Michelle Venturella Explained

Michelle Venturella
Birth Date:	11 May 1973^[1]
Birth Place:	Gary, Indiana
Player Years1:	1992–1995
Player Team1:	Indiana
Player Years2:	1999
Player Team2:	Durham Dragons
Player Years3:	2001
Player Team3:	WPSL Gold
Player Positions:	Catcher
Coach Years1:	1997
Coach Team1:	Northern Illinois (asst.)
Coach Years2:	2003–2008
Coach Team2:	Iowa (asst.)
Coach Years3:	2009–2016
Coach Team3:	UIC
Coach Years4:	2017–2022
Coach Team4:	Washington University in St Louis
Tournament Record:	NCAA Division I NCAA Division III:
Show-Medals:	yes

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

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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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michelle Venturella. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023327/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/michelle-venturella-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 10 May 2014.
2. Web site: 1994 NSCA Division I All-America Teams . Nfca.org . 2021-02-28.
3. Web site: 1995 NSCA Division I All-America Teams . Nfca.org . 2021-02-28.
4. Web site: 2021 Softball Media Guide . Iuhoosiers.com . 2021-02-28.
5. Web site: 2020 Big Ten Softball Record Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212021959/https://bigten.org/documents/2019/10/7/2020_B1G_Softball_Record_Book.pdf . dead . December 12, 2019 . Bigten.org . 2021-02-28.
6. Web site: Michelle Venturella. Washington University in St. Louis. June 27, 2018.
7. Web site: 2000 Summer Olympics  - Sydney, Australia  - Softball . databaseOlympics.com . 2008-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907043423/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=SOF . 2008-09-07 .
8. Web site: Michelle Venturella Named WashU Softball Coach. 6 July 2016.
9. Web site: Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-21.
10. Web site: Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-21.
11. Web site: Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-21.