Player Bio: Shawna Norris - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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WILSON ON NORRIS: "Shawna is an incredible athlete who is very versatile. She has amazing size, strength, speed, and an absolute cannon for an arm. She can play the infield or outfield, but with her arm strength and speed, her talents will be best utilized in the outfield.
"Shawna has amazing power with her bat, and is working hard to take her game to the next level. Combine Shawna's potential to hit for power and to hit the gaps, with her speed on offense, and then switch half-innings, and add her potential range, speed and arm strength in the outfield, and you see just how intimidating we expect Shawna to become."
AT WASHINGTON: A strong and powerful hitter, who can go deep ... moves to the outfield after playing both first base and right field as a freshman ... one of the team's primary pinch hitters in 2001.
AS A FRESHMAN (2001): Started nine games in 2001, once at first base, six times in right field and twice as the designated player ... hit a home run in her first collegiate at-bat on February 9 versus New Mexico State ... first career start at designated player on February 10 against South Carolina ... 1-for-1 with a run scored versus South-ern Utah ... singled and then came around to score an insurance run in the team's 2-0 victory over New Mexico State at the Kia Klassic ... recorded a stolen base and two hits on March 20 against Northwestern ... had a career-high 11 putouts in her first collegiate start at first base versus the then second-ranked Arizona Wildcats ... 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter versus both UCLA (April 13) and Oregon (May 5) ... made her postseason debut as a pinch hitter in the regional final with Oklahoma.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport standout at Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo. ... helped Highlands finish as high as eighth at the Colorado state softball tournament ... a three-time all-Continental League selection ... named all-state and athlete of the year as a junior ... earned team MVP honors three times and the newcomer award as a fresh-man ... holds school records for home runs, RBI, doubles, triples, runs scored, walks and slugging and on-base percent-age ... helped basketball team to the Colorado state title in 2000 and after a third-place finish the year prior ... track team was state champions in 1997 and runners-up in 2000 ....placed third in the shot put and fourth in the discus at the Colorado state track meet as a senior ... played summer ball last season for the Colorado Comets, finishing ninth at the ASA championships and tallying a record of 123-16 .... Comets were runners-up at the AFA championships and won 12 straight tournaments .... also played two seasons for the Midnight Express and a year for the Columbine Braves.
PERSONAL: Major is communications ... contemplating a career in sports broadcasting ... parents are Fay and Jon Norris ... has one sister, Becky, 21 ... Shawna Rae Norris was born May 6, 1982 in Aurora, Colo.
SHAWNA UNPLUGGED
If I were on Survivor, my luxury item would be:
A picture of my family, because I owe everything to them.
Being at Washington has taught me:
How to work hard and recognize potential.
A word to describe the coaching staff:
Hard core, because they always want and get the best out of us.
I am superstitious about:
Having to chew gum every time I play.
If I could tell my incoming teammates one thing it would be:
Stay positive and don't take anything personally.
Norris' Career Hitting Statistics
| Year | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HP | SO | SF/SH | SB-SBA | OB | SLG | AVG | |
| 2001 | 24-9 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0/0 | 1-1 | .342 | .333 | .242 | |
| Totals | 24-9 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0/0 | 1-1 | .342 | .333 | .242 |
TOP GAMES
AB: 3 (two times)
Runs: 1 (four times)
Hits: 2 (3/20/01 vs. Northwestern)
RBI: 1 (2/9/01 vs. New Mexico St.)
2B: N/A
3B: N/A
HR: 1 (2/9/01 vs. New Mexico St.)
TB: 4 (2/9/01 vs. New Mexico St.)
BB: 1 (four times)
SB: 1 (3/20/01 vs. Northwestern)
Hitting Streak: 1 (six times)
PO: 11 (4/6/01 vs. Arizona)
A: 1 (3/11/01 vs. Texas)
Consec. G w/o E: 19 (2/9-4/6/01)
