Delta State University

CAREER: Three-time All-GSC West Division selection...Two-time All-South Region pick...Finished career playing in 211 games with 207 starts in the outfield, including 152 in a row...Batted .329 with 260 hits in 791 at-bats...Scored 213 career runs with 47 doubles, 10 triples, 13 home runs and 172 RBIs...Holds DSU career record for stolen bases with 79...Ranks in the DSU career top 10 in hits (6th), runs scored (5th), stolen bases (1st), triples (4th), doubles (10th) and RBIs (8th)...His 211 career games played is also fifth all-time in school history.

2011 (Senior): Became the 13th Statesmen to be named to the All-GSC West Division First Team for three years...Played in 49 games with 49 starts for the Statesmen...Batted 306 with 56 hits in 183 at-bats...Collected 59 runs scored, 12 doubles, four triples and six home runs with 49 RBIs...Swiped 22 of 27 bases...Committed just one error in centerfield...Finished the season ranked third in runs scored (59), seventh in steals (22) and ninth in RBIs (49).

2010 (Junior): Named to First Team All-Gulf South Conference West Division...Played and started all 51 games for the Statesmen in centerfield...Batted .310 with 14 doubles, two triples, one home run and 38 RBIs...Swiped 26-of-31 bases...Ranks in the top 10 in career stolen bases at DSU...Went 65-of-210 at the plate with 53 runs scored...Season-long 10 game hit streak...Recorded 21 multiple hit and seven multiple RBI games...Career-high five RBIs at Arkansas-Monticello (4/11/10)...Recorded a season-high three hits in a game five times...Committed just two errors in center...GSC Academic Honor Roll.

2009 (Sophomore): Made the switch to center field after playing right as a true freshman...Started 52 of 54 games for the Statesmen…Led the team with a .353 batting average and 73 hits…His 24-of-27 stolen bases led the team and ranked 7th in the Gulf South Conference…Totaled 11 doubles, four home runs and 34 RBIs for the season…Named to All-GSC First Team.

2008 (Freshman): Became first true freshman to start for the Statesmen on a regular basis since the early 1990’s...Played in 59 games with 55 starts in right field...Batted .346 with 10 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 51 RBIs...Recorded 66 hits in 191 at-bats...Scored 46 runs and totaled 84 bases...Swiped 7-of-16 bases...Committed just three errors on the season with four assists...Finished season with a .971 fielding percentage...Named to the GSC All-Tournament Team...One of the top freshmen in the GSC and NCAA DII last season...Had 21 multi-hit and 15 multi-RBI games...Season-long hit streak of seven games.

PREP: Lettered three seasons for coach Thad Nelson…Earned MVP, Gold Glove and Rookie of the Year honors during his stint in the outfield…Holds the school records for most stolen bases (23) and triples (5) his senior year.

PERSONAL: Michael Kenneth Niemann…Born May 14, 1989…Son of Dennis and Karla Niemann…One sister Michele…Majoring in Physical Therapy.