Michael Russell launches pro baseball career

Posted Jul 17, 2014
Michael Russell’s dreams of professional baseball have been dancing in his head for a long time. They’re now a reality. Russell, a Huntersville native, had a star prep career at Hopewell High. He followed that with three standout college seasons at North Carolina. The culmination came last month when the Tampa Bay Rays drafted Russell, a shortstop, in the fifth round of the Major League First-Year Player Draft. (Huntersville Herald)

Related: Baseball, Baseball Recruiting

Aaron Sabato's Bounceback Year Started With A Better Offseason Approach
This year, Aaron Sabato’s No. 1 goal was to stay healthy and then prove he could still hit the cover off the baseball like he...
Sun Sep 28, 2025

Michael Busch's monster day ensures that Chicago Cubs will host Wild Card Series
Per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, Michael Busch’s performance marked only the 30th individual game in the Majors with a double, a triple and two home runs...
Sat Sep 27, 2025

Former Tar Heel Standouts Kane Kepley, Luke Stevenson Earn Baseball America Recognition
With the 2025 minor league baseball season coming to a close, Baseball America tabbed the top 10 standout pro debuts from this year's draft class,...
Sat Sep 27, 2025

A look at the MLB Playoff-bound Tar Heels
This weekend concludes the 2025 MLB regular season, and we have a pretty decent idea of most of the teams that will be in this...
Fri Sep 26, 2025