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.

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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