Oklahoma State University Athletics
2018 Cowgirl Softball Roster
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Richbourg, Michaela
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Jersey Number 32
Michaela Richbourg
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Broken Bow
- Hometown:
- Broken Bow, Okla.
Bio
Pronounced Muh-SHAY-luh RICH-burg
2019 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2019 First Team NFCA All-Region
2020 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 (Senior): Tied her career highs with two home runs and three hits in the season opener vs. No. 18 Arkansas... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored vs. Tarleton State on Feb. 21... Recorded two hits and an RBI in the second game against Lamar on Feb. 22... Went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in the first game against New Mexico on March 6 to help seal the victory... Went 2-for-2 with a homer and two RBI vs. UTSA on March 19... Went 1-for-2 with two RBI in the 9-3 victory over UT Arlington on April 21 ... Went 1-for-3 and hit a home run against Wichita State on April 27.
2020 (Junior): One of five Cowgirls to start all 24 games in 2020 ... Primarily played in the outfield ... Was an important part of a lineup that was on pace to break the OSU single-season record in runs per game, slugging percentage, RBI per game, and total bases per game when the season ended ... Hit .333 on the year, including three doubles, a triple, and two home runs ... Went 5-for-14 in the Blazer Classic in Birmingham, Alabama, including a 3-for-4 performance with a double and three RBI against Ole Miss ... Tallied seven hits in 13 at-bats to post a .538 batting average in the Mizuno Classic ... Logged six multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games on the year.
2019 (Sophomore): A first-team NFCA all-midwest region honoree as well as a second-team all-Big 12 selection ... Started 60 games and appeared in 61 of OSU’s 62 contests … Batted .274 in her second season, posting 45 hits in 64 at-bats … Bashed 14 home runs, recorded nine doubles, drove in 41 and tallied 96 total bases … Her 14 home runs are the most ever by an OSU sophomore and her 96 total bases are the fourth-best for a second-year Cowgirl … Tied Kim Kaye and Courtney Totte for the third-highest single-season home run total in school history … Ranked seventh among the Big 12’s top home-run hitters in 2019 … Hit six home runs during conference play to finish fourth among the league’s best power bats … Also finished fourth among Big 12 players with 16 runs batted in during conference play, eighth with 37 total bases and seventh with a .712 slugging percentage … Partnered with Samantha Show (20) and Sydney Pennington (10) to become the first trio of Cowgirls to all hit at least 10 home runs in the same season … Previously, the 2002, 2011 and 2016 teams were the only OSU squads to have two players record double-digit home runs in a single campaign … Hit back-to-back home runs with Sydney Pennington during OSU’s 10-6 victory over Illinois … Blasted a two-run home run against Utah … Drove in both of the Cowgirls’ run in a 2-0 shutout of No. 13 Arizona State … Supplied the first run with an RBI single back up the middle and followed it with a solo home run in her next at-bat … Was one of four Cowgirls to hit a home run during OSU’s 12-0 rout of Northern Iowa … Stole her first career base against Syracuse one day prior … Went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, two runs scored, a double and a solo home run in a run-rule win at Central Arkansas … Logged the fifth multi-hit game of her career with a 2-for-2 outing at Ole Miss on St. Patrick’s Day … Reached base three times against Memphis, doing so by walking once and getting hit by a pitch twice … Was hit by a pitch a team-high eight times in 2019 … Notched her first career multi-homer game and drove in a then-career-high four runs during a 21-2 win at Baylor on March 22 ... Posted her second three-hit game of the season with a 3-for-4, two-RBI day at Wichita State … Bagged a hit and scored a run in all three games of the Kansas series, including a 2-for-2 outing in the finale … Homered in three consecutive at-bats (over two games) against Iowa State on April 13 … Her second home run was the 41st grand slam in OSU softball history and helped seal the run-rule win for the Pokes … Finished with a career-best five runs batted in during the 12-3 victory over the Cyclones … Logged two hits, scored two runs and drove in two during OSU’s seven-run comeback against No. 13 Texas Tech … Set the OSU sophomore home run record with her 13th as part of the Cowgirls’ record-setting seven-homer day against Iowa State on May 10 … Hit a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning of OSU’s 3-1 win over No. 4 Florida State in the opener of the Tallahassee Super Regional … Also recorded 17 putouts at first base against the Seminoles to post the highest single-game total by a Big 12 competitor in 2019 … Recorded double-digit putouts at first base on eight occasions overall … Lined an RBI single back up the middle in the first inning of the Cowgirls’ Bedlam matchup against No. 1 Oklahoma in the Women’s College World Series winner’s bracket game … Named to the Academic all-Big 12 first team for the first time in her career.
