Christopher Newport University

2021 - Junior Season - Brought home first-team All-Conference honors for her work both at the plate and in the field … Ranked third among league competitors with 41 hits and nine doubles … Also slotted fourth in the league with 27 runs scored and 62 total bases … Finished the season with a .353 batting average … Hit .563 during conference play, which was the highest average by any player in the league … Compiled 11 multi-high efforts, including a 3-for-3 showing against Mary Washington during the Coast-to-Coast Conference Tournament on May 8 … Came back with two more hits against Salisbury during the league championship later that day … Also had a three-hit outing with two RBI and a pair of runs scored against Southern Virginia on April 10 … Ripped off a 10-game hitting streak from April 1-17 … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Player of the Week on April 12 after going 7-for-11 with a 1.000 slugging percentage during a tremendous four-game stretch … Launched a grand slam during a win at Lynchburg on April 2 … Finished the season with four home runs, including a blast to open up the league tournament against Mary Washington on May 6 … Knocked in at least two runs in eight of her outings, including three in battles against Pfeiffer on March 7 and Transylvania on March 13 … Ranked third in the league with nine doubles and had at least one in three straight contests from March 13-14 … Scored a run against Emmanuel in the first game of the NCAA Regionals on May 21 … Excelled on the defensive side as well while starting a team-high 35 games at first base … Played a role in nine double plays, which marked the most of any player in the league … Finished the season with a .973 fielding percentage and 178 putouts … Also collected Academic All-Conference accolades for the third straight season.

2020 - Sophomore Season - Saw action in five games as a pinch hitter during her second year with the Captains … Reached base safely in each of her final three appearances, including a clutch double off the bench during a momentum-turning rally in the sixth inning of a 7-3 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 6 … Also worked a walk in a win over Randolph on February 29 and was hit by a pitch against Rowan on March 1 … Eventually came around to score against the Profs … Made appearances at Roanoke on February 22 and Emory & Henry on February 23 as well … Also earned a place on the Academic All-Conference team after succeeding in the classroom for the second straight year.

2019 - Freshman Season - Immediately became one of the top first basemen in the conference while putting together an impressive collegiate debut ... Collected first-team All-Conference accolades and excelled both at the plate and in the field ... Finished the year with a .309 batting average and posted seven multi-hit games ... Made a seamless transition to college, becoming the first Captain in five years to homer in her first plate appearance after going deep against Emory & Henry on February 10 ... Continued her early-season success with a 4-for-4 showcase and another home run at N.C. Wesleyan on March 6 ... Launched her final home run of the year against Roanoke on March 17 ... Finished 3-for-3 in a nationally-ranked showdown with No. 13 Lynchburg on March 14 ... Added two hits, including a double, in victories over Shenandoah on March 9 and Penn St. Behrend on March 16 ... Also had two-hit efforts in conference battles with Penn St. Harrisburg on April 16 and Mary Washington on April 20 ... Knocked in a season-high three runs at Meredith on April 7 ... Had a huge pinch hit single against No. 13 Kean on May 11, which helped kick off a four-run rally in the fifth inning of the NCAA Regionals that broke a 2-2 deadlock and catapulted the Captains to a victory ... Excelled defensively as well while compiling a .971 fielding percentage ... That marked the fifth-highest among conference competitors with at least 200 chances in the field ... Had a season-high 12 putouts against Meredith on April 7 after posting 10 at Meredith on March 7 ... Came through with a pair of assists against Frostburg State on April 6 ... Helped flip a key double play while throwing out a runner attempting to score against No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan on March 24, which ended a third-inning threat by the top-ranked Marlins ... Led the Captains with 210 total chances during the year, including 201 putouts and eight double plays ... Was an Academic All-Conference selection for her work in the classroom as well.

At Hickory - Excelled during her time with the Hawks … Was a first-team All-State selection for her work in 2017 … Also secured a pair of first-team All-Region accolades … Nabbed All-Tidewater honors during each of her final two campaigns … Earned a spot on the first-team All-Conference squad during her junior season before picking up second-team All-District nods as a senior … Served as a team captain in 2018 … Led the Hawks to the 2016 VHSL 5A finals and was a South Regional finalist in 2017 and 2018.
 
Personal - Caroline Jane Helmer is the daughter of Eric and Anna Helmer … Has an older sister, Alexis, who graduated from CNU in 2019 … Sierra Romero is her favorite athlete, and Jason Aldean is her favorite singer … “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Nashville” are her favorite TV shows, while “The Greatest Showman” is her favorite movie … Majoring in business management with a minor in leadership studies.