2010 Softball Roster
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Graner, Michelle
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Jersey Number 9
Michelle Graner
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Burke
Bio
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2009 (Junior) – Started all 51 games, 39 in left field and 12 at first base ... Hit by a pitch a team-leading nine times ... Ended season tied for school record, getting hit by a pitch 25 times in her career ... Finished second on the team and third in the MVC with 26 walks ... Moved to 71 career walks, third in CU history and 14 shy of school record ... Hit four home runs to push career total to 19 – eighth in school history ... Led the team with five doubles and nine extra-base hits in MVC play ... A career .281 hitter in MVC play, nine of her 16 hits in conference play went for extra-bases and 20 of her 41 career hits in Valley action are extra-base hits ... Batted .271 in MVC play and just .164 outside of Valley action ... Three of her four home runs and 11 of her 16 RBI came in MVC play ... Had five multiple-hit and five multi-RBI games ... Went 4-for-8 with a double, triple, three RBI and a run scored in three-game series at Evansville to start MVC play (March 14-15) ... Hit her first home run of the year and went 2-for-3 against Illinois State (March 22) ... Was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in opening game of doubleheader against Northern Iowa (April 7) ... Homered twice in the final week of the regular-season – a solo shot at Iowa State (April 29) and a walk-off, 10th-inning, two-run blast in the regular-season finale against Wichita State (May 3).
2008 (Sophomore) – One of four Bluejays to start all 60 games ... Started 47 games in left field, seven at first base and six at third base ... Led the team and ranked sixth in the MVC with .435 on-base percentage ... Topped the team, getting hit by a school-record 10 pitches ... Ranked second on the team with 33 runs scored (fifth in MVC) and 32 walks (third in MVC) and tied for third on the team with eight home runs and eight doubles ... Ranked second on the team with nine multi-RBI games, including three, three-RBI contests ... Only player on the team to walk (32) more than she struck out (30) ... Had eight two-hit games ... Crushed her first homer of the year against Alcorn State (Feb. 23) ... Had three straight games with two RBI from Feb. 23-24 ... Hit her first career triple at Arizona (March 7) ... Hit a three-run home run against Nebraska (March 26) ... Smashed four home runs in a three-game span (March 26-29) ... Connected for three home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Northern Iowa (March 29), including two home runs in the night cap ... Finished the UNI twin bill 3-for-6 with three homers, four RBI and four runs scored ... Had a stretch of eight straight extra-base hits from March 21 through April 5, including five straight home runs during that span ... Solo home run at Southern Illinois (April 19) provided Creighton with its only run in 1-0 win ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and three RBI in game one against Indiana State (April 26) ... Nine of her 17 hits in MVC play went for extra bases ... Was 1-for-2 with a double against No. 18 Long Beach State (May 16) in the NCAA Tournament.
2007 (Freshman) – Started the first 33 games of the season, 32 in left field, before breaking her left arm while diving for a ball in practice on April 4 ... At the time of her injury, she led the team with 26 runs scored ... Despite missing Creighton’s final 22 games, she still led all Bluejay freshmen in home runs (7) and runs scored (26), while tying for the freshman lead with 18 RBI ... Also topped the team with six hit-by-pitches in just 33 games ... Was 8-for-26 (.308) with eight runs scored and three RBI in nine MVC games ... Homered in her first collegiate at bat and went 2-for-2 with a double, home run, two walks, three runs and three RBI in her debut game against Alabama A&M (Feb. 17) ... Set a school record and tied the MVC mark by crushing three home runs in a game against South Dakota State (March 22) ... At the time of her three-homer game, she was one of only 30 players in NCAA history to hit at least three in a game ... Finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI in the record-setting game against SDSU ... Had three RBI and a double against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 24) ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in game two at Missouri State (March 17) ... Was 3-for-8 with a double, home run, two RBI and four runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of No. 18 Southern Illinois on April 1, her last games of the year.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner and three-year captain in softball ... Also lettered four years in basketball and soccer ... Tabbed the Greater Omaha Convention Bureau Athlete of the Year and the Burke Booster Female Athlete of the Year ... Tabbed first-team all-state as a senior and participated in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Named first-team all-state as a senior after batting .439 ... She ranked among state leaders with 15 doubles, four home runs, 34 RBI, 34 runs scored and 30 stolen bases in helping the Bulldogs to a district title ... Played club softball for the Omaha Finesse Gold ... Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Jessica and Gary Graner, Michelle was born on February 26, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. ... Accounting and management major ... Has two older brothers, Matt (26) and Steven (25), and a younger sister, Allison (17) ... Father played basketball at the University of South Dakota and brother Steven played soccer at Loyola (Ill.).
