Emory University

Career:
Concluded her four-year stint with the program playing in150 contests, 116 as a starter ... Produced 31 multi-hit games ...Ranks sixth on the school's career ladder with 40 doubles ... 13thon the program's all-time list with 111 runs scored ... Recorded 27stolen bases, good for 11th place on the Eagles' career chart ...Fourth in career fielding percentage (.991).

Senior (2014):
Just one of two players to have started all 48 games with 46 ofthose assignments in left field ... Concluded the season hitting.340 (54-of-159)  with 31 RBIs ... Led the squad in plateappearances ... Second on the club and fifth in the UAA with 46runs scored ... Third on the club in hits ...  Fourth on theteam in both mulit-hit (14) and multi-RBI (8) contests ...Established a school record with 23 doubles with that mark leadingthe UAA ... Averaged 0.48 two-baggers per game, good for the No. 10spot nationally in D-III ... Second Team All-UAA ... NFCAAll-Atlantic Region Third Team … Named to the NCAA AtlantaRegional All-Tournament Team after hitting .333 (4-of-12) with ateam-high six RBIs … 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in thetop of the third inning that knotted the score at 5-5 in theeventual 13-12 triumph vs. Piedmont (May 10) …Scored twiceand knocked in two runs in a 6-1 victory over Piedmont (May 11)that gave the Eagles the Atlanta Regional title … Hit .318in Emory's five NCAA Tournament games, collecting a team-high tyingseven hits, including three doubles, in 22 trips to the plate ...Hit safely in all five postseason contests ... 3-for-3 with 1 RBIin the first game of a DH vs. VA Wesleyan (Mar. 20) ...Followedthat by hitting a bases-loaded triple in the 2nd game, a 16-6 win... Single in the bottom of the eighth inning scored Alyssa Pollardwith the winning run in a 5-4 decision over Case Western (Mar. 15)in the finale of the UAA that allowed the Eagles to share for theleague crown ... UAA Player of the Week (Feb. 17) after hitting.667 with a team-high 8 RBIs in two wins over both Greensboro andE. Mennonite ... Led off the first Greensboro game with a tripleand later scored, and later in the same frame came through with atwo-run single ... 2-for-2 with four RBIs, a two-run singlefollowed by a two-run doubel, in an 11-3 outcome vs. EasternMennonite (Feb. 15) ... Two hits and scored winning run in 3-0decision vs. Centre (Feb. 22) … Second on the club with 23walks ... Delivered a three-run double in the bottom of the secondinning that staked Emory to a 4-0 lead in an eventual 7-6 triumphover Spalding (Mar. 8) ... Led off the top of sixth inning of a thescoreless game with a single and later crossed the plate on aHannah Sendel three-run homer in a 3-1 victory over WashingtonUniversity (Mar. 13) in the UAA Tournament ... Registered a hit intwo trips to the plate and scored the Eagles' initial run in a 2-1first-game win vs. Birmingham Southern (Apr. 3) ... 3-for-3 with adouble and scored three times in a 15-5 triumph against DePauw(Mar. 2) ... Registered a 3-for-4 day at the plate including asingle that proved to drive in the winning run in an 8-4 verdictvs. Maryville (Feb. 7). 

