Rebecca Eimen Class: Senior Hometown: Mannford, Okla. High School: Mannford Height: 5-8 Position: Shortstop/Second Base Birthdate: 10/13/1979

Middle infielder who will see time at both second base and shortstop ... has excellent range and a quick release on her throw ... adds speed on the basepaths for the Irish and will be used often as a pinch runner ... a good bunter who can bunt for hits.

AS A FRESHMAN: A dependable force on defense, who matured in ’99 after taking over the starting position at second base in mid-season ... did not commit an error in 30 straight games ... hit .286 in the team’s three games at the NCAA regional ... had one of the team’s three hits in its opening round loss to Nebraska ...went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI in the team’s elimination game with the Cornhuskers ... BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on April 26 ... 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI against Boston College in the BIG EAST Tournament ... scored run against the Eagles in the top of the sixth inning which tied the score at 4-4 ... drove in two runs with a double against St. John’s ... 2-for-2 against Providence, Boston College and Connecticut ... recorded her first career hit against Tennessee-Martin on Feb. 26 ... scored winning run against Miami to move Irish to 3-0 in the Gladstones Tournament ... made her first collegiate appearance as a pinch runner in the bottom of the fifth against South Florida.

PREP & PERSONAL: Won 11 letters at Mannford High School - four in softball, four in track and three in basketball ... all-state softball selection as a senior ... team was conference champion and three-time regional champ ... Mannford went 83-30 in her last three seasons, advancing to the state tournament three times and was state runner-up in 1997 ... Tulsa World all-regional honoree ... team captain and MVP her senior season ... finished four-year career with a .356 batting average, 151 hits, 49 RBI, 26 doubles, 11 triples and two home runs ... played for the Tulsa Eagles during the summer travel season ... Eagles placed eighth at the Amateur Softball Association Gold Nationals in 1998 ... qualified for the state track meet in the 100 and 200 meters and as a member of the 4X400-meter relay team (fourth place) ... Mannford High athlete of the year ...class valedictorian ... born October 13, 1979, in Tulsa, Okla. ... enrolled in the College of Business.