University of Maryland Athletics

2021 (Redshirt Senior)

• Big Ten All-Academic Honoree
• Team Captain 
• Started in six games and played in 24 primarily in left field
• Recorded career-high batting average on the season (.320)
• Notched a hit, run and RBI in win over Iowa (Mar. 13)
• Started in, had two hits, and an RBI against Indiana (May 16)
• Scored a run and stole a base against Rutgers (May 9)

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• Started 40 games in the outfield and played in 45 (primarily left field)
• Had two hits in win over Nicholls State (Feb. 15)
• Hit her first career home run against Houston (Feb. 15)
• Went 3-3 with a home run, two RBIs, a run scored and a stolen base in win over Rhode Island (March 14)
• Went 7-11 with a home run, a double, five runs scored and three stolen bases at the Maryland Invitational (March 14-16)
• Had two hits, a double, one RBI and one run scored in win over Michigan State (April 5)
• Hit her third home run of the season vs. Nebraska (April 26)
• Had one hit and two RBIs in season finale vs. Michigan (May 5)

2018 (Sophomore at UNC)

• Appeared in 17 games before suffering a season ending injury
• Scored seven runs as a pinch runner and went 3-for-4 in stolen bases
• Had one at-bat at Charlotte (3/7).

2017 (Freshman at UNC)

• Appeared in 49 games as a freshman, making 18 starts
• Played 18 games in the outfield, while also seeing significant action as a pinch runner and pinch hitter
• Batted .204 with 10 hits, two doubles, five walks, four RBIs and 23 runs scored in 49 at-bats
• Went 10-for-13 in stolen bases, one of the record five Tar Heels with double-digit swipes, to help UNC break the single-season SB record
• Tied for eighth all time among UNC freshmen with 10 stolen bases and 10th with a .769 stolen base percentage
• Started in left field against UMass Lowell (3/11) and singled in her first at-bat
• Hit safely in each of her first five starts with 10 hits over her first 13 games in the offensive lineup
• Hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to lead UNC to a 1-0 win over USC Upstate.

Prep: Five-year varsity starting center fielder for Warwick Valley High School • Led the Wildcats to a Class AA Section 9 Runner-Up finish in 2014 after a trip to the Section 9 Semifinals in 2013 • Three-time New York Class AA All-State (2014, 2015, 2016) • Three-time Section 9 First-Team All-Conference (2014, 2015, 2016) • Led the conference in stolen bases for three straight seasons, totaling 90 career steals • Hit .429 as a senior and .440 as a junior • Took home Warwick Valley’s Most Dedicated Female Athlete and Best Female Athlete awards as a senior • Played travel ball for the Frozen Ropes Force Gold • Four-time Warwick Valley High School Softball Scholar Athlete of the Year • Ranked No. 8 in her class (academically) • Member of the National Honors Society (2014-16), Mu Alpha Theta Math Honors Society (2014-16) and Leadership Academy (2015-16).

Personal: Born Micaela Abbatine on March 6 • Daughter of Tony and Tammy Abbatine • Has a younger brother, Anthony • Both parents played collegiate sports, as mother Tammy was a member of the LIU Brooklyn softball and gymnastics teams (1979-83) and father Tony played baseball at the University of Buffalo • Majoring in Business.