The University of Akron Athletics
2009 Softball

Cali Stratton
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Liberty
- Hometown:
- Liberty, Mo.
as a Junior (2008): Started all 58 games in right field ... had 53 putouts and seven assists to only two errors for a .968 fielding percentage ... belted 37 hits on the year, including five doubles and three home runs, for a .240 batting average ... drove in 21 runs ... one of her best performances came in the home opener against Youngstown State (March 26) where she went 3-4, including a home run and three RBI ... was 2-3 with two stolen bases and one run scored against Lipscomb (Feb. 23) ... went 1-3 scoring one run with one RBI against James Madison (March 15) ... hit two doubles against Colgate (March 19) during the Rebel Spring Games ... was 3-3 with two RBI vs. Ball State (March 29) ... went 2-4 with a home run and two RBI against Buffalo (April 6) ... was 1-3 with a double vs. Robert Morris (April 9) ... against Eastern Michigan (April 18), hit her third home run of the season driving in four, and scoring two runs ... was 2-4 vs. Northern Illinois (April 26) ... hit a double in the Zips second round win against Miami (May 8) in the MAC Championship.
as a Sophomore (2007): Started all 42 games ... moved to third base from the outfield... led the team with a .331 batting average ... led the Zips with 40hits in 121 at-bats ... recorded a team-high eight doubles ... finishedwith 13 RBI ... hit safely in the first six games ... 2-for-2 againstEastern Kentucky (Feb. 24) ... 2-for-2 with a run scored at Louisville(March 2) ... went a combined 4-for-7 with two runs scored againstFurman and Radford (March 10) ... 3-for-4 with a run scored and threeRBI in a 12-4 win at Norfolk State (March 20) ... went 3-for-7 with arun and an RBI in a doubleheader split at Pittsburgh (March 28) ... wasa perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI as the Zips posted an 11-0 MAC winover Buffalo (April 14) ... went 6-for-8 at the plate in the two-gameseries with the Bulls ... that was part of a seven-game hitting streak(April 13-April 19) ... was 4-for-7 with a run and an RBI in a seriessplit at Northern Illinois (April 28-29) ... finished with a .327average in MAC play.
as a Freshman (2006): Started all 51 games in the outfield ... batted .238 ... tied for third on the team in hits with 36 ... second on the squad with 21 RBI ... strung together a five-game hit streak from April 8-April 14 ... 2-for-3 with a run scored at College of Charleston (Feb. 24) ... vs. Wright State, went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in (March 4) ... also belted a home run vs. the Raiders ... season-high three RBI at Marshall (March 8) and at Toledo (April 9) ... 1-for-2 with a pair of RBI and two walks at Ohio (April 23) ... batted .450 against left-handed pitchers.
at Liberty High School: Named all-conference, all-district and all-region as a freshman ... in 2002, as a sophomore she led her team to the district championship while receiving first-team all-state honors ... posted All-Missouri numbers again as a junior ... helped lead her team to a 2004 Missouri state championship and was named to the all-state team ... coached by Scott Howard.
Personal: Daughter of John and Debbie Stratton ... major is communications ... volunteers as a camp counselor ... enjoys listening to country music.










