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Majoring in communications • Serves on Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 2006: As a sophomore, appeared in 65 games, starting 59 at designated player • Earned second-team NFCA All-Southeast Region honors • Finished the season batting .278 (50 for 180) with seven home runs and 31 RBIs • Hit her first home run of the season coming off the bench against Iowa on Feb. 11 • Went 2 for 4 with three RBIs in the win over Toledo on Feb. 17 • Had a double and a home run at Boston College on April 8 • Accounted for UNC's only run during NCAA play with a solo home run against USF on May 19 • Finished the season with 14 multi-hit games. 2005: As a freshman, played in 50 games and started 45, mainly as the designated player • Had a team-leading six home runs, including a grand slam against Virginia Tech on April 9 • Finished that game with a career-high five RBIs • Also had a four RBI game against Furman on March 23 • Had a career-high three hits against Elon on Feb. 23 • Missed the final 17 games of the season after fracturing her ankle in practice following the UNCG doubleheader on April 14 • Named second-team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Southeastern Region as a designated player. At Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High School: Four-time all-state, all-conference and all-area honoree • Florida's Gatorade Player of the Year all four years • District Player of the Year as a senior • Selected for the Florida All-Star Game • Team captain • Threw eight no-hitters and two perfect games in high school • Led her team in RBI's, batting average, doubles, triples, home runs and walks throughout her career • Also played two years of volleyball • Recipient of the Academic Excellence Award for maintaining better than a 3.5 grade point average while playing a sport and helping in the community. Personal: The daughter of Mary Testa • Born Casey Shannon Testa on Oct. 27, 1985, in West Palm Beach, Fla. • Has two brothers and one sister - Lindsay (23), Sam (19) and Ricky (12) • Her mother played tennis at Florida Southern, and her sister, Lindsay, played softball at Alabama • Brother Sam plays baseball at Lake City Community College. More on Testa: Favorite pastimes are shopping, going to the beach, going to the sandbar, boating, jetskiing and being with friends and family • After college, hopes to work in pharmaceutical sales • Athletes she most admires are Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Joe DiMaggio • Biggest sports thrill has been attending the induction of Gary Carter into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., where she sat next to Cal Ripken, Jr. • Lists "Remember the Titans" and "Wedding Crashers" as her favorite movies • Favorite color is pink. Testa's Career Statistics Year AVG G-S AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB SO S-A 2005 .294 50-45 119 17 35 25 7 0 6 60 .504 20 22 0-0 2006 .278 65-59 180 11 50 31 7 0 7 78 .433 23 28 0-0 Tot. .284 115-104 299 28 85 56 14 0 13 138 .462 43 50 0-0 |
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