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2022 Softball Roster

12 Cora Bridgers

  • Position P/UT
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Steinert
  • Hometown Hamilton, N.J.

Biography

Honors
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2020, 2021 and 2022
• All-Centennial Conference first team, 2022; second team, 2021
• NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team, 2022
• Centennial Conference pitcher of the week, 2019 (twice), 2020, 2021 and 2022

Career Statistics
Year GP GS   ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB K
2019 22 20   2.40 10-10 1 131.1 116 53 45 44 129
2020 5 4   0.80 4-1 0 26.1 12 6 3 6 33
2021 11 9   3.41 5-5 0 53.1 57 28 26 25 45
2022 22 19   2.50 9-8 2 117.2 121 51 42 44 112
Totals 60 52   2.47 28-24 3 328.2 306 138 116 119 319
 
Year GP GS   Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Slg OBP
2019 33 31   .207 58 11 12 2 0 0 7 0 .241 .292
2020 8 8   .364 22 5 8 2 1 1 6 1 .682 .391
2021 16 15   .205 39 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .262
2022 36 35   .164 61 1 10 3 0 0 2 0 .213 .177
Totals 93 89   .211 180 20 38 8 1 1 16 1 .283  .260

Career Highs
innings pitched - 11 vs. Franklin & Marshall, 2022 
strikeouts - 12 vs. Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg, 2022; vs. Mass.-Dartmouth, 2019
hits - 3 vs. Cabrini, 2022; and vs. Eastern Mennonite, 2020
RBI - 3 vs. Eastern Mennonite, 2020

Career Highlights
2022
• Led the Mules in every pitching category
• Finished career with school-record average of 6.794 strikeouts per seven innings
• On program all-time lists, finished third in strikeouts, sixth in ERA and ninth in wins
• Led the Centennial Conference in strikeouts
• Had a 1.53 ERA in CC games and led the CC with an average of 6.36 strikeouts per seven innings in league games
• Contributed to all four of Muhlenberg’s postseason wins with two wins and two saves
• Allowed only one hit over five innings while striking out 7 in NCAA Tournament win vs. Cabrini
• Saved back-to-back CC playoff wins with four scoreless innings vs. McDaniel and Gettysburg
• Set school record by striking out seven straight hitters in three-hit shutout of Mass.-Boston
• Fanned 12 and did not allow an earned run in four-hitter vs. Gettysburg in regular season
• Struck out 12 in 11-inning complete game win vs. Franklin & Marshall
• Tossed five-hit shutout vs. Washington College
• Went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double in NCAA Tournament win vs. Cabrini

2021
• Was the Mules’ top pitcher for the third straight year
• Pitched in 11 of Muhlenberg's 18 games, starting 9 and completing 6
• Ranked second in the CC in both strikeouts (37) and strikeouts per seven innings (6.64) in league games
• Surpassed career milestone of 200 strikeouts during the season
• Fanned 10 hitters against both Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg
• Pitched five-hit shutout with 7 Ks vs. McDaniel
• Did not allowed an earned run in complete-game three-hitter at Ursinus
• Ended season with four-hit effort at Haverford
• Tied for team lead in sacrifices (3) at the plate
• Went 2-for-3 in first game of doubleheader at McDaniel

2020
• Allowed no earned runs in three of her four starts
• Struck out 10 of the 16 batters she faced in five-inning stint vs. Hilbert
• First player in program history to reach double digits in strikeouts in an outing of 5 innings or less
• Allowed only two hits in four shutout innings, fanning 6, vs. Eastern Mennonite
• Belted three-run home run vs. Eastern Mennonite in first at-bat of season and finished 3-for-3 in the game
• Hit run-scoring triple and picked up win with 2.1 relief innings vs. Cedar Crest
• Pitched four-hitter in extra-inning win vs. William Peace

2019
• Set school record for strikeouts by a freshman in a season and game
• Second in the Centennial Conference with 17 complete games
• Led the CC in strikeouts per seven innings (6.88) among pitchers with more than 10 appearances
• Sixth in the CC in ERA
• Went 6-0 with a 0.31 ERA on the Mules’ Spring Break trip to Florida
• First Muhlenberg pitcher ever to win her first six starts
• First Mule freshman since 2010 to toss a shutout in her first career start
• Tossed four shutouts on the season
• Threw back-to-back one-hitters vs. Bridgewater and Mass.-Dartmouth
• Also played second base when she wasn't pitching

Personal
• Played for two-time state champion and three-time Central Jersey Sectional champion softball team at Steinert High School
• Received four letters and was named to the all-conference team twice
• Parents are Justin and Karen Bridgers
• Mother played softball and field hockey at Millersville
• Born June 28, 2000
• A biology major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2019Freshman

    P/UT
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2020Sophomore

    P/UT
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2021Junior

    P/UT
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2022Senior

    P/UT
    5'9"
    12