Mike Oczypok

Position:
RHP
B-T:
R-R
Height:
6-4
Weight:
234
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Royersford, Pa.
High School:
Spring-Ford

Career Accolades

2017 SEC Community Service Team
2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2014 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Senior)

Graduated from The University of Alabama with his MBA on May 6, one of the Crimson Tide’s five graduates during the 2017 season … became the first active athlete at Alabama to earn his MBA while still participating in his respective sport … led all Tide relievers in appearances with 25 overall and 15 during SEC play … worked 20.2 innings and recorded his first career save during his final season in Tuscaloosa … tossed 11.2 innings across 15 appearances during SEC play. Oral Roberts (2/25): Appeared in his first game of the 2017 campaign, working 0.2 of an inning and allowing one hit and a walk across his 11 pitches of work. Jacksonville State (2/28): Made his second relief outing of the season, working 0.2 of an inning … allowed one run on one hit. ULM (3/5): Entered the Sunday contest for 0.1 of an inning … tossed four pitches to record his lone out. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – Game One (3/12): Appeared for 1.0 inning of work, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one batter across his 24 pitches. Eastern Illinois (3/14): Worked 1.0 scoreless inning to help the Crimson Tide complete the shutout against the Panthers … allowed one hit in the outing. Missouri (3/17): Threw 0.1 of an inning, striking out the lone batter he faced. Missouri (3/19): Made his second appearance of the weekend, once again throwing 0.1 of an inning … allowed one unearned run on a hit and a walk across his 17 pitches of relief. South Carolina (3/25): Entered for 0.1 of an inning, recording his lone out on three pitches against the Gamecocks. Auburn (3/28): Faced one Tiger hitter, recording a strikeout in his 0.1 of an inning of work. Troy (4/4): Worked 1.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits and a walk … also struck out one Trojan hitter. Ole Miss (4/7): Tossed 2.2 innings of relief, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk … struck out a pair of Rebel hitters. Ole Miss (4/9): Allowed two earned runs on a pair of hits and a walk against the Rebels … worked 0.2 of an inning and 23 pitches. UAB (4/11): Collected the game’s final two outs for his first career save … allowed one hit but kept the Blazers from evening up the score on only seven pitches. Texas A&M (4/13): Made quick work of the lone batter he faced, using four pitches to record one out. Texas A&M (4/14): Worked 1.0 inning, allowing one run on one hit … also struck out on Aggie hitter. Mississippi State (4/20): Recorded the final two outs of the eighth across his 17 pitches of work in Starkville. Mississippi State – Game 2 (4/21): Allowed two runs, only one earned, on one hit against the Bulldogs. Jacksonville State (4/25): Entered for 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball … gave up two hits and struck out two batters in the midweek contest. LSU (4/27): Worked 0.1 of an inning, allowing one hit and striking out one Tiger hitter. LSU (4/29): Came in for his second appearance of the weekend, recording the final out of the 11^th with three pitches. Auburn – Game 2 (5/6): Tossed 0.2 of an inning, allowing two runs on two hits in his 18 pitches of work. Auburn (5/7): Did not record an out, allowing one hit and a walk in his 12-pitch outing. Grambling (5/10): Recorded the final two outs of the night, using a strikeout to get one of two Tiger batters out. Florida (5/13): Made his final career appearance at Sewell-Thomas Stadium … worked 1.0 inning, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk with a strikeout to his totals. Vanderbilt (5/18): Tossed 3.0 innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits … struck out a season-high four batters while working a season-long 66 pitches across his three frames.

2016 (Junior)

Finished his junior season with a 2-2 record across seven appearances (three starts) spanning 18.1 innings. Maryland (2/20): Tossed 1.0 inning and notched one strikeout against the Terps, his first action since 2013. Nicholls State (2/24): Earned his first win since June 1, 2013, working 3.0 innings of one-run baseball ... recorded four punchouts while issuing three walks against the Colonels. Troy (3/1): Entered as the first reliever following the Tide starter, working 1.2 innings and allowing one hit while striking out one Trojan batter. Niagara (3/5): Made his first start in over two years, working 5.0 innings of one-run baseball ... allowed three hits and issued one walk while striking out a season-high six batters.

2015 (Redshirt Sophomore)

Sat out the 2015 season recovering from an arm injury.

2014 (Sophomore)

Underwent season-ending Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery on March 18.

2013 (Freshman)

Named to the 2013 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll ... finished his walk-on freshman campaign with a 5-2 record to tie for the most wins on the team ... across 12 appearances, including five starts, owned a 3.02 ERA (15 ER/44.2 IP), the lowest of any Alabama pitcher in the freshman class ... made three appearances in relief during SEC action, losing his only decision ... logged two starts during the postseason, posting a 1-1 record with a 1.72 ERA across a team-high 15.2 IP ... earned the win in all three of his midweek starts during the regular season. Memphis (3/12): Made his first career appearance with the Crimson Tide. Southeastern Louisiana (4/2): Earned his first win with the Tide against SELU in relief, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts in one inning of work. Alcorn State (4/10): Earned the win in his first collegiate start, going 5.0 innings and surrendering one walk with one strikeout. UAB (4/16): Picked up the win in his second collegiate start, giving up one run on five hits with two strikeouts over 6.0 innings of work against the Blazers. Mississippi Valley State (5/7): Earned his fourth win of the season in his third start of the year, going 5.0 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits with a season-high six strikeouts. LSU (5/24): Charged with the tough-luck loss against the No. 2 Tigers in the SEC Tournament, falling one strike short of earning the complete game victory ... threw 8.2 innings in that game, allowing three runs on 10 hits. Savannah State (6/1): Blanked the Tigers over 7.0 innings of work to help Alabama stay alive in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, giving up six hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

High School and Personal Data

Helped Spring-Ford High School win the 2011 Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship his senior year ... started the championship game against the defending champions, the Owen J. Roberts Wildcats, and picked up the 4-3 win ... during his senior season, went 14-0 and had a 1.09 ERA for the Rams ... before the Class 4A Tournament, had allowed only one earned run in 44.0 innings ... struck out 106 batters overall in 2012, spanning 83.2 IP ... named the 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year and the 2011 Southeast Pennsylvania Player of the Year ... was a first team all-state selection and a MaxPreps Second Team All-American in 2011 ... played some first base while at Spring-Ford and batted .388 as a junior ... also a 2011 First Team All-Pac-10 selection in golf at SFHS ... son of Dave and Lorri Oczypok ... has two younger brothers, John and Alex ... born Michael Oczypok on March 31, 1993 ... double-majoring in management and marketing.