23 • Cindy Turek

23 • Cindy Turek

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Cooper City, Fla.
	High School: Cooper City

	Position: Infield
	Height: 5-9
	Bats/Throws: R/R

Coach Gwydir on Cindy: “Cindy is a blue-chip type of player who has all the tools for success. She was recruited by several major Division I programs coming out of high school. She is an outstanding hitter and possesses some of the best bat speed I’ve ever seen. Her offensive prowess legitimizes our lineup, and if she plays up to her potential, this team will be stacked in the middle of the order. In high school, she was one of the best pitchers in the county. We’re hoping she can help us in the pitching rotation and possibly use her as a closer.”

2002 at Indian River Community College: Enrolled for the spring 2002 semester…Pioneers went 50-6 and won the National Junior College title…Named first-team All-Southern Conference and first-team All-Atlantic District…Doubled as a pitcher and a second baseman…As a pitcher, posted a 9-0 record and a 0.56 ERA in 14 appearances…Struck out 98 batters in 78 innings…Picked up one save…As a second baseman, batted .360 (54-for-150)…Tallied 17 extra-base hits including 15 doubles and two triples…Was second on the team with 32 RBI…Had only two errors for a .990 fielding percentage.

2001 at South Florida: Attended USF during the 2000-01 academic year and the fall of 2001…Named second-team All-Conference USA, All-C-USA Rookie Team and to the C-USA Tournament team…Started and played in 75 games…Bulls went 43-34…At second base, batted .381 (51-for-226) while leading the team with seven home runs and 14 doubles…Knocked in 32 runs while scoring 27…As a pitcher, posted a 5-3 record and a 2.95 ERA in 57 innings…Made 19 appearances, starting 10…Pitched one complete game shut out.

High School: Lettered four years at Cooper City High School in Cooper City, Fla…Honored as the Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year as a junior…Named all-state her final three years and all-county all four seasons…Averaged .423 from the plate during her four years and pitched her way to 55 wins and 630 strikeouts.

Personal: Born Cynthia Cecelia Turek on Oct. 1, 1981, in Hollywood, Fla…Her father played basketball at the University of Hartford…One of four children of Gregory and Kathryn Turek…Has an older brother, Michael, and an older sister, Kristin, who also played at USF…Her younger sister, Suzanne, plays at Indian River CC…Majoring in marketing with plans to work in pharmaceutical sales.