Michaela Hood

Photo by: © Derek Johnson 2019

Year:
Senior
Pos.:
P
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

2020 (senior season): A one-time Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Week ... Appeared in 15 of 24 games, getting 12 starts ... Went 3-6 with a 2.13 ERA, the second-lowest in the Big Sky ... Threw seven complete games, one shutout ... Struck out 71 in 75 2/3 innings to rank second in the Big Sky behind teammate Tristin Achenbach ... Limited opponents to a team-low .230 batting average ... Shutout came in 5-0 victory over No. 23 Arkansas ... Held the Razorbacks to three hits in seven innings on their home field as Montana collected its first win over a ranked team in program history ... Allowed just 12 earned runs in six losses ... Struck out nine in a 1-0 loss to UNLV, with three hits allowed ... Allowed two hits in 2-0 loss to UNLV with seven strikeouts ... Allowed five or fewer hits in seven of 12 starts.

2019 (junior season): Appeared in 23 of 56 games ... Made 12 starts ... Went 2-7 with a 5.48 ERA ... Threw four complete games ... Wins came in relief in 5-4 walk-off victory over Utah Valley and complete-game, five-inning 12-2 victory over Providence ... Struck out a season-high eight batters in early-season start against New Mexico State ... Four other times struck out five or more batters.

2018 (sophomore season): A one-time Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Week ... Made 24 appearances, getting 17 starts ... Threw just 3.2 innings after April 7 because of an injury ... Went 7-8 with a 2.81 ERA ... Ranked fifth in the Big Sky in ERA ... Threw a team-high eight complete games, two shutouts ... Struck out a team-high 83 batters in 102.0 innings of work ... Allowed just four home runs ... Picked up first win of the season in 3-2 win at UC Riverside, allowing one earned run in seven-inning complete game ... Had seven-inning shutout wins over Bryant at Oregon’s tournament and in Big Sky-opening road win at Idaho State ... Allowed one run in a nine-inning start in 2-1 home win over Utah Valley ... Named Big Sky Pitcher of the Week after throwing two complete games as Montana opened its league schedule with a road sweep of Idaho State ... Allowed just eight hits and two earned runs in 14 innings while striking out 17 against the Bengals.

2017 (freshman season): First-team All-Big Sky Conference ... A two-time Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Week ... Big Sky Conference Tournament MVP ... Went 18-7 with a 2.31 ERA ... Appeared in 37 games, made 28 starts, pitched 190.2 innings ... Recorded 16 complete games and five shutouts ... Also collected four saves ... Allowed just four home runs in 742 at-bats against ... Held opponents to a .244 batting average ... Led the Big Sky in strikeouts with 178 ... Ranked second in the league in both wins and ERA ... Had a 3.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Went 9-3 in league games with 103 strikeouts ... Collected first collegiate save in season’s second game, striking out the only batter she faced on four pitches with the bases loaded in 6-5 win over South Dakota State at Northern Iowa’s tournament ... Picked up first collegiate win with four-hit, complete-game shutout of UNLV at Hawaii’s tournament ... Won 14 of 16 decisions between mid-March and early May ... Four times struck out 10 or more batters ... Broke UM single-game record with 12 strikeouts in 2-0 home shutout of North Dakota ... Upped record to 13 in 1-0 home shutout of Northern Colorado ... Allowed just one home run in final 20 appearances of the season over 115.1 innings ... Started and earned the win at all three of Montana’s games at Big Sky tournament ... Allowed three earned runs in 21.1 innings to earn MVP honors.

Career Highs
Innings: 10.0 (Weber State, 5.12.17)
Strikeouts: 13 (Northern Colorado, 4.14.17)
Pitches: 177 (Weber State, 5.12.17)

Games with five or more strikeouts: 37
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: 5
Complete games: 35
Shutouts: 8

Personal: A 2016 graduate of Spring Valley High ... The daughter of Michael and Kathy Hood ... Has a younger sister, Madison, and a younger brother, Christian ... A psychology major.