Birth Date: | June 6, 1984 |
Height: | 5-8 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Evanston, IL |
High School: | Evanston Township |
Position: | OF |
Major: | Educational Studies |
Bats/Throws: | R/R |
Parents: | Gene & Holly Sunshine |
Senior (2006):
Sunshine, the co-captain of the Eagles team in 2006,
finished her season garnering numerous athletic and academic
honors. The team's only senior became the fourth all-American
in school history, when she was named to the Louisville
Slugger/NFCA Division III All-America third team. Sunshine
was named to the all-Atlantic Region and the all-University
Athletic Association first teams, along with the Jewish Sports
Review All-America team. After going six-for-17 with four
runs scored and an RBI during the NCAA Regionals, the outfielder
was named to the all-Salem regional tournament team. Sunshine
was named an Academic all-District second team member for her
academic success as well. Sunshine led the nation and tied a
school single-season record with 11 triples during the
season. Sunshine also led Emory in slugging percentage (.640)
and runs scored (41). Her .415 batting average, three
homeruns and 10 doubles were each good for second on the team
during the season, and she finished third on the team with 31 runs
batted in. Sunshine finishes her Emory career with a .331
batting average, 119 runs scored and 11 triples, all which rank her
in the top 10 in school history. Her 43 career stolen bases
are the most in school history.
Junior (2005):
Sunshine earned all-conference first-team honors this
year after making the second team in 2004. She finished fifth on
the team with a career-high .357 batting average, nearly 100 points
higher than her previous best. Sunshine was 20th in the nation in
NCAA Division III for most sacrifice bunts (17) and 40th for
toughest to strike out (three strikeouts in 112 at bats). Sunshine
was first on the team in runs scored, fourth in on base percentage,
and fourth in hits. She had a 16-game hitting streak from Feb.
19-March 14. In the conference championship tournament, Sunshine
batted .440 with a conference-leading 11 runs scored. She was a
perfect 12-for-12 in stolen bases this season. For her career,
Sunshine is 31-for-34 in steal attempts, three shy of the school
record for most career steals. As an outfielder, Sunshine extended
her flawless career fielding streak to 74 chances this season
before being charged with the first error of her career.
Sophomore (2004):
Sunshine was named second-team all conference after
batting .400 (8-for-20) at the UAA tournament. She finished 24th in
the nation as the toughest player to strike out. On the year,
Sunshine was second on the team in stolen bases (12), and fifth in
runs scored (25) and multi-hit games (nine). She set single-season
career highs in runs, hits, RBI, walks and steals. After two
seasons, she ranks fifth all-time at Emory in career stolen bases
(19).
Freshman (2003):
Sunshine played in 36 games, 29 of them starts, more than
any other freshman. Playing primarily right field, Sunshine batted
.250 with 21 runs scored, 11 RBI and seven stolen bases. She was
3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBI against
Agnes Scott (Ga.) April 2. She went 3-for-3 with a run scored and
an RBI against Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) March 29.
She scored three runs and stole a base in the opening game of the
NCAA Division III softball World Series, a 7-0 win over Wartburg
(Iowa) May 16.
Career Statistics:
Year | G-GS | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB-ATT |
2003 | 36-29 | 21 | 0 | 11 | .250 | 7-9 |
2004 | 46-42 | 25 | 0 | 16 | .259 | 12-13 |
2005 | 38-38 | 32 | 0 | 9 | .357 | 12-12 |
2006 | 47-47 | 41 | 3 | 31 | .415 | 12-13 |
TOTAL | 167-156 | 119 | 3 | 67 | .331 | 43-47 |
Prior To Emory:
Went to Evanston Township High School...Earned All-Area
second team honors and was on the All-Area honorable mention list
...Named to All-Conference first team three times...Was named Team
MVP...Named Team Best Offensive Player and Best Defensive
Player
Played Travel ball with the Schaumburg Sluggers who earned second
place in the NSA "A" Nationals in 2003.
Quote:
"I chose to attend Emory because of its great academic
opportunities and to participate on a competitive, nationally
ranked softball team."