2017 Softball Roster
CaraMia Tsirigos
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 6-0
• First Team All-Big Ten
• NFCA Third Team All-Midwest Region
• Big Ten Medal of Honor
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
As the designated player, set new career highs in games played (53), hits (40), runs (16), RBI (31), walks (37), slugging percentage (.518), doubles (7) and home runs (8) … had 11 multi-hit contests and nine games with multiple RBI … hit her first homer of the year at Texas on a three-run shot Feb. 18 … collected two RBI and hit a solo homer against UAB on Feb. 24 … went 2-for-3 with an RBI and walk against Murray State on Feb. 26 … turned in a 2-for-3 effort with an RBI and walk against Long Beach State on March 5 … collected three RBI on a pair of hits against Oakland on March 11 … had back-to-back four RBI efforts against Rutgers in a doubleheader on March 24 … in game one against the Scarlet Knights, hit a three-run homer before knocking her third career grand slam in game two … went 2-for-2 with two RBI, a run, two walks and a homer in IU’s win at Penn State on April 1 … hit two homers, including a three-run shot, while collecting three hits at No. 7 Minnesota on April 7 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a walk at No. 25 Ohio State on April 16 … had a 2-for-3 performance with a pair of runs, an RBI and walk against Michigan State May 7 … with a 0.70 walks per game average, ranked 38th nationally … finished her Indiana career tied for fifth all-time with 25 career homers and second with 117 walks
JUNIOR YEAR (2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Played in 48 games … made a career-high 45 starts, primarily as the designated player … also tallied career highs in average (.303), hits (33), RBI (25), runs (15), walks (31) and home runs (7) … led the team in walks and home runs … slugging percentage of .541 was the highest on the team … opened the season by collecting five hits, an RBI and a run in the Kajikawa Classic … knocked a solo homer and a sacrifice fly against No. 21 California on Feb. 14 … had five RBI at No. 3 Auburn, a game which saw her push Indiana ahead 4-0 in the first inning on her second career grand slam … hit a two-run homer against Western Illinois on March 20 … put together a five-game hitting streak from March 20 to March 26 … hit a two-run homer and collected three RBI against Iowa on March 26 … went 2-for-4 with an RBI against No. 2 Michigan on April 1 … hit a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run, an RBI and a walk against Penn State on April 10 … registered a four-game hitting streak from April 24 to May 1, a stretch with six hits, four RBI and three runs … knocked a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to tie up the series opener against Ohio State on April 29, a game the Hoosiers would win in the eighth frame … scored a run in five straight games from May 1 to May 12 … in a seven-game stretch from April 24 to May 8, earned nine walks … tied her career high with three hits as she knocked a two-run homer to help Indiana defeat Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Made 42 starts, 41 of which were at first base … appeared in 48 total games … hit .209 with 24 hits, 13 runs and 21 RBI … registered two hits against San Diego (Feb. 7), Cal State Northridge (Feb. 14) and Michigan State (April 26) … scored two runs against Illinois (March 29) and Michigan State (game one, April 24) … in addition to two runs against MSU, she also recorded a hit, two walks and three RBI … knocked her first career grand slam to help Indiana defeat Penn State on April 11 and break the Indiana single-season team home run record … also homered against Cal State Northridge, and in back-to-back contests against Lehigh (Feb 27) and Georgetown (March 1)
FRESHMAN YEAR (2014)
Appeared in 42 games, starting in 41 ... played 34 games at first base and also spent time as a designated player ... hit .236 with 25 hits, nine runs and 16 RBI ... registered a .364 on-base percentage and a .415 slugging percentage ... had five multi-hit games and four games with more than one RBI ... went 2-for-3 against Cal Poly on Feb. 9 ... had two hits and scored a run against Georgia Southern on Feb. 22 ... registered a career-high three RBI against Wright State on March 15 ... went 2-for-3 with a run against Valparaiso on April 30 ... second on the team with 21 walks
PREP/PERSONAL: Played for head coach Nichole Dixon at Wesleyan (Ga.) High School...was named 2012 GACA Class AA Player of the Year, Georgia Dugout Club Player of the Year and a first team all-state selection...was a three-time NCSAA All-American selection...named the 2011 Georgia Dugout Club Class A Player of the Year in 2011...has been named an all-county and all-state performer three times and has led Wesleyan to two consecutive runner-up finishes at the GHSA State Championships in 2011 and 2012...set the Wesleyan record for single season batting average with a .585 mark in 2010 and broke single season records for hits (55), RBI (56), homeruns (13) and walks drawn (37) in 2012...Maintained a career batting average of .493, totaling 176 hits, 46 doubles, three triples, 31 homeruns and drove in 152 RBI...played travel ball with the Southern Force and helped them to three top-five finishes at ASA Gold Nationals...also lettered in basketball...is the daughter of Pete Tsirigos and Mia Tsirigos-Ferrell...has one brother, Anthony.
