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Jersey Number 6
Michael Brooks
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Wellington, Fla.
- High School:
- Palm Beach Central
- Prev School:
- Arkansas/UCF
Get to Know Michael ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- 4 years old. My dad would throw me wiffle balls outside.
- Football, I am a really good quarterback.
- I make great salsa.
- My dad, he has taught me everything I know about baseball and life.
- Mike Trout.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Hits: 4, Air Force, Apr 18, 2023 ; Air Force, Apr 19, 2023
- Doubles: 2, 4 times
- Triples: 1, 5 times
- Home runs: 2, Pacific, Apr 12, 2024 ; Air Force, Apr 19, 2023
- Total bases: 11, Air Force, Apr 19, 2023
- RBI: 7, Pacific, Apr 12, 2024 ; St. Thomas, Mar 26, 2025
- Runs scored: 4, Pacific, Apr 12, 2024 ; Air Force, Apr 19, 2023
- Walks: 4, vs A&M Corpus Christi, Feb 20, 2024
- Hit by pitch: 2, Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023 ; vs North Dakota State, May 31, 2025
- Struck out: 3, 4 times
- Sac flies: 2, vs Houston, May 28, 2022 ; at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 15, 2025
- Sac bunts: 1, 7 times
- At bats: 6, Wichita State, Apr 15, 2025 ; at Tarleton State, Feb 23, 2025 ; at Missouri, May 02, 2023
- Stolen bases: 1, 13 times
- Field chances: 9, at Wichita St., Apr 23, 2022 ; West Virginia, Apr 07, 2024
- Putouts: 4, at Wichita St., Apr 23, 2022
- Assists: 8, West Virginia, Apr 07, 2024
REDSHIRT SENIOR – 2025
- Signed a free agent contract with the Athletics
- Tony Gwynn Community Service Trophy ‘Starting 9’ Finalist
- Big 12 Co-Player of the Week (March 31)
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Played in all 60 games (58 starts; 30 at 2B, 27 at 3B, 1 at SS)
- .274/.424/.466 (57-for-208), 11 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 38 RBI, 47 R, 54 BB
- Second in the Big 12 in walks (54) and led the league with 29 walks in conference games
- His 54 walks were 19th most in the country
- 16 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests
- 24-game on-base streak from 3/6-4/11/25; raised his season batting average from .179 to .283 over that stretch
- Scored a run in nine straight games 3/25-4/6/25
- Matched his career high with 7 RBI vs. St. Thomas 3/26/25
- Drew five walks in four games opening weekend
- No. 19 third basemen for 2025 by D1Baseball
- No. 57 senior for 2025 by Perfect Game
REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2024
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Started 37 games at third base in 2024; shifted to play second base for left-handed hitters
- .331/.425/.612 (46-for-139), 13 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 26 R, 23 BB
- Had an active 18-game hitting streak before suffering a season ending injury; hit .380 (27-for-71), 8 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 17 R, 11 BB over that stretch to raise his season batting average from .279 to .331
- Personally donated $20 for every hit and $40 for every home run to Lawrence Schools Foundation to provide school supplies for teachers and students (total: $1,080)
- Led the team in slugging percentage (.612)
- Hit a double in five straight games from 4/5-4/12/24
- Tied his season high with 3 hits and 3 RBI at BYU 3/28/24
- 14-game on-base streak from 2/20-3/16/24
- At least 1 RBI in six of seven games from 3/2-3/15/24
- Karbach Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team (6-for-12, 2 2B, 4 RBI)
- Starting third baseman on Opening Day
- No. 52 MLB Draft prospect for 2024 in the Big 12 by Perfect Game
- No. 41 third basemen for 2024 by D1Baseball
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE – 2023
- Started 54 games at third base
- .298/.392/.505 (59-for-198), 15 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 42 R, 25 BB
- Hit .387/.463/.774 (36-for-93), 12 2B, 8 HR, 23 RBI, 25 R, 11 BB over the final 23 games; raised his season batting average from .219 to .298
- All eight home runs came in his final 21 games
- Led the team in runs (42), third in doubles (15), walks (25) and on-base percentage (.392), fourth in hits (59), RBI (34) and OPS (.897)
- Career-high 17-game on-base streak from 4/9-5/5/23
- Hit a double in eight-straight games from 4/16-4/28/23
- Go-ahead 2-run single in the 10th inning at Wichita State 4/26/23
- .700/.750/1.400 (14-for-20) with 5 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 4 BB in five games against Air Force and Oklahoma State 4/18-4/23/23
- Hit .889/.900/1.778 (8-for-9), 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R in two games against Air Force
- Had his first career multi-HR game vs. Air Force 4/19/23
- Back-to-back 4-hit games against Air Force 4/18-19/23
- Personally donated $20 for every hit this season to Lawrence Schools Foundation to provide school supplies for teachers and students (total: $1,180)
- 16 multi-hit games
- Starting third baseman on Opening Day
- Transferred to Kansas with three years of eligibility remaining
- Committed in July 2022
UCF – 2021-22
- Spent two years in the UCF program
- 2022: .256/.380/.432 (45-for-176), 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 37 RBI, 40 R, 33 BB, 9 SB in 58 games (52 starts)
- Walked more times (33) than he struck out (27) in 2022
- Tied for fourth on the team with seven home runs in 2022
- Drove in a career-high four RBIs at South Florida (5/6/22)
- Hit his first career home run against Bethune-Cookman (3/8/22)
- Redshirted his freshman season at UCF due to transfer rules
- Transferred to UCF after spending the fall of 2020 in the Arkansas program
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, Florida
- Helped his team win the district championship twice (2018, 2019) and reach the state final four (2019)
- Named All-District in 2019
- Ranked the No. 6 shortstop in Florida and the No. 23 shortstop nationally by Perfect Game in 2020
- Hit .456 with six home runs in 2019 as a junior
- Also played two years of football
- Originally committed to Mississippi State before decommitting upon the resignation of head coach Andy Cannizaro and ultimately deciding to go to Arkansas
- Played club ball for the Orlando Scorpions
PERSONAL
- Son of Neil and Kristin Brooks
- Has one older sister, Hannah
- His great grandfather played for the Green Bay Packers
- Picked Kansas over Dallas Baptist, Oklahoma State and Florida State
- Chose Kansas because, “The new coaching staff that was brought in really sold me on how they were going to develop me, and from doing research, they have all been at places where their teams did very well.”
- Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies in May 2024 from KU
- Currently pursuing his master's degree in sports management
Baseball Media Availability
Wednesday, April 22
Postgame Media Availability vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Baseball Highlights vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Hawk Talk with Dan Fitzgerald
Tuesday, April 21
