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 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]

Michelle Venturella

Biographical details
Born	(1973-05-11) May 11, 1973 (age 52)[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
2017–2022	Washington University in St Louis
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

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