Blair Shimandle Class: Junior Hometown: LaGrange, Ga. High School: LaGrange Height: 5-1 Position: OF B/T: L/R

As a Junior (2008): Was second on the team with a .364 average at the Georgia State First Pitch Classic (Feb. 9-10). Scored two runs, had a double, RBI, sacrifice and two stolen bases as well on the weekend while recording a career-high four hits vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 9) ... Batted a team-high .294 with three runs scored, two RBI and three stolen bases at the Hampton Inn Crimson Classic ... Had a game-tying RBI triple against Middle Tennessee State in the bottom of the sixth inning ... Hit .300 with a run scored, a double, walk and was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts at the USF Louisville Slugger Tournament (Feb. 22-24) ... Batted .278 with a run scored, a triple, three RBI and two stolen bases at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 29-March 2) ... In the doubleheader against Kennesaw State she went 3-6 with a home run and three RBI (March 12) ... Her two-run home run tied the second game in the third inning and was her first home run in almost two years ... Had four hits with three RBI and three stolen bases in the series against Virginia Tech (March 15-16) ... Had the game-winning RBI single in game one against Coastal Carolina (March 22) ... Went 5-5 with three runs scored, an RBI, a walk and five stolen bases in the doubleheader against Furman (March 25) ... In the two games at Georgia Southern went 5-8 with three RBI (April 16) ...Had four RBI on four hits in the series against Boston College (April 19-20).

As a Sophomore (2007): Started 69 of Tech's 70 games in the outfield ... Finished the year with a .330 batting average ... Tallied 67 put-outs, one assist, and only three errors for the season, finishing with a .958 fielding percentage ... Had 15 multiple hit games ... Tallied 15 stolen bases on 17 attempts for the year ... Drove in 13 runs this season, posting a slugging percentage of .357 and an on-base percentage of .374 ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI against conference foe NC State (3/24).

As a Freshman (2006): Started in 66 of 69 games played in (35 in CF, 21 at 3B, 7 in RF, 2 at DP, 1 in LF) ... One of five Jackets to post over a .300 batting average, ending the season with a .305 mark ... Led Tech with four triples ... Tallied 10 doubles and four home runs, including two inside-the-park homers ... Drove in 32 runs and posted a .465 slugging percentage and .360 on base percentage ... Ranked second on the Tech squad and eighth in the ACC with 17 stolen bases in 19 attempts ... Went 3-for-4, with a season-best four runs batted in and her first home run against Austin Peay (3/4) ... Went 2-for-3, with two doubles and one RBI to lead Tech past No. 19 Baylor ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Softball Team.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball under coach Dewey Lee ... Helped team win region titles as a sophomore and senior ... Garnered all-state honors in sophomore and senior seasons ... Named all-region as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Played on the South team for the North-South All-Star game ... Broke the school's stolen base record as a senior, going 39-for-40 ... Tabbed team's Best Offensive Player as a junior and Best Defensive Player as a senior ... Lettered in soccer for three seasons, earning the Best Defensive Player Award in sophomore and junior seasons ... National Honor Society, Service club member and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.

Personal: Born Blair Courtney Shimandle on Dec. 3, 1986, in Wadsworth, Ohio ... Parents are Russell and Judy Shimandle ... Has an older sister, Tara ... Enjoys reading and listening to music ... Majoring in international affairs.