positionSSheight5-6last_nameCushingfirst_nameStephanieyearSeniornumber3highschoolBarron CollierhometownNaples, Fla.<p><strong>2008:</strong> Earned the starting nod at shortstop in all 54 games for the Paladins while leading the team in runs (30), triples (3), doubles (9) and slugging percentage (.432) as a junior... Ranked second on the squad with a .290 batting average, drove in 19 runs and belted three home runs... Capped the season going 4-for-4 with a double versus Appalachian State at the SoCon Tournament... Registered 10 multi-hit games.</p><p><strong> 2007:</strong> Ranked third in the Southern Conference with 45 RBI while starting all 58 games at shortstop as a sophomore... Batted .333 with a double and six RBI over five games to lead Furman to the Southern Conference Tournament title and earn All-SoCon Tournament honors for the second consecutive season... Registered five doubles, five homers and 25 runs scored in 186 at-bats... Went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI in SoCon Tournament opening win over College of Charleston... Notched four RBI games against Mercer and Elon... Totaled team-leading 13 multi-RBI games... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.</p><p><strong> 2006:</strong> Started all 66 games for the Lady Paladins at shortstop... Named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament Team recording five runs, two doubles, and the game-winning homerun against Chattanooga to put Furman in the championship game... Tallied 57 hits, while scoring 37 runs and knocking in 36 RBI... Recorded multiple hits on 13 differenct occasions... Tallied nine doubles, two triples, and four homeruns on the season... Went 4-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored in the SoCon Tournament against Chattanooga on May 12... Batted 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored against Brown on Mar. 4.</p><p><strong> High School:</strong> Prepped at Barron Collier High School for coach Gregg Lewis... A three-time all-state and three-time all-county selection... Named FACA All-Star as a senior... Guided her team to a district title as a sophomore and state championship as a freshman... A member of the Florida Quicksilver under head coach Bob Peterka... Also lettered in basketball where she earned three all-county and one all-state citation... Member of the National Honor Society.</p><p><strong> Personal:</strong> Stephanie Lynn Cushing was born November 13, 1986, in Pittsburgh, Pa.... Daughter of Steve and Carol Cushing ... Majoring in communications.</p>