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Athletic infielder who claimed the starting job at shortstop prior to the start of the 2006 season ... Made immense strides in both his offensive and defensive play between his sophomore and junior seasons ... Has shown good range and an excellent arm from the left side of the infield ... Switch hitter with line drive power that is equally adept from both sides of the plate ... Played in 113-consecutive games before being sidelined by facial fractures suffered in a game in May of 2007 ... Missed just six games before returning for the final six games of the year ... A high school quarterback who had scholarship offers to play college football.
2007: Had a breakout season, finishing with a .330 average while hitting primarily in the No. 2 slot in the lineup ... Played in all but six games during the year ... Ranked in the top three on the team in average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, RBI, total bases, walks, stolen bases and sacrifices at the time of his injury ... Hit safely in 42 games during the year and reached base safely in all but two game appearances, including the last 34 contests of the year ... Had 20 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games in 2007 ... Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs, two RBI and a sacrifice against Illinois-Chicago (2/16) ... Hit a two-run home run against Georgia State (2/21) ... Went 8-for-12 against Duquesne (2/23-2/25) ... Had three hits in each of the first two games against the Dukes and went 2-for-3 with a pair of HBP's in the series finale ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Western Carolina (2/26) ... Had two hits, including a double, and drove in three runs against Rutgers (3/3) ... Collected four hits, including a pair of doubles, in the series against Boston College (3/16-3/18) ... Hit .500 (7-for-14) with three doubles and two RBI against Duke (3/23-3/25) ... Went 5-for-8 (.625) with a double, four RBI, a sacrifice and a run scored against Georgia Southern (3/27-3/28) ... Had four hits, including a home run, in the series against Maryland (3/30-4/1) ... Collected two hits, including a triple, in Tech's 11-8 win over Wofford (4/3) ... Went 4-for-8 with two RBI in the series at Virginia (4/13-4/14) ... Tied the game with an RBI single in the eighth inning in the opener against the Cavaliers to force extra innings ... Had an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning against Clemson to give Tech a 1-0 lead (4/27) ... Went 3-for-5 with a bases-loaded triple at USF (5/5).
2006: Started every game at shortstop after earning the starting position after a successful fall campaign ... Hit .268 with 39 RBI on the season, and ended the year with a .333 average over the last 10 games ... Had 15 multi-hit games during the season ... Scored four runs in the season-opening two-game series at Georgia Southern (2/12-2/13) ... Drove in three runs against Rutgers (3/3) ... Was 4-for-8 with three runs against North Carolina (3/24-3/26) ... Went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI against Western Carolina (3/28) ... Was 3-for-7 with two RBI and two sacrifice bunts in a doubleheader sweep at Virginia Tech (4/9) ... Went 6-for-11 with five RBI in a three-game sweep at Florida State (4/21-4/23) ... Had two hits, including a double, at Georgia (4/26) ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak, in which he hit .452 with three doubles and nine RBI, snapped in the second game at Boston College ... Went 2-for-2 with two walks and a RBI against South Florida (5/6) ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs in Tech's 7-6, 10-inning win over Duke (5/12) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Tech's 8-7, 10-inning win over No. 2 Clemson in the ACC Tournament (5/27) ... Named to the All-Regional team at the NCAA Atlanta Regional after hitting .385 (5-for-13) with a double and a grand slam ... Had a career-high four RBI in Tech's 7-5 win over Stetson in the opening game ... Went 2-for-5 with a walk and a run in Tech's Super Regional win over College of Charleston (6/10).
2005: Reserve infielder who shined in spot duty ... Played both shortstop and second base ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in the series finale vs. Iona (2/19) ... Was 3-for-6 with a homer and three RBI vs. Duke (3/6) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI vs. William & Mary (3/8) ... Had two hits and drove in three runs in the series finale vs. Wake Forest (3/13) ... Doubled and drove in two runs in the series finale vs. Maryland (4/3).
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Thomas Wims at Montgomery Bell Academy as a shortstop and center fielder ... Rated as the No. 3 prospect in Tennessee by Baseball America ... Named the Division II High School Player of the Year by the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association ... A three-time all-state and all-region selection ... Led Montgomery Bell to the 2004 state championship ... Hit .474 with six home runs and 30 RBI as a senior ... Also highly decorated as a quarterback on the football field ... Named Mr. Football in Tennessee as a senior ... Led MBA to football state championships in 2002 and 2003 and a No. 15 national ranking by USA Today in his senior season ...
Personal: Full name is Michael Paul Fisher ... Born March 22, 1985 ... Son of Fred and Barbara Fisher ... Father played baseball and football at Vanderbilt from 1972-76 ... Brother, Bryan, played tennis at LSU from 2000-04 ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2006 ... Dean's List student majoring in Management ... Member of the 2006-07 Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board ... 2006-07 Recipient of the Hickok Family Baseball Endowment.
Career Statistics
Career Statistics
Year G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO SB-A Fld%
2005 25-10 50 15 15 .300 5 0 2 16 26 .520 6 12 2-3 .875
2006 68-68 235 52 63 .268 10 1 1 39 78 .332 27 52 8-8 .925
2007 51-51 206 33 68 .330 14 2 3 38 95 .461 28 26 7-9 .924
Totals 144-129 491 100 146 .297 29 3 6 93 199 .405 61 90 17-20 .922
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