2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
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2010 SOFTBALL
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Gina Allen
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2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
Player Profiles
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2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
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The City of Charlotte..................Inside Front Cover Table of Contents/Quick Facts/Media....................1 Head Coach Aimee DeVos.......................................2 Assistant Coach Kristi Killough..............................3 Assistant Coach Melissa Porche..............................3 D.L. Phillips Softball Complex.................................3 2010 Season Preview.............................................4-5 2010 Roster Breakdown............................................6 Gina Allen/Emily Jeffery..........................................7 Keri Palma/Serena Smith.........................................8 Natalyn Blanton/Carol Buchan...............................9 Katy Hackett/Kendra McCall.................................10 Tenaya Tucker/Whitney Williams.........................11 Lorena Vela/Brittney Brinkley/Nikki Gayle........12 Briana Gwaltney/Lindsey Holloman....................13 Virginia Prince/Chelsea Stamey............................13 2009 Season in Review............................................14 2009 Season Statistics..............................................15 2009 Atlantic 10 Statistics.......................................15 2009 Game-by-Game Summary............................16 Charlotte Hitting Records......................................17
Charlotte Pitching Records....................................18 Charlotte Miscellaneous Records..........................18 Year-by-Year Team Leaders....................................19 Charlotte’s Most Valuable Player...........................19 Year-by-Year Summary...........................................19 Year-by-Year Under Aimee DeVos........................20 All-Time Letterwinners..........................................20 All-time Series Records..........................................21 Program Year-by-Year Results...............................21 Individual Awards...................................................21 Atlantic 10 Conference...........................................22 Niners in the Atlantic 10 Rankings.......................22 2009 Atlantic 10 Awards.........................................22 49er Club..................................................................22 Strength & Conditioning........................................23 Academic Center.....................................................24 Athletic Facilities.....................................................25 49er All-Americans.................................................26 49ers in the Pros......................................................27 The University........................ 28-Inside Back Cover 2010 Schedule..........................................Back Cover
Administration Chancellor.....................................................Dr. Philip Dubois Director of Athletics.................................................. Judy Rose Senior Associate A.D./SWA..........................Kim Whitestone Senior Associate A.D./Business..........................Darin Spease Athletics Phone.................................................(704) 687-4937 Team Information Head Coach................................ Aimee DeVos (Drake, 1993) Career Record.............................................. 368-448-2, 15 yrs. Email..........................................................amdevos@uncc.edu Assistant Coaches...............Kristi Killough (Charlotte, 2007) Melissa Porche (Missouri State, 2008) Softball Office....................................................(704) 687-3992 Facility......................................D.L. Phillips Softball Complex 2009 Record......................................33-16, (14-4: Atlantic 10) February Letterwinners R/L...............................................................11/7 Sat. 13 St. John’s # Starting Position Players R/L...............................................5/4 Sat. 13 Liberty # Starting Pitchers R/L.............................................................3/1 Sun. 14 East Tennessee State # Newcomers.................................................................................6 Media Relations Associate A.D./Media Relations.................. Tom Whitestone Softball Contact................................................ Patrick McCoy Email.........................................................jmccoy18@uncc.edu Phone.................................................................(704) 687-6311 Fax......................................................................(704) 687-4918 Website.............................................. www.charlotte49ers.com Mailing/Overnight Address........... Athletic Media Relations 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223
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Credits The 2010 Charlotte Softball Media Guide has been prepared by the Charlotte Media Relations Office and was designed/ March edited by Patrick McCoy. Special thanks to Tom Whitestone, Tue. 2 Brent Stastny, Ryan Rose, Lauren Johnson, Aimee DeVos and Fri. 5 the entire softball staff.
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Back Cover designed by Patrick McCoy. Photos by Sam Rob- Sat. 6 erts and Wade Bruton. Cover designed by ABZ Designs, print- Sun. 7 ing by Tathwell Printing of Charlotte, N.C. Wed. 10
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1 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. Championship Rounds # 2/4 p.m. St. Francis $ 3 p.m. Stony Brook $ 5 p.m. Toledo $ 1 p.m. Semifinal Games $ 3/5 p.m. Championship Games $ 11 a.m./1 p.m. @ South Carolina 4 p.m. Marshall % 3:30 p.m. Seton Hall % 5:30 p.m. Boston Univ. % 1 p.m. Semifinal Games % 3/5 p.m. Championship Games % 11 a.m./1 p.m.
