Mac Read

Position:
Left-Handed Picther
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lumberton, N.C.
High School:
Lumberton
Major:
undeclared

2009: Returned to the lineup following Tommy John Surgery and became an effective option out of the Wildcat bullpen, appearing in 12 games and finishing the season with a 5.28 ERA and a record of 1-1 ... earned the win in the second game of a double-header at Samford April 4, after allowing just one hit in a scoreless inning of relief while walking one and striking out one ... made three straight relief appearances without allowing a run, working an inning against Appalachian State, North Carolina and Samford ... named Academic All-SoCon.

2008: Sat out the campaign while recovering from Tommy John Surgery.

2007: Named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll… posted a 1-1 record in five starts on the mound… registered a 4.15 ERA in 21.2 innings of work and struck out 17… gave up two earned runs in five innings to get his first career win against Georgetown Feb. 19… struck out six and allowed four runs in seven innings vs. Furman March 4… threw 5.2 scoreless innings vs. Lafayette March 11.

Prep/ Personal: Team captain and MVP for Coach Paul Hodges at Lumberton … went 5-3 with 1.35 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 78 innings, plus led team with .409 batting average senior year … conference and county player of the year … MVP of conference tournament and county slugfest … all-region and all-county teams twice … posted 9-1 record and 0.98 ERA as a junior, fanning 124 in 76.1 frames for third-ranked team in 4A … AAU team placed third nationally in 2005, second in 2004 and first in 2003 … Male Athlete of the Year … valedictorian … math club president … Harold J. Wilkerson Baseball Scholarship and Helmut Deussen Scholarship… son of Carey Read and Angie Sealey.