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2003: Earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors...Started in 54 games in left field for GVSU...Recorded a .258 batting average...Tallied 33 hits, including two doubles and a home run...Added 17 runs scored, 11 RBI, and five walks...Was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempt...Went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored against Dominican University (3/1)...Was 2-for-3 with an RBI and four runs scored as the Lakers defeated Kentucky Wesleyan (3/15), 17-2...Ballinger went 2-for-3 with an RBI in GVSU's 4-0 win over Northern Kentucky in the first game of the Great Lakes Regional Tournament.
2002: Started in 61 games for the Lakers...Tallied a .242 batting average...Complied 38 hits, 31 runs, and 26 RBI...Added two doubles, 11 walks, and 13 sacrifice hits...Was six-for-11 in stolen base attempts...Went 2-for-3 with a double, run, and two RBI against St. Joseph's (3/17/02)...Was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI in a 7-2 win over Northwood (4/16/02).
2001: Appeared in 40 games...Scored 11 runs and recorded a steal.
High School: Prepped at DeWitt High School...Played for Larry Baird...Named Most Improved Player as a freshman...Three-year All-State, All-Conference, All-District, All-Region, and Academic All-State recipient...Led team to two Ingham County League and Regional Championships...Part of District Championship team three times...Carried team to the State Semifinals one year...Had a .516 batting average her senior season, earning her team MVP honors...Played on summer Compuware team for three years...Named Senior Female Athlete-of-the-Year...Also played basketball for four years.
Personal: Born 4/7/82 in Lansing, Mich...Daughter of Brian and Frieda Ballinger...Enjoys playing sports.
