2006: Started in all 48 games of the season including 13 starts in the circle ... went 3-for-4 at the plate against Buffalo (4/21) with a RBI ... had a triple and two RBI against Ohio (4/28) ... had 69.2 innings of work in the circle ... pitched 6.0 innings in a 2-1 victory over Michigan (4/4) striking out five batters ...was MAC West Pitcher of the Week (3/6) ... hit game-tying three-run home run against Ball State (4/9) ... hit walk-off single against Buffalo (4/21) going 3-for-4 at the plate ... made three starts at first base at MAC Tournament ... earned eighth win of the season, working five innings and fanning five, in MAC semifinal against Bowling Green (5/12).
2005: First-Team All-Mid-American Conference selection ... made an appearance in every game and started 48 of 49 games ... led the team in home runs (4) and was second on the team in slugging percentage (.365) ... finished third on the team in battering average (.238), runs (15) and hits (30) ... went 4-for-7 with two home runs, five RBIs and four runs scored in the team's three-game sweep of Toledo (4/30-5/1) ... posted a .958 fielding percentage ... eight-game hitting streak (4/10-4/20) was tied for the team high ... made 30 total pitching appearances and started 28 games in the circle ... posted a 2.37 ERA in 177 innings of work ... compiled 112 strikeouts and five shutouts ... ranked among the league leaders in conference ERA (4th, 1.38), innings pitched (4th, 91.1), complete games (3rd, 11) and wins (6th, 8) ... threw a season-high 8.1 innings in an extra-inning loss to Ball State (4/10) ... tossed a complete game, three-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Purdue (3/12) ... gave up one hit in six innings and hit a solo home run in a 4-0 win over Buffalo (5/11) ... in the first round of the MAC Tournament ... earned third letter.
2004: Played in 48 games on the season, starting all of those contests ... primary action came in the infield, but also made nine appearances on the mound ... posted a 3-3 record in seven starts ... scattered four hits over seven innings of work in 2-1 win over Texas Tech (2/14) for first victory of the campaign ... drove in a pair of teammates against Gardner-Webb (2/27) ... also hurled six innings of three-hit ball in the 4-1 Bronco win ... struck out a season-best five batters in eight innings of action against Jacksonville (2/28) ... drove in two runs against Loyola (3/13) ... 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored in the series finale against Eastern Michigan (4/18) ... collected two hits and two RBI in the MAC Tournament ... member of MAC Academic Honor Roll ... earned second letter.
2003: Saw action in 22 games on the season, including 12 assignments on the mound ... made Bronco debut against New Mexico (2/21) ... later that day, she saw two innings of work on the mound against Oklahoma State (2/21) ... scored a run versus Drake (2/22) and another against Long Island (3/7) ...collected first career hit in the second game of a doubleheader against Buffalo (4/29) ... allowed just two runs in her final 11 innings pitched on the year ... picked up the save at Eastern Michigan (4/18) ... struck out 15 batters in 17 innings of work and concluded the year with an earned-run-average of 2.42 ... earned first letter.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Kalamazoo Christian High School ... member of four state championship squads ... finished with career record of 68-14 (.852) and 623 strikeouts in 503 innings of work (.640 earned run average) ... also posted a career batting average of .339, leading the program in hits her final two seasons ... two-time all-state honoree ... named school’s athlete of the year as a senior ... collected 22 shutouts and six no-hitters (two perfect games) in 2002 ... posted a microscopic .267 earned run average that year ... earned all-conference, all-district and all-region accolades on numerous occasions ... earned a total of nine letters in softball, basketball and volleyball ... also an all-conference performer in basketball and volleyball ... member of district championship squad in hoops as a senior ... member of academic honor roll.
Personal: Majoring in finance and commercial law ... daughter of Stan and Connie VanDerSlik ... born February 1, 1984 in Kalamazoo, Mich. ... father graduated from Western Michigan.
