Hall of Fame
MIKE KLUG - (Baseball 2004-05)
The starting second baseman on UNA baseball teams in 2004 and 2005, Mike Klug was a two-time all-conference and all-region selection who went on to be named All-American in 2005.
Selected second-team All-Gulf South Conference in 2004 and 2005, Klug was first-team All-South Region both years and a second-team Rawlings/ABCA Division II All-American pick as a senior at second base.
For his efforts in helping lead the Lions to the championship game of the 2005 GSC Tournament, Klug was voted GSC Tournament MVP. UNA lost in the championship game to West Alabama but Klug became the first player from a non-championship team to win the tournament's MVP honors.
Klug helped lead UNA to a 34-20-1 record in 2004 and a 39-19 mark in 2005 under Mike Lane. He led the team with 76 hits, 70 runs scored, 52 runs batted in, 25 doubles, 37 bases on balls and 14 home runs in 2005. He also led the Lions in home runs (nine) and triples (seven) in 2004 while hitting .353 with 61 hits, 53 runs scored and 43 RBI. He earned one GSC Player of the Week award on April 20, 2004.
He is one of just three Lion baseball players to hit for the cycle, doing it against Union on March 4, 2004. Klug had a career batting average of .358 (137-of-382) with 123 runs scored, 95 RBI, 39 doubles, 10 triples and 23 home runs. He stole 44 bases in 50 attempts, walked 63 times and was hit-by-pitch 13 times. He finished with a .694 career slugging percentage and a .459 career on base percentage.
He was selected as UNA’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2005 and was later drafted in the 28th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Oakland A’s in 2005. He is self employed in the gas and oil industry in his hometown of Mandan, N.D.
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