Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame

Michelle M. O'Toole

  • Class
    1995
  • Induction
    2003
  • Sport(s)
    Softball Excellence

  • A first baseman/pitcher on the softball team from 1992-95, was a complete player and a team leader.
  • Made her mark on Hartford's record books as a hitter (.301 career batting average), fielder and pitcher.
  • As a hitter, she ranks sixth all-time in hits (140) and at bats (477), ninth in batting average (.294) and first in total sacrifices (32).
  • As a fielder, she is fourth in putouts (713) and second in fielding percentage (.994).
  • As a pitcher, she ranks fourth in ERA (2.12), sixth in wins (24), fifth in complete games (59) and eighth in innings pitched (366.1).
  • Guided the team to a 85-77-1 (.528) mark during her four years, the highest four-year win total in softball history.
  • Served as a team captain in 1994 and 1995.
  • Guided the Hawks to the top single season win totals in program history with 27 in 1994 and 28 in 1995.
  • One of only two softball players to be a three-time All-Conference honoree
  • Earned a Master's Degree at Hartford while working as a graduate assistant in the admissions office.
  • Awarded the athletic department's Alumni Recognition Award as a senior and was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi educational honor society.
  • Sported a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.01.

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