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2011 - Sophomore: Academic All-Big Ten ... Saw time in 23 games, making 12 starts in her second season with the Illini ... Totaled her first base hit against San Jose State on March 19, also drawing a walk and scoring a run on the game ... Hit an RBI-single during the second game of a doubleheader at Iowa on May 4 ... Earned a .991 fielding percentage on the season, only making one error in 108 chances.
2010 - Freshman: Started 11 of the 15 games she played in ... Earned six hits, four walks and one hit-by-pitch in 26 at bats for a .355 on-base percentage ... Knocked in four runs and scored three more ... Went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored against Long Beach State on Feb. 13 ... Was 1-for-1 with a single and an RBI as a pinch-hitter against Northwestern on April 3.
High School: Batted .426 at Bishop Alemany for coach Regina Hernandez ... First team All-Mission League as a senior after earning second team honors as a junior ... All-area honorable mention in 2008 and 2009 ... Led Bishop Alemany to the CIF Division IV quarterfinals for three consecutive seasons ... Participant in Daily News All-Star Game ... Earned four letters in softball and one letter in cheerleading ... Four-year scholar athlete ... Played travel ball for the So Cal Mayhem and So Cal Diamonds.
Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1991 ... Daughter of Roger and Lisa Cuevas ... Has a younger sister, Alyssa ... Majoring in kinesiology.
Getting to Know Stephanie: Favorite athlete: Russell Martin ... Favorite quote: "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great." - A League of Their Own ... Favorite food: Enchiladas ... Favorite movie: Billy Madison ... Favorite TV show: 90210 ... Favorite singer: Taylor Swift ... Dream job: Physical therapist to pro athletes ... Says her dad most influenced her athletic career because, "He was always there to push me, believes in me and drove me at 5 a.m. to tournaments. He's the best coach I've ever had." ... Why Illinois? "The chance to play the game I love in a competitive conference at a school with tons of school spirit." ... What I've learned from Coach Sullivan: "To set a goal each time I hit the field."
