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Honors & Awards
• Two Letters (2011, 2012)
• Second-Team Preseason NCBWA All-American (2013)
• Honorable-Mention Preseason College Baseball Insider All-American (2013)
• Third-Team NCBWA All-American (2012)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (2012)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2012)
• Second-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region (2012)
• 2012 Dairy Queen Classic Silver Stick Award
• 2012 Dairy Queen Classic All-Tournament Team
2012 Outlook: Michael Pritchard was named a third-team All-American by the NCBWA after putting
together one of the best seasons by a Husker hitter in recent memory, as he
tied Derek Dukart (1994) for the third-longest hitting streak in school history
at 25 games • Streak
started in the Huskers' Big Ten opener against Illinois on March 23, when he produced two hits, and came to an end in the series opener against
Minnesota on May 11 • He notched a pair of hits 10 times during the streak, including
three or more hits twice • Teammate Richard Stock ended the season with a
21-game hitting, marking the first time in school history that a pair of
teammates put together 20-game hitting streaks in the same season • Also a first-team All-Big Ten selection, he led the Huskers with a .387 batting average and produced a team-high 82
hits, tying him with Adam Bailey (2010) for the most hits by a Husker in a
season since Ryan Wehrle had 84 in 2006 • Led the Huskers with a
.447 on-base percentage and was one of the toughest outs in the country with
just 10 strikeouts in 212 at bats • His one strikeout for every 21.2 at bats
ranked eighth in the country, and he was one of just two players from a BCS
conference to rank in the top 10 • During the regular
season, he led the Big Ten with a .379 average and was sixth in the
league in hits with 75 • Among other Big Ten designated hitters, no other DH in
the league had more than 50 hits on the year and Pritchard's 10 doubles were the
most among Big Ten designated hitters • In 24 Big Ten game, he hit .333
with 32 hits and scored 22 runs • Continued to
swing a hot bat into the postseason with a 7-for-14 performance at the Big Ten
Tournament, including a perfect 4-for-4 day in the Huskers' opener against
Michigan State • Was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament
Team • Was named to the Dairy Queen
Classic All-Tournament Team and took home the Silver Stick Award as the
tournament's top hitter, as he was 5-for-8 on the weekend with one double, three RBI's
and four runs score.
2011: Pritchard saw action in 34 games, including 19 starts, as a freshman • Started at designated hitter in the final seven games of the season • Hit .304 on the season with 28 hits in 92 at bats, while also adding 15 runs • Hit .384 (5-for-13) in three games against Missouri, including a 3-for-5 performance in the season finale to move his average from .287 to .304 for the year • Went 2-for-3 and scored the Huskers’ only run in a 5-1 loss at No. 11 Texas A&M on May 15 • Opened the series with the Aggies on May 13 with a 3-for-4 performance • Was one of the lone bright spots for the Huskers in a 16-5 loss to Texas on May 7, as he went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles • Led off the top of the ninth inning against Kansas State on April 18 with a pitch-hit single and later scored on a single from Kash Kalkowski to score the eventual game-winning run in a 5-4 Husker win • Recorded a six-game hitting streak from March 19 to March 26, as he went 7-for-20 (.350) during the streak • Earned the first start of his career at center field on March 5 in a 2-1 extra-inning win over No. 5 UCLA • Reached on a throwing error in his first career at bat against Missouri State on Feb. 20.
Before Nebraska: Pritchard was one of the top outfielders in the state of Nebraska playing for Pat Mooney at Creighton Prep High School • Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as a junior and senior • Hit .428 over his last two seasons with 15 home runs and 80 RBIs, including a .405 average with a state-best seven homers in 2010 • Posted an .860 slugging percentage as a junior while 22 of his hits went for extra bases and set a school single-season record with eight homers • Propelled Creighton Prep to a 2009 state runner-up finish by hitting .563 with four doubles, a triple, a grand slam and 10 RBIs in the state tournament • Played American Legion ball for three summers, hitting .458 with seven homers and 60 RBIs in 2010 • In three years of American Legion play, slugged 21 homers while hitting .424.
Personal: Born on Nov. 10, 1991, in Omaha, Neb. • Parents are John and Jenelle Pritchard • Has one sister, Claire, and three brothers, Matt, Jared and Jack • Major is criminology and criminal justice.
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