2017 Softball Roster
Roster
Czaja, Emily
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Jersey Number 2
Emily Czaja
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Palmer, Mass.
- High School:
- Palmer
- Position:
- UT
Bio
- 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
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
Softball vs Fairfield (May 1)
Thursday, May 01
Softball: Quinnipiac vs. Canisius
Monday, April 28
Softball vs Rider - DH (3.29)
Saturday, March 29
