University of California Athletics

Freshman Feature: Q&A with Mary Lee (January 29, 2012)

Take a Virtual Tour of Mary Lee's Dorm Room (January 18, 2012)

2012 Quick Hits:

• Played in 16 games at either second or pinch hitter
• Has one RBI

High School:

• Team captain of the Torrey Pines HS varsity softball squad
• Torrey Pines Scholar-Athlete in each of her four years of high school
• As a senior, given the Varsity Golden Falcon Award, an All-Palomar League Honorable Mention and landed on the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team
• In 2010 as a junior, lauded with the CIF Championship Game Sportsmanship Award, Falcon Fiesta Championship Game Sportsmanship Award, All-Avocado League Honorable Mention and was on the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team after leading her team to second place in San Diego Section and Avocado League championship
• During her sophomore year (2009), was the varsity defensive MVP and an All-Avocado League Honorable Mention after her team won the Avocado League
• Named the rookie of the year on the varsity team as a freshman
• Member of the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation
• Also played volleyball her freshman and sophomore years at Torrey Pines HS and for Epic Volleyball Club

Club Ball:

• Captain of Power Surge 18 Gold from 2010-11
• Played in 18 Gold ASA Nationals in 2010 with Power Surge
• Took ninth place in ASA 12U Nationals with San Diego Renegades

Personal:

• Chose Cal because she has been rooting for Cal softball since she was a kid and for its strong academics, top engineering program and school energy
• Mother, Barbara Lee, attended Purdue University and father, Jason Lee, attended Cal
• Has a wing span of six feet
• Played all nine positions at some point between high school and travel ball
• Volunteered at the Del Mar Library and in the youth recreational North Shore Girls Softball League

Walk-On Wonder: Mary tried out for the Cal softball team in the fall of 2011, and made the team. Mary noted that she planned to keep attending practice until someone told her no, and no one ever did because she's so great.

Brainiac Alert: Mary is majoring in mechanical engineering. She interned at Maxwell Technologies and participated in the FIRST FRC Robotics Competition as a senior. She would like to pursue a career in the field of human prosthetics or aerospace.

Destined to Be a Bear: Though Mary is the only one of the five freshmen to not hail from Northern California, her Cal roots run deeper than any of the other first years for she has been a Golden Bear fan for years. Lee attended her first Cal football game at age three and her first softball game - one against Stanford - at age 10, so selecting Berkeley was an easy choice for the San Diego native. Her father, Jason, attended Cal.

Why I Wear My Number: No. 22 was offered to me, so I was excited to have it. I used to be No. 2 so what can be better than two twos?!