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Cassi Witcher

Head Shot Position: Outfield / Second Base
Height: 5-7
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Hometown: Bremen, GA
High School: Bremen
Major: Business
Parents: Jack & Joy

Career:
Has played in a total of 85 games during her three years with the Emory program ... Has 53 starts to her credit ... Posts a career batting average of .278, collecting 47 hits in 169 trips to the plate ... Has scored 47 runs and has 22 RBIs.

Junior (2007):
Saw the bulk of her action as a reserve at second base ... Played in 20 contests and made one start ... Concluded the campaign with five hits in 14 at bats (.357) ... Picked up hits in UAA Tournament games vs. Case Western (Mar. 13) and Brandeis University (Mar. 15) ... Scored nine runs.

Sophomore (2006):
Played in 43 games, making 41 starts at second base during the season ... Garnered all-NCAA Salem Regional Tournament honors for her 4-12, four-run performance during the Eagles’ tournament run ...   Finished the season with a .288 batting average (34-of-118), 17 runs batted in and 33 runs scored ...  Eight mulit-hit outings ... Went two-for-three, registering a double and triple, and posted four RBIs in an 8-0 win vs. Piedmont College (Apr. 25) ... Perfect on the base paths, stealing six bases on six attempts.

Freshman (2005):
Made 11 starts in her freshman year with Emory ... Against Wesleyan College (Apr. 8), she went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a stolen base.

Career Statistics:

Year
G-GS
R
HR
RBI
AVG
SB-ATT
2005
22-11
5
0
4
.216
2-3
2006
43-41
33
0
17
.288
6-6
2007
20-1
9
0
1
.357
2-2
TOTAL
85-53
47
0
22
.278
10-11

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Prior to Emory:

Went to Bremen High School where her team was Area Champion in 2000 and 2002 and State Championship runner-up in 2002 and 2003…Was named to Who’s Who in High School Sports in 2002 and 2003…Was a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2002 and 2003…Was named to the GHSA first team All-State in 2002 and wasAll-State second team in 2003…Earned All-Area first team honors in 2002 and second team honors in 2003…Won Coca-Cola Award for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Performance in 2003…Was CB&T Scholar Athlete for softball in 2003.

Played travel ball with the West Georgia Mystics who were CAMFAST World Series Champions in 2000, 2001, and 2003 and were fourth at the NSA World Series in 2001…Team was ASA State Champions and NSA State Champions in 2001 and ASA Southeastern Region Champions in 2001.

For Breman’s basketball team, was MVP in 2004…Earned GHSA All-State honorable mention in 2004…Earned All-Area honorable mention in 2004…Was a CB&T Scholar Athlete For basketball…Was a nominee for the Wendy’s Heisman in 2003.

Quote:

"Emory Softball is an extended family. We are more than teammates on the field; we are friends off the field. I am thankful everyday that my college experience includes such a great group of women at such an excellent institution."