Megan Light hit .625 in helping Emory to three victories
and boosting its win streak to 18 games at the Salute To the Troops
Tournament hosted by Rhodes College.
Light collected five hits in eight trips to the plate and knocked
in a team-high 9 runs in helping Emory raise its overall record to
37-1. Included in her totals were four homers that
allowed her to move into first place on the school's all-time list
with 27 round trippers. She now has 11 homers on the
year, tying the school's single-season mark, and her 49 RBIs
this season are the second-highest mark at Emory. Career-wise, she
has 149 RBIs, good for fourth place on the school's all-time
ladder.
In an 8-7 triumph over Rhodes in the first game on the
weekend, Light went 3-for-3 with two homers and 3 RBIs. She
accounted for the team's first two runs with a two-run homer in the
top of the first and added a solo blast that led off the top of the
fifth. She walked twice and handled all 11 chances at first
base flawlessly. She followed that performance with 1-2
performance at that plate with her hit a grand
slam in an 11-2 decision over Fontbonne
University . In addition, Light drew two more base on balls
and scored twice. In the finale on the weekend, a 7-4 verdict
over Rhodes, Light smashed a two-run homer her that accounted
for her hit in three plate appearances and scored two more
runs giving her six on the weekend. Light was also issued a
team-leading five walks over the three games.
Megan Light
Posted: Apr 02, 2013