#20 - Cassie Walsh
Position: CF
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Palm City, FL
High School: Jensen Beach
Height: 5-6
Major: Political Science
Bats/Throws: S/R
Parents: John & Pam Walsh

Career:
Enjoyed an outstanding four-year career,  playing in 165 games, 162 as a starter ... Wound up her Emory playing days as the school's all-time leader in hits with 228 ... Recorded a total of 72 multi-hit games  ... Posted a career batting average of .415 (228-549), good for the No. 3 position on the school's all-time chart ... Holds down the No. 1 position on the school's annals with 67 stolen bases ... Was successful on 91.8 perent of her stolen base attempts (67-of-73), the fourth-best mark in school history ... Ranks fourth on the school's all-time chart with 145 runs scored ... Her 162 starting assignments stand eight all-time at Emory.

Senior (2010)
Outstanding season that saw her garner second-team spots to the All-UAA and the NFCA All-Atlantic Region squads ... Paced the team and ranked second among UAA player with 63 hits that was good for sixth place on Emory's all-time seasonal ladder ... Topped all Eagles and placed third among UAA performers with a .434 hitting average that ranked 13th seasonally at Emory ... 20 multiple-hit games during the campaign ... Rattled off a 23-game hitting streak (Feb. 14-Apr. 2) and hit a blazing .506 (44-of-87) in that stretch ... Her team-best 16 stolen bases was the fourth-highest mark in school history ... Tabbed as UAA Player of the Week (Feb. 23) after hitting .600 (9-for-15) over a four-games in contests vs. Maryville and Mississippi College ... Went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored twice in a 9-4 decision over Maryville (Feb. 20) before coming up with three safeties later that day against Mississippi College ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Feb. 15) after hitting .400 over the course of the opening four games of the season ... Became the school's all-time leader in hits when she singled in the second inning in the first game of a twinbill vs. Piedmont (Apr. 21) ... Went a combined 5-for-7 at the plate in an earlier doubleheader vs. Piedmont (Apr. 14) including a 3-for-3 effort in the first game, sparking a sweep of the Lions ... Helped Emory to the UAA championship after hitting .400 (12-for-30) over eight games .. 2-for-4 and scored a run in a 5-0 triumph over No. 6 Washington University in the UAA Tournament ... Named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team ... Was the female recipient of a pair of awards at the 2010 Emory Athletics Awards Banquet -- the Aliberti Award and the Partin Award.


Junior (2009):
Enjoyed an honor-filled campaign that included a first-team berth on the NFCA All-Atlantic Team Region ... Ended the year No. 1 on the team and No. 3 among UAA players in hitting with a .424 average ... Garnered First-Team All-UAA honors for the third straight campaign ... Recorded 56 hits, the second-highest total on the squad, and was third with 30 runs scored ... Second on the team in stolen bases and was been successful on all 15 of her base-stealing attempts .... Member of the 2009 All-UAA Tournament Team after collecting hits in six of her seven games and hitting .400 (8-for-20) ... No. 3 on the team with 16 multi-hit contests ... Went 2-for-3 and drove in the winning run in a 1-0 victory over regionally ranked Bridgewater College (Apr. 10) in the first game of a twinbill ... Recorded two more safeties and scored twice in a 5-2 win over Bridgewater in the nightcap ... Rapped out three hits in as many plate appearances in helping Emory to a 12-1 triumph over regionally ranked Emerson College ... Went two-for-four at the platea and scored once in a 6-0 triumph over Neumann College (May 8) in NCAA Tournament action ... Went a combined seven-of-eight at the plate, scored four runs and stole four bases in a adoubleheader sweep over Spelman College (Apr. 21) ... Two-for-four and scored twice in helping the Eagles to an 8-3 win over Maryville College (Mar. 22) and a split of a twinbill ... During the year, she had a nine-game hitting streak, an eight-game hitting streak and a pair of seven-game hitting streaks ... Collected a pair of hits and drove in three runs in a 9-0 decision over Rhodes College (Feb. 21).

