In 2012, Stud released several singles such as a remix of Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” and B.o.B’s “So Good,” raising his popularity. The album intertwined his new passions, the idea of making the best of what’s been given to you and various sports references. In March of the following year, Stud followed up his hit with a song detailing his thoughts and new dreams with West Coast rapper Alex Lagemann, opening up the song with “I’m staring at my Macbook, I got them digital dreams.”īoth hits were featured on Stud’s first mixtape, “A Toast to Tommy” - named after his surgery. Mike originally called the song a joke for his baseball teammates, but the video has been viewed over 2.2 million times. While recovering from surgery, Seander turned to music to pass the time and released a music video for his first song “College Humor” under the stage name Mike Stud. He would miss the entire 2009 season and wouldn’t return to baseball until a brief stint with Georgetown University. He would end his sophomore season with arm issues that would eventually require Tommy John surgery - a procedure that repairs the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow. The Cranston, R.I., native earned an athletic scholarship to play baseball at Duke University as Rhode Island’s 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year.Īs a true freshman, Seander saved nine games in 28 appearances and posted a 1.61 earned run average (ERA) - the lowest in Duke baseball history.

Michael Francis Seander made the best of the opportunity he was given.

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