2012 Cal U Softball Guide by calvulcans

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All-Time Record (since 1989).................... 808-264-1 (.753) PSAC West Championships (since 1989)..........................19 PSAC Championships......................................................... 6 NCAA Appearances...........................................................20 All-Time NCAA Postseason Record........................ 47-39 NCAA National Championships...................................... 2

SOFTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

FAST FACTS ABOUT CAL U

SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director....................Matthew Kifer Office Phone...................................................724.938.4552 E-mail............................................................. kifer@calu.edu Graduate Assistant...........................................Rob Christe Facebook.................................facebook.com/calvulcans Twitter................................................................ @calvulcans

The 2012 media guide has been written and edited by Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director, and Robert Christe to assist in covering California University of Pennsylvania softball in the 2012 season. Design and layout by Beth Ann Conway. Photos by Stephen Bates, Dawson Daley, Ryno Production and SAI Photographers. Contents of this guide are subject to change and will be supplemented during the season by the Sports Information Office. All requests for additional information, including photographs, game accommodations and press passes, should be forwarded to the Sports Information Office.

KEY PHONE NUMBERS President’s Office..........................................724.938.4400 Admissions......................................................724.938.4404 Alumni Relations..........................................724.938.4418 Athletic Office................................................724.938.4351 Bookstore........................................................724.938.4324 Equipment Manager...................................724.938.5927 Financial Aid...................................................724.938.4415 Softball Office................................................724.938.5794 Sports Information.......................................724.938.4552

ABOUT CAL U

The mission of intercollegiate athletics at California University of Pennsylvania is to provide student-athletes opportunities to participate in a comprehensive program of athletic competition.

HISTORY

Location...........................................................California, Pa. Founded...........................................................................1852 Enrollment......................................................................9,017 Nickname................................................................... Vulcans Colors....................................................................Black & Red President........................................ Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. V.P./Student Development..................Dr. Lenora Angelone Assoc. V.P./Athletic Development..................... Frank Bauer Interim Athletic Director/SWA...........Dr. Karen Hjerpe Faculty Athletic Rep...................Dr. William Biddington Head Athletic Trainer.............................. Dr. Jamie Weary Sports Information Director....................Matthew Kifer Athletic Admin. Assistant......................... Carolyn Tardd Dir. Ath. Facilities/Services.............................. Ed Whited Facility.................................................................... Lilley Field Surface............................................................. Natural Grass Affiliations................................................. NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athletic Fax.....................................................724.938.5849 Website.............................................www.calvulcans.com

2011 Overall Record................................................... 29-14 2011 PSAC West Record/Finish.......................... 12-2/1st 2011 PSAC Finish.............................................................. 7th Position Starters Returning/Lost................................. 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost................................................. 2/1

Cal U’s 2012 Softball Media Guide is the result of work and research of current sports information personnel and those who have come before. This publication was created with the purpose of educating and informing the media and general public.

2011 REVIEW

Softball Athletic Trainer......................... Atsuko Takatani Strength & Conditioning...............................Bob Sepesy Head Athletic Trainer.............................. Dr. Jamie Weary

TEAM INFORMATION

CREDITS

PLAYERS

PROGRAM HISTORY

Head Coach..............................................Rick Bertagnolli Alma Mater.......Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 1984 Record at Cal U.......................................... 634-211 (.750) Career Record............................................ 896-261 (.774) Softball Office Phone................................ 724.938.5794 E-mail..................................................... softball@calu.edu Assistant Coach......................................Stephani Moore Alma Mater.......................................Robert Morris, 2000 E-mail....................................................... moore@calu.edu

COACHING STAFF

COACHING INFORMATION

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Cal U captured its third-consecutive PSAC West title, and 19th overall, last year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season.

Team Photo...........................................Inside Front Cover At A Glance.............................................................................2 Season Preview.....................................................................3 Coaching Staff.......................................................................4 Canadian Senior National Team......................................5 Roster........................................................................................6 Senior Profiles........................................................................7 Returning Players.............................................................. 10 Newcomers.......................................................................... 12 Academic Success............................................................. 13 2011 Results........................................................................ 14 2011 Statistics..................................................................... 15 Single-Game Records...................................................... 16 Single-Season Records.................................................... 17 Career Records................................................................... 18 All-Time Honors................................................................. 20 Coaching Records............................................................. 21 PSAC Honors....................................................................... 22 PSAC....................................................................................... 23 History................................................................................... 24 President Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.................................. 25 University & Athletic Administration.......................... 26 University Profile................................................................ 27 Convocation Center............................ Inside Back Cover

The Vulcans have qualified for the NCAA Tournament 20 times in the last 22 years.

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19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

AT A GLANCE CAL U HEAD COACHES Baseball.................................................................Mike Conte Men’s Basketball................................................... Bill Brown Women’s Basketball (interim)......................... Jess Strom Cheerleading/Dance......................................Marcia Boyd M/W Cross Country..................................Daniel Caulfield Football........................................................ John Luckhardt Men’s Golf......................................................Peter Coughlin Women’s Golf..............................................MerriLyn Gibbs Men’s Soccer..................................................Dennis Laskey Women’s Soccer................................................Gene Smith Softball......................................................... Rick Bertagnolli Swimming............................................................... Ed Denny Tennis.............................................................Pablo Montana M/W Track & Field.....................................Roger Kingdom Volleyball..................................................Peter Letourneau CAL U ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFF Dr. William Biddington...................Faculty Athletic Rep. Chelsey Pryor Burk..............Athletic Business Manager Kelly Collins........................................... Academic Advisor Beth Ann Conway............... Coord. Athletic Operations Travis Eisentrout................ Athletic Events Coordinator Ben Hilborn....................................... Equipment Manager Shannon Kelley..........Director of Athletic Fundraising Matthew Kifer.................... Sports Information Director Matt Luckhardt...........Director of Athletic Fundraising Annie Malkowiak.......Director of Athletic Fundraising Ron Sealy................Facilities Manager - Roadman Park Bob Sepesy..................Strength & Conditioning Coach Carolyn Tardd............. Administrative Ast. for Athletics Ross Vecchio................Director of Athletic Fundraising Dr. Jamie Weary................. Director of Athletic Training Ed Whited......Director of Facilities & Athletic Services

Mailing Address: 250 University Avenue California, Pa. 15419 www.calu.edu www.calvulcans.com NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT California University of Pennsylvania is an academic community dedicated to the ideals of justice, fairness and equal opportunity for all. In compliance with federal and state laws, the University is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. The University will not tolerate racial, ethnic or sexual discrimination. Sexual harassment is considered by law to be a form of sexual discrimination and is, therefore, unacceptable. Direct equal opportunity and affirmative action inquiries or complaints to the Special Assistant to the President for EEEO/University Ombudsperson, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724.938.4014. Direct inquiries regarding services or facilities accessibility to the ADA/504 Compliance Officer, Office of Student Development and Services, Residence Building B, 724-938-4076. Direct Title IX inquiries to the Senior Woman Administrator/Title IX Coordinator, Department of Athletics, Hamer Hall 248, 724.938.4351.

The 2012 Cal U Softball Media Guide is a multipurpose publication for use by the news media, as well as fans and alumni of California University of Pennsylvania. Additional information is available to the media upon request from the Sports Information Office. News releases and photographs will only be made available to members of the news media. Credentials All media attending California University of Pennsylvania softball home games are requested to notify the Sports Information Office. Credentials for home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Head Coach Rick Bertagnolli Coach Bertagnolli is available for interviews during the season. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Bertagnolli through the Sports Information Office at 724.938.4552.

February Sat.-Sun. 25-26 Sat. 25 Fri. 25 Sat. 26 Sat. 26

Players All player interviews must be coordinated through the California University of Pennsylvania Sports Information Office. All player interviews require at least one day notice. Players are available for interviews as their schedule permits. Vulcan Website Statistics, press releases, media guides and other Cal U material may also be found on the official Cal U Athletic Website. Visit www.calvulcans.com to find the Vulcans online. Vulcans go Mobile Cal U has partnered with Songwhale, a mobilemarketing company based in Pittsburgh. To stay connected, fans can text the word VULCANS to WHALE (94253) to sign up for score updates, alerts and prize giveaways all via text message to your mobile phone.

2012 SCHEDULE Limestone (S.C.) Saints Invitational (@ Gaffney, S.C.) @ Limestone (S.C.) vs. Alderson-Broaddus vs. Alderson-Broaddus vs. Brevard (N.C.)

9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

March Thu.-Mon. 8-12 Thu. 8 Thu. 8 Fri. 9 Fri. 9 Sat. 10 Sat. 10 Mon. 12 Mon. 12 Mon. 12 Fri.-Sun. 16-18 Fri. 16 Fri. 16 Sat. 17 Sat. 17 Sun. 18 Wed. 21 Fri. 23 Tue. 28 Sat. 31

Rebel Spring Games (@ Kissimmee, Fla.) vs. St. Cloud State (Minn.) vs. Saginaw Valley (Mich.) vs. Minnesota State Mankato vs. Ferris State (Mich.) vs. Adelphi (N.Y.) vs. C.W. Post vs. Wayne State (Mich.) vs. Southwest Minnesota State vs. Caldwell (N.J.) Salem Invitational (@ Salem, Va.) vs. Wheeling Jesuit vs. West Virginia State vs. Charleston (W. Va.) vs. Fairmont State vs. Shepherd WEST LIBERTY (DH) GANNON (DH)* LOCK HAVEN (DH) MERCYHURST (DH)*

3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m.

April Tue. 3 Fri. 6 Sat. 7 Tue. 10 Thu. 12 Fri. 13 Fri. 20 Sat. 21 Wed.-Sat. 25-28

@ Edinboro (DH)* SLIPPERY ROCK (DH)* @ Millersville (DH) @ Gannon (DH)* @ Seton Hill (DH) EDINBORO (DH)* @ Mercyhurst (DH)* @ Slippery Rock (DH)* PSAC Tournament

2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA

All dates and times are subject to change * - designates PSAC West games; DH - designates doubleheader HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

9 a.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m.

SEASON PREVIEW PRESEASON CAPSULE

Appeared in 38 games; .237 avg, 8 RBI, 7 R

DH Alyson Johnson (5-4, Sr.)

NFCA First-Team All-Region; .409 avg, 7 HR, 29 RBI

2B Shelby Lia (5-8, So.)

Name Alyson Johnson Jillian Russell Natalie Wideman Kristen McKenzie

Avg. R .409 29 .366 36 .348 28 .338 21

HR RBI 7 29 14 50 0 23 1 21

Name W-L IP ERA BB K Kaitlyn Schilling 10-7 99.2 2.04 34 64 Hope Spancake 14-4 135.0 2.07 28 101

Started 41 games; .338 avg, 13 2B, 21 RBI, 21 R

Jillian Russell (5-8, Sr.)

NFCA Third-Team All-American; 14 HR, 50 RBI

Natalie Wideman (5-3, So.) All-PSAC West First-Team; .348 avg, 23 RBI, 28 R

Pitchers Returning (2) P Kaitlyn Schilling (5-8, So.)

Started 17 games; 10-7, 2.04 ERA, 99.2 IP, 64 K , 7 CG

Hope Spancake (5-7, So.) All-PSAC West First-Team; 14-4, 2.07 ERA, 135.0 IP

Position Starters Lost (3) CF Merissa Daley (5-3, Sr.) Started all 43 games; .250 avg, 6 RBI, 21 R, 9 SB 3B Danielle Easton (5-7, Sr.) Started 39 games; .267 avg, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 23 R 1B Sarah Spiering (5-5, Sr.) All-PSAC West First-Team; .352 avg, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 16 R Pitchers Lost (1) P Mario Greco (5-2, Sr.)

Appeared in 14 games; 4-3, 2.50 ERA, 47.2 IP, 34 K

Stats Returning Category Hits Runs Doubles Homers RBI Wins IP Strikeouts Complete Games

Actual Return Pct. 382 265 69.4 243 165 67.9 80 62 77.5 39 29 74.4 233 170 73.0 29 25 86.2 291.1 242.2 83.2 204 176 86.3 21 17 81.0

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Actual PSAC NCAA .674 4 45 .318 2 36 5.65 4 52 1.86 2 6 0.14 9 128 0.91 2 30 1.02 6 100 .493 1 27 2.16 4 41 .946 14 175

HISTORY

2011 Rankings Category Win-Loss Pct. Batting Average Runs 2B/game 3B/game HR/game SB/game Slugging Pct. ERA Fielding Pct.

