2016: Appeared in 12 games at third base and made six relief appearances from the mound late in the season… Hit .143 with one double and one RBI on seven at bats… Had one putout, seven assists and two errors on 10 total chances… Recorded one double play against Penn on April 3… Pitched 9.2 innings of relief earning a 3.72 ERA.
2015: Made 12 appearances, including seven starts (six at third base, one at designated hitter)... Hit .250 (6-of-24) with one double, five RBI and a .321 on-base percentage... Scored four runs and had a .292 slugging percentage... Went 2-for-3 in a loss to Columbia on April 5... Was 2-for-5 with an RBI against Sacred Heart on April 15... Went 1-for-4 with a double and run scored vs. Trinity on April 14.
Off the Field:
- Donates to SmileTrain Foundation every Christmas so kids born with disabilities can lead normal lives
- Works for Four Seasons, a construction company, during the summer
- Volunteer baseball coach for beginning baseball players at American Legion Baseball
Before Yale: Hit .375 with four home runs and led team to its longest playoff run in school history as a junior... Two-time All-District Team at shortstop... Two-time All-State Academic Team... Named the Touchdown Club Baseball Player of the Year... Recipient of the Mary Gibbs and Jessie H. Jones Scholarship... National Merit Scholar... Involved in many clubs, such as Key Club, Student Council, Science Olympiad, and the National Honor Society.
Personal: Michael Jonathon Sliepka is the son of Joe and Shirley Sliepka... Brother, Joey, attends and plays baseball at Harvard... Brother, J.J., is a senior in high school and plays baseball... Enjoys playing basketball, football, and ping-pong... Also likes fishing and listening to classic rock... Donates to the Smile Train Foundation every Christmas.
