The University of Akron Athletics
2016 Softball
Carley Childress
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Vienna High School
- Hometown:
- Belknap, Ill.
At Wabash Valley College: Played two years of junior college ball as a centerfielder and shortstop in 2014-15 … from the plate, she hit .410 drove in 24 RBI, scored 34 runs, stole nine bases and hit one homerun … helped lead her team to a 45-9 record in 2014 and 39-13 in 2015 ... won the 2015 Marccini Hitter Award in the national tournament with a .538 average.
At Vienna High School: Four-time varsity letter winning shortstop and catcher … selected to the All Black Diamond Conference first-team all four years of her career … posted a career batting average of .430 from the plate and recorded a season-best .441 in her senior year (2013) … earned varsity letters in volleyball and basketball.
Personal: Born on November 5 … daughter of Eugene and Gena Childress … has two older sisters, Ashley and Brooke … her sister Brooke played softball at the University of Evansville.
