Emory University

Career:
Made her mark during a memorable four-year career as oneof the program's most dynamic offensive players in schoolhistory ... Finished first on the Eagles' all-time list with 26home runs while ranking third in RBIs (151) and slugging percentage(.668) ... Played in a total of 160 games, the 11th most inEmory history and her 159 starts placed ninth on the Eagles'career chart ... Stands No. 7 on Emory's all-time ladderwith 196 hits and her 127 runs scored ranks sixth ... Totaled 52doubles, second most in school annals, and accounted for 334total bases, good for the No. 2 position all-time at Emory ...Recorded 55 multi-hit contests.

Senior (2012):
Final season in an Emory uniform saw her start all 39 of the team'sgames and finish with a .390 hitting mark (46-of-118), good forfirst place among the Emory starters and seventh on theUAA list ... Captured Second Team All-Atlantic Region honors ...First Team All-UAA selection ... Finished second on the club with46 hits and her team-high 15 doubles tied for third place among UAAperformers and tied for the No. 6 position on the Eagles' all-timeseason list ... Delivered 11 multi-hit games and knocked in two ormore runs on six occasions ... 28 RBIs were third on the club whileher 72 total bases were second ... Big effort against regionallyranked Keene State (Mar. 12), going 4-for-4 at the plate with 5RBIs that included a two-run double and solo homer in an 8-0triumph ... Went a combined 3-for-8 with three RBIs in helping theEagles to a pair of wins over No. 10-ranked Christopher Newport(Feb. 11-12) ... Enjoyed a 4-for-4 showing at the plate with sixRBIs (tying the sixth-highest game mark in school history) andsocked a grand slam in a season-opening 26-2 win over Maryville(Feb. 11) ... In a pair of victories over regionally ranked CaseWestern at the UAA Tournament, she picked up three hits in fivetrips to the plate ... Earned a spot on the UAA All-Tournament Teamafter hitting .400 with eight hits in 20 plate appearances ... Hitsafely in six of the eight UAA Tournamentcontests  and finished with a pair of multi-hit games ...Went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs in helping the Eagles to a 6-3triumph over regionally ranked Ithaca (Mar. 11) ... Fueled a 12-4win over Piedmont College (Apr. 24) with a 3-for-4 effort at theplate that included a double, two runs scored and one RBI ...Stroked a pair of doubles and knocked in a pair of runs in an 8-0victory over Transylvania (Mar. 3).

Junior (2011):
Started all 43 games she saw action in and her .367 average(47-of-128) at the plate ranked 12th among UAA players ...Second-team selection to the NFCA All-America Team ... One of fourEmory players to capture first-team kudos on the All-AtlanticRegion Team ... Established a school seasonal record with aconference-leading 11 homers ... Her 46 RBIs placed her second onthe team, fourth among UAA players and tied for third on theschool's seasonal chart ... Recorded 14 multiple-RBI contests, goodfor second high on the team, and her 12 multi-hit contests was thesquad's third-highest effort ... .742 slugging percentage wassecond both on the team and the UAA, ranked 61st nationally and wasgood for the No. 5 spot on the school's seasonal ladder ... Secondon the team and tied for fourth place in the league with 13 doubles... First Team All-UAA ... Socked a solo homer that accounted forthe game's only run in a 1-0 victory over Birmingham Southern (Feb.27) ... Was named Co-MVP with teammate Bridget Holloway at the UAATournament after helping the Eagles to an 8-0 record by hitting.529 (9-for-17) and leading all players with 13 runs scored ...Totaled 10 RBIs at the UAA Tourney ... Hit two homers vs.Washington University (Mar. 10) in an 8-0, 5-inning triumph ...Against No. 11-ranked Moravian, she went 2-for-2 at the plate witha pair of RBIs, including the eventual game winner, in a 5-3triumph ... In the second game of a twinbill vs. No. 8-rankedDePauw (Mar. 24), she collected a pair of doubles along with threeRBIs in a 9-9 deadlock ... Big offensive explosion in a 10-6victory in the second game of a doubleheader at Berry (Apr. 16),coming through with a pair of run-producing doubles as well as atwo-run homer ... Three-for-three performance at the plate withfive RBIs, including a three-run homer, in an 11-1 victory vs.Maryville (Feb. 20) ... Singled twice and scored the game-winningin a tight 3-2 decision vs. Greensboro College (Feb. 26) ... Hertwo-run homer in the fifth inning scored what proved to be thedeciding tally in an 8-3 defeat of Maryville (Apr. 23) ... NamedUAA Player of the Week (Feb. 28) in  aiding the Eagles toa pair of wins over both Greensboro College and BirminghamSouthern, hitting .417 with five hits in 12 plate appearanceand tying for the team lead with four RBIs, three of which weregame-winners.

