Mike Roberts Research Paper

Roberts enrolled at the University of North Carolina, where he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. His father, Mike Roberts, was the head coach of the Tar Heels. No other Division I baseball program offered Roberts a scholarship.[3]

During Roberts' freshman year in 1997, he batted .427, with 102 hits, including 24 doubles, and 47 stolen bases. His batting average was the second highest in the ACC.[4] He was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's (NCBWA) Second Team and the Collegiate Baseball Third Team. His sophomore year, he hit .353, with 13 home runs, 49 runs batted in (RBIs), 21 doubles, 63 stolen bases and was named to the NCBWA First Team, The Sporting News Second Team and the Collegiate Baseball Second Team.[citation needed] His 63 stolen bases were more than any player in college baseball that year. He became the fifth Tar Heel to be named ACC player of the year,[5] and was a first team All-America.[citation needed]
Starting at shortstop, Roberts was named the best defensive college player by Baseball America. Playing in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), he batted .353, hit 12 home runs, and collected 36 RBI. He still owns the school and SEC record for stolen bases in a season with 67. He again was named an All-America and was a member of the All-SEC team.[citation