Birth Date: | Sept. 19, 1988 |
Height: | 5-5 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Warren, NJ |
High School: | The Pingry School |
Position: | 2B |
Major: | Biology |
Bats/Throws: | R/R |
Parents: | John and Donna Fitzgerald |
Career
Completed an excellent four-year career by playing in 153
games, 145 as a starter ... Finished with a batting average of
.363 (161-of-444), good for 10th place on the school's all-time
chart ... Ended up ranked among the top 15 performers at Emory in
17 different categories including seventh in RBIs (104), 11th in
hits (161), tied for fifth in doubles (33) and tied for the No. 6
spot in home runs (9) ... Recorded 45 multi-hit games.
Senior (2010)
Final campaign in an Emory uniform saw her hit a career-high .396
(53-for-134), good for third place on the team and seventh among
UAA players ... Second on the club with 32 RBIs ... Third on
the club with 14 multi-hit contests and tied for second with
seven multiple-RBI games ... Earned second-team recognition on the
All-UAA and All-Atlantic Region squads ... Named UAA Player of the
Week (Mar. 1) after hitting .500 (7-for-14) with three RBIs
over a four-game stretch at the Chik-Fil-A Classic (Feb.
27-28) ... In the final game of the Classic, she went 3-for-4 at
the plate and scored a run in a 4-3 come-from-behind victory vs.
Hendrix ... Knocked in all four runs, three coming on a
bases-loaded double in the fourth inning, and went 3-for-3 in a 4-1
triumph vs. Covenant (Apr. 3) ... Picked up two hits in each game
of a doubleheader sweep vs. Piedmont (Apr. 14) ... Went
2-for-5 and blasted a two-out bases-clearing double that
helped key a seven-run eighth inning in sparking the Eagles to a
10-3 decision over Piedmont (Apr. 21) and a split of a
twinbill ... Hit three home runs on the year -- vs. Hendrix (Feb.
27), Rochester (Mar. 14) and Spelman (Mar. 20).
Junior (2009):
Turned in another productive campaign, starting 36 of the
37 games she played in ... Earned All-UAA First Team honors ...
Finished fourth on the team and 14th in the UAA with a .337 batting
average ... Fourth on the team with eight doubles ... Posted nine
multi-hit games ... Blasted a three-run homer against Huntingdon
College (Feb. 21) in a 7-0 win ... Rapped out three hits, scored
twice and drove in one run in a season-opening 15-1 win over
Maryville (Feb. 14) ... Recorded a pair of hits and knocked in a
pair of runs against Millsaps College (Feb. 28) ... Eight-game
hitting streak (Feb. 28 - Mar. 12) saw her hit .454 with 10 hits in
22 plate appearances ... Doubled in the seventh inning and later
scored the tying run against Rochester in the UAA Tournament (Mar.
10) in an eventual 9-1 victory ... Picked up a pair of safeties in
three trips to the plate in aiding in a 6-2 victory over Brandeis
(Mar. 12) in the UAA Tournament ... Registered two of the team's
six hits against Bridgewater (May 9) in the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2008):
Consistent performer who landed Second Team All-Atlantic
Region honors ... Started all 40 of the games she played in and hit
a hefty .358 and tied for the team high with 10 doubles ... Topped
the club with 35 RBIs topped the club and ranked fourth among UAA
players ... Finished with 13 multi-hit games and chalked up nine
contests of two or more RBIs including a five-ribbies effort
against LaGrange College (Apr. 20) that tied as the squad's
high-water mark of the season ... One of Emory's more selective
players at the plate, drawing a club-high 16 base-on-balls that
placed her among the top 10 among league performers ... Earned
All-Tournament honors at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional ... Named
UAA Player of the Week (Mar. 3) after batting .545 (6-of-11) and
recording three RBIs in helping the Eagles to doubleheader sweeps
over Adrian College (Feb. 28) and Maryville (Mar. 1) ... Against
the Scots of Maryville, she picked up a hit and RBI in each game
including the insurance run in a 4-2 win and the winning run with a
run-producing single in the opening inning of the nightcap in an
8-0 victory ... Hit a solo homer against Washington University
(Mar. 12) in the UAA Tournament ... Went two-for-four at the plate
and knocked in all three of the team's runs in a 3-0 decision over
Greensboro College (Mar. 21) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Mar.
24) after batting .500 (8-of-16) and driving in three runs over the
course of five games ... 3-for-3 at the plate, including a double,
and drove in a pair of runs in an 8-0 win over LaGrange (Apr.
16).
Freshman (2007):
Enjoyed a fine rookie campaign, seeing action in 35 contests, 30 as
a starter ... Swung a big bat from her designated hitter spot in
the lineup posting a .349 batting average that placed her fifth on
the team and 18th among UAA players ... Collected 30 hits in 86
plate appearances ... Third on the squad in doubles (5) and tied
for third in homers (3) ... Recorded nine games of two or more hits
... Went 3-for-4, including a two-run homer, and chalked up four
RBIs against Moravian College that helped Emory to a 12-3 win in
the NCAA Divsion III World Series contest ... Came through with a
three-run homer that helped the Eagles to a 9-0 first-game win over
the University of Dallas (Apr. 6) ... Socked a two-run triple, one
of her two hits in the game, and finished with three RBIs in a 7-0
triumph against Averett (Mar. 10) ... Registered two of Emory's
four hits and Accounted for the game's only scoring with a two-run
homer against LaGrange (Mar. 25) in a 2-0 triumph ... Three hits in
five at-bats and totaled 4 RBIs against Agnes Scott (Mar. 23).
Prior to Emory:
Attended The Pingry School where she picked up four
letters playing softball ... High school coach was Leslie Miller
... Two-time all-state honoree ... Three-time county and conference
selection ... Recored a .575 batting average her senior year and
had 39 RBIs ... Team captain her junior and senior seasons ... Also
played tennis.
Personal: Born September 19, 1988.
Career Statistics
Year | G-GS | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB-ATT | AVG |
2007 | 35-30 | 86 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | .349 |
2008 | 40-40 | 120 | 20 | 43 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | .358 |
2009 | 37-36 | 104 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | .337 |
2010 | 41-39 | 134 | 23 | 53 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | .396 |
TOTAL | 153-145 | 444 | 77 | 161 | 104 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 7-9 | .363 |
Quote:
"Emory provides me with the best of both worlds when it comes to
athletics and academics. It also gives me a great sense of
community, both on and off the field."