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Player Bio: Mike Jones



06/14/2007

Devils at the 2007 College World Series - Day 1

Arizona State is in Omaha, Neb., to compete in its 20th College World Series

> A two-sport athlete, Mike is also a wide receiver on the Sun Devil football team.

Football: One of the Sun Devils most consistent wide receivers, Jones finished the 2007 season with 46 receptions for 769 yards and 10 touchdowns...has appeared in 37 games over his career, making 70 catches for 1,109 yards and 13 scores.

2007 (Sophomore): Appeared in 35 games, playing in centerfield...made 12 starts...hit .316 in 19 at-bats...fell a home run shy of the cycle in a win over Hawai'i on April 25.

2006 (Freshman): Joined the team after spring football practice...appeared in 10 games, hitting .313 with three RBI...started the final six games of the season, including all three NCAA Tournament games.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Fort Bend Austin High School in Sugar Land, Texas...earned two baseball letters and three for football...started in centerfield...led his team in stolen bases as a junior...versatile athlete who quarterbacked the football team as a senior...threw for 1,997 yards and 17 touchdowns...also rushed for 684 yards and five more touchdowns...was the starting quarterback for the Texas High School All-Star game the summer after his senior year...also listed as the No. 36 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 95 player in the state of Texas by Rivals.com...listed as the No. 88 player in the state of Texas by SuperPrep Magazine...a member of the Houston Chronicle's Top 100 list...was a first-team all-district selection and team MVP as a senior...finished second in the league in passing yards as a senior...started his first game as a 14-year-old sophomore...runs the 40 in 4.45 seconds and sports a 36 1/2-inch vertical jump.

Personal: BIS major...parents are Earnest (electrician) and Sandra (geo science specialist) Jones of Sugar Land, Texas...has a half-brother, Anthony and a half-sister, LaKisha...was his school's Homecoming King as a senior...volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston and Bo's Place, an organization for children who have lost loved ones...lists Ken Griffey, Jr. as his favorite pro athlete...says his favorite move is Disney's The Lion King...born Sept. 9,1986 in Humble, Texas...full name is Michael Anthony Jones.

Career Baseball Stats at Arizona State:

  Mike Jones
Mike Jones
Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Sugar Land, Texas

High School:
Fort Bend Austin

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 210

Position:
OF

Experience:
1V

Bats/Throws:
Right/Right

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OBP SB SBA PO A E F%
2006 .313 10 6 16 4 5 0 0 0 3 5 .313 2 0 4 0 .389 0 2 13 1 0 1.000
2007 .316 35 12 19 8 6 1 1 0 0 9 .474 3 0 9 0 .409 2 2 25 0 1 .962
Totals .314 45 18 35 12 11 1 1 0 3 14 .400 5 0 13 0 .400 2 4 38 1 1 .975

Career Football Stats at Arizona State:

Receiving
Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Avg./G
2005 11/0 4 22 5.5 0 8 2.0
2006 13/8 20 318 15.9 3 50 24.5
Career 24/8 24 340 14.2 3 50 14.2