#2 Tara Phillips

Jr. / 2B-3B-OF / R-R / 5-3 / Springfield, Missouri / Hillcrest H.S.

SBU: 2005...Started 56 games...Had three hits against Robert Morris ...Recorded 2 RBI vs. Lincon University...Batted .159 on the year with 3 RBI...Had 9 sacrifice bunts...Only had 9 errors on the year...Recorded 72 putouts...2004...Started 38 of the 39 games...Had 3 hits vs. Central Oklahoma and 13 on the year...Batted .167 with 2 RBI...Had 83 putouts and 63 assists.

Hillcrest H.S.: Four year Letterwinner under Head Coach Cindy Snead...Selected to the All-District and All-Conference teams...Two-sport athlete in also playing basketball for four seasons...Positions played: 3rd base and catcher.

Personal: Tara Kay Phillips...Daughter of Kent and Tina Phillips...Born 7 Dec 1984...2003 graduate of Hillcrest High School...Majoring in Elementary Education.

Nicknames: TP, TK, T

Siblings (Ages): Josh (22), Jana (17), Jeffrey (14)

Major: Elementary Education/Early Childhood

Most Influential Person In My Life: Mom & Dad, High School Basketball Coach, Coach Hopkins

People Say I Look Like: My Dad

Favorite Athlete: Brett Favre

Favorite Things To Do On A Saturday: Sleep

If I Could Go Anywhere In The World, It Would Be: Australia

If My Life Were A Movie, This Person Would Play Me: Molly Shannon

Favorite Quote: “ …Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." –Philippians 3:13-14