29 Mike Vinyard
29 - Mike Vinyard
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Jr
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
High School: Cal State L.A.
Position: C

2013 (Baseball) Season Stats
Shifted to the outfield for his final season with the Kingsmen...appeared in 38 games making 34 starts...batted .319 with 37 hits including eight doubles, two triples and a homerun...drove in 22 while scoring 34 times for one of the top offenses in Division III...was 7-8 in stolen base attempts...was sixth on the team with eight multi-hit games...was a triple shy of the cycle when he went 3-for-4 with a homerun and double against George Fox (Feb. 15)...was 3-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBIs in game two against the Bruins (Feb. 16)...was 3-for-4 with two RBIs the following week against Pomona-Pitzer (Feb. 22)...went 3-for-3 with two doubles and RBI against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Apr. 6)...was 1-for-4 with two RBIs in the championship game of the SCIAC Tournament against Pomona-Pitzer (May 5)...also had 67 putouts.

 

2012 (Baseball)
Started 23 of the 26 games he appeared in during his first season for the Kingsmen...hit .185 with three doubles and two homeruns to go along with nine RBIs...led the team with 10 HBPs...had three multi-hit games...went 2-3 with a homerun, double and two walks against Pomona-Pitzer (April 15)...had two hits including a double and scored two runs against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Feb. 10)...had two more hits against La Verne...stellar behind the plate finishing with just two errors in 114 chances, good for a .986 fielding percentage...threw out seven potential base-stealers.

Cal State Los Angeles
Spent two years at Cal State Los Angeles in East Los Angeles, Calif. where he played baseball.

Royal High School

Graduated from Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif. in 2008...played four years of baseball for the Highlanders. 

Personal
Full name: Michael Anthony Vinyard...born January 12, 1990 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y...Mother is Terrie Robinson...has a younger brother Nick and a younger sister Caitlin...chose CLU to return home and continue his baseball career...currently majoring in Communications - TV and Film.

Favorites
Movie: Reservoir Dogs
Music: Swedish House Mafia
Food: Sushi 
Sport (other): Football 
Pro Teams: Tampa Bay Rays and Texans
Pro Athletes: Dan Uggla and Dustin Pedroia
Book: American Sniper
Magazine: ESPN
Color: Blue
Number: 15
TV Shows: Sons of Anarchy
Super Hero: Batman
Video Games: Call of Duty
Quote: "To be the man you have to beat the man.” Rick Flair