1998 Softball Roster
Michelle Semmes
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.C.
- High School:
- Fayetteville Academy
Leaves UNC as the program’s career record holder in hits (238), total bases (354), and assists (434) ... Ranks second all-time in batting average (.355), doubles (50) and RBI (129) ... A four-year starter at shortstop ... Communication studies major ... Member of the Student-Athlete Council
2001: As a senior, named All-ACC and second team All-Southeast Region ... Named to the Triangle Classic All-Tournament team ... Honored as ACC Player of the Week on April 30 ... Led the team with a .477 slugging percentage ... Had a team-leading 14 multiple hit games, including a 4-for-4 performance against UNC-Greensboro on April 24
2000: As a junior, named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year ... Also named All-Southeast Region and All-ACC ... Finished second in the ACC in batting average (.394) and first in doubles per game (.27) ... Started all 64 games ... Led the team in runs (52), hits (78), doubles (17), total bases (111) and assists (134) ... Tied a single-season school record for runs scored with 52
1999: Named All-ACC as a sophomore ... Second team All-Southeast Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association ... Recipient of the Tar Heels' Offensive Award ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors ... Led the team and ranked third in the ACC with a .351 batting average ... Tied for the team lead in hits with 60 and was second in RBI with 35 ... Hit a grand slam home run in the seventh inning of a 7-5 win at Georgia Tech ... Two games later, was 4-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in the second game of a double-header against UNC Charlotte ... Went 3-for-4 in the season opener against Minnesota ... Multiple hits in 16 games
1998: As a freshman, batted .370, second best in the ACC ... Third in the ACC in doubles with 13 (.25 per game) ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors ... Homered twice and batted in three runs against UNC-Charlotte on Feb. 28 ... Had five hits in 10 at bats in a doubleheader against Southwest Texas
At Fayetteville Academy: Her softball jersey #17 has been retired ... Chosen school's Female Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Four-year softball MVP ... Named Fast-Pitch World High School All-State and All-America in 1997 ... Played for the ASA Carolina Cardinals from 1995-97, winning state championships in 1995 and 1996 ... All-conference in 1996 and '97 and all-state in '97 in basketball ... In 1994, state runner-up and school's co-MVP in tennis ... Three-time Fayetteville Observer-Times Prep Star
Personal: Born Oct. 18, 1978, in Fayetteville, N.C. ... The daughter of John and Linda Semmes ... Has two older sisters, Beth (29) and Angela (28) ... Favorite class at UNC has been Drama 35 ... Favorite thing about UNC is the campus ... Favorite thing about being a varsity athlete is participating in the Carolina athletic tradition ... Most important thing she has learned from athletics is how to work well with different kinds of people ... Favorite softball trip has been to Louisiana ... Her father is the person who has had greatest influence on her athletic career ... Greatest moment in her athletic career has been hitting a game-winning grand slam, against Georgia Tech her sophomore year
| Semmes' Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | AVG. | GP | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | Slg | BB | SO | SB-A | PO | E |
| 1998 | .370 | 40 | 127 | 23 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .559 | 5 | 12 | 5-7 | 62 | 13 |
| 1999 | .351 | 55 | 171 | 24 | 60 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .520 | 10 | 22 | 3-4 | 94 | 17 |
| 2000 | .394 | 64 | 198 | 52 | 78 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .561 | 11 | 19 | 7-7 | 89 | 16 |
| 2001 | .305 | 57 | 174 | 28 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .477 | 7 | 22 | 0-0 | 82 | 6 |
| Career | .355 | 216 | 670 | 127 | 238 | 129 | 50 | 9 | 16 | .528 | 33 | 75 | 15-18 | 327 | 52 |