2018 (Freshman): Made 45 appearances during her freshman campaign, including the first five starts of her career … Served primarily as the Cowgirls’ first pinch hitter off the bench … Recorded 13 hits in 47 at-bats … Logged four extra-base hits, walked six times, scored 10 times and drove in 13 … Hit two home runs, her first coming against New Mexico in OSU’s fourth game of the season … Walked with the bases loaded against Florida Atlantic to help the Cowgirls knock off the Owls in extra innings … Posted the first multi-hit game of her career when she doubled home a run and smacked a solo home run off the left-field foul pole during Oklahoma State’s record-setting 14-run inning against Omaha … Drove in the go-ahead run during the Cowgirl’s six-run sixth inning against Iowa State … Made her first career start at first base at Missouri State, going 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI double … Walked home the game-tying run in OSU’s win at Texas on April 22 ... Drew a walk against DePaul during an elimination game in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
High School: Attended Broken Bow HS, where she lettered nine times - four in softball, four in basketball and one in track and field ... Earned numerous all-tournament honors during her high school career while also being named to the all-state team ... Won district and regional championships in both fast and slowpitch softball and won the 6A slowpitch softball state championship in 2017.
Personal: Born August 26, 1998 ... Daughter of Tige and Tammy Richbourg ... Has three siblings, Kirklan, Kason and Chailcey ... Majoring in
recreational management.
2019 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2019 First Team NFCA All-Region
2020 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 (Senior): Tied her career highs with two home runs and three hits in the season opener vs. No. 18 Arkansas... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored vs. Tarleton State on Feb. 21... Recorded two hits and an RBI in the second game against Lamar on Feb. 22... Went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in the first game against New Mexico on March 6 to help seal the victory... Went 2-for-2 with a homer and two RBI vs. UTSA on March 19... Went 1-for-2 with two RBI in the 9-3 victory over UT Arlington on April 21 ... Went 1-for-3 and hit a home run against Wichita State on April 27.
2020 (Junior): One of five Cowgirls to start all 24 games in 2020 ... Primarily played in the outfield ... Was an important part of a lineup that was on pace to break the OSU single-season record in runs per game, slugging percentage, RBI per game, and total bases per game when the season ended ... Hit .333 on the year, including three doubles, a triple, and two home runs ... Went 5-for-14 in the Blazer Classic in Birmingham, Alabama, including a 3-for-4 performance with a double and three RBI against Ole Miss ... Tallied seven hits in 13 at-bats to post a .538 batting average in the Mizuno Classic ... Logged six multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games on the year.
