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Valisha Fincher
SO * OF * R/L
Tarrant, Ala.
Tarrant HS
2008
Saw
action in 50 games as a true freshman in the outfield … finished
with a .341 batting average from the left side of the plate, ranking
fourth on the team in batting … Scored 38 runs and tallied 78 total
bases … Ranked second on the team in home runs with eight … Team
leader in stolen bases with 13 … Turned in a .442 on base percentage
mark as a rookie … Named Gulf South Conference East Division Player
of the Week after sporting an astounding .727 batting average in the
Tiger Invitational at the UWA Softball Complex … Posted a pair of
3-for-4 outings at the plate within Gulf South Conference action –
West Florida (3/22) and UAH (4/27) … Finished with 13 multi-hit
games, including back-to-back three-hit performances against
Crichton College (2/29 & 3/1) … Swiped a pair bases against Crichton
(2/29) … Posted 22 walks on the season.
HIGH
SCHOOL
Attended
Tarrant High School in Tarrant, Ala. ... Earned a letter in
softball, basketball, volleyball and cheerleading at THS ... Captain
of the Wildcat softball, basketball and volleyball programs for two
seasons ... Played in the Alabama All Star game as a member of the
North squad in 2006 ... Selected to the 2005 and 2006
Birmingham News All-State Honorable Mention Team ... Led THS in
batting average her senior season ... Led the Wildcat girl’s
basketball team in rebounds ... Played summer travel softball with
the Elite Force and CSXpress ... Voted Sophomore, Junior and Senior Class
President ... Participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
and Girls In Action (GIA).
PERSONAL
Valisha Rene
Fincher was born November 14, 1988, in Birmingham, Ala. ...
Majoring in business ... Daughter of Harold and Glinda Fincher ...
Has two brothers - Brandon (28) and Quentin (27) ... Career
objective is to become a journalist ... Chose UWA over Mississippi
Valley State, Birmingham Southern.
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