5  • Stephanie Wolter Class: Senior Hometown: La Palma, Calif. High School: Kennedy Position: Shortstop Height: 5-6 Bats/Throws: L/R

Coach Gwydir on Stephanie: “Stephanie is the best defensive shortstop I’ve ever coached. She saves runs by being a good shortstop. She cuts things off and gets the balls that she shouldn’t get. She’s a human highlight film. Offensively, she’s a left-handed contact hitter who doesn’t strike out a lot and puts almost everything in play. She’s a gamer who doesn’t like to lose. Stephanie is the kind of player you have to have on your team if you are going to succeed. She is a captain this year and has stepped into that leadership role very nicely.”

Poised to break several career records at FIU…Ranks second all-time in career hits (181), at bats (635), runs scored (92) and stolen bases (48)…Listed third with 203 career games played and fifth in doubles (18)…One of three team captains.

2002: Played and started in 72 games…Batted .242 (51-for211) with eight doubles…Led the team with 18 walks…Ranked fourth for FIU with 14 stolen bases on 18 attempts…Knocked in 14 runs – including seven in conference play…Made only 16 errors at shortstop…Finished second on the team with nine sacrifice hits…Posted 12 multiple-hit games, including a 3-for-3 performance against Western Kentucky (5/9) and 3-for-4 outings against Rutgers (2/23) and Western Kentucky (5/4).

2001: Named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference…Started every game at shortstop for the second straight year…Finished in the top ten in the conference in batting (.322), hits (65), stolen bases (12) and runs scored (30)…Hit .438 with two outs and .345 with runners on base…Stole three bases vs. Pittsburgh (2/23)…Batted 6-for-12 in the Louisiana-Lafayette series, scoring three runs.

2000: Started every game at shortstop…Batted .351 with runners on base and .364 with the bases loaded…Reached base 42 percent of the time when batting leadoff…Took over the leadoff spot in the batting order in February and held it the rest of the season…Went 4-for-4 against Northwestern (2/6)…Scored three runs, stole two bases and batted 2-for-4 against Fordham (2/20).

High School: Lettered in volleyball, basketball and softball…As a softball player, named first-team all-league in 1998 and 1999…Named CIF all-county in 1999, and was the MVP of her team as a senior…Her softball team was league champions in 1996, 97, 98 and finished in second place in 1999…In 1998, received an academics award in English and the Health Award in 1999…Graduated from high school with honors…A member of Future Teachers of America.

Personal: Born Stephanie Leann Wolter on April 16, 1981…Daughter of John and Carol Wolter…Majoring in athletic training.