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BATTING AVERAGE
Year	Player	Cl.	G	AB	H	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	55	20	.364
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	100	30	.300
1985	Karen Shipley	Sr.	40	138	54	.391
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	113	37	.327
1997	Keri McCallum	Fr.	54	157	67	.427
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	184	70	.380
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	203	90	.443
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	181	78	.431
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	167	70	.419
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	191	80	.419
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	186	75	.403
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	183	87	.475

RUNS
Year	Player	Cl.	G	R	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	8	0.44
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	13	0.42
1985	Melanie Morgan	Jr.	38	36	0.95
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	30	0.81
1997	Jenny Hehnke	Fr.	56	44	0.79
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	47	0.82
1999	Keri McCallum	Jr.	67	57	0.85
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	64	0.90
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	55	0.90
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	51	0.77
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	63	0.98
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	83	1.28

RUNS PER GAME
Year	Player	Cl.	G	R	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	8	0.44
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	13	0.42
1985	Melanie Morgan	Jr.	38	36	0.95
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	30	0.81
1997	Jenny Hehnke	Fr.	56	44	0.79
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	47	0.82
1999	Keri McCallum	Jr.	67	57	0.85
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	64	0.90
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	55	0.90
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	51	0.77
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	63	0.98
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	83	1.28

HITS
Year	Player	Cl.	G	AB	H	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	55	20	.364
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	100	30	.300
1985	Karen Shipley	Sr.	40	138	54	.391
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	113	37	.327
1997	Jenny Hehnke	Fr.	56	194	71	.366
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	184	70	.380
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	203	90	.443
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	243	100	.412
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	167	70	.419
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	191	80	.419
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	186	75	.403
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	183	87	.475

DOUBLES
Year	Player	Cl.	G	2B	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	3	0.17
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	5	0.16
1985	Karen Shipley	Sr.	40	9	0.23
1986	Connie Pendley	So.	35	4	0.11
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	16	0.29
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	15	0.26
1999	Keri McCallum	Jr.	67	22	0.33
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	14	0.21
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	12	0.20
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	18	0.27
2003	Jennifer Waterman	Jr.	52	18	0.35
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	16	0.25

DOUBLES PER GAME
Year	Player	Cl.	G	2B	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	3	0.17
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	5	0.16
1985	Karen Shipley	Sr.	40	9	0.23
1986	Connie Pendley	So.	35	4	0.11
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	16	0.29
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	15	0.26
1999	Keri McCallum	Jr.	67	22	0.33
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	14	0.21
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	12	0.20
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	18	0.27
2003	Jennifer Waterman	Jr.	52	18	0.35
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	16	0.25

TRIPLES
Year	Player	Cl.	G	3B	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	2	0.11
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	3	0.10
1985	Melanie Morgan	Jr.	38	7	0.18
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	2	0.05
	Melanie Morgan	Sr.	38	2	0.05
	Cindy McCain	So.	34	2	0.06
	Bonnie McWatters	Jr.	31	2	0.06
1997	Keri McCallum	Fr.	54	11	0.20
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	10	0.18
1999	Keri McCallum	Jr.	67	10	0.15
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	11	0.15
2001	Iyhia McMichael	Fr.	62	3	0.05
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	8	0.12
2003	Jennifer Nelson	Sr.	64	7	0.11
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	10	0.15

TRIPLES PER GAME
Year	Player	Cl.	G	3B	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	2	0.11
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	3	0.10
1985	Melanie Morgan	Jr.	38	7	0.18
1986	Bonnie McWatters	Jr.	31	2	0.06
1997	Keri McCallum	Fr.	54	11	0.20
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	10	0.18
1999	Keri McCallum	Jr.	67	10	0.15
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	11	0.15
2001	Iyhia McMichael	Fr.	62	3	0.05
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	8	0.12
2003	Jennifer Nelson	Sr.	64	7	0.11
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	10	0.15

HOME RUNS
Year	Player	Cl.	G	HR	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	3	0.17
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	2	0.06
1985	Meg Hartnett	Jr.	40	6	0.15
1986	Melanie Morgan	Sr.	38	8	0.21
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	5	0.09
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	6	0.11
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	13	0.19
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	8	0.12
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	14	0.23
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	9	0.14
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	18	0.28
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	10	0.15

HOME RUNS PER GAME
Year	Player	Cl.	G	HR	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	3	0.17
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	2	0.06
1985	Meg Hartnett	Jr.	40	6	0.15
1986	Melanie Morgan	Sr.	38	8	0.21
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	5	0.09
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	6	0.11
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	13	0.19
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	8	0.12
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	14	0.23
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	9	0.14
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	18	0.28
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	10	0.15

RUNS BATTED IN
Year	Player	Cl.	G	RBI	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	3	0.17
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	14	0.45
1985	Meg Hartnett	Jr.	40	34	0.85
1986	Melanie Morgan	Sr.	38	29	0.76
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	48	0.86
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	35	0.61
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	65	0.97
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	43	0.63
	Karrie Rider	Sr.	71	43	0.61
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	33	0.54
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	48	0.72
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	63	0.98
2004	Jennifer Waterman	Sr.	64	55	0.86

RUNS BATTED IN PER GAME
Year	Player	Cl.	G	RBI	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	3	0.17
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	14	0.45
1985	Meg Hartnett	Jr.	40	34	0.85
1986	Melanie Morgan	Sr.	38	29	0.76
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	48	0.86
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	35	0.61
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	65	0.97
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	43	0.63
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	33	0.54
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	48	0.72
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	63	0.98
2004	Jennifer Waterman	Sr.	64	55	0.86

GAME-WINNING RUNS BATTED IN
Year	Player	Cl.	G	RBI	GW
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	48	7
1998	Cheri Smith	Fr.	57	25	7
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	65	13
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	43	9
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	33	9
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	48	8
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	63	7
2004	Jennifer Waterman	Sr.	64	55	12

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Year	Player	Cl.	G	AB	H	TB	Pct.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	55	20	33	.600
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	100	30	47	.470
1985	Melanie Morgan	Jr.	38	118	43	77	.653
1986	Melanie Morgan	Sr.	38	113	35	65	.575
1997	Keri McCallum	Fr.	54	157	67	97	.618
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	184	70	123	.668
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	203	90	152	.749
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	181	78	120	.663
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	167	70	128	.766
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	191	80	129	.675
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	186	75	149	.801
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	183	87	153	.836

TOTAL BASES
Year	Player	Cl.	G	AB	H	TB	Pct.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	55	20	33	.600
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	100	30	47	.470
1985	Meg Hartnett	Jr.	40	133	43	85	.639
1986	Melanie Morgan	Sr.	38	113	35	65	.575
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	182	62	99	.544
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	184	70	123	.668
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	203	90	152	.749
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	243	100	145	.597
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	167	70	128	.766
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	191	80	129	.675
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	186	75	149	.801
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	183	87	153	.836

STOLEN BASES
Year	Player	Cl.	G	SB	SBA	Avg.
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	11	12	0.30
1997	Keri McCallum	Fr.	54	27	38	0.50
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	30	36	0.53
1999	Michelle Gates	Jr.	65	17	25	0.26
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	31	34	0.44
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	35	43	0.57
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	36	40	0.54
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	36	37	0.56
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	41	48	0.63

STOLEN BASES PER GAME
Year	Player	Cl.	G	SB	SBA	Avg.
1986	Bonnie McWatters	Jr.	31	10	11	0.32
1997	Keri McCallum	Fr.	54	27	38	0.50
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	30	36	0.53
1999	Michelle Gates	Jr.	65	17	25	0.26
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	31	34	0.44
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	35	43	0.57
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	36	40	0.54
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	36	37	0.56
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	41	48	0.63

STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE (Minimum 10 attempts)
Year	Player	Cl.	G	SB	SBA	Pct.
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	11	12	0.92
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	56	14	17	0.82
1998	Michelle Gates	So.	57	30	36	0.83
1999	Kendell Kimbrough	Jr.	56	13	14	0.93
2000	Keri McCallum	Sr.	71	31	34	0.91
2001	Iyhia McMichael	Fr.	62	28	32	0.88
2002	Iyhia McMichael	So.	67	36	40	0.90
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	36	37	0.97
2004	Hayle Guess	Fr.	64	14	14	1.00

BASES ON BALLS
Year	Player	Cl.	G	BB	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	12	0.67
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	8	0.26
	Kristi Watson	So.	31	8	0.26
1985	Missy Herbert	Sr.	40	20	0.50
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	12	0.32
1997	Karrie Rider	Fr.	53	18	0.34
1998	Cheri Smith	Fr.	57	30	0.53
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	30	0.45
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	49	0.72
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	48	0.79
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	50	0.76
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	38	0.59
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	51	0.78

BASES ON BALLS PER GAME
Year	Player	Cl.	G	BB	Avg.
1983	Kristie Mellert	Fr.	18	12	0.67
1984	Meg Hartnett	So.	31	8	0.26
	Kristi Watson	So.	31	8	0.26
1985	Missy Herbert	Sr.	40	20	0.50
1986	Sherri Jennings	Sr.	37	12	0.32
1997	Karrie Rider	Fr.	53	18	0.34
1998	Cheri Smith	Fr.	57	30	0.53
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	67	30	0.45
2000	Kellie Wilkerson	So.	68	49	0.72
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	61	48	0.79
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	66	50	0.76
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Jr.	64	38	0.59
2004	Iyhia McMichael	Sr.	65	51	0.78

