Mike Easom
Full Name:  Michael Ellison Easom
     Born:  August 22, 1946, Bainbridge, Ga.
     Died:  November 26, 2024, Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
   School:  Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida


FSU Career
Baseball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  B  T  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1966      3B      6-0  170  L  R  So       Tallahassee           
1967   4  1B      6-0  170  L  R  So-R *   Tallahassee           
1968   4  1B      6-0  175  L  R  Jr-R *   Tallahassee           
1969  28  IF      6-0  180  L  R  Sr-R *   Tallahassee           
1975  14                                                         


Comments
First baseman/Third baseman from Tallahassee...three-year letterman and starter...good defensive player at both first and third base...earned All-District honors in 1968...had one of the best batting averages with a wooden bat in school history when he hit .383 in 1968...died in 2024.

Michael Ellison Easom Obituary.
Published by Haisley Funeral & Cremation Service.

Michael "Mike" Ellison Easom was born on August 22, 1946, in Bainbridge, Georgia, to Raymond and Madeline Easom. Sadly, he passed away at age 78 on November 26, 2024, at Treasure Coast Hospice, finding peace at last.

He is survived by his wife Linda; Christopher and Crissy Easom of Hobe Sound and their children Riley, Averi, and Brody; and Adam and Ashley Reynolds of Port St. Lucie and their children Grayson and Emma.

He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, attending local schools there and graduating from Leon High School in 1964 after enjoying a very successful baseball career. Mike then went on to Florida State University where he majored in Health Education while playing four years of Seminole baseball with some of the best teammates he had ever met.

He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1969 and played 2 years and then played 2 years in the Montreal Expos organization. His minor league baseball was played in Reno, Nevada, and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Mike met Linda Clendenin during his junior year at FSU while she was a freshman. Three years later, they married on September 7, 1969, in Tampa, Florida, and then settled down in Tallahassee. Linda finished her senior year, and Mike worked as a health inspector for Leon County while earning his Master's degree in Health Science. Their summers in pro ball were experiences to remember, seeing new places and making lifelong friends.

After baseball ended for him, he continued his work with the health department in Tallahassee while Linda taught English at Godby High School. His coaching career began when his brother convinced him to coach a 13-year-old Babe Ruth All Star team, and he led them to a state tournament. And as they say, the rest is history.

Indian River Community College hired him in August of 1975 as a guidance counselor and head baseball coach. The next 31 years produced more accomplishments than he could have imagined. State championships, world series appearances, coach of the year honors, and the opportunity to touch so many young men's lives were all highlights of a successful career.

Along the way he also managed in the minor leagues for the Yankees, the Expos, and the Brewers. He was a batting instructor for the Royals in 2006. He coached on the USA Olympic baseball team in 1992 and was eventually inducted into four different Halls of Fame, including the NJCAA Hall in Grand Junction, Colorado.

After his retirement from IRCC in 2006, he went on to coach five successful seasons of John Carroll High baseball, including a state runner-up finish in 2008.

In recent years, IRSC honored Mike with the naming of Mike Easom Field on the main campus in Ft. Pierce, Florida, in 2022 and by retiring his #4 jersey to be displayed on the Russo Family Training Facility on the main campus in 2024.

Of all the honors he ever earned though, he was most proud of his two children - Christopher born in March of 1976 and Ashley born in June of 1979. His five grandchildren were definitely the lights of his life as well.

Mike was predeceased by his father and mother, brother Gary, brother Gene, and sister Kathy.

Mike hopes you will enjoy a baseball game, play hide and seek with the kids, watch some black and gray TV, and treasure the time you have with your friends and loved ones. He wished he had had more time.



