Fresno State Athletics
Witt Named Fresno State Female Athlete of the Year
6/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Softball
June 26, 2001
FRESNO, Calif. - Senior center fielder Becky Witt (Reseda, Calif.) was named Fresno State's 2000-2001 Female Athlete of the Year, as voted by local media.
Witt is the 16th softball player to garner Fresno State Female Athlete of the Year honors and this past academic school years marks the 11th time in the past 12 years that a softball player has been selected.
Witt, a four-time all-West Region and all-Western Athletic Conference selection, concluded her career with four league championship titles, four NCAA Tournament appearances and two Women's College World Series showings -- including a national title in 1998 -- while guiding the Bulldogs to a 210-53 overall record in her four-year career.
Putting the finishing touches on a brilliant career by ranking in eight Fresno State records and seven WAC records, Witt is No. 8 in career runs (224), No. 9 in career hits (327) and No. 10 in at bats (866) in the NCAA annals.
With a career batting average of .382 (331-866), Witt shattered the school's career record in stolen bases (51) this season while tying a 20-year old record for most stolen bases in a game (3 vs. Colorado State, March 7). This year she became just the second Bulldog to score 200 or more career runs and the fourth ever to collect 300 or more career hits.
Collecting a pair of nine-game hitting streaks this season, Witt also hit better than .400 in her last 34 games with a .407 average (44-108) that included 26 runs, three doubles, five RBI nine walks, sacrifice hit, 9-9 stolen bases and 45 total bases for a .417 slugging percentage.
The 2001 team's most valuable player also led the WAC in batting (.396), hits (76) and runs (50) this past season.
The two-time Veizon Academic All-American is Fresno State's Stan Bates nominee for the WAC. The Stan Bates is selected from all the league schools and is made up of one male and one female who had a cumulative 3.0 or better GPA, in final year of eligibility, and recommended for qualities as a student, an athlete and a person.
Boasting a 3.60 cumulative GPA while majoring in kinesiology - sports medicine, Witt has been a four-year starter in the outfield for the Bulldogs. She finished the 2001 season as the team's leader in batting, hits, runs, total bases (80), at bats (192), stolen bases (18) and multiple-hit games (26).
