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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - Finished her career as one of the top hitters to ever wear the Cherry and Silver...she is second all-time in home runs with 28, third in career RBIs with 116 and tied for fifth all-time with 36 doubles...she has a career batting average of .335 which ranks third along with her 292 total bases...she was truly a feared hitter within the Mountain West Conference and was an All-Conference selection after her sophomore season...she was named to an NFCA All-West Region team once during her career and earned the All-Mountain West Conference Hitter of the week honor multiple times. SENIOR SEASON (2008) - Led the Lobos at the plate with a .336 batting average while starting 50 games...tied a single-season career high with 10 home runs and finished second on the team with 30 RBIs...named to the NFCA All-West Region second team after her final season...played first base and had a .979 fielding percentage...in 140 at-bats she scored 25 runs, collected 47 hits including eight doubles, 10 round trippers and 85 total bases. JUNIOR SEASON (2007) - Finished the year with the second highest batting average after hitting .333 in 126 at-bats...started every game and primarily played first base for the Lobos...led the team with nine doubles and hit three home runs...moved into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time home run list with 18 and ranks ninth in career doubles with 28...earned Mountain West Conference Hitter of the Week on April 3...finished conference play with a .310 average. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006) - Named second team all-Mountain West Conference after clubbing 10 home runs and a team-leading 16 doubles...her .381 average ranked second on the team and helped her collect 45 RBI in 54 games...tied for fourth on UNM's all-time home run list with 15 and needs 22 to become the leader...started 53 of 54 games, developing into one of the conference's top performers. FRESHMAN SEASON (2005) - Named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's All-West Region Second team...honored as Mountain West Conference Player of the Week on April 5...tied for second with UNLV's Brittany Meade for the most times hit by a pitch (7)...placed in a tie for eighth in the UNM career record book for most times hit by a pitch and is tied at fourth in the UNM season record book for most times hit by a pitch (7)...led the Lobos in home runs (5), slugging percentage (.456) and times hit by a pitch...recorded the team's second best on base percentage (.340) and sacrifice flies (1)...posted UNM's third most sacrifice hits (5) and fourth most RBI (12)...compiled the team's fifth best batting avg. (.256), runs scored (14) and total bases (41). HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered in softball at Salpointe Catholic High School under coach Phil Gruensfelder...two-time first team all-city selection...first team all-state and second team all-city selection...Who's Who Among American Athletes and Who's Who Among American Students honoree...batted .515 her senior year. PERSONAL - Born July 31, 1986, to Richard and Barbara Elcess in Tucson, Ariz....has two brothers, Erik and Jordan...likes going shopping with her mom...favorite food is Mexican and favorite athlete is Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens...major is Business Administration. |
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