Abbey Cheek

Abbey Cheek (born March 18, 1997) is an American softball player for the Chicago Bandits. She attended Chapman High School in Inman, South Carolina.[1] She later attended the University of Kentucky where she played for the Kentucky Wildcats softball team.[2] She is Kentucky softball's career leader in home runs.[3][4][5][6] Cheek led the Wildcats to four consecutive NCAA Division I Softball Tournament appearances from 2016 to 2019, including three appearances in the Super Regionals from 2017 to 2019.[7]

Abbey Cheek
Chicago Bandits
Third baseman
Born: (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997
Inman, South Carolina
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Cheek was drafted by the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch in the third round of the 2019 NPF Draft.[8] During the 2019 season, Cheek was named the NPF Rookie of the Year.[9]

References
  1. Boynton, Eric (May 7, 2019). "Chapman alum Abbey Cheek wins SEC softball honor". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. "UK's Abbey Cheek Named SEC Player of the Year". kysportsstyle.com. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. Walker, Alex (April 5, 2019). "UK's Abbey Cheek named Athlete of the Week". WKYT. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. "Kentucky has SEC Softball Player of the Year for first time in program history". Lexington Herald-Leader. May 7, 2019. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. Peck, Jared (May 16, 2019). "'A whole 'nother level.' Power player at heart of Kentucky softball's run to NCAAs". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. Sullivan, Josh (April 24, 2019). "A Player of the Year nod and a three-run homer. It was a big day for UK softball star". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. Peck, Jared (February 7, 2019). "Talent, experience and one of nation's best players has Kentucky thinking softball world series". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  8. Kennedy, Bryan (April 16, 2019). "Abbey Cheek and Katie Reed taken by Bandits in 2019 NPF draft". WTVQ. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  9. "NPF Awards Banquet Kicks Off 2019 Championship Series". profastpitch.com. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.