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Angela Knight

Class: Senior Hometown: Granger, Indiana High School: Penn

Position: Outfield Birthdate: 03/27/1982 Bats/Throws: L/R

2003: Received Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... started 59 of the 60 games she played in right field ... owned a .257 batting average, while posting 35 hits including three for extra bases ... launched first career home run, a solo shot, against UNLV ... hit an RBI triple to drive in the game-winning run in Purdue's 6-2 win over Pacific at the Speedline Invitational ... went 2-for-2 including a double and two runs scored in Game 1 against Illinois-Chicago ... tallied 13 RBI and 30 runs scored, while owning a .331 on-base percentage... chalked up three RBI and a run scored while going 2-for-2 against Pittsburgh at the Speedline ... went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate against Eastern Illinois and 2-for-2 against IUPUI ... stole six bases in 10 attempts ... posted six sacrifice hits and earned 15 free bases via walk or hit by pitch.

2002: Dubbed Purdue's Most Improved Player ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... played in 56 games, starting 53 in right field ... hit .248 for the season with 32 hits in 129 at-bats ... boasted four perfect days at the plate, including a 2-for-2 performance against No. 17 Southwest Texas and a one-hit effort against No. 11 Michigan ... posted an RBI single to left in a 7-4 win over Wichita State ... tallied the first RBI of the game in a 5-3 victory over Texas-San Antonio ... registered a three-run double to center field in the Boilermakers' 7-0 downing of Northern Illinois at the Speedline Classic in Plant City, Fla. ... recorded an RBI bunt as Purdue topped IUPUI 8-0 in the second game of a doubleheader ... totaled 11 RBI ... walked nine times and was 4-of-6 on stolen base attempts.

2001: Started one game in 42 total appearances ... appeared primarily as a pinch runner ... earned first career start against Eastern Illinois as the designated player ... was walked and hit by a pitch for her first two on-base appearances ... tallied all three career putouts (1.000 fielding percentage) against Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 16 at shortstop ... stole one base each against Santa Clara, Wisconsin and Illinois ... scored 11 times for the sixth-most individual runs.

High School: Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year, first team all-state and conference Most Valuable Player as senior after batting .510 ... selected for North-South All-Star Game ... broke 15 school records ... first team all-state and first team all-conference her junior season after batting .500 ... member of Class 3A state championship team as junior ... batted .480 and was 37 for 37 in stolen base attempts en route to being named second team all-state and second team all-conference as sophomore ... swiped five bases in a game ... four-time team MVP -- Offense ... also played basketball ... softball coach was Chris Woods ... played travel ball for the Indiana Express under coach Jay Smith.

Personal: Given name is Angela Rose Knight ... born March 27, 1982 ... parents are Ellie and Larry Knight ... has three brothers: twins Rich and Chris and her twin, Steven ... also has one sister, Dawn-Marie ... majoring in nursing ... nickname is YoYo.

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