have also been pitching around Stuart as she has drawn four intentional walks and six walks overall. The only time she got a pitch to hit with runners in scoring position, she laced an RBI double into the left field corner against Georgia Tech in a must-win situation on the final day of Regional play. She has also hit .500 when she has come up to the plate with two outs on the board.

BE BACK AT 4
Stuart has spent most of the 2002 season with a lofty batting average over .400. Since teams have been pitching around her lately, when the junior has had a chance to hit it has been hard for her to get into rhythm. That all changed against second team All-American Jocelyn Forest inFriday’s game. Stuart collected both of FSU’s hits and sent her average back above the .400 mark. She is currently hitting .402, which is tied for the second-highest batting average in the 24-year history of Florida State softball. This will be the second consecutive season she has lead the team in batting average and she is only the fourth FSU player to ever lead the Tribe in batting average in back-to-back seasons.

GOTTA BELIEVE ITS GETTING BETTER

Considering how awesome Stuart has been in 2002, it is almost scary to think how good she will be as a senior in 2003. The second baseman has raised her offensive numbers by a substantial margin almost every year she has been in Tallahassee. One look at her numbers from freshman to sophomore