Michael H. Rebhan (September 28, 1967 – February 27, 2019), born in
Rockville, Maryland
Rockville is a city that serves as the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, and is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census tabulated Rockville's population at 67,117, making it the fifth-largest community in ...
, was a
college baseball player for the
Georgia Bulldogs baseball team.
Early life
In 1990, Rebhan led the Bulldogs to the
1990 College World Series
The 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, ...
championship and earned the honor of
College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
Prior to playing collegiate baseball, he attended
Mainland High School and
Osceola High School. He also attended
Lake City Community College
Florida Gateway College (FGC), formerly Lake City Community College, is a public college in Lake City, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and one of the institutions in the system designated a "state college", allowing it to offer ...
.
Although he was drafted by the
Boston Red Sox in the 32nd round of the 1988 amateur draft, he never played professionally. Following his playing career, he graduated from the
University of Georgia with a
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science in June 1991.
Personal
Rebhan became a software engineer after his graduation as he had decided not to pursue a baseball career.
He died on February 27, 2019, at the age of 51.
References
1990 National Champions
1967 births
2019 deaths
Sportspeople from Rockville, Maryland
Baseball players from Maryland
Georgia Bulldogs baseball players
College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award winners
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