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 | Feb, 12

    No. 7 BYU loses a five-set heartbreaker to No. 2 USC

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 06

    BYU beats Cal Baptist behind Grosh's career night

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 31

    No. 7 BYU sweeps UCSD in McGown's 100th match

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 24

    Langlois leads No. 4 BYU past No. 8 UCSB in five-set thriller

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 17

    Langlois and BYU top UCLA in four sets

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 16

    Cougars upend No. 4 Bruins in home opener

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 10

    Langlois and BYU beat Lewis in five-set thriller

  • M Volleyball | May, 27

    Six Cougars named MPSF Scholar-Athletes

  • M Volleyball | May, 01

    Men's volleyball falls in NCAA semifinals

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 24

    Cougars sweep Gauchos behind career highs from Hatch and Dobbert

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 19

    Cougars dominate Trojans to advance in MPSF tournament

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 17

    Four Cougars earn All-MPSF awards

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 06

    BYU loses second match vs. Hawai'i

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 28

    No. 2 BYU holds on for victory over UCSB

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 22

    BYU sweeps as Sander sets kills record

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 14

    BYU defeats UC Irvine in three-set match

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 11

    No. 3 BYU volleyball hosts No. 8 UC Irvine, UC San Diego

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 08

    Dobbert leads Cougars to 3-1 win vs. Matadors

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 07

    No. 2 Cougars drop four-set match to No. 3 Long Beach State

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 01

    BYU waves goodbye to Pepperdine, 3-0

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 28

    Behind Underwood's career night, BYU sweeps USC

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 15

    No. 4 Cougars collect 10th season win vs. Stanford

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 14

    BYU takes down Pacific 3-1

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 03

    No. 4 Cougars sweep Cal Baptist on the road

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 01

    Rivera leads No. 4 Cougars in 3-2 win

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 31

    Cougars fall in five sets to No. 3 Pepperdine

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 21

    BYU hosts No. 6 Stanford, Pacific

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 18

    Sander aces record in BYU sweep of UCSD

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 17

    Career, season highs lead BYU to five-set victory

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 10

    Cougars sweep Matadors in conference home opener

  • M Volleyball | Jan, 04

    Cougars drop 3-1 contest to No. 10 Lewis

  • M Volleyball | Dec, 27

    Cougars open season with exhibition sweep

  • M Volleyball | Dec, 06

    Blue team wins in Blue and White match

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 18

    Six Cougars honored by MPSF, including Player of the Year

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 09

    No. 1 BYU ends regular season on the road

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 05

    Cougars clinch MPSF regular season title on road

  • M Volleyball | Apr, 03

    No. 1 BYU travels to California

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 30

    Sander's sharp hitting leads BYU to sweep of USC

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 28

    No. 1 BYU wins 10th straight

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 09

    Sander breaks ace record, leads BYU to 3-1 victory

  • M Volleyball | Mar, 05

    No. 1 BYU at home Friday and Saturday

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 26

    #2 BYU back on road for matches with #1 UCI and UCSD

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 16

    Cougars earn first road victory at USC

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 02

    No. 1 BYU bounces back with win over No. 9 Northridge

  • M Volleyball | Feb, 01

    No. 1 BYU falls to No. 7 Long Beach State in five-set thriller