Michelle Venturella

Michelle Ruether Venturella (born May 11, 1973) is an American softball coach and former player who is currently head coach at Washington University in St. Louis.[2]

Michelle Venturella

Biographical details
Born	May 11, 1973[1] Gary, Indiana
Playing career
1992–1995	Indiana
1999	Durham Dragons
2001	WPSL Gold
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997	Northern Illinois (asst.)
2003–2008	Iowa (asst.)
2009–2016	UIC
2017–present	Washington (MO)
Head coaching record
Overall	238–233 (.505)
Tournaments	NCAA Division I: 0–2 (.000) NCAA Division III: 1–2 (.333)
Medal record Women's softball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team competition

She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she received a gold medal with the American team.[3]

Ventruella played NCAA softball at Indiana University. She is currently the head coach of the Washington University in St. Louis softball team.[4]

Statistics

Indiana Hoosiers

[5][6][7]

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. "Michelle Venturella". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
3. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
5. "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
6. "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
7. "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

External links

• Michelle Venturella at Olympedia