24 Hannah Sendel
24 - Hannah Sendel
Height: 5-7
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Greenwood Village, CO
High School: Cherry Creek
Position: INF
Bats/Throws: R/R

Hannah Sendel Singles In Two Runs vs. Trine In NCAA Super Regional Action (5/16/2014)

Career:
Closed out her career ranked prominently in a number of categories at Emory ... No. 2 on the Eagles' all-time list in both home runs (38) and slugging percentage (.784) ... Holds down the No. 5 spot on the school's career ladder with 148 RBIs ... 9th all-time at Emory in doubles (38) and seventh in total bases (290) ...  Claims the No. 13 position on the school's career hitting chart with a .368 average ...  Finished with 36 multi-hit contests to her credit ... 40 performances of two or more RBIs. 

Senior (2016):
Saw action in six games before seeing her season and career come to an untimely end following a lower leg injury ... Ended the campaign hitting .333 (6 for 18) with two homers and seven RBIs ... Two multi-hit contests .... Hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning that closed out the team's scoring in a 6-1 win vs. DePauw (Feb. 20) ... Hit safely twice in four at-bats and socked a two-run home run in the bottom of the third, snapping a 2-2 tie in an eventual 7-3 win over Huntingdon (Feb. 14). 

Junior (2015):
Posted another honor-filled season that saw her start all 43 Emory games ... Started 38 games at second base and five as the designated player ... Captured her second straight All-Atlantic Region First Team berth ... First Team All-UAA selection ... Ended the year No. 3 on the team and No. 17 on the UAA ladder with a batting average of .372 (45-of-121) ... Paced the team and was fourth on the conference chart with 48 RBIs with that total the fifth highest on the program's seasonal list ...  Socked a team-leading 14 homers, which tied the program's second-highest total and that ranked third in the UAA and eighth among D-III players ... First on the team, third in the league and 22nd nationally with a .835 slugging percentage that represented the program's second-highest seasonal mark ... Was named the NFCA D-III Hitter of the Week and the UAA Tournament MVP after hitting a conference best .538 (14-of-26) while pacing all players with 14 runs scored and seven home runs ... Second on the team with 14 multi-hit contests and enjoyed 12 performances with two or more RBIs ... Hit a dramatic one-out, two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning, snapping a 2-2 deadlock and giving the Eagles a 4-2 win over Berry College (May 10) in the clinching game of the NCAA Atlanta Regional ... 3-for-5 performance at the plate in a 13-3 win over Case Western (Mar.13), with all of her hits home runs, tying a school record, and ended that game with five RBIs and four runs scored ...  2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs, including the game winner with a double in the fifth inning that jump started an eight-run frame en route to a 10-2 win over No. 19 Rochester (Mar. 15) clinching a piece of the UAA title ... Big effort in an 8-1 decision over DePauw (Mar. 8), going 2-for-3 with six RBIs, tying the eighth-highest total in program history, the first two on a two-run double and the final four as a result of a grand slam ... Stroked a pair of two-base hits and smacked a pair of round trippers en route to a four-RBI contest in an 8-6 win over Shorter University (Apr. 22) ... Opened the year with an 11-game hitting streak ... 2-for-3 with a double and a solo homer that proved to be the deciding run in a 5-2 verdict against Rhodes (Feb. 15) ... Blasted a two-run homer in helping the Eagles to a 5-2 win over Birmingham Southern (Apr. 4) ... Came through with a pair of doubles and rang up four RBIs, including the game winner in a 6-1 victory over Thomas More (Mar. 7) ... Opened play at the UAA Tournament in a big way with a pair of homers, three RBIs and three runs scored in a 14-2 triumph over NYU (Mar. 10) ... Tripled in the bottom of the seventh inning and then scored the winning run in a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over Randolph (Mar. 8). 

