11 Caitlin Fitzgerald
11 - Caitlin Fitzgerald
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."