1999 (Junior): Team's most pivotal player...All-WAC first team second baseman...after move from second base to third base and jumping from her third spot in the batting order to the lead-off spot, maintained her level of performance...led team in batting (.348), runs (29), hits (64), triples (2), on base average (.413) and walks (20) and posted a .451 slugging percentage...voted all-tournament at NCAA Regional in Seattle, Wash. and the WAC Tournament in Fresno, Calif...hit .444 (16-for-36) in post-season, with nine runs...batted .421 (8-for-19), with six runs scored in Hawai`i's five NCAA Regional contests...paired hits in four of five Regional contests...hit .471 (8-for-17) at WAC tourney...finished among conference leaders in hitting .529 (30-for-70), on base percentage (.512), hits and slugging (.600) in WAC games...despite handling significantly more fielding chances at second base, posted a .983 fielding percentage (three errors in 172 total chances)...hit .452 (14-for-31) over final three series of WAC season...career record holder for walks (75)...hit .714 (5-for-7), with five runs, a homer and three walks and an .800 on-base average (8-for-10) in three-game series sweep of San Jose State (Apr. 23-24)...had 15 multi-hit and three multi-RBI games.
1998 (Sophomore): Found power stroke, with a team-best six home runs and 38 RBI...WAC Player-of-the-week on May 4 after batting .727 with two home runs and seven RBI in series sweep over UNLV...hit .352 (64-for-182)...posted a .527 slugging percentage...tied for team lead in triples (3)...fifth in conference in RBI...had 16 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances...had 12, 2-out RBI...had a 12-game hit streak...had an eight-game streak...best game was against UNLV on May 2 when she went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI...batted 11-for-18 (.611) in five games at the UNLV Classic...was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI vs. Tulsa on March 10...went 2-for-4 with a triple in NCAA Regional loss to Pacific on May 16.
1997 (Freshman): Played in 52 games, starting 49...hit .299...third on the club with nine doubles...scored 26 runs and drove in 22...had slugging average of .366 and an on-base percentage of .390...crafted a .916 fielding percentage as regular third baseman...tied school season walks record (20).
Prep: A 1995 graduate of Taperoo High in North Haven, South Australia...represented Australia at the '95 Under-19 Junior Girls World Series in Normal, Ill...played for South Australia's Under-16, Under-19 and Open Women's teams....led West Torreros softball clube team to state titles in '93 and '94.
Personal: Born Aug. 10, 1966, in Adelaide, South Australia...favorites are Chinese food, teal, chocolate and music group The Beatles...lists Australian swimmer Kieran Perkins as her favorite athlete...biggest athletic thirll was winning a bronze medal with her Australian squad at the under-19 world games...father was an AFL (Australian Rules) Football player...majoring in physical education,...parents are gail and Lindsay McGie of North Haven, South Australia.
