Carrie Bates

Position:
3B
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Santa Ana, Calif.
High School:
El Modena

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
YEAR	AVG.	GP	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	Slg	BB	SO	SB-A	PO	E
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