Player Bio: Felecia Harris - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Softball
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At Washington
2010 (Sophomore): Pitched 2.0 innings with a 1-0 record in the 3-2 win against Portland State (3/27) ... allowed one hit in seven batters faced ... opponent's batting average was .143
2009 (Freshman) An honorable mention Pac-10 All-Freshman honoree ... Contributed both at the plate and in the circle, playing in 40 games while making 29 starts overall and making 13 appearances in the circle... Drove in 19 runs and belted four home runs at the plate while going 7-2 with a 3.12 ERA in the circle... Sixth on the team with four home runs and also knocked two doubles and a triple... Recorded five complete games and struck out 27 batters in 51.2 innings while walking 17... Won two of three games in UW's series sweep at home against New Mexico, earning two complete-game victories... Allowed just one earned run on six hits and struck out three in a 14-3 win to start the weekend series (3/21)... Also belted her fourth home of the season in that game en route to a perfect day at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs and three RBI... Won the third game of the series as well, allowing just two runs in seven innings while striking out three in UW's 9-2 victory... Also went 1-for-3 at the plate... Had her first career multi-hit game against No. 2 Alabama in the Easton SEC/Pac-10/Big 12 Challenge, going 2-for-4 with three RBI... Had a big hit which broke the game open, a two-out, bases-loaded double which scored all three runners... Came on in relief of Danielle Lawrie after three innings against No. 7/8 Georgia and pitched four shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three... Hit two home runs in the Husky Softball Classic including her first career grand slam against Portland State (2/28)... Her four RBI were a career-high... Also homered the next day against Portland State, a solo shot... Threw her first seven-inning complete game against Long Island (2/20) in the Cathedral City Classic, recording a career-high eight strikeouts while not walking a batter in UW's 7-3 win... Helped herself out at the plate that day, going 1-for-2 with a run and an RBI as well as her first career triple... Also earned the victory over Mississippi (2/21), allowing no earned runs in 4.0 innings, and went 1-for-2 with an RBI... Hit the first long ball of her career against No. 25 Long Beach State (2/15)... The home run came with UW trailing 1-0 and was a three-run shot which proved to be the winning runs... Had a solid opening weekend with the Huskies, going 2-0 on the mound with a 0.00 ERA in 9.1 innings pitched... Also collected her first collegiate hit and RBI, knocking a two-run double against Southern Utah (2/7)... Also got the win in that contest, pitching five innings of one-hit shutout ball while striking out four... Made her first career start against BYU (2/6)... Pitched 4.1 innings, allowing one earned run and four hits.
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner at Kentlake High School... Helped Kentlake to a fourth-place finish at state as a junior and a fifth-place finish as a senior ... Named league Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior... Earned first team all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior and first team all-area and first feam all-league all four seasons at Kentlake ... Named the Falcons' Top Offensive Player all four years and was a team captain her junior and senior years ... Played the last two summers for the Washington Ladyhawks Gold club team, helping the team to a seventh-place finish at 18U Gold Nationals in 2008... Prior to that played for the Washington Sidewinders, helping the team advance to the 2006 ASA 16U A Nationals ... Was on the honor roll every semester at Kentlake and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Parents are Joe and Pamela Harris... Has a younger brother, Zachary (12)... Is considering majoring in history... Aspires to be a college softball coach... Felecia Ann Harris was born in Seattle, Wash.
UW head coach Heather Tarr on Harris:
"Felecia brings power, presence and versatility to our program. She has always wanted to be a Husky, which I think is great. She was the first of this class to commit to us."
