27 Stephanie Howard
Stephanie Howard
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Norwalk, Conn.
  • High School:
    Norwalk
  • Position:
    INF/OF

Bio

As a Senior in 2009: Started all 42 games for the Ravens...Led the team in batting average (.257, 27-for-105), doubles (6), home runs (2), runs batted in (15), slugging percentage (.371), walks (15), on-base percentage (.344) and sacrifice flies (2)...Tied for the team lead in total bases (39) and ranked second in hits...Scored eight runs and stole a base...Went 1-for-1 and drove in two runs against St. Thomas Aquinas on 3/18...Went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in the second game of a doubleheader at Massachusetts Lowell on 3/31...Hit 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Anselm on 4/2...Went 1-for-1, drew two walks, drove in a run and scored twice in the first game of a doubleheader against Southern New Hampshire on 4/13...Hit 2-for-3 and drove in a run in the front end of a doubleheader against New Haven on 4/25...Went 2-for-3 and drove in a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 4/26; went 2-for-2 in the second game...Hit 2-for-3 with a double in the second game of a doubleheader at Bentley on 4/27.

Stephanie Howard

As a Junior in 2008: Played in all 42 games for the Ravens, including 41 starts...Tied for second on the team with 14 RBI...Posted a .208 batting average (20-for-96) with three doubles, a triple, a home run and nine runs scored...Slugged .292, posted a .322 on-base percentage, drew 17 walks and stole a base...Hit 2-for-4 with a double, drove in a run and scored another against Babson on 3/17...Went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, a walk and a stolen base, tied a program record with five RBI and scored a run against Manchester on 3/18; later in the day, hit 2-for-4 with a double, drove in two runs and scored once against Doane...Hit 2-for-3 and drove in a pair of runs in the first game of a doubleheader at Assumption on 4/22...Went 1-for-2 and drove in two runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 4/30.

As a Sophomore in 2007: Appeared in 32 games in the outfield, making 30 starts for the Ravens...Recorded five hits, including one home run, and four RBI on the season...Also led the team with 15 walks on the year. Tied a career-high with two hits and two runs scored in a win over Wooster on 3/17...Knocked in a career-best two runs with a home run against Plymouth State on 3/18...Went 2-for-3 with a double against Southern New Hampshire on 4/23.

As a Freshman in 2006: Appeared in 38 games in right field for the Ravens...Totaled 17 hits, two doubles, one homerun, eight runs scored and nine RBI, while collecting a team-high 13 walks...Led the Ravens to a season-opening win over Bowdoin College with two hits, one double, and one run scored on 3/19...Registered a 2-for-4 performance with her first collegiate home run, one run scored and one RBI against Stonehill College on 4/3...Posted two hits, including a double, against Saint Anselm College on 4/18.

Before Franklin Pierce: Four-year letter-winner at Norwalk (Conn.) High School...All-Conference and All-Area selection as a senior...Team captain as a senior...Also played four years of field hockey and basketball for Norwalk...All-Conference and All-Area selection in field hockey...Captain of the basketball team as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Jeannine and Bill Howard...Has an older sister, LeeAnn, and a younger brother, Mike...A pre-physical therapy major.