{"id":39474,"date":"2025-04-15T23:10:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T03:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=39474"},"modified":"2025-05-01T23:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T03:58:00","slug":"sophomore-spearheading-sharks-offensive-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sophomore-spearheading-sharks-offensive-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophomore Spearheading Sharks&#8217; Offensive Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College\u2019s baseball team has won 17 of their last 23 games, rebounding from a 9-11 start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winning spree pushed the Sharks record to 30-21 as they head into the state playoffs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of the team&#8217;s success can be attributed to sophomore outfielder Michael Petite\u2019s breakout season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hitting star leads the Sharks in various offensive categories, including a .366 batting average, a .683 slug percentage, a .543 on base percentage and 22 stolen bases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He ranks second on the squad with 11 home runs and 59 hits and is third with 40 RBI. Petite has also proven to have a sharp eye, walking 47 times this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petite has already surpassed his season-ending statistics from last year when he hit nine home runs, added 35 RBI and had a .291 batting average.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe most important thing with Michael has been the transition from being a good player as a freshman to much more than that as a sophomore,\u201d said Sharks head coach Lazaro Llanes. \u201cHe\u2019s grown into a great man, a great teammate, and has made those around him better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Influenced by his mother\u2019s affinity for softball, Petite started playing baseball at the age of 4. He played on recreational and travel teams in his hometown of Melbourne. When he was 12, Petite started playing for the Georgia Baseball Academy and the A Rays, a nationally-ranked travel team in Georgia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[Baseball is] just home for me, it\u2019s the one thing I know and the place I feel the most comfortable,\u201d Petite said. \u201cThe relationships I\u2019ve developed, meeting people through baseball is the reason I have liked it so much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petite remained with the Rays until he was 16. That summer he joined the Florida Travel Baseball Philadelphia Phillies scout team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI played with them for a while,\u201d Petite said. \u201cThey had a bunch of big names such as Drew Jones and Elijah Green, all future first-round picks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After high school, Petite committed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, but he de-committed before joining the Sharks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At MDC, despite the team\u2019s 28-26 record last year, Petite soaked in all the knowledge he could from team leaders such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sharks-little-papi-drafted-by-red-sox-in-19th-round-of-2024-mlb-draft\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D\u2019Angelo Ortiz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the son of baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who was drafted in the 19th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cD\u2019Angelo was a big leader for our team because he\u2019s been around such a high-level of baseball his entire life,\u201d Petite said. \u201cWhen he spoke, I listened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petite is now applying the wisdom he learned.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust trying to be consistent coming out and being the same team every day is something we need to focus on,\u201d Petite said. \u201cWe\u2019ve definitely been more consistent than last year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39472\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Petite14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-39472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Petite14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Petite14.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Petite14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Petite14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Petite14-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Petite14-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Practice Makes Perfect: Outfielder Michael Petite takes some cuts in the batting cages at a recent Sharks practice at Kendall Campus. 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