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An outstanding all-around athlete who will be an anchor in the outfield ...
Former walk-on ... Will start the season in the lead-off spot ... Tremendous
outfielder with great instincts ... One of the best overall athletes on the
team ... Expected to do big things this year ... Will be a key to the Hokies'
success this season ... Willing to do whatever it takes to help the team ...
The coaching staff has complete confidence in her ability.
1999: A mainstay in the Tech outfield ... Started 66 of the Hokies' 70 games
... Played in 67 games ... Hit .260 at the plate ... Had 58 hits in 223 at-bats ...
Recorded seven doubles, three triples and a home run ... Drove in 24 runs ...
Committed just four errors in 68 chances for a fielding percentage of .944
... Went 2-for-2 with one run scored in a game against East Carolina ... Went
2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in a game vs. Delaware ... Went
3-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and one run scored vs. Rhode Island on May 1
... Recorded lone home run on the season vs. St. Bonaventure on April 24 ...
Went 3-for-5 in that game with one RBI and two runs scored ... Had a
season-high four putouts in a game vs. Florida Atlantic ... One of the
Hokies' top base stealers ... Was successful on 10 of 14 stolen-base attempts
... Was named to the Atlantic 10 Softball All-Conference Team.
1998: Enjoyed an outstanding debut with the Hokies ... Played in all 63 games
and started 62 ... Most of her playing time came in center field but she also
appeared 11 times in the circle ... Finished third on the team with a .330
average and led the Hokies in doubles with 14 and stolen bases with 17 ...
Also had four home runs, two triples and drove in 24 runs ... Had an on-base
percentage of .373 as Tech's leadoff hitter ... Had 18 multiple-hit games ...
Had a .955 fielding percentage ... Drove in four runs against St. Bonaventure
... Had a home run in three straight games ... Named to the Atlantic 10
All-Tournament Team ... Suffered a torn ACL in the Atlantic 10 Championship
game ... Also named to the VaSID Division I All-State Team ... Went 1-3 as a
pitcher with a 2.29 ERA ... Earned a victory against Georgia State, giving up
just one run in the game ... Most of her time in the circle was in relief.
High School: Attended Salem High School where she was named Virginia's AAA
Player of the Year ... A four-year letterwinner in softball for coach Larry
Bowman ... Was an outstanding pitcher for Salem High ... Four-time all-district
and all-region honoree ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior ...
Named captain for the AAA all-state team ... Received the Metropolitan
Scholastic Softball Player award by the Norfolk Sports Club in 1995 and
1997 ... Also earned four letters in volleyball and three letters in
basketball ... Three-time all-district and all-region honoree in volleyball.
Personal: Bronwyn Leigh Blair ... Born July 17, 1979 ... Daughter of James and
Barbara Blair ... Majoring in psychology.
