2007 Softball Roster
Roster
Caitlin Marcano
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Kan.
- High School:
- Piper
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Junior) – Started 26 games as the designated player, while playing in 10 games off the bench, including eight as a pinch-hitter ... Tied for the team-lead with two pinch hits on the season, going 2-for-8 as a pinch-hitter ... Nine of her 12 hits on the season came against MVC opponents ... Recorded a pinch-hit RBI single against Holy Cross (March 9) ... Went 3-for-6 in a doubleheader at Drake (April 5), including her first double of the year and her only multiple-hit game of the season ... Crushed her only home run of the season, a three-run shot, against UMKC on April 11 ... Went 1-for-3 in each of CU’s three games with Southern Illinois ... Had the game-winning RBI on a 10th-inning single against SIU in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament (May 11).
2005 (Sophomore) – Appeared in 44 of CU’s 57 games, making six starts as the designated player ... Had more RBI (12) than hits (9) ... CU’s top bat off the bench, leading the team with six pinch-hits and 36 pinch-hit at bats ... Had three doubles and eight RBI as a pinch-hitter ... Smacked her first hit of the year, a double, against Robert Morris (March 6) ... Had one hit in three straight games March 17-19, going 3-for-4 with four RBI in that span ... Crushed her first home run of the year in her first start of the season at Evansville (March 19) ... Her solo home run and game-winning RBI on a sacrifice fly gave CU a 2-1 win over the Purple Aces ... Also swiped her first career stolen base at Evansville (March 20) ... Her next hit was also a solo home run at UMKC (March 30) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI double against Bradley (April 10), in a 5-4 CU win ... Collected a pinch-hit two-run single at Indiana State (April 16) ... Crushed a pinch-hit two-RBI double against Wichita State (May 7).
2004 (Freshman) – Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... Started 30 of the 50 games in which she appeared, making 19 starts at third base and 11 as designated player ... Honored on the MVC all-tourney team after recording CU’s only RBI in a 1-0 win over Evansville (May 13) ... Went 3-for-15 with one home run and six RBI as a pinch-hitter ... Had more RBI (25) than base hits (23) ... Eleven of her 23 hits went for extra bases ... Hit .375 (12-32) in 13 contests at the Rebel Spring Games (March 6-13) ... Collected her first career hit, a double, and an RBI against Texas-Arlington (Feb. 22) ... Went 7-for-10 with five runs scored in a three-game span (March 11-12) ... Was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Sacred Heart (March 12) ... Debuted in MVC play with a 2-for-4, three-RBI performance at Illinois State (March 20) ... Her four home runs came in a five-game span from April 28 through May 8, including a homer in three straight games ... Was 3-for-5 with three home runs and 10 RBI in that three game span ... Hit a solo homer, a two-run shot, a three-run blast and a grand slam ... Her first round-tripper came in game two against Northern Colorado (April 28) ... Smashed a pinch-hit grand slam against Missouri State in game one and hit a two-run shot in game two against MSU (May 1) ... Solo homer came at Wichita State (May 8).
HIGH SCHOOL: Twice earned first-team all-state honors ... Named first-team all-Kaw Valley Conference following her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... Earned second-team all-conference honors as a freshman ... Tabbed team defensive player of the year after her junior campaign ... Helped her team to three conference championships ... Team twice won regional championships and finished as state runner-up ... Set school record with 12 doubles as a senior ... Earned principal’s honor roll and served on the student council.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Carol and Marc Marcano, Caitlin was born on March 21, 1985 in
