As a Sophomore (2001): Erin Stokey ranks in the top 1 a in 11 of 15 offensive single-season categories at Arkansas, including holding the number two spot in at bats with 231 (2000) and grand slam home runs with one (2000). She ranks third in overall homers in a season with 4 (2000). She also ranks in most of Arkansas' top 10 career records after just two seasons of play, highlighted by the sixth-place spot for RBI with 34 and the eighth-place spot for total bases with 105. She holds the single-game record for RBIs with five at Georgia, including a grand slam in 1999, and is tied for first with three walks in a game against #24 Florida in 1999. Stokey played all three outfield positions as well as second base and served as the team's designated hitter and pinch hitter when needed. Stokey hit a solid .235 at second base and .231 while playing in the outfield. She was also strong in the field with 44 putouts and 28 assists.
As a Freshman (2000): A starter from day one, Stokey began her career at Arkansas in left field but made the move to the infield and second base about a quarter of the way through the year. The hot-hitting Stokey hit four home runs, including the third grand slam in Arkansas history, to win the game in a Southeastern Conference match-up at Georgia. Stokey became the first freshman at Arkansas (after the inaugural season in 1997) to earn Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors and finished second in the SEC Freshman of the Year voting. Stokey also has the honor of being the first Lady Razorback to hit a home run (a lead-off shot over the left field wall) in the NCAA Regional against No. 13 Oregon State. Over the summer, Stokey's ABCO team placed second at the Women's "A" Nationals and was selected as a first-team all-American at first base.
HIGH SCHOOL: Stokey hails from Vancouver, Wash., where she was a three-sport athlete in softball, basketball and soccer. Stokey stepped up her performance as a junior, earning league MVP honors as well as the scholar-athlete award after hitting .308 with an on-base percentage of .468 and a fielding percentage of .991. As a senior Stokey, who earned four all-league honors, and her summer teams (Aphis Ready Mix and 18 U Gold) reached nationals six times, earning a fifth-place finish in 1996. Her teams earned three state titles and three regional titles.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 19, 1981, Erin Diane Stokey is the youngest child to Dave and Sherry Stokey of Vancouver, Wash. She has an older sister, Shawndra and a brother, Adam. Adam played baseball at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. She is majoring in communications.
As a Freshman (2000): A starter from day one, Stokey began her career at Arkansas in left field but made the move to the infield and second base about a quarter of the way through the year. The hot-hitting Stokey hit four home runs, including the third grand slam in Arkansas history, to win the game in a Southeastern Conference match-up at Georgia. Stokey became the first freshman at Arkansas (after the inaugural season in 1997) to earn Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors and finished second in the SEC Freshman of the Year voting. Stokey also has the honor of being the first Lady Razorback to hit a home run (a lead-off shot over the left field wall) in the NCAA Regional against No. 13 Oregon State. Over the summer, Stokey's ABCO team placed second at the Women's "A" Nationals and was selected as a first-team all-American at first base.
HIGH SCHOOL: Stokey hails from Vancouver, Wash., where she was a three-sport athlete in softball, basketball and soccer. Stokey stepped up her performance as a junior, earning league MVP honors as well as the scholar-athlete award after hitting .308 with an on-base percentage of .468 and a fielding percentage of .991. As a senior Stokey, who earned four all-league honors, and her summer teams (Aphis Ready Mix and 18 U Gold) reached nationals six times, earning a fifth-place finish in 1996. Her teams earned three state titles and three regional titles.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 19, 1981, Erin Diane Stokey is the youngest child to Dave and Sherry Stokey of Vancouver, Wash. She has an older sister, Shawndra and a brother, Adam. Adam played baseball at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. She is majoring in communications.