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  Christine Sheridan

Christine Sheridan

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Pasadena, Md.

High School:
Archbishop Spalding

Height:
5-3

Position:
SS

B/T:
R/R

As a Senior (2006): Started in 69 games at shortstop for the Jackets ... Was part of the record-setting double play tandem up the middle that led the nation with 40 ... Drove in a career-high 43 runs ... Hit .332, with 10 doubles, three triples and four home runs ... Finished second in the ACC in runs scored (57), third in walks (37), fourth in on base percentage (.425), fourth in hits (73) and ninth in stolen bases (16) ... Had 143 assists on the season, the third highest tally in program history ... Named Buzz Classic Tournament MVP after leading the Jackets to first ever title ... Selected to the ACC All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 over the course of five games ... Tied a single-game school record with six runs batted in against Marshall (3/3) ... Went 3-for-4, with a home run and three RBIs against Virginia (5/12) ... Selected as the team's Most Valuable Defensive Player for the second consecutive season ... Ended her Tech career second in on base percentage (.451) and fourth in batting average (.352) and walks (72).

As a Junior (2005): Tabbed All-ACC first team ... Started in 57 games at shortstop for the Jackets ... Led the conference and Tech with a .380 batting average ... Helped lead the Jackets to the ACC Tournament title by hitting .333 in the tourney en route to earning all-tournament honors ... Had the longest hitting streak of the season at 11 games ... Tallied four home runs on the season ... Had 13 multiple-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... Led the ACC with a .485 on base percentage ... Ranked second in the ACC in walks per game (0.60), fourth in runs scored per game (0.62), sixth in hits per game (1.07) and slugging percentage (.521) and seventh in total bases per game (1.47) ... Drove in 31 runs for the Jackets and drew a team-leading 35 walks ... Stole 11 bases in 14 attempts ... Tied a single-game school record with home runs in consecutive at bats against Chattanooga (2/5) ... Went 4-for-7, with five RBIs, in a doubleheader versus Saint Louis and Mercer (3/5) at the Buzz Classic ... Only committed three errors over her last 16 ballgames at shortstop and was named team's Most Valuable Defensive Player.

At East Carolina (2003-04): Started in all 126 games played in for the Pirates ... Led Conference USA in walks in both seasons, tallying 47 and 40 ... Posted the highest on base percentage in '04 (.500) and '03 (.503) ... Finished fourth in C-USA in triples (4), fifth in batting average (.382) and runs scored (46) and sixth in hits (76) as a sophomore ... Ended her sophomore campaign with 37 stolen bases in 44 attempts ... Swiped a league best 23 bases in 27 attempts as a freshman ... Homered six times in two seasons ... Earned all-conference second team honors as a sophomore and first team honors as a freshman ... Tabbed C-USA Freshman of the Year in 2003.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner under coach Linda Taylor ... Garnered first team all-county honors in all four years ... Tabbed Baltimore Sun Softball Player of the Year as a senior ... Earned second team All-Metro honors in freshman and sophomore seasons and first team accolades as a junior and senior ... Led team to Maryland State Independent Schools titles in all four seasons ... Team won IAAM conference softball championships in 1999, 2000 and '02 ... National Honor Society and Music Honor Society ... Made the Dean's List in both academic calendars at East Carolina.

Personal: Born Christine Marie Sheridan on June 1, 1984, in Pasadena, Md. ... Parents are Al and Donna Sheridan ... Has one older sister and brother, Kim Gray (30) and Ken Sheridan (24) ... Majoring in economics.

Sheridan's Career Hitting Statistics at Tech
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2005 .380 58-57 163 36 62 9 1 4 31 .521 35 16 .485 3 0 11-14 88 67 12 .928
2006 .332 69-69 220 57 73 10 3 4 43 .459 37 23 .425 3 2 16-19 118 143 18 .935
Totals .352 127-126 383 93 135 19 4 8 74 .486 72 39 .451 6 2 27-33 206 210 30 .933

Sheridan's Overall Career Hitting Statistics
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2003* .357 54-54 140 27 50 9 3 3 30 .529 40 7 .503 1 6 23-27 80 204 18 .940
2004* .382 72-72 199 46 76 14 4 3 37 .538 47 12 .500 1 2 37-44 113 248 25 .935
2005 .380 58-57 163 36 62 9 1 4 31 .521 35 16 .485 3 0 11-14 88 67 12 .928
2006 .332 69-69 220 57 73 10 3 4 43 .459 37 23 .425 3 2 16-19 118 143 18 .935
Totals .361 253-252 722 166 261 42 11 14 141 .508 159 58 .475 8 10 87-104 399 662 73 .936

* - Stats while at East Carolina
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