2022 Softball Roster

Michael Wade

9 Teala Howard

  • Ht./Wt. 5-5 /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lake Butler, Fla.
  • Highschool Union County HS

Biography

* 2nd in UWF career history in batting average (.453)
* 2nd in UWF career history in hits (291)
* 2nd in UWF career history in stolen bases (134)

* 3rd in UWF career history in runs scored (199)
* 4th in UWF career history in triples (19)
* 4th in UWF career history in total bases (383)
* 5th in UWF career history in slugging percentage (.596)
* 2nd in GSC history in batting average (.453)
* 4th in GSC history in stolen bases (134)
* 6th in GSC history in triples (19)

* 7th in GSC history in hits (291)
* 10th in GSC history in runs scored (199)

NFCA Third Team All-America
D2CCA Third Team All-America
D2CCA South Region Player of the Year

NFCA First Team All-South Region
D2CCA First Team All-South Region
Gulf South Conference Player of the Year
First Team All-Gulf South Conference
2022 GSC Spring All-Academic Team
2022 GSC Spring Academic Honor Roll

Member of GSC All-Decade Softball Team

2022 (Sr.): Capped off an incredible career by starting all 45 of UWF's games... Led the GSC in batting average for the fourth consecutive season, and led the GSC in steals for a third time... Named the GSC Player of the Year -- just the fifth Argonaut to do so, and the second Argonaut to be named the conference freshman of the year and player of the year in their career... Named the D2CCA South Region Player of the Year, joining Rhiannon Sassman as the only Argonauts to earn the honor... Also named an All-American by both the NFCA and the D2CCA for the third time... Ranks in the top 10 in UWF history in batting, hits, stolen bases, total bases, slugging percentage, triples, and runs scored... Ranks in the top 10 in GSC history in batting, steals, triples, hits, and runs scored... Hit .435, good for fourth in single-season UWF history... Set career-highs in triples (6) and home runs (4)... Led the team in batting (.435), OPS (1.097), runs (46), hits (73), triples (6), total bases (106), slugging (.631), OBP (.466), and stolen bases (33)... Had 25 multi-hit games, and recorded at least one hit in 41 of UWF's 45 games.

2021 NFCA Third Team All-America
2021 D2CCA Honorable Mention All-America
2021 NFCA First Team All-South Region
2021 D2CCA First Team All-South Region
2021 First Team All-Gulf South Conference

2021 (Jr.):
Started all 49 of UWF's games at third base, hitting .430... Led GSC in hits and batting average for third consecutive year... Ranked 7th in the country in hits (74)... Led GSC in hits (74) and batting average (.430), and ranked second in stolen bases (28) and runs scored (55), third in triples (3), fourth in total bases (99) and assists (89), and sixth in doubles (10)... Her .430 batting average is the fourth-best in UWF single-season history... Set career highs in doubles (10) and home runs (3)... Had two 15-game hitting streaks -- first from 2/13 - 3/12 and then again from 4/2 - 5/6... Ended the season with a 20-game on-base streak... Scored at least one run in each of the last 11 games of the season... Had a stolen base in six consecutive games, from 2/20 - 2/28... Had 24 multi-hit games and had at least one hit in 44 of 49 games... Went 8-for-12 in series against Montevallo (4/9-10), with five runs scored... Had a 3-hit day against North Georgia (2/12), and added 3 hits in games against Spring Hill (2/24), Auburn Montgomery (3/13), Montevallo (4/9 & 4/10), and West Georgia (4/24) later in the year. 

2020 GSC Spring Academic Honor Roll

2020 (So.):
Started all 26 games for UWF, batting .500 for the year... Led Division II in hits (46), ranked second in triples (5), sixth in total bases (64), seventh in stolen bases (20), and 12th in batting average (.500)... Led the GSC in batting, runs scored (32), hits, triples, and steals... Led UWF in batting, runs, hits, doubles (5), triples, total bases, and steals, and she ranked second on the team in RBIs (16), on-base percentage (.530), and slugging (.696)... Started season with a 3-for-5 day against No. 9 Florida Tech, with three runs and an RBI... Went 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs and 2 triples against New Haven (2/7)... Named GSC Player of the Week after she hit .700 (7-10) and slugged 1.100 in the series against Delta State, scoring five runs and adding two doubles and a triple over the weekend... Finished season with seven consecutive multi-hit games... Finished season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... Ended season on a 14-game hitting streak, during which time she raised her batting average 95 points and hit .580 (29-for-50) with multiple hits in 12 of those 14 games.

D2CCA Second Team All-America
NFCA Third Team All-America

NFCA First Team All-South Region
D2CCA First Team All-South Region
First Team All-Gulf South Conference
Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year

Finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year
Finalist for NFCA Top 25 Player of the Year
Gulf South Conference All-Tournament Team
Three-time GSC Player of the Week
* 1st in UWF single-season history in batting average (.464)
* 3rd in UWF single-season history in stolen bases (53)
* 3rd in UWF single-season history in on-base percentage (.498)
* 4th in UWF single-season history in hits (98)

2019 (Fr.):
Made 64 starts for UWF across four positions (2B, 3B, LF, CF)... Tied UWF single-season batting record, with a .464 average... Also finished in top 10 in UWF single-season history in OBP (.498; 3rd), stolen bases (53; 3rd), and hits (98; 4th)... Finished season ranked 3rd in Division II in hits (98) and stolen bases (53), 4th in runs scored (66), and 10th in batting average (.464)... Had 33 multi-hit games in UWF's 65 contests... Batted .489 during postseason play, and led team in hitting, hits (23), runs (13), slugging (.596), OBP (.529), and stolen bases (11)... Recorded 16-game hitting streak from 4/25 - 5/17, batting .500 (27-54) with 13 runs scored and 12 stolen bases in as many tries... Had at least one hit in every game during GSC Tournament, NCAA South 1 Regional, and NCAA South Super Regional... Hit inside-the-park home run against Cal (Pa.) (2/9)... Led Gulf South Conference in batting, runs, hits, and steals... Led team in batting (.464), runs (66), hits (98), total bases (114), OBP (.498), and steals (53)... Hit .523 with runners on base and .537 with runners in scoring position.

High School: Played softball and volleyball at Union County HS... First Team All-State and the Florida Miss Softball Runner-Up in 2018... Hit .620 with a .671 OBP as a senior, and had a .674 OBP with 41 stolen bases as a sophomore in 2016... Prep Zone Player of the Year, First Team All-Area, and Offensive Player of the Year in 2017... Led team in batting average each year from 2015-17... Team won the 1A State Softball Championship in 2017 and were state runners-up in 2016.

Personal: Daugher of Shands and Danielle Howard... Has two siblings, Sabrena and Shands... Hopes to become an oncology nurse... Member of HOSA and FFA... Enjoys hunting, going to the beach, and spending time with her family.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2019Freshman

    3B/OF
    5'5"
    9
  • 9

    2020Sophomore

    3B/OF
    5'5"
    9
  • 9

    2021Junior

    OF
    5'5"
    9
  • 9

    2022Senior

    UTL
    5'5"
    9