2016 Baseball Roster
Alex Miklos
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Grove City, Pa.
- High School:
- Grove City
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Letterwinner: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
• 2016 Academic All-MAC
• 2014 NCAA Statistical Champion in triples per game
• 2014 First Team All-Region
• 2014 First Team All-MAC
• 2014 Academic All-District
• 2014 Academic All-MAC
• 2013 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
• Currently tied for the career triples record (15)
• Tied the single-season triple mark with 7 in 2014
2016 SENIOR SEASON
• Played in 33 games with 24 starts
• Hit .240 with five doubles and two homeruns
• Had seven hits in four straight games during second weekend of the season with two doubles
• Went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored at Charlotte March 6
• Had a nice game against Radford on March 13 with two hits, a homerun, stolen base and three RBI
• Had a hit in five-straight games in the middle of April
2015 SEASON
• Limited to the first 11 games of the season due to injury
• Hit .279 with one double and 5 RBI
• Best outing was a 3-for-5 performance at Coastal Carolina on February 28. Had 1 double and 3 RBI in the performance
• Went 2-for-5 in the first game of a doubleheader at Liberty on March 7
2014 JUNIOR SEASON
• Started 46 out of 47 games before suffering a season-ending injury on May. 3
• Hit .362 with 44 runs, 18 doubles, 7 triples, 3 homeruns, 36 RBI and 17 stolen bases with a .593 slugging percentage
• Hit .450 in conference games
• Led the team in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, doubles, triples and stolen bases
• Had a 17-game hit streak from Mar. 21 to Apr. 13
• Went 3-for-6 with a double and two runs scored in the win over Arizona Feb. 15
• Smacked three doubles in six at-bats at Winthrop Feb. 22
• Had back-to-back 3-for-4 performance against Eastern Michigan. Finished the series 7-for-12 with a double and a homerun
• Was 4-for-5 in the finale at Ohio with four runs scored, three RBI, two doubles and a stolen base
• In a double-header against Oakland, hit a inside-the-park homerun in the first game then knocked a grand slam in the second, totaling 7 RBI in two seven-inning games
• Hit 2-for-3 in the series opener with Miami with two triples
• Awarded Jim and Larie Coll Endowed Baseball Scholarship
2013 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in all 59 games with 56 starts. Hit .292 with a .469 slugging percentage. Had 61 hits and 47 runs.
• Led the team with 5 homeruns, 14 doubles. Was second on the team with four triples and 21 stolen bases.
• In the outfield, had 115 putouts, one assist and a .991 fielding percentage.
• Started the season with a 3-for-5 performance against Virginia Tech with a homerun, two RBI and three runs scored.
• Went 5-for-12 in the opening three games against San Diego with a triple, walk and a RBI.
• Also had a big series at Memphis, hitting .500 in the three games with five runs scored, two RBI, a double and a homerun.
• Hit two doubles and a homerun in four at-bats against Ohio on March 7.
• Had best day at the plate in win at Pittsburgh on May 14. Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored.
• Smacked homeruns on back-to-back days during the regular season series finale at Akron on May 17 and 18.
2012 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Started 37 of the 55 games he appeared in. Hit .250 with 39 hits, 23 runs, eight doubles, four triples (tied for most on team), two homeruns and 21 RBI. Also stole five bases in seven attempts.
• First career at bat came against Georgia Tech on February 17. Scored a run in one at-bat.
• Picked up first hit, a triple, in first career start on February 25 at Lipscomb. Also scored two runs, had two RBI and a sacrifice in the game.
• First multi-hit game was in the second game of a double-header with New Mexico State on March 11. Went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI as a starter. Also had three putouts.
• Came into the game on April 11 vs Youngstown and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBI.
• Hit his first homerun in his next game on April 13 at Bowling Green. Finished 2-for-6 with with two runs, one RBI and a stolen base.
• On May 5 went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI at Ohio.
• Went 2-for-4 again against Akron on May 18. Hit one homerun and picked up two RBI and two runs. Also walked twice.
• Hit the game-winning RBI on a triple in the 21st inning of the NCAA Regional game versus Kentucky.
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Four-year letterwinner for Grove City High School in Pennsylvania under head coach Pat Forese, earning Second Team All-State and Region 7 Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2011.
• Earned all-region honors three times and ranks as Grove City's all-time leader in triples and runs, second in stolen bases and walks and third in hits and RBIs.
• Also competed for the PA Redhawks under head coach Jim Revesz and alongside the Revesz brothers, earning National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) World Series All-Tournament Team honors in 2010.
• Also played ice hockey for 11 years, four of which came at the AAA level.
PERSONAL
• Born Jan. 28, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Parents are Paul and Susan Miklos. Siblings are Michele, John and Julie (twin).
• Nickname is "Mik."
• Last name is pronounced Mick-los.
• Graduated from Grove City with high honors.
• Enjoys playing table tennis, ice hockey and golf.
• Lists his grandparents as the people he admires the most.
• Is creeped out most by winged insects.
• Doesn't have any pre-game rituals or superstitions.
• Would like to visit Italy.
• Majoring in business management.
