1999: Second Team All-MCC honoree…also named to the MCC Championship All-Tournament Team after batting .750 (6-for-8) with four RBI, three runs, two doubles and a triple…was one of the toughest Flames to strike out, whiffing only 19 times in 236 at-bats…went 2-for-3 in the season opener at Arizona…had a season-best seven-game hitting streak from March 15-20…ripped her first home run of the year and went 2-for-3 in a 7-3 victory over Oklahoma…had 18 multi-hit games…knocked in three runs on four occasions – against Youngstown State, Kentucky, Florida International and UNC Charlotte…was 3-for-3 with two runs scored in a 13-3 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay at the MCC Championship. 1998: Emerged as UIC's top slugger, batting a team-best .370 with a .615 slugging percentage…All-MCC First Team selection…tied a then UIC single-season record with 10 home runs… started the last 13 games at shortstop after playing second base the first two months of the season…batted .474 in MCC action…named UIC's Best Offensive Player…two-time MCC Player of the Week (March 16, April 27)…had 22 multi-hit games, including five three-hit outings…homered in three consecutive games in March…tied a UIC single-game record by going 4-for-4 against Detroit on April 11…drove in three or more runs on six occasions…went 3-for-3 with four RBI versus Villanova…in her last 60 games, batted .403 (71-for-176)… hit safely in 15 of her last 19 games. 1997: One of six freshmen that made immediate contributions…batted .302 in 46 games…started 43 contests, mostly at second base…opened up her Flames’ career in fine fashion, going 2-for-3 in game two of a doubleheader versus Washington…belted her first career roundtripper versus Oklahoma…had four four-game hitting streaks during the course of the season…had eight multi-hit game games…drove in three runs in going 2-for-3 in an 8-0 win over Ball State…batted .563 (9-for-15) with five RBI, three doubles and three runs scored in being named to the Winthrop Invitational All-Tournament Team in March…had four consecutive 2-for-3 outings in that tourney…blasted a home run versus East Carolina at the Winthrop Invite…missed the final month of the season with a knee injury. High School: Listed as one of the top 100 prospects in Chicago as a senior…three-time all-conference selection…Second-Team Pioneer Press All-Area pick in 1996…team captain as a junior and senior…guided Loyola to division and regional championships in 1995 and 1996…selected as Loyola's MVP in 1995…led the Ramblers with five homers and a .536 batting average in her senior campaign…four-year softball letterwinner…also lettered in volleyball and basketball…excelled in the classroom as well, graduating fourth in her class…Illinois State Scholar…member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Theresa Bumgardner…born September 7, 1978…majoring in biology.
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