2011 REVIEW

on the team with 39 RBI and tied for second on the team with seven homers while serving as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary leadoff hitter. A first-team all-state selection in high school, freshman Breanna Morris is the projected starter at shortstop. Fellow newcomers Katie Natter and Madison Yanek figure to see time throughout the season at the corner infield positions. Senior Kristen McKenzie will anchor the outfield after starting all but one game last season. As a junior, she posted career highs with a .338 average, eight doubles, 21 RBI and 21 runs scored. Sophomore Stephani Ellis also returns to the outfield after making 30 starts last season. After a strong fall practice, she figures to drastically improve on her .237 average from last year. Perhaps the top freshman power prospect since Johnson and Russell, Natter looks to post impressive offensive numbers while starting in center field. With the ability to hit for a high average, fellow freshman Shelby Heyd figures to see significant time as a corner outfielder and designated player in 2012. Sophomore Paige Onuska returns as a valuable defensive replacement and pinch-runner. In addition to Johnson, freshman Paige Johnson looks to see plenty of action at catcher this year. She was a member of two state championship teams while playing in New Jersey. The Vulcans return a pair of talented pitchers in sophomores Kaitlyn Schilling and Hope Spancake. The duo combined to record nearly 25 wins and pitch over 200 innings last season. Spancake received AllPSAC West First-Team honors after leading the team in victories, innings pitched and strikeouts. Schilling finished with a team-leading 2.04 ERA and 10 wins while tossing nearly 100 innings as a freshman. Freshman Madison Cashner also looks to see action in the circle as a reliever this season after an impressive fall practice. With the majority of the offensive returning, including Russell and Johnson, and a pair of experience sophomore pitchers, the Vulcans should again challenge for a conference title while continuing their success at the national level.

Kristen McKenzie (5-7, Sr.)

PLAYERS

The Vulcans narrowly missed posting another 30-win season last year, as they finished 29-14 overall and claimed a third-straight PSAC West title. Cal U also made its 20th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2011. Under 19th-year head coach Rick Bertagnolli, Cal U is again poised for success in the coming year with six returning position starters and a pair of experienced sophomore pitchers. The Vulcans return two of the most prominent power hitters in program history in seniors Jillian Russell and Alyson Johnson. The two-time PSAC West Athlete of the Year, Russell enters her senior season ranked third in school history with 33 career homers. Last year, she tied the single-season school record and finished second in the PSAC with 14 homers. She also established career highs with a .346 average and 50 RBI, which marked the highest total by a Vulcan in over a decade. A three-year starter at shortstop, Russell figures to move to third base in 2012. She has started at third base in recent years while playing for the Canadian Senior National Team. Johnson enters the campaign ranked fourth in school history with 29 homers, including a freshman school record 13 homers in 2009. Last year, she led the team with a career-high .409 average and finished with 14 doubles, seven homers and 29 RBI. After starting over 15 games in the outfield last season, Johnson looks to return her primary position of catcher in 2012. With Johnson behind the plate, sophomore Natalie Wideman opens the spring as the probable starter at second base. A versatile athlete, Wideman became the first freshman catcher to earn All-PSAC West First Team honors since 2006. She finished the year hitting .348 with eight doubles, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored. Wideman helped the Canadian Junior National Team place fifth at the ISF Junior World Championships in December. In another position change, sophomore Shelby Lia will start the year at first base. Lia was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year in 2011 while starting at second base. She finished second

RETURNING PITCHING LEADERS

PSAC West Freshman of the Year; .338 avg, 39 RBI

COACHING STAFF

RETURNING OFFENSIVE LEADERS

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Position Starters Returning (6) RF Stephani Ellis (5-8, So.)

19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

HEAD COACH

RICK BERTAGNOLLI HEAD COACH 19th Year at Cal U softball@calu.edu THE BERTAGNOLLI FILE Name: Rick Bertagnolli Hometown: Benld, Ill. College: Southern IllinoisEdwardsville, 1984 Wife: Jodi Children: Ava, Mia

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1994-present Cal U, HC 1991-93 USC-Spartanburg, HC 1988-91 Wabash Valley JC, HC 1987-88 Civic Memorial (Ill.) HS, HC 1984-87 Bunker Hill (Ill.) HS, HC

BERTAGNOLLI AT CAL U Two NCAA National Titles ~ Five PSAC Championships ~ 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances ~ 28 NFCA All-Americans ~ Seven Academic All-Americans ~ 100-Plus All-PSAC West Players ~ Three Canadian Senior National Team Players

Entering his 19th season at California University of Pennsylvania, Rick Bertagnolli has guided the Cal U softball program into a perennial national contender and placed himself among the elite softball coaches in the country. The Vulcans have reached the NCAA Tournament 16 times with back-toback NCAA National Championships in 1997 and 1998. Currently in his 28th season as a head coach, Bertagnolli has a career collegiate coaching record of 896261 (.774) and holds an overall mark of 634-211 (.750) with the Vulcans. He enters the year tied for sixth among active coaches in NCAA Division II in winning percentage and is the winningest coach in all of Cal U sports history. Bertagnolli’s Vulcan teams have appeared in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship Game 12 times and set a NCAA record with 88-consecutive conference wins from 1994-99. Numerous Vulcan players have garnered national, regional and conference recognition under Bertagnolli’s direction. He has coached 28 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans, 70 NFCA all-region honorees and over 100 all-conference players. In 1998, Bertagnolli helped tutor two-time All-American Danielle Penner, who was named the National

Player of the Year by the NFCA. He has also coached three players who played on the Canadian Senior National Team: Meaggan Wilton (2000 Sydney Olympics), Megan Timpf (2008 Beijing Olympics) and Jillian Russell (2010 ISF World Championships, 2011 Pan American Games). The Cal U softball success under Bertagnolli has also been evident in the classroom, as he has mentored seven Academic All-Americans, including three in 2010. Bertagnolli’s career at Cal U began in 1994 and in his first season the Vulcans recorded a 38-13 record, advanced to the PSAC Championship Game and captured the regional championship. After a combined 93 wins the next two seasons, the stage was set for a historic 1997 season. With Penner dominating opponents in the circle, the Vulcans rolled to a programbest 53-5 record to capture the first national championship in any sport in school history. In 1998, Cal U became only the fourth (and last) school in NCAA Division II softball history to win backto-back National Championships. The Vulcans registered a 47-7 overall record behind the play of five different All-Americans, including Penner, who was named NFCA Player of the Year after finishing her career with an NCAA record 141 career victories. Bertagnolli and his staff were named NFCA

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Division II National Coaching Staff of the Year. Since the two National Championships, Cal U has maintained a tradition of excellence by qualifying for the NCAA Tournament 11 times in 13 seasons. The Vulcans also won 14 PSAC West Championships (19942004, 2009-11) and qualified for 18-consecutive PSAC Tournaments (1994-2011) under Bertagnolli. Bertagnolli registered his 800th career win as a college coach in 2009, and he earned his 600th victory at Cal U while leading the team to the NCAA Super Regionals in 2010. Bertagnolli started his college coaching career at Wabash Valley Junior College for three seasons before serving as head coach at South Carolina-Spartanburg for two seasons. Bertagnolli and his wife Jodi have two daughters Ava and Mia.

COACHING STAFF 2012 PREVIEW

STEPHANI MOORE ASSISTANT COACH Fifth Year at Cal U moore@calu.edu

Wesleyan in business administration. Moore and her husband Chad reside in Canonsburg, Pa., with their children, Colin and Brianne.

PLAYERS

Championship. Prior to her stint with the Presidents, Moore began her coaching career as an assistant at West Virginia Wesleyan. While with the Bobcats, she worked with the pitchers and outfielders and West Virginia Wesleyan made a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. A 2000 graduate of Robert Morris, Moore was a standout as a pitcher and outfielder on the diamond for the Division I Colonials. She finished her collegiate career among the all-time school leaders with a .315 batting average, 39 wins, 2.92 earned run average, 510.1 innings pitched and 59 complete games. She completed her undergraduate degree from RMU in long-term health care management before earning her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from West Virginia

#7 Megan Timpf

#16 Jillian Russell

2011 REVIEW

CANADIAN SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM #20 Meaggan Wilton

COACHING COACHING STAFF STAFF

Stephani Moore begins her fifth season as an assistant coach on the California University of Pennsylvania softball staff after a five-year stint as head coach at Washington & Jefferson, a Division III program in nearby Washington, Pa. Moore is responsible for working with Cal U pitchers and outfielders. While at W&J, Moore elevated the Presidents from a last-place team in the conference to a league title in just four seasons. After a combined 19 wins in her first two seasons, she guided W&J to a 21-win season in 2005. The following season, the Presidents claimed the conference crown with a 25-15 mark, including an appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship. She finished her W&J tenure in 2007 following a 19-15 season and another appearance in the ECAC

HISTORY

Meghan Timpf competed in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and is an assistant coach at IUP.

Jillian Russell earned a silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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Meaggan (Wilton) Pettipiece competed in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics and is the head coach at Northwood (Mich.)

19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

ROSTER No. Name

Yr.

Pos.

Ht.

B/T

Katie Natter

Fr.

UTL

5-5

R/R

Hometown/High School Baldwin, Pa./Baldwin

Natalie Wideman

So.

C/INF

5-3

R/R

Mississauga, Ontario/Streetsville Secondary

Breanna Morris

Fr.

INF

5-2

R/R

Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central

Madison Cashner

Fr.

5-3

R/R

Canton, Ohio/GlenOak

Shelby Lia

So.

INF

5-8

R/R

Whitby, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson

Paige Onuska

So.

5-6

S/R

Midland, Pa./Beaver

Madison Yanek

Fr.

INF/P

5-8

R/R

North Lima, Ohio/South Range

Kaitlyn Schilling

So.

5-8

R/R

Morrisville, Pa./Pennsbury

Chelsea Carlson

So.

5-7

R/R

Stow, Ohio/Stow-Munroe Falls

Jillian Russell

Sr.

INF

5-8

R/R

London, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic

Stephani Ellis

So.

INF

5-8

R/R

Vancouver, British Columbia/Prince of Wales Secondary

Renee Helmer

Fr.

UTL

5-11

R/R

Oakville, Ontario/Abbey Park

Alyson Johnson

Sr.

5-4

R/R

Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central

Shelby Heyd

Fr.

5-3

L/R

Innisfil, Ontario/Nantyr Shores Secondary

Hope Spancake

So.

5-7

R/R

Pine Grove, Pa./Pine Grove

Kristen McKenzie

Sr.

5-7

R/R

Senneville, Quebec/St. Thomas

Paige Johnson

Fr.

6-0

R/R

West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell

Head Coach: Rick Bertagnolli (Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 1984) Cal U Record: 634-211, 19th year Career Record: 896-261, 28th year Assistant Coach: Stephani Moore (Robert Morris, 2000)

2012 Seniors - Alyson Johnson, Jillian Russell & Kristen McKenzie

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

SENIOR PROFILES 22 WAYNESBURG, PA. Senior 5-4, Catcher Major: Pre-Dentistry Avg .347 .296 .409 .347

AB 144 159 127 430

R 28 31 29 88

H HR 50 13 47 9 52 7 149 29

RBI SB-ATT 41 0-0 36 0-0 29 3-3 106 3-3

2011: NFCA First-Team All-Region … All-PSAC West First-Team … Capital One Academic AllDistrict II First-Team … Started 39 games with 21 as the designated player and 17 in right field … finished with a .409 average (52-for-127) with 14 doubles, seven homers, 29 RBI and 29 runs … led team and finished fourth in the PSAC with a career-high batting average and also ranked second in the league in doubles … tied for team lead with 15 multi-hit games … posted a 13-game hitting streak, hitting .449 (22-for-49) … PSAC West Player of the Week (April 4) … collected two hits and two RBI against St. Andrews Presbyterian … went a combined 4-for-7 with one homer, three RBI and two runs in doubleheader at

2011 REVIEW

On a Personal Note: Born Feb. 26, 1990 ... Daughter of Lars and Jill Johnson

PLAYERS

High School: Played at Waynesburg Central ... four-year letterman, team captain, fourtime first-team all-section, Post-Gazette Scholastic All-Star, Offensive Player of the Year, member of 2005 WPIAL championship team, Lettermen’s Club Athlete of the Year ... Academic Excellence Award, Chemistry & Math Awards, Highest Honors, SADD, two-time U.S. Achievement Academy member

COACHING STAFF

Year GP-GS 2009 45-45 2010 51-51 2011 39-39 Career 135-135

2012 PREVIEW

ALYSON JOHNSON

Limestone … posted two hits versus Fayetteville State … finished 2-for-3 with one double and one walk against Lewis … went 2-for-4 with one double, one run scored and one steal versus Mount Olive … belted a solo homer against Northern Kentucky … was 2-for-4 with one double, one homer and a season-high five RBI versus Ferris State … notched two hits and scored twice against Southwest Minnesota State … finished 3-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI and one run versus Saginaw Valley … went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one homer and two runs against Mercyhurst … totaled three hits, including two doubles, and two RBI versus Slippery Rock … was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, three RBI and two walks at Gannon … went a combined 4-for-6 with one RBI, one run and one walk in doubleheader against Kutztown … finished 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and scored three runs at Slippery Rock … recorded a solo homer versus West Chester in PSAC Tournament … NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: All-PSAC West Second-Team ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Second-Team ... started all 51 games (45 at catcher), batting .296 (47-for-159) with five doubles, one triple, nine homers, 36 RBI and 31 runs ... posted 13 multi-hit games, 10 multi-RBI games and 13 two-out RBI ... PSAC West Hitter of the Week (April 19) ... went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI versus Sciences in Philadelphia ... collected four hits, including two homers, and three RBI in doubleheader against Mercyhurst ... tallied five RBI in twinbill versus Slippery Rock ... finished 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs against IUP in PSAC Tournament ... went 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and three runs against Fairmont State in NCAA Regional Tournament ... NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: NFCA First-Team All-Region ... Daktronics First-Team All-Region ... PSAC West Freshman of the Year ... All-PSAC West First-Team ... started all 45 games (26 at designated player, 19 at catcher), hitting .347 with nine doubles, 13 homers, 41 RBI and 50 runs ... set a freshman school record for homers ... established the single-game school record with eight RBI against Salem International ... led team and finished among league leaders in homers, RBI, slugging percentage (.681) and total bases (98) ... collected 13 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games ... posted a season-long seven-game hitting streak ... finished with a .412 average (28-for-68) with runners on base and .346 average (18-for-52) with two outs ... totaled a team-high 18 two-out RBI ... PSAC West Hitter of the Week (April 22) ... led team with a .419 average (13-for-31) with three doubles, three homers, eight RBI and seven runs during Spring Break ... collected three hits with a double, homer, one RBI and three runs versus Holy Family ... was 4-for-4 with a homer, eight RBI and four runs against Salem International ... went 8-for-13 with one double, three homers, eight RBI and four runs in Gannon series ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

HISTORY ABOUT CAL U

Alyson Johnson is a three-time All-PSAC West selection, earning first-team honors in 2009 and 2011. Alyson Johnson enters the season ranked fourth in school history with 29 homers.

