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2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Catherine Clavin
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Poquoson, Va.
- High School:
- Poquoson
2014 as a senior:
- Dean's List Fall 2014
- Appeared in 49 games, starting 11 and excelled as the team’s primary pinch hitter
- Added Five doubles, three home runs, 20 RBIs three runs scored and four walks in 63 at-bats
- Had seven of the team’s 12 pinch hits on the season, tying her own single-season school record for pinch hits by a player
- Became school’s career leader in pinch hits with 18, including seven in each of her last two seasons
- Went 1-for-1 with a RBI in JMU’s win over No. 20/22 UL Lafayette
- Had a pinch-hit 2-run home run in the sixth inning of a come-from-behind win over Drexel
- Had a sacrifice fly for an RBI in NCAA Tournament game against DePaul
2013 as a junior:
- Appeared in 44 games, starting 10 and served as the team’s primary pinch hitter
- Collected 12 hits in 56 at-bats, addin
- g two doubles and a triple
- Contributed four runs, six RBIs, five walks and two hit-by-pitches
- Had a two-run triple in the Dukes’ NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina State
- Appeared in 17 games, including makes nine starts at catcher for JMU
- Hit .129 with a .250 on-base percentage and a .226 slugging percentage
- Contributed four hits, two runs, one RBI, one home run and four walks in 31 at-bats for JMU
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar- Athlete
- Made collegiate debut against Bucknell as a pinch hitter
- Recorded her first collegiate hit and RBI against Bucknell
- Collected her first career home run with a solo home run in 6-5 loss to St. John’s
- Had a two-out, game-tying single in the bottom of the 7th in JMU’s 13-12 win over St. John’s
- Had two hits, a run and a RBI in series against Hofstra
- Went 2-for-3 in game two against Towson
- Four-time All-District and All-Region selection.
- Four-time Daily Press All-Star.
- Three-time All-State honoree, including a First Team selection in 2010
- As a senior was the District and Region Player of the Year
- Helped lead Poquoson High School to three district championships and two region championships.
- Catherine Clavin
- Daughter of Joe and Carol Clavin
- Enjoys going to the beach, listening to music and hanging out with friends
The extremely friendly people
What is your major/minor?
Cultural Communication
What is your favorite place to eat on campus?
E-hall
Most people don’t know that I ... ?
Played volleyball my sophomore year of high school and got the most improved award
What will be your “walk out” song/songs for 2014?
1. I’m Shipping Up to Boston- Dropkick Murphy’s
2. Kitty Kat – Minnesota
What is your favorite ...
Food: Guacamole
Movie: The Great Gatsby
TV Show: Girls
Song: Do Ya Thang by Rihanna
Athlete: Beyonce (it tajes serious athletics skill to dance and sing how she does at the same time)
Holiday: St. Patrick’s Day
What is one personal goal you have for the 2014 season?
Play every game like it’s my last and have fun!
What are your favorite hobbies away from softball?
Anything outdoors; hiking, kayaking, etc.
What is your favorite memory of JMU softball?
Getting the bid last year at O’Neill’s
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Starve the ego, feed the soul
What is the one thing everyone at JMU should do before graduating?
Do something that takes you outside of the JMU bubble
What is your ideal vacation?
Amsterdam or San Diego
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?
My grandpa Thomas (Mom’s side), Beyonce, and Steve Jobs
