| 6 Carrie Bates |
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Four-year contributor who appeared mostly at designated player as a senior ... Helped the team with her powerful bat ... An exercise and sports science major
2001: As a senior, appeared in 40 games and started 21, mostly as the designated player ... Also started one game at third ... Had two-RBI games against Purdue, Coastal Carolina and Virginia (ACC Tournament)
2000: As a junior, appeared in 55 games and started 50, mostly at designated player and third base ... Tied for third on the team with four home runs ... Hit three of her four homers in the Triangle Classic, two against East Carolina Feb. 20 and one against UNC Greensboro Feb. 19 ... That performance earned her a spot on the Triangle Classic All-Tournament team ... Her fourth home run of the season came against Virginia on April 8 ... Had two doubles against UNCG in the first game of the double header on Feb. 29
1999: As a sophomore, appeared in 51 games and started 34 at catcher or designated player ... Batted .294 with six doubles and a home run ... Went 3-for-3 with a home run against Norfolk State on Feb. 20 in the opening game of the Triangle Classic
1998: As a freshman, started 41 games at catcher ... Her 17 RBI ranked fifth-best on the team ... Went 3-for-3 with three RBI against Maine on March 27 at the Buzz Classic ... Went 3-for-4 against Maryland in the ACC Tournament
At El Modena High: Named to the Southern California Section All-Star team as a senior ... Team MVP as a junior and senior ... First-team All-Century League three seasons ... Named All-California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section and all-region as a sophomore ... Also played two years of basketball
Personal: Born Nov. 16, 1979, in Glendale, Calif. ... The daughter of John and Karen Bates ... Has one brother, Andy (18) ... Favorite thing about the University of North Carolina is the campus ... Favorite part of being a varsity athlete is traveling ... Favorite softball road trip has been to Texas ... Carolina athlete she most admires is Mia Hamm ... Most important thing she has learned from competing in athletics is dedication ... Hopes to have a career in sports marketing or advertising
| Bates' Career Statistics |
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| YEAR | AVG. | GP | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | Slg | BB | SO | SB-A | PO | E |
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| 1998 | .237 | 46 | 114 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .298 | 10 | 14 | 1-1 | 177 | 9 |
| 1999 | .294 | 51 | 109 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .376 | 10 | 14 | 2-3 | 58 | 0 |
| 2000 | .229 | 55 | 140 | 10 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .350 | 10 | 23 | 0-0 | 14 | 5 |
| 2001 | .162 | 40 | 68 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 | 6 | 19 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | .237 | 192 | 431 | 32 | 102 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 5 | .316 | 36 | 70 | 3-4 | 251 | 14 |
