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12  Michelle Mueller Class: Junior Hometown: La Crosse, Wis. High School: La Crosse Logan Height: 5-11 Position: IF Bats/Throws: R/R

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Awards and Honors: Named UW's Most Improved Player (2012)

Career: Ranks eighth at UW in putouts (514)

2012: Wrapped up the season with the third-best Big Ten batting average at UW (.400) ... fourth-best in hits (26) ... recorded a career-high five at bats at Nevada (3/9) ... hit a career-best four RBI against Indiana State (4/25) ... posted a 12-game reached base streak ... hit first home run of the season against Illinois to contribute to Wisconsin's record-breaking six homers in a single game (4/15)

2011: Set UW freshman record with 15 stolen bases, tied for sixth-most in one season at UW ... 10th-best stolen base percentage (.789) and 10th-most putouts (181) by a UW freshman ... led team in putouts ... drove in a run and scored a run against Ohio State (5/14) ... hit first double of career, part of 2-for-3 day with one run and one stolen base against Ohio State (5/13) ... recorded one stolen base and one run while going 2-for-3 against Green Bay (5/4) ... went 1-for-4 with one run and one stolen base against Iowa (4/27) ... scored career-high two runs, going 1-for-2 with a walk and first triple of her career against Northwestern (4/9) ... went 1-for-4 with one run, one RBI and a stolen base against Michigan State (4/3) ... career-high two stolen bases against Louisville (3/19) ... recorded one run and career-high two RBI while going 2-for-4 against Harvard (3/17) ... career-high three hits and scored a run against Harvard (3/15) ... first career hit came as RBI single against UC Santa Barbara (3/11)

High School: Two-time first team all-conference softball player ... earned conference and Division I State Player of the Year awards as a junior ... team won conference junior year ... earned an all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore ... career batting average of .500 with 43 hits, 11 doubles, 5 triples, 11 home runs and 44 RBIs ... holds school record for single-season runs, hits, doubles, home runs, and RBIs ... three-year first team all-conference volleyball player and a two-year first team all-conference basketball player ... member of National Honor Society

Personal: Parents are Dale and Barbara Mueller ... three older brothers, Dale, Jon and Tony ... brother, Dale, played baseball at Butler University for four years ... brother, Jon, played baseball for two years at Butler and one for Minnesota until drafted by the Cubs ... brother, Tony, played baseball at Winona State ... father, Dale, played football and track for four years at UW-River Falls ... mother, Barbara, played volleyball and track for four years at Martin Luther King ... hobbies include playing all sports, laughing and hanging out with friends and family ... major is social welfare