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As a junior in 2004: Second-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection ... made 56 starts in 60 appearances ... collected 37 hits while batting at a .242 clip ... notched two doubles, eight RBI and five runs scored ... Had seven multi-hit games as well as two multi-RBI games ... boasted a .977 fielding percentage ... collected three hits (3-for-4) against Brigham Young (3/27) ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI versus Hofstra (5/22) in the NCAA Regionals ... Had a 2-for-2 day at the plate with two RBI at CS Fullerton (3/7) ... tallied three sacrifice hits during the year.
As a sophomore in 2003: Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 and Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 honors ... appeared 66 games with 62 starts ... notched a team-high 145 assists ... boasted a .952 fielding percentage ... had eight multi-hit and two multi-RBI games ... recorded a seven-game hitting streak ... tallied 14 RBI, seven doubles and one homerun with a .262 batting average (57-229) ... home run came in a 2-for-4 effort at the plate against Oregon (4/4) ... had a 2-for-3 effort at bat with two RBI against St. Mary's (4/30) ... went 3-for-5 at the plate with on RBI against Oregon State (4/5).
As a freshman in 2002: Appeared in 47 games including 31 starts ... recorded a .217 batting average (15-69) ... tallied one double, eight RBI and 16 total bases ... notched three-multiple hit games and one-multiple RBI contest ... made 11 pitching appearances, picking up two saves ... posted a 3.33 ERA and nine strikeouts in 21.0 innings ... notched first career hit against Santa Clara, going 1-for-2, in only the second game of the season (2/2) ... went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Mississippi State in the Speedline Invitational (3/9) ... had a 2-for-4 outing with an RBI against UC Santa Barbara (4/16) ... hit 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in a run at Saint Mary's (4/30).
High School: A 2001 graduate of Foothill High School ... four-year letterwinner in softball ... All-Century League selection in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... Varsity Softball Scholar Athlete from 1998-2001 ... 2001 Students Sports Magazine Scholar Athlete of the Month ... 2001 Orange County Sports Foundation Scholarship Award winner.
Club: Played with the O.C. Batbusters.Personal: Daughter of Margaret and Don Bendig ... Has one older brother, Ben ... Major is pre-med/ human biology.
Getting to know Elizabeth Bendig....
Favorite CD : Tom Petty - Hard Promises
Opponent You Would Most Like To Beat : Arizona
What Made You Choose To Attend Stanford : It has the best of both worlds - academics and athletics.
Earliest Sport Memory : Playing wiffle ball with my brother and dad at the school down the street from my house.
My most prized possession is : My CD collection.
Bendig's Career Batting Stats
| Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B/3B/HR | RBI | BB/K | SB/SBA |
| 2002 | .217 | 47/31 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 1/0/0 | 8 | 8/13 | 0/0 |
| 2003 | .263 | 66/62 | 160 | 13 | 42 | 7/0/1 | 14 | 9/23 | 0/0 |
| 2004 | .242 | 60/56 | 153 | 5 | 37 | 2/0/0 | 8 | 4/20 | 0/1 |
| Totals | .249 | 113/93 | 229 | 17 | 57 | 8/0/1 | 22 | 12/36 | 0/0 |
Bendig's Career Pitching Stats
| Yr. | ERA | G/GS | W-L | CG | SV | Sho | IP | R-ER | H | K | BB |
| 2002 | 3.33 | 11/0 | 1-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 | 12-10 | 18 | 9 | 7 |