Vanessa Urteaga
Senior - Second Base/Shortstop
R/R - 5-4
Garden City, Kan.
Garden City HS/Garden City CC
#3

2004: Appeared in 47 games, starting 46 of them at both second base and shortstop ... had a .250 batting average with one home run and 13 RBI in 140 at-bats ... was third on the team with 31 runs scored ... also was second on the team with 87 defensive assists ... went 3-for-4 with a single, double, triple, three runs scored and two RBI in a victory over UT-Permian Basin (3/27-2) ... produced two doubles and two RBI versus Howard Payne (3/25/-1) ... hit her only home run of the season against Hardin-Simmons (4/17-1) ... tallied two stolen bases against Hardin-Simmons (4/17-2) ... registered a 3-for-3 day with three runs scored in a victory over Texas College (4/26-1).

Prior to Wesleyan: A two-year letterwinner at Garden City Community College ... played shortstop for two seasons and set the record for career triples (17), and career assists ... named second-team all-conference and led the team in home runs (5) her sophomore season.

Prep: A three-year letterwinner for John Ford and Kim Sleep at Garden City High School ... played both shortstop and second base ... named first-team all-conference and defensive player of the year her junior and senior seasons ... she led the team with a .373 batting average her senior season.

Personal: Born Vanessa Marianne Urteaga on May 10, 1983, in Garden City, Kan. ... daughter of Frank and Alice Urteaga, Jr. ... has two brothers, Frank III and Joshua ... majoring in english and pre-medical studies.