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12 - Whitney Loomis
Year:Jr.
Position:2B
Height:5-7
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
Hometown:Sacramento, Calif.
Previous School:Mira Loma HS



2008 Season
Started all 53 games at second base...a second team all-PCSC selection who hit .298 with 39 runs, 10 doubles, seven home runs, 37 RBIs, a .503 slugging percentage and a .356 on-base percentage...her 39 runs were the second-best mark on the team and tied for second best in the conference...hit .360 with runners in scoring position, and had 14 two-out RBIs...also among conference leaders, she was tied for fifth in RBIs, sixth in home runs, ninth in slugging percentage (.519) and 10th in total bases (81)...second on the team with 10 multiple-RBI games...had four hitting streaks of at least five games long, including two seven gamers...named PCSC Player of the Week on March 19...against conference competition, Loomis hit .305...hit safely in 36 of 53 games, and 18 of her 48 hits went for extra bases.

2007 Season
Appeared in 40 games, including 35 starts at second base...an honorable mention all-PCSC selection after batting .293 (29-for-99) with six doubles, two triples, four home runs, 24 RBIs, a .515 slugging percentage and a .374 on-base percentage...her slugging percentage was second best on the team, and she ranked third on the squad in both RBIs and on-base percentage...against PCSC competition, she averaged more than one RBI per game, finishing with 20 RBIs in 17 games...in fact, her 20 RBIs against league opposition were three more than any other player in the PCSC...hit .340 (17-50) with runners on base, .333 (10-30) with runners in scoring position, and a team-best .424 (14-33) with two outs...named PCSC Player of the Week on April 24 after hitting .583 (7-12) with one double, three walks, four home runs, 11 RBIs and a 1.667 slugging percentage during a four-game series with Santa Clara...one of those four home runs was a three-run shot with the Hornets trailing, 4-1, in the bottom of the seventh inning in a game the team eventually won...had six multiple-RBI games, including one game with three RBIs and two with four RBIs...named to the PCSC Commissioner's Honor Roll, given to players that earned a 3.0 gpa or better during the academic year.

2006 Season
Appeared in 24 games, including 14 starts (seven at second base, four in left field and three in right field)...walked nine times in 44 plate appearances, good for a .364 on-base percentage...of the 17 times she reached base safely, Loomis scored 11 times...named to the PCSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School
A 2005 graduate of Sacramento’s Mira Loma High School...played four years of softball (pitcher and second base) for the Matadors, where she was a four-time all-league and team MVP selection...a first team all-city selection as a senior after batting .444 while posting a 22-7 record and a 0.38 ERA as a pitcher...had 185 strikeouts with just 22 walks in 205.0 innings in 2005...led the 2005 team to a 24-8 record and a runner-up finish in the Sac-Joaquin section championships...named league MVP in 2004 after leading the Matadors to a league championship (11-1).

Personal
Born Oct. 5, 1987...parents are Mike and Mariann Loomis...a business administration major with a 3.27 gpa...played three years of club softball for Sacramento’s Nor-Cal Lite.

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