Anna Steinmetz

Position:
Catcher
Class:
Junior
High School:
West Chester Bayard Rustin
Hometown:
Glen Mills, Pa.
Major:
Health Behavior Science

AT DELAWARE
• Four-year member of the Blue Hens
• Ranks third in UD history with 201 games started (every game of her career)
• UD’s career leader with 44 home runs
• Ranks second in UD history with 154 RBI and 368 total bases, fifth with 201 hits, and eighth with 33 doubles and 97 runs scored

2019 SEASON
• Named UD Alumni Association Team MVP
• Second Team NFCA All-Northeast Region honoree
• Selected Second Team All-CAA
• Started all 51 games, including 31 behind the plate
• Tied for eighth in a UD single season with a team-leading eight home runs
• Led the Blue Hens with a .329 batting average
• Tied for second on the team with 47 hits and ranked third with 27 RBI
• Posted 14 two-hit games
• Drove home three runs vs Hofstra and Charleston

2018 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Named first team All-CAA and third team All-Northeast Region
• Started all 49 games for the Blue Hens (25 as catcher and 23 as designated player)
• Led Delaware with 10 home runs, 12 doubles and 38 RBI
• Ranked second on the team and 16th in the CAA with a .341 batting average
• Ranked fifth in a UD single season with 10 homers, eighth with 38 RBI and tied for 10th with 12 doubles
• Led the Blue Hens with 11 multi-RBI games and ranked second with 13 multi-hit games
• Collected three hits vs. Ohio and Saint Joseph’s
• Had four hits including two homers and three RBI in the doubleheader vs. Mount St. Mary’s
• Homered in both ends of the doubleheader at Towson while finishing with six RBI

2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Named UD Alumni Association Team Most Valuable Player
• First team All-CAA selection
• Led the Blue Hens with 11 homers, tied for third in the CAA and fourth most in a UD single season
• Led UD and ranked fifth in the league with 101 total bases
• Was second on the team and ninth in the conference with a .363 batting average
• Started all 53 games behind the plate for the Blue Hens
• Served as team captain
• Led Delaware with 19 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games
• Hit a game-winning grand slam in the seventh inning of UD’s 5-4 win over Winthrop
• Posted three-hit games against Illinois State, UNCG and Hofstra
• Belted home runs in three consecutive games against Hofstra and Saint Joseph’s
• Named CAA Player of the Week on Mar. 13

2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Named CAA Rookie of the Year
• Selected second team All-CAA and named to the CAA All-Rookie Team
• Tabbed third team NFCA All-Northeast Region
• Tied for the CAA lead and tied the UD single season record with 15 home runs
• Tied for fourth among Division I freshmen in homers
• Tied for second in the CAA with 104 total bases, the third most in a UD single season
• Ranked second on the Blue Hens and fourth in a UD season with 44 RBI
• Started all 51 games, including 36 behind the plate
• Batted .314 on the year and walked a team-leading 20 times
• Ranked second on the squad with nine doubles and 26 runs scored, and was third with 50 hits
• Tied for the team lead with 13 multi-RBI games
• Hit safely in eight consecutive games from Mar. 6 through Mar. 19
• Went 3 for 4 with two homers and four RBI in the CAA Tournament win over Elon
• Also recorded three-hit games against FIU, Delaware State and Charleston
• Drove home four runs vs. Delaware State
• Named CAA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 23, Mar. 8 and Mar. 28

HIGH SCHOOL
• First team All-State selection during all four years at West Chester Bayard Rustin
• Selected 2015 Pennsylvania AAAA Player of the Year
• Named first team All-Chesmont and first team All-Area by the Daily Local News all four years
• Tabbed first team Southeastern Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2014 and 2015
• Three-year captain
• Helped lead Rustin to the 2015 Chestmont American championship
• Also played two years of varsity basketball
• Honor roll student

PERSONAL
• Anna Margaret Steinmetz
• Born Aug. 29, 1996
• Daughter of Chuck and Shannon Steinmetz
• Has older brothers C.J. and Sean, and a younger sister, Tori
• Sean played football at West Chester
• Father played football at Widener
• Health behavior science major at Delaware with a minor in public health

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%
2016	.314	51/51	159	26	50	9	0	15	44	104	.654	20	1	16	0	.394	0	0	1-2	227	19	3	.988
2017	.363	53/53	160	23	58	8	1	11	45	101	.631	18	2	19	1	.431	1	0	0-0	161	27	6	.969
2018	.341	49/49	135	25	46	12	0	10	38	88	.652	23	1	12	0	.432	3	0	1-1	90	11	2	.981
2019	.329	51/51	143	23	47	4	0	8	27	75	.524	26	2	25	0	.431	3	1	3-4	145	14	1	.994
TOTALS	.337	204/204	597	97	201	33	1	44	154	368	.616	87	6	72	1	.422	7	1	5-7	623	71	12	.983