9 Cortney Sugihara
9 - Cortney Sugihara
Height: 5-4
Year: So.
Hometown: Aliso Viejo, CA
High School: Aliso Niguel
Position: OF
Bats/Throws: L/R


Sophomore (2014):
Played in 33 games, nine in a starting capacity ... Made four starts in center field, four as the designated player and one in right field ... Concluded the campaign hitting .293 with 12 hits in 41 trips to the plate ... Recorded three multi-hit contests ... Collected two hits, including a two-run double, in three plate appearances and added three RBIs in a 14-6 victory over Brandeis (Mar. 12) at the UAA Tournament ... Two hits, including a leadoff double in the top of the fifth that saw her later cross the plate vs. Case Western (Mar. 13) ... Came through with a 2-for-3 hitting performance and scored the winning run in the top of the seventh inning in a 13-12 verdict over Piedmont College (May 10) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional ... Drew a start as the DP vs. Piedmont (May 11) and registered a hit and scored the eventual winning run in a 6-1 triumph over the Lions that clinched the Atlanta Regional. 

Freshman (2013):
Saw action in 31 games during her rookie year ... Nine of her 10 starts came at the designated player post ... Concluded the season hitting .300 (9-for-30) with four of her nine hits being doubles ... Delivered a two-base hit and scored a pair of runs in a 10-2 victory vs. LaGrange (Apr. 20) ... Came off the bench to go 2-for-2 at the plate, including a two-bagger, and scored a run in a five-inning, 11-0 win against Covenant College (Mar. 22) ... 1-for-3 at the plate with a two-run double and added a sacrifice hit in the Eagles' 9-6 decision over Case Western (Mar. 14) in the UAA Tournament ... Singled twice and crossed the plate twice in a 6-0 win vs. Kean (Mar. 10) ... First career hit came when she singled in the fifth inning and scored the second of her two runs in an 8-0 triumph vs. Roanoke (Mar. 3) ... Seventh inning pinch-hit single moved the eventual game-winning run to third base in a 2-1 triumph against Gustavus Adolphus (Mar. 9).

High School:

Three-year letterwinner in softball at Aliso Niguel High School ... During her senior year, she was featured as the OC Varsity.com Scholar Athlete of the Week (Apr. 16, 2012).

Played travel ball for the American Athletics 16U and 18U teams that were coached by Steve Joiner.

Personal:
A dual major in neuroscience and behavioral biology and Spanish at Emory ... Four-time winner of her high school's Esprit de Wolverine Award, symbolic of recognizing the top student in Geography, AP European History, AP Statistics and English ... Was officer and member of ANHS's Pink Ribbon, Operation Smile and Kid2Kids Clubs ... Was her high school's valedictorian.

Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2013 31-10 30 17 9 3 4 0 0 0-2 .300
2014 39 - 9 41 15 12 5 2 0 0 2-4 .293
TOTAL 70-19 71 32 21 8 6 0 0 2-6 .296