2019 (Sophomore): A first-team NFCA all-midwest region honoree as well as a second-team all-Big 12 selection ... Started 60 games and appeared in 61 of OSU’s 62 contests … Batted .274 in her second season, posting 45 hits in 64 at-bats … Bashed 14 home runs, recorded nine doubles, drove in 41 and tallied 96 total bases … Her 14 home runs are the most ever by an OSU sophomore and her 96 total bases are the fourth-best for a second-year Cowgirl … Tied Kim Kaye and Courtney Totte for the third-highest single-season home run total in school history … Ranked seventh among the Big 12’s top home-run hitters in 2019 … Hit six home runs during conference play to finish fourth among the league’s best power bats … Also finished fourth among Big 12 players with 16 runs batted in during conference play, eighth with 37 total bases and seventh with a .712 slugging percentage … Partnered with Samantha Show (20) and Sydney Pennington (10) to become the first trio of Cowgirls to all hit at least 10 home runs in the same season … Previously, the 2002, 2011 and 2016 teams were the only OSU squads to have two players record double-digit home runs in a single campaign … Hit back-to-back home runs with Sydney Pennington during OSU’s 10-6 victory over Illinois … Blasted a two-run home run against Utah … Drove in both of the Cowgirls’ run in a 2-0 shutout of No. 13 Arizona State … Supplied the first run with an RBI single back up the middle and followed it with a solo home run in her next at-bat … Was one of four Cowgirls to hit a home run during OSU’s 12-0 rout of Northern Iowa … Stole her first career base against Syracuse one day prior … Went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, two runs scored, a double and a solo home run in a run-rule win at Central Arkansas … Logged the fifth multi-hit game of her career with a 2-for-2 outing at Ole Miss on St. Patrick’s Day … Reached base three times against Memphis, doing so by walking once and getting hit by a pitch twice … Was hit by a pitch a team-high eight times in 2019 … Notched her first career multi-homer game and drove in a then-career-high four runs during a 21-2 win at Baylor on March 22 ... Posted her second three-hit game of the season with a 3-for-4, two-RBI day at Wichita State … Bagged a hit and scored a run in all three games of the Kansas series, including a 2-for-2 outing in the finale … Homered in three consecutive at-bats (over two games) against Iowa State on April 13 … Her second home run was the 41st grand slam in OSU softball history and helped seal the run-rule win for the Pokes … Finished with a career-best five runs batted in during the 12-3 victory over the Cyclones … Logged two hits, scored two runs and drove in two during OSU’s seven-run comeback against No. 13 Texas Tech … Set the OSU sophomore home run record with her 13th as part of the Cowgirls’ record-setting seven-homer day against Iowa State on May 10 … Hit a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning of OSU’s 3-1 win over No. 4 Florida State in the opener of the Tallahassee Super Regional … Also recorded 17 putouts at first base against the Seminoles to post the highest single-game total by a Big 12 competitor in 2019 … Recorded double-digit putouts at first base on eight occasions overall … Lined an RBI single back up the middle in the first inning of the Cowgirls’ Bedlam matchup against No. 1 Oklahoma in the Women’s College World Series winner’s bracket game … Named to the Academic all-Big 12 first team for the first time in her career.
2018 (Freshman): Made 45 appearances during her freshman campaign, including the first five starts of her career … Served primarily as the Cowgirls’ first pinch hitter off the bench … Recorded 13 hits in 47 at-bats … Logged four extra-base hits, walked six times, scored 10 times and drove in 13 … Hit two home runs, her first coming against New Mexico in OSU’s fourth game of the season … Walked with the bases loaded against Florida Atlantic to help the Cowgirls knock off the Owls in extra innings … Posted the first multi-hit game of her career when she doubled home a run and smacked a solo home run off the left-field foul pole during Oklahoma State’s record-setting 14-run inning against Omaha … Drove in the go-ahead run during the Cowgirl’s six-run sixth inning against Iowa State … Made her first career start at first base at Missouri State, going 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI double … Walked home the game-tying run in OSU’s win at Texas on April 22 ... Drew a walk against DePaul during an elimination game in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
High School: Attended Broken Bow HS, where she lettered nine times - four in softball, four in basketball and one in track and field ... Earned numerous all-tournament honors during her high school career while also being named to the all-state team ... Won district and regional championships in both fast and slowpitch softball and won the 6A slowpitch softball state championship in 2017.
Personal: Born August 26, 1998 ... Daughter of Tige and Tammy Richbourg ... Has three siblings, Kirklan, Kason and Chailcey ... Majoring in
recreational management.
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