Brythe Blankenship Class: Sophomore Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. High School: St. David's Height: 5-7 Position: 1B/2B Bats/Throws: R/R

2007: Split time between second base and first base as a freshman starting in all 58 games... Batted .244 with seven doubles, a pair of home runs and 17 RBI... Fashioned the squad's longest hitting streak of the year batting safely in 11 consecutive games... Registered nine multi-hit games, including going 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in a first round SoCon Tournament victory over Charleston... Earned All-SoCon Tournament honors after batting .375 and helping the Lady Paladins claim the league tournament title... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Played for coach Tiffany Stephens at St. David's School... Led the team to its first-ever state playoff appearance as a senior... Three-time NCISAA All-State selection, and three-time EPOC All-Conference honoree... Named team MVP as a sophomore, junior, and senior... Batted .851 with 14 homeruns as a senior... Also lettered in basketball four times, earning three EPIC All-Conference honors... NCISAA 2-A State Champions as a junior... Received Coaches Award as a senior, and Most Improved as a sophomore... Played travel ball for the Carolina Cardinals and coach Ray Chandler... Led her team to the 2006 18-U ASA National Championship... Two-time recipient of the Leigh Duncan Memorial Award, and was named St. David's Most Outstanding Female Athlete as a senior.

Personal: Brythe Elise Blankenship was born on April 20, 1988 in Raleigh, N.C... Daughter of Johnny and Celeste Blankenship... Father played baseball at Appalachian State... Majoring in health and exercise science.