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Amber Flores
4  Amber Flores
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Calexico, Calif.

High School:
Southwest HS

Height:
5-4

Position:
UTL

Bats/Throws:
R/R

Career
Three-time All-American ... Four-time all-region first team ... A three-time All-Big 12 performer ... Two-time Big 12 Player of the Year ... First player in Big 12 history to earn honor twice ... A six-time Big Player of the Week selection ... A three-time finalist for USA Softball's Collegiate Player of the Year ... Holds Big 12 and Oklahoma career record for home runs (56) ... Also owns Oklahoma career records for walks drawn (163), extra-base hits (99), slugging percentage (.701) and on-base percentage (.524) ... Ranks second on the career list for batting average (.369), runs scored (232) and total bases (455) ... Fourth in runs batted in (179), eighth in hits (239) and 10th in doubles (38) ... Final hit as a Sooner was a solo home run ... Selected by the USSSA Pride as the fifth overall pick in the 2010 National Pro Fastpitch draft.

2010 (Senior)
NFCA All-America second team ... NFCA first-team All-Central Region ... 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year ... All-Big 12 first team ... Top-25 finalist for USA Softball's Collegiate Player of the Year ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 23 ... Started every game at second base ... Matched her single-season high with 64 runs scored ... Hit .259 on the year with 56 hits and 25 extra-base hits - 10 doubles and 15 home runs ... Drove in 34 runs and produced a team-best .712 slugging percentage ... Led team with 43 walks drawn and 20 hit by pitches ... Had a .541 on-base percentage and six stolen bases ... Led OU with a .600 batting average in the NCAA Super Regionals ... Set an Oklahoma single-game record with three home runs against Washington in the first game of the best-of-three series ... Drew six walks and produced a 2.400 slugging percentage in three games against the Huskies ... Named to the 2010 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team ... Scored one run and drew two walks in the Big 12 Championship title game against Missouri ... Had two hits, a single and a double, against Texas A&M in the semifinal ... Hit .391 in 16 league games ... Had 18 hits and scored 18 runs ... Recorded eight extra-base hits - three doubles and five home runs ... Drove in 11 runs ... Produced a .783 slugging percentage ... Drew 12 walks and was hit by a pitch five times for a .556 on-base percentage ... Had an 11-game hitting streak from March 20 until April 11 ... Issued four walks in the first game of the Kansas series, tying a single-game best ... Had best conference series against a ranked Texas A&M in College Station ... Went 3-for-8 in two games with three runs scored and four driven in ... Had a two-run home run at Oklahoma State on April 7 ... Went 5-for-7 during the Iowa State series ... Scored one run and drove in one run in each game ... Hit .385 during the Judi Garman Classic ... Had five hits and scored five runs ... Only hit against Cal State Northridge was a solo home run ... Also hit by a pitch twice in the second game of a doubleheader ... Hit three doubles in a rout of UMKC, tying an Oklahoma single-game record ... Drove in four runs and scored three against the Kangaroos ... Led OU with a .714 average during the Oklahoma Spring Festival ... Five hits all singles ... Also drew four walks and was hit by a pitch four times for a.867 on-base percentage ... Had two hits in the first game against Utah and UNI ... Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a walk against Louisville in The Preview featuring Bedlam at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium ... Hit .455 at the Cathedral City Classic ... Had five hits and scored five runs ... Hit .538 at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic ... Had seven hits, including three home runs and a double ... Scored eight runs in five games played ... Recorded a 1.308 slugging percentage.

