Page 54 - DBU Baseball 25 Media Guide

#5 Michael Dattalo INF • 6-0 204 Jr. • Keller, TX (Northwestern State)
CAREER HONORS
2024:
Conference USA Newcomer of the Year Second Team All-Conference USA Conference USA All-Tournament Team Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2023:
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
First Team All-Southland Conference
Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association All-Louisiana Baseball Team
2024 (SOPHOMORE)
(5/26) after going 3-for-5 with two RBI ... TUCSON REGIONAL: Went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 7-0 win at No. 15 Arizona (6/1) ... Went 1-for-4 and scored two runs against Grand Canyon (6/2).
2023 (FRESHMAN – NORTHWESTERN STATE)
Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... Also garnered First Team All-Southland Conference honors and was tabbed to the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association All-Louisiana Baseball Team ... Led Northwestern State in batting average (.372), hits (83), total bases (125), slugging percentage (.561), multi-hit games (25), and shared the team lead with five sacrifice flies ... Ranked second on the team in home runs (8) and walks (27) while his 39 RBI were the third-most on the team ... Was the lone player to start all 56 games and reached base safely in the first 26 games of his career ... Made his collegiate debut at South Alabama (2/17) and went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base ... Notched his first career three-hit game against UAB (2/18) ... Hit his first career home run versus UT Arlington (3/4) ... Delivered his first career four-hit game with a 4-for- 5 day and three RBI in a win over LSU-Alexandria (3/21) ... Went 3-for-5 with a double versus Lamar (4/7) ... Posted his second four-hit game by going 4-for-5 at Houston Christian (4/14) ... Homered in both games of a doubleheader and drove in five runs against Houston Christian (4/16) ... Went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI versus Incarnate Word (4/22) ... Posted his second straight three- hit game and homered in a win over Incarnate Word (4/23) ... Doubled and drove in a run as part of a 3-for-5 day at Louisiana Tech (5/2) ... Homered and drove in two runs at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5/5) ... Went 4-for-4 with an inside-the- park home run and drove in a season-high four runs at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5/7) ... Smashed a home run and also delivered a double versus No. 2 LSU (5/9) ... Went 3-for-5 at Southeastern (5/20).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks and was named to the Cape Cod League All-Star Team ... Played for the Martinsville Mustangs in the Coastal Plains League in 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year letterman at Keller High School ... Played for head coach Rob Stramp ... Garnered First Team All-State honors as a senior ... Was also a two-time First Team All-Area
and First Team All-Region selection ... Helped lead
Keller to the Class 6A state title game as a junior and
the regional finals as a senior ... Also lettered three years in hockey ... Competed in the summers for the Impact Baseball Club.
PERSONAL
Born on January 22, 2004 ... Parents are Todd and Michelle Dattalo ... Majoring in Business ... Favorite Bible verse
is Hebrews 12:11.
Named Conference USA’s Newcomer of the Year and was tabbed a Second Team All-CUSA selection ... Made 59 starts including 47 at third base ... Hit .345 with eight home runs, 14 doubles, one triple, and drove in 47 runs ... Ranked sixth in CUSA in hits (80) and eighth in batting average ... Had a career-high 16-game hit streak from April 12 - May 7 ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-3 with an RBI against No. 19 Indiana at the Frisco College Classic (3/2) ... Laced a double in a 7-5 win over No. 15 Alabama at the Frisco College Classic (3/3) ... Had two hits including a double in an 8-7 victory at No. 15 Oklahoma State (4/16) ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Hit his first home run of the year as part of a two-hit day at Sam Houston (3/23) ... Homered in his second straight game in an 8-3 win over New Mexico State (3/28) ... Went 2-for-4 at WKU (4/5) ... Racked up three hits including a pair of doubles against Louisiana Tech (4/21) ... Smashed his first career grand slam at FIU (4/28) ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI versus Jacksonville State (5/3) ... Homered and drove in three runs against Jacksonville State (5/4) ... Helped lift DBU to a 5-4 win over Jacksonville State (5/5) with two hits and an RBI ... Went 2-for-4 with a double versus Liberty (5/11) ... Led the Patriots to a 15-1 win at Middle Tennessee (5/16) with two hits including a home run ... Homered in his second straight game and drove in two runs at Middle Tennessee (5/16) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his Patriot debut on Opening Day versus Southeast Missouri (2/16) and went 1-for-4 with an RBI ... Racked up three hits including a double and drove in two runs against Southeast Missouri (2/17) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a win over Central Michigan (2/24) ... Posted a 3-for-3 day with two RBI against Central Michigan (2/24) ... Helped lift DBU to a 14-4 win over Oklahoma State (2-27) with a two-hit game and an RBI ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI at Baylor (3/5) ... Hit a solo homer to break a scoreless tie in the fifth inning at UT Arlington (3/26) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double at Air Force (4/12) ... Delivered a two-hit day at Air Force (4/13) ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and three RBI at Air Force (4/14) ... Capped off his career-high 16-game hit streak with a 2-for-3 day and scored three runs versus UT Arlington (5/7) ... CUSA TOURNAMENT: Named to the CUSA All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 (7-for-14) and leading the Patriots to a CUSA title ... Went 3-for-5 against FIU (5/23) ... Led DBU to a 17-10 win over Louisiana Tech in the CUSA Championship
54 MEET THE PATRIOTS RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS