2013 ROSTER N u m er i c a l Roster
# Name 00 Shemekia Scotton 1 Kayla Meyers 3 Haley Pace 4 Makenzi McAteer 5 Amelia Griffin 7 Jordan Fulton 8 Jordan Garrett 9 Amber Steinhardt 10 Karley Harkey 11 Heather Chastain 13 Amber Kimrey 14 Morgan Blanton 15 Taylor Sigmon 16 Megan Crowe 18 Sarah Perrine 24 Mallory Broome 30 Chandler Terrapin 35 Sara Spencer Head Coach: Jim Clift - Second Season Assistant Coach: Danielle Glosson - Second Season
Pos. UT UT 3B/C 2B OF OF P P IF C OF UT P/1B 2B IF P UT 2B
B / T L / L L / L R / R R / R L / R L / L R / R R / R R / R R/ R R / R R / R R / R R / R R / R R / R R / R R / R
Ht. 5-5 5-3 5-0 5-8 5-2 5-6 5-2 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-3 5-8 5-11 5-3 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-3
Cl. SR JR SR JR JR SR SO SR FR SO FR SR FR SO FR FR FR SO
Hometown (Previous School) Robbins, N.C. (North Moore HS) Bryson City, N.C. (Catawba College) Canton, N.C. (Pisgah HS) Monroe, N.C. (Parkwood HS) Lexington, N.C. (North Davidson HS) Winston-Salem, N.C. (West Forsyth HS) Henderson, N.C. (Southern Vance HS) Lantana, Fla. (Santauiuces HS) Cleveland, N.C. (North Irdell HS) Dunnsville, Va. (St. Margarets HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard HS) Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) Catawba, N.C. (Bandys HS) Concord, N.C. (J.M. Robinson HS) Salisbury, N.C. (West Rowan HS) Monroe, N.C. (Metrolina Christian Academy) West Columbia, S.C. (Brookland-Cayce) Hudson, N.C. (South Caldswell HS)
2013 SCHEDULE
February 8-10 USC Upstate Tournament
8 vs UMKC Spartanburg, S.C. 9 vs. Maine Spartanburg, S.C. 9 vs. North Carolina Central Spartanburg, S.C. 10 at USC Upstate Spartanburg, S.C. 15-17 Florida Lipston Invitational 15 vs. UNC-Wilmington Gainesville, Fla. 15 vs. Charleston Southern Gainesville, Fla. 16 vs. Charleston Southern Gainesville, Fla. 16 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 17 vs. Savannah State Gainesville, Fla. 22-24 UNC Charlotte Tournament 22 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 22 vs. Robert Morris Charlotte, N.C. 23 vs Sacred Heart Charlotte, N.C. 23 Bracket Play Charlotte, N.C. 24 Champonship/Consolation Game Charlotte, N.C. March 1-3 Coastal Carolina Tournament 1 vs. Witchita State Conway, S.C. 1 vs. Albany Conway, S.C. 2 vs. Drexel Conway, S.C. 2 vs. Wichita State Conway, S.C. 3 vs. Drexel Conway, S.C. 3 at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 9 *APPALACHIAN STATE (DH) CULLOWHEE 10 *APPALACHIAN STATE (DH) CULLOWHEE 13 WINTHROP (DH) CULLOWHEE 16 *UNCG CULLOWHEE 17 *UNCG CULLOWHEE 20 ETSU (DH) CULLOWHEE 23 *at Samford (DH) Birmingham, Ala. 24 *at Samford Birmingham, Ala. 27 at USC Upstate (DH) Spartanburg, S.C. 29 *CHATTANOOGA CULLOWHEE 30 *CHATTANOOGA (DH) CULLOWHEE April 3 GARDNER-WEB (DH) CULLOWHEE 6 *at Furman (DH) Greenville, S.C. 7 *at Furman Greenville, S.C. 13 *at Elon(DH) Elon, N.C. 14 *at Elon Elon, N.C. 20 *GEORGIA SOUTHERN (DH) CULLOWHEE 21 *GEORGIA SOUTHERN CULLOWHEE 24 PRESBYTERIAN (DH) CULLOWHEE 27 *at College of Charleston (DH) Charleson, S.C. 28 *at College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. May 8-11 Southern Conference Softball Championship Greensboro, N.C. * - denotes Southern Conference game DH - denotes double-headers BOLD - denotes home games
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SENIORS
JUNIORS
SOPHOMORES
FRESHMEN
JIM CLIFT Head Coach Second Season San Diego State ‘92
BIO HIGHLIGHTS
• Under his tutelage, Erin Foster was named 2012 NFCA First Team Mid-East All-Region - the first player to earn that accolade in program history ... Foster was also a 2012 First Team All-Southern Conference selection and finished 2012 ranked 19th in the nation in homeruns with 18. • In first year, led Catamounts to nine Southern Conference wins, in 2012, the most wins for Western Carolina since the team had nine in 2007. • The No. 6 seed by Western Carolina, in the 2012 Southern Conference Tournament, was the highest seed by WCU since the team had a No. 5 seed in 2007. • The 24 wins by Western Carolina, under Clift, was the most for Western Carolina since 2007 when the team amassed 28. • Spent two seasons as assistant coach for the Catamounts • A 26-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department • Spent 20 years as a full-time member of the hostage rescue unit (SRT) • Head Coach of Academy of Our Lady of Peace (2004-09) • Compiled record of 102-52 at Our Lady of Peace
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DANIELLE GLOSSON Assistant Coach Second Season Southern Illinois, 2011
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Brian Angelotti Athletic Trainer
7 JORDAN FULTON Sr. OF 5-6 Winston-Salem, N.C. West Forsyth HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played and started in all 56 games
• Her 49 hits ranked her third on the team for hits in 2012
• Ranked third on the team for
multiple hit games with 10 and had three multiple RBI games.
