Birth Date: | Mar. 30, 1987 |
Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Duluth, GA |
High School: | Duluth |
Position: | 1B/3B |
Major: | Mathematics |
Bats/Throws: | R/R |
Parents: | James & Cindy Bandy |
Career Notes:
Wound up a decorated four-year career ranked prominently
in numerous Emory offensive categories ... Played in a total of 172
contests, tied for fourth place on the school's all-time list ...
Ranks first all-time at Emory in home runs (14), total bases (335)
and stolen bases (60) ... Holds down the No. 3 spot on the Eagles'
all-time chart in at-bats (535), hits (212), runs scored (147),
doubles (41) and RBIs (146) ... Posted a career hitting average of
.396, the sixth-highest mark in school history ... Chalked up 61
multi-hit contests.
Senior (2009):
Honor-filled season that saw her capture Louisville
Slugger/NFCA Second-Team All-America honors ... Concluded the year
No. 3 on the team and No. 6 among UAA players with a . 401 hitting
average ... Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Atlantic First Team
selection ... Tied for the team lead with 59 hits and topped the
squad and the UAA with 42 RBIs, good for seventh place on the
school's seasonal ladder ... Team-high seven triples is tied for
the No. 3 spot on the school's seasonal chart ... Stolen a
team-leading 20 bases, second on the Eagles' seasonal chart ...
Second on the club with 18 multi-hit contests and enjoyed three
outings of four safeties ... Two-time UAA Player of the Week in
2009 (Mar. 2 & Apr. 6) ... 2009 UAA All-Tournament Team ...
Garnered a spot on the All-UAA First Team ... Socked a grand slam
against regionally ranked Rochester in the UAA Tournament (Mar. 10)
... In the second meeting against Rochester in the tourney (Mar.
13), she went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs ... Went
2-for-4 with a run producing triple against nationally ranked SUNY
Cortland ... 3-for-4 with two stolen bases in helping Emory to a
12-1 triumph over regionally ranked Emerson ... Hit a three-run
homer in the top of the ninth inning that keyed a four-run frame in
a 6-2 win over Brandeis at the UAA Tournament ... Went
four-for-four, including a double and triple, and scored three runs
in a 9-2 triumph over LaGrange (Apr. 5) in the first game of a
doubleheader ... Following that performance, she recorded three
hits in as many plate appearances, including a pair of doubles, and
crossed the plate twice in an 8-1 triumph ... Selected to the
Salisbury Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .428 (6-of-14)
over the course of the four NCAA contests ... Huge outing vs.
Neumann College (May 8) at the Salisbury Regional, with a pair of
homers, inclduing a three-run blast in the top of the seventh
inning, in a 6-0 win ... Tied with Jessica Thomas for the No. 1
spot on the team and No. 2 position in the UAA with a .667 slugging
percentage.
Junior (2008):
Used a late-season surge at the plate to end the year with
an impressive average of .411, sixth among UAA players and her
second straight year of .400 or better ... One of three
Eagles to land a spot on the All-UAA First Team (her second
straight nod to that team) ... Drew starting assignments in all 40
of the contests she saw action in ... Led the team and figured
prominently among conference performers in numerous categories
including hits with 51 (4th in UAA), a .677 slugging
percentage (5th in UAA), a .486 on-base percentage (6th in UAA) and
with 39 runs scored (4th in the UAA) ... Knocked in 34 runs, second
on the team, and her four homers topped the squad ... Earned her
third consecutive berth to the NFCA All-Atlantic Region Team,
landing a third-team berth ... Turned in 16 performances of two or
more hits ... Hit a torrid .617 over the last 11 games of the year
with 21 hits in 34 plate appearances, and also drove in nine and
scored 17 runs in that stretch ... Named UAA Player of the Week
(Apr. 21) after hitting .684 in helping the Eagles to a 6-0
won-lost mark ... Collecting four hits in six plate appearances in
a sweep of LaGrange (Apr. 16) ... Triple in the opening game
knocked in the eventual deciding run in a 5-1 outcome and she
followed that performance by registering a two-bagger and a triple
in the nightcap as the Eagles prevailed by an 8-0 count ... Turned
in a 2-for-3 effort with a double and homer vs. Washington
University (Mar. 15) at the UAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2007):
Enjoyed a big season for Emory, finishing with a .451
batting average that placed her third on the team and No. 4 among
UAA players ... Her batting mark tied for ninth highest in school
history ... Totaled a team-leading 35 RBIs, good for the No. 3
position in the UAA ... Paced the Eagles in runs scored with 40,
tying for ninth place on the school's seasonal listings ...
