University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2001: Played in 40 games, starting 37 at catcher and first base…hit .253 with five doubles and a .324 on base percentage…had seven multiple-hit games and one multiple-RBI contest…went 2-for-3 against Florida Atlantic (Feb.3), Bethune-Cookman (Feb.7) and at No. 15 Fresno State (Apr. 13)…had a .991 fielding percentage, posted just two errors on 212 total chances.

2000: Appeared in 30 contests at first base and designated player, starting 16…hit .200, with 11 hits, two homers and five RBI in 55 at-bats…had a .327 slugging percentage…homered against Hawai‘i-Hilo (Apr. 9) and Portland State (Apr. 22)…had 2-for-3 performances against Loyola Marymount (Apr. 2) and No. 17 Long Beach State (Apr. 4)…had best offensive output at Portland State (Apr. 22), when she had a grandslam in Hawai‘i’s loss to the Vikings…was second on team in defensive putouts, with 122…had a .977 fielding percentage, with three errors in 132 total chances.

1999: Played in 36 games, started 29…hit .328 in 64 at bats during the regular season to earn NCAA All-West Region first team designated player honors…a UH Scholar-Athlete…posted a .375 slugging percentage and a .394 on-base average entering the playoffs…ended the season batting .282, with 11 RBI, while maintaining a spotless 1.000 fielding percentage in 25 chances…lone hit in the WAC Tourney was a game-winning, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh inning against UNLV (May 13)…batted .364 in the Paradise Classic to earn All-Tournament as a designated player…had five multi-hit and two multiple-RBI games…went 2-for-3, RBI in first college game (Feb. 11, versus Loyola Marymount)…batted 2-for-3, with a pair of doubles against Ohio State (Feb. 12)…hit .600 (3-for-5) in Hawai‘i’s regular season-ending series at Tulsa (Apr. 30-May 1)…hit .385 (10-for-26), with five RBI, a .423 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base average in WAC play.

Prep: A 1998 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, Calif...lettered four years in softball and one in volleyball...a three-time All-Palomar League selection in softball...also named all-California Interscholastic Federation and All-Palomar League in volleyball as a freshman...led her Southern California Lightning Softball Club team to a third-place finish at the 1996 nationals in the 18-and-under gold division…also recruited by San Diego State, University of San Diego, and Hawai‘i-Hilo.

Personal: Born Jan. 17, 1980, in Munster, Ind...enjoys sleeping, going to the beach and sleeping...lists her parents as the most influential people in her life...favorites include the color blue, Mexican food, the book The Catcher in the Rye, actors Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts, and the movie “Pretty Woman”...majoring in general arts and sciences…greatest athletic thrill was placing third place at the Junior Olympics in the 18-and-under gold division…aspires to a career in physical therapy…has a brother and a sister...parents are Betty and John Tandarich of San Diego, Calif.