23   Lisa Carey Class: Senior Hometown: Topeka, Kan. High School: Washburn Height: 5-8 Position: Shortstop/First Base Bats/Throws: Right/Right

The Quick Facts: Two-time All-American... Two-time all-Midwest Region... Three-time All-Big 12... 2000 WCWS all-tournament team... 2000 NCAA Region 3 all-tournament team... 2000 Big 12 Player of the Year... Big 12 Player of the Week (May 2)... Two-time All-Big 12 tournament selection... Ranked nationally in batting (26th), runs batted in (sixth), home runs (12th) and slugging percentage (eighth) in 2000... Also led the Big 12 in hits, home runs, runs scored, runs batted in, total bases, on-base percentage and slugging percentage... Was second in doubles and third in batting average, triples and walks.

2000 (Junior): Started in all 74 games ... Garnered first-team All-America honors, making her the second Sooner in history to be a two-time All-American ... Named the Big 12 Player of the Year ... A first-team All-Big 12 selection ... Began the season starting in the designated player spot but then moved to first base ... Led the team in hitting (.405), hits (90), home runs (20), RBIs (77), total bases (173) and slugging percentage (.779) ... Tied the Osingle-season mark and ranked first in the Big 12 with 20 long balls... Hit an amazing .483 in Big 12 Conference play ... Ranked second on the team in doubles with 15 ... Boasted a .989 fielding percentage with only three errors ... Was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts ... Scored 66 runs, which also led the Big 12 Conference ... Hit in the three-hole for the Sooners all season ... Broke the Ocareer record for runs scored, finishing with 130 ... Ranks No. 2 on the career list for hits (213) ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week on May 2 ... Tied school records for RBIs (7) and home runs (2) in OU's 11-3 win over Kansas on April 29 ... Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Regional All-Tourney Team ... Hit home runs in three consecutive at-bats in the Big 12 Tournament against Texas and Nebraska on May 13 ... Selected to the WCWS All-Tournament team after nailing two go-ahead home runs in OU's win over Arizona and UCLA.

1999 (Sophomore): Named a third-team All-American ...Selected to the All-Midwest Region first team and Big 12 Conference first team ... Selected to the blue team of the USA Pan American Team following the season ... Finished season with a .316 batting average, but hit .364 in conference play ... Displayed tremendous range at shortstop ... Finished with team-high 17 errors, but robbed several opponents of hits with spectacular diving plays and a strong arm from the hole ... Ranked third on the team with 59 hits ... Led team in doubles (12) ... Tied for second on team with nine RBIs in conference play ... Ranked second on team with 37 RBIs ... Struck out only 12 times in 177 at-bats ... Led team in assists with 157 ... Started all 56 games at shortstop ... Ranked third on the team with 32 runs scored ... Went 3-for-4 in OU's win at Oklahoma State, which clinched the Big 12 regular-season championship ... Drove in all three runs with a game-winning double in OU's 3-1 win over Long Beach State in NCAA regional playoffs.

1998 (Freshman): Stepped in as the starting shortstop and became the team's most consistent hitter ... Played all 64 games at shortstop ... Garnered second-team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Tournament team honors ... Selected first-team Academic All-Big 12 ... The team's leading hitter with a .327 average ... Batting average ranked eighth in OU's single-season records ... Showed good pop in her bat with 12 doubles and three home runs ... Led the team in at-bats (205), hits (67), on-base percentage (.378) and assists (147) ... Ranked third on the team in total bases with 88 ... Hit .313 against right-handed pitching and a robust .714 against lefties ...Ranked fourth on the squad with 20 RBIs despite batting in the leadoff spot in 37 games ...Total of 12 errors on the season (.958 fielding percentage) not indicative of the impressive defense she provided up the middle ... Set an Osingle-season record for putouts by a shortstop with 126, surpassing Laura Purser's 115 in 1996 ... Stole six bases in nine attempts ... Tied for the team lead in runs scored with 32 ... Led the team in multiple-hit games with 21 ... Also recorded four multiple-RBI games ... Hit .375 in 17 conference games and recorded an impressive .435 on-base percentage.

Washburn Rural High School: Listed as one of the top recruits coming out of the state of Kansas ... Selected as a 1996 High School All-American as a junior ... Hit .478 with 10 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 25 RBIs ... Posted a 0.31 ERA, 130 strikeouts and a 48-3 record as a pitcher ... Made softball and basketball all-city teams all four years ... Was coached by Carolyn Altman ... Played with Sooner teammate Jaime White at Washburn ... Committed only three errors in 358 chances in her career ... Led team to an 87-4 record in her four years ... Won the Kansas state championship in softball her sophomore year ... Was a two-time All-State selection in basketball (1996-97) ... Also won a state championship in basketball ... Lettered in volleyball one year ... Played ASA softball for the Topeka Flames ... Chose Oklahoma over South Carolina, UNLV, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Baylor, Massachusetts, Indiana and Arkansas.

The Wrapup: Full name is Lisa Kay Carey... Born September 26, 1978, in Topeka, Kan... Nickname is "LC"... Parents are Dale and Brenda Carey... Has an older brother (D.J., 28) and younger sister (Amanda, 15)... Major is health and sport science.

Career Highs
Runs: 3 (three times)
Hits: 3 (four times)
RBI: 7 (4/29/00 vs. Kansas)
Doubles: 2 (3/20/98 vs. Florida)
Triples: 1 (five times)
Home Runs: 2 (four times)

Career Statistics