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9 Vanessa James Class: Senior Hometown: Charleston, Ill. High School: Charleston Last College: Lakeland Height: 5-8 Position: INF/OF B/T: L/L

As a junior (2009): Played in 59 games with 58 starts... Led the team with five triples... Second on the team with 44 runs... All-BIG EAST Conference second team selection... Went 2 for 3 and scored the winning run in the 4-2 win over Georgetown... Went 2 for 4 and drove in the game winning run with her two-run single in the seventh in Louisville's 6-5 win over Pitt (4/10)... Hit her fourth triple of the year in the 5-1 win over Kentucky (4/1)... Hit first home run in the 6-1 win over Seton Hall (3/29)... Put together a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 14-28... Went 3 for 3 with three runs in the win over Albany (2/21)... Also tied a school record with two triples in the Albany game... Drove in three runs in the March 7 win over Tennessee Tech.

Prior to U of L/Lake Land College: Played softball for three years under coach Karen Karch... Three-time All-Conference selection... Earned All-Region honors as a senior... Also Lettered four years golf and basketball... At Lake Land College, she was a two-time All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference selection.

Personal: Full name is Vanessa Dawn James... Daughter of Brian and Alisa James... Birthdate is April 22, 1988... Major is physical education with a minor in health... Post college ambition is to become a coach and a teacher... Best moment of her career, was signing with Louisville... Person she most admires is her sister Erin... Most people don't know she was in a car accident at age 12... Her biggest obstacle has been overcoming the car wreck... Her most prized possession is her heart necklace from her Grandpa Max... The proudest moment of her life so far is graduating from Lake Land College.