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9  Michael Parrott
	Class: Senior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: North Shore Height: 5-10 Position: Pitcher/1st Base Birthdate: 09/02/1980 Bats/Throws: Right/Right

Will play a huge role on the Tar Heels' pitching staff, building on the experience she gained as a freshman ... Majoring in Exercise/Sports Science

2000: As a freshman, played in 42 games and made 28 appearances on the mound ... Led the ACC in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.32 ... Ranked third in the ACC in ERA (1.45) ... Compiled a 14-4 record ... Struck out a season high 13 batters against St. Peter's on March 18 ... Opponents batted .216 against her and managed just one home run ... At the plate, batted .250 and hit a solo home run against Florida A&M on Feb. 27

At North Shore High: Earned all-state honors as a senior ... All-Greater Houston as a junior and senior ... Three-time district MVP ... Team MVP as a sophomore and team’s Best Offensive Player as a junior and senior ... Named to the state all-tournament team as a junior

Personal: Born Sept. 2, 1980 in Houston ... The daughter of Mike and Deby Parrott ... Has one brother, John (22) ... Both her father and brother competed for the University of Houston, Mike in football and John in golf ... Favorite things about UNC are "the Carolina blue color, the pride and the weather" ... Favorite part of being a varsity athlete is "the honor" ... Most important thing that athletics has taught her is how to be a team player ... If she could play another sport for UNC it would be basketball ... Carolina athlete she most admires is Mia Hamm ... Before every game, she takes a shower, practices visual imagery and puts her lucky scrunchie in her hair ... Favorite road trip has been to Louisiana ... People who have had the greatest influence on her career are her parents and brother ... After college, hopes to play professional softball and coach a Division I collegiate team ... Greatest moment of her athletic career has been signing her letter of intent to play at UNC