Shanel Garofalo 11
	Class: Sophomore Height: 5-8 Bat/Throw: Right/Right Position: Second Base Hometown: Port Coquitlam, B.C. High School: Riverside Secondary

      Coming off an excellent freshman campaign ... Stepped in and contributed immediately ... A returning starter at second base ... Had a great fall session ... Coaches are expecting big things out of her this year ... Hits the ball extremely hard ... Sees the ball well ... One of the best hitters on the team ... A very hard worker ... Has a lot of savvy as an infielder ... Teams with Carmen Farmer to form a great combination up the middle.

Shanel's Career Game Highs

At-Bats: 5 (two times)
Runs: 2 (five times)
Hits: 3 (two times)
Hit Streak: 9 games (3/22/01-4/4/01)
Runs Batted In: 4 vs. Radford (2/21/01)
Doubles: 1 (12 times)
Triples: 1 (two times)
Home Runs: 1 (three times)
Walks: 1 (10 times)

 

2001: Named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Rookie team after a stellar inaugural season ... Named to the All-Northeast Region Second Team ... Started all 59 games in her first season ... Started 57 of 59 games at second base and two games at shortstop ... Was the most consistent batter for the Hokies ... Led the team in batting, hitting .303 for the year ... Had 12 doubles, two triples and three home runs ... Ranked fifth in the conference in doubles ... Had nine multi-hit games, tops on the team ... Had 15 games with two hits and two games with three hits ... Recorded five multiple-RBI games ... Had two games with two RBI, two with three RBI and one with four runs batted in ... Had a nine-game hitting streak during the season ... Also had streaks of seven and five games ... Ended the season on a four-game streak ... Recorded her first career hit against Northern Iowa on Feb. 18 ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Sonic Invitational in Chattanooga, Tenn.

High School: Graduated from Riverside Secondary School ... School did not have softball ... Played for the Burnaby Oakeys, one of Canada's top club teams ... Was the top hitter at Western Canadians ... An All-Canada player, MVP and all-star shortstop at the Canadian National Championships ... Helped lead her team to the Canadian National Championships title.

Personal: Shanel Christiana Garofalo ... Born June 22, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba ... Daughter of Joanna Palmer and Olivio Garofalo ... Majoring in business.

Year	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB-A	BB	SO	PO	A	E	Pct.
2001	59	185	27	56	12	2	3	30	.303	2-2	10	20	145	79	12	.949