Oklahoma State University Athletics
2011 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Mariah Gearhart
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bonita Vista High School
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
Cowgirl Career
a two-time All-Midwest Region selection (2009 & 2010) ... a two-time All-Big 12 Second Team choice (2008 & 2009) ... also a two-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree (2009 & 2010) ... owns the National Collegiate Athletic Association record for hit by pitches in a career with 69 ... ranks second in school history for runs scored (131) and stolen bases (79) ... ranks third in the record book for on-base percentage (.462) and stolen-base percentage (.919) ... her .348 batting average and 175 hits both rank No. 6 in the Cowgirl record book.
Last Fall
started all eight games at third base, and batted .321 in 28 at-bats ... scored seven runs in eight games ... was 4-of-4 on stolen bases ... went 3-for-3 against Seminole State and 3-for-4 against Oklahoma Christian.
as a Junior in 2010
named second-team All-Midwest Region ... received Academic All-Big 12 Second Team accolades ... named the Big 12 Conference's Player of the Week on March 2 ... broke the school single-season hit-by-pitch record -- a record she already owned -- with 31 HBPs ... her 31 hit by pitches were five more than anyone else in the NCAA in 2010 ... scored 53 runs, the third-most in a single season in OSU history ... started 58 games at third base ... finished with a team-high .376 batting average, 64 hits, a .491 on-base percentage and 23 stolen bases ... of her 64 hits, 30 were bunt singles ... batted .426 with runners on base and .424 as a leadoff hitter ... had a 15-game hit streak during the season, two shy of the school record ... went 3-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored against Northern Illinois ... went 2-for-3 against Hawaii with a double and three RBIs ... was 4-for-6 in a pair of games against Northern Iowa with three runs scored ... hit a three-run home run to lead OSU to a 3-2 victory over 11th-ranked Oklahoma on April 7 ... went 7-for-11 during the Tucson Regional with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and five runs scored.
as a Sophomore in 2009
named first-team All-Midwest Region ... selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team as well as the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... started all 58 games at third base ... finished with a team-high .335 batting average and .463 on-base percentage ... also led the team in runs scored (46), hits (58), triples (three), hit by pitches (22) and stolen bases (32) ... stole 21 consecutive bases on the season, good for the second-longest streak in school history ... hit .500 with the bases loaded and .462 as a leadoff batter ... had 18 multiple-hit games, including a four-hit game against Wichita State, tying for the second-most hits in a single game in school history ... had three stolen bases against Tulsa on March 10, tying the school record for most stolen bases in a single game ... went 10-for-12 in the Mizuno Classic with a home run, a triple, a double, three runs batted in, 10 runs scored, five stolen bases and six walks ... had the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh inning against Arkansas during the Mizuno Classic ... went 2-for-2 against San Diego on March 14 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored ... was 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, two runs scored and three stolen bases against Tulsa on April 1 ... went 3-for-3 against Texas Tech on May 3 with a home run, a double, two RBIs and two runs scored ... ranks second all-time for stolen bases in a season with 32 and is third for stolen base percentage at 94.1 percent.
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 RBIs ... was 24-of-27 on stolen-base 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 (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 at Oklahoma State.
