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25  Rosie Gustavson
	Class: Senior Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif. High School: Foothill Height: 5-5 Position: Outfielder Birthdate: 05/04/1980 Bats/Throws: Left/Right

Provides consistent leadership in the outfield, where she will be a regular for the fourth year • Among the team’s fastest players • Majoring in anthropology with a minor in creative writing • A member of Athletes in Action • Named to the Dean’s List for the 2001 fall semester

2001: As a junior, made 51 starts, 35 in right field and 16 in left • Led the team with 13 sacrifices • Provided a triple and a season-high three RBI in the team’s 10-9 eight-inning win over ninth-ranked Cal State-Fullerton on March 14

2000: As a sophomore, started 62 games in left field • Ranked second on the team with 14 sacrifices • Compiled a fielding percentage of .981 • Stole seven bases, tied for third on the team • Had multiple hits in six games and totaled five RBI

1999: As a freshman, was third on the team in stolen bases with 12 in 18 attempts • Started 35 games in left field and appeared in a total of 54 • Her .324 batting average ranked fifth on the team • Had two doubles and 11 RBI • Went 2-for-3 at the plate against Minnesota on Feb. 18 in the first game of her collegiate career • Went 3-for-3 in the first game of the doubleheader against Santa Clara on March 10 • Also had three hits against UNC-Wilmington and Florida International

At Foothill High: All-league in softball • Scholar-athlete and member of the principal’s honor roll

Personal: Full name is Rosemary Gustavson • Born May 4, 1980 in Santa Ana, Calif. • Daughter of Phil and Sara Gustavson • Has two older brothers, Jan (29) and Nick (27) • Her father played football at Southern California

More on Gustavson: Started wearing jersey No. 25 after her family attended California Angels games when she was young. “I thought Jim Edmonds was the greatest outfielder ever and since he was No. 25, I had to be No. 25 as well,” she says. “Then I realized there were several great No. 25’s of the baseball world, among them Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds.” • Favorite book is Little Women and favorite meal is her mother’s tacos • Would like to spend the day with a gondola driver in Venice. “After work, we would spend the rest of the day sight-seeing.” • After graduating from college, would like to write novels and get paid to travel all over the world