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Nickie
Templeton #14
OF
R-R 5-4 Sr. Clinton, S.C.
Clinton HS
2004:
Returning
starter to right field this season ... co-captain this
season ... is an outstanding team player with great
defensive skills ... has worked hard to improve her
offensive game ... a true team leader on and off the
field ... tied with teammate Jamie Vining for third in
career sacrifices (18) ...
2003: Played in and started 45 games last season ... batted .250
with 11 runs scored, six RBI, and a pair of doubles ...
finished second among starting outfielders with a .982
fielding percentage ... was perfect on
the base paths, going four-for-four in stolen
bases ... committed only one error in 56 fielding opportunities
... went a perfect three-for-three at the plate with one
RBI in PC’s 3-0 setback to Newberry (4/16) ...
2002: Played
in 47 games with 46 starting assignments ... earned
starting slot at right field ... second on the team in
sacrifice hits (13) and finished tied for fifth in RBI
(12) ... posted a .924 fielding percentage ... 2001:
saw limited action off the bench, playing 27 games
with 14 starting assignments ... hit .350 at the plate
in 20 at-bats ... led team with a .450 slugging
percentage ... High
School: two-year All-State in softball at Clinton
High School under the direction of Coach Connie Hodges
... Personal:
Nickie Leigh Templeton ... born April 27, 1982 in
Greenwood, S.C. ... daughter of Randy and Sherry
Templeton ... majoring in special education.
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Amanda
Teal
#11
OF
R-R 5-5 Sr. Chapin, S.C.
Chapin HS
2004:
Returning
three-year starter who will move from second base to the
centerfield this spring ...
co-captain this season ... provides excellent
leadership and a very consistent game ... has great ball
control and can hit for power ... expected to be one of
the offensive leaders this season ... enters senior year
as program’s career leader in runs scored (169) and
homeruns (9) ... needs 41 total bases to become
program’s career leader in that category ... tied with
teammate Jamie Vining for fifth in program history in
doubles with 26 and tied for third in triples with 10 ...
needs 15 doubles and two triples for first place ... has
good speed on the bases and is currently third in program
history in that category (40) ... 2003: Played in and started all 57 games last season ... had an
impressive offensive performance last year, leading the
team in batting average (.380), at-bats (184), runs scored
(54), hits (70), triples (5), slugging percentage (.620),
and total total bases (114) en route to second team
All-SAC honors ... won SAC statistical championships for
RBI (0.94) ... finished tied for first in homeruns (7) and
RBI (46), and second in doubles (13) ... tallied 17
multi-hit games and scored a run in 37 of team’s 57
games ... opened season going three-for-three at the plate
with one triple in PC’s 10-4 loss to Erskine (2/12) ...
her RBI total ranks tied for seventh-best in SAC history
while her runs scored was tied for fifth-best ... named
SAC Player of the Week twice (3/18, 4/7) ... she set
numerous program single-season records including: runs,
total bases, and slugging percentage while tying for first
in homeruns and RBI ... named to Food Lion/SAC
All-Tournament team ... selected to Verizon Academic
All-District second team and to SAC Academic Honor Roll
... scored four runs in PC’s 29-0 rout of Johnson C.
Smith (3/12) ... hit two-for-four with a pair of doubles
and two runs scored in PC’s 8-7 victory over instate
rival, USC Spartanburg (3/15) ... stole 12 bases on 14
attempts ... stepped up her play in league action as she
hit .375 with 14 RBI, 10 runs scored, three doubles, two
homeruns, and one triple ... posted a .604 slugging
percentage in SAC opponents ... 2002:
Played and started in 53 games ... second on the team
in hits (46) while leading the team in runs scored (35)
while hitting .280 at the plate ... led team in homeruns
(2), RBI (21), at-bats (167), and was 10-of-15 in stolen
bases ... named to SAC Academic Honor Roll ...
2001: Played in and started all 53 games ... led team in runs scored
(36) while hitting .315 at the plate ... tied for team
lead in hits (53) while second on total bases (67) ...
named to SAC Academic Honor Roll ... High
School: four-year All-Area selection, twice All-State
in softball at Chapin High School under the direction of
Coach Rita Derrick ... Personal:
Amanda Kristin Teal ... born December 5, 1981 in
Columbia, S.C. ... daughter of Leland and Carol Teal ...
majoring in biology.
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Olivia
Gordon
#20
3B/CA
R-R 5-4 Fr. Boothwyn, PA
Villa Maria Academy
2004:
A
very talented individual that will see much playing time
at third base and in the catching position ... her
offensive abilities could propel her into a permanent
starting position ... quick behind the plate with a very
strong arm ... High School: letterwinner in softball at Villa Maria Academy under
the direction of Ray Gordon ... all-city, all-main line
and all-area selection in softball ... played third base
and catcher in high school ... Personal:
Olivia Michelle Gordon ... born October 14, 1984 in
Boothwyn, PA ... daughter of Raymond and Eileen Gordon ...
undecided upon a major.
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Samantha
Slater #12
P
R-R 5-6 So. Westerville, OH Westerville
South HS
2004: Provides
a unique quality to our pitching rotation ... has
potential to be one of the best in the conference ... 2003:
Appeared in 25 games with 23 starting assignments ...
led team and finished ninth in the South Atlantic
Conference with an 2.47 ERA ... tied Norris for team lead
in victories (12) ... picked up first collegiate win in
PC’s 10-5 victory over Anderson (2/23) ... posted lowest
opponent’s batting average (.249) in pitching staff ... High
School: two-sport letterwinner (SB & VB) at
Westerville South High School under the direction of Jerry
Kelbley (SB) ... played for the Westerville Warcats and
the Lancaster Phoenix summer organizations ... Personal:
Samantha Anne Slater ... born January 12, 1984 in
Westerville, OH ... daughter of Bill and Pam Slater ...
majoring in psychology.
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