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2008: Appeared in 57 games with 39 starts ... had a career day vs. Long Beach State (2/29), smacking a career-best four hits with three runs and an RBI ... belted her first career grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs at home against Sacramento State (3/11) to give Cal an 8-1 lead ... scored a run against Florida in the Super Regional (5/24) ... was 10-for-10 in stolen bases.
2007: Used primarily used as a pinch runner, scored 22 runs in 2007 ... finished 12-for-16 in stolen bases ... had two stolen bases with a run scored at San Diego State (2/9) ... recorded three stolen bases and went 1-for-1 with three runs and two RBI vs. Florida International (2/18) ... scored a run vs. Ohio State (2/24) and went 1-for-1 vs. Maryland (2/25) ... produced a .375 batting average with four runs and three RBI from Mar. 7-11 ... went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI including a key hit which unlocked a 5-5 tie to score Bernice Masaniai and Gina Leomiti in the win vs. Iowa State (3/10) ... had a stolen base and a run vs. Liberty (3/23) ... scored runs against Stanford (4/7) and UCLA (4/22) in Pac-10 play.
High School: Selected the 2006 South Jersey Player of the Year ... led New Egypt HS to the 2006 state championship ... chosen to the all-state team ... set a team record with 30 stolen bases as a senior ... won two state championships senior year in field hockey and softball ... New Egypt also captured the 2004 South Jersey Section title ... picked up all-state honors for field hockey and softball during her senior year ... earned varsity letters all four years in field hockey and softball ... member of the National Honor Society ... played for the New Jersey Breaker club team.
Personal: Undeclared major ... parents are Patricia and Richard Houston ... has one sibling, Abbey.
Why I chose Cal: "I chose Cal because I don't think there is a better place in the country to come to school whether it is for sports or academics. The softball program is more than competitive and the school academically cannot be beat. The weather lets you train outside all year and the City (San Francisco) is close by so there is plenty to do. Cal is a one of a kind school and from every aspect it is a great school."
Getting to Know Shannon ... Top 5 1. I have a younger sister named Abbey 2. I like to play Donkey Kong in my free time 3. I am a Philadelphia Eagles fan 4. My favorite color is pink 5. I love Italian cooking Places I want to travel: All of Europe, especially Italy and Paris Ideal job after Cal: To be a market research analyst for Nike Weird fact not many people know about me: I am from the East Coast and love pork roll Reality Show I want to be on: Top Chef, because I love to cook Secret food cravings: Chocolate addiction, specifically peanut M&Ms, and rocky road ice cream with mini M&Ms addedHouston's Career Statistics Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2007 53 29 22 6 .207 0 0 0 5 4 11 12-16 2008 57 93 21 17 .187 1 1 1 11 13 24 10-10 Total 110 122 43 23 .188 1 1 1 16 17 35 22-26
