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2019 Softball Roster

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12 Jennifer Groat

  • Position Catcher/First Base/Outfield
  • B/T L/L
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ballston Spa, N.Y.
  • Highschool Ballston Spa
  • Major Childhood Education (Mathematics)

Biography

2018 (junior): NFCA First-Team All-Northeast Region... SUNY Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete... Google Cloud Academic All-District... First-Team All-SUNYAC... SUNYAC All-Tournament Team... SUNYAC Softball Athlete of the Week (April 2, March 19)... Started in all 38 of the team's games... Posted the second-longest hit streak in Division III softball history, notching a base hit in 38 consecutive games that spanned the last 11 games of 2017 and the first 27 contests of 2018... Finished the season as the SUNYAC leader in batting average (.472), on-base percentage (.521) and doubles (16)... Her batting average and double totals eclipsed single-season program records... Registered 25 RBI, five stolen bases, three triples and two home runs... Stole five bases in seven attempts... Went 4-for-4 with a run scored and a triple against Washington (Mo.) University on March 13... Batted 3-for-4 with three RBI, a home run and a run scored in the front end of a doubleheader against Fredonia on April 22.

2017 (sophomore): NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team... ECAC Division III North Rookie of the Year... First-Team All-SUNYAC... SUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year... SUNYAC All-Tournament Team... Started in all 41 games in which she played... Ranked 10th in the SUNYAC in batting average, hitting .364 (51-for-140)... Also ranked among the conference leaders in runs scored (third, 38), triples (tied for third, 2) and doubles (tied for fifth, 10)... Recorded 19 RBI and three home runs... Stole six bases in six attempts... Finished the season on an 11-game hit streak... Batted a perfect 6-for-6 across both games of a doubleheader against Buffalo State on April 28, recording two doubles... Went 3-for-4 at the plate in the team's SUNYAC Tournament opener against Buffalo State on May 4, blasting two doubles and a home run.

2016 (freshman): SUNYAC Rookie of the Year... First-Team All-SUNYAC... SUNYAC Player of the Week (April 11)... Only one of two Cardinals to start all 43 games… Led the SUNYAC in batting average at .442 for those with a minimum of 10 at bats… Also led the conference in hits with 57… Second in the conference in RBI at 39… Accumulated three home runs, including a grand slam against SUNY New Paltz during the SUNYAC Tournament on May 5.

High School: Picked up three varsity letters in both softball and basketball and two more in volleyball… As a varsity softball player, she was named First-Team All-Suburban Council as a catcher in the spring of 2015... Was also named the MVP of her team her final season… Tabbed as the Time Warner Cable News Scholar Athlete of the Week during the 2015 season… As a varsity basketball player, she was honored as the Suburban Council Exceptional Senior… Was a member of the state champion Nightmare Elite softball team that also finished ninth out of 54 teams at the USSSA nationals in Maryland in 2014.

Personal: Daughter of Ken and Linda Groat… Enjoys skiing, snowboarding and hiking.
 
Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SF SB-SBA
2016 .442 43-43 129 37 57 11 5 3 39 4 10-12
2017 .364 41-41 140 38 51 10 2 3 19 0 6-6
2018 .472 38-38 125 37 59 16 3 2 25 4 5-7
Totals .424 122-122 394 112 167 37 10 8 83 8 21-25

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2016First-Year Student

    C/1B
    5'9"
    22
  • 12

    2017Sophomore

    Catcher/Utility
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2018Junior

    Catcher/Utility
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2019Senior

    Catcher/First Base/Outfield
    5'9"
    12