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19 Facts About Michele Granger

1.

Michele Granger played college softball for four seasons, over five years, for California.

2.

Michele Granger won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Team USA.

3.

Michele Granger currently holds numerous pitching records for the Bears, and is the Pac-12 Conference career leader in perfect games, no hitters, shutouts and innings pitched, simultaneously holding the NCAA lead in no-hitters, along with several other top-10 career records.

4.

Michele Granger is a USA Softball Hall of Fame inductee.

5.

Against La Mirada High School on June 2,1988, Michele Granger ended her career tallying 40 strikeouts in the Southern Section 3-A softball semifinals.

6.

Michele Granger remained a member until after the 1996 Olympics.

7.

Michele Granger broke and set school season records for wins, strikeouts and shutouts, all of which now rank top-5 all-time for the Bears; she set a career best WHIP.

8.

That year Michele Granger led her team to the only Women's College World Series appearance of her career.

9.

Michele Granger's no-hitters are the Senior Class and all-time NCAA season record; she set the career record by reaching 25.

10.

Michele Granger would reach a career record total of 1,640 and currently remains inside the top-10 all-time.

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Michele Granger would depart with California Golden Bears career records in wins, innings pitched, shutouts and strikeouts and still claims school dominance in all those categories except wins.

12.

Michele Granger holds the now-named Pac-12 innings and shutout records, as well as strikeouts for both her single-game record totals.

13.

Michele Granger prepared to compete in the inaugural softball tournament to be held in Atlanta, Georgia while working and living in Alaska.

14.

Michele Granger struck out 10 and only gave up two hits and a walk.

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In 16-innings, Michele Granger had two wins, gave up two earned runs and collected 25 strikeouts, all while three-months pregnant.

16.

Michele Granger was second on the team in strikeouts and innings pitched.

17.

Michele Granger was inducted in the California Golden Bears Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility.

18.

Michele Granger nabbed her second and third Hall of Fame entries on the same night, November 9,2006, by being inducted into the Amateur Softball Association and International Softball Federation Softball Halls of Fame.

19.

Michele Granger worked on the coaching staff of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team and currently volunteers at Sierra College while coaching high school softball.