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2016 RIT Women's Softball Roster

Brittainy Newman

10 Amanda Cook

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Royal Palm Beach, FL
  • Highschool Suncoast
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Career: Walked 36 times, tied for sixth most all-time at RIT … finished with a .397 on-base percentage, ninth best all-time at the university … 28 doubles are ninth most at RIT.
 
2016: Became RIT’s first CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in 16 years, earning second team honors … earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors … garnered All-Liberty League second team honors … named to the All-ECAC Metro/Upstate second team … served as team captain … hit .386, second best on the squad with a team-best 15 doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 30 runs batted in with five stolen bases and a 1.000 fielding percentage in 33 games … was one double shy of tying the single-season school record … led the Liberty League in doubles … second among all Liberty League players in runs batted in and third with a .634 slugging percentage … two-time RIT Female Athlete of the Week, March 21 and May 2 … Liberty League Player of the Week, March 28 … had at least one hit in 28 of 33 games played … eight multiple-hit games … recorded an 11-game hitting streak with 13 RBIs from April 21 to April 30 … opened the season with 16 RBIs over her first 10 games in Florida … had season-high four RBIs with a home run against Scranton … homered and drove in a pair of runs in a 13-7 win over Medaille … had seven RBIs over her final four regular season games … broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning and later scored in a 3-0 win over St. Lawrence in game one of the final regular season doubleheader … drove in the game-winning run in game two later in the afternoon to help RIT clinch its first Liberty League playoff berth … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. STATS

2015: Battled nagging injuries to play in 29 games, starting 27 … hit .235 with six RBIs … drew 11 walks, second most on the team … recorded a .350 on-base percentage … was 2-for-2 with a walk in the season-opener against D’Youville … had a RBI in three straight games, March 25 to April 2 … drove in a run in five of six games … ripped three doubles … had two hits in contests against Clarkson and Geneseo … walked twice on three different occasions … named to Liberty League All-Academic Team.
STATS

2014: Honorable Mention All-Liberty League selection … named the RIT Tiger Power Den Female Athlete of the Year for her hard work in the weight room … battled injuries to appear in and start 33 games … opened the season by hitting .438 over the first five contests … fifth on the team with a slugging percentage of .338 … tied for third with an on base percentage of .372 … third on the team with 17 runs scored… second on the team and fifth in the Liberty League with 13 walks … stole two bases on two attempts… hit a home run in her first at-bat and batted in a season-high two runs in the season opener against D’Youville … hit one double and batted in two runs in a win against Houghton … was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI against Skidmore … ended the season by scoring a run in six straight games … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. STATS

2013: Named a 2013 NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete for achieving a 3.50 grade point average or higher during the 2012-13 academic year … garnered All-Liberty League first team honors … back to back Liberty League Rookie of the Week, April 22 and April 29 … led all RIT hitters with a .383 batting average, and 23 runs scored to go along with a .420 on-base percentage, and .556 slugging percentage in 28 games … hit .448 (13-for-29) with 10 runs scored in 10 conference games … batted .538 (21-for-39) with 16 runs scored over a 12-game stretch, April 14 to April 27 … hit her first collegiate home run, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a 9-5 win over Geneseo … was 3-for-3 with a double in a loss to Rensselaer … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI’s in a win over Nazareth … recorded her first collegiate hit and run scored in a win over Hanover … tied for third in the Liberty League in triples (2) … fourth in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging percentage in the Liberty League … had 11 multiple-hit games. STATS

Before RIT: Played the 2012 season for Suncoast High School … led the team in home runs, was an All-County second team selection and earned All-Area second team honors … led team to the 2012 County Championship … also played varsity flag football and varsity lacrosse.

Personal: Mechanical engineering major … daughter of Ruth and Donald Cook.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013First Year

    Outfield/Catcher
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2014Sophomore

    Outfield/Catcher
    5'9"
    10
  • 10
    C

    2015Junior

    Outfield
    5'9"
    10
    C
  • 10
    C

    2016Senior

    Outfield
    5'9"
    10
    C