2009 (Junior)
A 2009 NFCA All-America first-team selection ... A top-10 finalist for USA Softball's Collegiate Player of the Year ... 2009 NFCA first-team All-Central Region ... 2009 Big 12 Player of the Year ... Named to the 2009 All-Big 12 first team ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week, Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week and Co-Player of the Week by USA Softball on Feb. 10 ... Earned her second Big 12 Player of the Week honor of the season on March 23 ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week for a third time on April 21 ... Set single-season marks in walks drawn (49), slugging percentage (.872) and on-base percentage (.594) ... Led team in almost every offensive category - home runs (18), walks drawn (49), slugging percentage (.872) and on-base percentage (.594) ... Led team and Big 12 with a .416 average on the season (62-for-149) ... Drove in 58 runs while scoring 62 ... Had 12 doubles and went 10-for-12 in stolen base attempts ... Hit .438 (21-for-48) in conference play ... Drew 15 walks and was hit by a pitch five times in league play ... Brought home 19 runs and scored 19 against Big 12 teams ... Led OU in the postseason with a .412 average and a .941 slugging percentage ... Hit .400 in the Norman Regional, bringing home three runs and drawing three walks ... Named to the 2009 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team ... Hit .429 in the Big 12 Championship ... Had a three-run home run against Arkansas in the Norman Regional ... Hit her second career grand slam against Oklahoma State, highlighting a 2-for-4 night ... Hit her 11th home run of the season, a game-winner, against Nebraska ... Drew eight walks in five games at the Cathedral City Classic ... Named Most Valuable Player of the Hawai'i Paradise Classic, hitting .643 over a five-game span ... Went 9-for-14 with nine runs scored and drove in 15 runs during the tournament ... Posted a slugging percentage of 1.429 and an on-base percentage of .737 ... Tied OU single-game record for RBI (8 vs. UAB) ... An ESPN.com Preseason All-American.

2008 (Sophomore)
Second-team NFCA All-American ... First-team All-Midwest Region ... First-team All-Big 12 ... Named one of 25 candidates for National Player of the Year ... Led the team with a .381 batting average ... Led team with 15 home runs ... Drove in 13 runs during conference play and posted a .339 batting average ... Drew 43 walks on the year ... Finished regular season ranked second in the conference in batting average ... Led team with a .375 batting average during the Tucson Super Regional ... Recorded 13th homer of the year against Oklahoma State ... Notched back-to-back multiple hit games in OU's sweep of Missouri ... Recorded four hits against Central Arkansas ... Only Sooner to record multiple hits in OU's loss to Missouri State ... Recorded a .571 average with two home runs and three RBI in the Capital Classic ... Hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats against Colorado State ... OU's leading hitter at the OU Worth Invitational ... Hit .583 with four home runs and nine RBI in the four games ... Recorded seven RBI in the OU Residence Inn Invitational ... Hit second grand slam of the season against North Texas ... Earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors ... Came after she led the team offensively with a .500 batting average and seven RBI ... Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and a double at the Cal State Fullerton/UCLA Freeway Series.

2007 (Freshman)
NFCA All-Midwest Region first team ... All-Big 12 first team ... Ranked third on squad with 41 RBI ... Scored three runs for the Sooners in the Amherst Regional ... One of only two freshmen who started for the Sooners ... Lone Sooner to record multiple hits in OU's 2-1 win over Oklahoma State ... Keyed OU victory with two-run homer against No. 7 Baylor ... Went 2-for-2 with an RBI in OU's 4-2 victory over No. 2 Texas A&M ... One of eight Sooners to have a hit in OU's 7-0 shutout over No. 10 Texas ... Went 2-for-4 in first Big 12 game of her career against Texas Tech ... Put together a .500 batting average with four RBI in OU/Residence Inn Invitational ... Hit .364 at the Palm Springs Classic ... Was impressive at the OU/Nike Classic where she hit .667 with a double, triple, home run and 10 RBI ... Pounded second home run of her career, an inside the parker, against Northwestern State ... Came up huge in championship game against Illinois State after hitting first home run of her career, a two-run shot over the center field wall ... Recorded first career hit, a double, in a Sooner uniform against Illinois State.

High School
Three-year starter at Southwest High School ... Team captain ... Three-time Imperial Valley Player of the Year ... Hit eight home runs and owned a .515 batting average during senior season ... Two-time all-district selection ... Selected as the team's MVP in 2006 ... Honored as a three-time All-CIF member ... Named the team's Outstanding Hitter as a sophomore and a junior ... Led Imperial Valley League as a junior (spring 2005) in batting average (.600), RBI (43) and home runs (10) ... Also third in the league in stolen bases with nine ... Selected as a 2004 and 2005 All-League first team member ... Named to the San Diego Union Tribune 2005 all-selection second team ... Played freshman season at Calexico High School where she earned Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors for her squad ... Played club ball for the Delong Outlaws Gold and Tyronne's Batbusters... Also a two-year letterwinner in basketball ... Member of the El Centro High School honor roll before enrolling at Southwest.

Personal
Daughter of Alex and Diana Flores ... Has one older brother, Eric ... Graduated in May 2010 with a degree in sociology.

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