2016: Named UMBC Outstanding Senior Athlete and the team’s Most Valuable Athlete at the Grittys… Started every game at shortstop… Selected to the America East All-Academic team… Named America East Player of the Week (March 22)… Ranked in the Top-10 of the conference in ten different categories… Ranked first in assists (148), second in double plays (13), third in sacrifice flies (4), fourth in total plate appearances (191), and fourth in walks (28)… Topped her career-best in batting average (.372), hits (58), runs batted in (30), on base percentage (.460), and slugging percentage (.481)... Led the team in on-base percentage (.460) and walks (28)… Second on the team in hits (58) and batting average (.372)… Registered 18 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games… Lined a game winning two run double to right center field versus Nicholls St. (Feb 20)… Registered two hits including a double, two runs batted in, and two runs scored in an 11-0 victory over Lafayette (Feb 28)… Went three-for-three including a home run, two runs batted in, and three runs scored at Hampton (March 16)… Tallied three hits from the dish including a home run and four runs batted in during a 6-1 victory against Siena (March 18)… Doubled and drove in two runs during the America East Tournament victory over Hartford (May 11)… Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2015: Named a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society… Started in 49 contests at shortstop… Batted .246 with a .348 on-base percentage and .341 slugging percentage… Ranked second on the team in stolen bases (10)… Batted .321 with runners in scoring position… Drew 21 walks… Drove in 22 runs for the second straight season… Went two-for-three with one run batted in against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 13)… Scored a run and drove in a run on two hits versus Morehead State (Feb. 28)… Registered a pair of hits, including one double, scored two runs and drove in one run versus Siena (March 15)… Recorded two hits and drove in two runs against Lafayette (March 16)… Combined for two hits and three RBI in a doubleheader against UMES (March 25)… Homered and drove in three runs in game one against Hartford (March 29)… Launched her second home run of the season en route to driving in three runs in game one against La Salle (April 15)... Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2014: Named the team’s Unsung Hero at UMBC’s annual varsity banquet… Ranked third in the league in walks (26)… Started all 53 games at shortstop… Recorded a .359 on-base percentage… Drove in 22 runs… Registered a career-best eight doubles and four home runs… Drew 26 walks… Reached base safely in three-of-four at-bats and drove in a run against Norfolk State (March 1)… Added a two-for-four performance with three runs scored versus Monmouth (March 2)… Capped off a 12-game hit streak with a two-for-four performance in game two versus UMES (March 9)… Drew four walks in game one against Rhode Island (March 11)… Walked four times in the opener against Stony Brook (April 1)… Launched her first home run of the season against Binghamton (April 5)… Homered and walked versus Georgetown (April 9)… Launched homers in each game of a doubleheader against UMass Lowell (April 18), including a walk-off three-run shot over the left field fence… Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2013: Drew 34 walks on the season, tied for the second-most in a single-season at UMBC and ranked second in the America East on the year… Registered a .403 on-base percentage, third on the team… Led the squad with 30 runs scored… The only Retriever to steal more than one base on the season, ended with 15 stolen bases on the year… One of three Retrievers to start all 52 games for the Retrievers… Opened the year in center field, but moved to shortstop midseason and batted in the leadoff spot or the second slot in the lineup… Recorded her first collegiate hit versus LSU-Alexandria (Feb. 15), finishing 2-for-4 from the dish… Earned America East Rookie of the Week recognition on Feb. 25 after hitting .571 and registering a .727 on-base percentage at the Seahawk Clash… Registered a stolen base in four straight games (Feb. 23-March 1)… Drove in two runs at the UMBC Retriever Classic (March 1-3)… Singled, doubled and tripled versus Howard (March 10)… Followed with a hit, walk and a pair of stolen bases against Marist (March 11)… Scored three runs versus Morgan State (March 15), after drawing a pair of walks and recording a hit... Evened the score up at one against Maine (March 23) with her first collegiate home run… Launched a two-run home run versus Binghamton (April 6)… Tallied a pair of hits and stolen bases in game one against La Salle (April 23)… Tabbed two hits, two walks and two stolen bases in game one at Niagara (May 4)... Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BACKGROUND: Four-year letterwinner at Seton Keough High School… Three-time Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) All-Star… Earned the Coaches Award and the C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award as a senior… Helped her team to IAAM Championships her freshman and senior seasons… Named the Gators Most Valuable Defensive Player as a sophomore… Also competed for Seton Keough’s basketball team during her freshman and sophomore seasons, winning the conference championship both years… Scholar athlete and gold honor roll all four years… A National Honor Society member… An officer in the Student Athletic Association… Daughter of Joseph and Victoria O’Malley… Has a younger brother, Joey, and an older sister, Kerri… Kerri played softball at CCBC and currently plays for Frostburg… Major is media and communication studies, with a minor in sociology.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
2013 | .245 | 52-52 | 139 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 45 | .324 | 34 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .403 | 0 | 2 | 15-17 | 94 | 68 | 20 | .890 |
2014 | .256 | 53-53 | 164 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 64 | .390 | 26 | 1 | 37 | 0 | .359 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 79 | 142 | 21 | .913 |
2015 | .246 | 49-49 | 138 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 47 | .341 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .348 | 1 | 5 | 10-13 | 47 | 134 | 13 | .933 |
Career | .249 | 154-154 | 441 | 89 | 110 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 156 | .354 | 81 | 5 | 93 | 1 | .364 | 2 | 10 | 32-41 | 220 | 344 | 54 | .913 |