13 Tasha Waugh Class: Senior Hometown: Talala, Okla. High School: Oologah-Talala Height: 5-8 Position: Catcher B/T: R/R

As a Senior (2004): Started in 53 of 57 games played; 34 at catcher and 19 at first base ... Led Tech during league play with a .400 batting average and six doubles ... Finished fourth on the team with eight doubles ... Posted a .221 batting average ... Tallied 18 runs batted in and three home runs ... Stole a career-high four bases in five attempts ... Had a season-best 32 hits ... Ranked sixth on the Tech squad with a .338 slugging percentage ... Made no errors at first base or behind the dish ... Slugged the game-winning home run against Georgia Southern (4/21) with two outs in the seventh inning ... Tallied two or more hits on six occasions ... Finished her career as Tech's all-time fielding percentage leader at .990 ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As a Junior (2003): Started in 37 of 51 games played in for Tech ... Ended the post-season with two home runs and four RBIs in seven games ... Tallied 19 hits in 110 at bats for the season ... Tied for second on the Tech squad with five home runs ... Drove in 16 runs and had a .355 slugging percentage ... Ranked fifth on the team with five doubles ... Allowed only three passed balls and carried a .990 fielding percentage behind the dish ... Had a pinch-hit double for a RBI versus Chattanooga on Feb. 11 ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run and RBI versus nationally-ranked Oregon State on March 8 ... Smacked a pinch-hit home run against Mississippi State on April 14 ... Had two RBIs against Southern University in the NCAA Regional on May 15.

As a Sophomore (2002): Saw action in 50 games, making 35 starts mainly at designated player ... Also played at first base and catcher ... Tied for third on the team with three home runs ... Also drove in 15 runs ... Owned five multi-hit games ... Drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth in the 1-0 victory over Maryland in the ACC tournament ... Went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in the second game at Jacksonville State on April 20 ... Drove in a pair of runs against Rutgers on Feb. 22 and Georgia Southern on April 3 ... Hit her first homer of the season against Virginia on April 7 ... Posted a .951 fielding percentage on 82 chances ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2001): One of the Jackets top power hitters, as she made 43 starts and saw action in 47 games as a rookie ... Tied for the team lead with five home runs ... Also added 26 hits, which ranked sixth on the team ... Led the Yellow Jackets with 19 runs batted in and ranked second with a .398 slugging percentage ... Also Tech's top fielding catcher, making just two errors and ending the season with a .986 fielding percentage, which ranked fourth on the team ... Proved to be a patient batter, tying for the team lead with 16 walks ... Posted six multi-hit games, with her top performances coming the Georgia State Tournament ... In Tech's wins over Campbell and Georgia State, she went a combined 5-for-6 with eight RBI and five runs scored ... She hit home runs in each of her first two at-bats in the Campbell game ... Her solo shot in the fourth proved to be the winning run in the Jackets' 4-3 win at Maryland.

High School: Lettered for four years as a catcher for coach Stan Irvine at Oologah-Talala High School ... Helped lead team to the Oklahoma 4A state title in 1999 ... Named to the all-conference team four-straight years from 1995-99 ... Was also an all-district pick and an all-region selection in 1999 ... Was the Tulsa 7 Offensive Player of the Year in 1999 and earned all-state recognition in '99 ... Holds the Oologah-Talala school record for home runs in a career ... Competed for the Oklahoma Mavericks Metro A Softball team and participated in the Oklahoma All-State games, along with the NSA All-State Games...Was the valedictorian of her senior class and a member of the National Honor Society ... President of the school's Christian Fellowship and the Key Club ... Named to the list of Who's Who Among High School Athletes and was a member of the State Honor Society.

Personal: Tasha Lynn Waugh ... Born Oct. 13, 1981 ... Majoring in psychology at Tech ... Parents are Jeff and Debbie Waugh.

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