MikeFerris

Madison on Ferris: ?Mike is one of the top hitting prospects in all of high school baseball. He is gifted athlete and student. We are excited about Mike playing his collegiate career here at Kentucky.?

High School: Collegiate Baseball All-America selection? Rated on of the top eight outfielders in the country by Collegiate Baseball? Listed as the top outfielder in the Midwest by Collegiate Baseball? Rated the best poser and best athlete in the State of Ohio by the Buckeye Scout Magazine? Three-time first-team All-League and All-City selection by the Cincinnati Enquirer? Named Player of the Year in Cincinnati as a junior in 2000? First-team All-Ohio? Left Colerain as the school?s leader in single-season homeruns (15), career homeruns (29), career doubles (38), career runs scored (96), and career RBI (117)? Career batting average of .478 ranks seventh in Ohio High School Athletic Association history? Career homerun mark of 19 ranks ninth in OHSAA and 117 career RBI ranks eighth? National High School Baseball Association All-District 4 Team selection.

Personal: Full name is Michael James Ferris? Born on Dec. 31, 1982? Son of Richard and Susan Ferris? Has one brother Matt, 16? Lists signing scholarship to Kentucky as his highlight in athletic career? Chose Kentucky because he knew he wanted to play for the coaches because they would prepare him to take his game to the next level? Selected UK over Georgia Tech, Duke, and Stetson.