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  Joann Figueroa
Joann Figueroa
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Phoeniz, Ariz.

High School:
Moon Valley High School

Height:
5-8

Position:
Infielder

Birthdate:
07/08/1982

Experience:
3V

2003: A 2003 all-Mountain West Conference selection...Named MWC Player of the Week on March 11 after going a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate against St. John's, to go along with two runs and one RBI...She also hit safely in all four of her at-bats in SDSU's contest with Harvard later that week...Has a team-high 16 multiple-hit games...A pivotal player in SDSU's 3-1 win over BYU in the MWC tournament semifinal game, as she drove in two runs and scored a run...Named to the MWC all-tournament team.

2002: Owned a .307 batting average and boasted a .340 on-base percentage...Had 55 hits in 179 at-bats, driving in 11 runs and scoring 26 times...Stole 10 bases in 13 attempts...Saw action in 60 games, starting 59 of them...Had three hits and two RBI in the April 12, 10-4 victory over New Mexico...Went on a 12-game hitting streak from April 6 - April 26, in which she scored six times and drove in three runs on 20 hits in 43 at-bats for a .465 hitting percentage during that time...Led the Mountain West in sacrifice bunts with 21...Ranked ninth in the conference in stolen bases with 10...Her 55 hits were 10th in the league...Named to the all-Mountain West Conference team.

2001: Played in 50 games as a true freshman, starting 42...Started all 18 MWC games at shortstop...Finished the season with a .322 on-base percentage and .975 fielding percentage...Had a five-game hitting streak early in the season, going 6-for-14 (.428) during that stretch...Had best month of the season in March, when she batted .290 and drove in four runs...Best all-around game came against Michigan State at the University of San Diego Tournament...Went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, three RBI and one run scored...Also had two put outs and four assists in that game.

High School: A three-sport athlete who lettered four years in softball at Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, Ariz....Was team's offensive player of the year as a junior and senior, as well as the Rockets' defensive player of the year her sophomore through senior seasons...Voted student-athlete of the week by the Arizona Republic...Also competed in volleyball and basketball.

Personal: Joann Figueroa was born July 8, 1982, in Phoenix, Ariz....Daughter of Leo and Josie Van Vleet.