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University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2022 Softball Roster

Jose Juarez

3 McKenna Tanguay

3 McKenna Tanguay

  • Position:
    Utility
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Trenton
  • Hometown:
    Trenton, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights:
• 3x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
• 2x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
• Horizon League All-Academic Team (2022)
• Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
• Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2019)
• School record holder in hits at NCAA tournament (3)

2022:
• Started in all 41 games played in left field
• Horizon League All-Academic Team selection with a 3.92 GPA majoring in Special Education/Learning Disability.
• Led the team in home runs (5), doubles (6), runs (18), walks (18), slugging percentage (.457), total bases (53). 
• Ranked second in hits (32) stolen bases (3) and third in batting average (.276)
• Hit two home runs against UIC, had six multi-hit games and had a seven-game hit streak
• Hit a blistering .455 going 5-for-11 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored helping Detroit Mercy win back-to-back games for the first time this season with a 2-1 mark at Purdue Fort Wayne to claim their first #HLSB series win. After recording a hit in Detroit’s Mercy 3-2 series opening win, she belted a three-run home run while going 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored to lead the Titans to a 11-10 series clinching win. 

2021:
• Started all four games on the season in center field
•  Was 4-of-15 (.267) at the plate with a walk
• Was 2-of-3 in the second game at Robert Morris and 2-for-4 with a run scored in the series finale

2020:
• Played in all 23 games with 22 starts and hit .233
• Topped the team with 60 at-bats and was second in doubles (5) and stolen bases (2), tied for second in runs scored (4), third in hits (14) and tied for third in walks (5)
• Had a hit in each of the first four games against North Carolina and #8 Florida State, including a double against each team
• Went 1-of-4 with a RBI against Illinois State
• Was 2-for-4 with a run scored versus FIU
• Posted a 1-for-3 effort with a double and RBI against Penn

2019:
• Collected three hits at the NCAA Regionals, including a 3-for-4 game versus SIU
• Played in 55 games, starting 51
• Hit .275 with 42 hits and 19 RBI
• Notched her first career home run with a solo shot to left center versus #MetroSeries rival Oakland University
• 8-10 on stolen base attempts
• Collected 19 hits and 10 RBI during Horizon League play, including a triple versus UIC in the Horizon League Tournament finals

High School:
• Four-year letter winner in both softball and basketball
• Tabbed All-Region in all four years of high school (2015-18)
• All news herald dream team member 2017 and first team all state 2018
• Member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society
• Holds records for hits (198), RBI (144), total bases (276) and triples (18) at Trenton High School

Personal:
Parents: Rick and Nikki Tanguay
Major: Special Education/Learning Disability
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Freshman

    Utility
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2020Sophomore

    Utility
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2021Junior

    Utility
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2022Senior

    Utility
    5'7"
    3