21 Ellyn Kocoloski
21 - Ellyn Kocoloski
Birth Date: November 5, 1990
Height: 5-8
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Victor, NY
High School: Our Lady of Mercy
Position: 1B/OF
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Jim & Nancy

Freshman (2010):
Outstanding first year with the program that saw her earn numerous accolades ... Started in all 40 games she saw action in and finished second on the team and fourth in the UAA in hitting with a mark of .433 (52-for-120), good for 14th place on the school's seasonal list ... Her hit total was third on the club and sixth among UAA players ... Tied with Caitlin Fitzgerald for the team lead with 10 doubles and was second on the squad with five homers ... Excellent defensive players who handled 354 of 356 chances without a miscue (.994) ... Was fanned just four times in 120 at bats and was ranked as the 57th toughest D-III player to strikeout ... The lone Emory player to be selected to the NFCA All-Atlantic Region First Team ... Tabbed as the UAA Tournament Most Valuable Player after hitting a blazing .577 with a tournament best 15 hits in 26 plate appearances while chipping in eight RBIs ... Hit safely in seven of the UAA Tournament contests and chalked up six affairs of two or more safeties ... In a 8-0 win over Case Western (Mar. 11) she went 3-for-3, with two homers, and totaled four RBIs ... On the final day of action, she came through with two hits in games vs. Case and Rochester and scored a total of three runs ... Third on the team with 14 multi-hit games and delivered five multiple-RBI outings ... Earned a berth on the All-UAA First Team and was named the league's Rookie of the Year ... 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-bagger and her first career homer, and drove in two runs vs. Mississippi College (Feb. 20) ... Helped the Eagles to a 9-0 win over Berry College (Apr. 10) by going 3-for-4 and scoring twice ... Two-out double in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Brittany Boeshore with the winning run in a 4-3 triumph over LaGrange (Apr. 16) ... 3-for-3 with a double and RBI vs. Maryville (Feb. 21) ... Picked up two hits and doubled in the team's final run in a 5-0 win over Washington University  (Mar. 10) at the UAA Tournament.

Prior To Emory
: Four-year member of the softball program at Our Lady of Mercy High School ... Was coached by Chuck Sciortino ... Served as her team's captain as a junior and senior ... Named an All-Greater Rochester honoree in 2009 ... Helped her team to four Private Parochial Tournament championships (2006-09) ... Hit. 400 her final campaign ... Posted a .500 average as a junior ... Also played golf and basketball in high school

Personal: Born November 5, 1990 ... Daughter of Jim and Nancy Kocoloski.

Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2010 40-40 120 27 52 19 10 0 5 0-0 .433
TOTAL 40-40 120 27 52 19 10 0 5 0-0 .433



Quote: "Emory offers a great academic program as well as the opportunity to softball in a great environment."