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| Amber Barton |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Osteen, FL
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 | High School: Pine Ridge HS
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 | Height: 5-10
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 | Position: P/3B
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 | Birthdate: 10/30/1987
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Freshman (2007): Made her first appearance in the circle against South Carolina (2/10)... picked up her first hit, extra-base hit and RBI with one swing of the bat on a double against South Carolina (2/10)...doubled in a run against James Madison in two trips to the plate and earned her first win on the mound, giving up three runs on six hits while striking out four and walking two in 6.1 innings (2/23)...threw five innings, giving up six hits and a run while striking out three against Rutgers in an Owl win (3/11)...went a season-best 3-for-4 with a double, triple, two RBI and three runs scored against Rutgers (3/17)...threw a season-high nine innings against Northwestern State, taking the tough-luck loss while giving up 13 hits and striking out five (4/3)...hit her first-career homerun against Troy, driving in two and scoring twice (4/6)...tossed a complete-game shutout against UCF, giving up just three hits, a walk and striking out three (4/11)...held FIU to just one run on three hits while striking out seven and walking four in a complete-game win (5/4)...doubled in two runs against Florida International in the opening round of the conference tournament (5/11)...came out of the bullpen to toss four critical innings in the semifinals against Middle Tennessee in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, giving up seven hits and a walk while striking out five, as the Owls held off MTSU and advanced to the SBC Championship game.
High School: Played for Jamie Smith at Pine Ridge High School in Sanford, FL...two-sport athlete (softball and volleyball)...earned First Team All-Conference honors in softball her sophomore, junior and senior years, and her junior and senior seasons in volleyball...named team MVP her senior season in both softball and volleyball.
Personal: Undecided in major...daughter of Ryan and Jill Barton...born October 30, 1987, in Sanford, FL...professional goal is to be an elementary teacher.