Graduated from Mahomet-Seymour High School in May of 2018.
Earned four varsity letters in baseball, two in basketball and two in football.
Was a member of National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society and was a four-time academic letter winner.
Was named four-time all-conference, four-time all-area and two-time all-state.
Hit .475 as a senior, en route to being named unanimous first team all-conference.
Grew up in South Africa and his first language is Afrikaans.
Michiel Christiaan Brooks Coetzee III is the son of Brooks and Hannelie Coetzee.
2021 South Bend Regional All-Tournament Team
Played in 44 games and made 37 starts on the season.
Finished the year with 40 hits, 25 runs, 8 doubles, 6 home runs, 29 RBI, 11 steals and slashed .274/.337/.466.
Set career best marks in hits, home runs, doubles, RBI and steals while finishing third on the team in home runs.
Tied a career high with three hits against UConn (6/5).
Tied a career high with three hits against Virginia (5/28)
Tied a career high with three hits against North Carolina (5/1).
Set a career high with three hist against Virginia (3/14).
Set a career high with five RBI against No. 16 Wake Forest (2/28).
Currently playing summer ball with the Kalamazoo Growlers in the Northwoods League.
Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts during the abbreviated season.
Finished the year with a .244 average, 11 hits, one home run, six RBI and a team-high 16 runs.
Set a career high with three RBI, including his first career home run, in the 11-8 win over North Carolina to clinch the series.
Set a career high with three runs in the 13-5 win over Presbyterian.
Tied a career high with two hits four times during the season (UAB 2/15, UIW 2/21, PC 2/29 & UNC 3/7).
Had five games with two or more runs scored.*Season suspended after 13 games due to COVID-19
Played in 20 games and made 13 starts in the outfield during his freshman season
First career start came in the Swig and Swine Classic against Charleston Southern (3/2)
Career-high two hits came on the road against No. 12 Clemson (3/16)
Tallied a career-high two RBI in the series-clinching win over Wake Forest (3/10-2)
Played summer ball with the Kalamazoo Growlers in the Northwoods League