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Dayton * 12/2 p.m. @ Massachusetts * 3 p.m. @ Massachusetts * 12 p.m. @ Rhode Island * 12/2 p.m. @ USC Upstate 3/5 p.m. Saint Joseph’s * 4 p.m. Saint Joseph’s * 12 p.m. Temple * 12/2 p.m. @ Elon 4/6 p.m. La Salle * 12/2 p.m. UNC Greensboro 4/6 p.m. @ George Washington * 3 p.m.
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@ George Washington * 12 p.m. @ Fordham * 12/2 p.m. @ Saint Louis * 1/3 p.m.
Furman 3/5 p.m. @ Sacramento State & 4 p.m. Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament @ Sacramento State & 1 p.m. Wed. 12 - Sat. 15 Amherst, Mass. TBA vs. San Jose State & 3 p.m. vs. San Jose State & 3 p.m. Home Games in Bold @ Winthrop 3/5 p.m. Appalachian State 3/5 p.m. All game times are shown in Eastern Standard Time * - Denotes Atlantic 10 Conference Games @ Gardner-Webb 2/4 p.m. # - Denotes 49er Round Robin Tournament North Carolina State 4 p.m. $ - Denotes First Pitch Classic UNC Chapel Hill 5/7 p.m. % - Denotes Green & White Tournament St. Bonaventure * 12/2 p.m. & - Denotes Hornet Round Robin
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2010 Quick Facts
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Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
Head Coach Aimee DeVos
Aimee DeVos
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Charlotte’s All-time Winningest Coach
Coach Aimee DeVos Dick Wiseman Marinell Wilhite Ellyn Bartges Kay Johnson Becky Bowman Paula Edmund Donna Friesen Total
Head Coach - 16th Season - Drake, 1993 Career Highlights • Charlotte’s all-time winningest coach with 368. • Has led Charlotte to 144 victories in the last four seasons since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference. • Registered 300th career victory in 2007 in a 4-2 victory over A-10 foe George Washington. • Third-longest tenured head coach at Charlotte behind men’s tennis and baseball.
In 2009, Aimee DeVos completed her 15th season as head coach and 16th with the 49ers softball program. After serving as the interim head coach in 1995, DeVos was named head coach for the 1996 season. In her tenure, DeVos has made great strides with the program on and off the field. She has recorded Charlotte’s largest, thirdlargest and fourth-largest win totals, while also putting together nine 20-win seasons. She is the first 49er head coach to surpass both the 200 and 300 career-win marks and is approaching her 400th career victory. DeVos achieved her 300th career victory in a 4-2 conference decision against George Washington at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament. Just as important as her success on the field, DeVos has also graduated 100 percent of her players since taking over as head coach. She recorded her most successful season in 2006, leading the 49ers to numerous school records, including the most wins in a season (42), as well as the program’s first-ever conference championship when Charlotte went 17-3 in their first season in the A-10, capturing the regular season title. In addition to setting the singleseason records for hits, batting average, homers and RBI, her 2006 team included a record six all-conference selections, including four first-team honorees. Three of those players repeated in 2007 to claim conference nods. Last season, Charlotte posted its fourth-straight 30-plus win season by going 33-16 including a 14-4 mark in Atlantic 10 play. The Niners’ conference record earned them the Atlantic 10 Conference Runner-up title missing out on the conference crown by only two games. The season saw several program records fall with Emily Jeffery fanning a program-high 294 batters on her way to a 23-win season, the third highest total in Niner history. On the offensive end, Sarah Malene moved into first place with 150 career runs scored and Cee Brooks took over the title for most career RBI with 113. Serena Smith lead Charlotte in hits for the secondconsecutive season with 62, while adding a team high .363 batting average. Three 49ers claimed First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors with Malene, Jeffery and Smith picking up the awards. In the 2008 season, DeVos put together a 35-win season, the third-highest win total in program history, which included a trip to the championship game of the A-10 Tournament, hosted at Charlotte’s own D.L. Phillips Sports Complex where the Niners
Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 Total
Record 33-16 35-31 34-23 42-13 144-83
Record Pct. Tenure 368-448-2 .451 15 yrs., 1995-pres. 99-58 .631 3 yrs., 1988-90 79-35 .693 4 yrs., 1978-81 78-132-1 .372 4 yrs., 1991-94 59-42 .584 2 yrs., 1982-83 51-23 .689 2 yrs., 1984-85 21-58 .266 2 yrs., 1986-87 1-10 .100 1 yr., 1977* 756-806-3 .484 33 years * - Charlotte’s inaugural season
