2001: Played three different positions – catcher, first and third – for the Flames in her 71 games during her rookie season…homered versus #22 Long Beach State in her first collegiate at-bat on Feb. 2...voted to the All-Great Lakes Region Second Team as a utility player…named to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference All-Newcomer Team…also earned a spot on the MCC All-Tournament Team, highlighting the championships with her career-high seven RBI outing with a grand slam in the Flames’ 14-6 win over Loyola on May 11…batted .318 (69-for-217) with six home runs and 45 RBI…has 17 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI outings during the season…tied the school record for home runs and hits in a game, going 4-for-4 with two homers, including the game-winner, in UIC’s comeback win over Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 10…collected hits in six straight plate appearances between April 21 and 22 versus Detroit and Cleveland State…led team with a pair of triples as a rookie. Prep: Four-year varsity softball letterwinner at St. Lucy’s Priory High School in Glendora, Calif…played primarily catcher and first base during her prep career…named First-Team All-Sierra League and team’s MVP after 1999 and 2000 seasons…earned honorable mention All-San Gabriel Valley honors in 1999…helped guide St. Lucy’s to a Baseline Division championship in 1997 while the team was a CIF finalist in 1997 and 1998…served as an assistant softball coach at the Rosemary Children Group Home for Girls. Personal: aughter of Doris and Mike Vaca…born January 4, 1982…majoring in English. |
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