American softball player
Shelly Stokes (born October 26, 1967) is an American , former collegiate All-American and Olympic champion, right-handed softball player originally from Sacramento, California .[ 1] Stokes was a catcher for the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Big West Conference from 1987-90.[ 2] She led them to three back-to-back runner-up finishes in the 1988 , 1989 and 1990 Women's College World Series , also being named All-Tournament in the 1989 series.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Stokes would go on to win gold with Team USA in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics .[ 7]
Career
She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team.[ 8] Stokes had a hit, RBI and walked twice at the games.[ 9]
Stokes played NCAA softball for California State University, Fresno .
Statistics
[ 10] [ 11]
YEAR
G
AB
R
H
BA
RBI
HR
3B
2B
TB
SLG
BB
SO
SB
SBA
1989
72
228
30
64
.280
28
1
6
13
92
.403%
24
10
2
3
1990
77
233
26
58
.249
22
2
1
8
74
.317%
19
13
0
1
TOTALS
149
461
56
122
.264
50
3
7
21
166
.360%
43
23
2
4
References
^ "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams" . Nfca.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF) . Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "FRESNO ST. WCWS STATS 1988" (PDF) . Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "FRESNO ST. WCWS STATS 1989" (PDF) . Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "FRESNO ST. WCWS STATS 1990" (PDF) . Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF) . Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "Shelly Stokes" . Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Softball" . databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008 .
^ "1996 Olympic Games" . Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021 .
^ "Final 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF) . Ncaa.org . Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
^ "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF) . Ncaa.org . Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
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