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Jersey Number 2
Emily Czaja
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Palmer, Mass.
- High School:
- Palmer
- Position:
- OF
- Two-time MAAC All-Academic Team (2017, 2018)
- 2017 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
AS A JUNIOR IN 2017:
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Started 29 of the 40 games she appeared
- Had seven hits, including three doubles, with five runs scored and five RBIs
- Walked twice and had two stolen bases
- Had two singles, one RBI and a stolen base in a doubleheader vs. Wagner (3/24)
- Doubled, scored a run, had one RBI, and a stolen base vs. Holy Cross (4/18)
- Recorded a double and a RBI in game one of a doubleheader vs. Saint Peter's (5/6)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2017:
- Named a NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- MAAC All-Academic Team selection
- Started 49 games for the Bobcats, playing both second base and center field
- Had a walk-off RBI double in a win over Siena, batting 2-for-5 with two RBI overall in the doubleheader
- Hit 2-for-4 with an RBI against Yale
- Had 2-for-3 outings against Eastern Michigan and Cal State Bakersfield
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016:
- Appeared in 54 games, including 51 starts as the team's regular second baseman
- Batted 3-for-4 with three RBI in a key late season win over Rider (5/7) to help the Bobcats earn a MAAC Tournament berth
- Had an RBI double in the season opener against Western Illinois (2/20)
- Was 2-for-3 with a double against Buffalo (2/26)
- Batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a win over UMass Lowell (3/19)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015:
- Appeared in 35 games for the Bobcats while starting nine
- Recorded her first career hit on Mar.14 against Northern Illinois
- Tallied three hits and three RBI
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- 2014 MVP for softball, field hockey and basketball
- All-Western Mass. First Team selection
- All-Western Mass. Second Team for field hockey and basketball
- 2014 Female Athlete of the Year for Palmer High School
- Three-time softball captain
- Had 132 career hits, 116 career RBI, 117 career runs scored, and a .508 BA
- WGGB - Fox TV 40 Athlete of the Week
- Springfield Republican Newspaper 2014 Softball 1st Team All Scholastic selection
- Recipient of the Worcester Hawks U-18 Gold Ralph Raymond Scholarship
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of John and Charlene Czaja
- Three siblings Melinda, Jenifer, and Matthew
- Majoring in occupational therapy at Quinnipiac
- Serves on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Quinnipiac
- Plans to pursue her master's in occupational therapy at Quinnipiac after graduation
- Lists "Anatomy and Kinisieology" as the most interesting course she has taken at Quinnipiac
Softball vs. Manhattan (April 4)
Saturday, April 04
Softball vs Manhattan (April 3)
Friday, April 03
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
Softball vs Fairfield (May 1)
Thursday, May 01
