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Senior
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| Hometown:
Escondido, Calif.
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| High School:
Escondido
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| Height:
5-5
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| Position:
OF
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| Bats/Throws:
L/R
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HONORS
2007 USA SOFTBALL/NFCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2004 SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG 12
2004 NCAA REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT
2007 - SENIOR
Moved to the No. 2 spot in the lineup halfway through the season... Sparked offense with a hit in each game of the Amherst Regional ... Went 2-for-4 in OU's 8-3 win over Missouri (4/15) ... Added two RBI in OU's 9-2 win over North Texas (4/11) ... Notched two hits in OU's close 3-2 win over Iowa State (4/6) ... Produced key RBI single in OU's 4-2 win over No. 2 Texas A&M (3/31) ... Added two hits and an RBI in OU's 7-3 route of Central Arkansas (3/28) ... Went 2-for-3 in OU's 7-0 shut out over No. 10 Texas (3/24) ... Recorded a .571 batting average in the OU/Worth Tournament ... Had career-long eight game hit streak snapped against Arkansas (2/28) ... Swept National Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 19-25 after hitting .692 with eight RBI on a 1.231 slugging percentage in Palm Springs ...Hit third home run of the year against Ohio State in Palm Springs Classic and also produced three RBI in the contest (2/25) ... Ignited OU's come-from-behind win against then-No. 6 Oregon State with an RBI in the top of the seventh (2/24) ... Added two RBI in OU's run-rule route of then-No. 16 Cal (2/24) ... Added a double and home run in OU's win over Notre Dame in the Palm Springs opener (2/23) ... Hit .500 in OU/Nike Classic ... Pounded first home run of the season against Northwestern Louisiana State in finale of OU/Nike Classic (2/18).
2006 - JUNIOR
Tallied nine multiple RBI games and 14 multiple hit games for the Sooners this season ... Pounded a key triple against Texas A&M in Big 12 Tournament to give the Sooners the eventual lead they would never lose ... Tied career high with two runs scored against Oklahoma State (4/5) ... Led Sooners against No. 18 Texas A&M with two RBI (3/18) ... Recorded a career outing in OU's 10-1 win over UNT with a 3-for-3 performance and three RBI (3/11) ... Had an impressive Norman Residence Inn Invitational showing as she batted .500 for the weekend and led the team with five RBI ... Had a career day in first game against Troy after going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored (3/4) ... One of only five Sooners to collect a hit against No. 23 Fresno State (2/24) ... Recorded her first hit of the season against UNLV (2/11) ... Saw time as the designated player in the UNLV tournament.
2005
Redshirted
2004 - SOPHOMORE
Became one of the Sooners' steadiest bats during the second half of the season ... Garnered Coaches All-Big 12 second team honors ... Also earned Region 1 Championship All-Tournament team accolades during the postseason ... Finished sophomore campaign with a .286 batting average, 25 RBI and nine doubles ... Hit .306 during postseason ... Swung at a .400 clip once regionals began, which included a .429 average in the WCWS ... Second on team with nine postseason RBI ... Named to the All-Region 1 Team after hitting .357 with six RBI during five games in Tucson, Ariz. ... Hit .333 against conference opponents ... Two-run single against Washington (5/27) in the WCWS was the game winner ... Also drove in a run against Stanford in the WCWS (5/29) ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI as OU advanced to WCWS with 15-0 defeat of Louisiana-Lafayette (5/23) ... Drove in second run in OU's upset of No. 1 Arizona during Region 1 Championship action (4/22) ... Reached safely in all six at-bats, while going 5-for-5 in doubleheader against Missouri (4/10) ... Picked up RBI single in hometown as Sooners defeated San Diego State 4-1 (3/16) ... Single-handedly led Sooners past No. 7 Michigan with three RBI, including her first career home run.
2003 - FRESHMAN
A role player for the Sooners ... Played in 34 games, starting 16 ... Batted .205 with eight hits, including one double and one RBI ... Had 14 putouts ... Hit her first double for the Sooners against Villanova (2/22) at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL- ESCONDIDO
A two-time All-Valley League performer ... Named the North County Female Athlete of the Year in 2001 ... Coached by Carey Weiler ... Went to the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Nationals five times in her seven year career ... Played for the 18-and-under San Diego Renegades of the A.S.A. ... Batted .425 with a slugging percentage of .600 and an on-base percentage of .720 ... Selected to the All-Southern California ASA 18-and-under team as a shortstop in 2002 ... Was also the runner-up batting champion at the Louisville Slugger Independence Day Tournament in 2001 ... Lifetime batting average at nationals is .333 ... Batting average at 18-and-under nationals in 2000 was .475.
PERSONAL
Full name is Mariee Frances Mena ... Born on August 22, 1983, in Germany ... Daughter of Adam and Isela Mena ... One sister, Mariesa, and two brothers, Steven and Anthony ... Human relations major ... Hometown newspaper is the North County Times.
