Mike Hansell

Photo by: Will Becque

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
228
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.
High School:
Eastlake HS
Prev School:
Mesa CC

2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)

Did not play ... Medical redshirt ... Rehabbed from Spring 2022 season-ending arm surgery.

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)

Overall W-L ERA: 5-1 3.60 ... MVC: 1-0 2.45 ... Projected as the team's #1 starting pitcher, but opened the season in the bullpen ... Pitched in 9 games; started 4 ... Pitched in relief in his first 5 appearances of the season and was 4-0 ... Struck out a season and career-high tying 10 batters in his fourth appearance (vs. Western Michigan Mar. 13) ... Struck out 10 again in his next appearance, also in relief, vs. Illinois (Mar. 19) upping his record to 4-0 ... He then moved into the starting rotation where he went 1-1 over four starts ... Following a loss to Northwestern (Mar. 25), he was the winning pitcher vs. Bradley (Apr. 1) as he pitched a season high 6.1 innings ... Was shut down after a no-decision vs. Evansville (Apr. 8) due to an arm injury and later underwent season-ending arm surgery ... Struck out 43 batters in 35 innings and had a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.9:1 ... Opposing batters hit just .237 against him ... Left-handed hitters batted .214 against him in 2022 after they hit .284 against him in 2021 ... MVC Pitcher of the Week Apr. 5.

2021 (JUNIOR)

Pitched in 15 games; 14 starts ... was 2-2 with a 5.21 ERA ... pitched 48.1 innings and struck out 37 (6.89 K/9) ... MVC: 6 games, 6 starts ... was 0-2 with a 9.19 ERA ... was SIU's Opening Day starting pitcher and received a no-decision in an 8-7 win at Jacksonville St. (Feb. 19) ... Pitched a season-high 6 innings in his first win of the season at Mercer (Feb. 26) ... Struck out a season-high 8 in 5 innings in a win over Marshall (March 19) ... was SIU's Friday starting pitcher in 10 of his 14 starts ... Had a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.6:1.

MESA COLLEGE (2020)

2-0 with a 2.49 ERA over 21.2 innings in the pandemic-shortened season ... Struck out 28 and walked six.

GRAND CANYON (2019)

W-L: 0-0 ... 3.1 IP.

HIGH SCHOOL

All-KingCo honorable mention and team MVP as a senior (2018).

PERSONAL

Son of Denise and Kirk Hansell ... Has one older brother, Lucas ... Born in Bellevue, Wash., on Oct. 14, 1999 ... Father, Kirk, played baseball at San Diego State in the mid-1980s ... Majoring in university studies.