7 Tiffany Whipple
OF · 5-3 · Sr. · L-L
Fresno, Calif. (Pacific/Buchanan HS)
Major: Liberal Studies

2001 (Junior): Hit safely in seven of last eight games & batted .375 (9-24, 6 R, double, triple, RBI, walk, hit by pitch, 2 SH, 1 SB & 12 TB) ... ... hit safely in 24 of last 33 games & batted .343 (36-105, 21 runs, 3 doubles, triple, 5 RBI,6 BB, 2 HBP, SF, 4 SH, 7-9 SB, 37 TB) ... in last 41 games, batted .352 (44-125, 31 R, 11 RBI, 4 doubles, triple, 7 BB, 9-11 SB, 3 HBP, 4 SH & SF) ... concluded WAC play with a five-game hit streak & batted .429 (6-14, 5 R, RBI, double, triple, walk, 1 SB, SH) ... finished second on team in batting, hits, runs, and multiple-hit games (16) ... season-high nine-game hit streak (.452, 14-31, 9 R, double, 3 RBI, BB, HBP, SF, SH, 4-4 SB, 15 TB) ... had season-best 3 RBI vs. New Mexico State.

Pacific (1999-2000): As a freshman, started all 60 games as the leadoff hitter ... led the Tigers with 57 hits and tied for the team lead in stolen bases (8) ... finished second in batting (.298) and third in runs (25) and sacrifice hits (10) ... as a sophomore, started all 56 games ... led team in batting (.293), hits (53), sacrifices (10) and stolen bases (15) ... shared team lead in runs (25) and total bases (64) ... four-time Dean's List ... two-time Big West Player of the Week ... four-time all-Big West Academic.

Buchanan HS: Five-sport letterwinner in cross country, basketball, track and field, softball and tennis at Buchanan High School ... in softball, was a three-year varsity starter in center field ... helped BHS to a Valley title in 1998 ... also led team to two Tri-River Athletic Conference championships (1997, 1998) ... three-time all-conference selection ... two-time all-Valley ... an all-state honoree as a senior ... in cross country, set TRAC record with a time of 18:26 (3.2 miles) as BHS won league, Valley and state championship crowns her freshman year ... as a sophomore and junior, team repeated with two more TRAC and Valley crowns ... played basketball her junior season and BHS captured a TRAC title ... in her final season, was selected BHS Athlete of the Year and Junior League Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born November 24, 1980 ... parents are Craig Heilbut and Lori Foutz ... her husband's name is Nathan Whipple ... has three brothers, Arden, Bryce and Christian and four sisters, Richelle, Janalee, Meredith, and Chelsea ... sister Richelle ran track at Fresno City College ... admires her husband the most ... hobbies include singing and staying active by playing sports ... Honor Roll member ... member of 1997 Fresno Force 16-under national championship team ... recruited by Pacific, Sacramento State, and Arkansas.

FRESNO STATE CAREER STATISTICS
Year	G/GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SH	SF	BB	SO	SB/ATT	TB	SLG%	AVG.
2001	58/58	177	40	59	6	1	0	16	8	1	13	10	10/14	67	0.379	0.333
2002	70/70	236	33	67	3	0	0	9	10	3	13	17	11/16	70	0.297	0.284
Total	128/128	413	73	126	9	1	0	25	18	4	26	27	21/30	137	0.332	0.305

ACCOLADES
· 2002 Preseason All-WAC
· 2001 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
· 2001 WAC all-Academic
· 2001 Fresno State Scholar-Athlete
· 2001 second team all-WAC
· Two-time Dean's List
· WAC Player of the Week