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2023 Softball

1 Abbey Gardner

  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Bainbridge, Ga.
  • High School Bainbridge

Biography

2022: USA South West Division second team... Played in 27 games with 23 starts... Batted .354 with team-leading three home runs and 22 RBIs... Led team with .532 slugging percentage... Struck out only four times in 79 at-bats... In the circle, appeared in 22 games with 11 starts... Was 4-9 with one save and 4.67 ERA... Had team-best seven complete games... Led team in innings pitched (97-1/3) and strike outs (48)... Hit walk off solo home run for 6-5 win over Brevard in first game of doubleheader on March 26... Also pitched complete game in same game... Went 3-for-3 twice during season, first against Centre in second game of doubleheader Feb. 13 and again on March 19 in second game of doubleheader against Meredith... Had two hits, including a double, and four RBIs in second game of doubleheader against Berea on April 9... Had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs in second game of doubleheader against Asbury on April 3... 

2021: Appeared in and started 15 games … Earned an at-large spot on the USA South All-Conference West Division second team … Named USA South Player and Pitcher of the Week on March 15 … As a pitcher with a minimum of 30 innings worked, led the team in wins (3), innings pitched (47.2) and ERA (4.26) … As a hitter with a minimum of 20 at-bats, led the team in slugging percentage (.630), batting average (.435), hits (20), doubles (3) and RBIs (12) … Tied for first on the team with two home runs and ranked second in on-base percentage (.469) … Ranked fourth in USA South in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage and seventh in slugging percentage … Earned the complete-game win, giving up only one run and three hits in seven innings, during a an 8-1 season-opening victory at Judson on March 10 … Went the distance, earned the win and only allowed one earned run in an 11-3, five-inning victory during Game 1 against Agnes Scott on March 13 at the LC Softball Complex … Recorded six multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit efforts … Went 3 of 4, with three RBIs, two runs and one home run, during the season-opening win at Judson … Finished 3 for 5, with two RBIs, one run and one double, in Game 2 against Judson on March 10 … During a 7-5 win over Maryville on April 14, went 3 of 3, with two RBIs, one run and one walk, to go along with earning the pitching victory in a relief role.

2020: Appeared in all 12 games, making 11 starts … Pitched in seven games, including three starts … Named USA South Rookie Pitcher of the Week on March 2 … Went 4-0 in the circle and maintained a 2.08 ERA, leading the team in wins, complete games (3) and innings pitched (33.2) … Finished in a tie for eighth in the USA South in wins … Led the team in home runs (2) and was tied for first in runs (11) … Season totals of 16 hits, 10 RBIs and three doubles, along with a .610 slugging percentage, a .405 on-base percentage and a .390 batting average … Posted four multi-hit games … Registered first-collegiate victory, going the distance, in a 10-1 triumph over the University of Dallas on Feb. 23 … Earned the win during an 11-4 triumph over Greensboro on Feb. 29, giving up no runs in 5 1/3 innings of relief work … Tallied the complete-game wins in an 11-0 victory over Judson on March 7 and a 5-1 win at Huntingdon on March 9 … Went 4-for-4 and reached base five times, with four runs, two doubles, an RBI and a walk, during an 18-1 win over Mississippi University for Women on Feb. 23 … Blasted first-collegiate home run at Millsaps on Feb. 22 … Forced extra innings with a two-run shot in the sixth during a 7-6 setback in eight innings to Hiram on March 12.

High School: Honors Graduate ... All-State recognition as a utility player ... Named First Team All-Region at first base ... Outstanding Senior Award. 

Parents: Ashley and Kerri Gardner.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2020Freshman

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2021Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2022Junior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2023Senior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    1