Michael Helman

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lincoln, Nebraska
High School:
Pius X

2018 (JUNIOR): Earned All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Tournament team recognition... was the only Aggie to start every game with all 62 at second base... hit .369 (92-for-249) with 61 runs, 17 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 36 RBI, 10 HBP and 12 stolen bases... paced the squad in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, slugging percentage (.526), HBP, on-base percentage (.451) and stolen bases... also led the team with 30 multi-hit games and added seven multi-RBI game... posted the team's longest stretch of reaching base (27 games) and added the ninth-longest hit streak in school history at 20 games... started all 30 SEC games, batting .339 (40-for-118) with 27 runs, seven doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI and 10 stolen bases... batted.455 (5-for-11) the opening weekend against Rhode Island (2/16-18), logging one walk, one HBP, one stolen base, two home runs, three runs and four RBI... batted 2-for-3 with one walk, one HBP, one stolen base and one RBI in season opener against the Rams (2/16)... slugged two home runs for three RBI in the series finale against Rhode Island (2/18)... hit 2-for-3 with two walks, one HBP, one stolen base, three runs and one RBI vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/20)... hit 2-for-4 with one run and three RBI in second game vs. Cornell (2/23)... hit 4-for-9 with one walk, one double, one run and one RBI in two-game set vs. Northwestern State (3/6-7)... batted 2-for-4 with one double, one run and one RBI vs. the Demons (3/6)... hit 7-for-11 (.636) with two runs, one sacrifice bunt, two doubles, one triple, five runs and four RBI in the series against Long Beach State (3/9)... batted 3-for-4 with one sacrifice bunt, one walk, one double, one triple, three runs and two RBI in the second game vs. the Dirtbags (3/10)... hit 3-for-3 with one walk, one run and one RBI in the series finale against Long Beach State (3/11)... slugged 5-for-14 (.357) with one double, two runs and two RBI series at Auburn (3/16-18)... batted 3-for-5 with one double, one run and two RBI in second game against the Tigers (3/17)... hit 4-for-6 with one home run, two runs and three RBI in win at Rice (3/20)... clubbed 6-for-12 (.500) with two doubles, one walk, two HBP, one stolen base, five runs and one RBI in series against Ole Miss (3/22-24)... batted 3-for-5 with two doubles, one stolen base, two runs and one RBI in the second game vs. the Rebels (3/23)... hit 2-for-4 with two runs and one HBP in series finale against Ole Miss (3/24)... went 4-for-10 with three walks, one double, one stolen base, one sacrifice fly, four runs and one RBI in series at Georgia (3/29-31)... batted 3-for-4 with two runs, one double and one walk in lid lifter at Georgia (3/29)... hit 1-for-2 with two walks, one sacrifice fly, one stolen base, two runs and one RBI in series finale against the Bulldogs (3/31)... batted 5-for-12 (.417) with one walk, one double and one run in series vs. LSU (4/5-7)... hit 2-for-3 with one walk and one double in series lid lifter against the Tigers (4/5)... went 3-for-11 (.273) with three walks, one HBP, one sacrifice fly, four stolen bases, one home run, six runs and four RBI in series sweep against Alabama (4/12-14)... slugged a three-run home run and added a walk in the second game against the Crimson Tide (4/13)... hit 1-for-3 with one walk, one HBP, one sacrifice bunt, three stolen bases and three runs in the series finale vs. Alabama (4/14)... batted 2-for-4 with one double and one run against Texas State (4/17)... clubbed 6-for-12 (.500) with two walks, two stolen bases, one double, one home run, two runs and one RBI in series at Tennessee (4/20-22)... lifted lid at Tennessee (4/20) by going 3-for-3 with one walk, one stolen base, one double, one home run, one run and one RBI... hit 2-for-4 with one walk and one stolen base in the finale against the Volunteers (4/22)... batted 2-for-4 with one double and one walk against Abilene Christian (4/24)... hit 2-for-5 with one run, one home run and three RBI in the second game at Mississippi State (4/28)... went 2-for-3 with one walk, three runs and one RBI against Prairie View A&M (5/1)... clubbed 5-for-11 (.455) with two walks, one stolen base, one double, and three runs in series vs. South Carolina (5/17-19)... hit 2-for-3 with one walk and one run in series opener against the Gamecocks (5/17)... batted 2-for-4 with one walk, one stolen base, one double and one run in the second game against South Carolina (5/18)... earned SEC All-Tournament Team recognition, going 6-for-16 (.375) with one HBP, two runs and one RBI in the four games (5/22-26)... hit 6-for-14 ( ) with three doubles, one triple, five home runs and two RBI in the NCAA Austin Regional (6/1-3)... opened up regional play going 2-for-5 with one triple and two runs against Indiana (6/1)... hit 2-for-4 with one double, one run and one RBI vs. Texas (6/2)... slugged two doubles and added two runs and one RBI in the season finale against the Hoosiers (6/3)... selected in the 11th round of the MLB Draft with the Minnesota Twins with the 334th overall pick.

AT HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Two-year starter for Coach Ryan Schmidt at HCC... named the 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year as well as an American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove second baseman, All-NJCAA First Team, All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC), All-Region 6 First Team and KJCAA Western Division Most Valuable Player... as a sophomore in 2017, he set the single-season school record for hits (111) and led the nation with a .487 batting average and 103 runs... ranked second in the NJCAA in on-base percentage (.567) and eighth in slugging percentage (.829)... added 17 doubles, five triples, 17 home runs and 73 RBI in 60 games... led the KJCCC in batting average, hits, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and runs… batted .416 with 64 runs, 20 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 58 RBI and 25 stolen bases in 57 games as a freshman in 2016... holds the career (200) and single-season (11) hits records at Hutchinson... sophomore he helped guide the Blue Dragons to their best season in program history, tying the school record for wins with 47 while claiming the KJCCC West championship... the team reached a program-best No. 3 national ranking and reached the Region 6 title game... played for the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League in 2017... batted .303 with 24 runs, three doubles, two triples, four home runs, 14 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 35 games... selected to play in the TCL All-Star Game and earned All-TCL Second Team recognition.

AT LINCOLN PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL: Holds the single season hits record... state champion in 2014 and ‘15 and state runner-up in ‘13... hit .471 with a .514 on-base percentage, 40 hits, 10 stolen bases, 10 doubles, one triple, one home run and 18 RBI at the plate and posted a 4-0 mark with five saves, a 0.93 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 30.0 innings... named All-USA Nebraska First Team as a pitcher by USA Today and All-Nebraska First Team by the Omaha World Herald and Super State First Team by the Lincoln Journal Star as a utility player as a senior in 2015... hit .439 with 11 doubles, three triples, one home run, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases at the plate and posted a 6-0 record with a 0.18 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 39.2 innings as a junior in 2014... selected All-Nebraska First Team as an infielder by the Omaha World Herald and Super State First Team by the Lincoln Journal Star as a utility player in 2014... also played basketball as a guard... played summer baseball for Union Bank.

PERSONAL: Michael James Helman was born on May 23, 1996 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Tim and Annette Helman... nicknamed “Joey”... has two cousins, Jeff and Joel Makovicka, that played in the NFL … has an older brother, Evan, and a younger sister Mackenzie... sister plays basketball at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska... enjoys playing golf and video games.