2008 (Sophomore) – One of four Bluejays to start all 60 games ... Started 47 games in left field, seven at first base and six at third base ... Led the team and ranked sixth in the MVC with .435 on-base percentage ... Topped the team, getting hit by a school-record 10 pitches ... Ranked second on the team with 33 runs scored (fifth in MVC) and 32 walks (third in MVC) and tied for third on the team with eight home runs and eight doubles ... Ranked second on the team with nine multi-RBI games, including three, three-RBI contests ... Only player on the team to walk (32) more than she struck out (30) ... Had eight two-hit games ... Crushed her first homer of the year against Alcorn State (Feb. 23) ... Had three straight games with two RBI from Feb. 23-24 ... Hit her first career triple at Arizona (March 7) ... Hit a three-run home run against Nebraska (March 26) ... Smashed four home runs in a three-game span (March 26-29) ... Connected for three home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Northern Iowa (March 29), including two home runs in the night cap ... Finished the UNI twin bill 3-for-6 with three homers, four RBI and four runs scored ... Had a stretch of eight straight extra-base hits from March 21 through April 5, including five straight home runs during that span ... Solo home run at Southern Illinois (April 19) provided Creighton with its only run in 1-0 win ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and three RBI in game one against Indiana State (April 26) ... Nine of her 17 hits in MVC play went for extra bases ... Was 1-for-2 with a double against No. 18 Long Beach State (May 16) in the NCAA Tournament.
2007 (Freshman) – Started the first 33 games of the season, 32 in left field, before breaking her left arm while diving for a ball in practice on April 4 ... At the time of her injury, she led the team with 26 runs scored ... Despite missing Creighton’s final 22 games, she still led all Bluejay freshmen in home runs (7) and runs scored (26), while tying for the freshman lead with 18 RBI ... Also topped the team with six hit-by-pitches in just 33 games ... Was 8-for-26 (.308) with eight runs scored and three RBI in nine MVC games ... Homered in her first collegiate at bat and went 2-for-2 with a double, home run, two walks, three runs and three RBI in her debut game against Alabama A&M (Feb. 17) ... Set a school record and tied the MVC mark by crushing three home runs in a game against South Dakota State (March 22) ... At the time of her three-homer game, she was one of only 30 players in NCAA history to hit at least three in a game ... Finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI in the record-setting game against SDSU ... Had three RBI and a double against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 24) ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in game two at Missouri State (March 17) ... Was 3-for-8 with a double, home run, two RBI and four runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of No. 18 Southern Illinois on April 1, her last games of the year.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner and three-year captain in softball ... Also lettered four years in basketball and soccer ... Tabbed the Greater Omaha Convention Bureau Athlete of the Year and the Burke Booster Female Athlete of the Year ... Tabbed first-team all-state as a senior and participated in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Named first-team all-state as a senior after batting .439 ... She ranked among state leaders with 15 doubles, four home runs, 34 RBI, 34 runs scored and 30 stolen bases in helping the Bulldogs to a district title ... Played club softball for the Omaha Finesse Gold ... Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Jessica and Gary Graner, Michelle was born on February 26, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. ... Accounting and management major ... Has two older brothers, Matt (26) and Steven (25), and a younger sister, Allison (17) ... Father played basketball at the University of South Dakota and brother Steven played soccer at Loyola (Ill.).
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