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As a senior: Made the move to the mid-week starter roll and became the top mid-week starter in New England in 2013 ... Achieved the ultimate goal as he was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 33rd round (1001st overall) in the MLB Amateur Draft ... Appeared in 14 games, making nine starts, while going 6-3 with two saves and a 3.00 ERA in 63 innings ... Struck out 61, walked 28 and held opponents to a .225 average ... Tossed three scoreless innings and struck out three in his first appearance of the season against Houston Baptist (2/23) ... Allowed just two runs on two hits over 3.2 innings against Oregon State (3/3) ... Allowed an unearned run and struck out five against Xavier (3/12) ... Started a string of four-straight victories with seven innings of one-run ball vs. Boston College (3/27) ... Struck out six and issued just one walk ... Struck out a career-high nine over six innings to earn a victory over Brown (4/4) on his birthday ... Held URI to one run over six innings and struck out eight (4/10) ... Tossed six shutout innings and allowed just four hits in a victory over Stony Brook (4/16) ... Matched his career-high with nine strikeouts over six innings in a victory over Northeastern (4/30) ... Earned his first career save three innings of scoreless one-hit relief vs. Monmouth (5/12) ... Notched his second save a week later against Wagner (5/17) ... Called on to start the most important game of the season and responded by allowing just one unearned run on one hit while striking out eight over five innings to lead the Bulldogs past Sacred Heart and force the "if neccessary" game in the NEC tournament ... Made his final collegiate appearnce against Arkansas (6/2) in the Manhattan Regional, striking out three over two innings.
As a junior: Emerged as one of the Bulldogs' four weekend starters during the 2012 season ... Went 8-4 with a 3.73 ERA in 13 starts ... Threw 70 innings, striking out 57 and walking 33 ... Tied teammate Pete Kelich for the league-lead in wins ... Went 6-2 with a 3.02 ERA in eight conference starts ... His first and last starts of the season were his two best of the season ... Earned his first win with seven shutout innings against Wright St. (Feb. 18) ... Struck out five and walked one ... Finished the season with his first complete-game shutout, blanking Wagner on three hits to help the Bulldogs secure their second NEC Regular Season championship in three years ... Put together back-to-back seven-strikeout performances against Mount St. Mary's (Mar. 18) and Maine (Mar. 24) ... Held the Black Bears to just one unearned run on three hits over seven innings ... Beat CCSU with six innings of two-run ball ... Tossed the first complete game of his career against Monmouth (May 5) ... Held the Hawks to just two runs on six hits and struck out seven.
As a sophomore: Appeared in just one game as a sophomore ... Gave up one run on four hits over three innings against Harvard on Apr. 19.
As a freshman: Made eight appearances including five starts as the No. 3 man in the rotation before an injury cut short his season … Posted a 4-2 record with a 5.22 ERA … Struck-out a season-high eight in wins over Monmouth and Hartford … Didn’t allow a single walk and allowed just three hits in seven innings in a dominating performance against Hartford at home.
Before Bryant: A tall, athletic pitcher with a moving fastball and a strong breaking ball ... Was a key factor in J.A Foran's run to the Connecticut Class M Semifinals in 2008 ... Posted a 4-2 mark on the hill for Milford Legion in 2008, helping lead the team to a 17-12 overall record as a pitcher and infielder ... Earned three letters in baseball at Foran High School ... Named All-SCC Selection ... Participated in Connecticut Senior All Star Game.
Personal: Born April 4, 1991 ... Son of Dave and Mary Michaud ... Has one brother, Eddie.
Career Highs
Innings pitched: 7.0, five times
Batters faced: 30, at Monmouth (5/5/12)
Strikeouts: 8, at Monmouth (3/27/10), Hartford (4/2/10)
Walks: 5, at George Mason (3/3/12), vs. Central Connecticut (4/11/10)