Since Joining Atlantic 10 Conference Home 21-11 16-7 22-10 32-5 91-33
Away 11-4 13-17 10-6 10-6 44-33
Pct. .673 .530 .596 .764 .634
Conf. Note 14-4 A-10 Regular Season Runner-up 12-8 Program’s 700th victory 8-7 DeVos’ 300th career victory 17-3 A-10 Regular Season Co-Champs 51-22
took on No. 20 Massachusetts. That season, the 49ers claimed a victory over then-No. 15 North Carolina at D.L. Phillips. In the circle, Katy Hackett set the then single-season record with 176 strikeouts, while Emily Jeffery put up 146 strikeouts on her way to 18 wins. On the offensive end, all-conference selection Sarah Malene shattered her 2006 single-season record with 46 runs, while Serena Smith re-wrote the record books with 71 hits. Four 49ers were named to the all-tournament team, while Malene and freshman Whitney Williams earned all-conference nods. A testament to her coaching ability and strength of the program, several of DeVos’ players have continued to play after their collegiate careers. In 1999, Janine Repole became the first member of the 49ers drafted by the Women’s Professional Fastpitch League. More recently, both Kristin White (2002) and Melanie Thevenote (2003) played internationally. A four-year letterwinner at Drake, the Yorkville, Ill., native boasts a healthy softball resume from a successful program. DeVos graduated from Drake in 1993 with a degree in business marketing. She was a 1993 All-Missouri Valley Conference player after leading the Bulldogs to the MVC regular season and tournament championships and a spot in the 1993 National Invitational Championship. A shortstop and outfielder, DeVos still ranks among Drake’s all-time leaders in home runs. In addition to her head coaching duties, DeVos conducts several summer and winter softball camps and clinics. In the summer of 2004, she coached a select group of players to play the U.S. Olympic team in Charlotte. DeVos and her husband, Dan, have two sons, Nolan and J.J. Her husband is the Director of the Annual Fund for the Charlotte 49ers Athletic Foundation.
2010 Media Guide
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
Kristi Killough
Kristi Killough enters her second season as an assistant coach for the 49ers softball squad. Her duties include overseeing of the offense and outfielders. In her first season as an assistant coach for the 49ers, Killough helped to improve Charlotte in several offensive categories including; batting average, home runs, slugging percentage and on-
base percentage. Prior to joining her alma mater’s coaching staff on August 1, 2008, Killough was the Head Coach at nearby Central Cabarrus High School in Concord, N.C. while also coaching the Firestix travel team. At Charlotte, Killough lettered from 2004-07, where she was a standout for the Niners by twice being named a First Team All-Atlantic 10 performer. She holds both the career and season home run records with 20 overall and during the 2006 season. Killough was key to the 2007 team, who appeared in Charlotte’s first ever A-10 Championship game, by being named to the A-10 All-Tournament team, after hitting .538 in four games with three RBI. She wrapped up a solid career in 2007 with 105 career RBI, which is one shy of the all-time school record. A native of Concord, N.C., Killough graduated in December 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Middle Grades Education.
Assistant Coach (Pitching) - 2nd Season - Missouri State, 2008
Melissa Porche begins her second year with the 49er staff after being named assistant coach on August 1, 2008. She handles all of the pitching duties for the Niners. Last season, Charlotte improved in several important categories under the tutelage of Porche. The 49ers saw increases in strikeouts, while decreasing the opponent’s batting average and extra-base hits. Charlotte’s strikeouts jumped from 332 in 2008 to 401 last season, despite playing in fewer games. The number was so drastic that Niners’ pitchers struck out on average three more batters per game in 2009 and lowered their opponent’s batting average from .257 to .218. Prior to joining up with coach DeVos, Porche played internationally in Europe during the summer of 2008, after wrapping up her senior season at Missouri State. During her four year campaign at Missouri State, she was the ace of the staff and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference First Team during her senior season. Porche put together a career mark of 59-48, with a 2.22 ERA and 744 strikeouts, while recording 17 saves and tossing 20 career shutouts. Porche also excelled in the classroom as she was twice named to the MVC Scholar Athlete team. A native of Buena Park, Calif., Porche earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Missouri State in 2008.
