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Michelle Plant
Senior
Third Base/Shortstop
Woodbridge, VA/Woodbridge

At Delaware: Assistant captain • will battle for the starting third base spot for the Blue Hens • ranks sixth in Delaware history with 519 career at bats • is also 13th with 64 runs scored, tied for 13th with 18 doubles, and 19th with 105 hits.

2006: Started a school-record 57 games, all but one at third base • batted .222 and was tied for second on the team with 26 runs scored • was third with 23 runs batted in and fourth with 39 hits • named to CAA All-Tournament Team after going 4 for 5 with a run scored and an RBI in the two games • ranked third on the team with six multi-RBI games and tied for third with 10 multi-hit games • had two hits in wins over East Carolina and Fairfield on the opening day of the season (3/3) • went 2 for 3 with two runs scored against Delaware State (3/18) and Rider (4/12) • drove home both runs in the 2-1, 11-inning win over Hofstra (5/6) • had a two-run single in the 4-3 win over the Pride on the same day.

2005: Appeared in 51 games and started 50 • batted .151 and ranked seventh on the team with 24 hits and 11 runs scored • tied the school single season record and tied for the CAA lead by getting hit by a pitch nine times • went 2 for 3 with two runs scored against Cornell on (3/13) • was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored versus Villanova (2/26) • also had two hits against Delaware State (3/19) and Drexel (4/17) • scored two runs at Bucknell on (4/27).

2004: Tied the school single-season record by appearing in all 54 games • started at shortstop and led off for the Blue Hens in every game • set the UD single-season mark with 192 at bats • tied for the team lead with 27 runs scored and ranked second with eight doubles • was third with 42 hits and 50 total bases • batted .219 and knocked in eight runs • went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a run scored in the 4-2 win over Hofstra on (4/10) • also was 3 for 4 with two runs scored in the 4-2 victory over Rutgers (4/28) • posted eight two-hit games, including a 2-for-4 performance with a double and a run scored in the 4-2 win over James Madison on the second day of the CAA Tournament (5/14) • was 2 for 4 with a pair of runs scored against East Carolina (2/22).

High School: Four-year letterwinner and three-year captain at Woodbridge High School • earned first-team all-district honors as a sophomore (at second base), junior (at second base) and senior (at shortstop) • earned all-area honors as a senior as well • also earned second-team all-district honors as a freshman.

Personal: Michelle Dee Plant • born June 14, 1985 • daughter of Donald and Diane Plant • has a brother David, 22 • collects baseball memorabilia • considers wearing number 13 one of her superstitions • honor student as a psychology major at Delaware • worked at a physical therapy clinic over the summer.

YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg.
2004 54/54 192 27 42 8 0 0 8 1 7 15 .219
2005 51/50 151 11 24 4 0 0 9 2 5 10 .159
2006 57/57 176 26 39 6 0 0 23 1 15 11 .222
Totals 162/161 519 64 105 18 0 0 40 4 27 36 .202

 
 
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