Michael Hatch
Middle Blocker #23
Ht
6'
8"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Agoura Hills, 
California
Last School
Agoura High School
Roster Years
2013-2016


Personal

  • Parents are Kent and Christine
  • Served an LDS mission to New York
  • Has three brothers
  • Is a pre-management major
  • Was on the honor roll at Agoura High School

Before BYU

  • Fall Athlete of the Year at Agoura HS
  • Received the U.S. Army Distinguished Athlete Award
  • First-team all-league
  • First-team all-county
  • First-team All-CIF
  • Played with the SMBC volleyball club

Mission

  • New York City South , New York
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

  • All-MPSF Freshman Team
  • Second in blocks in the MPSF
  • Started 12 matches
  • Finished the season with 55 kills, 27 digs, 88 blocks
  • Season-high six kills on Feb. 16 at USC and Mar. 28 vs. Pepperdine
  • Season-high five digs on Feb. 1 vs. LBSU and April 5 at UCSB
  • Season-high nine blocks on Feb. 23 on Stanford
Sophmore Year 2014

  • Played in all 30 matches for the Cougars
  • Started 26 matches
  • Had 5 blocks, two kills, two digs at No. 3 Pepperdine (Jan. 31)
  • Had six kills (tied career high), four blocks at Cal Baptist (Feb. 3)
  • Had three assists (career high), nine blocks (tied former career high), two solo blocks (career high) at Pacific (Feb. 14)
  • Had five kills, seven blocks vs. No. 8 Stanford (Feb. 15)
  • Had seven kills (career high), 14 attempts (career high), seven blocks at No. 3 Long Beach State (Mar. 7)
  • Had six kills, .750 hit clip (career high), four digs (season high), four blocks at Cal State Northridge (Mar. 8)
  • Had three kills, six blocks vs. No. 8 UC Irvine (Mar. 14)
  • Had seven kills (tied career high), .545 clip, five blocks vs. Cal Baptist (Mar. 22)
  • Had seven kills, .538 clip, nine blocks vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 28)
  • Recorded 13 blocks (career high), four kills vs. UC Santa Barbara in MPSF semifinal match (Apr. 24)
  • Had five kills, six blocks vs. Stanford in NCAA semifinal match (May 1)
  • Totaled 109 kills, .412 hitting percentage, 138 digs on the season
  • Named All-MPSF Honorable Mention
  • Named one of three finalists for Off the Block's Blocker of the Year
  • Ranked No. 3 nationally in blocks per set with 1.44
Junior Year 2015

  • Added three kills and three blocks each vs. Loyola and Lewis (1/9-10)
  • Contributed eight kills vs. UCLA (1/17)
  • Added a season-high .625 clip vs. UCSB (1/23)
  • Had 10 blocks vs. UCSB (1/24)
  • Tied a season-high .625 clip vs. UCSD (1/30)
  • Collected nine blocks, including two solo, vs. USC (2/12)
  • Had nine blocks in a sweep over LBSU (2/20)
  • Contributed eight kills to go along with a .615 clip vs. LBSU (2/21)
  • Added seven blocks, two digs and two assists vs. STAN 3/6
  • Had a career-high nine kills vs. PEP (3/20)
  • Collected four kills and six blocks vs. CSUN (4/11)
  • Contributed eight blocks, four digs and two kills vs. USC (4/25)
  • Added to the All-MPSF Second Team
Senior Year 2016

  • Added nine blocks and three kills vs. GMU (1/9)
  • Contributed seven blocks, two digs and three kills vs. STAN (1/16)
  • Collected two kills, two assists, three blocks and an ace vs. UCI (1/30)
  • Had four blocks, two digs and two kills vs. UCSB (2/6)
  • Added nine blocks, five digs and two kills vs. NJIT (2/13)
  • Contributed four kills, four blocks and three digs vs. CBU (2/20)
  • Collected three kills and eight blocks vs. CSUN (2/27)
  • Had eight blocks and four kills vs. PEP (3/19)
  • Added four kills, two aces and four blocks vs. UCSD (3/26)
  • Contributed a season-high 12 blocks vs. UCLA (4/1)

  • Had four blocks and a career-high seven digs vs. UCSB (4/21)

