Prior to Kent State

• Four-year letterwinner for Grove City High School in Pennsylvania under head coach Pat Forese, earning Second Team All-State and Region 7 Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2011. Played alongside Kent State freshman catcher Jeff Revesz and right-handed pitcher Jason Revesz.

• Earned all-region honors three times and ranks as Grove City's all-time leader in triples and runs, second in stolen bases and walks and third in hits and RBIs.

• Also competed for the PA Redhawks under head coach Jim Revesz and alongside the Revesz brothers, earning National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) World Series All-Tournament Team honors in 2010.

• Also played ice hockey for 11 years, four of which came at the AAA level.

Personal

• Born Jan. 28, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

• Parents are Paul and Susan Miklos. Siblings are Michele, John and Julie (twin).

• Nickname is "Mik."

• Last name is pronounced Mick-los.

• Graduated from Grove City with high honors.

• Enjoys playing table tennis, ice hockey and golf.

• Lists his grandparents as the people he admires the most.

• Is creeped out most by winged insects.

• Doesn't have any pre-game rituals or superstitions.

• Would like to visit Italy.

• Majoring in sports administration with a minor in business.