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2020 Softball Roster

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23 Hannah Bloch

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ames, Iowa
  • Prev School Ames H.S.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

AS A BULLDOG:
2019 - Sported 35 of 55 games as a catcher ... Came back strong after her injury with 10 outs on home and received 3 home runs ... Made it in the top 4 for walks for the Bulldogs with 18 walks ... Stolen base percentage was a 1.000 and a fielding percentage of .981 ... Stolen bases against was 24 and passed balls was 8 ... Caught stealing by 8 and had 136 putouts, with 32 attempted steals.
2018 - Sat out the season due to an injury and received a medical redshirt.
2017 - Was a consummate leader near the backstop making 46 of her 50 starts from the catching position ... was solid behind the plate as she threw out 13 would-be base stealers, good for 41.9 percentage of base runners (13-31) ... etched 18 hits with one double and one home run in 128 at-bats ... her 19 walks were second among Bulldogs ... drew three of her walks in the Feb. 19 game versus Emporia State ... smacked her home run in the April 28 victory of Auguatana ... recorded two three-game hitting streaks ... was a part of the fielding crew that notched the program single-season record for fielding percentage (.974) in school history.
2016 - Made some encouraging strides as a collegiate newcomer ... started 36 games -- including the final 19 outings of the year --  behind the plate and another seven in a designated player role ... batted .255 with six doubles  and 11 RBI in 110 at bats ... drew more walks (23) than any other Bulldog ...  went 3-for-3 (her most hits in one game as a Bulldog) in a 5-2 loss to Missouri Western State in the opening round of the NCAA II Central 2 Regional ... was one of seven Bulldogs to homer (she did it once) during the 52-game season.
BEFORE UMD: Is a 2015 graduate of Ames High School ... handled the Little Cyclone's starting catcher responsibilities for four seasons ... attained All-Central Iowa Metropolitan League (North Division) recognition for the third straight season as a senior ...  was a three-time CIML All-Academic Award honoree.
PERSONAL: Born Hannah Kaleigh Bloch in Ames, Iowa ... is the daughter of Darren and Kathy Bloch ... has one older brother ... is majoring in mechanical engineering at UMD.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2016Freshman

    Catcher
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2017Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2018Junior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    23
  • 23
    C

    2019Junior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    23
    C
  • 23
    C

    2020Senior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    23
    C