16 Sophia Tarte
16 - Sophia Tarte
Height: 5-4
Year: So.
Hometown: Tampa, FL
High School: Leon King
Position: INF
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Steve & Sheila

Career:
After two seasons with the program, she has played in 64 games, 57 as a starter ... Stands 11th all-time at Emory with a .377 batting average and is 12th in slugging percentage (.512) ... Claims 13 multi-hit performances and has driven in two or more runs on 11 occasions.

Sophomore (2012):
Turned in a fine season, starting 28 of the 32 games she saw action in ... Ended the year with a .381 mark (32-of-84) at the plate with that average ranking 10th among UAA players ... Made 27 of her starts at third base and the other as designated player ... Third Team All-Atlantic Region selection ... Chalked up seven efforts of two or more hits and totaled seven multiple-RBI contests ... Landed a berth on the UAA All-Tournament Team after hitting .455 (10-for-22), fifth among league players, while scoring a team-high tying 10 runs ... Hit safely in seven of the eight UAA tourney outings and homered twice while driving in seven runs ... First round tripper of the year was solo shot in the third inning that gave the Eagles a 4-0 advantage in an eventual 8-0 triumph vs. Brandeis (Mar. 13) ... Homered later in the tournament against Brandeis, a two-run blast in a 15-0 win ... Went 2-for-4 vs. Washington University (Mar. 17) and scored a pair of runs while driving in one in a 7-2 decision that clinched the outright UAA title for Emory ... Scored two runs, including the team's final tally, and recorded a double in the Eagles' 4-1 win vs. McDaniel (May 10) in the NCAA Tournament ... 3-for-3 at the plate and crossed the plate once in a 6-2 win vs. Huntingdon (Mar. 3) ... Collected two hits in four trips to the plate and totaled two RBIs, including one in the top of the eighth inning that gave Emory a 6-5 lead, against Guilford (Feb. 18) ... Went a combined 3-for-7 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a doubleheader sweep vs. Peace College (Feb. 17) ... Ranked as the 79th hardest player to strikeout in the D-III ranks ... Capital One Academic All-District Team member.

Freshman (2011):
Played in 35 games and made 26 starts, 20 coming at second base ... Concluded her rookie campaign hitting .372 (29-of-78) with 14 RBIs and 17 runs scored ... Chalked up six multi-hit games and four contests of two or more RBIs ... Hit a solo homer, her lone round tripper of the year, doubled in a run and scored three times vs. Rowan (May 14) in the NCAA Tournament ... As a pinch hitter, she hit safely in both games of a doubleheader vs. No. 8-ranked DePauw including a run-producing double in the 9-9 standoff in the nightcap ... Hit safely in five of the six UAA Tournament games she played in ... Two-for-three at the plate and ripped a two-run double in a 7-0 triumph over Maryville (Feb. 19) ... Collected a pair of safeties, drove in two runs and stole three bases in an 8-0 decision over Thiel (Mar. 6) ... Finished with a pair of singles and scored what proved to be the deciding run in a 5-4 verdict over Rhodes (Apr. 9) in the second game of a twinbill.

High School:
Four-year member of the C. Leon King High School program ... Served as a co-captain on the 2008-09 team and was captain of the 2009-10 squad ... Hit .400 her final season ... Played at a number of different positions during her career ... As junior, she hit .484 with 11 RBIs, and completed 19 of her 20 starts on the mound ... Tampa Tribune Honorable Mention All-Hillsborough County all four years that she played ... Earned second-team all-conference accolades her junior and senior seasons ... Three-time Defensive MVP of her team ... Tabbed as her school's Most Valuable Pitcher in 2009 ... Holder of single-season records at King for hits, longest hitting streak, ERA and complete games ... Finished as King's career leader in games started, games completed and lowest ERA ... Had her jersey retired at the conclusion of her senior season.

Played summer ball for the USA Patriots.  The 2009 18U Patriots finished third at Fast Nationals in Ocoee, Florida.

Personal:
Born September 13, 1992 ... Daughter of Steve and Sheila Tarte ... Plans to major in biology ... Played in her high school's orchestra.


Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2012 32-28 84 28 32 23 6 1 2 4-5 .381
2011 35-26 78 17 29 14 5 0 1 6-6 .372
TOTAL 67-54 162 45 61 37 11 1 3 10-11 .377