Mike Collar [Michael James Collar] is a former American
Minor League Baseball Player active during the 2001-2005 seasons whose career included a stint at Low A (A). His most recent professional season was with the
Washington Wild Things (Frontier League) in 2005. Collar was born on
October 16th, 1981 in
Portland, Maine and is currently 45 years old. He attended
Scarborough High School [Red Storm] in Scarborough, Maine. He played 3 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the
University of Maine Black Bears [
America East Conference]. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in
2002 [Regionals]. He was
drafted and signed in the
8th round (
239th overall) of the
2003 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the
Houston Astros, receiving a $80,000 signing bonus. His most frequent
teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below
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were Jesse Carlton, Mike MacDonald, Mark Reichley, Pete Saunders, Simon Williams, Joe Drapeau, Ryan Harris, Adam Labelle, Mike Livulpi, Alain Picard, Pat Tobin and Aaron Young. Collar played 2 minor league seasons with the Houston Astros. He played collegiate summer league baseball in the Cape Cod League for the Brewster Whitecaps. Led the America East Conference with 9 Complete Games and 3 Shutouts in 2002. Led the America East Conference with 12 Games Started, 2 Shutouts, 83 Innings PItched, 98 Strikeouts and a 1.8 Walks per 9 Innings in 2003. Played 1 year of Independent League Baseball in 2005.
Awards: Named America East Conference All-Conference in 2x [2002,2003]. Named America East Conference Rookie of the Year in 2001. 
