Michelle Cox

Michelle Cox

Cox in March 2012 during a photoshoot
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Softball
Event(s) Women's team
College team San Jose State University

Michelle Cox is an Australian softball outfielder. Her brother is in the Boston Red Sox farm system. She has represented New South Wales as a member of the U16 team in national competitions. She attends San Jose State University where she is a member of their softball team. She has represented Australia on the Australia women's national softball team and is trying to secure a spot on the team to represent the country at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.

Personal

Cox is from Belrose, New South Wales.[1][2] She attended Roseville College.[3] She attends San Jose State University.[4] Her brother, Tim Cox, played baseball professionally for the Boston Red Sox's farm system.[2][5] She started playing baseball when she was seven years old because her brother was involved with the sport.[3] She played several sports while in secondary school, including touch football, netball and athletics.[3]

Softball

woman holding softball bat
Cox at bat against Japan on 21 March 2012

Cox is a right field outfielder,[4][6] who first started playing softball in 2003.[3] In 2009, she played for an Australian Institute of Sport team.[7] She started playing elite level softball in 2003 with a club in Manly Warringah where she was coached by Angela Knight.[8] Playing for her secondary school side, her team came in first at the Independent Girls’ School Sport Association Championships.[3]

2006 was the first time Cox was called up to represent New South Wales on their U16 side. She got the call up in October[5] and played with the team.[2] She represented the state at the national championships in 2007.[2] In 2009, she was playing club softball in the Manly-Warringah Softball Association.[3]

University

Cox plays university softball for San Jose State University. Her first season with the team was in 2012.[4][6] She played in the team's February 2012 game against Sacramento State University. In the game, she hit a triple and notched her 11th run of the season.[4] In March 2012, she played in a game against University of California, Santa Clara. She went two for three at the plate, with her out coming from a groundout. She scored three runs in the game.[6] At the end of the game, her batting average was close to .400.[6] That month, she was one of several women nominated for W.A.C. Hitter of the Week.[9]

National team

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As en eighteen-year-old, Cox made her national team debut in April 2009 at the International Southern Challenge in New Zealand,[8] after getting her first call up in March.[3] At the April competition against New Zealand, she had three hits, one of which was a home run.[3] In June 2009, she was with the team when they competed in the Japan Cup.[3][8] Prior to that, in March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane based training camp with the national team.[7] 2009 was also the first year she earned a softball scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport.[3] She is a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team. She is trying to make the squad that will compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships .[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Talent with bat and baseball mitt". Manly Daily (Sydney, Australia). 31 October 2006. p. 38. MAN_T-20061031-1-038-584311. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Simons, Polly (15 March 2012). "Australian Softball Champ – News – News – Northside". Northside.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Spartan Daily. "Softball team handled by Sacramento State in mid-week matchup". Spartan Daily. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Talent with bat and baseball mitt". Manly Daily (Sydney, Australia). 31 October 2006. p. 38. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Spartan Daily. "SJSU women's softball team defeats Santa Clara with help from pitching". Spartan Daily. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Grimaux, Andre (27 February 2009). "Weaver out on high note". The Northern Times (Brisbane). p. 64. TNT_T-20090227-1-064-931013. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Prentice, Andrew (19 May 2009). "Cox's goal within striking distance". Manly Daily (Sydney, Australia). p. 30. MAN_T-20090519-1-030-046030. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Pack Softball's Butera W.A.C. Hitter of the Week – KTVN Channel 2 – Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video". Ktvn.com. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-06.