Michelle Venturella

Michelle Ruether Venturella (born May 11, 1973) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold medal winning Olympian, left-handed softball player and current Head Coach, originally from Indianapolis, Indiana.[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 who is currently head coach at Washington University in St. Louis.[6]

Michelle Venturella
Biographical details
Born (1973-05-11) May 11, 1973[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–presentWashington (MO)
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
2000 SydneyTeam competition

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 is currently 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. "1994 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. "1995 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. "2021 Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Iuhoosiers.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  5. "2020 Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). Bigten.org. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  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 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  8. "Michelle Venturella Named WashU Softball Coach". 6 July 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  10. "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  11. "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
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