HIGH SCHOOL
Pitched and played outfield for head coach John Irish at Prescott (Ariz.) High School ... Four-year letterwinner ... Earned second-team All-American, first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors as senior in 2011 ... Named No. 3 high school prospect in state of Arizona and No. 147 nationally by Perfect Game ... Tossed seven-inning no-hitter with 16 strikeouts on March 22, 2011 ... Struck out 107 batters in 56.1 innings during senior season ... Went 10-0 with 1.12 ERA ... Posted 5-0 record with 0.98 ERA as junior in 2010.

PERSONAL
Full name is Michael Collin Howard ... Born Feb. 17, 1993, in Plano, Texas ... Son of Darcy and Rebecca Howard ... Business major.

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