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.

Bates's Career Statistics
Year	avg.	Gp-Gs	Ab	R	H	2B	3B	Hr	Rbi	Tb	Slg%	Bb	Ob%
2007	.133	36-1	15	9	2	1	0	0	1	3	.200	0	.133
2008	.154	36-0	13	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	.154	1	.214
2009	.217	43-17	60	7	13	4	0	0	4	17	.283	5	.288
Total	.193	115-18	88	22	17	5	0	0	5	22	.250	6	.253