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SENIOR PROFILES 19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

37 KRISTEN McKENZIE SENNEVILLE, QUEBEC

Senior 5-7, Outfield Major: Communication Studies

the PSAC Tournament ... belted a three-run homer versus Kutztown in NCAA Tournament ... NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Played in 32 games (17 starts with 14 at designated player), hitting .270 (20-for-74) with seven RBI and eight runs ... went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run versus East Stroudsburg ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2009) High School: Played at St. Thomas ... member of runner-up team at 2006 Canadian Nationals, named MVP of regional softball team ... Female Athlete of the Year, International Baccalaureate On a Personal Note: Born April 22, 1990 ... Daughter of Rob and Lydia McKenzie

Year 2009 2010 2011 Career

GP-GS 32-17 45-37 42-41 119-95

Avg .270 .297 .338 .308

AB 74 101 133 308

R 8 14 21 43

H HR 20 0 30 1 45 1 95 2

RBI SB-ATT 7 1-2 17 1-1 21 4-4 45 6-7

2011: Played in 42 games with 41 starts (all in left field), hitting .338 (45-for-133) with 13 doubles, one homer, 21 RBI and 21 runs scored … ranked third on the team with 14 multihit games … finished with a .397 average (31-for-78) with runners on base, including a .407 clip (22-for-54) with runners in scoring position … registered a career-long 10-game hitting streak, batting .500 (17-for-34) … collected an RBI double in season-opener against WinstonSalem State … went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI and one run versus St. Andrews Presbyterian … totaled three hits, including a solo homer, and one steal in doubleheader at Limestone … notched two hits against North Greenville … finished with two doubles, one RBI and one run versus Charleston … collected two hits and two RBI against ConcordiaSt. Paul … went 3-for-3 with one RBI and two runs versus Fayetteville State … tallied two hits, one RBI and two runs against Southwest Minnesota State … registered two hits and two RBI versus West Virginia Wesleyan … collected a double, scored one run and drew two walks against Alderson-Broaddus … finished 2-for-4 with two RBI versus Shepherd … went a combined 3-for-7 with two RBI and two runs in doubleheader against Mercyhurst … tallied a double and scored one run versus Slippery Rock … notched three hits, including a double, with one RBI, three runs and one steal in doubleheader at Gannon … finished 2-for-3 with one double, two RBI and one run at Mercyhurst … collected three hits, registered an RBI and scored one run at Slippery Rock … recorded an RBI single against Winston-Salem State in NCAA Tournament … NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: Appeared in 45 games with 37 starts (28 in left field), batting .297 (30-for-101) with three doubles, one homer, 17 RBI and 14 runs ... collected four hits and two RBI in doubleheader versus Gannon ... finished with four hits and three RBI at Lake Erie ... went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs against West Chester in

Kristen McKenzie posted a .341 average and scored 10 runs in PSAC West play last year. Kristen McKenzie tied for second on the team with a career-high 13 doubles in 2011.

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

SENIOR PROFILES 16 LONDON, ONTARIO Senior 5-8, Infield Major: Justice Studies GP-GS 43-43 51-51 43-43 137-137

Avg .324 .313 .366 .333

AB R 139 26 176 38 145 36 460 100

H HR 45 8 55 11 53 14 153 33

RBI SB-ATT 33 2-2 38 2-2 50 8-8 121 12-12

2011: NFCA Third-Team All-American … NFCA First-Team All-Region … PSAC West Player of the Year … All-PSAC West First-Team … UNC Pembroke Invitational All-Tournament Team … PSAC West Player of the Week (April 11) … started all 43 games (39 at shortstop), hitting .366 (53-for-145) with 13 doubles, one triple, 14 homers, 50 RBI and 36 runs … tied the single-season school record for homers … led team and ranked second in the PSAC in homers, RBI and slugging percentage (.759) … led the PSAC with 110 total bases … posted a team-best and career-long 17-game hitting streak, batting .386 (22-for-57) … led team with 14 multi-RBI games and tied for team lead with 15 multi-hit games … recorded a team-high 25 two-out RBI and posted a .412 average (35-for-85) with runners on base … posted a .378 average (17-for-45) with eight homers, 20 RBI and 14 runs scored in PSAC

COACHING STAFF

Year 2009 2010 2011 Career

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JILLIAN RUSSELL

PLAYERS

West play … finished 2-for-4 with one double, one homer, two RBI and one run scored in season-opener against Winston-Salem State … went 2-for-2 with two RBI, two runs and one steal versus St. Andrews Presbyterian … posted a .556 average (5-for-9) with one homer and four RBI at UNC Pembroke Invitational … posted a pair of three-run doubles for a career-high six RBI at Limestone … collected two hits against North Greenville … finished 3-for-4 with one double, three RBI and one run versus Concordia-St. Paul … tallied a pair of hits against Fayetteville State … belted a three-run homer against Lewis … registered a solo homer versus Northern Kentucky … collected a two-run single against Southwest Minnesota State … went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI, three runs and one walk versus West Virginia Wesleyan … recorded a pair of doubles against Charleston … belted a two-run homer versus Shepherd … finished a combined 3-for-7 with three homers, five RBI, four runs, one steal and one walk in doubleheader against Mercyhurst … collected a solo homer versus Slippery Rock … went a combined 3-for-7 with one double, one homer, four RBI and two runs in doubleheader at Gannon … recorded a three-run homer at Mercyhurst … was 2-for-3 with a solo homer and one steal against Kutztown … finished a combined 4-for-7 with two homers, five RBI, four runs and one steal in doubleheader versus Gannon … collected a pair of hits and scored a run against Kutztown in NCAA Tournament … belted a two-run homer versus Winston-Salem State in NCAA Tournament … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: NFCA Second-Team All-Region ... PSAC West Player of the Year ... All-PSAC West First-Team ... started all 51 games at shortstop, batting .312 (55-for-176) with 13 doubles, three triples, 11 homers, 38 RBI and 38 runs scored ... led team and ranked among PSAC leaders in homers and total bases (107) ... finished with 15 multihit games and 12 multi-RBI games ... registered .608 slugging percentage ... posted four hits, four RBI and four runs in doubleheader against Clarion ... belted two homers at Slippery Rock ... collected five hits, two doubles, one homer, six RBI and four runs at Edinboro ... finished a combined 6-for-7 with three RBI and four runs at Lake Erie ... went 3-for-3 with two runs against Slippery Rock ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: All-PSAC West First-Team ... started 43 games at shortstop, hitting .324 (45-for-139) with eight doubles, two triples, eight homers, 33 RBI and 26 runs ... led team and ranked eighth in the league with 95 assists ... collected 13 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games ... was 2-for-4 with a homer and five RBI against Lake Erie ... went 3-for-3 with two runs versus Georgian Court (N.J.) ... finished 2-for-3 with one homer and three RBI against Salem International ... went 6-for-14 with two doubles, one homer, three RBI and three runs in Mercyhurst series ... finished 5-for-7 with a homer, four RBI and two runs in East Stroudsburg doubleheader ... went 8-for-13 with one double, two homers, five RBI and four runs in Slippery Rock series ... was 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and one run versus Edinboro ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2009) High School: Played at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic ... Athlete of the Year (2007) ... Ellein Ferris Academic and Athletic Scholarship Award, two-time Athlete of the Year

2011 REVIEW

On a Personal Note: Born Feb. 18, 1990 ... Daughter of Dan and Rose Russell ... member of Canadian Senior National Team at 2010 ISF World Championships (Caracas, Venezuela) and 2011 Pan American Games (Guadalajara, Mexico)

HISTORY ABOUT CAL U

Jillian Russell tied the single-season school record with 14 homers last year. Jillian Russell is the two-time reigning PSAC West Athlete of the Year.

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19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

RETURNING PLAYERS 15

CHELSEA CARLSON

SHELBY LIA

Sophomore 5-7, Pitcher Major: Sociology

Sophomore 5-8, Infield Major: Justice Studies

STOW, OHIO

Year 2011

APP-GS W-L ERA IP R ER BB SO 5-0 1-0 2.62 8.0 10 3 11 5

2011: Played in seven games with five pitching appearances … pitched 2.0 innings of relief in college debut against St. Andrews Presbyterian … worked 0.1 inning of scoreless relief versus Charleston … earned first career win after tossing 5.0 innings of relief with seasonhigh three strikeouts at Gannon High School: Played at Stow-Munroe Falls ... four-year letterman, first-team all-conference, Summit County All-Star, Barney Ellis All-Star ... Honor Roll On a Personal Note: Born June 29, 1992 ... Daughter of Randy and Colleen Carlson

17 STEPHANI ELLIS

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Sophomore 5-8, Infield Major: Psychology Year GP-GS Avg AB R 2011 38-30 .237 76 7

H HR RBI SB-ATT 18 0 8 3-3

WHITBY, ONTARIO

Year 2011

GP-GS Avg AB R H HR RBI SB-ATT 43-43 .338 145 39 49 7 39 8-8

2011: NFCA Second-Team All-Region … PSAC West Freshman of the Year … All-PSAC West Second-Team … UNC Pembroke Invitational All-Tournament Team … PSAC West Player of the Week (March 15) … started all 43 games (39 at second base), hitting .338 (49for-145) with 10 doubles, two triples, seven homers, 39 RBI and 39 runs … served as the team’s primary leadoff hitter … led team and finished third in the PSAC in runs scored … registered a 13-game hitting streak, batting .457 (21-for-46) … posted 12 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games … finished with a .439 average (25-for-57) with runners on base, including a .432 clip (16-for-37) with runners in scoring position … collected 21 two-out RBI … finished 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run in season-opener against Winston-Salem State … was 3-for-4 with first career homer, four RBI and two runs versus St. Andrews Presbyterian … posted a .500 average (5-for-10) with one homer and five RBI at UNC Pembroke Invitational … scored three runs and drew two walks at Limestone … tallied two triples and three RBI against Fayetteville State … collected a pair of hits and scored two runs versus Lewis … finished 2-for-4 with two homers, season-high six RBI and two runs against Mount Olive … notched two hits, two RBI and one steal versus Northern Kentucky … was 3-for-3 with one double, three runs and one walk against Ferris State … registered a two-run double versus Southwest Minnesota State … totaled two doubles, one RBI and one run against Saginaw Valley … led team with a .516 average (16-for-31) with five doubles, two triples, two homers, 15 RBI and 10 runs during Rebel Games … finished 2-for5 with one double, one homer, two RBI and three runs versus West Virginia Wesleyan … recorded a solo homer against Mercyhurst … collected two hits and scored one run versus Slippery Rock … totaled two RBI, scored three runs and drew two walks at Gannon … went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer against Kutztown … notched a three-run double at Slippery Rock … belted a two-run homer versus Kutztown in NCAA Tournament High School: Played at Donald A. Wilson ... Honor Roll

2011: Appeared in 38 games with 30 starts (19 in right field), hitting .237 (18-for-76) with four doubles, eight RBI and seven runs … collected a single in season-opening start against Winston-Salem State … finished 2-for-4 with one run and one steal versus North Greenville … drove in a pair of runs and scored twice against Southwest Minnesota State … recorded a pinch-hit RBI versus Slippery Rock … collected a pinch-hit single and scored at Gannon … went 2-for-2 with one double and one steal at Mercyhurst … finished 2-for-4 with two doubles, a season-high three RBI and one run at Slippery Rock … registered an RBI double and scored against Gannon … posted two hits and one RBI versus Kutztown in NCAA Tournament … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

On a Personal Note: Born Nov. 24, 1992 ... Daughter of David and Susan Lia

High School: Played at Prince of Wales ... Academic Award of Excellence, Honor Roll On a Personal Note: Born Feb. 9, 1992 ... Daughter of Jon Ellis and Brenda Kosaka

Shelby Lia ranked second on the team in both homers and RBI in 2011.

