Mike Best

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Class: Senior Hometown: Urbandale, IA High School: Urbandale

Last College: Muscatine Community College Height / Weight: 6-3 / 220 Position: Infield Birthdate: 08/18/1980

2003 - recorded first career hit in season opener at Wichita State... hit safely in first three games, batting six-for-12 with two RBI and two runs scored... batted .348 (8-23) during season-high six-game hitting streak at Florida All-Star Jamboree... hit .692 (9-13) in four-game series vs. Michigan... hit safely in six consecutive at bats vs. Michigan (3/30-3/31)... recorded a career-high four hits vs. Michigan (3/31)... collected nine multi-hit performances, including five three-hit efforts and one four-hit effort... drove in a career-high three runs in Iowa's 6-2 win over Michigan State (4/25).

2002 - red shirted.

College - hit .348 with 14 homeruns and 64 RBI while attending Muscatine Community College... named academic all-region as a sophomore at Iowa Western, hit .310 with 10 RBI before breaking his hand.

High School - batted .450 with 54 RBI and set school single season homerun record, blasting 19 during his senior season...named first team all-state, all-district, and all-conference as a senior... once hit six homeruns in a doubleheader while knocking in 16 runs.

Personal - born 8/18/80... sociology major.