1999: Saw most of her action at first base, earning the starting nod when Samantha Iuli pitched…put together a pair of four-game hitting streaks…went 2-for-4 with three RBI in a win over Virginia…was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles versus both Kentucky and Notre Dame…clubbed her first home run since 1997 and also doubled in a loss to Northwestern at the Buzz Classic. 1998: Was a spot starter at first base and also saw action in left field…started nine straight games at first base in April when Kiara Zalewski was sidelined with an ankle injury…had a season-high six-game hitting streak in mid-April…doubled in a pair of runs versus Valparaiso…had five two-hit games…batted .368 (14-for-38) over the final 17 games of the season. 1997: Had a solid rookie season, batting .333 with 18 RBI and seven extra base hits…played in 39 games, making 34 starts…was also a valuable pinch hitter…in her first career start, went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double in a 10-4 win over Northwestern State in the opening weekend of the season…in her next start, which happened to be game two of a doubleheader with Northwestern State, she went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk and three runs scored…hit safely in eight straight games in March…stole her first career base and drove in three runs in a 3-0 victory over Western Michigan…hit 563 (9-for-16) with eight RBI in her final nine games of the year…helped establish a new school record as she hit the fifth UIC homer of the game in an 11-3 win at Detroit…went 2-for-4 in that game with three RBI and two runs scored…went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI and runs in a 9-5 win at DePaul…went 2-for-3 and drove in a run in the Flames’ 8-0 win over Detroit at the MCC Championship. High School: Team MVP…all-conference selection…named to the Daily Southtown and Sun Publications All-Area teams…Sun Publications Player of the Year…lettered thrice in softball and volleyball at Bolingbrook High School…batted .414 as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Edward and Regina Casey…born February 26, 1978…majoring in physical education. |
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