Stephani Ellis was a PSAC Scholar-Athlete as a freshman last year.

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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PAIGE ONUSKA

HOPE SPANCAKE

Sophomore 5-6, Outfield Major: Psychology

Sophomore 5-7, Pitcher Major: Communication Disorders

PINE GROVE, PA.

MIDLAND, PA.

Year GP-GS Avg AB R H HR RBI SB-ATT 2011 29-2 .091 11 5 1 0 0 0-0

High School: Played at Beaver ... four-year letterman, two-time all-section, Beaver County Times All-Star On a Personal Note: Born Aug. 27, 1992 ... Daughter of Dan and Jodi Onuska

KAITLYN SCHILLING MORRISVILLE, PA. Sophomore 5-8, Pitcher Major: Psychology

2011: All-PSAC West First-Team … two-time PSAC West Pitcher of the Week (April 11, 18) … posted a 14-4 record and 2.07 ERA in 25 appearances with 20 starts … registered 101 strikeouts and 28 walks in 135.0 innings … led team in wins, innings, strikeouts, appearances and starts … tossed 5.1 innings while making college debut in start against Tusculum … earned first career win and posted eight strikeouts in complete game at Limestone … worked 3.0 scoreless innings of relief to record the win versus North Greenville … posted 2.0 scoreless innings of relief against Charleston … registered the win and seven strikeouts versus Concordia-St. Paul … threw a four-hit, complete-game shutout against Lewis … recorded a two-hit, complete-game shutout versus Mount Olive … earned the win in start against Saginaw Valley … posted a complete-game victory with five strikeouts versus Fairmont State … registered first career save after tossing 2.1 innings of relief against Alderson-Broaddus … earned the win after working 6.1 innings in start versus Mercyhurst … established season high with 13 strikeouts in complete-game victory against Kutztown … tossed a four-hit, complete-game shutout versus Edinboro … collected a completegame win at Slippery Rock … registered the win after posting 3.2 hitless innings of relief against Gannon … posted 6.0 innings of two-hit, shutout relief versus West Chester in PSAC Tournament … tossed a complete game against Kutztown in NCAA Tournament … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) High School: Played at Pine Grove ... three-time Pottsville Republican-Herald Pitcher of the Year, Pottsville Republican-Herald Rookie of the Year, member of three Schuylkill League and two district championship teams On a Personal Note: Born Nov. 19, 1991 ... Daughter of Carl and Helen Spancake

APP-GS W-L ERA IP R ER BB SO 24-17 10-7 2.04 99.2 46 29 34 64

High School: Played at Pennsbury ... first-team all-conference, all-state honorable mention, member of Suburban One League National Conference and PIAA state championship team ... Honor Roll, National Honor Society

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Sophomore 5-3, Catcher/Infield Major: Athletic Training

Year 2011

GP-GS Avg AB R 43-43 .348 135 28

H HR RBI SB-ATT 47 0 23 6-6

2011: All-PSAC West First-Team … started all 43 games (42 at catcher), batting .348 (47-for135) with eight doubles, two triples, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored … led PSAC with six pickoffs … collected 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … went 2-for-3 with one run in season-opener against Winston-Salem State … finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and two steals versus Charleston … tallied a triple and two RBI against Fayetteville State … posted a walk-off, two-run double versus Ferris State … was 3-for-3 with one triple, three RBI and three runs against Southwest Minnesota State … finished 3-for-4 with one double, two RBI and one run scored versus Alderson-Broaddus … notched two hits, two RBI, two runs and two walks against Shepherd … recorded a multi-hit game versus Mercyhurst … finished a combined 4-for-7 with two doubles, four RBI, two runs and two walks in doubleheader at Gannon … collected two hits and scored twice at Mercyhurst … was 3-for-4 with one double and two runs against Kutztown … notched three hits at Slippery Rock … went 2-for3 with two runs versus Gannon … scored twice against Lock Haven in PSAC Tournament … recorded an RBI single versus Kutztown in NCAA Tournament … NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) High School: Played at Streetsville Secondary ... Female Athlete of the Year ... Honors On a Personal Note: Born Jan. 11, 1992 ... Daughter of Glenn and Mary Wideman ... member of Canadian Junior National Team at 2010 Pan American Championships (Bogota, Colombia) and 2011 ISF Junior World Championships (Cape Town, South Africa)

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On a Personal Note: Born Oct. 12, 1992 ... Daughter of Dave and Renee Schilling

NATALIE WIDEMAN

HISTORY

2011: Appeared in 24 games with 17 starts, posting a 10-7 record with one save and 2.04 ERA … recorded 64 strikeouts and issued 34 walks in 99.2 innings … tossed seven complete games (one shutout) … led team and ranked fourth in the PSAC in opponents’ batting average … PSAC West Pitcher of the Week (March 2) … tossed 0.2 inning of relief in season-opener against Winston-Salem State … earned first career win after posting 3.0 shutout innings with five strikeouts in first start versus St. Andrews Presbyterian … posted six strikeouts in no-decision start against North Greenville … collected the win after throwing 4.2 scoreless innings in start versus Fayetteville State … tossed 4.2 innings of relief to earn the victory against Ferris State … recorded first career save after working 3.0 innings of relief versus Saginaw Valley … posted first complete game against Charleston … worked 4.0 innings of relief to earn the win versus Alderson-Broaddus … tossed a season-high 8.0 innings to record complete-game victory against Mercyhurst … allowed one run in complete-game win versus Slippery Rock … established season high with seven strikeouts in 6.1 innings to post the win against Kutztown … registered a one-hit, complete-game victory with five strikeouts versus Edinboro … earned the win in a complete game with five strikeouts at Slippery Rock … tossed a three-hit, complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts against Winston-Salem State in NCAA Tournament … NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

2011 REVIEW

Year 2011

APP-GS W-L ERA IP R ER BB SO 25-20 14-4 2.07 135.0 56 40 28 101

PLAYERS

Year 2011

COACHING STAFF

2011: Played in 29 games with two starts in the outfield, hitting .091 (1-for-11) with five runs scored … appeared in a team-high 27 games off the bench … made college debut as a pinch-runner against Tusculum … scored game-tying run on a passed ball versus Northern Kentucky … made first career start against Charleston … collected first career hit versus Kutztown … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010)

2012 PREVIEW

19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

NEWCOMERS 8

MADISON CASHNER

BREANNA MORRIS

Freshman 5-3, Pitcher Major: Sociology

Freshman 5-2, Infield Major: Business Administration

CANTON, OHIO

High School: Played at Glenoak ... all-league honorable mention ... Volleyball ... Spirit Club On a Personal Note: Born Oct. 16, 1992 ... Daughter of Robert and Stephanie Cashner ... younger sister of former softball player Kaley Cashner (2010-11)

WAYNESBURG, PA.

High School: Played at Waynesburg Central ... three-year letterman, all-county, all-section, all-district, first-team all-state, member of two section championship teams, member of state qualifying team, Washington Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week, Greenesports.net Athlete of the Week ... Soccer ... Letterman’s Club, Letterman’s Club Female Athlete of the Year, National Honor Society, SADD On a Personal Note: Born Feb. 5, 1993 ... Daughter of Charlie and Shelley Morris

RENEE HELMER

KATIE NATTER

Freshman 5-11, Utility Major: Mathematics

Freshman 5-5, Utility Major: Justice Studies

BALDWIN, PA.

OAKVILLE ONTARIO

High School: Played at Abbey Park ... three-time athlete of the year ... Basketball MVP ... Honor Roll

High School: Played at Baldwin ... one-year letterman, first-team all-section ... Tennis, Track & Field ... High Honor Roll

On a Personal Note: Born March 31, 1993 ... Daughter of Leo and Evelyn Helmer ... member of Cal U volleyball team (2011)

On a Personal Note: Born Nov. 6, 1992 ... Daughter of Jeffery and Suzanne Natter

SHELBY HEYD

MADISON YANEK

Freshman 5-3, Outfield Major: Gerontology

Freshman 5-8, Infield/Pitcher Major: Special Education

NORTH LIMA, OHIO

INNISFIL, ONTARIO

High School: Played at Nantyr Shores Secondary ... three-time MVP ... Hockey ... Academic Award On a Personal Note: Born April 5, 1993 ... Daughter of Stephan and Madeleine Heyd

High School: Played at South Range ... four-year letterman, three-time first-team allleague, second-team all-league, member of two league and district championship teams ... Basketball, Volleyball ... Choir, Drama Club, Future Teachers of America, Key Club On a Personal Note: Born Jan. 25, 1993 ... Daughter of Frank and Michele Yanek

41 PAIGE JOHNSON WEST CALDWELL, N.J.

Freshman 6-0, Catcher Major: Business Administration High School: Played at James Caldwell ... four-year starter, three-time all-conference, twotime all-county, two-time second-team all-region, member of two state championship teams ... Basketball, Volleyball ... Honor Roll, Peer Leadership On a Personal Note: Born Feb. 11, 1993 ... Daughter of John and Tracey Johnson

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

ACADEMIC SUCCESS BUILDING CHARACTER. BUILDING CAREERS.

COACHING STAFF

For 10-straight semesters, Cal U athletic programs have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher.

PLAYERS

Last year, the Vulcans made 11 team and 11 individual appearances in NCAA postseason play.

The Vulcans featured 12 Capital One Academic All-District selections during the 2010-11 academic year.

2011 2011REVIEW REVIEW

A combined 155 student-athletes from Cal U, representing all sports, were named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes for the 2010-11 academic year. A total of 225 Cal U student-athletes, representing all sports were named to the Spring 2011 edition of the Cal U Athletic Director Honor Roll after a record 240 athletes earned the honor for the Fall 2010 semester.

HISTORY

10 11 12 155 225

2012 PREVIEW

California University of Pennsylvania is a diverse, caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional studies. For more than 150 years Cal U has been known for its educational excellence and for its commitment to the core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility. At Cal U, students are our first priority. As an undergraduate, students can choose from more than 150 programs of study in three undergraduate colleges. Whether one is interested in using robotic technology in the field of engineering or helping to shape the future as an early childhood educator, students will find an academic program perfect for them. When our core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility are coupled with real-world training, we see a big difference in the types of jobs our graduates get. To advance our mission of building the character and careers of students, Cal U relies upon committed faculty, motivated students, challenging programs and exceptional facilities. Our Character Education Institute provides character education to Cal U students, faculty and staff, and corporate training to regional organizations and businesses. The institute serves as a resource center for education majors, and assists school districts and local organizations in advancing character development.

Listed below are the 2010-11 PSAC Scholar-Athletes from softball:

Danielle Easton

Randi Miller

Stephani Ellis

Tarra Oravec Holly Pefferman Kaitlyn Schilling

Melissa Lupinacci

Hope Spancake

Kristen McKenzie

Natalie Wideman

Alyson Johnson is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.

2012 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

ABOUT CAL U

Maria Greco Alyson Johnson

19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2011 RESULTS DATE 02/06/11 02/06/11 02/06/11 02/25/11 02/25/11 02/26/11 02/26/11 02/27/11 03/06/11 03/06/11 03/07/11 03/07/11 03/09/11 03/09/11 03/11/11 03/11/11 03/11/11 03/18/11 03/19/11 03/19/11 03/20/11 03/20/11 03/29/11 03/29/11 04/03/11 04/03/11 04/07/11 04/07/11 04/08/11 04/08/11 04/09/11 04/09/11 04/10/11 04/10/11 04/14/11 04/14/11 04/15/11 04/15/11 04/21/11 04/21/11 05/13/11 05/14/11 05/15/11

OPPONENT vs Winston-Salem State^ vs Tusculum^ vs St. Andrews^ at Limestone+ at Limestone+ vs North Greenville+ vs #3 North Georgia+ vs Charleston (W.Va.)+ vs Concordia-St. Paul! vs Fayetteville State! vs #24 Lewis! vs Minnesota State Mankato! vs Mount Olive! vs Northern Kentucky! vs Ferris State! vs Southwest Minnesota State! vs #25 Saginaw Valley! vs #15 West Virginia Wesleyan% vs Charleston (W.Va.)% vs Fairmont State% vs Alderson-Broaddus% vs Shepherd% MERCYHURST* MERCYHURST* SLIPPERY ROCK* SLIPPERY ROCK* at Gannon* at Gannon* at Mercyhurst* at Mercyhurst* KUTZTOWN KUTZTOWN EDINBORO* EDINBORO* at Slippery Rock* at Slippery Rock* GANNON* GANNON* LOCK HAVEN# WEST CHESTER# vs Kutztown$ vs Winston-Salem State$ vs Kutztown$

