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2008 Softball Roster (27-13; 4-4 Liberty League)

11 Beth Gargon

  • Position Catcher/First Base
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool East Hampton
  • Hometown East Hampton, CT

Biography

2008: Played in 35 games starting 33 ... Batted .434 with 36 hits, including a team-high eight doubles and six home runs ... Scored 24 runs and had 25 RBI's ... Fielded .967 ... Third in the Liberty League and tops on the team in walks (14) and slugging percentage (.747) ... Fourth in the league and first on the team in on base percentage (.510) ... Third on the team in home runs and runs batted in ... Went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run, two runs and three RBI's against St. Joseph's (3/8) ... Went 4 for 4 with two runs and two RBI's at Mount St. Mary (4/3) ... Was 3 for 3 with a double, a run and an RBI against Skidmore (4/27) ... Went 2 for 3 with a double, a home run, a run scored and three RBI's against Utica (4/30) ... All-Liberty League First Team ...

2007: CAPTAIN ... Played in 34 of 35 games ... Batted .425 with 45 hits, including three doubles, a triple and ten home runs ... Scored 36 runs and had a team-best 41 RBI ... Stole a base ... Fielded at a .980 clip ... Third in the Liberty League in home runs, sacrifice bunts (7) and slugging percentage (.755) ... Fifth in the league in runs scored ... 18th nationally in RBI per game ... 21st in the country in home runs per game ... All-Liberty League First Team first base ... NFCA Northeast All-Region Third Team ... Went 3 for 4, including two home runs, with two runs and seven runs batted in against Alverno (3/5) ... Was 2 for 3 with a double, a home run, three runs and three RBI in a win over Clark Photo by Tom Killips(3/8) ... Went 2 for 3 with a home run, a run and four runs batted in against Castleton (3/30) ... Posted three hits with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in a win over Skidmore (4/29) ...

2006: Played in 40 of 41 games … Third in the Liberty League in walks (18) … Batted .358 with 39 hits, including seven doubles, a triple and four home runs … Scored 37 runs and had 25 RBI … All-Liberty League Second Team first base … NCAA Ithaca Regional All-Tournament Team …

Before Rensselaer: Played for Elms College … Batted .265 with 12 runs and seven RBI in 24 games for the Blazers ...

High School: Four-year varsity starter in softball ... Captained as a senior ... Two-time Most Valuable Player ... Three-time All-Charter Oak Conference ... 2004 All-State ... 2004 Academic All-State ... 2003 Gatorade Player of the Year ... Honors Scholar ... National Honor Society ... Student Council Treasurer ... Year book editor ...

Personal: Biology/Pre-Med major ... Plays for the Connecticut Mirage ... Two-time captain ... Daughter of Alice and Anthony Gargon.

Career Stats:

Yr. Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% OB% SB FLD

2006

.358 109

37

39 7 25  60  .550  .445  .970 

2007

.425 106 36 45 3 1 10 41 80 .755 .483 1 .980

2008

.434 83 24 36 8 0 6 25 62 .747 .510 0 .967
Totals .403 215 73 84 10 2 14 66 140 .678 .477 5 .973

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2006Sophomore

    First Baseman/Catcher
    5'8"
    11
  • 11
    C

    2007Junior

    First Base/Catcher
    11
    C
  • 11

    2008Senior

    Catcher/First Base
    11