Slugging percentage of .705 topped the team, ranked fifth in the
UAA and was fifth on the the Eagles' all-time seasonal ladder ...
Garnered first-team recognition to both the All-UAA and
All-Atlantic Region Teams ... Posted a perfect mark of 13-of-13 in
her base stealing attempts with her total tying for the No. 2
position on Emory's seasonal chart ... Outstanding defensively,
handling 230-of-232 chances (.991) ... Earned a spot on the NCAA
Tournament All-Regional Team after hitting .636 (7-of-11) and
registering three RBIs in the four games ... Recorded 13 games of
two or more hits including seven of three or more safeties ...
Picked up two hits in games against Moravian (5/19) and UW-Eau
Claire (5/20) at the NCAA D-III World Series ... Hit a grand slam
home run against Millsaps (2/18) that aided in a 9-0 victory ...
Established an Emory single-game record for hits (6), runs scored
(6) and doubles (3) and total bases (15) against Agnes Scott (3/23)
... Finished with nine RBIs in that game against the Scotties,
second-most in Emory annals ... Went 3-for-4 from the plate, with
one of those hits being a triple, and registered a pair of RBIs in
a 14-4 win over LaGrange (4/15) ... 3-for-3 with three RBIs in a
12-2 triumph over Brandeis (3/15) in the UAA Tournament ... Went a
perfect 4-for-4, scored a pair of runs and stole two bases in
helping Emory to a 5-2 win over Piedmont College (4/17).
Freshman (2006):
Bandy was named to the all-Atlantic Region third team and
the all-University Athletic Association second team. She
started all 47 games for the Eagles during her freshman campaign,
hitting .331 with two homeruns. Her 35 runs batted in and 10
doubles were both the second-best totals on the team. Bandy
was perfect on the base paths, stealing 10 bases in 10 attempts.
Career Statistics:
Year | G-GS | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB-ATT | AVG |
2006 | 47-47 | 142 | 34 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10-10 | .331 |
2007 | 41-40 | 122 | 40 | 55 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 13-13 | .451 |
2008 | 40-40 | 124 | 39 | 51 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 17-18 | .411 |
2009 | 44-44 | 147 | 34 | 59 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 20-21 | .401 |
TOTAL | 172-171 | 535 | 147 | 212 | 146 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 60-62 | .396 |
Prior to Emory:
Went to Duluth High School...In 2005 made the All-County
Team...Player of the Month in 2004 and 2005...Her team was
Sandy Creek Silver Champions in 2004 and Bronze Champions in
2003...On JV, her team won the JV Dacula Falcon Frenzy Champions in
2001 and 2002.
Played travel ball with the Georgia Fire and the Atlanta Phoenix...Made the Nationals (18A) in 2003 and 2004...Won King of the Mountain Championship with the Mavericks in 2003...Player of the Month for the Fire in 2004...Had the highest batting average at the 2003 Nationals (18A).
As a basketball player made the All-County team in 2003 and was
Player of the Month in 2002 and 2003.
Personal:
Born March 30, 1987
Quote:
"Being good at something will open doors, walking through
them requires and reveals a higher greatness. Since becoming a
student athelte at Emory University, I'm learning what it means to
be great."