2006 Softball Roster

Becky Marx
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-6
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- St. Joseph, Mich.
- High School:
- Lakeshore
At Michigan
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America Third Team (catcher) (2006)
• Third U-M catcher in program history to earn All-America honors
• All-Big Ten second team (catcher)
• Big Ten Conference Outstanding Sportsmanship Award (2006)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2006)
• Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2005, '06)
• Tied for 4th on U-M's single-season home runs list (13)
• Tied for 7th on U-M's single-season RBI list (49)
• Tied for 10th on U-M's all-time home runs list (19)
Senior (2006) ... Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America Third Team (catcher) ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team (catcher) ... All-Big Ten second team (catcher) ... Big Ten Conference Outstanding Sportsmanship Award ... U-M Most Outstanding Player Award ... Started 49 games at catcher and 10 at designated player, leading the team in batting (.327), slugging (.626), home runs (13) and RBI (49) ... Caught 24 of Michigan's 27 shutouts and both of the Wolverines' no-hitters ... Led the team with 16 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games ... Seven game-winning hits ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... vs. #5 Tennessee-NCAA Super Regional (May 28) - Had the game-winning home run -- a two-run shot in the first inning -- to force a deciding game at the Super Regional ... vs. #11 Northwestern- Big Ten Tournament (May 13) - Had a bases-loaded RBI to bring the winning run across the plate ... vs. Indiana- Big Ten Tournament (May 13) - Had the game-winning RBI in the first inning ... vs. Michigan State- Big Ten Tournament (May 12) - Went a career-best 4-for-4 with a solo home run, three RBI and the game-winning hit ... vs. Eastern Michigan (May 3) - Hit a three-run game-winning homer in the second to put Michigan over the Eagles ... vs. #14 Northwestern-2 (April 30) - Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and the game-winning run ... vs. Indiana (April 8) - Went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and two RBI ... at Western Michigan-2 (April 4) - Went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double and her 10th home run of the season ... vs. Middle Tennessee State (March 25) - Had a 2-RBI double that proved to be the game winner ... vs. #3 UCLA (March 15) - Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the sixth ... vs. Florida State (March 3) - Hit a solo shot that would prove to be the difference in a 6-3 victory ... vs. Maryland (March 3) - Went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run ... vs. #17 Auburn (Feb. 28) - Had a pair of hits, including a game-winning single in a 1-0 win ... vs. Troy (Feb. 28) - Homered to spark a two-run sixth inning ... at #13 Georgia (1) (Feb. 27) - Had a pair of hits in a 9-2 win ... vs. Hofstra (Feb. 24) - Went 1-for-2 with a two-run double and a walk ... at Florida (Feb. 19) - Tied a career best with four RBI and went 2-for-4 with a double, hitting the game winner ... vs. #21 DePaul (Feb. 17) - Belted a two-run shot in only official at-bat.
Junior (2005) ... Member of U-M's 2005 NCAA Champion team ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award recipient ... caught all three of Jennie Ritter's no-hitters this season at Florida-1 (March 1), at South Florida (March 4) and at Indiana (April 17) ... collected first hit as a Wolverine with a 1-4 effort in the season opener vs. No. 17 Baylor (Feb. 12) ... went 1-3 and hit first career home run for Michigan with a three-run shot at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 20) ... 3-3 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI vs. Middle Tennessee State (March 25) ... homered, doubled and drove in three runs and scored two in doubleheader sweep over MSU (May 1) ... went 2-3 with an RBI in BTT win over Wisconsin (May 14) ... drove in game winning run with a single in a 6-0 NCAA win over North Carolina (May 22) ... recorded a 2-RBI single in 4-1 NCAA Super Regional win over Washington (May 27) ... drilled game-tying two-run home run in WCWS Championship Series game two win over UCLA (June 7).
Prior to Michigan ... Sophomore (2004) - Loyola (Chicago) ... hit .326 with seven home runs, 13 doubles and a school-record 44 RBI ... committed only one error in 49 contests behind the plate ... First Team All-Horizon League selection after hitting .384 with two homers, four doubles and 19 RBI in conference competition ... also earned Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team accolades for hitting .438 (7 for 16) with a pair of doubles and an RBI ... Horizon League Player of the Week on May 10 after batting .692 (9 for 13) ... with 14 career home runs, is already tied for the Loyola all-time record ... set a Loyola single-campaign record with 193 at-bats ... her 13 doubles and 63 hits rank tied for the second-highest total in LU annals ... walloped grand slams in back-to-back games versus Robert Morris and Northern Illinois ... went 3 for 4 with a double as the Ramblers edged Cleveland State, 2-0, at the Horizon League Championship ... Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll. Freshman (2003) - Loyola (Chicago) ... Horizon League All-Newcomer Team selection...led the team with 28 RBI and tied for the team lead with seven home runs...the seven home runs rank tied for second on the LU single-season chart while the 28 RBI rank tied for third...one of only four players to appear in all 56 contests...drove in a run against Sacred Heart in the season opener...had ten multi-hit outings...posted a six-game hitting streak from March 6-15...hit her first home run, a grand slam nonetheless, in a 5-4 victory over Northern Illinois...went 2 for 4 with a home run against Cleveland State at the Horizon League Championship.
Prep ... Stevensville-Lakeshore High School ... Batted .418 as a senior...four-time academic all-state selection...helped Stevensville-Lakeshore to three district championships...two-time all-district, all-region and all-state selection...outstanding student, earned a Women in Engineering Merit Award, a Michigan Merit Award and a Principal's Leadership Award among others.
Personal ... Daughter of William and Debra Marx...born March 29, 1984...enrolled in the college of Literature, Science and the Arts ... majoring in Math...helped the Michigan Oilers to the championship at the 2002 Disney Wide World of Sports, Elgin and Kidron Tournaments.