12   Lesley Bates

Class: Senior Hometown: Blissfield, Mich. High School: Blissfield

Height: 5-3 Position: OF Bat/Throw: R/R

2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team...Played in 43 games, making 17 combined starts at second base and in the outfield...Hit .217 on the year, with four doubles and seven runs scored...Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run against Saint Joseph's (3/18)...Also tallied a 3-for-3 performance with a double, a run, and two RBI against Salem International (3/3)...Added a pair of RBI against Hillsdale (4/10) on a pinch-hit two-run single.

2008: Appeared in 36 games for the Lakers, recording two hits in 13 at-bats...Scored six runs, including a run in six different contests...Stole a pair of bases...Went 1-for-1 with a run scored against West Liberty State (3/22).

2007: Appeared in 36 games as a freshman, starting in one...Recorded nine runs and two hits in just 15 at-bats...Finished the season with one run batted in...Scored two runs on two hits with one double and one run batted in against West Liberty State (3/24).

High School: Prepped at Blissfield High School under head coach Chris Bates...Tallied a 38-8 record in four years as a pitcher...Recorded 290 strikeouts and hit .385 in her high school campaign...Posted 136 runs, 95 RBI, 120 stolen bases, and 193 base hits in four seasons...Earned all-district and all-region honors all four years...Named to Lenawee County Athletic Association First Team and all-county first team three times...Earned all-state honorable mention plaudits as a junior and all-academic team her junior and senior years...Helped team to conference championship her sophomore year and a district championship title her junior season...Also played four years of varsity basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Pauline Bates...Majoring in nursing.