Michelle Lechner (2011) - Hall of Fame - St. Cloud State University Athletics

Michelle Lechner

Induction:
2011
Class:
2000

She was a two-sport athlete, competing in softball from 1995 to 1999 and tennis during the 1999-2000 season. A four-year starter in softball, she posted a career batting average of .380, striking out only 18 times in 534 at-bats. She also had a .993 career fielding percentage. She was named to two All-Conference, two All-Region and two Academic All-American teams. She also earned North Central Region All-Tournament team honors in 1999. She was a member of the 198 NCC Championship softball team and was named the St. Cloud State Female Athlete of the Year in 1999. When she completed her softball career, she career records for hits with 208, singles with 182 and batting average .381. She also held the single season record for singles with 62. She played in 190 career games and in 1998 batted a career high .425. The Huskies won 142 games during her career including a then record 44 wins during the 1999 season. In tennis she was the NCC runner-up at No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles for a 2001 Husky team that finished second in the conference. She posted a 20-8 singles record and shared the single season record for wins with 44. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and was a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. She was inducted into the Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches' Association Hall of Fame in 2004 and the St. Cloud Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.