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SandiDengler
- class Senior
- High school North Hills
Kirchner on Dengler: “Sandi has worked hard offensively this fall and that will pay off for her. She is competing for time behind the plate and in the outfield. Sandi is a senior and her time is now.”
2001 – Played in 17 games, starting 10… Hit .219 with a double and three RBIs… Threw out three of five would-be base stealers… Had a .975 fielding percentage… Went 3-for-3 with a run and two RBIs in 15-0 win over Morehead State… Started all three games of the Ole Miss series, collecting a hit and an RBI in UK’s 7-1 win (3/24/01)… Earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2000 – Fifth on team in putouts with 75… Played in 27 games, starting in 23… Had 59 at-bats… Had 17 hits with nine runs… Had five RBIs and 20 total bases… Hit an RBI double en route to an 8-0 victory over Morehead State… Went 2-for-3 and scored two runs against Akron… Named Academic All-SEC.
1999 – Came on during the middle of the season… Played in 41 games, starting 38 contests… Recorded 17 hits and scored nine runs… Recorded her first career hit against Oklahoma State at the UTA Tournament in Texas… Drove in five runs and was successful in three stolen base attempts… Against 7th-ranked LSU, went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple, an RBI and a run scored.
High School – Earned three varsity letters at North Hills High School … Received Most Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award from North Hills in 1998… Named North Hills News Record Player of the Year in 1998… Was elected to the 1998 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pitcher and Infield All-Section Team… Earned News Record All-Area honors in 1997 and 1998.
Personal – Sandi Kay Dengler was born on September 19, 1979… The daughter of Holly and Bob Seng and Steve and Nancy Dengler.
| Denlger’s Career Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | AVG | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-SBA |
| 1999 | .172 | 41/38 | 99 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .219 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .219 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 |
| 2000 | .169 | 27/23 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .186 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .194 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 2001 | .219 | 17/10 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .242 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2002 | .206 | 44/41 | 126 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 35 | .278 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .265 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Totals | .190 | 129/112 | 316 | 36 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 74 | .234 | 16 | 3 | 53 | 0 | .235 | 1 | 4 | 4-4 |
Q&A with Dengler
Favorite movie: “The Little Mermaid”, “The Lion King”
Favorite band: N’Sync, Dixie Chicks
Favorite type of food: Baked potato
I wear #21 because: My brother wore #21
My favorite sport other than softball is: Football
If I could see only one professional sports team play, it would be: Pittsburgh Steelers
If a movie was to be made about me, I would like this person to portray me: Julia Roberts
The person I admire most is: My four parents and three brothers and sister