Michelle Hoffmann

Position:
C
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
High School:
Mater Dei

Majoring in journalism with a focus on public relations

2003: As a freshman, split time at catcher, starting in 33 games behind the plate .... Cut down five runners attempting to steal for 19 percent ... Allowed only three passed balls and picked one runner off base ... Smacked her first collegiate home run on April 2 at Tennessee-Chattanooga, finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI ... Had a double and two walks against No. 19 Michigan on March 1 ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2002-03 school year

At Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif.: Led her team to three straight Sierra League championships in her sophomore through senior seasons an the South Coast League championship in her freshman year ... Her team made the state finals in her freshman and sophomore years and was ranked No. 1 in the USA Today national poll in sophomore season ... Named all-league in junior and senior years ... Recipient of the Coaches Award as a junior, the Hustle Award as a senior and the Scholar-Athlete Award all four years ... Her summer team finished seventh at the 2001 ASA National Tournament ... Also played four years of basketball and served as team captain her junior and senior years

Personal: The daughter of Colleen and Paul Hoffmann ... Born Nov. 5, 1983, in Orange, Calif. ... Has a younger brother Tim (18) and a younger sister Jessica (16) ... Her father played football and ran track at Santa Monica College and at Cal State-Long Beach

More on Hoffmann: Favorite pastimes are surfing, reading and playing the guitar ... After college, is considering attending law school and is interested in working in political media or as a public relations representative for a university, sports team or corporation ... Favorite class at UNC has been Spanish ... Favorite thing about being a UNC student-athlete is "getting the opportunity to be a part of the student-athlete community and meet people from all around the world" ... Started playing softball at age 6 after her parents signed her up for "just about every sport" ... Wears a cross medallion under her uniform for every game ... Wears jersey No. 18 because it was her number in high school ... If she could play another sport at UNC, she'd pick volleyball ... Says the word that best describes her is "determined" and the word that best describes this year's team is "hard-working" ... If she could trade places with someone for a day, she'd pick Oprah Winfrey ... Her favorite moment of last season was Quinn Porter's walk-off home run to beat Georgia and the best moment of her athletic career has been signing her letter of intent with UNC