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Year	Player	Cl.	APP	IP	R	ER	ERA
1983	Susan Akins	Fr.	16	110.0	57	31	2.54
1984	Vicki Bonar	Jr.	21	125.0	62	35	1.96
1985	Kim Davis	Fr.	24	141.1	48	32	1.58
1986	Kim Davis	So.	21	97.2	22	11	1.01
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	31	176.0	79	48	1.91
1998	Autumn Anderson	Jr.	50	275.2	75	42	1.07
1999	Autumn Anderson	Sr.	51	254.0	98	77	2.12
	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	33	85.2	45	26	2.12
2000	Jennifer Pursell	Fr.	50	256.2	93	73	1.99
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	31	47.2	4	3	0.44
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	41	74.2	36	19	1.78
2003	Melissa Massey	So.	41	198.2	118	93	3.28
2004	Kelli Miller	Fr.	30	131.1	66	36	1.92

STRIKEOUTS
Year	Player	Cl.	APP	IP	SO	Avg.
1983	Susan Akins	Fr.	16	110.0	27	1.72
1984	Vicki Bonar	Jr.	21	125.0	34	1.90
1985	Vicki Bonar	Sr.	22	132.0	73	3.87
1986	Cathy Pippins	Fr.	20	87.1	35	2.81
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	31	176.0	76	3.02
1998	Autumn Anderson	Jr.	50	275.2	246	6.25
1999	Autumn Anderson	Sr.	51	254.0	160	4.41
2000	Jennifer Pursell	Fr.	50	256.2	143	3.90
2001	Jennifer Pursell	So.	43	198.0	107	3.78
2002	Kasey Whitehead	Sr.	53	221.2	95	3.00
2003	Melissa Massey	So.	41	198.2	96	3.38
2004	Melissa Massey	Jr.	37	180.0	115	4.47

STRIKEOUT RATIO (Strikeouts Per Seven Innings)
Year	Player	Cl.	G	IP	SO	Avg.
1983	Susan Akins	Fr.	16	110	27	1.72
1984	Sharon Hooper	Fr.	16	75.2	26	2.41
1985	Vicki Bonar	Sr.	22	132.0	73	3.87
1986	Cathy Pippins	Fr.	20	87.1	35	2.81
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	31	176.0	76	3.02
1998	Autumn Anderson	Jr.	50	275.2	246	6.25
1999	Autumn Anderson	Sr.	51	254.0	160	4.41
2000	Jennifer Pursell	Fr.	50	256.2	143	3.90
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	31	47.2	48	7.05
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	41	74.2	77	7.22
2003	Melissa Massey	Jr.	41	198.2	96	3.38
2004	Melissa Massey	Jr.	37	180.0	115	4.47

VICTORIES
Year	Player	Cl.	APP	IP	W	L	Pct.
1983	Susan Akins	Fr.	16	110.0	3	11	0.214
1984	Vicki Bonar	Jr.	21	125.0	8	11	0.421
1985	Kim Davis	Fr.	24	141.1	17	5	0.773
1986	Kim Davis	So.	21	97.2	11	4	0.733
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	31	176.0	15	11	0.577
1998	Autumn Anderson	Jr.	50	275.2	26	13	0.667
1999	Autumn Anderson	Sr.	51	254.0	23	13	0.639
2000	Jennifer Pursell	Fr.	50	256.2	26	16	0.619
2001	Jennifer Pursell	So.	43	198.0	16	13	0.552
2002	Kasey Whitehead	Sr.	53	221.2	20	14	0.588
2003	Melissa Massey	So.	41	198.2	22	12	0.647
2004	Melissa Massey	Jr.	37	180.0	18	9	0.667

SAVES
Year	Player	Cl.	APP	IP	ERA	SV
1983	Susan Akins	Fr.	16	110.0	2.54	2
1986	Kim Davis	So.	21	97.2	1.01	3
1997	Michelle Gates	Fr.	31	176.0	1.91	1
1998	Autumn Anderson	Jr.	50	275.2	1.07	3
1999	Kellie Wilkerson	Fr.	33	85.2	2.12	8
2000	Jennifer Pursell	Fr.	50	256.2	1.99	4
2001	Kellie Wilkerson	Jr.	31	47.2	0.44	10
2002	Kellie Wilkerson	Sr.	41	74.2	1.78	14
2003	Stephanie Owens	Fr.	16	26.2	6.04	5
2004	Stephanie Comeaux	Fr.	27	82.1	1.96	3