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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Norwalk, Conn.
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- High School:
- Norwalk
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- 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.
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.