Halle Popson Class: Senior Hometown: Solon, Ohio High School: Solon Height: 5-8 Position: 1B Bats/Throws: L/L

2007: All-MAC First-Team Selection ... put together one of the finest seasons in program history, as she reset the single-season hits record (79 hits) and compiled a .387 batting average, which ranks fourth on the Miami single-season charts ... won the MAC batting title during conference play, batting a team-best and MAC-best .453 (34-for-75) ... was the table-setter for the Miami offense which scored 227 runs during the regular season ... has hit safely in 14 of Miami's final 18 games ... compiled a .500 batting average (31-for-62) over Miami's final 18 games, including three four-hit games and a trio of three-hit efforts ... led the team with 22 multi-hit games ... reached base safely in 51 of Miami's 62 games ... set new career highs with 13 steals, 79 hits, 34 runs scored and three triples ... ranks among the top-five in four Miami career offensive categories, including second in walks (51), third in hits (194) and fourth in runs (93) ... hit first career walkoff home run against Eastern Michigan (April 28), which propelled Miami to a 1-0 win over the West Division Champions.

2006: MAC East Player of the Week (March 6) ... Auburn Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team (Feb. 12) ...Buzz Classic All-Tournament Team (March 6) ...Capital Classic All-Tournament Team (March 19) ... Miami's leading hitter (.366 batting average) ... also ranked fourth in the conference in hitting ... set new career highs in hitting, runs (33), RBIs (22), doubles (8), home runs (6) and walks (18) ... in addition to leading the team in those offensive categories, she also led the team in hits (53), at-bats (155), total bases (79), slugging percentage (.545) and on-base percentage (.449) ... her 33 runs scored were the third-best single-season total in program history ... her six round trippers are tied for the fifth-best single-season mark at Miami ...finished the season ranked second in the MAC in runs scored (33; .65 runs-per game) and on-base percentage (.449), fifth in slugging percentage (.545), sixth in hits (53; 1.04 hits-per game) and seventh in total bases (79; 1.55 total bases-per game) ... notched a season-long eight-game hitting streak from March 18-April 7 ... hit safely in eight of the season's first 10 games ... batted .443 in non-conference action ... led the team with 15 multi-hit games ... first career home run came in season-opening game against Auburn (Feb. 10) ... also left the yard against N.C. State (Feb. 11), Belmont and UAB (Feb. 26), Georgia Southern (March 3) and Columbia (March 4) ... tied for second on the team with five multi-RBI games, including a trio of three-RBI games against UAB, Columbia and Western Michigan (April 7) ... tied for third on the team with six stolen bases ... made all 50 of her starts at first base.

2005: All-MAC Tournament Team ... was the only RedHawk to start all 60 games and did so at the same position, first base ... emerged as Miami's leadoff hitter, starting in that spot in 57 games ... known for her speed to first base, giving her the ability to run out slap hits ... led the RedHawks with 62 hits, good for fourth in the MAC ... was second on the team in batting average at .313, which was 13th in the conference ... led the team with 15 multiple-hit games ... went 3-for-4 in Miami's 2-0 win over East Tennessee State (2/26) ... stepped to the plate six times in Miami's 12-inning, 2-1 win over Toledo, also knocking three hits ... was the only RedHawk to have a hit in both of Miami's NCAA Tournament games ... handled 364 of 368 chances in the field for a .989 fielding percentage.

High School: Two-time team captain at Solon Ohio in Solon, Ohio ... as a senior, hit .481 ... two-time conference MVP ... two-time Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Week ... as a senior, was named first-team all-Ohio, all-Cuyahoga County all-star, all-Greater Cleveland and all-district ... won academic all-conference honors her final two years and all-conference honors her final three years ... named team offensive player of the year as a sophomore ... career average of .513 is a Solon High record ... career record holder in RBI and hits.

Personal: Born July 24, 1986 ... daughter of Jennifer and John Popson ... health studies major with a minor in business.