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24 Michael Maginnis

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 211
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Newnan, Ga.
  • High School Newnan/Samford

Biography


ATHLETIC HONORS:
Center Parc Student Athlete of the Week- 3/4/25

ACADEMIC HONORS
Dean's List- Spring 2025
2023-24 Academic Honor Roll
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2022; Fall 2023

AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a starting role in left field as a sophomore after playing primarily the infield as a freshman ... Has 24 career home runs in three seasons, with a .291 batting average, 107 RBI, and 40 stolen bases (7th in Georgia State History)... Joined the GSU program in 2022-23 from Samford, where he spent 2021-22 as a football team member during a redshirt year.

2025: Started 54 games in left field, hitting .302 with 10 home runs, 16 doubles, and 52 RBI ... Ranked second on the team in hits (68), third in total bases (116), and first in stolen bases (18) ... Collected 23 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games ... Had a season-long 9-game hitting streak and reached base in 14 straight ... Hit .367 in mid season stretch from March 12–30 ... Logged five 3-hit games and drove in four runs on three separate occasions.

2024: Starting left fielder who hit .294 with 11 homers and 43 RBI ... Fifth in the Sun Belt with 19 stolen bases ... Hit a team-high .367 in Sun Belt games with seven homers, 27 RBI and 12 stolen bases ... Played in 54 games, starting 49 ... Playing the outfield for the first time, had a perfect fielding percentage ... Helped GSU score 46 runs in series win over Southern Miss by going 7-for-14 with three homers and eight RBI in the three games. Was 3-for-5 with two homers and a career-high four RBI in the Game 2 victory ... Added five RBI in series win over ULM ... Homered and drove in two in opening day at New Orleans.

2023: Hit .250 with three homers and 12 RBI ... Played in 32 games, including 18 starts, primarily at third base ... Hit the go-ahead, 3-run homer in the sixth inning of Opening Day win over Cincinnati; that was his first collegiate hit ... Led off the Sunday win over Arkansas State with a homer ... Also homered in win at Alabama State.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Football and baseball standout at Newnan High School … On the gridiron, he was a two-time Region 2-AAAAAAA Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 and 2020 . . . Also earned first-team All-Region honors in 2018 . . . For his high school career, completed 381-of-669 passes for 5,879 yards and 50 touchdowns.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
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  • 24

    2024Sophomore

    Infielder/Outfielder
    6'0" 205 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Outfielder
    6'1" 211 lbs
    24