15 Ali Braverman
15 - Ali Braverman
Birth Date: July 23, 1986
Height: 5-6
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Elmhurst, IL
High School: York
Position: 2B
Major: Business
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Wayne & Elaine

Career Notes:
Through three seasons of play, Braverman started 75 of 76 games ... Following the 2007 campaign, she stood No. 1 on Emory's career lists in batting average (.452) and on-base percentage (.510) and held down the No. 2 slot in slugging percentage (.640).

Junior (2007):
Enjoyed a banner season that saw her earn Louisvlle Slugger/NFCA All-America third team honors ... Started all 39 games she saw action and and hit a career-high .466, good for the No. 2 spot on the team, No. 3 among UAA players and 27th nationally ... Her batting average represented the fifth-highest mark in school history ... Smacked a team-leading 13 doubles (tied for second in UAA), tied for first in home runs (4) and ranked No. 2 in hits (55) ... Was picked to the NCAA D-III World Series All-Tournament Team ... Brought home first-team accolades to both the All-Atlantic Region and All-UAA Teams ... Recorded 16 multi-hit contests including six performances of three or more safeties ... Closed out the the campaign with an eight-game hitting streak that included hits in all four NCAA Regional contests and all three D-III World Series affairs ... Huge doubleheader performance against Wesleyan College (4/3) that saw her post seven hits in nine plate appearances (.778), score four runs and knock in a pair in helping the Eagles to 13-2 and 7-1 wins ... Opened the campaign with a 14-game hitting streak ... Went 3-for-3 and scored the winning run in a 2-1 win over Huntingdon College (3/4) in the first game of a twinbill ... Followed that performance by going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in a 7-3 triumph ... Hit home runs in games against Moravian and UW-Eau Claire in the D-III World Series ... Named to the NCAA Tournament All-Regional after hitting .417 (5-of-12) in the ofur games ... Hit a three-run homer against Averett (3/10) that helped Emory to an 8-0 win ... In the final home appearance of the season against LaGrange (4/15) she rapped out five hits in six trips to the plate and scored four runs ... Chosen as the UAA Player of the Week on three occasions (May 22, April 10 and March 6).

Sophomore (2006):
Was slowed by injuries that limited her to seven games for the Eagles, six as a starter ... Finished her sophomore season with eight runs scored, one run driven in, and a .333 batting average.

Freshman (2005):
Named Rookie of the Year in the University Athletic Association, the fourth time in five years an Emory player has won that honor ... Earned all-conference first-team honors after leading the conference tournament in runs scored ... Was third in the nation as the toughest player to strike out with one strikeout in 92 at bats ... Finished the season batting .457, then fifth-best in Emory history and 33rd nationally in NCAA Division III ... The second baseman also led the team with a .528 on-base percentage and was second with a .630 slugging percentage ... In 30 games, she had 13 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 game with three runs, one RBI, and a home run against the University of Rochester (N.Y.) in the conference tournament ... Named the conference Athlete of the Week April 4.

Career Statistics:

Year G-GS R HR RBI AVG SB-ATT
2005 30-30 25 1 12 .457 3-4
2006 7-6 8 0 1 .333 2-2
2007 39-39 34 4 25 .466 1-1
TOTAL 76-75 67 5 38 .452 6-7

Prior to Emory:
Went to York High School where her team was an Elite Eight Qualifier and Conference Co-Champion in 2003 and a Regional Champion three times...Was named to the All-Conference team three teams...Was named to the Academic All-Conference second team...Named to the Chicago Sun Times All-Area team...Earned honorable mention from the Daily Herald three times.

Played travel ball with the Illinois Typhoons from 2003 to 2004 and the Bloomingdale Blast from 2000 to 2003...Blast were the USSSA World Series Champions in 2002 and the fifth-place team in 2001...Named to the USSSA World Series All-Tournament Team and was Offensive MVP in 2002.

Personal:
Born July 23, 1986

Quote:
"I chose Emory because it was one of few institutions where neither my pursuit for excellence in the classroom nor on the field would be compromised. While I came in pursuit of this excellence, what I received is so much more. I have learned more about myself and grown more at Emory than I ever could have imagined. My teammates are my best friends and provide me with a home away from home."