Sophomore (2010):
Started all 36 games she saw action in ... Finished fourth on theteam and ninth among UAA players in hitting with a .389 mark ...All-UAA First Team selection ... Also landed a berth on the NFCAAll-Atlantic Region Second Team ... Her club-best 38 RBIs rankedfourth in the league and tied for the No. 11 spot on the school'sseasonal chart ... Tops on the squad with six homers, good for asecond-place tie and on the Eagles' season list ... Tied with EllynKocoloski for the team's lead in doubles (10) ... Paced all Emoryplayers with eight multiple-RBI games and totaled 13 multi-hitaffairs ... Missed the last five games of the season with an injury... Earned a spot on the UAA All-Tournament after hitting .423(11-for-26) over the eight games ... Scored a pair of runs and went3-for-3 at the plate, including a solo homer, in an 8-0 win overRochester (Mar. 14) ... Exploded for seven RBIs, the fourth-highestgame total in school history, thanks in part to a three-run homerand a two-run blast, in sparking the Eagles to a 9-0 vcitory overBerrry (Mar. 28) ... Delivered a two-run homer in helping theEagles to a 4-0 decision over Piedmont (Apr. 14) ... Went a perfect5-for-5 with 6 RBIs in a doubleheader sweep against AgnesScott (Apr. 7) ... Enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak (Mar. 10-Mar.28) and hit .486 (18-of-37) in that stretch ... Doubled in theteam's first run that sparked a three-run frame in the bottom ofthe seventh in a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Hendrix (Feb. 28)... 2-for-3 with a RBI triple and scored the team's final run whenshe stole home on a double steal in a 3-1 win over Covenant College(Apr. 3).

Freshman (2009)
Enjoyed a banner first year with the program ... Ended theseason No. 2 on the team and No. 4 among UAA players in hittingaverage with a .418 mark ... All-Atlantic Region Third Team ... Wasnamed UAA Rookie of the Year ... UAA All-Tournament Team ... Tiedfor the team lead and the No. 2 spot in the UAA with a .667slugging percentage ... Her 15 doubles led the team and the UAA andranked her fifth on the school's seasonal ladder ... Paced thesquad with six home runs and 19 multi-hit games ... Tied with KimBandy for the team lead with 59 hits, tying for eighth place on theschool's seasonal ladder ... Registered nine multi-RBI contests,second only to Kim Bandy's 11 ... Landed a spot on the SalisburyRegional during the NCAA Tournament after hitting .435 (7-of-16)with a pair of doubles, a home run and two RBIs ... Wentthree-for-four at the plate and knocked in the game's lone run inthe seventh inning in a 1-0 win over LaGrange (May 7) in the NCAATournament ... The following day, she contributed a solo homer in a6-0 decision over Neumann College ... Enjoyed a memorable openingweekend to her college career, earning UAA Player of the Weekhonors after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with 14 RBIs in helping Emoryto four wins ... In her first collegiate game, she went 2-for-3with a three-run homer in her second collegiate at-bat, and thenstroked a grandslam the following inning, while finishing witheight RBIs, the third-highest game total in school history, in a15-1 win over Maryville College ... Drove in Zara Louy in thebottom of the eighth inning with the winning run in a 1-0 win overGreensboro (Feb. 14) ... Recorded four hits in five trips to theplate and scored twice in helping the Eagles to a 16-4 win overMillsaps (Feb. 28) ... Went 3-for-4 and droing run in the bottom ofthe seventh inning in a 3-2 win over regionally ranked Brandeis inthe UAA Tournament ... Went 3-for-3, including a home run, andtotaled three RBIs in the second meeting against Case at the UAATournament ... Helped the Eagles to a 5-2 win over regionallyranked Bridgewater when she led off the game with a homer and thenlater scored the eventual game-winning run ... Opened the seasonwith a 12-game hitting streak and recorded RBIs in each of herfirst seven contests.

Prior to Emory:
Attended West Springfield High School where she earnedfour letters in softball ... High school coach was Maggie Gibson... Served as her team's captain her junior and senior years ...Captured a first-team berth on the all-district team ... Was therecipient of her school's Donna D. Vernona Award ... Also competedin field hockey ... Played club softball for Shamrocks Gold whichfinished 5th at Gold Nationals in the summer of 2008.

Personal: Born June 20, 1990 ... Daughter ofJohnny and Kimberly Thomas.

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