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Echols, Charla
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Jersey Number 4
Charla Echols
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Newnan, Ga.
- High School:
- Northgate
Bio
Career Honors:
As a Senior (2022):
As a Junior (2021):
As a Freshman (2019 - Michigan State):
Honors:
High School/Travel Ball
- 2023 USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 "Watch List"
- 2022 Team USA Member (World Games Gold Medal)
- 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 "Watch List"
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team
- 2021 NFCA All-American First Team – Third Base – Unanimous
- 2021 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- 2021 All-SEC First Team
- 2021 All-SEC Defensive Team – 3B
- 2021 SEC All-Tournament Team
- 2021 SEC Player of the Week – 2x
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- 2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 U-19 USA Women's National Team Selection
- 2019 U-19 WBSC World Cup Gold Medalist
- 2019 USA International Cup Bronze Medalist
- 2018 All-Big Ten Freshman Team (Michigan State)
As a Senior (2022):
- Honors:
- 2022 Team USA Member (World Games Gold Medal)
- 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 "Watch List"
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team
- National Ranks:
- RBI – 59 (19TH)
- Sacrificed Fly – 9 (1st)
- SEC Ranks:
- RBI – 59 (5th)
- Runs Per Game – 0.88 (11th)
- UF Career Ranks:
- Batting average - .389 (3rd)
- Slugging PCT - .762 (1st)
- On Base PCT - .478 (3rd)
- Statistics:
- Played in 67 games and received 67 starts
- Batted .307 Batting average, 15 doubles and 5 home runs.
- Had the highest amount of RBI on the team and 19th Nationally
- Notables:
- Set the UF single-season record with 10 sacrifice flies during her 2022 campaign. The mark also led the nation in that category
- Went on a 13-game hit streak that extended from February 13 to March 4, which is tied for the seventh longest hit-streak in program history
- Ranked nationally in RBI (59 – 19th) and sacrifice flies (10 – 1st).
As a Junior (2021):
- Honors:
- NFCA All-American First Team – Third Base – Unanimous
- NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- All-SEC First Team
- All-SEC Defensive Team – 3B
- SEC All-Tournament Team
- SEC Player of the Week – 2x
- CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- NCAA Ranks:
- Hits – 60 (86th)
- Home Runs – 15 (43rd)
- RBI – 55 (18th)
- Slugging Pct. – .762 (48th)
- Toughest to Strikeout – 53.3 (2nd)
- Total Bases – 122 (33rd)
- SEC Ranks:
- Batting Average - .375 (8th)
- Slugging Pct. - .763 (5th)
- On Base Pct. - .478 (9th)
- RBI – 55 (T-3rd)
- Triples – 3 (T-6th)
- Home Runs – 15 (T-10th)
- Total Bases – 122 (7th)
- Walks – 33 (9th)
- Sac Flies – 5 (T-4th)
- Assists – 112 (5th)
- UF Career Ranks:
- Batting Average - .389 (3rd | 95-244)
- Slugging Pct. - .762 (1st | 244 AB)
- On Base Pct. – .478 (3rd | 244 AB)
- UF Season Ranks:
- Slugging Pct. - .763 (3rd | 160 AB)
- Intentional Walks – 4 (T-3rd)
- SAC Flies – 5 (T-6th)
- UF Single Game:
- Intentional Walks – 2 (T-1st) at Alabama, April 16, 2021
- Home Runs – 2 – 2x (T-2nd) at Georgia; April 5, 2021 & vs. Kennesaw State; March 10, 2021
- UF Junior Ranks:
- Batting Average – .375 (6th)
- Triples – 3 (T-7th)
- Home Runs – 15 (T-4th)
- RBI – 55 (7th)
- Slugging Pct. – .763 (1st)
- On Base Pct. – .478 (9th)
- SAC Flies – 5 (T-4th)
- Assists – 112 (T-7th)
- Notables:
- Led the Gators in batting average (.375), triples (3), home runs (15), RBI (55), slugging percentage (.763) and on base percentage (.478.
- Ranked second nationally as the toughest player to strikeout as she did so only three times in 160 at-bats for an average of one strikeout per 53.3 at-bats.
- Led the team with 18 multi-hit games, 15 multi-RBI games and turned in a 36-game reached base safely streak. Also tallied a nine-game hit streak.
- Hit .500 (4-for-8) in the 2021 Gainesville Regional with a double, a triple and home run.
- National Ranks:
- Batting Average - .417 (105th)
- Hits – 35 (21st)
- Home Runs – 8 (26th)
- RBI – 28 (20th)
- SAC Flies – 2 (57th)
- Slugging Percentage – .762 (78th)
- Total Bases – 64 (21st)
- SEC Ranks:
- Batting Average – .417 (T-13th)
- Slugging Percentage – .762 (11th)
- Hits – 35 (T-4th)
- RBI – 28 (T-7th)
- Home Runs – 8 (T-5th)
- Total Bases – 64 (T-5th)
- Plate Appearances – 98 (T-7th)
- At Bats – 84 (8th)
- Notables:
- Played and started in all 27 games at third base and led the team with a .417 (35-for-84) batting average and also registered the team-lead in doubles (5), home runs (8), RBI (28), total bases (64) and slugging percentage (.762).
- Led the team with eight multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games. Also, produced a career-long 10-game hit streak and 16-game reached base safely streak.
- Tied for the most hits in one game at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium when she tallied four against SE Louisiana (2/16).
- Notched a new career-high five RBI in the Gators win over Longwood (2/14).
- Reached base safely in 25 of her 27 games played.
- Responsible for the game-winning RBI in four games and game-winning run once in 2020.
As a Freshman (2019 - Michigan State):
Honors:
- All-Big Ten Freshman Team
- Played in 30 games and received 28 starts.
- Batted .359 (51-of-142), 15 doubles and seven home runs.
- First collegiate appearance was against Connecticut Feb. 7, 2019
High School/Travel Ball
- 2018 PGF National Champion with Georgia Impact
- Produced the game-winning hit in the championship game
- 2017 3rd Place Finish at USSSA Elite Select World Championships
- 2017 Scenic City Showcase Champion
- 2017 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class AAAAAA All-State Second Team
- 2016 Junior Olympic Cup Champion
- 2016 USA Elite Select Gold Cup Champion
- 2016 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class AAAAAA All-State Second Team
- Three-time Northgate Best Offensive Player and MVP
- Three-time Frist Team All-Region
- Three-year letter winner at Northgate High School
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