Max Malley - Baseball - University of Evansville Athletics

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2022

Played in 13 games, including making five starts behind home plate as a junior
Hit .158 (3-for-19) with two RBI and six runs scored
Produced his fourth career multi-hit game by going 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored against SIUE (5/11/22)
Also went 1-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in UE’s 14-2 win at Missouri State to complete a three-game sweep of the Bears (4/16/22)
Also earned starts against Dayton (2/27/22), at Butler (4/12/22) and against Murray State (5/17/22)
Did not commit an error behind the plate in 52 total chances

2021

Played in 28 games and made 17 starts at catcher in his first full collegiate season
Hit .200 (10-for-50) with seven RBI and nine runs scored
Tied for the team lead with four sacrifice bunts
Served as the primary catcher for Saturday starter Caleb Reinhardt
Produced two multi-hit games in MVC play: 2-for-3 against Dallas Baptist (5/1/21) and 2-for-4 vs. Indiana State (5/21/21 – Game 2)
Also had a two-RBI game against Butler, coming through with a two-run single in the ninth inning against the Bulldogs after coming on as a defensive replacement in the top-half of the inning (3/20/21)
Had a four-game hitting streak from March 20 against Butler to April 4 against South Dakota State
Went 1-for-1 with two runs scored against Illinois State in the MVC Tournament after coming on as a pinch-runner in the 10th inning (5/25/21)
Did not commit an error in 116 chances behind home plate

2020

Made an impressive debut as a true freshman, playing in 12 contests with 11 starts behind home plate
Hit .200 (7-for-35) with four runs scored and two RBI
Collected his first collegiate hit at Belmont, going 1-for-4 with a walk (2/22/20)
Produced the first hit allowed by former Vanderbilt ace and current MLB prospect Jack Leiter with a bunt base hit at #2 Vanderbilt (2/25/20)
Produced his first career multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 performance with two runs scored in UE’s home-opener against Butler at historic Bosse Field in downtown Evansville (2/28/20)
Went 1-for-4 and drove in the eventual game-winning RBI with a two-run single against Indiana in the first-ever game played at UE’s German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium (3/10/20)
Caught two of seven would-be base thieves as a true freshman
Did not commit an error in 73 chances behind home plate

PREP

Two-time all-conference selection at Marist High School in Chicago, Illinois
A two-time Steven Bajenski Award Winner (2016 and 2019)
The Steven Bajenski Award is presented at the annual “Do It Stevie’s Way Tournament” in the Chicagoland area, and is awarded to the player on each participating team which best represents the characteristics that Steven displayed while he played. Steven Bajenski passed away at age 17 after battling an abnormal aortic valve his entire life, which required open heart surgery at only 10 weeks old.
Hit .377 for the Redhawks as a senior in 2019
Helped Marist to the Illinois Class 4A Super Sectional

PERSONAL

Son of Dawn and Mark Malley
Majoring in Marketing at UE
Hobbies include golf, which he lists as his second-best sport
Went viral during the 2022 season for his antics in the UE dugout, as he jumped on a foul ball like it was a grenade and had to be carried off the field by his teammates
Favorite food is chicken parmesan
Wants to go into sports marketing after his playing days are done
Pitched when he was younger, and threw a no-hitter in 12u baseball

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