2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Landestoy, Michael

Jersey Number 13
Michael Landestoy
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Santo Domingo, D.R.
- High School:
- Saint George School
Bio
2018 (RS Senior)
Made 53 starts as part of 55 appearances on the season... of his 53 starts, 50 were as the designated hitter and three at first base... also made one appearance as a pinch hitter and one as a designated hitter... hit .304 with career highs in hits (62), doubles (10), home runs (3), runs scored (30) and RBIs (42)... stole four bases in five attempts... drew 26 walks... recorded a base hit in 36 games and reached base safely in 47... tallied 20 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI contests... singled in two runs on his first hit of the season at Grand Canyon (Feb. 17)... went 2-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale against the Lopes (Feb. 18)... hit safely in all three games against Long Beach State (Feb. 24-25)... had three hits in the series opener against the Dirtbags (Feb. 24)... drove in three runs in Game 2 against LBSU (Feb. 24)... tallied three RBIs in the win over UT Arlington (March 1)... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in Game 2 against UC Irvine (March 3)... doubled as part of a two hit game against UTRGV (March 6)... collected two hits in the win at USC (March 9)... played in two of three games against Minnesota (March 16-17)... doubled twice and had three hits in the win over UAPB (March 20)... homered and drove in two runs as part of a three hit game against Kansas State (March 24)... tallied three hits in the series-opener at Oklahoma State (March 30)... collected two more hits in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cowboys (March 31)... drove in three runs in the series finale against Oklahoma State (March 31)... had two hits in the Oklahoma series (April 6-8)... drove in two runs with three hits against UT Arlington (April 10)... hit safely in both games at Kansas (April 13-14)... tallied three RBIs and had two hits at UT Arlington (April 18)... collected two hits in the series finale at Baylor (April 22)... drove in three runs and had two hits in the win over Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... doubled as part of a two-hit game in the series finale against Texas Tech (April 29)... hit safely in a pair of midweek games at Abilene Christian (May 1) and against Dallas Baptist (May 2)... recorded five hits in the series against Lamar (May 4-6)... hit second home run of the season as part of a two-hit game in Game 2 against the Cardinals (May 5)... had two hits and drove in two runs in Game 2 against West Virginia (May 12)... drove in a career-high four runs with three hits while collecting his third home run of the year at Stephen F. Austin (May 15)... had five hits and drove in five runs in the Big 12 Tournament (May 23-27).
2017 (RS Junior)
Started 12 games as part of 48 appearances on the season... all 12 starts came at first base... made 26 appearances as a defensive replacement, seven as a pinch hitter and three as a pinch runner... had three doubles and a home run as part of 14 hits on the season... tallied six RBIs and score 11 runs... registered a hit in 13 contests and reached base safely in 19... first hit of the season was a solo home run off the bench against Arizona State (Feb. 24)... double in a relief appearance against Oklahoma State (March 26)... made two starts at Kansas State (March 30, April 1)... hit safely in all three games against Baylor (April 21-23)... singled and drove in a run against the Bears in the series opener... went 1-for-2 with a run scored in Game 2... started and went 2-for-4 in the series finale against the Bears... pushed his hitting streak to four games with a double at Texas Tech (April 28)... went 1-for-1 with a run scored in the series finale at Texas Tech (April 30)... had a two-run single in a start at Oklahoma (May 14)... started all three games at first base in the Cal series (May 18-20)... doubled in two runs in TCU's come-from-behind win over the Bears (May 19)... recorded a hit and scored a run as a defensive replacement against Virginia in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional (June 4)... appeared in both games of the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional against Missouri State (June 10-11) and three games in the College World Series (June 20, 22-23).
