Career Notes
Is in her fourth season with the Penguins... Has played catcher, outfield and has served as the designated player.

2007 Junior Season

Made an appearance in 34 games and made 33 starts... Posted seven multi-hit games, including three games with three hits... batted .315 with five doubles, a home run and 12 RBIs... Tied for the team lead with five stolen bases... Led the team with a .438 batting average against Horizon League opponents... Also posted a .531 slugging percentage against league foes... Went 3-for-3 with a double against Purdue (3/23)... Ripped a double and had two RBIs in a 3-for-4 performance against UIC (4/1)... Belted her only home run of the season against Pittsburgh (4/10)... Went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against UW-Green Bay (4/14)... Batted .361 (22-for-61) with three doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs over the last 21 games of the season.

2006 Sophomore Season
Turned in a solid sophomore campaign, appearing in and starting 46 games... Tied for second on the team with a .316 batting average and ranked tied for third with four home runs... Drove in 22 runs, which is fourth best on the team... Recorded 10 multi-hit games... Went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, four RBIs and three runs scored in a 12-3 win over Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament (5/11)... Drove in two runs while going 2-for-4 against Loyola (5/6)... Ripped a run-scoring double and scored twice in a 4-2 win over Cleveland State (4/25)... Hit a home run against Robert Morris (4/10)... Blasted a three-run home run in a 6-4 win over Butler (4/9)... Hit her first career home run in a 2-for-3 performance against Pittsburgh (3/23)... Batting .370 with runners in scoring position, .333 with two outs and .429 with runners on third and less than two outs.

2005 Freshman Season
Appeared in 20 games with 16 starts... Went 2-for-3 in her collegiate debut against Belmont (3/6)... Posted a run-scoring double and scored a run against Kentucky (3/6)... Ripped a double against Florida A&M (3/18)... Batted .224 while driving in four runs and scoring four times.

High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Rochester Community High School... Led her prep squad to a 22-6 overall record and guided the Zebras to the Class 2A Regional Finals... Set the school record for most home runs... Also led the Rochester volleyball team to the state finals and the girls’ basketball team to the 2003-04 state championship... Was a three-time all-conference selection... Named team Most Valuable Player with a .390 batting average, a .542 conference batting average and 22 stolen bases.

Personal
Daughter of Dennis and Jeanie Fornal ... Has two brothers... Major is exercise science/physical therapy... Born 4/21/86.