SCORE W 9-0 L 1-7 W 12-3 L 3-5 W 10-2 W 4-2 L 0-7 W 6-0 W 7-3 W 13-0 W 6-0 L 0-1 W 9-0 L 5-6 W 8-7 W 12-3 W 4-3 L 9-10 L 1-2 W 2-1 W 6-4 W 7-2 W 10-4 W 6-5 W 6-3 W 5-1 W 3-2 W 13-6 W 10-0 L 1-9 W 6-1 L 3-4 W 1-0 W 4-2 W 7-2 W 8-4 W 7-0 L 6-8 L 4-7 L 1-4 L 2-3 W 3-0 L 3-4

R-H-E 9-12-0 1-7-4 12-14-0 3-5-4 10-8-3 4-9-5 0-4-2 6-9-2 7-11-2 13-16-1 6-11-0 0-4-0 9-11-0 5-8-0 8-11-4 12-12-1 4-8-3 9-12-5 1-9-1 2-4-3 6-10-4 7-12-1 10-9-1 6-9-0 6-6-3 5-8-0 3-7-0 13-16-1 10-9-1 1-5-2 6-10-0 3-9-4 1-5-1 4-9-3 7-13-1 8-10-0 7-12-2 6-9-3 4-8-0 1-6-0 2-6-1 3-5-0 3-4-5

R-H-E 0-3-0 7-18-0 3-1-4 5-6-2 2-5-1 2-8-2 7-10-0 0-3-4 3-5-2 0-1-2 0-4-2 1-6-1 0-2-1 6-11-2 7-9-3 3-7-3 3-5-1 10-9-3 2-10-2 1-4-0 4-11-1 2-5-2 4-5-2 5-8-1 3-8-4 1-5-0 2-4-1 6-9-1 0-4-1 9-8-0 1-4-0 4-7-1 0-4-0 2-1-0 2-7-2 4-9-2 0-2-2 8-6-2 7-9-0 4-7-0 3-9-1 0-3-0 4-6-1

INNS 6 7 5 7 7 (8) 7 7 7 5 7 7 6 (10) 7 5 7 (8) 7 7 7 7 7 (8) 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Danielle Easton

Merissa Daley

Maria Greco

* - PSAC West; HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS ^ - UNC Pembroke Invitational; + - Limestone (S.C.) Saints Invitational; ! - Rebel Spring Games; % - Salem (Va.) Tournament; # - PSAC Tournament; $ - NCAA Tournament; () - extra-inning game

Sarah Spiering

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2011 STATISTICS OVERALL: 29-14 • PSAC WEST 12-2 • HOME 8-4 • AWAY 6-2 • NEUTRAL 15-8

.242 .237 .200 .176 .143 .091 .000 .000 .000 .318 .237

24-6 38-30 23-7 23-6 18-2 29-2 2-0 1-0 2-0 43-43 43-43

33 76 25 17 14 11 1 1 0 1200 1130

3 7 6 6 3 5 0 0 0 243 137

8 18 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 382 268

1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 41

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 26

6 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 233 117

9 22 11 3 2 1 0 0 0 591 391

.273 .289 .440 .176 .143 .091 .000 .000 .000 .493 .346

2 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 106 84

6 9 7 4 6 2 0 1 0 150 204

.286 .293 .323 .300 .200 .091 .000 .000 .000 .376 .296

1-1 3-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 44-44 20-26

2011 Pitching Statistics (All sorted by earned run average) Name Kaitlyn Schilling Hope Spancake Maria Greco

ERA 2.04 2.07 2.50

1-0 0-0 29-14 14-29

APP GS CG SHO 24 17 7 1/3 25 20 10 4/2 14 6 4 0/2 5 2 43 43

0 0 43 43

0 0 21 22

0/1 0/1 9/4 2/1

SV IP H 1 99.2 80 1 135.0 125 0 47.2 50 0 0 2 1

8.0 1.0 291.1 280.0

11 2 268 382

R 46 56 24 10 1 137 243

ER 29 40 17 3 1 90 196

BB SO B/AVG 34 64 .211 28 101 .237 10 34 .270

11 1 84 106

5 0 204 150

.333 .500 .237 .318

2011 REVIEW

Chelsea Carlson 2.62 Brenna Hosey 7.00 Totals 2.16 Opponents 4.90

W-L 10-7 14-4 4-3

PLAYERS

Randi Miller Stephani Ellis Holly Pefferman Melissa Lupinacci Kaley Cashner Paige Onuska Chelsea Carlson Maria Greco Brenna Hosey Totals Opponents

BB SO OB% SB-ATT 9 17 .446 3-3 5 16 .386 8-8 17 19 .447 0-0 10 8 .396 6-6 4 13 .355 4-4 12 23 .384 8-8 21 9 .383 1-1 14 10 .339 9-9

COACHING STAFF

Name AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% Alyson Johnson .409 39-39 127 29 52 14 0 7 29 87 .685 Jillian Russell .366 43-43 145 36 53 13 1 14 50 110 .759 Sarah Spiering .352 43-43 128 16 45 5 0 7 28 71 .555 Natalie Wideman .348 43-43 135 28 47 8 2 0 23 59 .437 Kristen McKenzie .338 42-41 133 21 45 13 0 1 21 61 .459 Shelby Lia .338 43-43 145 39 49 10 2 7 39 84 .579 Danielle Easton .267 42-39 105 23 28 8 0 2 18 42 .400 Merissa Daley .250 43-43 104 21 26 3 0 0 6 29 .279

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2011 Hitting Statistics (All sorted by batting average)

HISTORY ABOUT CAL U

2012 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

SINGLE-GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL HITTING

TEAM HITTING

AT-BATS 8 four times 6 six times, most recently by ... Natalie Wideman Gannon Gabrielle Rendon IUP

AT-BATS 61 47

Shippensburg Shippensburg

05/08/09 03/28/92

04/07/11 05/09/03

RUNS SCORED 5 Kristin Heslop 5 Lori Burkholder 5 Jill Swanson

RUNS SCORED 30 27

Salem International Davis & Elkins

03/20/09 03/29/95

Johnson C. Smith Salem International Kutztown

03/13/01 04/08/92 05/01/91

Davis & Elkins

03/29/95

HITS 5 Lori Burkholder

Kutztown

05/01/91

DOUBLES 7

Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 03/13/01

DOUBLES 3 Gabrielle Rendon Slippery Rock 3 Stacy Eppinger IUP 3 Christine Dillner Allegheny

04/02/03 04/24/93 04/15/93

TRIPLES 4 4 4

Fayetteville State Youngstown State Millersville

03/06/11 04/19/90 03/26/90

TRIPLES 3 Colleen Hahn

04/29/95

HOME RUNS 8

Slippery Rock

04/10/04

RUNS BATTED IN 30 23

Salem International Davis & Elkins

03/20/09 03/29/95

EXTRA-BASE HITS 12

Slippery Rock

04/10/04

WALKS 23 TOTAL BASES 43

IUP

HOME RUNS 2 several times, most recently ... Jillian Russell Mercyhurst Shelby Lia Mount Olive

03/29/11 03/09/11

RUNS BATTED IN 8 Alyson Johnson 7 Colleen Hahn

Salem International Davis & Elkins

03/20/09 03/29/95

TOTAL BASES 11 Becky Mezyk 10 Julie Mackenzie 10 Colleen Hahn

Shippensburg Wheeling Jesuit IUP

04/10/04 03/19/10 04/29/95

WALKS 3 several times, most recently by ... Julie Mackenzie East Stroudsburg Melissa Korenoski Slippery Rock STOLEN BASES 3 six times, most recently ... Gabrielle Rendon IUP STRIKEOUTS 4 Shelby Lia Slippery Rock 3 several times, most recently ... Alyson Johnson IUP Jillian Russell IUP

04/11/09 04/10/04

04/23/03 04/14/11 04/24/10 04/23/10

Katie Francart set the single-game school record with 15 strikeouts against Seton Hill in 2008.

WALKS ALLOWED 9 Jen Ruscitelli

Millersville

03/26/90

INNINGS PITCHED 17.0

Shippensburg

05/08/09

West Virginia Wesleyan 04/16/89

RUNS ALLOWED 16

Davis & Elkins

Slippery Rock

04/10/04

WALKS ALLOWED 9

Millersville

STOLEN BASES 7 four times, most recently ... Radford

04/10/93

TEAM PITCHING

1985 03/26/90

INDIVIDUAL FIELDING

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING INNINGS PITCHED 14.0 Mario Greco 13 Amber Riegel 13 Danielle Penner 13 Paula Mastrean

Shippensburg IUP Nebraska-Omaha Bloomsburg

05/08/09 05/09/03 05/17/96 05/05/90

STRIKEOUTS 15 Katie Francart 14 Melissa Brooks 14 Melissa Brooks 14 Danielle Penner

Seton Hill Lock Haven Case Western Coker

04/15/08 04/25/00 04/16/00 03/15/97

PUTOUTS 24 Julia Mueller 17 Jen Wagner

Shippensburg Allegheny

05/08/09 04/23/95

ASSISTS 9 Stacy Eppinger

Shippensburg

04/08/91

ERRORS 4 Carlee Yaquinto 4 Deb Kopacko

IUP Kutztown

04/24/01 05/06/90

PUTOUTS 51 39

Shippensburg IUP

05/08/09 05/09/03

ASSISTS 27 20

Shippensburg Nebraska-Omaha

05/08/09 05/17/96

ERRORS 8

Bloomsburg

05/02/92

LONGEST GAME 17

Shippensburg

05/08/09

COMBINED RUNS 31 31

Barton (W 17-14) Clarion (W 25-6)

04/03/92 04/28/07

TEAM FIELDING

GENERAL

Gabrielle Rendon holds single-game school records for doubles and stolen bases.

MARGIN OF VICTORY 30 Salem Int’l (W 30-0) 03/20/09 27 Davis & Elkins (W 27-0) 03/29/95 MARGIN OF DEFEAT 15

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Davis & Elkins

1985

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

DOUBLES 18 Lith Webb 17 Julie Mackenzie 17 Jennifer Doty 17 Deb Kopacko 16 Dana Boyer 16 Lith Webb 16 Stacy Eppinger 15 Kate Vaughan 15 Jenn Valeriote

1997 2009 2005 1991 1997 1996 1993 2000 1997

TRIPLES 11 9 7 6 6 5

Lauren Mitchell Lori Burkholder Jill Swanson Deb Kopacko Beth Bond Jennifer Doty

1991 1992 1991 1991 1987 2005

HOME RUNS 14 Jillian Russell 14 Jennifer Doty 14 Jen Wagner 13# Alyson Johnson 13 Jen Wagner 11 Jillian Russell 11 Becky Mezyk 10 Kristin Heslop 10 Kristin Heslop 9 Three tied at

2011 2005 1994 2009 1996 2010 2004 2002 2000 ---

1997 1998 2000 1999 2010 1995 2010 1995 1996 1994

RBI 67 56 55 54 51 50 49 47 47 46

Kristin Heslop Jen Wagner Colleen Hahn Christine Dillner Stacy Eppinger Jillian Russell Jennifer Doty Danielle Easton Kerry Novak Ali Ferrari

2000 1996 1995 1995 1991 2011 2005 2010 1997 1999

RUNS SCORED 56 Lori Burkholder 54 Christine Dillner 53 Kate Vaughan 52 Christy Cameron 52 Lith Webb 51 Lith Webb 49 Jen Wagner 48 Kate Vaughan 47 Jennifer Doty 47 Kristin Heslop

WINS 50*^ 46* 28 25 24 21 20 20 20 20

Danielle Penner Danielle Penner Rochelle Dierkes Danielle Penner Melissa Brooks Melissa Brooks Rochelle Dierkes Danielle Penner Rochelle Dierkes Paula Mastrean

1997 1998 1995 1996 2000 1999 1996 1995 1994 1991

1993 1995 2000 1996 1995 1997 1996 1997 2005 2000

INNINGS PITCHED 328.1 Danielle Penner 316.1 Danielle Penner 202.1 Melissa Brooks 196.2 Melissa Brooks 190.0 Danielle Penner 180.0 Rochelle Dierkes 169.2 Sue Kunkle 168.0 Paula Mastrean

1998 1997 1999 2000 1996 1995 1994 1991

STOLEN BASES 27 Lori Burkholder 22 Meaggan Wilton 21 Lori Burkholder 17 Lori Burkholder 17 Jill Swanson 15 Meaggan Wilton 15 Christy Cameron

1991 1999 1993 1992 1991 1998 1993

ERA (min. 150 IP) 0.45 Danielle Penner 0.51* Danielle Penner 0.54 Rochelle Dierkes 0.59 Jen Ruscitelli 0.63 Danielle Penner 0.71 Melissa Brooks 0.85 Melissa Brooks 0.96 Danielle Penner

1998 1997 1995 1991 1996 2000 1999 1995

WALKS 24 24 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21

2001 1986 1991 2002 1996 1996 1995 2011 2010 2004

STRIKEOUTS 354 Danielle Penner 295 Danielle Penner 244 Melissa Brooks 178 Melissa Brooks 176 Maria Greco 147 Maria Greco 145 Lauren Shaheen 141 Danielle Penner 119 Rochelle Dierkes 117 Becky Mezyk

1997 1998 2000 1999 2010 2009 2010 1996 1995 2006

COMPLETE GAMES 45 Danielle Penner 42 Danielle Penner 25 Danielle Penner 24 Rochelle Dierkes 22 Paula Mastrean

1998 1997 1996 1995 1991

SHUTOUTS 29 Danielle Penner 22 Danielle Penner 17 Rochelle Dierkes 13 Danielle Penner 9 Becky Mezyk 9 Melissa Brooks

1997 1998 1995 1996 2006 2000

Kristin Heslop Phyllis White Lori Burkholder Kristin Heslop Christy Cameron Kerry Novak Jen Wagner Danielle Easton Amanda Wallace Stephanie Elk

PUTOUTS 421 Jen Wagner 408 Jen Wagner 404 Dana Boyer 391 Jen Wagner 374 Julia Mueller 364 Julia Mueller 341 Amanda Collins 338 Kimmie Miller

1996 1994 1997 1995 2009 2008 2006 2001

ASSISTS 133 Christy Cameron 126 Lith Webb 114 Kate Vaughan

1994 1998 1998

ABOUT CAL U

PITCHING APPEARANCES 54 Danielle Penner 51 Danielle Penner 37 Melissa Brooks 35 Melissa Brooks 34 Maria Greco 33 Rochelle Dierkes 32 Lauren Shaheen 31 Danielle Penner 31 Danielle Penner 31 Rochelle Dierkes

HISTORY

Kimmie Miller led the country with a .523 average in 2004.

