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Softball
2007: Played in 28 games, starting 11...Was sidelined for 19 games after fracturing a finger in warm-ups for game against Arkansas (March 2)...Started team's first nine games and posted .467 average over that span...Went 10-for-15 in four games in season-opening UNI-Dome Softball Invitational...Scored career-best 10 runs and had career-high three RBIs...Finished with .400 average and .447 on-base percentage. 2006: Saw action in 50 of 51 games, starting 34...Split time between designated player (21 starts) and left field (12 starts)...Led team with .271 average in Missouri Valley Conference play...Hit .260 overall and drove in one run...Tied for team lead with 11 steals in 13 attempts, third-most among MVC freshmen...Was successful on first nine steal attempts...Went 4-for-5 at the plate as leadoff hitter in 8-6 win over Creighton (April 2). High School: Named first team all-Metro all four years...Four-time Mississippi Valley Conference selection...Appeared on the third team all-state ballot three years and second team all-state once...Selected first team all-district two years...Under coach by Larry Niemeyer, finished second in 2005 state softball tournament...Also, was recruited by Iowa...Also participated in track and cross country for four years. Personal: Born April 1, 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...Daughter of Guy and Tina Ruzicka...Siblings include Shawna, 16, and Connor, 14...Majoring in elementary education...Hobbies include shopping, hanging out with friends and watching movies...Favorite movie is Save the Last Dance...Favorite book is A Child Called `It'...Favorite actors are Channing Tatum and Julia Roberts...Favorite sports memory is placing second at the state softball tournament her senior year...Best life lesson: "Don't let today's disappointments cast a shadow on tomorrow's dreams." |
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