FSU Statistics
Baseball
Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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1967  .219  33  30  128  15  28   6   1   4  19   48  .375  10   1  18      .279  1  1   3    
1968  .386  41  41  145  38  56   6   4   4  30   82  .566  31   1  20      .494  1  0   6    
1969  .299  47  46  167  25  50   8   6   9  35   97  .581  18   3  27      .378  0  1   0    
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Tot   .305 121 117  440  78 134  20  11  17  84  227  .516  59   5  65   0  .391  2  2   9   0
Fielding Statistics
Year   PO  AST  E   FLD%  DP
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1967            7   .000    
1968            4   .000    
1969           17   .000    
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Tot     0    0 28   .000   0
Baseball
Game Statistics
1967
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar  4 Miami                  8a .000  1      2   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  6 Tampa                  1a .333  1      1   0   1            1   1                  1   1            
Mar 20 Auburn                 9g .250  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 20 Georgia                3  .143  1 1B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 22 Virginia Tech          2  .200  1 3B   3   1   1            1   1                      0            
Mar 27 Tulane                 2  .286  1 3B   4   1   2 1          3   3                      0            
Mar 28 Penn State             2  .263  1 3B   5   1   1            1   1                      0           1
Mar 28 Tulane                 2  .217  1 3B   4   0   0            1   0                      0            
Mar 29 William & Mary         2  .222  1 3B   4   1   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 30 Wake Forest            2  .207  1 3B   2   1   0            1   0            1         0            
Mar 30 North Carolina         2  .188  1 3B   3   1   0            0   0               1      0            
Mar 31 North Carolina         2  .162  1 3B   5   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 31 Wake Forest            2  .146  1 3B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  1 Wake Forest            2  .130  1 3B   5   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  7 Auburn                 2  .118  1 3B   5   0   0            0   0                      0           1
Apr 21 Tulane                 2  .143  1 3B   5   1   2        1   3   5                      0            
Apr 22 Tulane                 2  .164  1 3B   5   1   2        1   1   5                      0            
Apr 23 Loyola-New Orleans     2  .152  1 1B   5   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 24 Loyola-New Orleans     2  .169  1 1B   5   1   2 1      1   1   6                      0            
Apr 28 Georgia Southern       2  .184  1 1B   5   0   2            0   2  0      0            0  13    0  1
Apr 29 Georgia Southern       2  .198  1 1B   5   1   2        1   1   5  0      1            0  11    1  1
May  5 Georgia Southern       2  .200  1 1B   4   0   1 1          1   2                      0            
May  6 Georgia Southern       2  .211  1 1B   5   0   2            0   2                      0            
May 11 Jacksonville           2  .204  1 1B   3   0   0            0   0      1               0            
May 16 Jacksonville           2  .224  1 1B   5   1   3 1          1   4                      0            
May 19 Florida                7  .235  1 1B   4   0   2            1   2                  1   1            
May 20 Florida                2  .229  1 1B   3   1   0            0   0                      0           1
May 26 Florida                2  .227  1 1B   5   1   1     1      1   3                      0           1
May 27 Florida                2  .219  1 1B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
May 27 Florida                2  .214  1 1B   3   1   0            0   0                  1   1            
Jun  2 Clemson                2  .215  1 1B   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
Jun  3 Auburn                 2  .216  1 1B   4   0   1            1   1                      0           1
Jun  3 Clemson                2  .219  1 1B   3   1   1 1          0   2                      0            
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                                 .219 33 30 128  15  28  5  1  4  19  47  0   1  1  1  1  3   3   24   1  7
1968
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar  8 Valdosta Red Sox       3  .667  1 1B   3   0   2            0   2                      0            
Mar  9 Valdosta Red Sox       3  .400  1 1B   2   1   0            1   0            1         0            
Mar 19 Georgia                3  .375  1 1B   3   0   1     1      2   3                      0            
Mar 20 Georgia                3  .333  1 1B   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 23 Penn State             2  .438  1 1B   4   2   3        1   2   6                      0            
Mar 25 Springfield College    6  .450  1 1B   4   1   2 1          0   3                  1   1            
Mar 26 Penn State             7  .476  1 1B   1   2   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 27 Springfield College    6  .542  1 1B   3   1   3 1   1      5   6                      0            
Mar 27 Wake Forest            4  .536  1 1B   4   1   2            1   2                      0            
Mar 28 Wake Forest            6  .500  1 1B   2   2   0            0   0                  1   1           1
Mar 29 Southern Illinois      4  .485  1 1B   3   2   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 30 Southern Illinois      4  .474  1 1B   5   1   2 1          0   3                      0            
Apr  1 Southern Illinois      4  .463  1 1B   3   1   1            0   1                      0            
Apr  8 KY Wesleyan College    3  .467  1 1B   4   2   2            1   2                      0            
Apr  9 KY Wesleyan College    7  .468  1 1B   2   0   1            1   1                      0            
Apr 13 Valdosta Red Sox       3  .481  1 1B   5   4   3     1  1   3   8                      0            
Apr 13 Valdosta Red Sox       3  .463  1 1B   2   1   0            1   0                  1   1            
Apr 19 Miami                  3  .446  1 1B   2   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 20 Miami                  7  .450  1 1B   4   1   2 1          0   3                      0            
Apr 22 Auburn                 3  .429  1 1B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 23 Auburn                 7  .439  1 1B   3   0   2            0   2                      0            
Apr 26 Loyola-New Orleans     3  .420  1 1B   3   0   0            0   0                  1   1            
Apr 27 Loyola-New Orleans     3  .411  1 1B   4   0   1 1          0   2                      0           1
May  3 Georgia Southern       3  .423  1 1B   5   3   3        1   3   6                      0            
