Shelli Messer Class: Senior Hometown: Greenfield, Ind. High School: Mt. Vernon Position: 3B Bats/Throws: R/R

For the Record: Enters the season ranked fift on the Purdue career assists list with 275.

2004: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... started 51 of 54 games at third base ... posted a .265 batting average to go with a .395 slugging percentage ... tallied 23 RBI and 17 runs, to go with 11 doubles and eight stolen bases ... recorded 39 hits including 14 for extra bases ... ranked second in the Big Ten with one triple during conference play ... recorded 88 assists to move into fifth place on the Purdue career assists list with 275 ... put together a five game hit streak, while tallying eight multi-hit games ... went 4-for-4 with three RBI, including the game winner , and a run against IPFW ... posted three game-winning runs and three game-winning RBI ... capped the Mercer win with a two-run home run ... sealed the team's win over Pittsburgh with a three-run walk off home run in the 10th inning ... earned co-Most Improved Player honors at the team's postseason banquet.

2003: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... started 24 games, 17 at third base, three at designated player and three at pitcher ... tallied 13 hits, 5 RBI and eight runs while hitting .217 ... stole two bases ... struck out 13 batters in 17 innings of action and posted a 1-1 record in three starts ... missed nearly a month after suffering a facial injury in Purdue's win over Mississippi at the Speedline Invitational ... returned to hit .242 over the last half of the season and post a 1.05 ERA in three games on the mound ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run against Indiana ... posted lone extra base hit of the season, a double, against Northwestern, driving in an run ... drove in the game-winner with a sacrifice fly in Game 2 against IUPUI ... picked up the win in Game 2 against Eastern Illinois, allowing just one hit in three innings of work.

2002: Started 54 of 56 games at third base ... registered 27 hits on the season, including three doubles ... hit two doubles in second game of a doubleheader against IUPUI, going 2-for-3 in the game ... went 3-for-4 against Florida, with three singles and one RBI in the Boilermakers' 13-5 victory ... went 3-for-4 against Valparaiso ... hit two RBI singles against Ball State to help Purdue to a 6-3 win ... registered three stolen bases in four attempts ... tallied 32 putouts and 144 assists ... pitched two innings for Purdue against Texas A&M CC, striking out one batter.

High School: Three-time first team all-state selection ... three-time Indianapolis Star-News Super Team pick ... named Indianapolis Super Team Player of the Year as a senior ... owns 12 softball school records ... four-year all-conference selection ... four-time Indianapolis All-Metro East team member ... three-time All-Metro East Player of the Year ... led Indiana in 2000 with a 0.08 ERA ... member of the 2000 Indiana Class 2A state champion team ... four-year softball letterwinner under coach Stacey Bricker ... also earned three varsity letters in both track and volleyball ... owns the school record in the 100m hurdles ... received the team's Most Athletic Award ... played travel ball for the Indiana Angels under coach Don Pietz.

Personal: Given name is Shelli Marie Messer ... born May 12, 1983 ... parents are Richard and Twana Messer ... has one brother, Mitch ... majoring in sports marketing.

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