TERA SWARTSLANDER  •  UT
5-8 • Senior-3L • Bats: Left • Throws: Right
Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow High School

GENERAL: Fourth-year player... a standout utility player who has emerged as one of the premier players in the MIAA the past three seasons... a three-time All-MIAA performer who is poised for a big senior season... a versatile athlete who figures to impact the Gorillas primarily in center field... also can play first base and pitch... possesses a potent left-handed bat and tremendous speed on the bases... has a .371 career batting average with 16 doubles, 79 runs scored and 60 RBIs... defensively, has a .951 fielding percentage (23 errors in 444 total chances).

IN 2007: Started 37 of 42 games played... batted .333 with four doubles and 13 RBIs... earned first-team All-MIAA honors... hit safely in 28 games, including nine multiple-hit contests and a season-best nine-game hitting streak between Apr. 18 - May 1... batted .419 in the season's final nine contests... enjoyed five three-hit games... defensively, committed just four errors in 83 total chances (.952 fielding percentage).

IN 2006: Started 42 of 44 games played... batted .369 with a home run, five triples and 17 RBIs... scored a team-leading 29 runs and nabbed seven stolen bases in as many attempts... earned second-team All-MIAA honors... led the MIAA in triples (5), ranked fourth in the league in batting average (.369) and 10th in the conference in runs (29)... hit safely in 31 games, including 16 multiple-hit contests and a season-best seven-game hitting streak between Mar. 11-21... went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and two RBIs vs. Rogers State (Feb. 28)... defensively, committed just eight errors in 185 total chances (.957 fielding percentage).

IN 2005: Started 60 of 61 games played... batted .395 with 41 runs scored and 31 RBIs... earned first-team All-MIAA honors and garnered MIAA Freshman of the Year accolades as well... ranked third in the conference in batting average... hit safely in 41 games... enjoyed an 11-game hitting streak between March 12 and March 19... also had a nine-game hitting streak (Apr. 12-18)... recorded 26 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI contests... enjoyed three four-hit games... ranked among the MIAA leaders in triples (5)... came up a HR short of hitting for the cycle after going 4-for-4 with a double and a triple vs. Washburn (Apr. 18)... named MIAA Hitter of the Week on April 26... also made two appearances on the mound for the Gorillas... defensively, recorded a .938 fielding percentage (11 errors in 176 total chances).

IN HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year starter at Broken Arrow High School... earned All-Region honors... batted .367 with eight RBIs and 20 stolen bases as a senior... also scored 42 runs that year... helped the Tigers to three straight Oklahoma Class 6A State Championships (2001-03).

PERSONAL: Born October 24, 1985... daughter of Steve and Lori Swartslander... has a 3.047 GPA as a psychology major.

Swartslander's Career Batting Statistics
Year    G/ GS    BA   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR  RBI  TB/ SLUG   SB  BB  SO
2005   61/ 60  .395  210  41  83    6    5    1   31 102/ .486 10-12  2  44
2006   42/ 42  .369  141  29  52    6    5    1   16  60/ .426  7-7   3  18
2007   42/ 37  .333  126   9  42    4    2    0   13  50/ .397  9-12  4  12
Tot.  145/139  .371  477  79 177   16   12    2   60 212/ .444 26-31  9  74