2000 1997 1993 1998 1997 2000 1997 2010 1995

2011 REVIEW

1996 1995 1995 1997 1994 2000 2005

Kate Vaughan Kate Vaughan Stacy Eppinger Kate Vaughan Kerry Novak Kristin Heslop Jenn Valeriote Jillian Russell Colleen Hahn

PLAYERS

HITS (min. 60) 83 Lith Webb 80 Christine Dillner 80 Colleen Hahn 75 Lith Webb 75 Jen Wagner 72 Kristin Heslop 68 Jennifer Doty

AT BATS 198 194 183 180 180 177 177 176 176

COACHING STAFF

2004 1996 2005 1994 1995 2004 1995

2012 PREVIEW

BATTING AVERAGE (min. 65 ABs) .523* Kimmie Miller .494 Lith Webb .486 Jennifer Doty .475 Jen Wagner .468 Christine Dillner .463 Gabrielle Rendon .462 Lith Webb

^ - NCAA DIVISION II RECORD * - NCAA Annual Individual Champion # - Freshman school record

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CAREER RECORDS BATTING AVERAGE .442 Lith Webb .412 Jen Wagner .387 Jennifer Doty .390 Kimmie Miller .388 Stacy Eppinger .385 Lori Burkholder .384 Gabrielle Rendon .380 Lauren Mitchell .373 Kristin Heslop .371 Becky Mezyk HITS 295 233 231 229 226 221 221 206 203

1995-98 1993-96 2003-06 2001-04 1990-93 1990-93 2001-04 1990-93 1999-02 2003-06

Lith Webb Jen Wagner Christy Cameron Lauren Mitchell Kate Vaughan Kristin Heslop Stacy Eppinger Gabrielle Rendon Kerry Novak

1995-98 1993-96 1993-96 1990-93 1997-00 1999-02 1990-93 2001-04 1994-97

DOUBLES 50 Lith Webb 50 Stacy Eppinger 46 Gabrielle Rendon 44 Jenn Valeriote 41 Jennifer Doty 40 Deb Kopacko 38 Julie Mackenzie 38 Nikki Fiedler 38 Lauren Mitchell 37 Becky Mezyk

1995-98 1990-93 2001-04 1995-98 2003-06 1988-91 2007-10 1997-00 1990-93 2003-06

TRIPLES 22 20 18 15 13 11 10

1990-93 1988-91 1990-93 1995-98 1999-02 1987-90 1993-96

Lori Burkholder Deb Kopacko Lauren Mitchell Lith Webb Kristin Heslop Beth Bond Christy Cameron

HOME RUNS 38 Kristin Heslop 37 Jen Wagner 33 Jillian Russell 29 Alyson Johnson 24 Lith Webb 23 Becky Mezyk 22 Stacy Eppinger 20 Nikki Fielder 20 Jennifer Doty 16 Danielle Easton AT BATS 738 667 649 627 593 586 577 565 548

Kate Vaughan Lith Webb Christy Cameron Kerry Novak Kristin Heslop Lauren Mitchell Stacy Eppinger Jen Wagner Nikki Fiedler

1999-02 1993-96 2009-present 2009-present 1995-98 2003-06 1990-93 1997-00 2003-06 2008-11 1997-00 1995-98 1993-96 1994-97 1999-02 1990-93 1990-93 1993-96 1997-00

RBI 184 170 166 154 148 138 131 130

Kristin Heslop Jen Wagner Stacy Eppinger Lith Webb Christine Dillner Lauren Mitchell Becky Mezyk Colleen Hahn

RUNS SCORED 195 Lith Webb 179 Christy Cameron 175 Kate Vaughan 160 Kristin Heslop 157 Lori Burkholder 149 Jen Wagner 148 Stacy Eppinger 146 Gabrielle Rendon STOLEN BASES 73 Lori Burkholder 42 Lith Webb 42 Christy Cameron 36 Meaggan Wilton 32 Julie Mackenzie 30 Kristin Heslop 30 Lauren Mitchell 29 Erin Novak WALKS 70 69 68 62 58 57 52 51 50 50

Danielle Easton Christy Cameron Kristin Heslop Kate Vaughan Jen Wagner Lori Burkholder Beth Bond Lith Webb Gabrielle Rendon Kerry Novak

1999-02 1993-96 1990-93 1995-98 1992-95 1990-93 2003-06 1993-96 1995-98 1993-96 1997-2000 1999-2002 1990-93 1993-96 1990-93 2001-04 1990-93 1995-98 1993-96 1998-99 2007-10 1999-02 1990-93 1989-92 2008-11 1993-96 1999-02 1997-00 1993-96 1990-93 1987-90 1995-98 2001-04 1994-97

TOTAL BASES 454 Lith Webb 393 Jen Wagner 361 Stacy Eppinger 298 Jillian Russell 278 Nikki Fiedler

1995-98 1993-96 1990-93 2009-present 1997-00

EXTRA-BASE HITS 92 Lith Webb 79 Stacy Eppinger 77 Kristin Heslop 73 Jillian Russell 70 Jen Wagner 67 Deb Kopacko 61 Jennifer Doty 60 Becky Mezyk 60 Nikki Fiedler

1995-98 1990-93 1999-02 2009-present 1993-96 1988-91 2003-06 2003-06 1997-00

SACRIFICES 30 Lith Webb

Lith Webb

Julie Mackenzie

Jennifer Doty

1995-98

Kerry Novak

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

CAREER RECORDS

INNINGS PITCHED 987.2 Danielle Penner 607.0 Kelly Scurci 498.0 Rochelle Dierkes 479.0 Paula Mastrean 467.1 Becky Mezyk 463.2 Melissa Brooks 445.1 Sue Kunkle

1995-98 1987-90 1993-96 1988-91 2003-06 1999-02 1991-94

STRIKEOUTS 882 Danielle Penner 497 Melissa Brooks 448 Maria Greco 377 Katie Francart 330 Rochelle Dierkes 325 Becky Mezyk 208 Lauren Shaheen 205 Sonia Petrosoniak 193 Jen Ruscitelli 189 Kelly Scurci

1995-98 1999-02 2008-11 2005-08 1993-96 2003-06 2009-10 2007-10 1990-93 1987-90

EARNED RUN AVERAGE 0.58 Danielle Penner 0.74 Melissa Brooks 1.23 Sue Kunkle 1.25 Jen Ruscitelli 1.36 Rochelle Dierkes 1.51 Paula Mastrean 1.64 Sonia Petrosoniak 1.66 Kelly Scurci 1.72 Becky Mezyk 1.72 Maria Greco

1995-98 1999-02 1991-94 1990-93 1993-96 1988-91 2007-10 1987-90 2003-06 2008-11

COMPLETE GAMES 134 Danielle Penner 72 Kelly Scurci 64 Rochelle Dierkes 55 Melissa Brooks 53 Becky Mezyk 48 Jen Ruscitelli 43 Sue Kunkle

1995-98 1987-90 1993-96 1999-02 2003-06 1990-93 1991-94

SHUTOUTS 77 Danielle Penner 29 Rochelle Dierkes

1995-98 1993-96

1993-96 1997-00 1994-97

GAMES 233 214 203 199 199 193

1997-00 1994-97 1997-00 1993-96 1993-96 1999-02

Kate Vaughan Kerry Novak Nikki Fiedler Christy Cameron Jen Wagner Kristin Heslop

Melissa Brooks Julia Mueller

HISTORY

1995-98 1993-96 1990-93 2003-06 1999-02 1988-91 1991-94

Maria Greco

ASSISTS 427 Christy Cameron 402 Kate Vaughan 354 Sarah Cassin

2011 REVIEW

Danielle Penner Rochelle Dierkes Jen Ruscitelli Becky Mezyk Melissa Brooks Paula Mastrean Sue Kunkle

2007-10 1993-96 1995-97

PLAYERS

WINS 141 70 54 54 53 53 52

PUTOUTS 1,251 Julia Mueller 1,245 Jen Wagner 803 Dana Boyer

COACHING STAFF

1995-98 1993-96 2003-06 2008-11 1991-94 1999-02 1990-93 2007-10

2012 PREVIEW

PITCHING APPEARANCES 167 Danielle Penner 98 Rochelle Dierkes 89 Becky Mezyk 87 Maria Greco 86 Sue Kunkle 85 Melissa Brooks 82 Jen Ruscitelli 80 Sonia Petrosoniak

ABOUT CAL U

Sonia Petrosoniak finished her career among the all-time school leaders in appearances, strikeouts and ERA.

2012 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

ALL-TIME HONORS OLYMPIANS

NFCA ALL-REGION

DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION TEAM

2000 2008

1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

2008 2009 2010

Meaggan Wilton, Canada Megan Timpf, Canada

19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

HONDA-BRODERICK PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1998

Danielle Penner

NFCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1998

Danielle Penner

NFCA ALL-AMERICANS 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2011

Stacy Eppinger (second team) Lori Burkholder (second team) Lauren Mitchell (second team) Jen Wagner (second team) Lith Webb (first team) Rochelle Dierkes (second team) Christine Dillner (second team) Jen Wagner (second team) Jen Wagner (first team) Lith Webb (first team) Danielle Penner (second team) Danielle Penner (first team) Lith Webb (first team) Kerry Novak (second team) Sarah Cassin (third team) Tara Douglas (first team) Danielle Penner (first team) Lith Webb (first team) Dana Boyer (second team) Meaggan Wilton (third team) Holly Hall (second team) Meaggan Wilton (third team) Melissa Brooks (second team) Daysha Grimes (first team) Kristin Heslop (second team) Kimmie Miller (second team) Amber Riegel (second team) Kimmie Miller (first team) Becky Mezyk (second team) Gabrielle Rendon (second team) Jillian Russell (third team)

Lucy Frerotte, Linda Kalafatis Sue Killian Beth Bond, Diane Santillo, Karen Yoder Deb Kopacko, Diane Santillo, Kelly Scurci, Tracy Whitmoyer Stacy Eppinger, Lauren Mitchell, Kelly Scurci, Karen Yoder Lori Burkholder, Stacy Eppinger, Deb Kopacko, Lauren Mitchell, Jen Ruscitelli Lori Burkholder, Christine Dillner, Stacy Eppinger, Lauren Mitchell, Michelle Shannon Lori Burkholder, Stacy Eppinger, Sue Kunkle, Lauren Mitchell, Michelle Shannon Dena Bowers, Danielle Cavone, Christine Dillner, Sue Kunkle, Heather Lucas, Jen Wagner Christy Cameron, Christine Dillner, Rochelle Dierkes, Colleen Hahn, Jen Wagner, Lith Webb Sarah Cassin, Danielle Penner, Jenn Valeriote, Lith Webb Dana Boyer, Sarah Cassin, Tara Douglas, Nikki Fiedler, Kerry Novak, Danielle Penner, Kate Vaughan, Lith Webb Holly Hall, Danielle Penner, Jenn Valeriote, Kate Vaughan, Lith Webb Melissa Brooks, Ali Ferrari, Holly Hall, Kate Vaughan, Meaggan Wilton Maggie Fricko, Kristin Heslop, Gabrielle Rendon Melissa Brooks, Daysha Grimes, Kristin Heslop, Kimmie Miller, Amber Riegel, Julie Wallace Jennifer Doty, Gabrielle Rendon, Amber Riegel, Angie Day, Abby McMinn, Becky Mezyk, Kimmie Miller, Gabrielle Rendon, Jennifer Doty, Becky Mezyk Jennifer Doty, Debbie Tedesco, Becky Mezyk Amanda Collins, Deanna Valentino Kayleigh Braim, Julie Mackenzie Alyson Johnson (first team) Kayleigh Braim (second team) Danielle Easton (first team) Amanda Wallace (first team) Julie Mackenzie (second team) Jillian Russell (second team) Lauren Shaheen (second team) Alyson Johnson (first team) Jillian Russell (first team) Shelby Lia (second team)

1994 1996 1997 1998

Jen Wagner Dana Boyer, Danielle Penner Kerry Novak, Danielle Penner, Keri Weaver, Lith Webb Dana Boyer, Danielle Penner, Lith Webb

RETIRED JERSEYS 1 7 11 20

Danielle Penner Megan Timpf Lith Webb Meaggan Wilton

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1984 1995 1996 1997 2009 2010

Lisa Swoger (first team) Rochelle Dierkes (second team) Rochelle Dierkes (first team) Kerry Novak (first team) Sonia Petrosoniak (first team) Lauren Shaheen (first team) Julie Mackenzie (third team) Sonia Petrosoniak (third team)

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

NFCA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 1997 1998

CAL U ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

1998

Rick Bertagnolli Rick Bertagnolli

Rick Bertagnolli, Sara Cassin

NFCA REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

1984 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011

NFCA NATIONAL COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR

Becky Mezyk was an NFCA All-American as a sophomore in 2004.

