John-Michael Howell Season 2005

On Howell: Power hitting transfer from the University of Florida ... legitimate home run threat who adds some punch to the UCF lineup ... candidate to start at third base or designated hitter ... left-handed bat with power to all fields.
Prior to UCF: Spent one season at Florida in 2004, but did not play due to injury ... helped lead Seminole CC to a 73-43 mark in his two seasons including a 42-21 record in 2003 ... led Seminole to a 2003 Junior College State Championship and sixth place finish at World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. ... named 2003 junior college preseason All-American ... named to the Florida Community College Activities Association State All-Tournament team ... second-team All Mid-Florida Conference selection in 2003 after batting .331 with 12 doubles, one triple and five homers ... also knocked in 32 runs and had a .523 slugging percentage ... in 2002 he was a second-team all-state pick and a first-team all-conference selection ... batted .368 (74-of-201) with a school record 21 doubles, 11 homers and 55 RBI in his first collegiate season ... held a .405 on-base percentage and a .637 slugging percentage ... also batted .500 in three state tournament games ... two-time Mid-Florida Conference All-Academic team member ... 2002 Seminole C.C. Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... played for Jeff Perez at Winter Springs where he was three-year letterwinner ... named team MVP and all-conference as a senior ... batted .490 with two homers as a junior when he was named first-team all-conference, all-county and all-district ... also had a .692 slugging percentage ... all-state and all-area selection as a sophomore.
Personal: John-Michael Howell was born December 30, 1982 in Columbia, S.C. ... a liberal studies major ... has two brothers and a sister.