2005 Softball Roster
Cassie Palmer
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Weddington, N.C.
- High School:
- Weddington
Majoring in communications • Veteran Leader in Carolina Leadership Academy • Made Dean's List Fall 2007.
2007: As a junior, tied a school record by starting in 67 games at second base • Led the team with 53 runs scored • Tied for the team lead in doubles (11) and home runs (7) • Her 90 total bases was tops on the team • Second on team with 56 hits and 17 stolen bases • Was a perfect 4 for 4 with three runs scored, six RBIs and a pair of long balls against Charlotte on March 6 • Scored three runs in the season opener against College of Charleston on Feb. 9 • Drove in three runs with a double and a home run at Georgia Tech on March 31 • Finished with three multi-RBI games • Ranked second on the team with 13 multi-hit games, including three games with three or more • Committed just two errors in 248 chances at second base • Was hit by a school record 15 pitches during the year.
2006: As a sophomore, started a school-record 67 games at second base • Named second-team All-ACC and second-team NFCA All-Southeast Region • Finished the season with a .276 average (61 for 221), seven home runs and 36 RBIs • Earned ACC Player of the Week honors after recording nine hits in five games at the FIU Invitational Feb. 10-12 • Had a double and a home run in the season-opening win over Arkansas on Feb. 10 • Added another double, home run and a school-record five hits in the win at FIU later that day • Went 2 for 4 with three RBIs in the win over North Dakota State on March 4 • Hit a game-winning three-run home run in the win over No. 15 Nebraska on March 10 • Drove in three runs in the win at Florida State on March 14 • Matched that total in the win over Maryland on March 25 • Went 2 for 4 with a home run, driving in the only runs of the game, in the 2-0 win at Virginia Tech on April 16 • Finished the season with 16 multi-hit games • Struck out only 14 times in 221 at-bats • Committed just five errors in 229 chances at second base.
2005: As a freshman, appeared in 62 games and started 54 in the infield and outfield • Finished with a .244 batting average, going 39-for-160 for the season • Scored 25 runs, good for third on the team, and finished with a .335 on-base percentage, the fifth-best total on the squad • Had her first career three-hit game against Furman on March 23 • Hit her first career home run at Maryland on April 23 • Stole seven bases on 10 attempts and laid down 11 sacrifice bunts • Received the Gene Anderson Rookie of the Year Award.
At Weddington (N.C.) High School: Three-time all-state selection at shortstop and four-year all-conference and all-county pick • Team MVP in her junior and senior years • County Player of the Year as a senior • Played three years of basketball at point guard, earning all-conference and Defensive Player of the Year honors • Also played two years of golf.
Personal: The daughter of Tom and Christina Palmer • Born Cassandra Lynn Palmer on Sept. 7, 1986, in Charlotte, N.C. • Has two brothers and one sister - Thomas (23), Caitlin (9) and Jonathan (7).
More on Palmer: Favorite pastimes are watching the Carolina Panthers, going to the beach, watching college basketball and hopscotch • Has worn No. 8 since she was 4 years old because she admires Cal Ripken, Jr. • Lists "The DaVinci Code" and "The Alchemist" as her favorite books and "Anchorman," "The Guardian," and "Wedding Crashers" as her favorite movies • Anything her mom cooks is her favorite food • Favorite TV shows are "Lost," "24," "Sportscenter" and "Laguna Beach" • Sleeps with stuffed animal "Mr. Fishie" every night • Greg Goss and Rickmon Logan are her favorite athletes • During the summer of 2004, teamed with Crystal Cox, Anna Evans and Theresa Nicholas on a North Carolina all-star squad that took on the U.S. Olympic team.
Palmer's Career Statistics Year AVG G-S AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB SO S-A 2005 .244 62-54 160 25 39 10 7 0 1 49 .306 16 38 7-10 2006 .276 67-67 221 49 61 36 15 3 7 103 .466 19 14 6-8 2007 .280 67-67 200 53 56 23 11 1 7 90 .450 22 19 17-20 Totals .269 196-188 581 127 156 69 33 4 15 242 .417 57 71 30-38
