2006 Softball Roster
Roster
Mahoney, Caitlin
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Jersey Number 32
Caitlin Mahoney
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lake Mary
- Hometown:
- Lake Mary, Fla.
Bio
2007 (Junior): Selected to the All-Big Ten and All-Great Lakes Region Second Teams ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week April 23 ... Also an Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Started all 59 games for the Spartans ... Led the team with 12 home runs, which ranks second in MSU[apos]s single-season hitting records ... Had two two-home run games, becoming only the second Spartan to do so in program history ... Tallied 47 RBI of the season - the ninth most of the Big Ten ... 47 RBI also ties for third in MSU[apos]s single-season charts, while her 37 runs tied for 10th in Spartan record books ... Her six RBI against Detroit (4/3) ranks second in all-time single-game records; ties with Kara Weigle and Amanda Melton ... Also belted out two doubles against Detroit ... Was second among teammates in doubles (11) ... Had two three-game streak scoring runs (3/24-3/25 and 4/22-4/25] ... Posted a five-game hitting streak, tallying eight hits (4/29 vs. Minnesota - 5-5 vs. Michigan) .. Hit an impressive .396 against conference opponents (19 H, 6 HR, 16 RBI).
2006 (Sophomore): Made 55 appearances, with 28 starts at third base and 11 at catcher ... First-Team All-Big Ten ... Tallied 11 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games ... Posted career highs with 15 doubles, six home runs and 28 RBI ... Led the Green and White with a .364 batting average and 20 hits, including five doubles and four home runs in Big Ten play ... Posted a .673 slugging percentage against conference opponents ... Made two starts at the Pirate Classic (ECU) vs. Army on Feb. 17 and ECU on Feb. 18, posting two hits, one run and two RBI ... Went 2-for-3 with one RBI vs. Southern Illinois at the NFCA Leadoff Classic on Feb. 24 ... Tallied two hits, including one double, vs. Buffalo at the Plant City Tournament on March 5 ... Tied a Michigan State single-game high with four walks vs. Wright State on March 9 ... Posted back-to-back 2-for-3 efforts at the plate vs. Minnesota (March 31-April 1), adding two runs and seven RBI ... Four RBI in game two vs. Minnesota ... Also tallied one double and one home run vs. Minnesota ... Went 4-for-4 at the plate, including one double and one stolen base vs. Purdue on April 7 ... Longest hitting streak of the season came in eight-game stretch, beginning April 11 vs. Bowling Green through April 18 doubleheader vs. Detroit ... Tallied 12 hits, including four doubles and home run during the stretch ... Anchored Spartan victory vs. Illinois with game-winning home run in the seventh inning.
2005 (Freshman): Made 49 appearances with 40 starts ... Made majority of starts at catcher (27), nine starts at third base, two starts at first base and two starts at the DP ... Finished the season with a .288 batting average with 36 hits and 15 RBI ... Ranked among team leaders with a .983 fielding percentage with 136 putouts and 33 assists for the season ... Part of an MSU defense that finished the season with a .959 fielding percentage, including a .963 effort in Big Ten play ... Added 10 doubles and seven runs scored in 2005 ... In 14 appearances during Big Ten season, made 13 starts ... Hit .256 in conference play, adding three doubles and four RBI... Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage against conference opponents ... Made 27 consecutive starts from March 6-April 16 ... Posted a nine-game hitting streak, a team-best ... Tallied two hits in season-opening victory vs. No. 16 Florida, adding one RBI ... In the tie vs. UCF on March 5, hit first double of the season, adding one RBI ... In two at-bats vs. Eastern Kentucky, posted one hit, scoring one run in 5-1 victory ... Tallied a season-best three hits vs. Bethune-Cookman on March 12 in the 3-2 Spartan victory ... Had eight multi-hit games, including back-to-back two-hit games in the doubleheader vs. Loyola (Chicago) April 5 ... In 5-2 victory vs. IPFW, posted one double with a career-best three RBI.
Prior to MSU: Four-year letterwinner at Lake Mary ... Earned all-state honors in 2004 ... Named all-state honorable mention in softball in 2003 ... Three-time all-conference and all-county selection in softball (2001, 2002, 2003) ... Three-time offensive player of the year at Lake Mary ... Hit .447 as a freshman, .427 as a sophomore and .300 as a junior ... Had 15 career doubles, seven career triples, eight career home runs and 60 career RBI ... Lettered in volleyball in 2003 and 2004 ... Served as softball team captain in 2004 ... Member of National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society ... Who[apos]s Who Among American High School Students.
Club Softball: Hit .386 for ASA team, Clearwater Lady Bombers, with 19 doubles, three triples and six home runs ... Team was 2003 National Pony Champions ... Also finished in third place at the 2000 ISA Nationals.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Lois Mahoney ... Her parents are graduates of Michigan State[apos]s College of Business ... An accounting major.
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