2016 (RS Sophomore)
Made 15 starts as part of 44 appearances on the season... all 15 starts came at first base... also appeared in 19 games as a defensive replacement, nine as a pinch hitter and one as a pinch runner... recorded a hit in 14 of 31 games with a plate appearance and reached base safely in 18... tallied five multi-hit games and three multiple-RBI contests... six of his 14 RBIs on the season came with two outs... first five appearances of the season came off the bench... notched his first career hit, a two-run single, against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Feb. 24... came off the bench against USC and went 2-for-3 with three RBIs on March 11... made his first start of the season on March 12 against the Trojans... was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the game... started all three games against West Virginia (March 18-20)... was 3-for-10 in the series with two RBIs and two runs scored... made 15 straight appearances off the bench before returning to the starting lineup at Baylor on May 14... earned two starts in the Big 12 Championships... was 3-for-4 in the bracket championship game against Texas on May 28... hit his first career home run as part of a two-hit game in the Big 12 Championship tilt vs. West Virginia on May 29... started two of the three NCAA Fort Worth Regional contests... had an RBI single in the opener against Oral Roberts (June 3)... came of the bench and tallied a hit in the Regional championship game against Arizona State (June 5)... appeared in all three games of the NCAA College Station Super Regional at Texas A&M (June 10-12)... started three of the four games at the College World Series... had two hits, including an RBI triple against Coastal Carolina on June 21.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 16 games and made four starts... was a pinch-hitter in eight games, a defensive replacement twice and a pinch runner twice... three of his four starts came at first base and the other at second... posted a made his collegiate debut on Feb. 14 as a pinch hitter against Southern Illinois... first career start came against Oklahoma on March 24... drew a bases-loaded walk in his second career start against Wichita State on March 27... tallied a stolen base as a pinch runner against Incarnate Word on April 21.
2014 (True Freshman)
Coaches elected to redshirt him in his first season on campus.
High School
Played baseball with various competitive leagues while attending Saint George School in Santo Domingo.... was a two-time MVP... participated in a pair of Perfect Game events, including the National Academic Showcase and the 2013 World Uncommitted Showcase... he was one of the top prospects at the World Uncommitted Showcase.
Personal
Parents are Rafael and Ana... has four siblings, Alex, Zahira, Rafael Eduardo and Christopher... father, Rafael, played baseball in the Major Leagues for eight years (1977-84) with the Reds, Astros and Dodgers... brother, Rafael Eduardo, played baseball at Duke.
Made 53 starts as part of 55 appearances on the season... of his 53 starts, 50 were as the designated hitter and three at first base... also made one appearance as a pinch hitter and one as a designated hitter... hit .304 with career highs in hits (62), doubles (10), home runs (3), runs scored (30) and RBIs (42)... stole four bases in five attempts... drew 26 walks... recorded a base hit in 36 games and reached base safely in 47... tallied 20 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI contests... singled in two runs on his first hit of the season at Grand Canyon (Feb. 17)... went 2-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale against the Lopes (Feb. 18)... hit safely in all three games against Long Beach State (Feb. 24-25)... had three hits in the series opener against the Dirtbags (Feb. 24)... drove in three runs in Game 2 against LBSU (Feb. 24)... tallied three RBIs in the win over UT Arlington (March 1)... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in Game 2 against UC Irvine (March 3)... doubled as part of a two hit game against UTRGV (March 6)... collected two hits in the win at USC (March 9)... played in two of three games against Minnesota (March 16-17)... doubled twice and had three hits in the win over UAPB (March 20)... homered and drove in two runs as part of a three hit game against Kansas State (March 24)... tallied three hits in the series-opener at Oklahoma State (March 30)... collected two more hits in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cowboys (March 31)... drove in three runs in the series finale against Oklahoma State (March 31)... had two hits in the Oklahoma series (April 6-8)... drove in two runs with three hits against UT Arlington (April 10)... hit safely in both games at Kansas (April 13-14)... tallied three RBIs and had two hits at UT Arlington (April 18)... collected two hits in the series finale at Baylor (April 22)... drove in three runs and had two hits in the win over Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... doubled as part of a two-hit game in the series finale against Texas Tech (April 29)... hit safely in a pair of midweek games at Abilene Christian (May 1) and against Dallas Baptist (May 2)... recorded five hits in the series against Lamar (May 4-6)... hit second home run of the season as part of a two-hit game in Game 2 against the Cardinals (May 5)... had two hits and drove in two runs in Game 2 against West Virginia (May 12)... drove in a career-high four runs with three hits while collecting his third home run of the year at Stephen F. Austin (May 15)... had five hits and drove in five runs in the Big 12 Tournament (May 23-27).
