Junior - 2011: Started 56 games, appearing in 57...Collected 28 hits in 147 at bats (.190), scoring 13 runs...Drove in 15 runs to go along with three doubles and one homer...Ranked third on the team with 22 bases on balls...Also finished third on squad with a .987 fielding percentage in 308 chances...Only homerun of the season came in a 2-1 loss against No. 22 Ohio State (2/11) in the season opener...Knocked in two runs and scored twice in a victory over Providence (2/19)...Compiled a seven-game hitting streak (3/27-4/6), raising her batting average 40 points in that span.
Sophomore - 2010: Saw action in 58 games, starting 55, mainly at catcher ... Notched a batting average of .257 for the season on the strength of 39 hits in 152 at bats ... Hit .293 in Sun Belt Conference action with 17 hits in 58 at bats ... Contributed 17 runs, 17 RBIs, 17 runs, six doubles, three home runs and one triple on the year ... Connected for her first-career triple versus Florida Atlantic (5/8) ... Drove in a season-high three RBIs versus UCF (5/22) in NCAA Tournament regional action ... Recorded a pair of runs in two contests ... Registered a team-high fielding percentage of .992 while also leading FIU in putouts with 338, including a season-high 14 putouts at South Alabama (3/25) ... Tallied five multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI outings ... Posted a 15-game hitting streak (3/14-5/13), which ranks second all-time at FIU.
Freshman - 2009: Had a phenomenal freshman season, playing in 59 games while starting 56 ... Led FIU in RBIs with 30 ... Hit a team-best-tying five home runs ... Notched a batting average of .247 on the strength of 39 hits and 22 runs in 158 at bats ... Ranked third on the team in slugging percentage with a mark of .399 ... Scored a pair of runs on two occasions ... Recorded a trio of three-hit outings ... Registered a season-high four RBIs versus Florida Gulf Coast (2/15) ... Tallied nine doubles on the year, recording two doubles versus both UCF (3/17) and Florida Atlantic (3/8) ... Had nine putouts versus St. John's (2/13) for a season-best ... Recorded four assists versus WKU (2/28) ... Was third on the team in fielding percentage with a mark of .981.
Prior to FIU - Riverview High School: Named best defensive player in 2005-06 and 2007-08 and best offensive player in 2006-07 ... Had a career batting average of .385 ... Member of the district champion team in 2004-05 ... Her team was district runners-up in 2005-06 ... Named a Scholar Athlete and to the honor roll all four years ... Member of the Tampa Mustangs-Walt 18-U team.
Personal: Born April 30, 1990 ... Daughter of James and Linda Welch ... Has one brother, Jacob ... Enjoys shopping, listening to music and going to the beach ...
