Iyhia McMichael

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Iyhia McMichael is an African-American, former collegiate All-American, professional 3-time All-Star, right-handed hitting softball player, originally from Nacogdoches, Texas. [1] [2] She was an outfielder for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference from 2001 to 2004, ranking in several school and conference records. [3] She would go on to be named a 4-time all-conference honoree and back-to-back SEC Player of the Year in 2003–04. [4] She also ranks top-15 all time in the NCAA Division I for her career triples. [5] She was later drafted No. 1 overall in the National Pro Fastpitch and played for the defunct Akron Racers from 2004 to 2007, including being named the league's first Player of The Year and winning a title in 2005; McMichael ranks top-10 for career batting average for the league. [6] [7] McMichael has also coached at the college level. [8]

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Statistics

Mississippi State Bulldogs
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2001621892661.3222953991.481%20382832
2002672074669.333484816113.546%37263640
2003641866375.4036318510149.801%38203637
2004651838387.47542101016153.836%51184148
TOTALS258765218292.381182372651506.661%146102141157

References

  1. ↑ "2003 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. ↑ "2004 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ↑ "MState Softball 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Hailstate.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. ↑ "SEC 2020 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Espncdn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. ↑ "NPF HANDS OUT REGULAR SEASON AWARDSAKRON'S MCMICHAEL WINS 2004 NPF PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. ↑ "Iyhia McMichael Named the 10th Akron Racers Impact Honoree". Oursportscentral.com. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  8. ↑ "Texas Tech Tabs McMichael As Assistant Softball Coach". Texastech.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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