2011 Softball Roster
Roster
Michelle Takeda
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Placentia, Calif.
- High School:
- Maryland
Joins the Golden Eagles after two seasons at Maryland ... Leading candidate for the starting job in right field ... Good arm ... Good defensively ... Power potential ... Provides experience in the outfield ... Maryland 2010 (So.): Saw action in 21 games, starting in 16, at the beginning of the season ... took 42 at-bats ... had seven hits, including two triples ... knocked in two RBI and scored four runs ... drew four walks ... went 2-for-3 in season opener against Kentucky ... had three hits in three straight games - Mississippi, No. 7 Alabama, Iowa (Feb. 21-26) ... scored two runs against Iowa as well (Feb. 26) ... Maryland 2009 (Fr.): Earned time in 51 games and 48 starts ... hit .237 on the year ... 21 runs and 32 hits, including four doubles ... led the team in home runs with seven and RBI with 24 ... four multi-run games, including three over Seton Hall March 13 ... seven-game run streak between March 8 and March 15 (Dartmouth, Towson, Seton Hall, Delaware, Fordham, Mount St. Mary[apos]s Howard) ... hits in eight of ten games home runs in four of six games in the same week and ... three RBI performances against Dartmouth March 7 and March 8, and against Delaware State April 29 ... two doubles against Centenary on Feb. 28 ... Prep: A three-year letterwinner at El Dorado High School in Placentia, Calif., where she primarily played outfield ... served as team co-captain and garnered second team all-league honors as a senior in 2008 ... team finished 2006 season as California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) runners-up and 2007 season as CIF semi-finalists ... Travel Ball: Played club softball for Gordon[apos]s Panthers and the California Cruisers ... made two appearances in the ASA Gold Nationals ... Personal: Daughter of George and Susan Takeda ... has two sisters, Allison and Janie ... father George played semi-professional baseball ... A history major.
