2001 (Junior): Ended season by hitting safely in 17 of last 27 (.351, 26-74, 8 R, double, 2 HR, 1 grand slam, 19 RBI, 11 BB, 1-1 SB, 2 HBP, SH, 2 SF, 31 TB) … in last 29 games, batted .344 (31-90, 15 R, 3 doubles, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 2 HBP, 15 BB, SH, 2 SF, 40 TB) … had 12 multiple-hit games & team-best seven multiple RBI … led team in RBI & walks …led the WAC in RBI … hit first career grand slam vs. #2 Arizona (on the road) … hit a pair of home runs & season-best nine total bases against Georgia (first career multi-home run game happened on 21st birthday) … had career-high 5 RBI vs. Georgia … stole first collegiate base against UC Riverside … season-high seven-game hit streak (.545, 12-22, 3 R, 2 RBI, double, walk, 1-1 stolen base, 13 TB) … turned four double plays … NCAA Regional all-tournament team who batted .444 (4-9, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB, SF, 7 TB, .778 slug pct.) … in career, ranks No. 8 in career home runs at Fresno State … also ranks No. 6 in career walks in school & WAC history.

2000 (Sophomore): In West Region play, hit.314 (16-51, 7 R, 2 doubles, HR, 9 RBI, 6 BB, 21 TB) … hit safely in seven of last 14 & batted .300 (12-40, 6 R, 3 doubles, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 15 TB). … hit safely in 16 of last 23 games & batted .324 (22-68, 10 R, 11 RBI, 4 doubles, 2 HR, 10 BB, 32 TB)… posted career-best nine-game hit streak & batted .417 (10-24, 4 R, 3 RBI, double, 2 HR, 5 BB, 17 TB, .708 slug pct.) … had game-winning hit against Mississippi State with a two-run home run … also had game-winning hit vs. CS Northridge & Hawai’i … finished second on the team in walks … had 10 multiple-hit games & six multiple-RBI games … turned one double play.

1999 (Freshman): Season-best six-game hit streak & batted .529 (9-17, 4 R, 3 doubles, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB) ... had 11 multiple hit games & three multiple RBI ... had 15 two-out RBI performances ... scored at least a run in 21 games ... had at least a hit in 36 games ... finished second on the team in walks, third in doubles, fourth in RBI & fifth in hits ... finished third in assists (117) & turned eight double plays.

Foothill HS: Two-sport letterwinner in softball and volleyball at Foothill High School … four-year varsity starter in softball who played third base and pitched … three-time first team all-Century League … two-time second team all-Orange County … Orange County all-star game … 1998 FHS Female Athlete of the Year … had career batting average of .332 (7 HR and 85 RBI) and a 27-1 career pitching record (0.63 ERA).

Personal: Born February 24, 1980 ... parents are Bill and Gale Fossatti ... has a younger sister, Courtney … hobbies include going to Dodger baseball games, the movies and working with children …1995 Batbusters 16-U national championship team … first team ASA All-American for Orange County Batbusters 18-U gold … 1999 ASA Third Team All-American with the Phoenix Firestorm ... recruited by Georgia Tech and Florida ... participates in Big Hero-Little Hero program at Fresno State … has notched a 4.0 GPA in last four consecutive semesters.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year   G/GS   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR   RBI   S/SF   BB   K   SB/SBA   TB   SLG%   AVG
1999  69/60  173  26  48    9    1    2    26    3/1   31  31      0/0   65   .376  .277
2000  68/68  192  21  48    9    0    3    25    4/2   17  35      0/0   66   .344  .250
2001  58/58  158  20  46    5    0    4    33    1/3   29  26      1/1   63   .399  .291
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    195/186  523  67 142   23    1    9    84    8/6   77  92      1/1  194   .371  .272