Junior (2013):
Solid year that saw her become a regular full-time starter ...Started 43 of the 46 games she appeared in, drawing 42 startingnods in right field ... Captured All-Atlantic Region Second Teamhonors ... First Team All-UAA selection ... Concluded the yearhitting .336 (44-of-131) with her 32 RBIs ranking third on thesquad ... Third on the club in hits (44) and doubles (13) andsmacked a team-high four triples that tied for the top mark amongUAA players ... No. 3 on the squad with 11 multi-hit games and tiedfor second with nine contests of two or more RBIs ... Hit safely inthree of the team's five NCAA Regional games ... Scored two ofEmory's three runs and registered a double and triple vs. Piedmont(May 10) in NCAA Regional action ... Two hits in four trips to theplate, including a two-out, two-run double, in a 10-2 triumph vs.LaGrange (Apr. 20) ... Two safeties, including a three-bagger, andscored twice while registering a pair a of RBIs in a 12-9 win overBirmingham Southern (Mar. 3) ... Her first of two doubles pushedacross a pair of runs in a 13-1 pounding of Hiram (Mar. 8) ... Camethrough with a one-out double and scored the game-winning run in a5-2 victory vs. Ferrum (Feb. 16) ... Doubled in the game-winningrun in the eighth inning in an 8-7 decision over Rhodes College(Mar. 30) ... In the first game of a twinbill, she went 3-for-4 atthe plate with two runs scored and three RBIs in a 12-2 triumphover nationally ranked Piedmont (Apr. 9) ... Followed thatperformance with a pair of hits and one ribbie against PC ... Herhomer in the top of the sixth inning was the eventual game-winningrun in a 7-4 verdict vs. Rhodes (Mar. 31) ... Big effort vs. No. 25Washington University (Mar. 13) in the UAA Tournament, recordingtwo hits in three plate appearances with four RBIs, including atwo-run double, in an 11-3 win ... Finished with a pair of hits,including a double, in a 5-0 triumph over Bridgewater (Feb. 24) ...Leadoff homer in the top of the fifth snapped a scoreless tie andproved to be the game-winning run in a 3-0 decision vs. Brandeis(Mar. 14). 

Sophomore (2012):
Appeared in 24 games and drew 18 starting nods, 17 of which camein right field and the other as designated player ... Ended theyear hitting .250 (15-for-60) and scored 20 runs ... Totaled fourmulti-hit games ... Opened the year with a six-game hitting streak... 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored in aseason-opening 26-2 triumph vs. Maryville (Feb. 11) ... Drove inthe team's second run and finished with a pair of safeties in fivetrips to the plate in a 10-0 decision over Peace College (Feb. 17)... Key and 8-1 verdict vs. Millsaps (Feb. 26) with a pair of hitsand two runs scored ... 2-for-3 with a stolen base and one runscored in a 7-3 win over Case Western (Mar. 16) at the UAATournament.

Freshman (2011):
Saw action in 32 contests and hit a fine .438 with 14hits in 32 trips to the plate ... Registered two multi-hit games... Named to the Salisbury Regional All-Tournament Team afterhitting .429 with three safeties, including a pair of doubles, inseven plate appearances ... As the starter at the designated playerposition, she rapped out a pair of hits, including a two-bagger,vs. Rowan (May 14) ... Inserted as a pinch runner and scored vs.Kean (May 12) ... Came through with a two-out, pinch-hit doublethat pushed a run across the plate in helping the Eagles to a 5-3victory over Huntingdon (Apr. 5) ... Drew a starting nod in centerfield against Case Western (Mar. 12) in the UAA Tournament andresponded by going 4-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored in a 12-1win ... Against Thiel (Mar. 6), she led off the fourth inning witha single and would come around to score the game-winning run in an8-0 decision.

High School:
Four-year member of the softball program at Mission Prep HighSchool where she played for Marshall Ochylski ... Chosen as afirst-team all-county selection on three occasions ... Hit acounty-best .650 her senior season and helped her squad to thequarterfinals of the Central Section Division V Playoffs ...Enjoyed a 4-for-4 day at the plate and knocked in 10 runs in a 16-6win over Central Valley Christian ... Named her school's Athlete ofthe Year for 2009-10 ... Served as team captain her final threeyears ... Just one of two female athletes at Mission Prep to earn12 varsity letters with four letters in softball, tennis andbasketball to her credit ... Was chosen to play in the KiwanisCentral Coast All-Star Basketball Spectacular.

Played summer ball for the Salinas Wildcats Gold.

Personal:
Born December 12, 1991 ... Daughter of Tami Kersthold ... Majors in neuroscience and behavioral biology ... Recipientof the CIF Central Section Scholarship Award in high school

Quote:
"I chose Emory because it has an appropriate balance betweenacademics and athletics along with a great pre-med program."


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