D.L. Phillips Softball Complex
Home of Niners Softball Since joining the Atlantic 10 in 2005, D.L. Phillips has become a treacherous place for Niner opponents to play at with the 49ers posting a winning record in each of the previous four seasons. Last season, Charlotte posted the third-most home victories with 21. Over the past four seasons, Charlotte is 57-30 at D.L. Phillips Complex good for a winning percentage of .655. This year, the D.L. Phillips Softball Complex will have a different feel to it for fans and players as stadium seating was put in behind home plate for improved viewing of the field. The stadium now features 300 total seats with a mixture of chair-back seats and metal bleachers with back support. The new seats will add to the atmosphere at D.L. Phillips, which hosted the 2008 Atlantic 10 Softball Tournament when the 49ers reached the championship game. The softball complex also features bullpens, batting cages, a press box, a concessions stand as well as lighting allowing the Niners to play night games. The softball team’s locker room and coaches’ offices are located in Wachovia Fieldhouse, which overlooks the field. Each player has their own individual locker in the fieldhouse. www.Charlotte49ers.com
Assistant Coaching Staff
Assistant Coach (Hitting) - 2nd Season - Charlotte, 2007
Melissa Porche
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
2010 - T he Year Ahead
Charlotte Looks to Open New Decade in Style
2010 Niner Softball Season Preview Charlotte’s Media Relations Department sat down to talk with Head Coach Aimee DeVos to get her thoughts on the 2009 campaign, the season ahead, her returners, newcomers and why the program has been so successful in the Atlantic 10. Last season, Charlotte took home the Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up title and barely missed out on the overall title. Looking back on the season what do you think was key to the success of that team? We proved to be very strong on the mound and that was led by Emily Jeffery in her record-breaking season. I think our offensive lineup became more balanced than it has in years past. We had several players contribute steadily to our offensive production which didn’t force the team to rely on two or three batters in the lineup and ultimately our team defense was the strongest it had been in years. With the recent renovations to D.L. Phillips Softball Complex, how do you think the atmosphere on gameday will change? The 49er Softball Stadium just completed one of the best makeovers this facility has ever seen. We have added bleacher-back and stadium seating directly behind home plate. We can now have all of our fans sit comfortably and support our team. We hope that by closing in the area between the two dugouts we can create more crowd noise and enthusiasm for our team. The fans truly have a firstclass facility to watch the Niners on game day. This year’s team is loaded with upper-classmen with four seniors and six juniors. Speak of the importance to have the experience of upper-classmen in the Atlantic 10 and the qualities that it brings to the team? Our upper-classmen will make up 80 percent of the starting lineup for 2010. Through my years of coaching I have come to truly value the veteran players. Their leadership and the on-the-field experience cannot be traded. As in the case of this year’s team, seven of the starting nine have been in the starting rotation for two to three years. Whitney Williams, Serena Smith, Keri Palma and Tenaya Tucker all return to the top-five spots in our batting order and we are looking to plug-in the remaining spot of our top-five batters with either of our other returners; Kendra McCall or Lorena Vela. This particular group of ten returners is hungry for an A-10 championship. On the other end of the spectrum you have brought six freshmen into the fray. What do you expect them to bring to the program individually and together? When we recruited our freshmen class we hit the road looking for infielders. This year’s freshmen class all play an infield position along with a couple who play outfield or pitch. As a group we look for these players to add infield depth and for them to contend for starting positions in all spots of the infield as we only have two returning infield starters. All of our freshmen have come from successful high schools or travel programs and we look to build upon their experience and skills as we continue to compete for the Atlantic 10 Championship. Gina Allen
Last year’s offense saw improvements in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage from 2008 to 2009. What do you expect from the offense line-up this season? We are excited about the potential of this year’s offensive line-up. Our top two-RBI producers; Serena and Tenaya are back and I think that Keri Palma will add to the RBI production for this year’s team. As I mentioned earlier we return four of our top five positions in the order with Whitney Williams looking to be the lead off, Serena Smith in the 3 hole, Tenaya Tucker in clean-up and Keri Palma behind her. Lorena Vela or Kendra McCall are potential number two hitters. Bri Gwaltney had a very strong fall and we look forward to the power she can bring to the offense this year. As in years past, our offense will focus on using their team speed to get runners into scoring position. I think our offense will be explosive and very consistent this year with many players sharing the offensive burden. Moving to the positions, behind the plate you return two players from last season. What do you expect from your catchers this year? The catching will be handled by Tenaya Tucker and Natalyn Blanton. Tenaya has been behind the plate for two years now and does an excellent job leading the defense and the pitchers. She is a tireless worker behind the plate. Nat has steadily been transitioning to the catcher position. We have seen vast improvement in her catching skills as she gets stronger and more comfortable in her new position each day. Tenaya Tucker
