2025 Softball Roster
Roster
Cassi Barbato
- Position:
- Catcher/Infield
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milford, Ct.
- High School:
- Trumbull HS
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
Was one of Radford’s most valuable bats during the 2024 campaign appearing in a career-high 48 games with 46 starts … Broke out offensively with career bests in average (.344), runs (18), hits (45), doubles (8), home runs (4), RBI (37) and drew more walks (14) than strikeouts (13) … Slugged a season-high three hits against power foe Georgia (Feb. 24) … Drove in a season-high four runs in a win against Gardner-Webb (Apr. 6) … Was solid defensively for Radford playing primarily second base with 69 putouts and 76 assists … Slugged three of her four home runs in Big South play … Her seven sacrifice flies ranked fifth-most in program history at the conclusion of the 2024 season.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
Led the Highlanders defensive efforts appearing at catcher, first base and in the outfield all season … Appeared in 40 games starting in 35 of those contests … Her .993 fielding percentage on 153 chances with one error ranked second in program history for a single season … Struck out just 15 times on the season, a career-low … Recorded a hit and RBI in a winning effort against Charleston Southern (April 2) … Dropped two hits and an RBI in a winning effort at Presbyterian (April 6) kicking off a five-game hitting streak.
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
Had 13 putouts against Gardner Webb on April 1st… Three assists against ETSU on February 11th… One base stolen playing SIUE on February 18th…Two runs scored against SIUE on February 18th… One home run playing USC Upstate on March 26th...Three hits against Charleston Southern on April 30th… Had three AB playing Binghamton on February 11th… Finished the season with a .254 batting average … Total games played in 2022 was 46.Â
PREP
First-Team All Conference and State... State Runner-Up... Also played varsity basketball.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Tracy and James... Has one sibling, Justin... Graduate of Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Conn.
