Tiffany Tolleson

Position:
OF
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Winter Haven, Fla.
High School:
Winter Haven
Prev School:
Stetson

Two-time All-American • Two-time All-ACC and All-Southeast performer • Majoring in chemistry

As a Senior (2003) Started in all 62 games played in at center field • Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America third team after hitting .403 • Earned All-Southeast Region first team honors for the second straight season • Finished 39th in the nation in batting average • Led the ACC in hits (79) and stolen bases (45-52/5th in the NCAA) • Named All-ACC for the second consecutive season • Hit .417 with five stolen bases in league competition • Stole 102 bases in her two seasons at Carolina to set a new career stolen base mark • Ended her career with 195 stolen bases (3rd in NCAA history) • Holds UNC's top career batting average at .407 • Tallied 23 multi-hit games this season and had a team leading 15-game hitting streak midway through the year.

As a Junior (2002) • Transferred from Stetson University • Named All-America second team • Earned All-ACC honors and first team All-Southeast Region honors • Started in all 64 games for the Tar Heels • Led the team with a .411 batting average (4th best in school history) and set school records in hits (92), runs scored (53), stolen bases (57) and at bats (224) • Tallied 12 walks and an on base percentage of .441 • Was perfect in all 72 chances she had from the outfield • Had the longest hitting streak of the season at 21 games • Also led the team with 28 games with two or more hits and nine games with three or more • Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak • Went 9-for-11 in the Triangle Classic (Feb. 15-17) to earn All-Tournament accolades • Had two 4-for-4 performances against UMBC on Feb. 15 and Rhode Island on March 12.

At Stetson University in Deland, Fla.: Twice named All-Trans America Athletic Conference • Second-team All-South Region in 2000 • Led the team in 2001 with a .321 batting average and a 1.000 fielding percentage • As a freshman, set single-season school records for hits and steals • Her 54 steals ranked fourth in the NCAA and her batting average of .402 ranked 27th

At Winter Haven High School: All-state as a junior and senior • Also competed in volleyball, soccer, cross country and bowling • Graduated with highest honors

Personal: Full name is Tiffany Michelle Tolleson • Born Feb. 2, 1981, in Spartanburg, S.C. • Daughter of Brenda Smith and Gary Tolleson • Has one brother, Wade William (3)

More on Tolleson • Wants to become a pharmacist after she graduates • Parents have had the greatest amount of influence on her athletic career • Mia Hamm is the athlete she most admires • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is her favorite book • Favorite foods include fried pork chops with gravy, bananas, and eating pancakes • Favorite T.V. show is CSI • Favorite band is Matchbox 20 • Greatest sports moment was being invited to try out for the U.S. National Team • Favorite sport other than softball is volleyball • Wants to improve picking up spins from opposing pitchers • Person she’d most like to meet is Albert Einstein • Best friends on other teams are Laura Beckert (Yale) and Gina Reynolds (Stetson).

Tolleson'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*	.402	58-58	189	44	76	6	1	2	0	81	.429	9	27	54-59	76	10	3	.966
2001*	.321	50-50	159	30	51	4	0	1	0	53	.333	16	26	39-42	69	4	0	1.000
2002	.411	64-64	224	53	92	5	2	0	0	94	.420	12	24	57-64	66	6	0	1.000
2003	.403	62-62	196	49	79	7	3	3	0	88	.449	11	28	45-52	61	3	2	.970
Totals	.388	234-234	768	176	298	21	6	6	0	316	.411	48	105	195-217	272	23	5	.991