Oklahoma State University Athletics
Mariah Gearhart
January 19, 2009 | Cowgirl Softball
Last Fall
• played in six games and started five during the fall, including four at shortstop and one as the designated player.
• compiled a .412 batting average with seven hits in 17 at-bats.
• was 6-of-6 on stolen-base attempts and scored six runs.
• went 2-for-2 against Carl Albert State with two RBIs, two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base.
• went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored against Northeastern State.
as a Freshman in 2008
• selected to the All-Big 12 second-team.
• started 50 games at shortstop for the Cowgirls.
• was second on the team in hitting with a .331 average with 53 hits in 160 at-bats.
• tied for the team lead with 53 hits, including two home runs and six doubles.
• finished the season with 32 runs scored and 22 runs batted in.
• was 24-of-27 on stolen bases attempts, the third-most stolen bases in a single season in school history.
• her 88.9 success rate on stolen bases ranks second in school history with at least 20 attempts.
• went 2-for-4 in the first game of the season against Centenary with a home run, a stolen base and three RBIs.
• hit a two-run homer in her third collegiate plate appearance.
• was 2-for-3 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with a home run, four runs scored, two stolen bases and two RBIs.
• went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and a stolen base against Texas on April 5.
• went 2-for-4 in the Cowgirls 6-5 win over No. 4 Texas A&M with two stolen bases and a run scored.
• had a 10-game hitting streak, the longest by a Cowgirl in 2008.
at Bonita Vista High School (2004-07)
• lettered in softball for all four years for coach John Carlson.
• was the team captain both her junior and senior seasons.
• had 44 hits in 80 at-bats, good for a .550 batting average.
• also recorded four doubles, four triples and five home runs her senior year.
• finished the season with a .888 slugging percentage.
• scored 35 runs and had 30 runs batted in.
• was named All-Mesa League all four years, including first team her junior and senior seasons.
• Bonita Vista was three-time league champions during her career.
• played summer ball with the San Diego County Breakers which finished ninth at the 18-Gold Nationals.
• was also a four-year member of the volleyball squad.
• was twice named first-team All-Mesa League.
• was recruited by San Diego State, New Mexico State, Cal State-Bakersfield, St. John's (N.Y.), Loyola (Ill.) and North Dakota State.
Personal
Born April 19, 1989, Mariah is the daughter of Troy Hensley and Dawn Gearhart. She has a younger sister, Heather. Mariah is majoring in sports media with a minor in speech communications at Oklahoma State.
