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Michael McCardell (2004-07) – Baseball
McCardell, a first-baseman/right-handed pitcher for KU from 2004-07, was a two-time all-region pick, by both Daktronics and the ABCA, and two-time First Team All-PSAC East selection as a pitcher and infielder. He was named the ABCA North Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year and the ABCA/Rawlings Golden Glove pitcher for the region in 2007 and was the 2006 PSAC East Pitcher of the Year.
He was 7-3 with five saves and a 2.00 earned-run average in 21 appearances as a senior. He struck out 86 and walked just 11 in 67.1 innings. For his career, he finished with a 2.82 ERA, second-lowest in school history upon his graduation. He still holds the school record for saves (21), and graduated third in strikeouts (278), fourth in innings pitched (236.1) and fifth in wins (20).
McCardell was drafted in the sixth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins and made his professional debut in the summer of 2007. He reported to the Gulf Coast League Twins and was 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA and had 25 strikeouts in 18 innings.
He was quickly promoted to the high-rookie ball Elizabethton Twins, where he had a 5-1 record and 2.00 ERA in eight starts. In 45 innings, McCardell fanned 70 batters, with opponents hitting .179 against him. Between the two levels, he compiled an impressive 102-9 strikeout to walk ratio. McCardell peaked in Double-A ball with the New Britain Rock Cats in 2010.
He and his wife, Rachel, have a daughter, Reese. He currently works for the All-Star Baseball Academy in West Chester.
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