The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2010 Softball Roster
Roster
Tallie Thrasher
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Carroll
- Hometown:
- Southlake, Texas
• Career statistics
CAREER ACCOLADES
• 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Two-time All-Big 12 Second Team (2007-08)
• 2008 NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2008 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2008 Spring Fling Tournament MVP
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2008 and March 25, 2008)
• 2007 NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• Ranks second all-time at Texas in career batting average (.335) and home runs (20)
• Ranks No. 1 all-time in career slugging percentage (.619) and on-base percentage (.437)
AS A JUNIOR (2009)
• appeared in 41 games and notched 22 starts (17 in the outfield and 5 as the designated player)
• tallied an RBI triple and scored two runs in an 11-1 win over UT Arlington (Feb. 17)
• went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Texas[apos] 5-4 win over Long Island (Feb. 22)
• registered two hits, three RBI and a triple in UT[apos]s 6-4 win at UTEP (Feb. 28)
• recorded a two-run double in a 4-2 win at Texas State (March 3)
• notched her third triple of the season and added an RBI and a run scored in Texas[apos] 10-1 win at Cal State Northridge (March 10)
• posted a pinch-hit single in a 2-0 victory at Texas Tech (April 15)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008)
• started 53 of Texas[apos] 54 games
• led the team in on-base percentage (.461) and ranked second in batting average (.348), hits (48), RBI (27) and walks (27)
• ranked second on the club in stolen bases (12-of-13) after having only three attempts in 2007 ... her seven steals in conference play tied for second in the Big 12
• opened the season with a four-game hit streak, amassing seven hits, three of which went for extra bases from Feb. 9 (UT San Antonio) to Feb. 13 (Texas State)
• hit a grand slam for her first homer of the season to lift UT to a 4-1 win over UNLV (Feb. 22)
• put together a five-game hitting streak, including a three-game home run streak from Feb. 22 versus UNLV to Feb. 24 against Stanford
• earned MVP honors at the Spring Fling Tournament by going 6-for-13 at the plate over six games, recording four RBI, three runs scored and four walks
• hit 1.000 during the week of March 16-22 in three games, going 6-for-6 at the plate with 2 RBI, a home run and five walks
• tagged her sixth longball of the season in a 2-for-3 performance at Iowa State, notching three RBI and plating two runs in a 10-0 win (March 29)
• blasted her 20th career home run against Kansas, tying her for second all-time in homers at Texas (April 13)
• Roped her second triple of the season and added two RBI in a 10-2 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (May 1)
AS A FRESHMAN (2007)
• appeared in all 55 of Texas[apos] games, starting 54 at designated player
• NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team (designated player)
• All-Big 12 Second Team
• led the squad with 12 homers, 88 total bases and a .629 slugging percentage
• set UT freshman records in RBI (32) and slugging percentage
• recorded 10 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI (third on team) performances
• equaled the UT single-season home run record when she hit her 12th long-ball of the season in Texas[apos] 5-3 win over Oklahoma State (April 22) ... that tied Desiree Williams[apos] 12 round-trippers in 2006
• headlined the Texas offense with a three-run, seventh inning home run that lifted UT to a 6-4 victory over St. John[apos]s (March 2)
• 4-for-4 in a 8-0 victory over Drake, driving in a pair of runs on a single before launching a game-ending solo home run
• had career single-game best, two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored in a 12-0 win over Oklahoma Christian (March 7)
• registered a 2-for-3 performance for her eighth multi-hit game of the season, including an RBI single that pushed Texas to a 6-1 win over UT San Antonio (March 22)
• had two doubles (a single-game best) against Stetson (May 19) at the NCAA Gainesville Regional
NATIONALLY
Played for Texas Rapid Fire Gold out of Flower Mound, Texas under head coach Brian Menefee ... the Fire Gold finished 25th at the 2005 Under-18 Gold Nationals.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Carroll HS under head coach Mark Larriba ... a two-time first-team all-state selection ... named all-district and District Offensive Player of the Year her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram All-Northeast Tarrant County First Team, 2004-06 ... Dallas/Fort Worth All-Star Team and All-State All Star member in 2006 ... captured Fort Worth Star Telegram Super Team honors at third base in 2004 and again in 2006 ... garnered Dallas Morning News All-Area First Team accolades in 2004 and 2005 ... helped lead the Dragons to a regional semifinal birth in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons ... named DeSoto High School Classic MVP honors in 2003 ... hit .500 as a senior after hitting at a .585 clip with eight home runs as a junior ... blasted first two grand slams in Carroll school history in 2003 ... 2005-06 Academic All-District.
PERSONAL
Full name is Tallie Aubyn Thrasher ... born March 14, 1988 in Southlake, Texas ... daughter of Terrie and Wesley Thrasher ... has one sister, Tess (18) ... sport management major ... three-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection ... recipient of the 2006-07 UT Women[apos]s Athletics Sue Ann Ray Culver Endowed Presidential Scholarship.
