Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2011 Softball Roster
Roster
Heather Barnes
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Avon Park, FL
- Prev School:
- South Florida CC
Junior (2011):Everyday starter at second base, appearing in 55 games on the season...doubled vs. UMass...hit RBI single vs. Kent State...went 3-for-3 vs. Stony Brook...singled, walked and scored in back-to-back games vs. Seton Hall and Michigan State...had multiple hits in three out of four games....singled, walked twice and scored vs. Oklahoma State...doubled, tripled, drove in three runs and scored three runs vs. Colorado State...smacked RBI base hit at Middle Tennessee...had 15-game hit streak during the season...hit three-run walkoff homerun to beat FIU 3-2....had .500 batting average in three-game sweep of Louisiana-Lafayette...named Sun Belt Player of the Week for her performance in those four games. ..drove in a run vs. Western Kentucky at Sun Belt tournament...had four RBI and scored a run vs. Troy at Sun Belt tournament...named First Team All-Sun Belt and Sun Belt All-Tournament team...led team in overall batting average (.318) and batting average in conference play (.338).
Junior College: 2nd team all-conference selection at South Florida CC for Coach Carlos Falla.
High School:All-county selection all four years at Avon Park HS...two-time player of the year...also a three-time all-county selection as a diver...also named diver of the year as a senior.
Personal:Born in Lakeland, FL...daughter of Kelly and Ronnie Barnes...sociology major...hopes to work with special needs children....grandfather, Jimmy Prevatt played in Chicago Cubs organization.
