Claire Fridey

Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Williamsville, N.Y.

2006 (So.): Saw playing time in 26 games … started six contests … finished the year with four hits, including a double and five RBI … saw most of her playing time as a designated player … team finished the year with a 5-1 record when she was the starting designated player … scored the game-winning run in Liberty's 7-5 extra-inning win over Stony Brook to open the season … 1-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in a 5-0 win over UMBC at the Seahawk Classic, propelling Liberty to the championship game … knocked in a run in Liberty's 4-3 win over UNC Wilmington in the title game of the Seahawk Classic … 1-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI in Liberty's 9-6 win over Morehead State at the 49er Classic … 1-for-1 in a 5-2 win over North Carolina A&T … 1-for-1 with a RBI double against Hampton … knocked in a run in the Lady Flames' 4-0 win over UNC Greensboro.

2005 (Fr.): Saw playing time in 48 games, starting 32 contests … used mostly as the team's designated player with 30 starts at the position … batted .204 with 10 runs scored … finished seventh on the team with four doubles … was one of nine players to help Liberty set a then school record in home runs in a season as she had one round tripper on the year … tied for sixth on the team with nine RBI … tied for second on the team with eight walks … had the fourth-longest hitting streak on the team, as she hit safely in six-straight games … 1-for-3 with a run scored against Elon, N.C. State and Delaware at the Hampton Inn Pirate Clash … 2-for-3 in a 6-5 win over Saint Louis at the 49er Classic … 2-for-4 with a RBI against host Charlotte at the 49er Classic … 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a double and a solo home run against Lafayette at the 49er Classic … was 1-for-4 in both games against 25th-ranked Texas A&M Corpus Christi, including the second game in which Liberty picked up its first-ever win over a nationally-ranked team with a 2-1 win over the Islanders … 1-for-4 with a RBI single against New Mexico State at the Lobo Classic … 1-for-3 with a run scored and a double against UNC Greensboro … 1-for-1 with a run scored and a double against Hampton … 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored against UNC Wilmington … 1-for-1 with a three-run double against West Virginia Tech … also made three relief appearances on the season.

Prep: Graduated from Williamsville South High School … three-year letterwinner … first-team All-ECIC as a senior, finishing the year with a .333 batting average and a team-leading 13 stolen bases … helped her team to a perfect, 28-0 record and the New York State Championship … recipient of the team's MIP award as a junior as she finished the year with a .364 batting average and 21 RBI … led the team with six doubles as she was named a Divisional All-Star and helped her team to a regional championship and a 22-3 overall record as a junior … finished her sophomore season with a .348 batting average en route to a divisional championship and a 20-4 overall record … played 10 years as a member of the Amherst Lightning travel ASA team, finishing her final season with a 41-10 record, while batting .349 with 45 hits and 18 RBI … was also a varsity letterwinner in field hockey and basketball … recipient of the Metro Buffalo ASA Scholarship award … named Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year … president of the high school Bible Club during her junior and senior years.

Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Susan Fridey … older sister of freshman teammate Michelle Fridey … experienced violinist, having played four years as a member of the district orchestra … majoring in youth ministries … would like to be a children's pastor after graduation … birthday is on Jan. 24.