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2012 Softball

16 Sophia Tarte

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Leon King
  • Hometown Tampa, FL

Biography

Career:
After two seasons with the program, she has played in 64games, 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 runson 11 occasions.

Sophomore (2012):
Turned in a fine season, starting 28 of the 32 games shesaw action in ... Ended the year with a .381 mark (32-of-84) at theplate with that average ranking 10th among UAA players ... Made 27of her starts at third base and the other as designated player ...Third Team All-Atlantic Region selection ... Chalked up sevenefforts 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 ateam-high tying 10 runs ... Hit safely in seven of the eight UAAtourney outings and homered twice while driving in seven runs ...First round tripper of the year was solo shot in the third inningthat gave the Eagles a 4-0 advantage in an eventual 8-0 triumph vs.Brandeis (Mar. 13) ... Homered later in the tournament againstBrandeis, a two-run blast in a 15-0 win ... Went 2-for-4 vs.Washington University (Mar. 17) and scored a pair of runs whiledriving in one in a 7-2 decision that clinched the outright UAAtitle for Emory ... Scored two runs, including the team's finaltally, and recorded a double in the Eagles' 4-1 win vs. McDaniel(May 10) in the NCAA Tournament ... 3-for-3 at the plate andcrossed 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 6-5lead, against Guilford (Feb. 18) ... Went a combined 3-for-7 withthree RBIs and three runs scored in a doubleheader sweep vs. PeaceCollege (Feb. 17) ... Ranked as the 79th hardest player tostrikeout in the D-III ranks ... Capital One Academic All-DistrictTeam member.

Freshman (2011):
Played in 35 games and made 26 starts, 20 coming at secondbase ... Concluded her rookie campaign hitting .372 (29-of-78) with14 RBIs and 17 runs scored ... Chalked up six multi-hit games andfour contests of two or more RBIs ... Hit a solo homer, her loneround tripper of the year, doubled in a run and scored three timesvs. Rowan (May 14) in the NCAA Tournament ... As a pinch hitter,she hit safely in both games of a doubleheader vs. No. 8-rankedDePauw including a run-producing double in the 9-9 standoff in thenightcap ... Hit safely in five of the six UAA Tournament games sheplayed in ... Two-for-three at the plate and ripped a two-rundouble in a 7-0 triumph over Maryville (Feb. 19) ... Collected apair of safeties, drove in two runs and stole three bases in an 8-0decision over Thiel (Mar. 6) ... Finished with a pair of singlesand scored what proved to be the deciding run in a 5-4 verdict overRhodes (Apr. 9) in the second game of a twinbill.

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

Played summer ball for the USA Patriots.  The 2009 18UPatriots 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'sorchestra.


Stats

YearG-GSABRHRBI2B3BHRSB-ATTAVG
201232-28842832236124-5.381
201135-26781729145016-6.372
TOTAL67-54162456137111310-11.377



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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2011Freshman

    INF
    5'4"
    16
  • 16

    2012Sophomore

    INF
    5'4"
    16
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