2010 Media Guide
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
Your outfield features some key returners from last season as well as some newcomers. How do you see this year’s outfielders shaping out? Whitney Williams, Serena Smith and Kendra McCall are all familiar faces to the 49er outfield. Serena and Whitney have been every-day starters since they joined the 49er program and Kendra has steadily put herself in the starting line for 2010. Each of them possesses great speed and awareness in the outfield. Serena, a truly gifted athlete, will anchor centerfield, while Whitney covers incredible ground in the outfield and Kendra who has a go all-out attitude for wherever the ball is. She will both play left and right field. Carol Buchan is the only other returning outfielder and has greatly improved her outfield skills. Nikki Gayle, a very Whitney Williams athletic and coachable newcomer to the outfield will push the starting three each day. You spoke earlier about the infield, expand more about them? Just like our softball facility, our infield has had a makeover. Keri Palma, our play-everywhere phenomenon, will move over to the left side of the infield at either third base or shortstop. Keri’s arm strength, instincts and pure athleticism are a great fit for either third or short. Lorena Vela, our other returning infielder, will move to second base along with freshman Chelsea Stamey. Lorena came to Charlotte as a middle infielder and stepped in to play third base for the us last year. We are excited to get Lorena back to the middle infield where she can anchor the right side. Chelsea, a solid fundamental infielder who gets better each day will add depth to the second base position. Brittney Brinkley, a freshman, is adjusting and settling in at shortstop. Her strengths are her range and quick feet. We have two freshmen who will be anchoring first base for the 49ers this year, Briana ‘Bri’ Gwaltney and Virginia ‘Ginny’ Prince. Bri who is a natural outfielder/shortstop will move her athleticism and talents to first base for the spring season. Ginny is a natural first baseman and we will look to her past experience to help this young infield mature. Also new to the infield is third base/pitcher Lindsey Holloman. Lindsey fits the mold at third with great reflexes and solid fundamentals. It will be important for our infield to gel together early in the season and continue that strong line of solid 49er defense.
Keri Palma
Charlotte returns a talented pitching staff for the 2010 season with Emily Jeffery, Katy Hackett and Gina Allen. Speak about what they bring to the team and your expectations for them. If there is one place on the field that we are excited to return experienced players, that is our pitching staff. Gina Allen, Emily Jeffery and Katy Hackett, all upper-classmen will also be joined by freshman Lindsey Holloman. Emily Jeffery proved to be the go-to pitcher for us last year and had an incredible season. She pushes herself every day to be even better this year. Gina Allen has made huge strides in the off-season and will look to be a starter or regular reliever in the rotation this year. No one on this team has worked harder than Gina Allen. Katy Hackett, unfortunately, had an injury-plagued season last year and had a difficult time being able to pitch at less than 100 percent. We will look for Katy to be a starter in the circle this year and give us a balanced pitching attack. Lindsey Holloman is continuing to develop as a collegiate pitcher and could see innings in relief for us. Overall thoughts on the non-conference schedule? Atlantic 10 schedule? As in years past we will continue with our solid non-conference schedule. We have strong regionally-ranked opponents in UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, University of South Carolina and Winthrop. Our tournaments will also bring in strong competition from the Big East, Conference USA and the America East Conference. The Atlantic 10 regular season is going to be a good one. Although we play one of our toughest opponents on the road we plan to be sitting in the top spot at the end of the year. With our offense and pitching back to full strength we expect nothing less than a championship from this year’s team. Since joining the A-10, Charlotte is 144-83 with a regular season title, regular season runner-up and a conference tournament runner-up. What do you think has been the key to success in the Atlantic 10 Conference? In the past four years, we have intensified our recruiting efforts and we have seen great changes in the support of our softball program. More players have been drawn to the success our program has shared. Our players have a higher expectation of their program due to the respect the A-10 and its opponents showed us from day one. We keep our goals simple; win, win or win. www.Charlotte49ers.com
