Abby McClain Season 2008-09

CAREER ACCOLADES
2011 Capital One Academic All-District III First Team
2011 C-USA All-Academic Team
2010 All-Conference USA Second Team
2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III First Team
2010 C-USA All-Academic Team
2010 C-USA Spirit of Service Award
2010 C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team
2009 All-Conference USA Second Team
2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III Second Team
2008 C-USA All-Freshman Team
4x C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal Recipient
4x C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Honor Roll Member
2011 - SENIOR SEASON
Capital One Academic All-District III First Team
C-USA All-Academic Team
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
Started 50 games for the Knights, including 39 as the catcher and 11 as the designated player
Led UCF in home runs (8), RBI (23), walks (24) and fielding percentage (.989)
Was second on the team in slugging percentage (.478), total bases (64) and sacrifice flied (2)
Ranked third in on-base percentage (.374) and sacrifice hits (6)
Caught five runners stealing and had one pickoff behind the plate
Had five multiple-RBI games and six multiple-hit games
Held a five-game hitting streak Feb. 19-26
Posted one game-winning RBI
Totaled 11 hits, three home runs, five RBI and five sacrifice hits in leauge play
Also had five runs scored and seven walks and a .389 slugging percentage in C-USA
Had two hits and scored a run in the nightcap vs. UAB (3/26)
Went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double in the series opener at Tulsa (3/19)
Tallied two hits and two RBI in the series finale vs. UTEP (3/13)
Had three hits and scored two runs vs. Ball State (3/8)
Went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored vs. Monmouth (3/5)
Posted a career-high five RBI in the season-opener vs. Utah State (2/11)
2010 - JUNIOR SEASON
All-Conference USA Second Team
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III First Team
C-USA All-Academic Team
C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
C-USA Spirit of Service Award
Started all 56 games for UCF behind the plate
Led UCF in walks (24) and times hit by pitch (6)
Tied for second on the squad with three home runs
Was third in doubles (7) and fourth in runs (26) and hits (44)
Caught 14 runners stealing and had one pickoff behind the plate
Held a .976 fielding percentage
Scored a team-best seven game-winning runs
Tallied three game-winning RBI
Hit .273 with 18 hits and eight runs scored in league action
Had nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
Held a five-game hitting streak
2009 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
All-Conference USA Second Team
C-USA All-Academic Team
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III Second-Team
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Honor Roll
Started 53 of the Knights[apos] 54 contests in five different positions
Set program single-season records in doubles (16), three-hit games (8) and times hit by pitch (8)
Posted a team-leading eight multi-RBI games
Led the team in seven offensive categories
Named the Bright House Student-Athlete of the Week on April 6
Set a program record for three-hit games in a single season with her eighth tri-hit performance of 2009 vs. the Golden Eagles (4/5)
Hit her first home run of the season vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/25)
Set a UCF single-game record with three doubles, while adding three runs scored, vs. Illinois Chicago (2/20)
Posted three hits in three-straight games vs. Jacksonville, Portland State and Illinois Chicago (2/18-20)
Hit her first-career triple and added a RBI in the first game vs. North Florida (2/11)
2008 - FRESHMAN SEASON
C-USA All-Freshman Team
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Honor Roll
Was third on the team with six multiple-RBI games
Had a hit, two RBI and scored a run in her collegiate debut vs. Illinois State (2/8)
Had a career-high three RBI in the Knights[apos] win over Kentucky (2/15)
Hit her first-career home run at Bethune-Cookman (4/30)
Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the C-USA Championship Game vs. No. 9 Houston (5/10)
Prior to UCF
Was a four-sport athlete at West High School in Waterloo, Iowa, where she participated in softball, volleyball, basketball and was a member of the swimming team
As a freshman, was named all-metro, all-conference and all-district following her lone season on the softball field
Following her rookie campaign, played for the Minnesota Irish Gold travel team
On the basketball court she was a member of the all-metro honorable mention squads in her freshman and sophomore seasons and was an all-metro first-team pick and all-conference honorable mention selection as a junior
Member of the SAAC Committee, Student Senate and was her class Valedictorian
Personal
Born in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Daughter of Kevin and Kathy McClain
Majoring in biology