitched in 25 games, making 13 starts...finished 13-2 with a save and a 3.69 ERA...set a new Arizona State freshmen record with 127 innings pitched and 94 strikeouts...his 94 Ks was the ninth most in the Pac-10 and his 127 innings pitched was the sixth most in the conference...also played the outfield, getting 17 at-bats and knocking in five runs...had two complete games...played in the Arizona Collegiate League over the summer.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Fallbrook High School in Fallbrook, Calif....earned four varsity letters at Fallbrook and was team captain his junior and senior seasons...helped lead his team to three league titles in four years...was an outstanding pitcher and batter in high school and one of the most decorated players in the San Diego area...batted .431 with ten home runs and 31 RBI as a junior a...on the mound, went 9-3 with a 1.87 ERA...finished his senior season with an 11-1 record on the hill, with a 1.87 ERA and 96 strikeouts...also hit .342 with eight homers...#11 prospect in the west by TeamOneBaseball.com...was a four-time All-Avocado League honoree, earning two First Team and two Second Team selections...one a Gold Glove his freshman year...was the team MVP his sophomore year...earned First Team All-CIF honors his junior and season seasons...won the Avocado League Pitcher of the Year as a junior...named First Team All-State his junior and senior years, including the Pitcher of the Year Award his senior season...was twice named the Avocado League's Cy Young Award winner...was a two-time First Team All-Academic member...also earned the Fallbrook High School Principal's Award his junior and senior seasons...his summer ball team, the San Diego Sharks, won the 2003 USA Baseball Tournament.

MLB Draft: Selected in the seventh round (218th overall pick) by the Oakland Athletics in the 2006 MLB Draft.

Personal: Undeclared on a major... son of Chris and Sarah Leake of Valley Center, Calif....has an older brother, Ryan...enjoys playing cards, golf and other sports....lists the Seattle Mariners as his favorite baseball team...says Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan are his favorite players...full name is Michael Raymond Leake...born November 12, 1987 in San Diego, Calif.

Career Pitching Stats at Arizona State:

Career Batting Stats at Arizona State:

Year	Avg.	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OBP	SB	SBA	PO	A	E	F%
2007	.176	25	4	17	1	3	1	0	0	5	4	.235	0	1	1	1	.200	0	0	30	29	2	.967