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Tara Marsh

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Byron Center, Mich.

High School:
Byron Center

Height:
5-4

Position:
OF

2005: Named to All-GLIAC Second Team...Started in all 44 games at centerfield for GVSU...Led the Lakers with a .327 batting average...Tallied a team-high 50 hits in 153 at bats...Added 30 runs scored, a team-high eight stolen bases, 10 walks, and three RBI...Had 13 games in which she tallied at least two hits...Started off the season going 5-for-5 with a run scored and a RBI in a 5-1 win over Eckerd College (3/4/05)...Went 3-for-4 with a run scored against Palm Beach Atlantic (3/10/05)...Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a 7-5 GLIAC victory over Gannon University (4/15/05)...Posted three hits, a RBI, and a run scored in a 2-1 win against Ashland (5/1/05)...Went 6-for-8 with two runs scored in the Lakers two games in the GLIAC Tournament...Ended the season with three hits in three out of the last four games.

2004: Played and started in all 44 games in center field for the Lakers...Tallied a .312 batting average...Recorded 40 hits in 128 at bats...Added 21 runs scored, nine walks, five sacrifice hits, and six stolen bases...Was 4-for-4 in a 4-0 victory over Warner Southern (3/5)...Went 3-for-4 with a run scored in a 2-0 non-conference win over Mercyhurst College (3/4)...Posted three hits and two runs scored as the Lakers defeated Salem International 10-2...Was 2-for-2 with a stolen base in GVSU's 2-0 win against Alderson-Broaddus in their first game of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament...Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, a walk, and a RBI as Grand Valley defeated #19-ranked Lewis in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament.

2003: Earned All-GLIAC First Team honors as a freshman...Played in 51 games, starting in 45 for GVSU...Tallied a team-high .366 batting average after recording 56 hits in 153 at bats...Added 28 runs scored and 13 RBI...Recorded a triple, seven walks, and 10 stolen bases...Had a 95.3 fielding percentage in center field...Tallied multiple hits in 17 games...Went 3-for-4 with a RBI in GVSU's 3-2 win over Northern Kentucky at the GLIAC vs. GLVC Showdown (4/12)...Was 2-for-4 with two RBI in a 2-1 win in a GLIAC match-up with Gannon University (4/26)...Went 3-for-3 against Missouri-St. Louis (4/13) and 3-for-4 with a run scored against Wingate University (3/5)...Was 2-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored in a 10-0 shutout over Kentucky Wesleyan (3/15).

High School: Prepped at Byron Center High School under head coach Betsy McKinney...Earned All-State honors her senior season...Named Team MVP as a junior and senior...Received All-Area, All-Conference and Best Defense plaudits her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons...Team was District and Regional Champions, and State Runner-up in 2002...Also member of the 1999 and 2002 District Champion team.

Personal: Born February 3, 1984...Daughter of Kindra Marsh...Majoring in Education...Enjoys shopping, spending time with friends, and going to the beach.

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