Chantal Pershing Class: Senior Hometown: Burbank, Calif. High School: Burbank HS Last College: College of the Canyons Height: 5-4 Position: Infield Birthdate: 07/05/1980 Graduated: 2003

2003: Will start at third base for the Gauchos, but has the ability to play any position in the infield…Could also be used a designated player if needed…2002: Expected to be used a pinch runner at the start of the season, Pershing would up appearing in 60 games, starting 55 of them, including all 24 Big West contests…She finished the year with the third best on-base percentage, .351, and the fourth best batting average, .261, on the team…Her ten stolen bases tied as the third most on the team and the fifth most in the conference…Was just short of leading the team, hitting .300 in Big West play (the leader hit .301)…Her .367 on-base %, 12 runs, 8 stolen bases, .417 slugging %, and 18 hits in conference play were all the second highest on the team…Hit .312 when faced with two outs, driving in five runs…Launched the first homerun of her career in a narrow 3-2 loss to Cal State Fullerton (5/5)…Went 3-for-3 with one run scored against Utah State (4/27)…Tied a UCSB single season record with seven hit-by-pitches…Ended the year on a four-game hit-streak…2001: Redshirted her first season with the Gauchos…College of the Canyons: Had an outstanding two years with an .897 fielding percentage and remarkable .475 batting average...Named First Team all-conference and All-State, and Second Team All-American in 1999 and 2000...The 2000 team coached by Ray Whitten went 21-0 to set a conference record...Won two straight conference titles…Named to the Dean’s List in 2000…High School: Prepped at Burbank High School...Four time All-Foothill League Second Team selection...Also competed in tennis, basketball, and swimming for the Bulldogs…Earn All-State honors all four years in tennis…Travel Ball: Helped lead the Hurricanes to second place finish at the 2001 National Major’s Tournament…Earned Second Team All-American honors in 2000…Personal: Chantal Marie Pershing was born July 5, 1980 in Sun Valley, CA…Majoring in Film Studies...Hopes to become an assistant director in either film or television...Favorite movies include “Office Space,” “The Good Girl,” “Y Tu Mama Tambien” and “The Graduate”...Must see “Friends,” “Sex in the City,” “ER” and “Law Order”…Enjoys reading “US” and “Entertainment Weekly” magazines…Likes the books “The Shop Girl,” “Wang Chung” and “Why Water Is Wet”…Fan of the Boston Red Sox...Has an older sister, Dr. Danielle Pershing…Daughter of James and Carol Pershing.