Birth Date: | Dec. 3, 1986 |
Height: | 5-10 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Bolinas, CA |
High School: | Urban School of San Francisco |
Position: | 1B/DP |
Major: | Education |
Bats/Throws: | L/R |
Parents: | Gene Marchi & Travis Smith |
Career:
Concluded her four-year career playing in 138 games, 136
in a starting capacity ... Finished ninth on the school's all-time
list with 85 RBIs and eighth with 25 doubles ... Tied for seventh
all-time at Emory with eight home runs ... Posted a career hitting
average of .343 with 119 hits in 347 plate appearances ... Recorded
28 multi-hit contests.
Senior (2009):
Started 39 of the 41 contests she saw action in ... Chalked up a
.322 hitting average (38-of-118) ... Second on the team with four
triples and tied for third with four home runs ... Turned in eight
multi-hit games ... Eight contests of two or more RBIs ... Named
UAA Player of the Week (Feb. 23), after battering opposing pitchers
for a .636 average, picking up seven hits in 11 plate appearances
at the Emory Classic ... Also drove in nine runs and crossed the
plate six times herself ... Blasted a solo home run and drove in
two runs in a 7-0 decision over Huntingdon College (Feb. 21)
.... In the following game against Rhodes College, she
collected three safeties, including a three-run triple, that
sparked a 9-0 win ... Hit a two-run homer against Maryville College
(Feb. 15) and totaled three RBIs in a 9-3 victory ...Went a combine
5-for-7 with six RBIs in a doubleheader sweep against LaGrange
College (Apr. 5) ... In the first game of that twinbill, she
recorded three hits, including a pair of doubles, and recorded four
RBIs.
Junior (2008):
Exploded with a big-time year offensively, finishing with
a classy .396 average which placed her seventh among UAA players
... Started 38 of the 39 games she played in, she tied for the team
lead with 10 doubles and her .632 slugging percentage ranked second
on the club and seventh on the league's ladder ... Third on the
squad with 32 RBIs ... Registered 10 multi-hit games en route to
First Team All-UAA honors, and she was Emory's lone representative
on the NFCA First Team All-Atlantic Region Team ... Proved to be a
solid presence at her first base post, handling all 145 of her
chances without a miscue ... Went two-for-three at the plate and
socked a three-run homer against Rochester (Mar. 12) in the UAA
Tournament ...Hit a pair of homers and finished with five RBIs
against Spelman College (Apr. 3) ... Big effort against Piedmont
College (Apr. 22) in the first game of a twinbill, going 4-for-4 at
the plate, including a double and triple, and finishing with three
RBIs ... Two-run double sparked a three-run inning against
Christopher Newport in the NCAA Tournament (May 9) ...
Sophomore (2007):
Saw action in 22 games and drew 10 starting assignments
... Scored a pair of runs and drove in two on the strength of a
two-run homer in aiding the Eagles to an 8-0 win over the
University of Dallas (Apr. 6) ... Went 1-for-3 with one run scored
and one RBI vs. Millsaps (Feb. 18).
Freshman (2006):
Recorded the third-highest batting average for the Eagles,
hitting .382 ... The freshman scored 22 runs, and drove in 14
runs over the course of the 36 games she played ... Led the Eagles
with 11 doubles, and finished second on the team with a .596
slugging percentage.
Career Statistics:
Year | G-GS | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB-ATT | AVG |
2006 | 36-29 | 89 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3-3 | .382 |
2007 | 22-10 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | .147 |
2008 | 39-38 | 106 | 28 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 | .396 |
2009 | 41-39 | 118 | 23 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0-1 | .322 |
TOTAL | 138-116 | 347 | 81 | 119 | 85 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | .343 |
Prior to Emory:
Went to the Urban School of San Francisco where her team was BCL League West Champion in 2005...Was named to All-League first team 2003-2005...Earned Coaches Award three times (2003-2005).
Played travel ball with the Marlin Blue Angels.
Won Urban School Basketball Award for Most Inspirational Player.
Quote:
"Emory University provides a multitude of opportunities
and experiences on and off the field, cultivating inspiration,
motivation and a commitment to excellence that leads to the success
of the individual and the community. I am encouraged to challenge
myself academically and athletically, supported in my pursuits by
my peers, coaches and professors."