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Tiffany Pitcher Class: Graduated Hometown: Greenville, S.C. High School: J.L. Mann Academy Height: 5-6 Position: C/1B Bats/Throws: R/R

2007: Had another strong year behind the plate... had a .988 fielding percentage... has committed just four errors in three seasons... is the all-time leader in fielding percentage (.994) at Upstate... ranks fifth with 647 putouts... started and played in 60 games at catcher and designated player... collected 11 multi-hit games... hit .287 with six doubles, 24 runs and 16 RBIs... led the team with seven sacrifice hits... struck out just 14 times... had two hits with two RBIs and a run scored in the doubleheader sweep of Anderson to begin the season (Feb,. 7)... drove in the eventual game-winning run on a squeeze bunt in the second game against Anderson... had a pair of doubles as part of a three-hit, four-RBI and three-run game, leading the Spartans to a 14-1 victory on game two of the doubleheader sweep of Limestone (Feb. 11)... had a pair of hits in the second game of the sweep of USC Aiken (Feb. 15)... collected two hits with a run in the 6-4 win over Barton (Mar. 11)... was 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run in the second game of the doubleheader sweep of Georgia Southwestern (Mar. 21)... had two hits with an RBI in the 8-3 win over Queens (Apr. 9)... was 3-for-4 in game one of the doubleheader with Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 12)... had three hits in the doubleheader sweep of UNC Pembroke (Apr. 14)... had two hits in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament game against Armstrong Atlantic State (Apr. 21)... led Upstate to the win in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament against Carson-Newman (May 10)... was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs.

2006: Was the only catcher on the team with significant experience... caught nearly every inning of every game... played in and started all 60 games... finished the season with a .267 batting average... committed just one error in 363 chances... had eight multi-hit games... had seven multi-RBI games... ranked second on the team with eight sacrifice bunts... had three hits and two runs in the doubleheader sweep of North Greenville (Feb. 21)... was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run in the 3-2 win over Queens (Feb. 25)... had three hits and three RBIs in the 13-0 win over Presbyterian (Mar. 3)... had two hits and two RBIs in the 8-0 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan (Mar. 4)... scored twice and drove in two runs in the 7-2 victory over Belmont Abbey (Mar. 10)... had two hits and three RBIs in the doubleheader sweep of USC Aiken (Mar. 30)... had a pair of hits in the 5-4 win over Lander in the opening game of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament (Apr. 21).

2005: Earned All-Region honors and was named to the South Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team... played in 60 games last year, 56 as a starter at either catcher or designated player... finished with a .343 batting average, good for fourth on the team... her 178 at bats was the second most on the Spartans, as were her 61 hits... ranked third on the team with 11 doubles... struck out just 10 times... combined for 11 sacrifices (three sacrifice flies and eight sacrifice hits/bunts)... did not commit an error in 101 chances... had 18 multi-hit games... began the season with three hits, four RBIs and a run scored in the doubleheader sweep of Mars Hill (Feb. 15)... was 3-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored in the doubleheader sweep of Anderson (Feb. 23)... went 5-for-8 with two runs scored in the Peach Belt sweep of USC Aiken (Feb. 26)... was 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the 3-1 victory over Newberry (Mar. 6)... was 3-for-5 with five RBIs and a run scored in the doubleheader split with Augusta State (Apr. 8)... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the 8-0 victory over Armstrong Atlantic State in the first game of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament (Apr. 15)... was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored against USC Aiken in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament (Apr. 16)... was 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the 7-1 victory over North Florida in the second game of the NCAA Tournament South Atlantic Regional (May 12)... finished 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the 7-3 win over Columbus State (May 13)... finished the regional with a .400 batting average.

High School: Lettered in softball and volleyball at J.L. Mann... a three-time All-State selection... also a multiple All-Region pick... hit over .400 each year of high school... also played summer travel ball with the Carolina Crush... teamed with current teammates Katie Adams and Jena Keith to win the 2003 NSA 16-under National Championship.

Personal: Born on Apr. 18, 1986 in Greenville, S.C... her parents are Ken and Pat Pitcher.

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies/Business.