2011 FGCU Softball Media Guide

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Courtney

PLATT

Courtney’s Extras Nickname: Platty Dream Vacation: Europe Fave Late Night Snack: Apples & Honey Fave Movie: Avatar

Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS

YEAR

2008 2009 2010 TOTAL

AVG.

.298 .437 .311 .345

GP-GS

AB

62-61 168 53-53 135 52-51 135 167-165 438

R

34 41 31 106

H

50 59 42 151

2B

10 11 12 33

3B

3 2 1 6

HR

0 10 9 19

RBI

13 50 31 94

BB

41 37 40 118

HBP

5 3 2 10

SO

35 24 29 88

SB

4 6 8 18

As A Junior (2010) Earned Atlantic Sun All-Conference second team honors ... hit .311 with a team-leading nine home runs, which ranked sixth in the conference ... also ranked seventh in the A-Sun with 12 doubles ... finished in the top three in the conference with a .615 slugging percentage (3rd), a .475 on-base percentage (2nd), and 40 walks (1st) ... ranked second on the team with 31 RBI and tied for third on the team with 31 runs scored … opened the first tournament of the season going 3-for-4 against Illinois State (Feb. 14) with two doubles ... hit her first home run of the season at FIU (Feb. 21) and went 2-for-3 at the plate … had an RBI against St. Francis (Feb. 28) … followed it up with a home run and two RBI against BIG EAST foe Villanova (Feb. 28) … also recorded a home run in the second game against Eastern Michigan (Mar. 2) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base against Fordham (Mar. 5) … had back-to-back homeruns against Austin Peay (Mar. 6) and Villanova (Mar. 6) bringing in a total of five runs … had a home run in the second game versus Kennesaw State (Mar. 10) … went 2-for-2 against Illinois (Mar. 19) and earned a walk … tallied two RBI on a home run against Dartmouth (Mar. 23) … had three RBI in the Jacksonville series (Mar. 25) and hit a home run in game two … had three RBI and a home run at ETSU (Apr. 3) … earned three walks and scored three runs at FIU (Apr. 6) … had a home run with two RBI at the home of the reigning A-Sun Tournament Champions Campbell (Apr. 8) … earned two walks in back-to-back games at Belmont (Apr. 16) and Lipscomb (Apr. 18) … went 2-for-6 in the closing series against Mercer (Apr. 24), notching runs in both games. As A Sophomore (2009) Named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA South All-Region First Team ...... one of four Eagles named Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team ... hit .437 with 10 home runs, 50 RBI, and a .770 slugging percentage ... also had 11 doubles, 41 runs scored, 37 walks, 104 total bases, 59 hits, and a .563 on-base percentage ... ranked in the top 10 in the A-Sun in all of the aforementioned statistical categories … had a season-high 13-game hitting streak from February 28 to March 21 … also had a 10-game hitting streak from February 13 to February 24 … opened the season with two RBI against Illinois State (Feb. 6) … started her first hitting streak against Georgetown (Feb. 13) with a double and a RBI … had two hits including a double against Big Ten foe Michigan State (Feb. 13) … had back-to-back home runs against St. John’s (Feb. 14) and at FIU (Feb. 15) … her home run was her first collegiate round-tripper … also went 3-for-5 against the Golden Panthers, including two doubles … had a season-high five RBI at FIU … helped FGCU defeat its first ranked team, No. 13 DePaul (Feb. 21) with two RBI off a double … ended her hitting streak in the second game against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24) … had back-to-back triples against Bryant (Feb. 28) and Dartmouth (Mar. 1) … also had a home run against Dartmouth … started her second hitting streak of the season against Mississippi State … went 5-for-12 in the Hawaii tournament (Mar. 5-8) … had a home run en route to a 2-for-3 day against Big Ten foe Indiana (mar. 13) … also had a home run against BYU (Mar. 14) and knocked in a season-high four RBI … hit .500 at Jacksonville (Mar. 20) with three RBI … hit a home run against ETSU (Mar. 28), finishing 3-for-4 on the day with two RBI … followed that up with two home runs at Mercer (Apr. 3) … had two RBI against the Bears as well … hit a homerun at Kennesaw State (Apr. 4) … had three straight games with an RBI against Stetson (Apr. 21) and Belmont (Apr. 23) … closed out the season with a double versus Lipscomb (Apr. 25). As A Freshman (2008) Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team ... hit .298 and saw action in 62 games, making 61 starts ... hit three triples and 10 doubles, while driving in 13 runs ... second on the team with 41 walks … had two or more walks in a game seven times … opened her freshman campaign with a 3-for-3 day versus Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 8) with a double and two runs … had a double against SEC foe Florida (Feb. 8) and a RBI … earned two walks at USF (Feb. 17) … knocked a double against St. Bonaventure (Feb. 24) and had two runs … hit a double and had two RBI against Mount St. Mary (Mar. 2) … notched her first career triple against Chattanooga (Mar. 12) …opened Atlantic Sun play with a 2-for-5 series outing at ETSU (Mar. 16) … had back-to-back doubles at Lipscomb (Mar. 28) and Belmont (Mar. 29) … hit a triple in the second game at Belmont (Mar. 29) … earned a season-high three walks against Kennesaw State (Apr. 4) … tallied a season-high three RBI at Gardner-Webb (Apr. 11) … batted in a run in each game against Jacksonville (Apr. 20) … closed out the season with a walk and scored run at Stetson (Apr. 29). High School Attended Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Fla ... played for Coach Phil Depuy and was team captain … earned All-Area player honors, AllConference, and First Team All-State accolades for her senior year … was named Offensive Player of the Year in 2007. Personal Born in Greenville, Ohio … daughter of Tim Platt and Nancy Burns … has a twin sister, Casey and two younger sisters, Shelby (13) and Sydney (19)majoring in biology … lists snowboarding/Winter Olympics as her favorite sport(s) to watch … lists biggest accomplishment as having the 16 opportunity to play Division I softball and go to college.


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