Nicole Bellavance (second team) Kayleigh Braim (second team) Kayleigh Braim (first team) Alyson Johnson (first team) Maria Greco (second team) Julie Mackenzie (first team) Lauren Shaheen (first team) Amanda Wallace (first team) Danielle Easton (second team)

1995 1996 1997 1998

Rick Bertagnolli Rick Bertagnolli Rick Bertagnolli Rick Bertagnolli

1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010

1997 • 1998 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Lisa Swoger Rochelle Dierkes Rochelle Dierkes, Kerry Novak, Jen Wagner Kerry Novak, Kate Vaughan Dana Boyer, Stephanie Bromhead, Meaggan Wilton, Nora Zimmerman Nikki Fiedler, Kate Vaughan, Meaggan Wilton, Nora Zimmerman Kristin Gray, Kristin Heslop Jennifer Doty (third team) Jennifer Doty (second team) Heather Bihler (third team) Julie Mackenzie (first team) Sonia Petrosoniak (first team) Kayleigh Braim (third team) Julie Mackenzie (first team) Sonia Petrosoniak (first team) Lauren Shaheen (first team) Alyson Johnson (second team) Kayleigh Braim (third team) Alyson Johnson (first team)

Paula Mastrean, 1991 Deb Kopacko, 1992 Stacy Eppinger, 1993 Linda Kalafatis, 1988/Coach Jen Wagner, 1996 Danielle Penner, 1998 Lith Webb, 1998 Meaggan Wilton, 2000 Dana Boyer, 1997 Sarah Cassin, 1997 Melissa Brooks, 2002 Kerry Novak-Drilak, 1997

COACHING RECORDS YEAR

NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Champions NCAA Super Regional PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament

283-50 (.850)

ABOUT CAL U

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HISTORY

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808-264-1 (.753)

NCAA Regional Tournament

2011 REVIEW

PSAC West Champions PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions PSAC Tournament Champions PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Champions PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions PSAC Tournament Champions NCAA Regional Champions PSAC West Champions PSAC Tournament Champions NCAA Regional Champions NCAA National Champions PSAC West Champions PSAC Tournament Champions NCAA Regional Champions NCAA National Champions PSAC West Champions PSAC Tournament Champions NCAA Regional Champions PSAC West Champions PSAC Tournament Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament PSAC West Champions NCAA Regional Tournament

PLAYERS

1989 Linda Kalafatis 27-13 (.675) 1990 Linda Kalafatis 36-10 (.783) 1991 Linda Kalafatis 47-11 (.810) 1992 Linda Kalafatis 31-10-1 (.750) 1993 Linda Kalafatis 34-9 (.791) 1994 Rick Bertagnolli 38-13 (.745) 9-1 (.900) 1995 Rick Bertagnolli 48-7 (.873) 20-0 (1.000) 1996 Rick Bertagnolli 45-5 (.900) 20-0 (1.000) 1997 Rick Bertagnolli 53-5 (.914) 20-0 (1.000) 1998 Rick Bertagnolli 47-7 (.870) 20-0 (1.000) 1999 Rick Bertagnolli 38-18 (.679) 17-3 (.850) 2000 Rick Bertagnolli 44-15 (.746) 16-4 (.800) 2001 Rick Bertagnolli 33-9 (.786) 19-1 (.950) 2002 Rick Bertagnolli 34-7 (.829) 19-1 (.950) 2003 Rick Bertagnolli 28-8 (.778) 17-3 (.850) 2004 Rick Bertagnolli 31-11 (.738) 17-3 (.850) 2005 Rick Bertagnolli 24-16 (.600) 13-7 (.650) 2006 Rick Bertagnolli 26-17 (.605) 13-7 (.650) 2007 Rick Bertagnolli 15-17 (.469) 11-8 (.579) 2008 Rick Bertagnolli 28-18 (.609) 12-8 (.600) 2009 Rick Bertagnolli 35-10 (.778) 13-1 (.929) 2010 Rick Bertagnolli 37-14 (.725) 15-1 (.938) 2011 Rick Bertagnolli 29-14 (.674) 12-2 (.857)

COACHING STAFF

POST-SEASON NOTES

- 23 YEARS -

OVERALL

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PSAC WEST

COACH

PSAC HONORS 19-TIME PSAC WEST CHAMPIONS • SIX-TIME PSAC CHAMPIONS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

ALL-PSAC WEST 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Christine Dillner (first team) Sue Kunkle (first team) Jen Wagner (first team) Dena Bowers (first team) Christy Cameron (first team) Sarah Cassin (first team) Rochelle Dierkes (first team) Christine Dillner (first team) Colleen Hahn (first team) Kerry Novak (first team) Jen Valeriote (first team) Jen Wagner (first team) Lith Webb (first team) Dana Boyer (first team) Christy Cameron (first team) Sarah Cassin (first team) Rochelle Dierkes (first team) Tara Douglas (first team) Colleen Han (first team) Danielle Penner (first team) Jen Wagner (first team) Lith Webb (first team) Kerry Novak (second team) Dana Boyer (first team) Sarah Cassin (first team) Kerry Novak (first team) Danielle Penner (first team) Jen Valeriote (first team) Lith Webb (first team) Tara Douglas (second team) Kate Vaughan (second team) Dana Boyer (first team) Tara Douglas (first team) Nikki Fiedler (first team) Danielle Penner (first team) Lith Webb (first team) Kate Vaughn (second team) Jen Valeriote (second team) Meaggan Wilton (second team) Ali Ferrari (first team) Holly Hall (first team) Meaggan Wilton (first team) Nikki Fiedler (second team)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Melissa Brooks (first team) Ali Ferrari (first team) Kelly Gray (first team) Kristin Heslop (first team) Kate Vaughn (first team) Jill Witt (second team) Maggie Fricko (first team) Kristen Heslop (first team) Courtney Krueg (first team) Gabrielle Rendon (first team) Julie Wallace (first team) Rose Walsh (first team) Melissa Brooks (first team) Maggie Fricko (first team) Daysha Grimes (first team) Kristin Heslop (first team) Abby McMinn (first team) Kimmie Miller (first team) Debbie Tedesco (first team) Julie Wallace (first team) Gabrielle Rendon (second team) Jennifer Doty (first team) Becky Mezyk (first team) Amber Riegel (first team) Gabrielle Rendon (first team) Becky Mezyk (second team) Kimmie Miller (second team) Debbie Tedesco (second team) Julie Wallace (second team) Angie Day (first team) Jennifer Doty (first team) Becky Mezyk (first team) Kimmie Miller (first team) Gabrielle Rendon (first team) Stephanie Elk (second team) Maggie Fricko (second team) Abby McMinn (second team) Becky Mezyk (second team) Jennifer Doty (first team) Becky Mezyk (first team) Deanna Valentino (first team) Amanda Collins (second team) Becky Mezyk (second team)

PSAC WEST ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

PSAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2010 2011

1996-97 Kerry Novak

Rochelle Dierkes Jen Wagner Danielle Penner Danielle Penner Melissa Brooks Kristin Heslop Amber Riegel Kimmie Miller Jennifer Doty Jillian Russell Jillian Russell

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Jennifer Doty (first team) Becky Mezyk (first team) Debbie Tedesco (first team) Becky Mezyk (second team) Megan Timpf (second team) Heather Bihler (second team) Megan Johnson (second team) Deanna Valentino (second team) Deanna Valentino (first team) Nicole Bellavance (second team) Kayleigh Braim (second team) Sonia Petrosoniak (second team) Kayleigh Braim (first team) Danielle Easton (first team) Maria Greco (first team) Alyson Johnson (first team) Julia Mueller (first team) Jillian Russell (first team) Katie Burke (second team) Julie Mackenzie (second team) Sonia Petrosoniak (second team) Danielle Easton (first team) Julie Mackenzie (first team) Jillian Russell (first team) Lauren Shaheen (first team) Amanda Wallace (first team) Merissa Daley (second team) Maria Greco (second team) Alyson Johnson (second team) Alyson Johnson (first team) Jillian Russell (first team) Hope Spancake (first team) Sarah Spiering (first team) Natalie Wideman (first team) Shelby Lia (second team)

PSAC TOP 10 1998 2009

Meaggan Wilton Sonia Petrosoniak

PSAC WEST PITCHER OF THE YEAR 2009 2010

Maria Greco Lauren Shaheen

PSAC WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 1995 1999 2001 2002 2009 2011

Lith Webb Melissa Brooks Maggie Fricko Debbie Tedesco Alyson Johnson Shelby Lia

Lauren Shaheen was the PSAC West Pitcher of the Year in 2010 after leading the team in wins and ERA.

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State Athletic Conference has evolved into one of the NCAA’s most heralded intercollegiate conferences. The first major step came in 1977, when based on a growing interest, the league reorganized to provide a structure for its women’s programs. Only three years later, lacking a standard competitive division, league voted to reclassify the entire conference to NCAA Division II. Among its recent enhancements the PSAC has expanded its membership twice during a four-year span. The first occurred during the 2008-09 academic year with the addition of full-time members Gannon University and Mercyhurst College, and associate member Long Island UniversityC.W. Post. Over the past year, the PSAC’s Board of Directors agreed to welcome Seton Hill University as an associate member to begin play in field hockey during the 2011-12 campaign. The membership now consists of 16 full-time institutions and the two associate members. All of the league’s full-time members are located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which makes the PSAC the largest one-state conference in the NCAA. The league has also grown to share the distinctions as: The largest conference in Division II, the largest football-playing conference in the NCAA, and, with 23, the conference that sponsors the most championships at the Division II level. Highly competitive on a regional and national level, PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly one-third of its teams into

NCAA postseason play. Ultimately, the membership’s success has yielded 43 NCAA team and 246 individual title winners. While proud of its athletic accomplishments, the league also has evolved into one of Division II’s finest from an academic standpoint. Today, nearly one-third of the PSAC’s estimated 6,300 participants are honored each year as “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a grade-point average of 3.25 or better - a total that has nearly doubled since PSAC Scholar-Athletes were first recognized in the mid1990s. Although all 16 current institutions are members of Division II, seven league schools also compete at the Division I level in select sports. PSAC schools enroll over 127,000 students and claim over 710,000 alumni, including 483,000 who reside in Pennsylvania. The PSAC is governed by the presidents of the 16 member institutions. It employs a commissioner, an associate and assistant commissioner, and a director of media relations at its headquarters in Lock Haven, Pa.

