13 Carey Smith-Marchi
13 - Carey Smith-Marchi
Birth Date: Dec. 3, 1986
Height: 5-10
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Bolinas, CA
High School: Urban School of San Francisco
Position: 1B/DP
Major: Education
Bats/Throws: L/R
Parents: Gene Marchi & Travis Smith

Career:
Concluded her four-year career playing in 138 games, 136 in a starting capacity ... Finished ninth on the school's all-time list with 85 RBIs and eighth with 25 doubles ... Tied for seventh all-time at Emory with eight home runs ... Posted a career hitting average of .343 with 119 hits in 347 plate appearances ... Recorded 28 multi-hit contests.

Senior (2009):
Started 39 of the 41 contests she saw action in ... Chalked up a .322 hitting average (38-of-118) ... Second on the team with four triples and tied for third with four home runs ... Turned in eight multi-hit games ... Eight contests of two or more RBIs ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Feb. 23), after battering opposing pitchers for a .636 average, picking up seven hits in 11 plate appearances at the Emory Classic ... Also drove in nine runs and crossed the plate six times herself ... Blasted a solo home run and drove in two runs in a 7-0 decision over Huntingdon College (Feb. 21) ....  In the following game against Rhodes College, she collected three safeties, including a three-run triple, that sparked a 9-0 win ... Hit a two-run homer against Maryville College (Feb. 15) and totaled three RBIs in a 9-3 victory ...Went a combine 5-for-7 with six RBIs in a doubleheader sweep against LaGrange College (Apr. 5) ... In the first game of that twinbill, she recorded three hits, including a pair of doubles, and recorded four RBIs.

Junior (2008):
Exploded with a big-time year offensively, finishing with a classy .396 average which placed her seventh among UAA players ... Started 38 of the 39 games she played in, she tied for the team lead with 10 doubles and her .632 slugging percentage ranked second on the club and seventh on the league's ladder ... Third on the squad with 32 RBIs ... Registered 10 multi-hit games en route to First Team All-UAA honors, and she was Emory's lone representative on the NFCA First Team All-Atlantic Region Team ... Proved to be a solid presence at her first base post, handling all 145 of her chances without a miscue ... Went two-for-three at the plate and socked a three-run homer against Rochester (Mar. 12) in the UAA Tournament ...Hit a pair of homers and finished with five RBIs against Spelman College (Apr. 3) ... Big effort against Piedmont College (Apr. 22) in the first game of a twinbill, going 4-for-4 at the plate, including a double and triple, and finishing with three RBIs ... Two-run double sparked a three-run inning against Christopher Newport in the NCAA Tournament (May 9) ...

Sophomore (2007):
Saw action in 22 games and drew 10 starting assignments ... Scored a pair of runs and drove in two on the strength of a two-run homer in aiding the Eagles to an 8-0 win over the University of Dallas (Apr. 6) ... Went 1-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Millsaps (Feb. 18).

Freshman (2006):
Recorded the third-highest batting average for the Eagles, hitting .382 ...  The freshman scored 22 runs, and drove in 14 runs over the course of the 36 games she played ... Led the Eagles with 11 doubles, and finished second on the team with a .596 slugging percentage.

Career Statistics:

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2006 36-29 89 22 34 14 11 4 0 3-3 .382
2007 22-10 34 8 5 7 0 0 1 0-0 .147
2008 39-38 106 28 42 32 10 3 3 0-0 .396
2009 41-39 118 23 38 32 4 4 4 0-1 .322
TOTAL 138-116 347 81 119 85 25 11 8 3-4 .343

Prior to Emory:

Went to the Urban School of San Francisco where her team was BCL League West Champion in 2005...Was named to All-League first team 2003-2005...Earned Coaches Award three times (2003-2005).

Played travel ball with the Marlin Blue Angels.

Won Urban School Basketball Award for Most Inspirational Player. 

Quote:
"Emory University provides a multitude of opportunities and experiences on and off the field, cultivating inspiration, motivation and a commitment to excellence that leads to the success of the individual and the community. I am encouraged to challenge myself academically and athletically, supported in my pursuits by my peers, coaches and professors."