Amy Buntin's three-run, walk-off homer gives Irish 5-3 win at Melissa Cook Stadium.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Used primarily as a designated player and outfielder ... earned 23 starting nods while playing in 33 contests ... batted .281 on the season with 16 hits, 15 runs and 13 RBI ... totaled two doubles and three home runs while stealing a pair of bases ... coming out party came against New Mexico (March 18) with a 2-for-3 effort including a home run ... added a walk-off, three-run game-winning homer against Louisville (April 16) ... third home run of the season came during a 2-for-3 effort against Valparaiso (May 3) ... also scored twice and drove in three runs versus the Crusaders ... scored twice and had two hits - including a double - in Notre Dame's comeback win to clinch the BIG EAST regular season title at Connecticut (May 8) ... five multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games and a pair of multi-run outputs ... posted a .369 on-base pct. and a .474 slugging pct. ... had 17 putouts, one assist and one error from the field.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Prepped at Huntington Beach (Calif.) ... led her team to a conference title as a sophomore under the leadership of coach Jeff Forsberg ... four-year varsity starter ... team captain junior and senior season ... led team her senior season in batting average (.424), slugging percentage (.612), hits (35), runs scored (22) and stolen bases (16) ... received conference and offensive player of the year award in 2008 ... Coaches Choice of the Year Award recipient ... played for 16U Firecrackers and finished eighth at 2009 Nationals ... setter on the volleyball team for two years ... guided team to back to back conference titles in 2007 and 2008 ... active in National Honor Society, Model United Nations and ASB-Student body ... born May 15, 1992, in Long Beach, Calif. ... daughter of Patti and Greg Stuhr ... father, Greg (`81), was on first men's club volleyball team at Notre Dame ... grandfather, George (`49), was captain of Irish golf team ... mother, Patti, played volleyball at Stanford.
