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Mike Porada ’97 was an electrifying second baseman on some of the most successful baseball teams in Allegheny history.
As a senior in 1997, he helped the Gators to a school-record 40 wins, a mark which still stands today, along with both an NCAC regular season and tournament championship and berth in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional field. He did his part, ranking second in Division III in stolen bases and runs scored that season, swiping 42 bags and crossing home plate 75 times. He capped his career in Meadville with a senior season that saw him hit .360, with 59 hits, including 13 for extra bases (nine doubles, two triples, two homers), while driving in 32 runs and walking 18 times. For his stellar performance, he earned Second Team All-America honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) after previously earning First Team All-Region and Second Team All-NCAC accolades.
In two seasons as a starter, the Gators collected 76 wins, the best two-year span in program history. His 75 runs and 21 hit by pitches from 1997 still top the Allegheny single-season record books.
Porada was inducted posthumously, having passed away in 2008 following a courageous battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
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