Sarah Kirkman Class: Senior Hometown: Kokomo, Ind. High School: Northwestern Height: 5-11 Position: Outfield/DP Birthdate: 11/02/1978

One of the team’s primary designated players ... provides some experience in her fourth year on the team ... can be counted on to produce off the bench ... has the ability to hit for power and possesses great bat speed.

AS A JUNIOR:

Saw action in 10 games, starting one as a designated player ... batted .400 (two for five) with three runs scored ... was two for two in base-stealing opportunities, the first of her career ... one of 13 Irish batters to record at least one hit in a 16-0 defeat of BIG EAST foe Providence ... second hit of the year was on a 3-2 count in the sixth inning against Butler .. scored game-winning runs vs. Portland State and Villanova.

AS A SOPHOMORE:

Played in 23 games in ’99 ... started her first career game in the outfield against IUPUI ... was one for five with a run scored in the team’s 11-inning loss to the Jaguars ... also started in five other games as the team’s designated player ... drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the team’s 8-1 win over Boston College on April 17 ... recorded her first career RBI against Eastern Michigan on a fielder’s choice to score Lizzy Lemire in the team’s 8-2 win over the Eagles ... also had her best offensive game in the first half of the doubleheader with Eastern Michigan, going two for three with a run scored and a double ... had a double in her only at bat against Pittsburgh ... scored a run in the team’s 9-3 win over Miami.

AS A FRESHMAN:

Appeared in 18 games primarily as a pinch hitter ... had one hit and recorded three RBI ... grabbed one assist in the field ... collected her first career hit in the team’s win over Villanova on April 25, driving in two runs with a single to centerfield.

PREP & PERSONAL:

Earned four letters in softball and two in volleyball at Northwestern High School ... named first-team all-state as senior and third team as a junior ... led Northwestern to the sectional title as a junior ... played for the Indiana Magic, winning the state championship in 1993 and placing eighth at the national championships in 1996 ... captained Magic to Midwest Zone championship in ’97 ... also an all-conference and all-county volleyball selection as a senior ... two-time MVP of high school team ... born Nov. 2, 1978, in Kokomo, Ind. ... majoring in psychology in the College of Arts and Letters.