COACH SCHUNKE'S TAKE: "It has been a pleasure to watch Hillarie grow and mature in the past couple of seasons. She has brought a great deal of leadership to the program and the pitching circle. Hillarie, along with the rest of the senior class, will leave their fingerprint on Northern Colorado softball for some time to come."

2006: Appeared in 24 games as a freshman, starting 20... pitched 14 games... hit a grand slam against University of New Mexico...Fall 2006 Scholar Athlete... will look to spend time in 2007 in the pitching circle and DHing.

High School: Was an All-Colorado and an all-state performer at Broomfield High School ... was a two-time all-region selection ... was a three-time all-academic pick and earned All-Northern Conference honors in 2004 ... as a senior, she batted .405 with a .568 slugging percentage ... in the pitching circle, she was 11-3 with 51 strikeouts and eight walks with a 1.20 earned run average ... was an honor roll student.

Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1987, in Westminster, Colo. ... daughter of Jean and Dave Van Otterloo ... college major is Human Services.