Christine Bills

Christine Bills

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Canal Fulton, Ohio

High School:
Northwest

Height:
5-4

Position:
OF

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2007: Ranked second on the team in MAC play with a .354 batting average ... led the team with 14 RBIs in conference play ... started a career-high 58 games ... saw action primarily as Miami's rightfielder ... had RBIs in four of Miami's final five regular season games ... had season-high three RBIs against Western Michigan (April 8) and Toledo (April 15) ... set career highs with 47 hits and 22 runs, and her eight doubles tied a career high ... ranked third on the team with 11 multi-hit games.

2006: Made 38 of her 48 starts in rightfield ... set new career highs in home runs (4) and RBIs (25) ... tied her career highs in hits (35) and doubles (8) ... finished second on the team in doubles and RBIs ... owned the longest Miami hitting streak of the season, batting safely in nine straight games from April 15 to April 30 ... Miami's second-leading hitter during MAC play (.297 BA) ... hit safely in 15-of-22 conference games ... set a new career high with two doubles in a game against Ohio (March 31) ... also tied a career game high with three hits against the Bobcats ... clubbed first career grand slam against Ohio State (April 19), helping Miami to a 6-5 win over the Buckeyes ... her four RBIs against Ohio State were a new career game high ... tied for the team lead with seven multi-RBI games, including a trio of three-RBI games against Virginia (Feb. 24), Georgia Southern (March 3) and Ohio (March 31) ... tallied seven multi-hit games.

2005: All-MAC Second Team ... started 46 games, 40 of which were in right field, with three at the designated player spot, two at second base and one in left field ... was third on the team in batting average with a .278 clip ... made the play on defense in 45 out of 47 chances for a .957 fielding percentage ... had nine multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI efforts ... her 15 RBI tied for third on the team ... hit her first career home run at an opportune time, giving Miami a 1-0 lead in the third game of the MAC Tournament on the way to a 2-1 win over Bowling Green (5/13) to advance to the team's third straight final.

HIGH SCHOOL: Carried a career average of .326 and an ERA of 0.40 at Northwest High School in Canal Fulton, Ohio ... named to all-conference squads in all four years ... names to Stark County All-Star Team in both of her last two seasons.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 7, 1986 ... daughter of Ruth and Harry Bills ... business major.

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