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

2009: Led the team in games played, participating in all 57 games, starting 54 ... Divided time between the outfield, infield and pitching circle, making 28 starts in the outfield, nine at third, five at first, seven at pitcher, four as the designated hitter and one at shortstop ... Led the Huskies in batting average (.291), RBI (24), doubles (4), total bases (57), hit by pitch (9) and games played (57) ... Hit her first career home run against then-No. 18 Houston (2/21/09) when she hit a grand slam to lead the Huskies to a 5-3 come-from-behind victory ... Produced 10 multi-hit games, including a season high three hits twice ... Hit a team-leading .346 with runners on base ... Named to the 2009 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team, going 5-for-10 at the plate with a double, three runs batted in and a run scored ... Best performance of the 2009 MAC Softball Tournament came in NIU's 9-4 victory over Bowling Green (5/7/09) when she went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored ... Went 1-4 as a pitcher in 15 appearances on the season ... Picked up her first collegiate victory by defeating Central Michigan (4/24/09), 3-0, allowing six hits in four innings pitched.

2008: Started 28 games for the Huskies and saw action in 33 of 43 contests ... Turned in four multi-hit games, and went 15-for-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 a 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.