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At Delaware: Expected to start at shortstop for the Blue Hens for the fourth consecutive year • enters the season tied for fourth at Delaware with eight home runs, fourth with 83 RBI, tied for fourth with 29 doubles, 10th with 190 total bases, and tied for 14th with 123 hits.
2008: Batted .238 while appearing in 34 games and starting 33 at shortstop • ranked fourth on the team with 15 RBI • posted five two-hit games on the year • went 2 for 3 with three runs scored and two RBI against Delaware State (3/26) • also had two hits and two RBI versus Georgia State (3/21) and UNC Wilmington (3/29).
2007: Second Team All-CAA selection • led the Blue Hens with a .369 batting average, 52 hits, 24 runs scored, 14 doubles, four triples, 29 RBI, 80 total bases and 16 walks • ranked 22nd in Division I with 0.31 doubles per game • tied for fifth in a UD single season with 80 total bases, eighth with 29 RBI, and ninth with 52 hits • tied for second in the CAA with four triples, was third with a .369 batting average, fifth with a .437 on base percentage, and tied for seventh with 14 doubles • started all 45 games at shortstop for Delaware • led the Blue Hens with 13 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games • had an 11-game hit streak from April 6 through April 18 • went 3 for 3 with two runs scored, a double and a triple against UNC Wilmington (4/6) • was 3 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored versus Rider (4/11) • went 3 for 4 with an RBI at Hofstra (4/21) • named to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2006: Started a school-record 57 games at shortstop • led the team and ranked fourth in the CAA with 39 RBI, the second highest total in a single-season at Delaware • also tied for second in a season with five home runs, tied for seventh with 11 doubles, ranked fourth with 174 at bats and ranked seventh with 77 total bases • was second on the Blue Hens with a .270 batting average and 24 walks • ranked second on the team with 11 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with nine multi-RBI games • went 2 for 4 with a run scored and five RBI against St. Francis-NY (3/17) • was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and a grand slam at Rider (4/12) • went 2 for 4 with a run scored, double, home run and three RBI in her collegiate debut at East Carolina (3/3) • was 3 for 3 with a run scored and three RBI versus Bucknell (4/26) • also drove home three runs against George Mason (3/11) and UNC Wilmington (4/9).
High School: 2005 Gatorade State Player of the Year • Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State selection last three years • named to New Haven Register and Connecticut Post All-State and All-Area teams all four years • New Haven Register MVP as a junior and senior and Connecticut Post MVP as a senior • selected to Hartford Courant All-Area team her last three seasons and named the 2005 Player of the Year • 2005 CHSCA State Player of the Year • Southwest Conference MVP last three years • led Lauralton Hall to a 93-6 record during her four years • led team to the state championship as a junior and senior and to the conference title her first three seasons • earned the SWC Leadership Award, the Ruth Pollard Boettcher Athletic Award in 2004, and the William H. Garfield Athletic Scholarship in 2005 • also earned four letters in volleyball and two in basketball • named to All-SWC volleyball team as a junior and senior • two-year captain of softball team and captained volleyball team as a senior • member of National Honor Society • student council representative and honor roll student all four years of high school • Freshmen Peer Mentor as a senior.
Personal: Kimberley Michelle Ovittore • daughter of Thomas and Laura Ovittore • has a brother, Matt • won a Women’s Major ASA National Championship over the summer while playing with the Stratford Brakettes • exercise science major with a biology minor at Delaware • aspires to become a physical therapist • is a nationally registered and certified EMT.
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