University of Maine Athletics

IN 2019: Appeared in 19 games, starting 13 of them in his freshman season ... Batted .167, collecting nine hits and driving in three RBI's ... Drew three walks to 17 strikeouts ... Went 3-4 on stolen bases ... Collected his first hit against Maryland (2/22), going 2-5 on the day ... Had a three hit performance against Binghamton (5/17), while also collecting five hits in the series, one in game two and one in game three (5/17-5/18).

Personal: Three-sport athlete at Fairport High School, competing football, indoor track and baseball ...  Hit .439 as a junior and had an on base percentage of .513 ... Received All-County as both a junior and sophomore ... Named Section V Player of the Week two times and was First Team All-Greater Rochester in 2017 and received All-State honors ... Received the Red Raider Award, which is given to the best player in each respective sport at Fairport ... Recorded as best 6.3 second 60-yard dash and throws in the low 80s from the outfield ... PBR ranks Michael the No. 5 OF and No. 31 player in the state of New York ... Played his travel baseball with the Diamond Pro Baseball, based out of Rochester.

Coach Derba on Sabatine: "Mike brings an element of speed and hard work that is hard to find. He plays an excellent outfield and causes havoc on the base paths. I look forward to watching Mike develop into a prolific run scorer. Mike brings the 'nose to the grindstone' football mentality that we look for in a player."