Mike Ayala

Position:
First Base
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brownsville, Texas
High School:
Hanna

2006 (Jr.)
Appeared in 31 games to earn his first letter at Ball State . . . made six starts as the designated hitter and served as one of the team’s top bats off the bench, leading the Cardinals with 17 pinch hit at bats . . . notched three doubles and five RBI . . . made his first start for Ball State March 7 at Belmont and went 1-for-4 at the plate . . . recorded his first multiple-hit game as a Cardinal in the MAC Tournament game against Central Michigan (May 25), hitting safely in both of his plate appearances . . . drove in a run against No. 1 seed Kentucky (June 4) in the NCAA Regional . . . also collected one RBI each at UAB (Feb. 17), vs. Miami (March 31), at Northern Illinois (May 13) and at Central Michigan (May 18).

2004-2005 (Fr.-So.) at ANDERSON
Earned two letters under Coach Don Brandon . . . batted .330 with 38 hits, eight home runs, 20 RBI and 27 runs scored in 116 at bats as a sophomore . . . set school record with 19-game hitting streak as a freshman . . . led team in hitting his first year . . . played summer ball for the Celina Mariners of the Great Lakes Collegiate League.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters in baseball under Coach Rick Schuster . . . Led team to back-to-back district titles . . . named All-Metro and All-District as a junior and senior . . . All-Bay Area, All-Region and All-State honorable mention as a senior . . . team-leader in hits, home runs, doubles, RBI and total bases as a senior . . . played on the 2002 American Legion state runner-up team . . . also earned three letters in basketball for Coach Don Denson . . . two-year team captain . . . as a junior, helped lead team to Texas Sweet Sixteen.

PERSONAL
Majoring in education . . . born Sept. 18, 1984, in Harlingen, Texas . . . son of Mariano and Patti Ayala . . . has one brother . . . full name is Michael Edward Ayala.