Mike Naylor ’07 was an outstanding outfielder for the Rhode Island College baseball team from 2003-07.
The Warwick, R.I. native closed out his Rhode Island College career having played in 157 games, starting all of them. He batted .329 with 132 runs scored, 190 hits, 45 doubles, eight triples, 16 home runs, 127 RBI and 23 stolen bases. He owned a career .517 slugging percentage, a .453 on-base percentage and a .983 fielding percentage. At the conclusion of his career Naylor held the Rhode Island College records for the most career at-bats (578), runs scored, hits, doubles, RBI and sacrifice flies (12), while ranking second in total bases (299) and third in walks (63).
As a senior in 2007, Naylor was named Second Team All-New England and First Team All-Little East Conference. He played in 35 games, starting all of them, batting .380 with 33 runs scored, 49 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 38 RBI and five stolen bases. He owned a .651 slugging percentage, a .468 on-base percentage and a .975 fielding percentage. He represented Rhode Island College at the annual NEIBA College All-Star Game, played at Fenway Park on July 22.
As a junior in 2006, he played in 40 games, starting all of them. He batted .301 with 26 runs, 41 hits, nine doubles, one triple, four home runs, 35 RBI, 20 walks and eight stolen bases. He owned a .471 slugging percentage, a .405 on-base percentage and a .934 fielding percentage. Naylor was third on the team in RBI and was fourth in hits.
In 2005, Naylor broke his hand after being hit by a pitch while down South and missed remainder of the season. Prior to getting injured, Naylor played in seven games, starting all of them. He batted .318 with seven hits, one double, six runs scored and three RBI. Naylor owned a .364 slugging percentage, a .333 on-base percentage and a 1.000 fielding percentage.
As a sophomore in 2004, he was named Second Team All-Little East Conference. Naylor played in 35 games, starting all of them. He batted .397 with 56 hits, a team-high 14 doubles, five triples, four home runs, three walks, 34 runs scored and 29 RBI. Naylor owned a .652 slugging percentage, a .422 on-base percentage and a .929 fielding percentage. Naylor ended the season on a team-best 21-game hit streak.
As a freshman in 2003, he played in 40 games, starting all of them. He batted .247 with 33 runs, 37 hits, nine doubles, one triple, one home run, 22 RBI, and eight stolen bases. He owned a .340 slugging percentage, a .350 on-base percentage and a .913 fielding percentage.
Naylor is a 2002 graduate of Toll Gate High School where he earned All-Division honors in both baseball and football.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Rhode Island College in 2007.
Naylor is the Director of Global Business Development with IRI.
