Softball

Candis Turnbo
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Candis Turnbo

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pearland, Texas
High School:
Pearland
Position:
Outfield/First Base
Experience:
3L

This Season: A utility player who can play all over the field... has a true passion for the game... worked hard on offensive and defensive consistency.

2003: Appeared in 30 games for the Cougars with 27 starts... hit .243 with 18 hits and eight RBI's... third on the team with five stolen bases... went 3-4 with one RBI and one run scored against Southern Miss on March 5, 2003... was 3-3 against Boston University with three RBI's...batted 1-2 with a home run and two RBI's against Texas Arlington.

2002: Split time in centerfield starting 29 of 38 games played… batted .232 on the year with six walks… hit two doubles and two home runs during the season… went 2-for-3 against Texas A&M Corpus Christi batted 2-for-3 against No. 16 DePaul in Chicago with one RBI… Went 2-for-3 against Prairie View with three RBI… had hits in twelve games this season.

2001: Houston’s starting centerfielder for most of the season... posted a team-best .981 fielding percentage, making only one error in 51 games… had a .311 on-base percentage with 18 walks and 19 hits… hammered two home runs during the year… played best career game at University of Texas on March 7 when she went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run and one RBI... went 2-for-3 with 4 RBIs against Bethune-Cookman… went 2-for-3 and had one RBI versus both Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Conference-USA opponent Louisville.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Pearland High School in Pearland, Texas… teammate of current Cougar Lindsay Durham… named first-team all-District 23-5A in her senior season in 2000… traveled to Australia in December of 1999 to take part in an international softball tournament… coached by Laneigh Clark… also selected second-team All-District in 1999…

Personal: Born August 25, 1982, in Temple, Texas… brother, Kyle, is a letterman in baseball and golf at Pearland High School… chose Houston over Centenary.

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