DePaul University Athletics
2017 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Micah Fitzgerald
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Forney, Texas
- High School:
- Forney
CAREER
- 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
- 2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017 (Senior Season):
- Appeared in 50 games and made 49 starts
- Named to the 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
- Led the BIG EAST in conference games in hits (28) and batting average ( .467)
- Matched a season-high three hits at Villanova
- Tallied eight hits and five runs in the Providence series April 14-15
- Tripled in a win over Georgetown April 23
- Third in conference games in On Base Percentage at .542.
2016 (Junior Season):
- Appeared in 48 games this season, starting 43
- Totaled 38 hits in 117 at bats
- Finished fourth on the team with a .325 batting average
- Totaled a team-high seven stolen bases on the season
- Finished with 26 runs and six RBI
- Has eight multi-hit games games this season
- Tallied a triple against Utah State (3/12)
- Tallied a season and matched a career-high two stolen bases against Providence (4/9)
- Recorded a season and matched a career-high two RBI against Creighton (5/7).
2015 (Sophomore Season):
- Stole a team-high five bases in 2015
- Totaled five hits in the final four games of the season
- Went 5-for-6 with a triple in series against Butler (5/2-5/3)
- Picked up two RBI at Villanova (4/26)
- Went 1-for-2 with five putouts in a duel with Illinois (4/15)
- Stole a base versus Providence (3/28)
- Laced RBI single in win over Boise State (3/14)
- Swiped a career-best two bags versus Missouri-Kansas City (2/20)
- Totaled three putouts against Stephen F. Austin (2/13)
- Had a pair of hits versus Saint Mary's (2/6)
- Made 43 appearances with 15 starts in the outfield.
2014 (Freshman Season):
- Played in 34 games with 18 starts during rookie season
- Missed a good chunk of the season with a hand injury
- Hit .328 overall in 61 at-bats
- RBI vs. Creighton in the BIG EAST Championship Semifinals (5/9)
- Scored game-winning run in bottom of the 7th against Georgetown (4/12)
- Scored three runs in collegiate debut vs. Maryland on Feb. 7
- Two hits, run in 8-0 win over Fordham (2/15)
- Career-high three hits in 10-6 comeback win vs. Rutgers (2/22).
High School:
- Led Forney High School to district championships from 2010-2013
- Named Offensive Player of the Year in 2013
- Was First Team All-District in 2011 and 2012
- Named Newcomer of the Year in 2010.
Personal:
- Daughter of Tony and Brandie Fitzgerald
- Has a sister, Linsey
- Majoring in Elementary Education with a concentration in mathematics.
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