Caitlin Viafora

Year:
Freshman
Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-4
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Stanley, Va.
High School:
Page County
Major:
Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies

2015 as a Sophomore:
• Appeared in 37 games this season
• Served a utility role, scoring 23 runs in a pinch-running situations
• Had eight stolen bases on 11 attempts (.727)
• Appeared in three postseason games during the CAA Championship
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award (Spring 2015)

2014 as a Freshman:
• Appeared in 41 games, primarily as a pinch runner for JMU
• Scored 13 runs and stole seven bases for the Dukes
• Appeared in five of the six postseason games for JMU, including all three NCAA Tournament games

High School:
• Honorable Mention All-State
• Selected to play in the Best of the Valley All-Star Game
• Three-time All-Region, including First Team honors as a senior
• Four-time All-District selection, including First Team three times
• Set Page County High School career record for hits (114) and stolen bases (105)
• Played her club ball for the Broadway Heat

Personal:
• Daughter of Nerissa and Ralph Viafora
• Sister, Natasha, played softball at Eastern Mennonite University from 2004-08 and her other sister, Megan, played there from 2008-12.
• Also ran cross country and played basketball at Page County High School
• National Honor Society and New Horizons and Yearbook club member
• Majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies (IDLS)
• Minoring in inclusive early childhood education

Getting to Know Caitlin Viafora
Why did you choose to play at JMU? I was accepted without the knowledge I would be playing ball here
What do you love most about JMU? I love that it is close to home
What is your favorite place to eat on campus? D-hall
Most people don’t know that I ... Hate talking on the phone
What will be your “walk out” song/songs for 2014? Answer to No One – Colt Ford ft. JJ Lawhorn
What is your favorite ...
Food: Chicken Alfredo
Movie: Despicable Me
TV Show: Modern Family
Song: Story of My Life by One Direction
Athlete: Jennie Finch
Holiday: Christmas
What is one personal goal you have for the 2014 season? To be successful at diving for outfield balls
What are your favorite hobbies away from softball? Playing with my dog Cora and making crafts
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? To never, ever quit. The past can hurt; but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it – Lion King
What is your ideal vacation? Jamaica
If not softball, what other sport would you want to play at JMU? Basketball
If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be? Justin Bieber, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Lawrence