May  4 Georgia Southern       3  .422  1 1B   5   0   2            1   2                      0            
May  7 Florida                3  .409  1 1B   5   0   1            0   1                      0            
May  8 Florida                3  .402  1 1B   4   1   1            0   1                      0            
May 10 Georgia Southern       3  .412  1 1B   5   2   3            1   3                      0            
May 11 Georgia Southern       3  .416  1 1B   4   1   2            1   2                      0            
May 13 Auburn                 7  .400  1 1B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
May 14 Auburn                 3  .402  1 1B   2   0   1            0   1                      0            
May 15 Jacksonville           3  .405  1 1B   4   1   2        1   2   5                      0            
May 16 Jacksonville           3  .409  1 1B   4   3   2 1          0   3                      0            
May 24 Florida                3  .403  1 1B   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
May 25 Florida                3  .393  1 1B   3   1   0            0   0      1               0            
May 25 Florida                3  .397  1 1B   4   1   2     1      2   4                      0            
May 30 East Carolina          3  .385  1 1B   4   1   0            0   0                  2   2           1
May 31 Alabama                3  .379  1 1B   2   0   0            0   0                      0            
Jun  1 East Carolina          7  .375  1 1B   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
Jun  1 North Carolina State   7  .387  1 1B   6   1   4            3   4                      0            
Jun  3 North Carolina State   7  .386  1 1B   3   0   1            0   1                      0           1
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                                 .386 41 41 145  38  56  6  4  4  30  82  0   1  0  1  0  6   6    0   0  4
1969
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar  6 Florida Southern Col   4  .000  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar  9 Saint Leo College      4  .000  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0                      0           1
Mar 14 Auburn                 5  .200  1 3B   4   0   2 1          0   3                      0           1
Mar 15 Auburn                 5  .154  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 21 Loyola-New Orleans     5  .188  1 3B   3   0   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 22 Loyola-New Orleans     5  .200  1 3B   4   1   1        1   1   4                      0            
Mar 24 Tulane                 6  .217  1 3B   3   1   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 24 Tulane                 4  .192  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 25 Penn State             6  .167  1 3B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 26 Penn State             6  .147  1 3B   4   0   0            0   0                      0           1
Mar 27 Penn State             6  .132  1 3B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 28 Southern Illinois      7a .132  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 29 Southern Illinois      6  .122  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 29 Southern Illinois      6  .130  1 3B   5   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr  2 Belmont Abbey Coll     6  .180  1 3B   4   1   3        1   3   6                      0            
Apr  2 Wake Forest            6  .170  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0      1               0            
Apr  3 Wake Forest            6  .190  1 3B   5   2   2 1      1   4   6                      0           2
Apr  3 Belmont Abbey Coll     6  .194  1 3B   4   1   1     1      0   3                      0           1
Apr  4 Wake Forest            6  .224  1 3B   5   2   3        1   2   6                      0            
Apr  4 South Carolina         6  .243  1 3B   3   0   2     1      0   4                      0            
Apr  5 Wake Forest            6  .260  1 3B   3   1   2            0   2                      0            
Apr  8 Furman                 6  .263  1 3B   3   2   1        1   2   4                      0           2
Apr  9 KY Wesleyan College    6  .284  1 3B   5   2   3 1   1      3   6                      0           1
Apr 10 KY Wesleyan College    6  .298  1 3B   3   3   2        2   5   8                      0            
Apr 11 South Florida          6  .295  1 3B   4   2   1        1   1   4                      0           1
Apr 12 South Florida          4  .283  1 3B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 19 Clemson                4  .278  1 3B   5   1   1            0   1                      0           1
Apr 19 Clemson                5  .267  1 3B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 21 Georgia                5  .276  1 3B   4   1   2 1          3   3                      0           1
Apr 22 Georgia                5  .297  1 3B   6       4 2          3   6                      0            
Apr 24 Saint Leo College      5  .301  1 3B   2   1   1        1   2   4                      0            
Apr 28 Florida                5  .296  1 3B   2   0   0            0   0               1      0            
Apr 29 Florida                5  .294  1 3B   4   0   1            0   1                      0           2
Apr 30 Georgia Southern       5  .290  1 3B   5   0   1            0   1                      0            
May  1 Georgia Southern       5  .289  1 3B   4   1   1 1          1   2                      0           1
May  3 Georgia Tech           5  .282  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
May  3 Georgia Tech           5  .279  1 3B   5   1   1     1      0   3                      0            
May  7 Jacksonville           5  .284  1 3B   5   0   2            3   2                      0           1
May  8 Jacksonville           5  .285  1 3B   3   0   1 1          1   2                      0            
May 10 Georgia Southern       5  .279  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0      1               0            
May 17 South Alabama          5  .285  1 3B   4   1   2 1   1      1   5                      0            
May 17 South Alabama          5  .292  1 3B   3   0   2            0   2                      0            
May 19 Auburn                 5  .299  1 3B   3   0   2            0   2                      0            
May 20 Auburn                 5  .296  1 3B   5   0   1            0   1                      0            
May 23 Florida                5  .291  1 3B   3   0   0            0   0                      0           1
May 24 Florida                5  .289  1 3B   1   0   0            0   0      1               0            
May 24 Florida                5  .294  1 3B   4   1   2 1          0   3                      0            
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                                 .294 47 46 170  25  50 10  5  9  35  97  0   3  0  0  1  0   0    0   0 17