| Roberta Ches |
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2008:Started in 34 of 36 games for the Golden Grizzlies, 26 of them in the outfield ... Finished the season fifth on the team with a .281 batting average ... Led Oakland with five home runs, fifth most in single-season school history ... Drove in the second most runs for OU with 19 ... Tallied a .458 slugging percentage and .361 on base percentage ... Tied for the team lead with 10 walks and stole three bases in three attempts ... Had a seven-game hitting streak during the season, tied for best on the team ... Posted six multiple-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-4, with four RBIs, one home run and two runs scored at South Carolina State (2/27) ... Smashed a home run and drove in three runs in a 2-for-3 performance at Presbyterian College (2/25) ... Connected on a deep ball at Michigan State (4/23), driving in two runs.
At Oakland Community College (2007): Played two seasons at Oakland Community College (2005-06) ... hit .315 as a sophomore with 22 RBIs and nine stolen bases ... led the team with a .407 average as a freshman with a pair of home runs and 22 RBIs ... All-America nominee.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Imlay City High School ...four-year letterwinner in softball for head coach Jean Bannister ... three-time all-league, all-district and all-region player ... hit .450 as a senior and .610 as a junior ... played summer ball for the Michigan Mavericks ... also lettered in basketball ... National Honor Society ... honor roll student ... student council representative.
Personal: Born Roberta Louise Ches in Warren, Michigan on July 16, 1985 ... nickname is Birdy or Bird ... daughter of Lawrence and Sharon Ches.