2 Micah Scharff
2 - Micah Scharff
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: Ladue
Position: C/OF
Bats/Throws: R/R

Career:
Finished off a solid four-year career by playing in 163 games, 155 in a starting capacity ... Her 155 starts represented the 15th-highest total in program history ... Fifth all-time at Emory in doubles (48) ... Capped her stint as an Eagle in the No. 7 slot with 643 putouts ... Scored 131 runs, the ninth-highest total in school annals, while her  113 RBIs ranked 10th ... No. 14 all-time at Emory in slugging percentage (.516) and tied for ninth in total bases (253) ... Totaled 171 hits, good for the No. 11 spot on Emory's career list, and tied for ninth with 10 home runs ... Recorded 46 mulit-hit contests and chalked up 28 outings of two or more RBIs. 

Senior (2015):
Started all 38 games she saw action in ... Drew 19 starting nods at catcher, 18 at shortstop and one at designated player ... Captured Third Team All-Atlantic Region honors ... First Team All-UAA honoree ... Second on the team with 14 multi-hit contests and drove in two or more runs on eight occasions ... Led the team and stood 12th among UAA players in hitting with a .388 (45-of-116) effort at the plate ... Topped the squad and ranked fifth in the league with 14 doubles, tying the 13th-highest seasonal total in school history ...  Team-best 40 runs scored tied for fourth in the UAA and tied for the No. 14 position on the program's seasonal ladder ... Third on the club and 15th in the league in slugging percentage (.586) ... Team leader in on-base percentage (.486) ... Hit safely in eight of the last nine games of the year, hitting .392 (11-of-28) during that stretch ... Tabbed as the UAA Hitter of the Week (May 11) after being selected Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Atlanta Regional, hitting .444 (4-for-9) with a team-high four  runs scored ... Singled in two plate appearances and scored what proved to be the deciding run in a 2-0 triumph vs. LaGrange (May 8) in the NCAA Regional opener ... 2-for-4 vs. Berry (May 10), including a home run to lead off the game, and scored three times, including the game winner in an eight-inning, 4-2 triumph that clinched the NCAA Regional ... Collected two of the team's seven safeties vs. UT-Tyler in the second game of the NCAA Super Regional ... Named to the UAA All-Tournament Team after registering a .393 (11-of-28) performance at the plate, hitting safely in seven of the nine games she played in, with eight RBIs ... Scored the game-winning run and later socked a three-run homer in a 10-2 win over Rochester (Mar. 15) that clinched a share of the UAA title ... Stroked a pair of two-baggers in four tips to the plate and knocked in a run vs. Case Western (Mar. 10) ... 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including the game winner in a 5-1 win vs. Berry (Apr. 1) ... First home run of the campaign was a dramatic two-run blast in the bottom of the seventh that tied the score at 6-6 in an eventual one-run victory over Randolph (Mar. 8) ... Collected a pair of hits, including a double, and scored two runs, one of which was the game winner in a 5-2 triumph over Birmingham Southern (Apr. 4) ... Walked three times, scored twice and came through with a two-run double in an 8-1 win over DePauw (Mar. 8) ... Drew a team-high 23 walks ... Crossed the plate three times and went 3-for-4 in a six-inning, 9-1 win against Covenant College (Mar. 31) ... Went a combined 5-for-6, with four doubles, and scored five runs while driving in three in a doubleheader sweep of Wesleyan (Mar. 28). 

Junior (2014):
Started all 41 games that she appeared in and concluded the year hitting .318 (41-of-129) ... NFCA Third Team All-Atlantic Region ... Tied for fifth on the squad with 41 hits and was tied for fourth with 10 doubles ... Her 42 RBIs ranked third on the squad and tied for 12th place on the program's seasonal chart ... Posted a dozen multi-hit contests and was third on the team with 10 multi-RBI outings ... Made 35 starts at catcher and six at shortstop ... NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tournament Team honoree after hitting .364 (4-of-11) with 2 RBIs … Finished 3-for-5 at the plate, including a two-out double in the top of the seventh that scored Alyssa Pollard with the game-winning run and capped a three-run frame in a 13-12 triumph over Piedmont (May 10) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional … Combined 4-for-6 at the plate with 2 RBIs in a DH sweep vs. Piedmont (Apr. 9) -- two hits and knocked in team's first run of the contest with a single in the 6th inning in a 2-1 nightcap winner vs. the Lions ... Two hits and scored once in a 7-4 decision over Berry (Mar. 19) ... Three-run homer in the top of the first, staking Emory to a 4-0 lead, and finished with two safeties in the second game  of a doubleheader vs. Lynchburg (Mar. 27) ... Hit two homers, a three-run blast followed by a grand slam as part of an eight-RBI outing in a 15-1 win vs. Roanoke (Mar. 29) with that total tying the third-highest individual game mark in school history … Posted a 2-for-3 performance at the plate that included a three-run homer in the top of the first inning in helping Emory to a 6-0 win over Rochester in the UAA Tournament ... Led off the bottom of the fifth with a single and came around to score the Eagles' first run, and singled in a run the following frame in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Virginia Wesleyan (Mar. 20) ... 3-for-3 with a run-producing double and totaled three RBIs in a 13-4 triumph over Averett (Feb. 8) ... Delivered a pair of two-run doubles and crossed the plate once in an 18-0 win vs. Greensboro (Feb. 15). 