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Central Division Team................................... PSAC............... Pct...............Overall.................Pct. Bloomsburg.................................. 11-2.................. .846........................ 33-9.................... .786 Indiana (Pa.).................................. 10-4.................. .714........................ 38-8.................... .826 Lock Haven................................... 10-5.................. .667..................... 26-14.................... .650 Mansfield....................................... 4-11.................. .267......................11-17.................... .393 Clarion............................................ 1-14.................. .067........................ 6-19.................... .240

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Saturday, April 30 Game 4* - IUP d. West Chester, 7-2 * - non-advancing team eliminated

Team Leaders Batting Average Slippery Rock .330 Hits Kutztown 448 Home Runs West Chester 42 ERA Bloomsburg 1.42 Strikeouts Bloomsburg 345 Fielding Pct. Bloomsburg .976 ALL-PSAC WEST FIRST-TEAM 1B - Sarah Spiering, California 2B - Kirsten Brant, Slippery Rock SS - Jillian Russell**, California 3B - Jenna Giebel^, Slippery Rock OF - Samantha Eimers, Mercyhurst OF - Kara Gorgos, Mercyhurst OF - Jaleesa Sledge, Gannon C - Natalie Wideman, California

ALL-PSAC WEST SECOND-TEAM 1B - Michelle Schmitz^, Mercyhurst 1B - Bre Tongel, Slippery Rock 2B - Shelby Lia, California 2B - Emily Redig*, Mercyhurst SS - Marissa Pullo^, Edinboro DP/UTL - Courtney Smith, Mercyhurst

P - Megan Dragon, Gannon

DP/UTL - Alyson Johnson^*, California

P - Shaylee Ianno, Slippery Rock P - Hope Spancake, California PSAC WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jillian Russell, Jr. California

* - previous All-PSAC First-Team selection ^ - previous All-PSAC Second-Team selection

PSAC WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Shelby Lia, Fr. California

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Friday, April 29 Game 1- IUP d. West Chester, 2-0 Game 2 - West Chester d. Kutztown, 2-0 Game 3* - IUP d. Kutztown, 3-1 (11)

.419 66 16 53 27 1.10 247

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Eastern Division Team................................... PSAC............... Pct...............Overall.................Pct. Shippensburg.............................. 13-3.................. .812......................28-15.................... .651 Kutztown....................................... 10-6.................. .625......................41-16.................... .719 West Chester...................................9-7.................. .562......................34-19.................... .642 Millersville..................................... 4-12.................. .250......................16-22.................... .421 East Stroudsburg........................ 4-12.................. .250......................13-22.................... .371

2011 CONFERENCE STATISTICS Individual Leaders Batting Average Hope Cornell, Shippensburg Hits Erin MacNamee, West Chester Home Runs Nicole Henninger, Kutztown RBI Megan McCormick, IUP Wins Erin Holloway, IUP ERA Shavaun Fisher, Bloomsburg Strikeouts Erin Holloway, IUP

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2011 PSAC STANDINGS Western Division Team................................... PSAC............... Pct...............Overall................ Pct. California..............................12-2.............. .857................ 29-14............... .674 Mercyhurst.......................................9-7.................. .562......................24-20.................... .545 Gannon.............................................7-9.................. .438......................20-20.................... .500 Slippery Rock............................... 6-10.................. .375......................19-13.................... .594 Edinboro........................................ 4-10.................. .286......................13-16.................... .448

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HISTORY Originally tabbed “women’s baseball,” the sport of softball has held a strong presence on the campus of California University of Pennsylvania. Dating back as early as 1934, records show that many young women participated in softball at the intramural level. However as time passed by, it was not until the mid-1960’s when softball began to make a name for itself on campus. From the mid-1960’s throughout the early 1970’s, participation in the softball intramural program saw a steady increase of women and the sport itself was garnering attention throughout the country. Very few small colleges or universities can boast that one of their athletic programs have won two national championships and produced two Olympians. However, the softball program at Cal U is able to do just that. Longtime head coach Rick Bertagnolli took over a solid program in 1994 and has turned it into one of the nation’s elite. During his 18-year tenure, Bertagnolli has produced nearly 75 NFCA All-Region athletes, almost 30 NFCA All-Americans and two Olympians. The combination of these talented student-athletes, along with the hard work and dedication of everyone involved with the program has resulted in five conference titles, five regional titles and two NCAA Division II National Championships in 1997 and 1998, while also earning National Coach of the Year honors both seasons. Since the 1994 season, numerous Vulcan greats have graced Lilley Field. Two of the all-time greats are Danielle Penner, a three-time All American and National Player of the Year in 1998, and Lith Webb, a four-time All American who still holds school records for batting average, hits, doubles, runs scored, total bases and sacrifices. In addition to these two Vulcan greats, there were 23 other NFCA All-Americans at Cal U from 1994-2004. During this time period the Vulcans tallied an astonishing 194-16 PSAC West record. Other All-Americans and game-changing performers in this time period include: three-time All-American Jen Wagner, Kimmie Miller who led the NCAA in batting average in 2004, Meaggan Wilton a two-time All-American, Kristin Heslop who still holds the home run and RBI records at Cal U, along

The Vulcans captured the NCAA Division II National Championship in 1997 and 1998, compiling an overall record of 100-12 (.893) in those seasons.

with Tara Douglas and Daysha Grimes who garnered first team All-America honors in 1998 and 2002. Prior to the Bertagnolli era at Cal U, the Vulcan program experienced a great deal of success under leadership from then-head coach Linda Kalafatis. Kalafatis, a former all-region performer for the Vulcans, took over the program in 1989. In her five seasons from 1989-93, Kalafatis tallied a 175-53 overall record. During her coaching career at Cal U she led the Vulcans to five-straight PSAC West championships, made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions and captured one PSAC crown. During her time as head coach, Kalafatis also had the opportunity to coach some great studentathletes who earned second team All-American honors. These three student-athletes include Stacy Eppinger who is tied for the most doubles at Cal U with 50, Lori Burkholder the all-time school leader in stolen bases with 73 and Lauren Mitchell who is still in the top five in both total hits and triples. In addition to these three All-Americans, she had seven other all-region honorees suit up in a Vulcan uniform. Not only have these young women had great careers on the field here at Cal U, but many of these Vulcan greats have also gone on to coach in the collegiate ranks. Becky Mezyk, Penner, Maggie Fricko, Wilton, Christy Cameron, and Sue Kunkle are a few former Vulcans who went into the coaching ranks. Numerous Danielle Penner finished her career as the all-time wins leader in others have also coached at NCAA Division II history with 141 victories. the high school and club levels

as well. In addition to these Vulcans continuing their softball careers outside of Cal U by entering the coaching ranks, two former Vulcans made the ultimate dream in any sport a reality by competing for their country at the international level by being selected for their country’s Olympic team. Wilton participated in the 2000 games held in Sydney and Megan Timpf played in the 2008 Beijing games. Both of these former Cal U standouts played for Team Canada. In 2011, Jillian Russell tied the single-season school record with 14 homers. Russell repeated as the PSAC West Player of the Year and became the first NFCA All-American since 2004. Bertagnolli earned PSAC West Coach of the Year honors for the third-straight year and 11th time in his career. As time goes on, the softball program at California will continue to produce q u a l i t y studentathletes both on and off the field. As the 2012 season is upon us, we wish the Vulcans the best of luck in their goal of capturing a n o t h e r conference championship and success The softball program won the on the first National Championship national level. in school history in 1997.

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elcome to California University of Pennsylvania and another exciting season of Vulcan softball. I am confident that Coach Rick Bertagnolli, his staff and the players will continue to build upon the softball tradition and make this a year to remember. This was a year of remarkable achievements at Cal U. In the past 12 months our academic offerings have been strengthened and expanded. Our beautiful campus continues to evolve, and our enrollment continues to grow. Our athletic teams won statewide and regional titles. Cal U finished in the Top 15 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings for an impressive fourth-consecutive year. During the 2009-10 academic year Cal U’s second placefinish was the highest by a PSAC school since the Directors’ Cup was initiated prior to the 1995-96 academic year. We are very proud of our student-athletes, coaches and many individuals behind the scenes who are responsible for this magnificent accomplishment. I am particularly proud of our student-athletes who perform well not only on the field of play, but also in the classroom. During the Fall 2011 semester, a total of 239 California University of Pennsylvania student-athletes, representing all sports, were named to the Cal U Athletic Director Honor Roll after a record 240 student-athletes earned the honor during previous fall semester. For the 11th-consecutive semester, the Cal U athletic programs compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher. In addition, a combined 155 student-athletes from Cal U representing all sports (fall, winter and spring) were named PSAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2010-11 academic year. Our athletes have put in hundreds of hours of practice, and their hard work and dedication make them winners regardless of the score. The same can be said of the coaching staff, whose devotion to their sport and their players is an inspiration. The mission of Cal U is to build character and build careers. While the formal part of the education occurs in classrooms, laboratories and internship sites, the other part of a college education takes place in residence halls, the Natali Student Union and in various sport venues, such as Lilley Field. Softball and our other athletic programs provide students with an experience that helps them to learn and to grow in ways that will benefit them the rest of their lives. Teamwork is important not only on the field, but in the boardroom, the operating room and in the classroom. Many of our alumni who were student-athletes during their time here have distinguished themselves in endeavors far removed from their sport, but they have carried with them the important life lessons they have learned on the field and from their coaches, their teammates and even their opponents. I hope that you enjoy the 2012 season and that you will support all of these young athletes enthusiastically.

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On May 19, 1992, Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. was appointed by the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as the sixth president of California University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1852. He holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Villanova University, and MA and Ph.D. degrees from Temple University in special and general relativity, respectively. He had a distinguished 20-year career at Villanova University prior to becoming president of California University. At Villanova he served as professor of physics, chair of the department of physics, Dean of University College, and Director of Planning. In addition to scholarly publications in scientific journals, Dr. Armenti received the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1978, and was named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in 1992, one of only thirty-two individuals selected nationally for this recognition. His book, The Physics of Sports, commissioned by the American Institute of Physics, remains in print since its initial publication in 1992. Since Dr. Armenti’s arrival at California University in 1992, applications have increased by 90%; average SATs have increased by 113 points; FTE enrollments have increased by 43%; and four-year graduation rates have increased by 94%. Many new academic programs have been initiated including: Master of Social Work (MSW); Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); Master of Science in Multi-Media Technology; Physical Therapy Assistant; Sports Management; Graphic Design, Computer Engineering Technology, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Music Technology and Nursing Administration. Other University accomplishments since his arrival as president include: creation of an Athletic Hall of Fame; winning the Dixon Trophy as well as three National championships (two in women’s softball and one in women’s basketball); a successfully completed $13 million (first ever) capital campaign; a second capital campaign that is currently on schedule to reach its $35 million goal; a twenty-fold increase in endowment funds; the adoption by the University of the core values of Integrity, Civility, and Responsibility; the adoption of a University Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; the creation of the University Forum—a new governance structure; adoption of a new general education curriculum; implementation of a $200 million master plan, including: the building of the Eberly Science and Technology Center, the Kara Alumni House, the Duda Classroom Building, a 6,000 seat Convocation Center, and six modern new residence halls; the renovation or expansion of numerous other buildings on campus; and the creation of Global Online, the University’s internet-based outreach to some 2,000 students from around the world. Dr. Armenti has been active with the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and has served as Campaign Chair and President of the Mon Valley United Way. In 2001 he became a Certified Covey Trainer on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He is a member of the board of directors of the Washington County Redevelopment Authority, a member of the board of directors of the Greater Pittsburgh council of Boy Scouts of America, and Chair of the Commission of Presidents of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. He is married to the former Barbara Malinowski and, together, they have five grown children and nine grandchildren. His avocations include piano, photography and sailing.

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California University of Pennsylvania, a comprehensive regional institution of higher education and a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a diverse, caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional studies that is devoted to building character and careers, broadly defined. The University is inspired by its core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility and is guided by its Bill of Rights and Responsibilities: We have the right to safety and security; We have the responsibility to ensure the safety and security of others; We have the right to be treated with respect; We have the responsibility to treat others with respect; We have the right to expect the best; We have the responsibility to give our best; We have the right to be treated fairly; We have the responsibility to treat others fairly. To advance its ultimate mission of building the character and careers of students, the University shall focus its efforts on three goals: student achievement and success, institutional excellence, and community service. These interrelated ends will be facilitated by the following means: high quality faculty, students, programs and facilities. These means, in turn, will be funded through an energetic program of resource acquisition and stewardship. The University is located on 294 acres in the borough of California, Pa., just 35 miles south of Pittsburgh on the banks of the Monongahela River. Here, highly trained faculty members, caring staff and state-ofthe-art facilities combine to help every student develop a degree of character while preparing for a meaningful career.

As undergraduates, Cal U students can choose from more than 150 programs of study in three undergraduate colleges.

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Limestone (S.C.) Saints Invitational Feb. 25 vs. Limestone (S.C.) 9:30 a.m. vs. Alderson-Broaddus 11:30 a.m. Feb. 26 vs. Alderson-Broaddus 10 a.m. vs. Brevard (N.C.) 12 p.m. Rebel Spring Games March 3 vs. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 9 a.m. March 8 vs. Saginaw Valley (Mich.) 1 p.m. March 9 vs. Minnesota State Mankato 1 p.m. vs. Ferris State (Mich.) 3 p.m. March 10 vs. Aldelphi (N.Y.) 1 p.m. vs. C.W. Post 3 p.m. March11 vs. Tiffin (Ohio) 1 p.m. vs. Caldwell (N.J.) 3 p.m. March 12 vs. Wayne State (Mich.) 1 p.m. vs. Southwest Minnesota State 3 p.m. Salem International March 16 vs. Wheeling Jesuit 3 p.m. vs. West Virginia State 7 p.m.

March 17 March 18 March 21 March 23 March 24 March 31 April 3 April 6 April 7 April 10 April 12 April 13 April 20 April 21 April 25-28

vs. Charleston (W.Va.) vs. Fairmont State vs. Shepherd West Liberty (DH) Gannon (DH)* Lock Haven Mercyhurst (DH)* Edinboro (DH)* Slippery Rock (DH)* @ Millersville @ Gannon (DH)* @ Seton Hill (DH) Edinboro (DH)* @ Mercyhurst* @ Slippery Rock* PSAC Tournament

Home games in Bold; Neutral games in italic; * - denotes PSAC West Games All dates/times subject to change.

1 p.m. 3 p.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA