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2006: All-MAC First Team ... NFCA/Louisiville Slugger All-MidEast Region Second Team ... one of Miami's most consistent hitters ... saw action at designated player (34 starts) and outfield (5 starts) ... one of four Miami starters to hit over .300 ... led the team in hitting in MAC-only games (.358 BA) ... finished second on the team in batting (.330 BA), tied for second on the team in doubles (8) and tied for third on the team in hits (35) ... was especially solid in the stretch run of the season, hitting safely in eight of the final 11 regular season games with a .469 batting average (15-for-32), a pair of doubles and four RBIs ... compiled a season-high six-game hitting streak from April 22-May 5 ... led Miami with five three-hit games, including three in conference play and one in Miami's 6-5 win over Ohio State (April 19) ... her .330 batting average (38-for-115) was a new career high ... matched her career game high with a pair of doubles against Gardner-Webb (March 4) ... clubbed lone home run of the season against Columbia at the Buzz Classic (March 4) ... tied for second on the team with five multi-RBI games ... tied for third on the team with eight multi-hit games.
2005: MAC All-Tournament Team ... started 47 games while playing in 52 ... started 37 of those games in left field before assuming the designated player role late in the season, where she started 10 games ... finished fourth on the team in hitting with a .248 average ... 15 RBI were tied for second ... her final RBI of the year came in Miami's 4-1 loss to Virginia Tech (5/21) in the NCAA Tournament and gave the RedHawks their first NCAA Tournament run ... hit her first two home runs in a Miami uniform on the same day, helping Miami to an 8-2 win over Central Michigan (5/12) in the second game of the MAC Tournament ... went 7-for-13 in the conference postseason with two three-hit games including a 3-for-3 day with four RBI against the Chippewas and a 3-for-4 MAC final against Marshall (5/15) ... those were two of her six multi-hit games on the year and represented both her multi-RBI games ... perfect in 36 chances in the field.
2004: MAC All-Tournament Team ... MAC East Player of the Week (4/5) ... went 4-for-4 at the plate in Miami's MAC Tournament opener against Ohio (5/13) ... the game was one of eight multi-hit efforts on the season ... also had a 3-for-3 performance with two doubles and three RBI against Akron (4/4) in a 6-1 win ... all three RBI came on a double that put Miami ahead 5-1 ... nine doubles on the season were tied for second on the team ... 39 hits were tied for third on the team, second-most among returners (Paz, 46) ... led the RedHawks with 21 RBI ... in addition to the three-RBI effort against Akron, had five more multi-RBI games ... 16 strikeouts were tied for a team-low among regular starters ... two errors in 34 putouts were good for a fielding percentage of .944 ... started 43-of-45 games.
Prior to Miami: Appeared in 38 games at the University of Tennessee as a freshman, primarily as a pinch runner ... scored 15 runs and stole a base on the season ... was a two-time captain, while batting .407 in four years at Shadow Mountain High School ... a member of Shadow Mountain's Athletic Hall of Fame ... named school's outstanding female athlete in a team sport as a senior ... earned all-region first-team honors as a junior and senior, while netting honorable mention laurels as a sophomore ... honored with the Matador Award as a junior and Lil Saints MVP as a senior ... high school teammate of former RedHawk Jackie Poggendorf.
Personal: Born January 11, 1984 ... daughter of Bobby and Diana Hays ... majoring in exercise science.
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