Tia Kirby Class: Sophomore Hometown: Wake Forest, N.C. High School: Wake Forest-Rolesville H.S. Height: 5-5 Position: INF Bats/Throws: R/R

2009: Made a signifiant impact for the Lady Eagles as a true freshman ... Appeared in 47-of-48 games for the Lady Eagles, starting in all 47 games ... Notched a .209 batting average, going 24-for-115 ... Recorded 10 runs, three doubles and 11 RBIs ... Totaled a .947 fielding percentage with 96 putouts, 82 assists and 10 errors ... Hit above .200 in six outings ... Got at least one hit in three consecutive games (Feb. 13-15) ... Had her best outing against North Carolina A&T (April 2), where she went 3-for-4 at the plate with one run and three RBIs.