LINDSEY BATES
Outfielder
5-8, Junior
Decatur, Alabama

UNA 2006: Bates played in 56 games for the Lions last season, spending most of the time as the team's designated player and earning Second Team, All-Gulf South Conference honors. After starting 55 games, she went 64-for-171 at the plate for a .374 batting average. She also added 14 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 52 RBI. She had 19 multiple-hit games on the year, including a 4-for-4 performance on Mar. 14 against Kentucky State, and a pair of 3-for-3 showings during a four-game series at West Georgia to close the regular season. Her 52 RBI tied her with teammate Jessica Liddy for most in a season at UNA.

UNA 2005: Saw action in 39 games in 2005, batting .202 for the year. She had three home runs with six doubles and four RBI. She had six multiple-hit games, including back-to-back two-hit showings during a two- game sweep over No. 7 UAH on April 5.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Austin High School for coach Butch Wright. She played in the outfield for the Class 6A Black Bears and was an all-area selection five straight years from 2000-04. Her senior season, she hit .396 with 11 triples, 29 RBI's and 50 runs. She also lettered in basketball and volleyball.

PERSONAL: Her full name is Lindsey Rae Bates. She was born on November 11, 1985. She is the daughter of Mike and Rhonda Bates and has one sister, Laurie, a UNA graduate. Majoring in elementary education at UNA.