  • Received All-MPSF Honorable Mention accolades

  • Recipient of the Elite 90 Award at the NCAA tournament

  • Collected All-MPSF Academic honors

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • M Volleyball | Dec, 19

    Men's volleyball set to start 2017 season

  • M Volleyball | Dec, 08

    Cougars ranked No. 3 in AVCA preseason poll

  • M Volleyball | Dec, 08

    Cougars ranked No. 3 in AVCA preseason poll

  • M Volleyball | May, 27

    2016 men's volleyball season review

  • M Volleyball | May, 25

    Seven Cougars receive MPSF All-Academic honors

  • M Volleyball | May, 07

    Cougars fall to Buckeyes in national championship match

  • M Volleyball | May, 05

    Sander leads No. 1 BYU past No. 4 Long Beach in four

  • M Volleyball | May, 04

    Hatch wins Elite 90 award for NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball

  • M Volleyball | May, 04

    Hatch wins Elite 90 award for NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 23

    No. 1 BYU wins MPSF Tournament title 3-1 over No. 3 UCLA

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 21

    Patch leads BYU in five-set win over UC Santa Barbara

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 16

    Straight-set win against UC Irvine puts No. 1 BYU in MPSF semifinals

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 02

    Sander and No. 3 Cougars win in four at No. 1 UCLA for series sweep

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 01

    Langlois and Patch lead No. 3 BYU to upset of top-ranked UCLA

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 26

    Patch leads No. 3 Cougars over Tritons 3-0 for series sweep

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 25

    Sander propels No. 3 BYU past UC San Diego in three

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 19

    Langlois' career night not enough as No. 1 BYU falls to No. 8 Pepperdine

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 18

    Patch and No. 1 BYU battle strong to win over No. 8 Pepperdine

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 05

    Trio of Cougars lead No. 2 BYU past No. 7 Hawai'i in four

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 27

    Sander's season high helps No. 2 BYU sweep No. 12 CSUN

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 20

    Outside hitters lead No. 2 Cougars in sweep of No. 15 Lancers

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 19

    Offense powers No. 2 BYU past No. 15 Cal Baptist in three

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 13

    Dobbert leads No. 3 BYU past NJIT 3-0

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 12

    Defense helps No. 3 BYU past Princeton in three

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 06

    Sander's 15 kills lead No. 3 Cougars to second sweep of No. 10 Gauchos

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 30

    No. 3 Cougars cruise past No. 9 Anteaters for second night

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 29

    Patch and No. 3 BYU sweep past No. 9 UC Irvine

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 23

    No. 3 Cougars fall in three to No. 2 49ers

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 22

    Langlois and No. 3 BYU hand No. 2 Long Beach State first loss

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 15

    Top-ranked Cougars fall in five sets to No. 11 Stanford

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 09

    Dobbert, Langlois push No. 1 BYU to 3-1 win over No. 14 George Mason

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 08

    Patch leads No. 1 BYU to 3-1 win in season-opener

  • M Volleyball | Dec, 17

    Men's volleyball set to start 2016 season

  • M Volleyball | Dec, 10

    BYU tops MPSF Coaches' Poll

  • M Volleyball | Jun, 12

    Five Cougars named MPSF Scholar-Athletes

  • M Volleyball | May, 11

    2015 men's volleyball season review

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 25

    Cougars fall in five to Trojans in MPSF quarterfinals

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 23

    Five Cougars earn All-MPSF awards

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 18

    No. 6 BYU wins thriller against No. 1 Hawai'i in five sets

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 17

    Cougars upset No. 1 Hawai'i at home

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 11

    Cougars sweep Matadors for second-straight night

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 10

    Underwood shines in Cougar win at CSUN

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 28

    Cougars fall in four sets to UC Irvine

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 21

    No. 6 BYU falls short at No. 4 Pepperdine

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 20

    Cougars fall in tough five-set battle at Pepperdine

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 06

    No. 4 BYU upset at Stanford

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 28

    Underwood, Jarman shine in second-straight sweep of Ball State

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 27

    Cougars sweep Cardinals behind Sanders' eight kills

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 21

    Langlois powers BYU over Long Beach State

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 13

    Underwood and Cougars upset No. 2 USC on the road