Quinn Porter

Position:
OF
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
High School:
Berkeley Prep

First-year captain • Working toward a double major in psychology and American studies • ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2001-02 & 2000-01

As a Senior (2003) • Started in all 63 games in left field for the Tar Heels • Hit .254 with a .421 slugging percentage • Ranked fifth in the ACC in doubles (13/0.21 per game), home runs (6) and eighth in RBI (33) • Had a .975 fielding percentage • Hit a three-run home run in the ACC Tournament against Maryland on May 10 • Blasted a walk-off two run shot over the right field fence in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Carolina over ninth-ranked Georgia on April 19 • Named to the Buzz Classic All-Tournament team after hitting .578 for the weekend, March 22-23 • Named ACC Player of the Week on March 24 • Ranks eighth all-time in school history with 102 career RBIs • Tied a school record in career games played (246) and games started (243) • Ranks ninth all-time in school history with 12 career home runs.

As a Junior (2002) • Ranked third on the team with a .317 batting average • Started in all 64 games for the Tar Heels • Led the team with 45 RBI • Named to the All-ACC team • Had a total of 17 games where she had two or more hits and led the squad with 12 multiple RBI games • Longest hitting streak of the season was seven games • Top RBI games came against Michigan State on March 23, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, and a perfect 3-for-3, with four RBI, on April 4 versus Elon.

As a Sophomore (2001) • Started 35 games in center and 21 in right • Led the team and ranked 10th in the ACC in runs scored with 29, .52 per game • Her one home run of the season came in the continuation of a game against Virginia on April 13 • The game was halted by darkness on March 31 after six scoreless innings. After the Cavaliers failed to score in the top of the seventh, Dionne Streete led off the inning with a single then Porter hit a two-run shot to end the game • Also had a double and two RBI in the ACC Tournament win over Virginia on May 11 • Named to the Dean's List for the 2000 fall semester.

As a Freshman (2000) • Earned the starting job in right field • Batted .292 with seven doubles and a home run • Her homer was a grand slam, against Radford on April 9 • Earned ACC Player of the Week honors on April 10 • Hit two RBI doubles against UNC-Greensboro in the first game of a doubleheader on Feb. 29 • Went 3-for-4 with a double against South Florida on Mar. 9.

At Berkeley Preparatory School • Florida's Class 3A Player of the Year as a senior • Louisville Slugger All-America second team • All-region and member of the All-Bay Conference team • FCSA Player of the Year and High School Athlete of the Year • All-America Scholar-Athlete • Also played four years of volleyball and three of basketball • All-conference in basketball and honorable mention all-county in volleyball.

Personal • Full name is Quinn Kathryn Porter • Born April 8, 1981, in Tampa, Fla. • Daughter of Don and Lajuana Porter • Has one brother, J.D. (22) • Also has two Labradors, Tucker and Kenzie • Her father played baseball and basketball at University of Mississippi and professional baseball for the Colt 45's (now the Astros), and her uncle, Tom Porter, played basketball at Florida State • Enjoys photography, reading and working out.

More on Porter • Wants to attend graduate school after a year off of school • Two greatest influences in her athletic career are her parents • Athletes she most admires are her teammates because of all the hard work and commitment they've shown • Favorite books are The Invitation, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer and The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand • Pasta and salad are her favorite things to eat • Favorite shows are Emergency Vets and Pet Psychic • Favorite movies are Shrek and Playing by Heart • Favorite vacation spot is Savannah, Ga. • Favorite musical performers are Edwin McCain, Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls and Edie Carey • Greatest sports moment was smashing two home runs against Michigan State (3/23/02) • Favorite sport other than softball is volleyball • Person she'd most like to meet is her grandma Martha • Worked in Washington, D.C., last summer.

Porter's Career Statistics
YEAR	AVG.	G-S	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	TB	SLG	BB	SO	S-A	PO	A	E	Fld %
2000	.292	63-60	154	20	45	17	7	0	1	55	.357	11	22	7-9	26	3	3	.906
2001	.225	56-56	173	29	39	7	4	1	1	48	.277	11	19	3-4	38	2	1	.976
2002	.317	64-64	199	42	63	45	11	1	4	88	.442	18	23	5-5	68	8	2	.974
2003	.254	63-63	197	25	50	33	13	1	6	83	.421	12	23	3-4	73	5	2	.974
Totals	.272	246-243	723	116	197	102	35	3	12	273	.378	52	87	18-22	205	18	8	.965