Heather Hughes

Position:
OF
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hope Mills, N.C.
High School:
Southview

Will redshirt the 2001 season after undergoing knee surgery in December to repair a torn ACL in her left knee ... Suffered the injury during a fall practice session ... Earned Dean's List honors in the fall of 2000 ... Is undecided on a major

At Southview High: As a pitcher, named team MVP all four years of high school ... Named Mid-South Conference Player of the Year her freshman, sophomore and junior years ... Played in the outfield for her summer ASA team, the Carolina Wildcats ... Editor of her high school yearbook and also worked on the newspaper staff ... Member of National Honor Society

Personal: Born Oct. 27, 1981, in Jackson, Miss. ... The daughter of John and Angela Hughes ... Favorite class at UNC has been Portuguese ... Most important thing she has learned from athletics is discipline ... If she could play another sports for UNC it would be basketball ... Hopes to become a teacher ... Says the highlight of her athletic career has been coming to Carolina