Sophomore (2014):
Outstanding campaign that saw her garner numerous honors and awards, culminating with a Second Team berth on the NFCA All-America Team ... First Team All-UAA ... All-Atlantic Region First Team ... One of two Emory players to have started all 48 games ... Concluded the year hitting .404 (59-of-146), good for the No. 8 position among UAA players ... Socked 14 homers, good for the No. 2 position on both the team's and UAA's lists while ranking 10th nationally ... Her 14 round trippers represented the second-highest seasonal total in Emory history ... Totaled 59 RBIs, good second place on the team and UAA and third on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... Stood 18th nationally in D-III with a 1.28 runs batted in per game average ... Second in the UAA, 23rd nationally and No. 2 on the Emory seasonal list with a slugging percentage of .829 ... Her 20 doubles tied for second on the squad and tied for the No. 3 slot on the Eagles' seasonal chart ... 35th among D-III players with a 0.42 per-game average in doubles ... Second on the club in both multi-hit (17) and multi-RBI (17) contests ... Earned a spot on the Atlanta Regional All-Tournament Team after  hitting .625 with five hits, including a pair of homers, in eight trips to the plate … Her one-out homer in the top of the 7th inning vs. Piedmont (May 10) tied the game at 12-12 and helped set the stage of a 13-12 triumph … 2-for-2 vs. Agnes Scott (May 9) in a 5-1 triumph in the regional opener that included a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth that closed out the team’s scoring ... Closed out the 2014 campaign with a seven-game hitting streak that saw her compile a .523 mark (11-of-21) at the plate with seven RBIs in that stretch ... Named the UAA (Mar. 10) and NFCA D-III Player of the Week (Mar. 12) after hitting .923 (12-of-13) with six runs scored, four doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs -- one of her efforts was a 4-for-4 showing at the plate in a 7-6 win over Spalding (Mar. 8) that saw her knock in two runs, including the team's final tally on a two-out double in the bottom of the sixth that proved to be the winning RBI ... 3-for-3, scored three times and collected two ribbies, including a solo homer in the second inning that opened the team's scoring in an 8-0 decision over Spalding (Mar. 9) ... Snapped a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the top of the sixth inning that accounted for all of the team's scoring in a 3-1 victory over Washington University (Mar. 13) at the UAA Tournament ... Went a combined 3-for-7 with three RBIs and four runs scored in a twinbill vs. Lynchburg (Mar. 27) -- hit homers in both games vs. the Hornets, a two-run blast that closed out the Eagles' scoring in a 9-1 win in the opener, followed by a solo shot in the nightcap ... Both of her hits were two-baggers and she added a pair of RBIs in a 7-4 triumph over Case Western (Feb. 22) ... 3-for-7 with three RBIs in a doubleheader vs. Berry (Mar. 19) -- hit a two-out, two-run homer that produced the team's opening runs of the game in the opener vs. the Vikings, before singling and adding a RBI in the finale ... Finished with four hits in seven plate appearances, with a double in each game, and chalked up three RBIs in a doubleheader vs. VA Wesleyan (Mar. 20) -- one-out single in the bottom of the seventh tied the score at 5-5 against the Marlins and forced extra innings ... Registered two first-inning hits in the second game vs. Virigina Wesleyan included a run-producing double and a run-scoring single as part of a 10-run frame in a 16-6 win ... Huge effort vs. Brandeis (Mar. 15) in the UAA Tournament, going 2-for-4 with a pair of homers, a grand slam in the top of the fifth followed by a three-run shot that capped a five-run sixth frame that gave Emory and 11-10 lead -- her seven RBIs in that game vs. the Judges tied the fifth-highest individual game total in program history ... Grand slam in the first inning gave the Eagles a 5-0 advantage en route to a seven-run outburst in an eventual 15-5 decision over DePauw (Mar. 2) ... Finished with a 3-for-4 hitting performance and compiled three RBIs, the first on a solo homer in the second inning that gave Emory an 8-0 lead, and other two coming via a double in the sixth that closed out the game's scoring in a 10-1 triumph vs. Maryville (Apr. 19) ... Keyed an 8-0 win vs. Agnes Scott (Mar. 8), going 3-for-3 and registering five RBIs -- knocked in the GWRBI on a single in the first inning and later delivered a solo homer in the third, followed by a three-run double in the bottom of the fourth. 

Freshman (2013):
Productive first year with the program that saw her appear in 34 games, 29 as a starter ... Drew 22 starting nods at the designated hitter post and seven at third base ... Recorded a hitting mark of .306 (26-of-85) and ranked second on the team with 34 RBIs ... Second on the club and tied for fifth among UAA players with eight home runs ... Produced nine games of two or more RBIs and posted four multi-hit contests ... Named the UAA Tournament's Co-MVP after helping the Eagles to an 8-0 record and a league title, hitting .471 (8-for-17) and driving in a tourney-high 15 runs ... First career homer was a grand slam and part of a five-RBI performance in a 16-7 win over Brandeis ... Picked up three of the team's four hits, including a three-run homer, in a 4-0 triumph vs. Case Western (Mar. 16) ... Finished with a pair of safeties, including a run-producing double that tied the game at 4-4, followed by three-run homer in the fourth inning that pushed across the eventual game-winning run in a 9-6 triumph vs. Case Western (Mar. 14) ... Blasted a three-run homer in the top of the first inning that accounted for the game-winning run in an 11-2 triumph vs. Fontbonne (Mar. 31) ... Followed that game with two hits, including a two-run round tripper, in a 7-4 outcome vs. Rhodes (Mar. 31) ... Big offensive performance vs. Christopher Newport (May 12) in NCAA Regional play, going 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBIs in an 8-2 victory ... First collegiate hit was a two-run double in a 9-0 decision over York (Feb. 16).  

High School:

Three-year letterwinner in softball at Cherry Creek High School ... Captured Class 5A First Team All-State honors as a senior after hitting .559 with 30 RBIs and 32 runs scored ... Member of the Denver Post and Max Preps All-Colorado Team her final season ... All-Centennial Conference first-team pick as a junior and senior ... Conference triple crown winner her junior season ... All-state honorable mention her junior campaign ... Helped her team to state playoff appearances in each year she played including a berth in the semifinals her sophomore season ... Academic All-State honoree her final two years ... One of three ASA Scholarship recipients in Colorado, recognizing athletes who demonstrated both high academic and softball performance ... Also lettered as a member of the girl's tennis team.

Played travel ball for the Colorado Stars which won three Colorado 18A tournaments her final campaign. 

Personal:
Member of the Big Sisters Service Club for three years in high school .... Special Olympics volunteer ... Avid and accomplished skier and snowboarder ... Plans to major in finance/economics. 


Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2013 34-29 85 13 26 34 5 0 8 0-0 .306
2014 48-48 146 36 59 59 20 0 14 0-1 .404
2015 43-43 121 35 45 48 12 1 14 0-0 .372
2016 6-6 18 4 6 7 1 0 2 0-0 .333
TOTAL 131-126 370 88 136 148 38 1 38 0-1 .368