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On Potzman: Anchors the Terp infield as she begins her fourth season at shortstop has started and played in every game of her collegiate career will assume a tremendous leadership role in 2001 ... one of Marylands biggest returning bats a two-time All-ACC selection (1999 and 2000) a NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region honoree (1999) listed in the Top 10 all-time among Maryland career leaders in every offensive statistical category ranks in the Top 5 in seven categories second in career walks (85) third all-time in runs (108), RBI (90) and tied for third in career batting average (.293) fourth in home runs (13) fifth in career hits (151) and doubles (29) ... holds record for runs scored (49) in a single season (1999) tied with several teammates for single-season most 74 games started and played (1999). As a Junior in 2000: All-ACC selection at shortstop led the Terrapins with 33 runs scored, 27 walks and five times hit by a pitch also tied for the team lead with one triple defensive stalwart with team-high 103 assists 27 walks in a single season for the fifth-most in Terp history 33 runs scored tied for the sixth-best single-season effort second on the squad with a .390 on-base percentage and eight doubles 21 RBI third among 2000 Terps career-high four RBI and first career grand slam came against LaSalle (March 5) as Maryland rolled, 8-3, at the Terrapin Invitational scored a career-high three runs vs. Virginia Tech (March 17) as the Terps handled the Hokies, 10-2 established a season-high seven-game hit streak from March 18 (Georgia Southern) to 25 (Coastal Carolina) was 8-for-23 (.348) with eight runs scored in those games opened the season 4-for-10 (.400) at the Louisville Slugger Tournament (Feb. 4-6) at South Florida performance included one double, a triple, a run scored and four RBI hit a three-run home run to help lift Maryland to a 7-1 win over Boston University at the Triangle Classic (Feb. 18) went 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored to help the Terps topple Kansas, 2-0 (Feb. 19) was 5-for-13 (.385) at the ACC Tournament with a double, run scored and RBI drove in the game-winning run vs. Georgia Tech (April 30) and scored the game-tying run vs. North Carolina (April 30) to help Maryland to a third place finish named to the Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the 1999-2000 academic year. As a Sophomore in 1999: Mid-Atlantic first-team regional All-American All-ACC selection established the Maryland school record for runs scored in a single season (49) credited with a career-high 37 RBI, ranking as the second-best single-season total in school history recorded a career-high 62 hits which ranks as the third-best single-season total in school history her 10 career home runs rank as the second-best career total in school history a career-high 208 at-bats reached base four times, recorded two hits (including a home run), scored two runs and had one RBI as Maryland defeated No. 3 Arizona (May 22) in the NCAA tournament other home runs came against South Carolina (Feb. 19), Temple (Feb. 20) and North Carolina (April 18) career-high four hits came against NCAA Tournament participant Florida A&M (March 6) in the Speedline Invitational career-high 17 multi-hit games batted .381 (eight-for-21) in ACC play highlighted her ACC play with a .571 slugging percentage and a .519 on-base average three hits against Georgia (Feb. 14), Campbell (March 26), and Canisius (March 28) season-high three RBI came five times as a sophomore three RBI games against Nicholls State (Feb. 6), Temple, Florida A&M, Iowa State (March 12) and Canisius second career triple came against South Florida (May 2) five of six (.833) in stolen bases one of only five players to play in and start all 74 games during the season. As a Freshman in 1998: Led the Terp freshmen in games played (50) and games started (50) earned the starting assignment at shortstop as a true freshman finished third on the team in batting with a career-high .313 average hit three home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Maryland-Eastern Shore (March 15) at home led the team with a career-high 13 doubles and finished second in RBI (32) and home runs (six) was second on the team in total bases (78) and second among regulars with a .748 slugging percentage seven stolen bases tied for the team high named to the ACC Honor Roll. Before Maryland: A graduate of Parkland High School in 1998 played both field hockey and softball a four-time East Penn Conference all-star at first base and shortstop a high school All-America selection by Fastpitch Magazine helped guide Parkland to the 1995 state championship a six-time Pennsylvania state champion at the Junior Olympics while playing with the Renegades named Parkland's Outstanding Female Athlete as a senior two-time Player of the Year selection by the Allentown Morning Call named to the Pennsylvania all-state field hockey team. Personal: Born Aug. 17, 1979 Jennifer is the daughter of Brenda and David Potzman, veterans of the Marine Corps Marathon a member of the National Honor Society named to the Pennsylvania all-state academic team majoring in kinesiology plans to attend medical school after graduation enjoys the outdoors.
Potzman at the plate Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 1998 50-50 .313 144 26 45 13 1 6 32 7-7 1999 74-74 .298 208 49 62 8 1 4 37 5-6 2000 55-55 .270 163 33 44 8 1 3 21 0-0 Totals 179-179 .293 515 108 151 29 3 13 90 12-13 |
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