2010 - T he Year Ahead
2010 Niner Softball Season Preview
2010 Roster Breakdown
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
Numerical Order No. Name Class Pos. Ht. 1 Lorena Vela So. 2B 5-2 3 Kendra McCall Jr. OF 5-5 4 Briana Gwaltney Fr. OF/INF 5-8 5 Chelsea Stamey Fr. INF 5-4 6 Serena Smith Sr. OF 5-8 7 Gina Allen Sr. P 5-6 8 Whitney Williams Jr. OF 5-4 9 Katy Hackett Jr. P 6-1 10 Natalyn Blanton Jr. C 5-7 11 Brittney Brinkley Fr. INF 5-6 14 Keri Palma Sr. UT 5-5 15 Nikki Gayle Fr. OF/INF 5-7 16 Carol Buchan Jr. OF 5-6 17 Emily Jeffery Sr. P 5-6 23 Tenaya Tucker Jr. C 5-9 30 Lindsey Holloman Fr. INF/P 5-6 34 Virginia Prince Fr. INF 5-5
B/T Hometown (Last School) R/R Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista) L/R Maiden, N.C. (Maiden) R/R Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Canyon) R/R Charlotte, N.C. (Butler) L/R Mooresville, N.C. (Western Carolina) R/R Harrisburg, N.C. (Central Cabarrus) L/R Mocksville, N.C. (Davie County) R/R Dacula, Ga. (Mill Creek) R/R Shelby, N.C. (Crest) R/R Chesapeake, Va. (Chesapeake) R/R Hope Mills, N.C. (South View) R/R Bear, Del. (Caravel) R/R Knotts Island, N.C. (Currituck County) R/R Matthews, N.C. (USC Upstate) R/R Antelope, Calif. (Roseville) R/R Suffolk, Va. (Kings Fork) R/R Cumming, Ga. (Forsyth Central)
Class Breakdown Seniors (Four): Gina Allen Emily Jeffery Keri Palma Serena Smith
Juniors (Six): Natalyn Blanton Carol Buchan Katy Hackett Kendra McCall Tenaya Tucker Whitney Williams Sophomores (One): Lorena Vela Freshman (Six): Brittney Brinkley Nikki Gayle Briana Gwaltney Lindsey Holloman Virginia Prince Chelsea Stamey State Breakdown North Carolina (Nine): Gina Allen Natalyn Blanton Carol Buchan Emily Jeffery Kendra McCall Keri Palma Serena Smith Chelsea Stamey Whitney Williams
Alphabetical Order No. Name Class Pos. Ht. 7 Gina Allen Sr. P 5-6 10 Natalyn Blanton Jr. C 5-7 11 Brittney Brinkley Fr. INF 5-6 16 Carol Buchan Jr. OF 5-6 15 Nikki Gayle Fr. OF/INF 5-7 4 Briana Gwaltney Fr. OF/INF 5-8 9 Katy Hackett Jr. P 6-1 30 Lindsey Holloman Fr. INF/P 5-6 17 Emily Jeffery Sr. P 5-6 3 Kendra McCall Jr. OF 5-5 14 Keri Palma Sr. UT 5-5 34 Virginia Prince Fr. INF 5-5 6 Serena Smith Sr. OF 5-8 5 Chelsea Stamey Fr. INF 5-4 23 Tenaya Tucker Jr. C 5-9 1 Lorena Vela So. 2B 5-2 8 Whitney Williams Jr. OF 5-4
California (Three): Briana Gwaltney B/T Hometown (Last School) Tenaya Tucker R/R Harrisburg, N.C. (Central Cabarrus) Lorena Vela R/R Shelby, N.C. (Crest) R/R Chesapeake, Va. (Chesapeake) Georgia (Two): R/R Knotts Island, N.C. (Currituck County) Katy Hackett R/R Bear, Del. (Caravel) Virginia Prince R/R Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Canyon) R/R Dacula, Ga. (Mill Creek) Virginia (Two): R/R Suffolk, Va. (Kings Fork) Brittney Brinkley R/R Matthews, N.C. (USC Upstate) Lindsey Holloman L/R Maiden, N.C. (Maiden) R/R Hope Mills, N.C. (South View) Delaware (One): R/R Cumming, Ga. (Forsyth Central) Nikki Gayle L/R Mooresville, N.C. (Western Carolina) R/R Charlotte, N.C. (Butler) R/R Antelope, Calif. (Roseville) R/R Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista) L/R Mocksville, N.C. (Davie County)
2010 Media Guide
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
Gina Allen
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Pitcher - Senior - Matthews, N.C. (USC Upstate)
Career Highlights • Appeared in 43 games for the Niners in her three year career, while starting in 14. • Recorded a two-hit shutout against Colgate in the 2008 First Pitch Classic. • Named to the Dean’s List last semester for having a GPA of 3.4 or higher during the semester.
Career Highlights • 49ers’ single-season leader in strikeouts with 294. • Recorded a no-hitter in Charlotte debut against Presbyterian, 11-0, on February 9th, 2008. • Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team in the last two seasons. • Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 last season as well as twice named Pitcher of the Week.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Junior): Made ten appearances on the year with three starts...Struck out five across 14 innings of action...Got the start on Valentine’s Day against UNC Wilmington where she tossed two innings of one-hit shutout work...Started in a 20-7 victory over Saint Francis on February 20...Tossed two innings of one-run relief against Pittsburgh on March 11.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Junior): First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree as well as All-Tournament team selection...Led the 49ers with a 23-9 record and a 1.39 ERA...Her 23 wins are the third most in Charlotte history, while her ERA was the sixth lowest all-time...Made 34 appearances with 26 starts... Recorded a team-high and program-best nine shutouts along with 24 complete games...Struck out a program record 294 batters, including 120 in conference play...Fanned 15 batters against St. Bonaventure on April 18, the highest single game total in Charlotte history...Won nine conference games with a miniscule 0.88 ERA...Held opposing batters to a .182 batting average and .150 in league play...Named 2009 Team MVP...Won sevenstraight games from February 25 to March 20 and 10 straight decisions from February 25 to March 27.
