Amy Buntin's three-run, walk-off homer gives Irish 5-3 win at Melissa Cook Stadium.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Stepped in to play shortstop and second base throughout her first campaign with the Irish ... hit .231 with 13 at-bats in 13 games ... reached base at a .231 rate ... scored three runs with three hits while driving in two scores ... had a season-high four putouts to start the season on Feb. 18 against Miami (Ohio) ... drove in one run against Marist (Feb. 27) ... came in to pinch hit against Providence (April 3) and produced a hit while scoring once ... doubled home a run and later scored against St. John's (April 30).
PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-time varsity letter winner at St. Petersburg Catholic (Fla.) under tutelage of coach Tom Fabian ... positioned at shortstop and pitcher ... has more than 50 wins in her career, including 20-win, 240-strikeout seasons in 2008 and 2009 ... honored as an ESPN Rise-Top Ten Player to Watch ... listed among the decorated athletes in the Adidas Top 100 prep players ranking ... led team to four straight conference title contest while winning a trio of those games ... team captain her senior year ... named all-county, all-conference and all-state throughout her entire prep career ... three-time team MVP ... led team in home runs in each of her four seasons at St. Petersburg ... in addition, led county in home runs in 2008 and 2009 ... had an astounding .557 batting average in her junior season ... on the travel ball circuit, led Team Florida Gold to a third-place finish at the 2010 ASA Gold Nationals ... member of the Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, SADD and student government ... named an All-American Scholar during her junior year ... born April 18, 1992, in Tampa, Fla. ... daughter of Lara and Jerry Saganowich.