Sophomore (2008):
Was tabbed as a First Team All-UAA pick for the second straight year while being selected to the second team of the NFCA All-Atlantic Region Team ... The only Eagle to start all 41 games, she batted .333 and led the team and UAA in runs scored (44) and stolen bases with a school seasonal record of 26 thefts ... Posted 17 multi-hit games and her 50 safeties placed her second on the team and sixth on the UAA list ... Five contests of two or more stolen bases ... Went a combined three-for-six and scored three runs in a doubleheader sweep against Maryville College (Mar. 1) ... Recorded four multi-hit games during the UAA Tournament and scored eight runs ... Picked up three hits in four trips to the plate and scored what proved to be the winning run in a 4-0 triumph over Colorado College (Mar. 19) ... Picked up a couple of safeties and scored twice in a 7-2 triumph over Piedmont College (Mar. 29) ... Two hits and scored twice in each game of a twinbill at Huntingdon College (Apr. 13).

Freshman (2007):
Enjoyed a stellar first year as an Eagle, starting 39 of 41 games ... Solid center fielder whose speed and ability to make contact made her a valuable leadoff hitter ... Led the team and UAA with a .484 batting average, good for 14th place nationally ... Her average was second highest in school history behind only Lauren Dix's mark of .489 (2000) ... First Team selection to both the All-UAA and All-Atlantic Region Teams ... Was picked as the UAA Rookie of the Year ... Tied for first on the team in at bats (122) and her team-high 59 hits tied for first among UAA performers and tied for the No. 8 position on Emory's seasonal chart ... Landed a spot on NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team after hitting an impressive .538 (7-of-13), scoring four runs and stealing two bases over the four contests ... Went 2-for-4 and scored the game-winning run in the ninth inning in a 5-4 win over Salisbury (5/10) in the NCAA Regional opener ... Finished the year with 19 multi-hit contests ... Went 3-for-3 and came up with a two-run double in the seventh inning that helped propel Emory to a 5-1 win at Maryville College (2/24) ... The following weekend (3/3), she picked up two hits, including a two-run triple in a 6-1 home decision vs. Maryville ... Enjoyed a 16-game hitting streak that ran from Feb. 18 through Mar. 16 ... Picked up hits in seven of eight UAA Tournament games and finished with a team-best .462 average (12-for-26), good for third place among all performers ... Went 3-for-3 from the plate and scored a run in a 3-1 win over Case Western (3/16) ... Tallied three hits and one RBI against Wesleyan College (4/10) in an 8-0 victory ... Was successful on all 10 her stolen base attempts.

Career Statistics

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2007 41-39 122 33 59 15 3 3 0 10-10 .484
2008 41-41 150 44 50 6 0 3 0 26-29 .333
2009 42-41 132 30 56 11 2 0 0 15-15 .424
2010 41-41 145 38 63 12 2 0 0 16-19 .434
TOTAL 165-162 549 145 228 44  7  6 0 67-73 .415

  Prior to Emory:
Went to Jensen Beach High School where picked up three letters playing softball ... High school coach was Lori Miller ... Served as her team's captain her junior and senior years ... Finished with an impressive .429 batting average her final campaign ... Earned first-team honors on area and conference teams ... Brought home second-team all-state honors in 2005 and was an honorable mention pick as a senior ... Helped her club to conference and district championships her final two seasons ... Hit .400 as a junior.

Personal: Born August 11, 1988.




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5/12/12
Softball
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Salisbury
0
Emory
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@ Newport News, Va.
2012 NCAA Tournament
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5/11/12
Softball
2
Emory
4
Roanoke
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@ Newport News, VA
NCAA Regionals
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5/10/12
Softball
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McDaniel
4
Emory
Final
@ Newport News, Va.
NCAA Regional at Christopher Newport
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4/25/12
Softball
0
Covenant
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Emory
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4/25/12
Softball
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Covenant
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Institution UAA All
Emory 6-2 34-5
Washington (Mo.) 4-4 28-12
Rochester (N.Y.) 4-4 29-15
Case Western Reserve 3-5 26-15
Brandeis 3-5 27-18
Chicago 0-0 22-9