Michelle Venturella

Michelle Venturella
Biographical details
Born (1973-05-11) May 11, 1973 (age 51)[1]
Gary, Indiana
Playing career
1992–1995Indiana
1999Durham Dragons
2001WPSL Gold
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997Northern Illinois (asst.)
2003–2008Iowa (asst.)
2009–2016UIC
2017–2022Washington University in St Louis
Head coaching record
Overall238–233 (.505)
TournamentsNCAA Division I: 0–2 (.000)
NCAA Division III: 1–2 (.333)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition

Michelle Ruether Venturella (born May 11, 1973) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold medal winning Olympian, left-handed softball player and former Head Coach, originally from South Holland, Illinois.[2][3] Venturella played for the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Conference, being named a three-time all-conference honoree and the 1994 Player of The Year.[4][5] She later served as an alternate for the 1996 Olympics and then winning a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics for Team USA softball. She is the former head coach at Washington University in St. Louis.[6]

Career

She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she received a gold medal with the American team.[7]

Ventruella played NCAA softball at Indiana University. She was the head coach of the Washington University in St. Louis softball team.[8]

Statistics

Indiana Hoosiers

[9][10][11]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1993 52 157 29 55 .350 26 3 3 15 85 .541% 23 17 1 3
1994 65 182 57 76 .417 65 16 4 17 149 .818% 56 19 4 5
1995 55 151 38 57 .377 51 9 0 12 96 .636% 40 11 9 10
TOTALS 172 490 124 188 .383 142 28 7 44 330 .673% 119 47 14 18

References

  1. ^ "Michelle Venturella". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "1994 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "1995 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Iuhoosiers.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). Bigten.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Michelle Venturella". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "Michelle Venturella Named WashU Softball Coach". July 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.


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