2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in 17 games with 11 starts, going 1-2 with a 5.55 ERA...Struck out 19 batters in 35.1 innings of work...Held her opponents to a .276 average...Pitched a two-hit shutout against Colgate in the First Pitch Classic for the 8-0 five inning win, collecting four strikeouts along the way...Threw 2.1 scoreless innings against Winthrop, striking out three...Tossed another 2.1 scoreless innings in game two of the UNC-Greensboro doubleheader...Pitched two scoreless innings of relief in the Atlantic 10 championship game against then No. 20 Massachusetts. 2007 (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games as a freshman..Was 3-0 with a 2.47 ERA...Had two saves for the Niners during the season...Struck out 24 batters in 28.1 innings of work...Opponents hit just .229 against her... Tossed two scoreless innings against Western Carolina while striking out two...Pitched 2.1 innings while striking out two and not giving up a run to pick up the win against La Salle. Prep: A four time All-Conference and All-State performer at Central Cabarrus High School...Two-time State Player of the Year...Led her team to two state championships and a number one national ranking...Was named MVP of the state tournament in 2005, also named an All-American that season ...Was 27-1 her senior year with a 0.42 ERA while striking out 207 in 145 innings, also had eight no-hitters and four perfect games... Had an overall record of 100-4 in her four year high school career. Personal: Daughter of Bill and Mary Allen...Majoring in Nursing...Born October 3, 1988.
2008 (Sophomore): Built an 18-12 record off 34 appearances and 27 starts, compiling a 2.26 ERA...Her 18 wins on the season, including seven in conference action, moved her into fifth place all-time in the single-season record books...With her 146 seasons strikeouts, moved into third-place alltime in the single-season books...Held then-No. 15 North Carolina to just one run on six hits, striking out five, to take the win in the circle...Limited her batters to a .250 average...Posted an impressive no-hitter in her debut with the 49ers at Presbyterian for her first shutout of the season...Owned five regular-season shutouts...Named to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament team after going 1-1 in three appearances, including a shutout of St. Bonaventure, during the 49ers’ five-game run to the championship game. At USC Upstate - 2007 (Freshman) : Made 33 appearances, including 26 starts, pitching 165 innings for an ERA of 1.91...Recorded two saves and 170 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .198 average...Named to the Peach Belt All-Conference team and All-Conference tournament team...Led team to a school-record 47 wins and NCAA Division II Regionals. Prep: Lettered three times in softball at Butler High School...Posted a 13-1 record her senior season with a 0.12 ERA, 183 strikeouts and just five walks in 86 innings pitched...Pitched three perfect games, four no-hitters and seven one-hit games...Led Butler to the 2006 4A State Championships... Compiled 344 strikeouts, four perfect games and eight no-hitters for her high school career...Member of the National Honor Society, Butler Dream Team and Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Personal: Daughter of Chester and Kim Jeffery...Has one sister, Lauren... Majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in Biology...Born November 17, 1987.
Yr. ERA W-L App-GS 2007 2.47 3-0 16-0 2008 5.55 1-2 17-11 2009 11.00 0-1 10-3 Total 5.44 4-3 43-14
Allen’s Career Stats CG SHO/CBO SV IP H 0 0/1 2 28.1 24 1 1/1 0 35.1 34 0 0/0 0 14.0 21 1 1/1 2 77.2 79
R ER BB SO 10 10 21 24 29 28 33 19 23 22 20 5 62 60 74 48
BF 105 123 59 287
b/avg. .229 .276 .356 .275
Jeffrey’s Career Stats
Yr. ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB 2008 2.26 18-12 34-27 18 5/1 0 188.2 179 75 61 71 2009 1.39 23-9 34-26 24 9/0 0 212.0 136 48 42 65 Total 1.80 41-21 68-53 42 14/1 0 400.2 315 123 103 136
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SO BF b/avg. 146 715 .250 294 749 .182 440 1464 .215
Gina Allen / Emily Jeffery
Pitcher - Senior - Harrisburg, N.C. (Central Cabarrus)
Emily Jeffery
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
Keri Palma / Serena Smith
Keri Palma
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Utility - Senior - Hope Mills, N.C. (South View)
Serena Smith
6
Outfield - Senior - Mooresville, N.C. (Western Carolina)
Career Highlights • Eighth on Charlotte’s career home run list with 9. • Led the Niners last season with five home runs. • Named to Dean’s List the past two semesters for a GPA of 3.4 or higher. • Started every game last season (49) mostly playing at first base. • Third on the team last season with 64 total bases.
