Debuted each year at the OSCARS - the year-end highlight video provides a look back at all 26 varsity sports competed at the University of Notre Dame and is created in cooperation with the Student Welfare and Development Office and LeSea Broadcasting.
THe Irish faced off against Toledo in a double header on Tuesday afternoon.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in 26 games, starting on five occasions as the designated player ... knocked an 0-1 pitch over the left field wall for a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning at Cal State Fullerton (March 14) ... pinch-hit RBI single keyed three-run Notre Dame fourth inning in a win over Toledo (March 28) ... three-run homer in the top of the second inning powered the Irish to a 4-1 win in game one of a doubleheader at Rutgers (April 11) ... went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Cleveland State (April 19).
PREP AND PERSONAL:Earned three letters at St. Stephen's (Fla.) as a two-time team captain and MVP ... recognized on ESPN's Top Players to Watch list ... named all-state as a freshman and twice named all-city and all-conference ... hit .588 as a junior while recording at least one hit in each game throughout the season ... scored 32 runs and drove in 12 more with 10 doubles, five triples and two home runs ... went errorless throughout the season while playing shortstop ... invited to the adidas Futures Top 100 camp and the OnDeck Softball Elite Futures camp ... played on the travel circuit for New Jersey Intensity under head coach Kevin O'Donnell (father of current Irish pitcher Brittany O'Donnell) ... finished seventh at 2009 Gold Nationals and placing among the top-10 at the 2010 Premier Nationals tournament ... also lettered four times in soccer while leading squad to three conference and regional crowns ... two-time team captain and three-time MVP with three all-conference and all-city accolades on the pitch ... also named all-state in soccer as a sophomore ... earned additional letters in golf (freshman), swimming (junior) and cross country (senior) ... holds county record in the 200m, a mark which has stood for over five years ... member of student government, National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society ... named homecoming queen ... junior and senior class president ... peer tutor and school ambassador ... daughter of Elizabeth and Bruce Whidden ... has an older sister, Ashton, and brother, Chandler ... Chandler is a student manager for the softball team at Alabama ... Ashton pitches for St. Leo (Fla.) ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.
