Monmouth University Athletics

Why Monmouth: "There was not one deciding factor for my reason for attending Monmouth, rather it was a combination of several positive things about the school. Being from California, I have always wanted to go to school on the east coast and experience a different lifestyle on the other side of the country with the season changes and the snow! So, being able to so that AND play softball here at Monmouth was such an exciting opportunity that I could not pass up and I couldn't be happier with my choice to come here. I am looking forward to my next few years here at Monmouth and continuing to enhance my education while doing what I love - playing softball."

2014 (Senior): Honored with the Joan Martin Award, presented annually to a senior student-athlete who has shown dedication to their team while staying the course through adversity... Was named to the MAAC Softball All-Academic Team… Hit .267 with a home run, three doubles, a triple and 12 RBI’s… Scored a team-high 24 runs and led the team with seven stolen bases and 19 walks, while finishing third on the team in hits (35) and fourth in on-base percentage (.362)… Her 19 walks pushed her career total to 59, tying her for 6th all-time at Monmouth with Heather Gordon ’08 and classmate Alicia DeSanto… Started all 42 games played… Had six multi-hit games, including two-hit games in each of the first two games of the season against Delaware (Mar. 1) and at Norfolk State (Mar. 1)… Also scored twice against the Spartans… Went 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run, a walk, two runs scored and two RBI’s at George Mason (Mar. 7)… Drove in two runs against Cornell (Mar. 8)… Went 3-for-5 over two games against Utah State (Mar. 14-15), doubling, driving in a run and scoring another… Went 4-for-4 with two RBI’s against Portland State (Mar. 16)… Started a seven-game hitting streak (Mar. 20-Apr. 12) against Dartmouth, tying Nikki Sandelier for the longest streak on the team in 2014… Stole two bases in Game 1 against Siena (Apr. 6)… Drove in two at Drexel (Apr. 9), before capping the streak with a 2-for-3 effort with a double and two runs scored in Game 1 at Iona (Apr. 12)… Scored twice in each game at Quinnipiac (Apr. 20)… Went 1-for-1 with a single, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored against Penn (Apr. 23)… Walked twice and scored a run in Game 1 against Rider (May 3)… Hit safely in two of three games in the MAAC Championships (May 7-9), scoring a run against Manhattan (May 9).

2013 (Junior): Earned Monmouth's N.S.C.A. All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award... Ranked second on the team in both doubles (6) and walks (19), while ranking fifth in RBI’s (19) and stolen bases (2)… Hit .278 with 20 run scored, adding a triple in starting all 47 games… Went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in the season-opener at Norfolk State (Feb. 24)… Had consecutive two-hit games at Norfolk State (Feb. 24) and vs. Furman (Mar. 1), adding a double and a walk against the Paladins… Went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI’s at UNC-Greensboro (Mar. 3)… Singled in four-straight games, March 10-19, scoring twice at Rider (Mar. 13) and driving in two runs at Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 19)… Went 2-for-3 with a run scored at North Florida (Mar. 21)… Went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Mar. 23)… Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored vs. Bryant (Mar. 24)… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI’s at Sacred Heart (Mar. 30)… Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI’s and a run scored at Penn (April 3)… Went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base vs. Robert Morris (April 6)… Went 3-for-6 with four RBI’s, two runs scored and a double in the doubleheader at Wagner (April 7)… Went 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in Game 1 at La Salle (April 9), before adding a double and a run scored in Game 2… Went 2-for-2 with two singles, two walks, a run scored and an RBI in Game 1 vs. Temple (April 17), before adding a base hit and two runs scored in Game 2… Had a double and three runs scored in a doubleheader at Mount St. Mary’s (April 20)… Had a single and two runs scored at LIU Brooklyn (April 27)… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Saint Francis (April 28)… Had a single and an RBI vs. Central Connecticut (May 9) in the NEC Tournament.

2012 (Sophomore): Saw action in 22 games, including 17 starts, before injury cut her season short... Hit .292 with a home run and six RBI's... Drove in two runs in the season-opener against Norfolk State (Feb. 25)... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Delaware (Feb. 26)... Had a double and two RBI's at Saint Francis (Pa.) (Apr. 1)... Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run at La Salle (Apr. 3)... Went 3-for-5 with a run scored in a doubleheader sweep of Wagner (Apr. 6).

2011 (Freshman):  played in 40 games making 39 game starts... Finished the year with a batting average of .234 (29-124) and 17 RBI's... Tied for third on the team with 21 runs scored... Finished the season with only one error... Went 2-for-4 against Bethune Cookman (3/11) with one run scored, two RBI and one double... Went 2-for-4 against Howard (3/18) with two runs scored ... Went 3-for-5 against Sacred Heart (4/2) with two runs scored, one triple, and three RBI... Went 2-for-3 against LIU (4/07) with two runs scored, one walk and one stolen base.

High School: Attended Valencia High School in California... Played the outfield for Coach Donna Lee... Helped lead the Vikings to four straight Foothill League Championships... Also helped lead squad to two CIF Division 1 Championships... Helped Vikings to a 115-17-2 record in her four seasons... Was part of the #1 ranked team in the nation as a freshman... Named to the San Fernando Valley All-Star Classic Team as a senior... Named an All-Foothill League Honorable Mention in 2010... Earned All-Santa Clarita Second Team honors as a senior... Batted .375 as a freshman and .310 as a sophomore... As a senior, batted .326 with 18 runs scored and 29 hits.

Personal: Born November 4, 1992 in Valencia, California... Daughter of Joe and Patti Fitzgerald... Father, Joe, attended Fordham University, while mother, Patti, attended the University of Nevada-Reno... Majoring in graphic design.