Lindsey Marquez Class: Junior Hometown: Tustin, Calif. High School: Lutheran HS Height: 5-1 Position: Second Base Experience: 2L

Improved tremendously in the field over her two seasons ... Has formed, along with shortstop Jen Wisneski, one of the most lethal middle infields on the entire West Coast ... Has been a regular at second base over her two seasons ... Will look to swing the bat like her freshman campaign in 2007 ... Can also see time in the outfield or as an emergency catcher ... Has deceptive power for her size ... Goes 100 percent in every play ... One of two players from Tustin, Calif. (Katy Erickson) ... Battled an injury that sidelined her all fall that could sideline her for the 2009 campaign.

SDSU Career Rankings: T-3rd in sacrifice flies (5)

HONORS:
2007 All-Mountain West Conference Team

2008 Season: NCAA Rankings: T-20th in sacrifice flies (4) SDSU Single-Season Rankings: T-1st in sacrifice flies (4)
Improved her fielding percentage from .833 to .963 from her freshman season (2007) to her sophomore campaign (2008) ... Went her final 12 games without recording an error (last error was April 24 vs. Brigham Young) ... Set career highs in games started (55), at-bats (146), walks (15), times hit by pitch (1), sacrifice flies (4), sacrifice hits (9), putouts (124), assists (87) and fielding percentage (.963) ... Her four sacrifice flies were tied for 20th in the nation and the most since Kelly Bunker also had four in 1999 ... Had six game-winning RBI, tied with Tonye McCorkle for second on the team ... Game-winners came against Pacific (March 9), Texas A&M (March 15), Illinois (March 22), New Mexico (April 18), New Mexico (May 4) and UNLV (May 10) ... Also scored three game-winning runs, tied with three others for fourth on the team ... Was a part of nine game-winning plays, tied for third on the squad ... Hit .306 (22-for-72) with runners on base ... Had five three-game hitting streaks on the season ... Had a single, run and an RBI against Portland State (Feb. 10) ... Had a two-run homer, her only one of the season, in SDSU's loss to nationally ranked Baylor on Feb. 24 ... Had a season-high three RBI on a 1-for-1 outing with a run and a double against Loyola-Chicago on March 5 ... Went 3-for-4 against San Diego on March 7 ... Drove in two runs versus Pacific (March 9) and came back with two hits in a win over Cal State Fullerton on March 14 ... Had arguably her best game versus Washington in Fullerton, Calif., on March 20, when she went 3-for-3 with two RBI, two walks and a run ... Had two hits apiece in consecutive games against Colorado State (April 20) and Brigham Young (April 24) ... Had three hits in the NCAA tournament, which tied her with Megan McDonald and Tamani Wells for the second-most on the squad ... Batted .321 (9-for-28) over the final 10 games of the season, which ranked her third on the sqaud over that stretch ... SDSU was 39-16 when she started, 13-3 when she scored at least one run, 12-2 when she drew a walk and 10-2 when she recorded an RBI.

2007 Season: A versatile player who saw action at second base, right field and started two games at the catcher spot ... Developed into a fine hitter and fielder as the season went on ... Might have been the Aztecs' best offensive player by the end of the season ... Batted .257 (18-for-70) the first 35 games (12th on the team), but came back to hit .418 (23-for-55) over the final 21 contests (tops on team) ... Earned all-MWC accolades after batting a team-best .404 (21-for-52) in league play ... Also led the team in conference games in doubles (5) and slugging percentage (.558) ... Overall, finished third on the team in runs (22), slugging percentage (.464) and triples (2), fourth in batting average (.328), RBI (21), on-base percentage (.370) and doubles (7), and fifth in stolen bases (7) ... Her six multi-RBI games were tied with Megan McDonald and Melissa Owens for the most on the team ... Was fifth on the squad with eight multi-hit contests ... Started 45 of her 54 appearances ... One of four Aztecs with at least one double, triple and home run for the season ... Batted .500 (20-for-40) over a career-long and Aztec season-best 13-game hitting streak from April 6-29 ... Had 11 runs and eight RBI during the streak ... Saw her batting average raise .071 percentage points from the beginning of MWC action (.257-.328) to the end of the season ... Batted .452 (14-for-31) leading off an inning, .383 (23-for-60) with runners on base, .423 (11-for-26) with runners on and two outs, .378 (14-for-37) with runners in scoring position and .400 (8-for-20) with runners in scoring position and two outs ... Hit a team-best .538 (7-for-13) against MWC foe New Mexico and .455 (5-for-11) against league opponent UNLV ... Also batted .462 (6-for-13) against Colorado State ... Had a then season-long five-game hitting streak from March 9-13 ... Batted .375 (6-for-16) with three RBI during the five-game stretch ... Hit a two-run homer to help the Aztecs defeat No. 10 Texas, 3-0, in Austin on Feb. 16 ... Scored two runs in SDSU's 10-2 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 16 ... Had a big game against North Dakota State on Feb. 23, going 1-for-2 with a double, a stolen base, three runs and two RBI ... Went 4-for-6 with four runs in a doubleheader against Colorado State on April 13 ... Followed those two games with three hits, three RBI and two runs in the Aztecs' 11-2, six-inning win over New Mexico on April 14 ... Had two hits, including a triple, in San Diego State's come-from-behind win over city-rival San Diego on April 18 ... Homered and drove in three runs in the Aztecs' 10-4 victory over Colorado State on April 28 ... SDSU finshed 12-4 when she scored at least one run and 11-2 when she drove in a run.

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Lutheran High School in Tustin, Calif. ... Named the 2006 Empire League Most Valuable Defensive Player ... Also earned first-team all-Empire League accolades in 2006 ... Was a second-team selection in both 2004 and 2005 ... Received the team's most inspirational award in 2005 and again in 2006 ... Played for coach Steve Miklos at Lutheran ... Also a member of the soccer and track and field teams ... A scholar-athlete.

Personal: Lindsey Patricia Marquez was born June 11, 1988 ... Daughter of Marianne and Dave Marquez ... Is majoring in liberal studies with plans to become a kindergarten teacher or a social worker.