Amy Buntin's three-run, walk-off homer gives Irish 5-3 win at Melissa Cook Stadium.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... utilized as primary pinch runner for the Irish in 31 of 38 games ... scored 12 runs ... scored a run in five straight games, spanning the series opener at Providence (April 28) to the first game at Pittsburgh (May 5) ... recorded a stolen base on April 21 against DePaul and May 11 against St. John's ... registered a putout in the outfield against Cal State Fullerton (March 14).
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Took full advantage of her speed to score 16 runs in 32 games played ... had two putouts from the outfield on the defensive side of the pitch ... scored a pair of runs against St. John's (May 1) ... scored 10 runs in the final 11 games of the season ... first career run came against Liberty (Feb. 27) ... lone stolen base was notched against Providence (April 2) ... registered four at-bats.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport athlete at Winter Springs (Fla.) while competing in softball and cross country ... Winter Springs Athlete of the Year in 2009 and 2010 ... three-time scholar-athlete award winner ... three-time all-conference ... Navy Outsanding Athlete Award winner in 2010 ... Marine Distinguished Athlete Award winner in 2010 ... with softball coach Mark Huaman at the helm, received four varsity letters while playing in the outfield ... led team to final four of state tournament in 2010 ... team captain her senior year ... three-time all-conference honoree ... named to the all-county team her sophomore season ... batted .333 with 11 RBI during her junior campaign ... while participating in cross-country her senior year, ran a personal best 22:15 over the 5K distance ... member of the English Honor Society, National Honor Society and the African Sky Organization during her prep career ... National Merit Scholar ... National Hispanic Scholar ... played for Winter Springs Panthers on the travel circuit ... won 2007 state title with the Panthers ... daughter of Anne Prucha and Hector Torres ... double major in psychology and Arabic.
