18  Michael Aquino
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: The Woodlands High School: College Park H.S. Height / Weight: 5-10 / 170 Position: of Experience: 1L B/T: R/R

Continues to learn from Rice's experienced outfielders... One of three former College Park High School Cavaliers, along with Keenan Cook and John Simms, on the squad.

Wayne Graham said -- "Michael utilizes his speed in the outfield. He helped us last year and continues to work on improving."

At Rice -- Appeared in 26 games in first season at the Division I level, including 13 starts... All 13 starts were in left field, and 10 were when the opponent started a left-handed pitcher... Made seven appearances as a pinch-hitter and remained in the game to play the outfield four times... Served as a pinch-runner four times and twice entered the game as a defensive substitution in left field... Batted .279 for the full season, but maintained a .290 average (9-of-31) when starting... Finished second on the team in pinch-hits (2) and PH appearances (7)... Made collegiate debut on opening day as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning against Stanford and scored a run as Rice attempted to rally... First career start was in front of more than 5,000 fans against SEC foe Kentucky in a game played downtown at Minute Maid Park, where he went 1-for-4 with a run scored... Started again at Minute Maid Park two days later against Baylor and went 1-for-2 with an RBI single... Faced Baylor in the NCAA Tournament as a pinch hitter and delivered a one-out single in the ninth inning... Hit safely in each of the first four games where he recorded an at bat, and was hitting .333 (6-of-18) by the time C-USA league games began in March... Recorded a career-best two hits twice, in games against conference foes Houston and Memphis... Drew a career-high two walks in a road game at Sam Houston State... Proved to be a steady defensive outfielder with good range... Tallied a career-high five put outs in a C-USA start at East Carolina, the same game where he successfully stole second base... Played in the West Coast Collegiate League (Bellingham) over the summer.

High School -- A 2010 graduate of College Park High School in The Woodlands, Tex... All-state outfielder as a senior (second team selection by the Texas Sports Writers, third team honoree by the Texas HS Coaches Assoc.)... First team 2010 all-Greater Houston according to the Houston Chronicle... First team Houston-5A by Houston5ABaseball.com... Two-time first team all-District 14-5A... Helped lead the Cavaliers to a 22-10 record and district title as a senior... Batted .395 with 11 home runs, 31 RBI and an .884 slugging percentage... Coached by Jason Washburn, the 2010 District 14-5A co-coach of the year... Squad reached the Region II finals of the state tournament as a junior in 2009... Member of the National Society of High School Scholars.

Personal -- Full name: Michael Vincent Aquino. Born: January 15, 1992 in Houston. Parents: Vincent and Yvette Aquino of The Woodlands. (three brothers, one sister). Was also recruited by Texas A&M and Florida State. Enjoys playing music. College: Duncan.

Duncan College