Amber DePasquale

Class:
Freshman
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Woodlands, Texas
Position:
UTL
Prev School:
The Woodlands HS

2010 (Jr.): Started in 55 games for the Lady Flames in 2010, all in center field … ended the season with a .273 batting average … led the team being hit by pitches (six times) … ranked second on the team with 11 stolen bases and third with five sacrifice bunts … ranked fifth on the squad with a .360 on-base percentage … also was No. 4 on the team with 15 walks on the year … had 11 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games in 2010 … hit 2-for-2 with a home run in 8-1 win over eventual conference champion Radford on March 23 at home … also was 2-for-3 with three RBIs against Big South opponent Gardner-Webb on April 17 … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2009 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … appeared in 59 games with 57 starts … played all games at center field except one as a pinch hitter … ended the season with a .255 overall batting average (fourth on the team) … led the team with 12 sacrifice bunts … ranked fifth with a .349 slugging percentage and 149 at-bats … tied for third on the team with 38 hits and a triple … second on the team with 10 multiple-hit games … was fourth on the squad with 52 total bases … ranked third with a .875 stolen base percentage, after stealing seven bases out of eight attempts … tied for fourth on the team with nine runs scored in conference play … ranked second with 52 at-bats in Big South play … 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against Jacksonville … 2-for-3 with one RBI against Florida Atlantic … 3-for-3 in home win over Hampton … 2-for-4 with a triple and one RBI against Virginia … 2-for-3 with a double at James Madison … 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Coastal Carolina … hit a home run and drove in two runs in Big South tournament win over eventual champion Radford.

2008 (Fr.): Played in all 61 games for the Lady Flames … started 51 games in the outfield and eight at shortstop … tied for first on the team with two triples and fifth with five doubles … finished second on the squad in runs scored with 24 … ranked fourth on the team in at-bats (181), total bases (62), total plate appearances (202) and home runs (4) … was fifth with a .343 slugging percentage and a.296 on-base percentage … had the third-most walks on the team with 16 … tied for most stolen bases in one game with two against Presbyterian … tied for fifth-longest hitting streak on the team during the year at five games … had six multiple-hit games and a multiple-RBI game … finished the season with a .227 batting average … 3-for-3 with a triple and a double in win over Charleston Southern … 1-for-3 with two hits, a RBI and one run scored in season-opener against Tennessee Tech … 1-for-4 with two runs scored in a victory over Kennesaw State …. 1-for-3 with a double and a RBI against East Carolina … helped the team to a win over Virginia, batting 1-for-3 with a home run … also went 1-for-3 and hit a home run against Birmingham-Southern … 1-for-3 with a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina ... had the game-winning hit in a 2-0 victory over Radford to send Liberty to the Big South Championship title game … led the team offensively in the title game with two hits against Winthrop … ended the year on a five-game hitting streak.

Prep: Graduated from The Woodlands High School … four-year letterwinner as a utility player … named second team All-District and All County her junior year … played travel ball for Texas Hit-N-Run, helping the team to the Houston Metro ASA champions and Texas AFA State champions … recorded a .451 batting average with two home runs … led her team with an 11-1 record from the circle with 60 strikeouts and a 0.75 ERA.

Personal: Daughter of Clare Smith … comes from an athletic family as her brother plays football at Mississippi State … majoring in environmental biology … birthday is on Aug. 13.