Mike Fontenot
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| Chicago Cubs — No. – | |
| Second base | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| April 13, 2005 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through July 11, 2006) |
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| Games | 7 |
| Runs | 4 |
| Walks | 2 |
Michael Eugene Fontenot is a minor league second baseman who currently plays for the Iowa Cubs of the AAA Pacific Coast League. He was born on June 9, 1980 in Slidell, Louisiana.
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[edit] High School Career
Mike Fontenot was a standout for Salmen High School in Slidell, Louisiana. After his Senior year, he was drafted in the 21st round (625th overall) of the 1999 MLB Amateur Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but chose to attend Louisiana State University on a baseball scholarship instead of going professional.
[edit] College Career
Mike Fontenot attended Louisiana State University. Fontenot received National Freshman of the Year recognition as LSU's starting second baseman, batting .353 (103-for-292) with 13 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs, 64 RBI, 93 runs, and eight steals.
He became the third LSU player to win National Freshman of the Year award, following second baseman Todd Walker (1992) and pitcher Brett Laxton (1993).
Fontenot's 17 home runs set an LSU freshman record, surpassing the previous mark of 15 established by Blair Barbier in 1997. Fontenot's 93 runs scored in 2000 led the SEC and represented the third-highest total in league history.
Fontenot was 9-for-16 in a three-game University of Central Florida series (March 3-5) with two home runs, four RBI, and five runs scored. He also homered twice in a win at SE Louisiana (March 14). He went 5-for-9 in a two-game Vanderbilt series (March 17-18) with two homers, two doubles, four RBI, and six runs scored. He homered twice in a May 13 win over University of Alabama, driving in three runs. He also recorded a 12-game hitting streak which ended April 4 versus University of New Orleans.
Fontenot batted .353 (6-for-17) in the SEC Tournament with two doubles, five RBI, and six runs scored.
He was named to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional all-tournament team, hitting .400 (6-for-15) with two doubles, one home run, five RBI, and five runs scored.
Fontenot went 4-for-9 in the NCAA Super Regional versus UCLA with two RBI and two runs scored.
He was named to the College World Series all-tournament team as he hit a team-best .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles, one home run, two RBI, and scored six runs.
The second baseman was LSU's leading hitter in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, batting .432 (16-for-37) in nine games with four doubles, two home runs and nine RBI.
[edit] College Awards and Honors
2000
Summer League First-Team All-American 2B
Freshman First Team All-America 2B
NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team
College World Series All-Tournament Team 2B
The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year
Collegiate Baseball National Co-Freshman of the Year
Baseball America First-Team Freshman All-American
Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year
2001
Pre-Season Southeastern Conference All-Star 2B[1]
[edit] Professional Career
Fontenot was again chosen in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 2001 MLB Amateur Entry Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Fontenot signed with the Orioles, garnering a $1,300,000 signing bonus as part of the deal.[2]
As part of the Orioles' farm system, Fontenot played for the Frederick Keys of the High-A Carolina League (2002), the Bowie BaySox of the AA Eastern League (2003), and the Ottawa Lynx of the AAA International League (2004).
On February 3, 2005, Fontenot was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with 2B/OF Jerry Hairston and RHP Dave Crouthers for slugger Sammy Sosa.[3]
As part of the Cubs' farm system, Fontenot has played for the Iowa Cubs of the AAA Pacific Coast League (2005-present).
He has also appeared in 7 games in the Majors for the Chicago Cubs.
[edit] Minor League Statistics
Year Tm Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG
+---+----------+-----++---++---+---+---+--+--+--+---+--+--+---+----+----+----+
2002 Frederick A+ 122 481 61 127 16 4 8 53 13 42 117 .264 .333 .364
2003 Bowie AA 126 449 63 146 24 5 12 66 16 50 89 .325 .399 .481
2004 Ottawa AAA 136 524 73 146 30 10 8 49 14 48 111 .279 .346 .420
2005 Iowa AAA 111 379 60 103 22 10 6 39 3 59 77 .272 .377 .430
+---+----------+-----++---++---+---+---+--+--+--+---+--+--+---+----+----+----+
Updated 2006 statistics are available at: [4].
[edit] Major League Statistics
Year Tm Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG +---+----------+-----++---++---+---+---+--+--+--+---+--+--+---+----+----+----+ 2005 Cubs MLB 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .600 .000
[edit] Professional Awards and Honors
2003
Baltimore Orioles Minor League Player of the Year
Eastern League All-Star 2B
