Three-year starter who will serve as a team captain this season … Has worked hard to develop solid hitting skills and an excellent swing, according to the coaching staff, and will bolster the lineup again … Intense individual who constantly strives to improve … 2009: Ranked second on the team with 29 hits and tied for the team lead in RBI (13), while batting a solid .248 … Started 39 games at third base and recorded a team-best 85 assists, including seven against Mass.-Dartmouth (March 14), a game which she also went 2-for-4 at the plate and knocked in two runs … Tallied a career-high three RBI versus Worcester Polytechnic (March 8) … 2008: Started all 38 contests at the hot corner, posting a team-best 90 assists … A highly productive batter as well, she hit .263, highlighted by a team-leading .386 in NCAC contests, with five doubles, eight walks, and 12 RBI … Had an eight-game hitting streak spanning from April 16-26, raising her average 34 points in the process … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI during the nightcap of doubleheaders at Oberlin (April 16) and at Hiram (April 3) … 2007: Started more games (20) at third base than any other Scot as freshman … Hit at a .234 clip (15-for-64) with four doubles, a homer, and five RBI … Went 3-for-4, including a pair of doubles, and drove in two runs during the nightcap against Ohio Wesleyan (April 26), and then belted a two-run homer against NCAA Div. III power Muskingum in the next game (April 29) … Prior to Wooster: All-conference honoree in the infield during her senior year at Badger High School … Five-time letterwinner with the Braves, earning three in softball and two in basketball … Personal: Born July 20, 1988 … Daughter of Richard and Rebecca Gaines … Is majoring in psychology with a minor in Russian.