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University of Rhode Island

2024 Softball Roster

Heather Barry/Atlantic 10
Alan Hubbard
Alan Hubbard
Alan Hubbard
Alan Hubbard
Alan Hubbard
Michaela Benford

3 Cassie Swenson

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Grover Cleveland
  • Hometown Panorama City, Calif.

Biography

2024 (Graduate Student)

  • Team Captain
  • Finished career as Rhode Island's all-time leader with 340 career assists
  • Appeared in 43 games, all starts
  • Batted .298 with eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 12 runs scored, 17 RBI and 11 walks
  • Led the team with 97 assists on defense
  • Was 5-for-11 with one run scored in three games against George Mason (5/4-5/5)
  • Was 3-for-6 with a double and one walk in a doubleheader against UMass (4/24)
  • Went 3-for-9 with a double, her first career home run, and two runs scored in three games against George Washington (4/20-4/21)
  • Became Rhode Island's all-time leader in assists with the 305th of her career against Bryant (4/2)
  • Batted .500 (5-for-10) with four runs scored and two RBI in three games at Saint Joseph's (3/29-3/30)
  • Doubled against Providence (3/27)
  • Was 3-for-8 with four RBI, three walks and one run scored in three games against St. Bonaventure (3/24-3/25)
  • Had a double, single, two RBI and one run scored at Austin Peay (3/9)
  • Doubled, tripled, scored once and had a career-high five RBI in a 9-7 win at at Tennessee Tech (3/12)
  • Tripled, was hit by a pitch and drove in one run at Florida Atlantic (2/23)
  • Singled and had a sacrifice bunt against Columbia (2/25)
  • Had two singles at Gardner-Webb (2/19)
  • Batted .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles, one run scored and one RBI at the Wofford Invitational (2/16-2/18)

2023 (Senior)

  • Team captain
  • Only player on the team to appear in every game, she started 54 of the 55 contests
  • Batted .262 with 32 hits, four doubles, two triples, six RBI and 10 runs scored
  • Had 77 assists, 48 putouts and just four errors for a .969 fielding percentage
  • Was the team's primary shortstop, though she also made starts at second base and third base
  • Led the team with 11 sacrifice bunts
  • Batted .417 (5-12) while hitting safely in all five games at the Bob Heck Classic in Atlanta, Ga. Had one double, two walks, one run scored and one RBI during the weekend (2/17-2/19)

2022 (Junior)

  • Only player on the team to appear in all 46 games, each of which was a start
  • Batted .224 with four doubles, 12 runs batted in and 11 runs scored
  • Drew 11 walks, had three sacrifice bunts and one sacrifice fly
  • Recorded 59 putouts and 90 assists while making 10 errors 

2021 (Sophomore)

  • Played in 23 games, making 20 starts
  • Batted .245 with four doubles
  • Scored 10 runs and drove in three

2020 (Freshman)

  • Started all 20 games at second base
  • Batted .196 with three doubles, three runs scored and three runs batted in
  • Walked eight times and had a .315 on-base percentage
  • Led the team with 45 assists defensively

Before URI

  • Played shortstop for Grover Cleveland High School for four years
  • Led team to the CIF Division I Championship in 2018
  • Was the All-City Division I Player of the Year in 2018
  • Is a three-time All CIF First Team selection (2017-2019)
  • Earned All League Second Team honors in 2016 

Personal

  • Born on May 18, 2001
  • Daughter of Daniel Swenson and Angela Marks
  • Chose Rhode Island over California State-Northridge
  • Favorite athletes are Vladimir Guerrero and Derek Jeter

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020Freshman

    SS/2B
    5'"
    3
  • 3

    2021Sophomore

    SS/2B
    5'0"
    3
  • 3

    2022Junior

    SS/2B
    5'0"
    3
  • 3

    2023Senior

    Infielder
    5'0"
    3
  • 3

    2024Graduate Student

    Infielder
    5'0"
    3