2017 Merrimack College Softball Roster

22 Kaleigh Finigan

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Medford, Mass.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) St. Mary's
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

Career:

  • Two-time All-Conference selection
  • Played in 139 games, making 336 plate appearances
  • Finished her career with 15 HR, 18 doubles and 69 RBI
2017:
  • NE10 All-Conference Third Team
  • Played in 41 games as Merrimack’s primary third baseman
  • Only committed eight errors in 132 chances for a .939 fielding percentage
  • Set a career high with 49 total bases, adding personal bests in doubles (6) and homers (5)
  • Ranked second on the Warriors in round-trippers
  • Established career highs in hits (28)

2016: Played in 42 games as a junior … Matched her career-high with 22 hits, registering nine runs, three doubles, two homers and 13 RBI … Finished fourth on the team in on-base percentage at .346 … Posted three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 effort with a double and four RBI in the Warriors’ regular season finale vs. Saint Michael’s (4/23)

2015: 2015 Northeast-10 All-Conference Third Team (DH) ... Appeared in 34 games ... Led team with five home runs and ranked second with 22 RBIs ... Drew team-leading 21 walks while striking out only 12 times in 79 at-bats ... Finished with 22 hits and .278 batting average ... Also posted a team-high .459 OBP and .532 SLG% (2nd/team) ... also added team-high five doubles to her offensive totals ... Led team with six multi-RBI games and boasted a five-game hit streak ... Started nine games at third base and 22 at DH ... Drove in season-high four runs in win against Ferris State (3/13).

2014: Was in the midst of a tremendous rookie season before going down in April with an injury ... Was the team's leader in batting average (.391) with 18 hits in 46 at-bats prior to that point ... Scored nine r uns, tallied four doubles and roped three home runs with 13 RBI over 22 games ... Smacked first collegiate home run against NYIT (3/20) ... Drove in career-high three runs against Saint Michael's (4/12).

Before Merrimack: Four-year letterwinner, two at Austin Prep. and two at St. Mary's High School ... Named Catholic Central League All-Star all four years ... Helped team reach D3 North Final as a freshman ... Named Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team as a junior and senior and a Boston Globe All-Scholastic honoree as a junior ... Team captain as a senior ... League MVP as a junior, leading team to DI State Championship title game before winning the championship as a senior ... Letterwinner in girls' hockey as well ... Also recruited by UMass Lowell.

Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1995 ... Daughter of Stephen and Laurie ... Has one sibling, Tyler ... Criminal Justice major.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3, Saint Michael's, 04/12/14 ; St. Michael's, 04/23/16 ; vs NYIT, Mar 19, 2016 
Doubles: 2, Saint Michael's, 04/12/14 
Home runs: 1, 9 times
Total bases: 8, Saint Michael's, 04/12/14 
RBI: 4, vs Ferris State, 03/13/15 ; St. Michael's, 04/23/16 
Runs scored: 3, Bentley, 04/15/15 
Walks: 3, Bentley, 04/15/15 
Hit by pitch: 2, Assumption, 04/08/2016 ; Le Moyne, 04/12/15 ; vs Wilmington (DE), Feb 20, 2016 
Struck out: 2, 4 times
Sac flies: 1, 4 times
Sac bunts: 1, at Mercy, 03/28/14 ; Bentley, 04/14/14 ; Bentley, Apr 12, 2016 
At bats: 5, St. Michael's, 04/22/16 ; Stonehill, Apr 13, 2016 
Stolen bases: 1, at So. New Hampshire, 04/11/14 ; at Bentley, 04/26/15 
Caught stealing: 1, at Bentley, 04/02/14 ; at Saint Anselm, 04/19/14 
Field chances: 10, at Assumption, 04/10/14 ; vs Felician, Feb 21, 2016 
Putouts: 5, at Assumption, 04/10/14 
Assists: 7, Assumption, 04/08/2016 
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2014Freshman

    IF
    5'4"
    12
  • 22

    2015Sophomore

    3B
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2016Junior

    3B
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2017Senior

    3B
    5'4"
    22