Date: December 20, 2005
Contact: Carol Connelly, Director, Media & Communication Services, ext. 5267, cconnelly@pnc.edu

PNC Women’s Softball Team Signs Player

WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central women’s softball team has signed Erin Weber of Bridgman, Mich., who will join the team for Fall semester 2006.

Weber is a senior at Bridgman High School, where she has a grade-point-average of 3.89 and ranks eighth in her class of 91 students. She hopes to major in preveterinary medicine at PNC.

Weber, is a three-year varsity starter and a two-position player. As a pitcher, she has a record of 38 – 18. At third base, she has batted .405 with a .935 fielding average. She led her team in extra-base hits for three years and is a three-year Academic All-Conference player.

She also played for the Great Lake Lightning team in 2002 – 2004 and in 2004 the team was second runner up in the United State Softball Association age 16 and under World Series competition. In 2005 she played for the Southwest Michigan Fuzion team.

Weber is also a member of the National Honor Society, is a four-year member of the Varsity Dance team and lettered in volleyball. She attended the Berrien County, Michigan Math and Science Center as a freshman and sophomore.

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