Abbey Cheek
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Chicago Bandits | |
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Born: Inman, South Carolina | March 18, 1997|
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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]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UK's Abbey Cheek Named SEC Player of the Year". kysportsstyle.com. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NPF Awards Banquet Kicks Off 2019 Championship Series". profastpitch.com. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.