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

Career:
After three seasons of action, she has played in 90 games, 79 as a starter ... Has manufactured 18 multi-hit contests and produced 13 multiple-RBI performances ... Ranks 15th on Emory's all-time list with a batting average of .358 and is tied for the No. 11 spot with eight home runs ... Holds down the No. 11 position on the Eagles' career chart in slugging percentage (.527) ... Stands 3rd in career fielding percentage (.990) and is No. 7 with 568 putouts.

Junior (2012):
Appeared in 16 contests and drew eight starting assignments, five as the designated player and three at first base ... Ended the year hitting .261 with four RBIs while handling all 36 of her fielding chances flawlessly ... Lone multi-hit outing of the campaign came in an 8-0 win over Transylvania (Mar. 3) when she recorded a pair of safeties while scoring twice ... Collected a hit in each game of a doubleheader vs. Peace College (Feb. 17) and finished with two RBIs in a 12-0 decision in the finale ... Drew a start at first base vs. regionally ranked Keene State (Mar. 12) and drove in Lauren Gorodetsky with a two-out single in the top of the seventh that accounted for the team's final run in an 8-0 win. 

Sophomore (2011):
Started 31 of the 34 games she saw action in ... Ended the year with a hitting mark of. 277 with 23 hits in 83 plate appearances ... Scored 26 runs and registered 22 RBIs ... Tied for third on the club with seven multi-RBI contests ... Three outings of two or more hits ... Went 4-for-4 at the plate and knocked in a pair of runs in a season-opening 10-2 win vs. Huntingdon (Feb. 13) ... First of three homers on the season came in the top of the seventh inning and provided Emory with an insurance run in a 6-4 verdict over Birmingham Southern (Feb. 26) ... Three RBIs vs. Thiel (Mar. 6) came as a result of a three-run homer in an 8-0 win ... Collected two RBIs, including the game winner, and picked up two safeties in a 5-1 triumph over Lebanon Valley (Mar. 8) ... Hit a grand slam as part of a nine-run second inning in a 12-1 decision over Case Western (Mar. 12) at the UAA Tournament ... Second on the squad with 19 walks ... Doubled in team's last two runs in a 9-2 triumph vs. Covenant (Mar. 16) ... Doubled and scored a run in the club's 6-1 win against Kean (May 12) at the NCAA Tournament.

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
2011 34-31 83 26 23 22 4 0 3 0-1 .277
2012 16-8 23 6 6 4 0 0 0 0-0 .261
TOTAL 90-79 226 59 81 45 14 0 8 0-1 .358


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