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Southpaw that was the Yellow Jackets' top long-relief pitcher in 2006 and 2007 ... Made one start in his career, and was having a career season in 2008 before tragedy struck ... Was a key part of the Yellow Jackets' run in the 2006 ACC Tournament, making all four of his game appearances in May.
Pitcher Michael Hutts Dies - April 11, 2008 2008: Appeared in nine games, making seven scoreless appearances ... Had scoreless appearances in each of his last four outings ... Posted a 3.38 ERA through 10.2 innings of work ... Held opponents to a 2.44 average, posting 11 strikeouts to just two walks ... Tossed a scoreless ninth inning on opening day to help Georgia Tech to its first shutout of the season against Youngstown State (2/22) ... Tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Tech's 14-1 win over Virginia Tech (3/7) ... Worked out of a jam at Florida State (3/14), striking out the only batter he faced ... Tossed two scoreless frames against Georgia State (3/25), yielding just two hits while striking out four ... Made two scoreless outings at North Carolina (4/5 and 4/6), tossing a total of three innings and yielding just two hits while striking out two.
2007: Made 10 appearances during the season, including making the first start of his career at Kennesaw State ... Held Georgia Southern (2/10) scoreless in the Jackets' season opener, allowing just one hit in 0.2 IP ... Tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning in Tech's win at USF (5/7) ... Went two innings at North Carolina (5/11), holding the Tar Heels scoreless on one hit while striking out two ... Also made another scoreless appearance against the Tar Heels in the series finale (5/13).
2006: Did not pitch until the middle of May, but made four appearances on the season, including two in the ACC Tournament ... Pitched two scoreless innings in relief against Duke (5/14) , allowing just one hit while striking out two ... Held Wofford (5/16) scoreless for three innings, allowing only one hit while striking out six ... Tossed a scoreless inning in relief in Tech's 8-7 win over Clemson (5/27) in the ACC Tournament.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Mike Shaheen at the Wesleyan School ... Went 7-1 with a 2.26 ERA as a senior ... Was 8-2 with a 2.04 ERA as a junior ... Holds Wesleyan school records for career wins (27), strikeouts (236), innings (213) and ERA (2.03) ... Set a school record with eight wins as a junior and also set a single season record with a 0.80 ERA as a sophomore ... Earned all-state honors in 2005 and was named all-county on three occasions ... Also lettered in basketball and cross country ... Helped Wesleyan to the Cross Country State Championship in 2001
Personal: Full name is Michael Truxden Hutts ... Born January 16, 1987 ... Son of Mark and Vicky Hutts ... Dean's List student majoring in Management.
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