Sophomore (2013):
Saw action in all 47 contests and drew 43 starting assignments ... Made 39 starts behind the plate and four at designated player ... Captured Second Team All-UAA honors ... Concluded the year hitting .333 (45-of-135) with 28 RBIs that ranked fourth on the team ... Second on the club with 45 hits and was third in runs scored (33) ... Paced both the squad and the UAA with 16 doubles with that mark tying for the No. 4 position on the school's seasonal chart ... Registered nine multi-hit game ... Fourth on the team with seven performances of two or more RBIs ... Landed a berth on the Salem, VA NCAA Region All-Tournament Team after starting all five games and hitting .438 with a team-high tying seven hits in 16 plate appearances ... Two-for-three hitting effort included a two-run double in an 8-1 win over Roanoke (May 11) ... Came through with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate with one RBI, one run scored and a stolen base vs. Piedmont (May 12) in the team's final game of the campaign ...  Both of her hits in a 10-2 win vs. LaGrange (Apr. 20) were doubles and she finished with a pair of RBIs ... Smacked a three-run double that closed out the Eagles' scoring in a 9-0 outcome over York (Feb. 17) ... Posted a career-long seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 23 - Mar. 3) ... Second homer of the year was a solo shot in an 11-2 win vs. Fontbonne (Mar. 31) ... Her triple scored Lauren Gorodetsky with the team's second run in a 7-0 decision against Rochester (Mar. 13) ... One of three Eagles to turn in a four-hit game during the year with her performance coming vs. regionally ranked Roanoke (Mar. 2) in a 9-1 victory ... 2-for-3 hitting effort, including a run-producing double, and tallied two RBIs in a 12-2 win vs. Piedmont (Apr. 9) ... Collected three extra base hits, including a three-run homer, and finished with five RBIs in keying a 9-0 win vs. Covenant College (Mar. 22) en route to earning UAA Player of the Week honors ... Contributed two hits, including a two-out double in the top of the seventh that knocked in two runs in a 4-0 win vs. regionally ranked Kean (Mar. 9) ... 3-for-3 at the plate with a pair of doubles and scored a run in a 5-2 win vs. Ferrum (Feb. 16).

Freshman (2012):
Fine rookie season that saw her appear in 37 games, 33 as a starter ... Made 17 starts in right field, eight at catcher and seven as designated player ... Finished with a solid .364 mark (40-of-110) at the plate, good for 17th place among UAA players ... Fourth on the squad in both runs scored (29) and hits (40) and was third with eight doubles ... Tied with Megan Light for the team lead with 13 multi-hit games ... Successful on all five of her base-stealing attempts ... 3-for-3 performance at the plate, including a pair of first-inning singles that contributed to a six-run frame, in an 8-0 win vs. Transylvania (Mar. 3) ... Hit .304 (7-for-23) at the UAA Tournament and topped the club with four doubles ... Rapped out a pair of two-baggers and scored three times in a 15-0 trouncing of Brandeis (Mar. 15) ... Picked up three hits in four trips to the plate and knocked in a pair of runs on a two-run homer in helping Emory to a 12-4 verdict over Piedmont College (Apr. 24) ... Her double drove in the Eagles' first two-runs of the contest, including the game winner, and went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in a 9-1 triumph vs. Lynchburg (Feb. 25) ... The following day vs. Lynchburg, she collected two more safeties and knocked in the squad's first run with a two-out single in the first inning in a 5-1 win ... In a 7-2 victory over Washington University (Mar. 17) in the UAA tourney finale that clinched Emory's outright crown, she went 2-for-3, scored twice and drove in what proved to be the deciding run with a two-out single in the fourth inning that scored Lauren Gorodetsky ... Went a combined 4-for-8 at the plate with one RBI in a doubleheader sweep against Covenant College (Apr. 25) ... Singled and scored Emory's second run vs. Roanoke (May 11) in the NCAA Tournament ... Picked up Emory's first hit of the game with a fifth-inning single against Salisbury in the NCAA Tournament (May 12).


High School:
Four-year member of the softball program at Ladue Horton Watkins High School ... Was coached by Carol Cole ... Versatile performer who logged action at both catcher and shortstop during her prep career ... As a senior, she hit .667 en route to garnering all-state, all-district and all-conference first-team honors ... 24 of her 38 hits went for extra bases ... Selected to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro First Team ... Two-time conference Player of the Year ... 2009 Second Team Class 4A All-State pick.

Played travel ball for the St. Louis Chaos Gold Team in 2011 and for St. Louis Fusion Gold in 2010.

Personal:
Daughter of Rod and Darcy Scharff ... A dual major at Emory in religion and economics. 

Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2012 37-33 110 29 40 16 8 0 1 5-5 .364
2013 47-43 135 33 45 28 16 2 2 8-8 .333
2014 41-41 129 29 41 42 10 0 4 2-2 .318
2015 38-38 116 40 45 27 14 0 3 2-4 .388
TOTAL 163-155 490 131 171 113 48 2 10 17-19 .349