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AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012)
Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team ... played in 47 games, making 33 starts ... batted .242 with 16 hits and 17 runs ... went 3-for-3 with one run and two RBI against Marshall (4/23) ... batted .500 (3-for-6) with two runs, three RBI and her first collegiate home run in the doubleheader at Chattanooga (4/18).
REDSHIRT YEAR
Redshirted ... named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... achieved the league's Academic Medal.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Kell High School in Marietta, Ga. ... sat out her junior and senior seasons due to injury ... helped her team claim the 5-AAAAA region championship all four years ... received all-county honorable mentions from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Marietta Daily Journal in 2007 and 2008 ... named Kell High School's Best Offensive Player in 2007 and received the Longhorn Award for her leadership during the 2008 season ... posted impressive statistics at the 2008 16U fastpitch softball national tournament, including a .400 batting average and a .433 on-base percentage ... also recorded two doubles, five RBIs and four runs.
PERSONAL
Full name is Heather Myriah Pearson ... born Dec. 8, 1991 ... daughter of Richard and Stephanie Pearson ... has an older sister, Brandi, and a younger sister, Carli ... also has a younger brother, R.J. ... majoring in biology.