• In the WCU Record books, Fulton ranks second in runs scored (82), third in hits (154) and fourth in most games started with 161
• Holds the school record for career stolen bases with 39
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2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 54 games and started 53
• Ranked second on the team in homeruns in 2012 with eight
• Recorded 34 hits, eight doubles and one triple
• Had a seven-game hitting
streak during the season , also ran a streak of 14 straight games of reaching base
• Named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week
HALEY PACE Sr. C/3B 5-0 Canton, N.C.
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9 AMBER STEINHARDT Sr. P 5-6 Lantana, Fla. Santauiuces HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 38 games and started 35 with 25 games at first base
• Made 34 appearances in the pitching circle and started 13 games
• Ended the season with an 8-7 record as a pitcher with 36 strikeouts
• Only allowed 26 extra base hits as a pitcher
• In 106 at bats had 33 hits, eight doubles, one triple and ranked third on the team in homeruns with six
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00 SHEMEKIA SCOTTON Sr. UT 5-5 Robbins, N.C. North Moore HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 56 games and started 53 • Ranked second on the team in batting average with .331
• Third on the team in homeruns with five ... Had 46 hits, seven doubles and two triples
• Had 10 multiple hit games and five multiple RBI games
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14 MORGAN BLANTON Sr. UT 5-3 Hudson, N.C. South Caldwell HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in three games ... Had two at bats
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35 SARA SPENCER Jr. IF 5-3 Hudson, N.C. South Caldwell HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in three games ... Had two at bats
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5 AMELIA GRIFFIN Jr. OF 5-2 Lexington, N.C. North Davidson HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in all 58 games and started 57 • Spent half the season as the number two hitter in the line-up before taking over the lead-off spot • Had a season-high 51 hits, ranking her second on the team for hits in the 2012 season • Currently ranks second in the Catamount record books for stolen bases in a career with 20 • Ranked second on the team for multiple hit games, in 2012, with 10
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4 MAKENZI MCATEER Jr. 2B 5-5 Monroe, N.C. Parkwood HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 48 games and started 28 • Split time between second base and first base • Ended the season with a .188 batting average with
16 hits, four doubles, a homerun, seven RBI and six runs scored
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11 HEATHER CHASTAIN So. C 6-0 Dunnsville, Va. St. Margaret HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• First freshman catcher to start majority of
games behind the plate since Danielle Reese in 2007
• Played in 55 games and started 54 • Recorded 35 hits, six doubles, 17 RBI and scored 10 runs
• Her first homerun as a Catamount was a grand-slam, hit against Furman on March 31, 2012.
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2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 53 games and started 42, all at second base
• Had seven hits, a double, a triple, four RBI and scored seven runs
MEGAN CROWE So. 2B 5-3 Concord, N.C. J.M. Robinson HS
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8 JORDAN GARRETT So. P 5-2 Henderson, N.C. Southern Vance HS
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
• Became the first freshman Catamount
pitcher to go over 100 strikeouts in a season since 2006
• Ended the season with 147 strikeouts, rank-
ing her third in the Catamount record books for strikeouts in a season
• Her 12 wins in 2012 not only lead the team
it ranked her fourth in the WCU record books for single-season wins and is the most wins by a Catamount pitcher since 2012
• Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week on April
23 ... Made 46 appearances and started 21 games ... Tossed nine complete games and had two shutouts ... Led the team throwing 173.2 innings ... Had three saves.
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24 MALLORY BROOME Fr. P 5-7 Monroe, N.C. Metrolina Christian Academy
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10 KARLEY HARKEY Fr. IF 5-8 Cleveland, N.C. North Irdell HS
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13 AMBER KIMREY Fr. OF 5-3 Charlotte, N.C. Mallard HS
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KAYLA MYERS Jr. UT 5-3 Bryson City, N.C. Catawba College
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18 SARAH PERRINE Fr. UT 5-3 Salisbury, N.C. West Rowan HS
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15 TAYLOR SIGMON Fr. IF/P 5-11 Catawba, N.C. Bandys HS
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30 CHANDLER TERRAPIN Fr. UT 5-7 West Columbia, S.C. Brookland-Cayce
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HISTORY AND RECORDS Catamount Softball Highlights
• Western Carolina athletics added softball for the 2006 season • Catamounts won 41 games in 2006
• In its inaugural campaign, Catamount softball won the 2006 Southern Conference regular season
• In 2012, Erin Foster became the first Catamount softball player to be named to the NFCA Mideast First Team All-Region.
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