2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Michael Lam
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- High School:
- Punahou HS
2008 (Senior): Veteran second baseman who also made three starts in right field, eight in left field and five as the DH in 2008 ... Team was 48-12 when he started at second base the past two seasons ... Led the MVC with 18 sacrifice bunts, which also tied for sixth nationally ... Had 10 multi-hit games in 2008 and 22 in his career ... Hit inside-the-park home run against Northern Colorado on March 19, and went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the game ... Scored career-high three runs against Michigan State on March 8 ... Drew two bases loaded walks for a pair of RBIs vs. Illinois State on March 29 ... Hit safely in three starts at Bradley (April 4-6), including two multi-hit games ... Launched third career home run in 12-3 win over Bradley on April 5 ... Had single, double and first career triple in series finale win over Indiana State (May 11), as well as first game-winning RBI of the season.
2007 (Junior): Took over as the starting second baseman after a midseason injury to Ryan Urzendowski forced a defensive re-alignment ... Started 35 games, including each of the final 29, and played in 45 contests total ... Finished third on the team with a .320 batting average, piling up 41 hits, 11 doubles and 16 RBIs ... His .420 on-base percentage was also third-best on the team ... Ranked fifth on the team with 11 doubles, eight sacrifice bunts and a .406 slugging percentage ... Notched 12 multi-hit games, including two contests with three hits ... Had 10-game hitting streak from April 21 to May 9 and hit safely in 25 of his 35 starts ... Batted .346 against right-handers ... Drove in career-high three runs at North Dakota State on May 9 ... Defensively, he recorded 104 assists to rank third on the squad ... Recorded three multi-hit games, batted .438 and had a .526 on-base percentage during the MVC Tournament to earn all-tournament team honors ... Named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on May 25th ... Following the season, he was voted to the CoSIDA Academic-All District VII First Team and the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team.
2006 (Sophomore): Started his first game as a Bluejay against Saint Louis (2/26) ... Saw action in 23 games, starting four contests ... Recorded his first multi-hit game against Illinois State (4/9) ... In 22 at bats, he recorded seven hits, six runs, six RBIs and a .318 batting average ... Hit the only home run of his career as a pinch hitter in his first collegiate at bat against Saint Louis (2/25) ... Had a .455 slugging percentage and a .333 on-base percentage.
2005 (Freshman): Did not see any action during his first season at Creighton.
High School: Lettered three years in baseball, two in volleyball and one in basketball ... Two-time first-team all-conference selection in baseball ... First-team all-state his senior year and honorable mention after his junior campaign ... Coached in baseball by Eric Kadooka.
