2007 ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION
2008
Was 2-for-4 with a run scored in game one of a doubleheader with Indiana State on March 9 ... Had a hit in all four games of the Toledo series, going 5-for-11 with five RBI on the weekend and hit a home run in the third game of the series ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in series finale against Baylor ... Had a hit in all three games of the series with Texas ... Opened the Texas series by going 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored on April 11 ... Homered and drove in three runs, going 2-for-4 against Eastern Illinois on April 22 ... Was 2-for-3 against Kansas State on May 2, starting a 10-game hitting streak ... His 10-game hitting streak tied for the longest of the year for Missouri ... Went 3-for-4 and scored three times against Nebraska on May 17 ... Recorded at least one hit in all three games of the NCAA Regional, including a 3-for-4 outing against Miami ... Was hit by a pitch 11 times in 2008.
2007
Was fourth on the team with a .294 batting average and ranked third on the squad with 104 putouts ... Put together a seven-game hitting streak from March 4-16 ... Had a double in four-consecutive games from March 4-10 as part of the seven-game hitting streak ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double and drove in two runs against Youngstown State on March 4 ... Was a combined 3-for-8 with three RBI and two doubles in the two-game set with Louisiana-Monroe, March 6-7, in Columbia ... Went 4-for-5 and scored three runs in the win over Texas State on March 10, his first of two four-hit performances in 2007 ... Had two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice against Saint Louis on March 14 ... Had a five-game hitting streak from March 24-April 2 ... Recorded two hits in each of the final two games of the series with Nebraska ... Went 6-for-14 with two doubles and a run scored in the three games against Kansas State, including a 3-for-6 performance in the series finale ... Was 3-for-4 with an RBI against Missouri State on April 17 ... Opened the Baylor series by going 4-for-5 with his second home run of the year and three RBI ... Was 2-for-3 in the series finale with Texas Tech a day after he drove in two runs in game two of the series ... Went 2-for-5 against Oklahoma State on May 18 and had at least one hit in all three games of the series with OSU ... Was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the finale with Oklahoma State ... Had a hit and drove in a run against Kent State in the opener of the NCAA Regional ... Drove in a run and scored a run, going 1-for-3 against Louisville in the final game of the NCAA Regional.
2006
Made five starts in 32 games played as a freshman ... Recorded his first career collegiate hit against Illinois State on March 1 ... Hit a home run in the middle game of the series against Mississippi Valley State on May 6 ... Followed that by going 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored in the series finale with MVSU.
HIGH SCHOOL
Had a career batting average of .494 at Parkway West High School in the St. Louis area ... Hit .500 as a senior with five home runs, 13 doubles and 34 RBI ... Was first team all-state, all-metro and all-conference in 2004 and 2005 ... Named the Suburban South Player of the Year his senior season ... Holds the school record for batting average (.563), hits (45) and doubles (13) in a season ... Also was a second team all-conference selection in football.
PERSONAL
Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Dave and Regina Mach ... Is a general studies major ... Grandfather Phil Gagliano played in the major leagues for the Cardinals, Reds, Cubs and Red Sox and won a World Series with St. Louis in 1968 ... Father played baseball at Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) ... Brother, Conner, is a freshman for the Tigers.
