2016 Softball Roster
Michelle Huber
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Carmel, Ind.
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-9
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Player of the Week (May 9)
Played in 49 games, making 40 starts … served as a utility player, making stops as an outfielder and first baseman … second on the team with six home runs, four of which came in the final six games of the season … registered career highs in RBI (24), runs (23) and walks (15) … tied up the game in the fifth inning against No. 21 California on an RBI single … went 3-for-3 against UIC on March 18 … scored two runs and added a hit, a walk and stolen base against Western Illinois on March 20 … hit 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI against Indiana State on March 23 ... in that March 18-23 span, knocked seven hits in four games … earned four walks against Iowa on March 25 … from April 3 to April 16, collected at least one hit in seven out of eight games for a total of nine … in the final 11 games of the season, had 11 hits … hit her second career grand slam against Ohio State on May 1 to propel Indiana to a 5-3 win, securing a series victory against the Buckeyes … in Indiana’s three-game set at Maryland, picked up four hits – including three homers – while scoring seven runs on the way to earning Big Ten Player of the Week accolades … during the second game of the May 7 doubleheader against the Terrapins, smashed two three-run homers, picking up six total RBI and scoring three runs … collected a hit and a run in Indiana’s 4-0 shutout of Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament
JUNIOR YEAR (2015)
• Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on April 13
• Academic All-Big Ten
Appeared in 51 games and made 45 starts … in the utility role, she made starts at designated player, first base and the outfield … batted .292 with 40 hits, 20 runs and 21 RBI … registered a .438 slugging percentage … went 4-for-4 with one run and three RBI against Utah Valley on Feb. 13 … was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week after Indiana’s sweep of Penn State. In that series, Huber hit .750 while starting every game in right field and belting two homers, scoring four runs and recording four RBI. The junior registered two hits and reached base three times in each of Indiana's wins, while tying for the conference lead with her .750 average and 1.500 slugging percentage … hit her first career grand slam against Michigan State on April 24
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014)
• NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in 50 games and started 47 ... spent 27 contests in the outfield, splitting the rest of her time as a designated player and in the infield ... garnered a .211 batting average, recording 27 hits, 15 runs and 17 RBI ... led the team in doubles with eight ... had four multi-hit games ... went 2-for-4 with one run and an RBI against San Jose State on Feb. 8 ... posted a 2-for-3 effort with one run and three RBI against Georgia State on Feb. 14 ... went 2-for-4 with three RBI against Boise State on March 8 ... scored a career-high four runs against Illinois Chicago on March 15 ... named Academic All-Big Ten and a NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
FRESHMAN YEAR (2013)
Appeared in 34 games and started in 15, splitting time at first base and designated player...hit .194 on the year with eight RBI on 12 hits...Was clutch off the bench, hitting .354 (5-for-14) as a pinch hitter...Connected on her first career homerun against Illinois on April 20...Posted a pair of multi-hit games during her freshman campaign including a 2-for-3 performance against Cal State Fullerton and a 2-for-4 effort against No. 9 Michigan...Connected on a pinch hit RBI-single in her first collegiate at bat against No. 24 Georgia Tech...Gave the Hoosiers a 4-2 lead over Penn State with her two-run, two outs pinch hit single to center field.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Emily Good at Carmel (Ind.) High School ... is teammates with Katie Bosler, another signee in the 2012 class for IU ... hit .443 during senior campaign with five home runs and 33 RBI ... was named to the 2012 Indy Star Super Team, North-South All-Star Team, all-state, all-county and all-conference teams as a senior ... Helped Carmel High School to a 2012 Regional Championship ... hit .357 as a junior with five home runs and 27 RBI ... was named all-conference, all-county and All-North Indianapolis ... helped lead Carmel to the 4A State Championship with a 28-2 record ... posted a .382 batting average as a sophomore and was named All-North Indianapolis Honorable Mention ... team won the conference title while registering a 24-3 record ... played travelball for Team Indiana Gold and head coach Jeanne Rayman ... team placed 25th at the 2011 ASA/USA Nationals ... is the daughter of Steve and Martha Huber ... has one sister, Maria, who also attends IU ... her father played baseball at Cornell University
