Callie Rhodes Season 2007

13 - Callie RhodesPosition: Outfield
Class: r-Senior
Height: 5' 6"

High School: Broadway
Hometown: Broadway, Va.

· A catalyst at the top of the order
· Saw most of her action at DP last year, but could work her way into left field this season
· A threat on the bases every time she gets on
· The school career and single-season recordholder in stolen bases

2006: Was a sparkplug at the top of the order all season ... Named first-team all-state by VaSID as the designated player ... Ranked among the nation's leaders in stolen bases per game at .59 ... Finished seventh in the country in that category and led the ACC ... Broke her own school record by stealing 34 bases on the year ... Went 34-for-38 on swipe attempts ... Hit .323 with 62 hits ... Had two doubles and a triple ... Drove in 10 runs and scored 32 runs ... Drew 14 walks and was hit four times ... Scored a team-high 10 game-winning runs ... Had two game-winning hits ... Drove in the game-winning run in the 12^th inning with a single up the middle to lead Tech to a 1-0 win over No. 19 Louisville in the NCAA Regionals ... Had another game-winning hit against Furman ... Kept Tech alive with a clutch two-out hit in extra innings against Radford to tie the game ... Finished third in the ACC in hits per game ... In conference-only games, finished eighth in hits per game, eighth in runs per game, ninth in triples per game and tops in stolen bases per game ... Named to the 2005-06 ACC Academic Softball Team.

2005: Played just six games before sustaining a knee injury that forced her to the sideline for the remainder of the season ... Was granted a medical redshirt ... Had five hits in 18 at bats with three stolen bases before the injury ... Had two stolen bases against Iowa and one against Stetson ... Named to the 2004-05 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2004: Had one of the biggest turnarounds of anyone on the team ... Played in 56 games, starting 53 in left field ... Set new school records for stolen bases (31) and attempts (34) in a season ... Finished 24^th in the nation in stolen bases per game (0.55) ... Batted .302 on the season with 48 hits ... Scored 23 runs ... Had four sacrifice bunts ... Recorded two doubles, a triple and drove in 10 runs ... Had a nine-game hitting streak, the longest on the team ... Led the BIG EAST Conference in stolen bases ... Had 62 putouts and three assists ... Drew four walks ... Had 14 multiple-hit games, second on the team ... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team.

2003: Played in 41 games ... Ended up starting 14 games in left field ... Led the team in batting average at a .355 clip ... Had 11 hits in 31 at bats ... Scored 15 runs ... Had one sacrifice bunt ... Led the team with 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts ... Finished the season recording hits in seven of the final 11 games ... Finished seventh in the BIG EAST Conference with 13 stolen bases ... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team.

High School: Lettered four times at Broadway High School for Coach Dennis Marstiller ... Was the Valley District Player of the Year as a senior ... A four-time, first-team all-district selection ... Was named first-team all-region her final three seasons ... Also named first-team all-state her final season ... As a junior, was named honorable mention all-state ... Was named second-team all-state as a sophomore and second-team all-region as a freshman ... Was class president of her senior class.

Personal: Callie Rae Rhodes ... Born October 9, 1983, in Harrisonburg, VA ... Daughter of Jim Rhodes and the late Ellen Rhodes ... Has one sister, Jenna, who is a sophomore on the softball team ... Majoring in communication.

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- INTEGRITY - SERVICE - HONOR - EXCELLENCE - STRONG TOGETHER