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Jersey Number 7
Michelle Koch
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Beatrice, Neb.
- High School:
- Beatrice
Bio
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2009 (Junior) – Named first-team all-MVC second baseman ... Honored on the MVC All-Tournament Team for the second straight season ... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Second-Team honors ... Started all 51 games at second base ... Led team and MVC with 17 sacrifice bunts, to rank 17th in the NCAA with 0.33 sacs per game ... Second on team with 45 hits, .424 on-base percentage and 12 multiple-hit games ... Ended season ranked fourth in CU history with 19 career hit by pitches and sixth with 43 sacrifice bunts (13 shy of record) ... Hit .333 and led the team with 23 hits and 12 runs scored in Valley play ... Career .309 average ranks just outside of the Creighton top-10 ... Career .324 in MVC play, while 10 of her 11 career home runs have come against Valley teams ... Hit .339 in away games and .378 in neutral site contests ... Opened the season 5-for-8 with three RBI through three games ... Had two five-game hitting streaks ... Had a double in three straight games at the Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. (March 6-7) – including a bases-loaded, three RBI shot against Saint Joseph’s (March 6) ... Started the MVC season by going 5-for-8 with four runs scored in three-game series at Evansville (March 14-15) ... Went 3-for-5 in opening game at Indiana State (April 10) ... Her only home run of the season was a two-run blast to lift the Jays to a 2-0 win over Wichita State (May 2) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored against Indiana State (May 8) in the MVC Tournament.
2008 (Sophomore) – Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... Started all 45 games she appeared in at second base ... Missed 15 games between Feb. 25 and March 20 due to a thumb injury ... All of her career-high seven home runs came after her injury ... Tied for the team-lead with five home runs in MVC play ... Had 10 multiple-hit games, including three three-hit contests ... Batted a team-leading .438 against left-handed pitching ... Hit .429 with three home runs, five RBI and six runs scored in her final nine games ... Went 7-for-11 (.636) with two doubles, a triple, home run, four runs scored and five RBI in her first four games back following her injury ... Her first home run of the season came in a 3-for-3 game with four RBI and a run scored against UMKC (March 25), and she finished the UMKC doubleheader 5-for-6, with five RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored at Nebraska (April 9) ... Homered and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored in game two at Drake (April 15) ... Was 6-for-8 with three RBI and four runs scored in three-game series with Indiana State (April 26-27) ... Solo home run against all-MVC hurler Melissa Porche was the Bluejays’ only hit in 1-0 win over Missouri State (May 4) ... Smacked solo home run in MVC Tournament against Drake (May 9).
2007 (Freshman) – Named second-team all-MVC, making 53 starts at second base as a rookie ... One of three Bluejays to appear in all 55 games ... Tied for the team-lead with 16 sacrifice bunts ... Ranked second on the team with a .362 average in MVC games, while 14 of her 18 RBI and all three of her home runs came during conference play ... Second among MVC rookies with a .362 average in conference play ... Had five two-hit games ... Had a seven-game hitting streak from April 28 through May 11, batting .500 (9-for-18) over that span ... Led the Jays with a .400 average (12-30) over the final 13 regular-season games ... Had four RBI and two extra base hits in her first 32 games and 14 RBI and six extra-base hits in her final 23 games ... Did not make an error in her first 22 collegiate games ... Smashed first career home run off 2006 MVC Pitcher of the Year Cassidy Scoggins of No. 18 Southern Illinois on April 1 and finished 2-for-2 with three RBI against the Salukis ... Also homered against UNI (April 28) and Bradley (May 6) ... Went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in her collegiate debut against Alabama A&M (Feb. 17) ... Collected first career triple at Northern Colorado (March 10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named first-team all-state Class B, while earning second-team Super State honors as a senior ... Earned honorable mention all-state honors twice ... Four-year starter and letterwinner, earning her team’s Defensive Player of the Year honor as a sophomore ... Twice named first-team Sunland Area ... Academic all-state and all-conference honoree ... Team never finished worse than second in state, finishing as runners-up three times, while capturing the state title her sophomore season ... Batted .402 as a senior with 32 runs scored and a school-record 49 base hits ... Set school career record with 141 hits ... Played ASA ball for the Omaha Finesse Gold ... Member of student council and National Honor Society ... Class co-valedictorian (with Bluejay teammate Tara Oltman), graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Linda and David Koch, Michelle was born on January 30, 1988 in Beatrice, Neb. ... Nursing major ... Has two older brothers, Nick (31) and Nathan (28).
2008 (Sophomore) – Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... Started all 45 games she appeared in at second base ... Missed 15 games between Feb. 25 and March 20 due to a thumb injury ... All of her career-high seven home runs came after her injury ... Tied for the team-lead with five home runs in MVC play ... Had 10 multiple-hit games, including three three-hit contests ... Batted a team-leading .438 against left-handed pitching ... Hit .429 with three home runs, five RBI and six runs scored in her final nine games ... Went 7-for-11 (.636) with two doubles, a triple, home run, four runs scored and five RBI in her first four games back following her injury ... Her first home run of the season came in a 3-for-3 game with four RBI and a run scored against UMKC (March 25), and she finished the UMKC doubleheader 5-for-6, with five RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored at Nebraska (April 9) ... Homered and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored in game two at Drake (April 15) ... Was 6-for-8 with three RBI and four runs scored in three-game series with Indiana State (April 26-27) ... Solo home run against all-MVC hurler Melissa Porche was the Bluejays’ only hit in 1-0 win over Missouri State (May 4) ... Smacked solo home run in MVC Tournament against Drake (May 9).
2007 (Freshman) – Named second-team all-MVC, making 53 starts at second base as a rookie ... One of three Bluejays to appear in all 55 games ... Tied for the team-lead with 16 sacrifice bunts ... Ranked second on the team with a .362 average in MVC games, while 14 of her 18 RBI and all three of her home runs came during conference play ... Second among MVC rookies with a .362 average in conference play ... Had five two-hit games ... Had a seven-game hitting streak from April 28 through May 11, batting .500 (9-for-18) over that span ... Led the Jays with a .400 average (12-30) over the final 13 regular-season games ... Had four RBI and two extra base hits in her first 32 games and 14 RBI and six extra-base hits in her final 23 games ... Did not make an error in her first 22 collegiate games ... Smashed first career home run off 2006 MVC Pitcher of the Year Cassidy Scoggins of No. 18 Southern Illinois on April 1 and finished 2-for-2 with three RBI against the Salukis ... Also homered against UNI (April 28) and Bradley (May 6) ... Went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in her collegiate debut against Alabama A&M (Feb. 17) ... Collected first career triple at Northern Colorado (March 10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named first-team all-state Class B, while earning second-team Super State honors as a senior ... Earned honorable mention all-state honors twice ... Four-year starter and letterwinner, earning her team’s Defensive Player of the Year honor as a sophomore ... Twice named first-team Sunland Area ... Academic all-state and all-conference honoree ... Team never finished worse than second in state, finishing as runners-up three times, while capturing the state title her sophomore season ... Batted .402 as a senior with 32 runs scored and a school-record 49 base hits ... Set school career record with 141 hits ... Played ASA ball for the Omaha Finesse Gold ... Member of student council and National Honor Society ... Class co-valedictorian (with Bluejay teammate Tara Oltman), graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Linda and David Koch, Michelle was born on January 30, 1988 in Beatrice, Neb. ... Nursing major ... Has two older brothers, Nick (31) and Nathan (28).
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