Andrea Colosimo Class: Sophomore Hometown: Orland Park, Ill. High School: Sandburg Position: IF/OF Birthdate: 08/31/1989

2008: Started 28 games for the Huskies and action in 33 of 43 contests...Turned in four multi-hit games, and went 15-of-70 at the plate (.214), scoring seven runs and driving in nine...Third on the team in on base percentage (.345)...Earned eight walks and was hit by a pitch six times to lead the team in that category...Had hit in wins against Buffalo (4/11/08), Kent State (4/13/08) and Ohio (4/25/08)...Named MAC West Player of the Week for week of April 28-May 6 after batting .583 with seven hits and drove in a run in each of the five games, finishing with eight RBI.

High School: Played three seasons on varsity for the Sandburg Eagles...Hit .357, .368 and .348 with three trips to the state tournament, resulting in a fifth-place finish her sophomore season and a third-place finish the following year...As a junior, was named to the all-area first-team and first-team all-SICA...Matched those accolades as a senior on the sectional championship team...Added first-team all-state to her list of honors after batting .600 in the state tournament her junior season...Holds the IHSA state tournament record for hits in a single game with her 4-for-4 performance in the 2006 quarterfinal game...Was an Illinois State Scholar and member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Erin Butler and Wayne Colosimo...Older sister Kaitlin is an All-American pitcher at SIU-Edwardsville...Huskie Scholar for 2007-08 academic year. Major: Mechanical Engineering. Birthday: August 31, 1989.