Shippensburg University Athletics

2010 NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team
2010 Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Team
2010 All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team
2009 All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team
2008 Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Team
2008 Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team
2008 All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team

2010 (Junior): Received multiple postseason awards for her record-setting season with the Lady Raiders…named to the 2010 NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team squad as a utility player, the 2010 Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Team squad at second base and the 2010 All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team squad as a utility player…became SU’s all-time home runs leader with a round tripper in a game against West Chester that she finished with a season-high four RBIs…played 36 games overall; serving as an outfielder in 20 games and at second base in 19 games…was the team’s leading hitter despite missing the first six games of the year due to injury…batted .351 at the plate with eight home runs and 25 RBIs while scoring 21 runs…served as the team’s leader in multiple statistical categories, including batting average, homers, runs, walks and slugging percentage….ranked second on the squad in doubles and RBIs…selected as the PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Week on April 5…was particularly effective in divisional play, batting .438 in 16 PSAC East games while getting on base at a .491 clip to go along with 18 RBIs and 21 hits…finished 11 games with multiple hits and six games with multiple RBIs…compiled a season-long hitting streak of six games…had five sacrifices…committed just four errors…delivered a season-high three hits in a game at East Stroudsburg…went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs in the season’s final doubleheader…named a NFCA Scholar-Athlete.

2009 (Sophomore): Earned All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team honors at second base after switching over to the position from shortstop in her second season…was one of just four players to start in all 45 games during the season…thrived at the plate…led the Lady Raiders in doubles (10), on-base percentage (.433; 10th in PSAC) and runs (28)…mashed eight home runs to tie for the team lead…posted a .340 batting average…compiled 84 total bases…drew 19 walks while striking out just 15 times…posted multiple hits in 17 games and multiple RBIs in seven games…had a season-long hitting streak of six games… scored multiple runs in nine games…committed just one error on 60 chances through 16 conference games…batted .327 in conference play…slugged two home runs and had five RBIs in a victory over Mount Olive…went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs against Lake Erie…belted game-winning home runs in both games of a doubleheader sweep over East Stroudsburg…performed well in the regional tournament against Bowie State, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double…opened the Rebel Spring Games with a home run and three RBIs against Edinboro.

2008 (Freshman): Completed a marvelous debut season with the Lady Raiders… named to the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team and was also chosen to the All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team and the Daktronics, Inc., All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team…was one of just two players to start in all 55 of the team’s games, including 52 at shortstop…led the team in multiple offensive categories, including runs (32), home runs (eight) and RBIs (39)…finished fifth in the PSAC in RBIs…ripped 11 doubles and two triples en route to a team-best .575 slugging percentage…put together a .341 batting average that ranked second on the team…had 96 total bases and struck out just 15 times in 167 at-bats while walking 12 times…opened the season against Wheeling Jesuit strong with two hits, a run and three RBIs…smashed her first homer in the bottom of the sixth inning against Queens (NY), finishing the game with three 3 RBIs…recorded multiple RBIs in 11 games and had hits in six of her first seven games to start the season…strung together a 15-game hitting streak from March 20-April 2…tallied multiple hits in 16 games and two three-hit games, including one in the NCAA regional against Slippery Rock…named the PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Week on March 31 after posting at least one hit in eight straight games and totaling two home runs, 12 hits and 13 RBIs to go along with a .480 batting average and nine runs in an 8-0 week…was .523 from the plate with three home runs and 20 RBIs to go along with four doubles and 13 runs over the course of a 14-game stretch…smacked a triple and totaled three RBIs over Philadelphia and went on the road the next day at Shepherd and slugged a home run and three RBIs…hit a three-run home run against Millersville that was the decisive strike in a 4-2 victory over the Marauders.

Sussex Tech: Graduated fourth in her class from Sussex Technical High School in Delaware, earning three separate designations as a Scholar Athlete for her diligence on the field and in the classroom…patrolled the infield and outfield for the Ravens as a four-time letterwinner in the Henlopen Conference under head coach John Marvel…strongest season at the high school level included a batting average of .478, an on-base percentage of .519 while slugging .627 en route to an OPS of 1.146…scored 31 runs and recorded 22 RBIs (including two home runs) that season… posted a career batting average of .396 (84-for-212) while scoring 54 runs and totaling 56 RBIs…concluded high school career with 23 doubles, five triples and 11 home runs…earned first-team honors in the outfield as a freshman and senior while earning first-team recognition at second base as a sophomore…was the Offensive Player of the Year in her freshman and sophomore seasons and was a part of the Delaware South team that won the first Carpenter Cup Championship…selected as a member of the NFCA Top 50 Academic Scholar Athlete list in 2005 and 2006 and was an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for four years…named a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American as a senior and was First Team All-State as a freshman, sophomore and a senior…contributed to the winningest team in school history in any sport and her high school team was the Delaware State Softball Champions in her senior season…also was the captain of the field hockey team…played for travel team Riviera Beach Spirit under coach Mike Buccheit and was teammates with fellow senior Jill Mullan.

Personal: Full name is Hope Ann Cornell…is the daughter of Duncan and Jennifer Cornell…has two older siblings, Henry and Harper…majoring in biology while seeking a minor in coaching.