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Michael Gould left the Saints one of the most productive players of the DII-era of Maryville Saints baseball... the outfielder from Naperville, Ill. left with four career records: hits, doubles, games started and runs scored, while also collecting the single-season hits record in 2023... a NCBWA All-American in 2023, Gould was a mainstay on the Saints roster that experienced unprecedented success over his career, earning two straight bids to the NCAA tournament as well as a 2024 GLVC Title, the first in Program history.
2024
Started 58 out of 59 possible games for the Saints
Captured the program record for starts, hits, doubles and runs scored.
Slashed .329/.526/.398.
Helped lead the Saints to a program first GLVC title.
Hammered 10 home runs for his second-straight season in double digit blasts.
All-GLVC Second Team Honoree.
CSC Academic All-District
2023
Started all 56 games
Set new program single-season records in hits (87), RBI (66), total bases (141), and average (.405)
Led the team in OPS (1.135), doubles (18), triples (3), SLG% (.656), and OBP (.479)
Clubbed 10 home runs and scored 60 runs
Posted a .972 fielding percentage
NCBWA Postseason All-America Third Team
D2CCA All-America Second Team
CSC Academic All-America® Third Team
GLVC All-Conference First Team
NCBWA All-Midwest Region First Team
D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team
ABCA/Rawlings NCAA DII All-Midwest Region First Team
GLVC Player of the Week (3/20/23)
NCBWA Midwest Region Hitter of the Week (3/22/23)
CSC Academic All-District® Team
2022
Played in all 52 games for the Saints with 51 starts
Tied for the team lead in doubles with 14 and triples with two
Finished second on the Saints with 62 hits
Hit .339 with 17 extra-base hits including a home run
Scored 42 runs and drove in 37
Posted a .417 on-base percentage
Went 12-for-14 in stolen base attempts
2021
Played in all 40 games and made 39 starts
Notched 43 hits on 151 at-batsLed the team with five triples
Stole four bases during the year
Tied the team high for RBIs in a game with five
PRIOR TO MARYVILLE
Academic all-conference
Started in the Outfield and helped team to a region title and sectional appearance
340 AVG and had a 500 AVG in conference games
Helped team to 30 winsÂ
PERSONAL
Michael's younger brother, Andrew, is currently on the Saints, wearing No. 8 just as his older brother before him. The oldest of the three Goulds played for Evers at Jefferson College.
