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 Naomi Fitzgerald 22
Naomi Fitzgerald
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
College Grove, Tenn.
High School:
Franklin
Height:
5-5
Position:
CF
Birthdate:
01/01/1979
Experience:
3L
2000 - Hit .411 for the season, ranking her No. 3 in the Big 12 and No. 23 in the nation... Her 81 career runs, 181 hits and 17 stolen bases place her in second in the team record book for hits, runs and steals... Named third-team NFCA Division one All-American, NFCA All-American, first-team all-Midwest Region, first-team All-Big 12, first-team academic all-Big 12, first-team Academic All-American, GTE Academic All-District, and Big 12 Player of the Week (March 12), and all-tournament NIST.

1999 - Finished the season first on the team in at bats (170), third in hits (47) and fourth in batting average among starters (.276)... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three runs batted in against Oklahoma Christian in a 9-0 win... Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored against Ohio... Named an NFCA Scholar Athlete for the second time.

1998 - Literally burst into the starting lineup in right field... She was the team’s lone freshman and the only player to start every game... She led the team in hitting (.317), runs scored (29) and hits (58)... She maintained a .952 fielding average while starting in right field... Committed only three errors in 63 chances... Was also named a NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete, earned first team Academic All-Big 12 and was selected as part of the Big 12 All-Tournament team.

Prep - Graduated from Franklin High School and played softball for Ted Gleason... Three-time all district honoree... Two-time Most Valuable Hitter... Twice selected all-Mid State... Earned all-State honors as a senior... Hit .620 as a senior and .580 her junior year.

Personal - Full name is Naomi Rebekah Fitzgerald... Born Jan. 1, 1979 in Cincinnati, Ohio... Daughter of Jim and Rebekah Fitzgerald of College Grove, Tenn... Majoring in secondary education and sociology at Baylor... Chose Baylor because of its high academic standards... Plans on becoming a clinical counselor... Played for 1997 ASA National Champions Nashville Eagles.

Fitzgerald's Career Stats

Year G Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slug. % BB SB/ATT
1998 57 .317 183 29 58 5 1 1 12 .372 11 6/8
1999 51 .276 170 25 47 6 0 1 14 .329 11 4/5
2000 55 .411 185 27 76 7 2 0 16 .470 7 7/9
Totals 163 .336 538 81 181 18 3 2 42 .392 29 17/22