Ninemire on Friedman: "Emily has very good hands and hit well for us last year. She could see more time at second base as well as fill in at the designated player spot."
2005: Became one of Cal's most productive newcomers with 51 starts (56 appearances) at third base, in right and left field and as the designated player ... batted .500 (7-for-14) to lead Cal at the NCAA Fresno Regional ... RBI versus Fresno State in regional opener snapped Bulldog pitcher Jamie Southern's 78-inning streak of not allowing an earned run ... slapped game-winning base hit with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to help Cal defeat UCLA (4/9) ... first Cal homer, a solo shot, came against Santa Clara (3/11) ... went 4-for-4 with two RBI versus Pacific (3/23) ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI in an 8-0 victory against Portland State (3/3) ... had a two-run double and three RBI in the Bears' 9-1 win over Arizona State (5/13) ... had six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games.
Wisconsin (2003-04): A transfer from Wisconsin, had breakout year as a sophomore as her batting average (.315), hits (45), doubles (7), RBIs (18), total bases (54), slugging percentage (.378) and on-base percentage (.347) all ranked third for the Badgers ... started 48 of 49 games played as a sophomore and all 45 games as a freshman at second base .... named first team All-Big-10 Academic (2004) and Wisconsin Freshman of the Year in 2003.
High School:Why I chose Cal: "The academics and athletic programs at Cal are second to none in the country. I came to Cal to be a part of a championship team and also reach my potential in the classroom."
Friedman's career statistics
(2003-04 Wisconsin)
Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB
2003 45 140 15 27 .193 3 0 1 10 5 21 1-1
2004 49 143 13 45 .315 7 1 0 18 5 10 0-1
2005 56 146 9 41 .281 4 0 1 22 9 11 4-4
Total 150 429 37 113 .263 14 1 2 50 19 42 5-6