2017 (RS Junior)
Started 12 games as part of 48 appearances on the season... all 12 starts came at first base... made 26 appearances as a defensive replacement, seven as a pinch hitter and three as a pinch runner... had three doubles and a home run as part of 14 hits on the season... tallied six RBIs and score 11 runs... registered a hit in 13 contests and reached base safely in 19... first hit of the season was a solo home run off the bench against Arizona State (Feb. 24)... double in a relief appearance against Oklahoma State (March 26)... made two starts at Kansas State (March 30, April 1)... hit safely in all three games against Baylor (April 21-23)... singled and drove in a run against the Bears in the series opener... went 1-for-2 with a run scored in Game 2... started and went 2-for-4 in the series finale against the Bears... pushed his hitting streak to four games with a double at Texas Tech (April 28)... went 1-for-1 with a run scored in the series finale at Texas Tech (April 30)... had a two-run single in a start at Oklahoma (May 14)... started all three games at first base in the Cal series (May 18-20)... doubled in two runs in TCU's come-from-behind win over the Bears (May 19)... recorded a hit and scored a run as a defensive replacement against Virginia in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional (June 4)... appeared in both games of the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional against Missouri State (June 10-11) and three games in the College World Series (June 20, 22-23).
2016 (RS Sophomore)
Made 15 starts as part of 44 appearances on the season... all 15 starts came at first base... also appeared in 19 games as a defensive replacement, nine as a pinch hitter and one as a pinch runner... recorded a hit in 14 of 31 games with a plate appearance and reached base safely in 18... tallied five multi-hit games and three multiple-RBI contests... six of his 14 RBIs on the season came with two outs... first five appearances of the season came off the bench... notched his first career hit, a two-run single, against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Feb. 24... came off the bench against USC and went 2-for-3 with three RBIs on March 11... made his first start of the season on March 12 against the Trojans... was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the game... started all three games against West Virginia (March 18-20)... was 3-for-10 in the series with two RBIs and two runs scored... made 15 straight appearances off the bench before returning to the starting lineup at Baylor on May 14... earned two starts in the Big 12 Championships... was 3-for-4 in the bracket championship game against Texas on May 28... hit his first career home run as part of a two-hit game in the Big 12 Championship tilt vs. West Virginia on May 29... started two of the three NCAA Fort Worth Regional contests... had an RBI single in the opener against Oral Roberts (June 3)... came of the bench and tallied a hit in the Regional championship game against Arizona State (June 5)... appeared in all three games of the NCAA College Station Super Regional at Texas A&M (June 10-12)... started three of the four games at the College World Series... had two hits, including an RBI triple against Coastal Carolina on June 21.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 16 games and made four starts... was a pinch-hitter in eight games, a defensive replacement twice and a pinch runner twice... three of his four starts came at first base and the other at second... posted a made his collegiate debut on Feb. 14 as a pinch hitter against Southern Illinois... first career start came against Oklahoma on March 24... drew a bases-loaded walk in his second career start against Wichita State on March 27... tallied a stolen base as a pinch runner against Incarnate Word on April 21.
2014 (True Freshman)
Coaches elected to redshirt him in his first season on campus.
High School
Played baseball with various competitive leagues while attending Saint George School in Santo Domingo.... was a two-time MVP... participated in a pair of Perfect Game events, including the National Academic Showcase and the 2013 World Uncommitted Showcase... he was one of the top prospects at the World Uncommitted Showcase.
Personal
Parents are Rafael and Ana... has four siblings, Alex, Zahira, Rafael Eduardo and Christopher... father, Rafael, played baseball in the Major Leagues for eight years (1977-84) with the Reds, Astros and Dodgers... brother, Rafael Eduardo, played baseball at Duke.
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