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Caitlin Smith
Junior
Catcher/Shortstop
Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield

At Delaware: Expected to challenge for a starting spot behind the plate for the Blue Hens.

2008: Batted .305 while appearing in 37 games and starting 35 as the Delaware catcher • ranked fourth on the Blue Hens with 14 RBI and added 25 hits, 10 runs scored, three doubles and a home run • went 3 for 3 with two RBI and a run scored against Delaware State (3/26) • had two hits in both games of a doubleheader against Rider (4/9) • hit first career home run against Saint Joseph’s (3/25) • posted six two-hit games on the year.

2007: Appeared in 17 games while starting nine, including eight behind the plate • recorded one hit and three walks on the season • went 1 for 3 at Pennsylvania (3/14) • named to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Four-year starter on softball team at Brookfield High School • two-time all-state and three-time all-conference selection • three-time Danbury News Times All-Area honoree • New Haven Register and Hartford Courant All-State selection • named All-Patriot Division • selected team’s MVP, Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year • led Brookfield to the state quarterfinals as a sophomore and junior • named to all-academic team all four years • academic all-state selection • two-year captain • earned U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award • member of National Honor Society • named to high honor roll all four years • named to President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence.

Personal: Caitlin Elizabeth Smith • daughter of Joseph and Maryann Smith • has two brothers, Joseph and Jonathan • exercise science major with minors in psychology and strength and conditioning at Delaware • aspires to become a physical therapist • studied abroad in China last summer and attended the Olympics.