Junior (2005): Barbara-Jean Southmayd helped the Lady Razorbacks set the school record for home runs in a season with 18, while she led the team with four. Southmayd started 48 games in 2005 mostly as the designated player and at third base. Offensively, Southmayd totaled three RBIs versus Louisiana-Monroe, Feb. 26. Against Missouri-Kansas City, Feb. 26, and Mississippi Valley, March 6, Southmayd recorded two-hit games.
Sophomore (2004): Southmayd started 47 games as the designated player or at first base. Southmayd had 14 hits including a home run and six RBI. In the field, Southmayd had a fielding percentage of .964 with 171 putouts and 15 assists in 193 chances.
Freshman (2003): Southmayd stepped in right away to help Arkansas, starting the second game of the year on the way to a total of 32 starts and 51 games played in her first year. Southmayd became a regular at third base for the last half of the season finishing the season with a .202 batting average with 20 hits, four doubles and nine RBI. Hitting from the middle of the lineup, Southmayd had a three-hit game against Tennessee Tech and two hits against Kentucky. Defensively, she had a .941 fielding percentage with 62 assists and 18 putouts.
Prior to Arkansas: A four-year starter and letterwinner for the Largo Packers, in Largo, Fla., Southmayd became the second native of the Sunshine State to play for the Lady Razorbacks. Southmayd earned the 2002 Gatorade Scholar-Athlete Award after hitting .551 at Largo. As a junior, Southmayd hit .583 with 20 RBI, 28 hits and one home run. She was a firstteam all-conference player in 2001 and 2002. She earned all-county honors and was an all-Pinellas County Athletic Conference selection. In addition to high school ball, Southmayd played for both the Clearwater Bullets and the Bombers, leading the Bombers to the ISA national title in 2001. Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1983, Barbara-Jean Southmayd is the third of four children to Brian and Tedi Southmayd. She has an older sister, Allison, an older brother, Brian, and a younger sister, Emily, and is majoring in political science.
Sophomore (2004): Southmayd started 47 games as the designated player or at first base. Southmayd had 14 hits including a home run and six RBI. In the field, Southmayd had a fielding percentage of .964 with 171 putouts and 15 assists in 193 chances.
Freshman (2003): Southmayd stepped in right away to help Arkansas, starting the second game of the year on the way to a total of 32 starts and 51 games played in her first year. Southmayd became a regular at third base for the last half of the season finishing the season with a .202 batting average with 20 hits, four doubles and nine RBI. Hitting from the middle of the lineup, Southmayd had a three-hit game against Tennessee Tech and two hits against Kentucky. Defensively, she had a .941 fielding percentage with 62 assists and 18 putouts.
Prior to Arkansas: A four-year starter and letterwinner for the Largo Packers, in Largo, Fla., Southmayd became the second native of the Sunshine State to play for the Lady Razorbacks. Southmayd earned the 2002 Gatorade Scholar-Athlete Award after hitting .551 at Largo. As a junior, Southmayd hit .583 with 20 RBI, 28 hits and one home run. She was a firstteam all-conference player in 2001 and 2002. She earned all-county honors and was an all-Pinellas County Athletic Conference selection. In addition to high school ball, Southmayd played for both the Clearwater Bullets and the Bombers, leading the Bombers to the ISA national title in 2001. Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1983, Barbara-Jean Southmayd is the third of four children to Brian and Tedi Southmayd. She has an older sister, Allison, an older brother, Brian, and a younger sister, Emily, and is majoring in political science.