AS A SENIOR IN 2005: Started all 50 games shesaw action in ... led the Broncos with 16 sacrifice hits, second inall-time single season listings.. had two four-game hitting streakshelping to earn one of the top averages (.231)... went 2-for-2against Iowa... scored the game-winning run against UC Davis...batted 3-for-4 against Saint Mary's.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2004: Named Most ValuableDefensive Player by teammates... has started all 53 contests and isbatting .285... leads the team with 49 hits, including 11sacrifices, and 172 plate appearances... added 22 runs and sevenRBIS... went 3-for-3 in the first game against San Jose State...recorded a double in the opening game against 15th-ranked FresnoState... added a 2-for-3 performance in a rematch against theSpartans at the NIST... was 3-for-4 at the plate in the first gameagainst Cal Poly... went 3-for-4 in the first game against UCDavis... went 2-for-3 in the second game against LoyolaMarymount... went 2-for-3 in the first game against San Diego.
AS A RS SOPHOMORE IN 2003: Named to theAll-Pacific Coast Softball Conference second team... in the singleseason record books, ties for third in sacrifices with 14... inPCSC leader books, is third in the league in sacrifice bunts with14, ties with fellow teammate Shannon Linerud for assists with118... saw action in 52 games... recorded 42 hits... posted a .271batting average... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against LongBeach State on February 2, in the Broncos' 6-3 victory... went2-for-3 against Washington on February 9... was 3-for-4 at theplate in the second game against Humboldt State... had one of twohits against No. 7 Cal on April 16... went 4-for-7 againstSacramento State on April 27, including a double in the secondgame.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2002: Redshirted the seasonafter undergoing arm surgery in January.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2001: Started in 51 games,primarily at third base...hit .175 in 137 at bats...produced 24hits during the season...drove in four runs...had nine stolen basesin 13 attempts...assisted the Broncos in their 9-3 win overSacramento State on March 9th with one double and in their 8-2 winover Sacramento State (game 2) on April 18th with a triple...namedthe team's Rookie of the Year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Albuquerque Academywhere she played softball for Jody Lunz... named All-District allfour years... named All-Metro her senior year and All-State as ajunior and senior... was voted team MVP twice... team captain herjunior and senior years... named Albuquerque Academy Athlete of theyear in 1999 and 2000... led team to the 1998 District Championshipand to a third-place finish in state tournament in 2000... led thestate in batting with a .642 mark... also played volleyball, andwas captain during her senior season... named District Player ofthe Year for volleyball in 1999 while also a three-timeAll-District honoree... named to the All-Metro team for volleyballin 1999... led team to the State Championship in 1998... was thecaptain of her basketball team her junior and senior years... namedto the All-District team three times... named to the All-Metro teamfor basketball her senior year... volunteered at the SpecialOlympics... graduated with a 4.36 grade point average.
PERSONAL: Full name is Vanessa GenevieveWerner... parents are Edmund and Tina Werner... has two youngersiblings, TeNeil and Christian... born on January 4, 1982...playedfor the New Mexico Sundancers...planning on majoring in eitherPsychobiology or Biology.
Werner's Career Statistics
| Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B/3B/HR | RBI | BB/K | SB/SBA |
| 2001 | .175 | 54/51 | 137 | 8 | 24 | 1/2/0 | 4 | 7/23 | 9/13 |
| 2003 | .271 | 52/51 | 155 | 23 | 42 | 1/0/0 | 1 | 0/16 | 7/10 |
| 2004 | .285 | 53/53 | 172 | 22 | 49 | 1/0/0 | 7 | 3/9 | 8/10 |
| 2005 | .231 | 50/50 | 143 | 17 | 133 | 6/0/0 | 10 | 6/7 | 2/4 |
| Career | .244 | 206/205 | 607 | 70 | 148 | 9/1/0 | 22 | 16/55 | 26/37 |