Career Highlights • Owns the most hits in a season with 71 in 2008. • Ranks 11th in career RBI with 75. • Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 last season. • Led Charlotte in batting average, hits, RBI and total bases last season. • Named to the Dean’s List in the past two semesters for a 3.4 GPA or higher.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Junior): Started in all 49 games of the season by splitting time at first and third base...Led the team in triples (2) and home runs (5)...Her five home runs improved her to eighth all-time with nine career home runs...Her .451 slugging percentage was second on the team...Batted .282 on the year with 25 RBI, 40 hits and five doubles... Went 3-for-4 against Saint Francis on February 20, while crossing the plate three times...Scored 22 times on the year, third most on the team... Tallied a .990 fielding percentage with only two errors.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Junior): Picked up First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors... Also earned Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference honors...Started all 49 games for the Niners in centerfield...Continued to put together impressive numbers at the plate...Tops on the team and fourth in the A-10 in hits (62) and batting average (.363)...Hit at a .444 clip in conference play, with a .667 slugging percentage...Recorded three hits, four times on the season...Led the Niners with 37 RBI and was second in runs with 29...Boasted a .485 slugging percentage...Went a perfect 9-for-9 stealing...Hit .397 with runners in scoring position...Had a season-best 10 game hit streak...Posted 21 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games...Went hit-less in only 11 games.
2008 (Sophomore): Saw action in 65 games with 63 starts...Compiled a .237 average off 40 hits in 169 at bats...Tallied 17 RBI and 27 runs... Anchored the team with a .391 slugging percentage and 209 putouts... Hit .291 in Atlantic 10 action, the second-best on the team...Went 2-for-4 in game two of the season-opening doubleheader at Presbyterian, driving in four runs off two hits...Went 1-for-2 and picked up two RBI off a double in the Green & White Classic shutout win over Colgate...Drove in three runs at George Washington, going 2-for-4 with one run from a bomb down the left-field line to anchor a seven-run sixth inning...Hit her first career triple against Miami (Ohio) during the 49er Invitational... Collected her first career home run at Furman with a game-tying shot to left field in the seventh inning...Had a double and an RBI against both Providence in the Winthrop/adidas Classic. 2007 (Freshman): Appeared in 34 games as a freshman...Hit .270 with five RBI and eight runs scored...Had five doubles and a .324 on base percentage...Hit .375 in A-10 play...Was 2-for-3 with three runs against Eastern Kentucky...Had a double and two RBI against NC A&T...Had two doubles and a run in the second NC A&T game...Also had a pair of hits against Charleston Southern...Had the lone RBI in Charlotte’s win over nationally ranked South Carolina...Was 2-for-2 with a double, RBI and run scored at Dayton. Prep: A four time all-conference performer for South View High School, also a three-time all-region performer...Led her team to three conference championships and an Eastern Regional Championship in 2005. Personal: Daughter of Roger and Becky Palma...Majoring in Civil Engineering...Born January 10, 1988. Yr. Avg. GP-GS AB 2007 .270 34-19 63 2008 .237 65-63 169 2009 .282 49-49 142 Total .259 149-137 374
R 8 27 22 57
Palma’s Career Stats
H 17 40 40 97
2B 3B 5 0 10 2 7 2 22 4
HR 0 4 5 9
RBI TB 5 22 17 66 25 64 47 152
Slg% .349 .391 .451 .411
BB HBP 5 0 21 2 16 1 42 3
SO 8 37 31 76
OB% SB-ATT .324 1-2 .328 3-3 .358 0-0 .338 4-5
2008 (Sophomore): Started all 66 games for the 49ers in centerfield...Boasted a team- and conference-leading 71 hits on the season, ranking first alltime in Charlotte history...Ranked second on the team with 38 RBI, placing her fifth all-time and in the top ten of the A-10...Also ranked second on the team with a .333 average off 213 at bats...Went 7-for-7 in stolen bases...Led the team with 82 total bases and three sacrifice flies...Ranked third on the team with a .375 on-base percentage and .385 slugging percentage...Averaged .273 in conference action with 18 hits and nine RBI...An All-Atlantic 10 Tournament selection after leading the 49ers with a .412 average and two RBI, including the game-winning RBI in the opening day shutout of Saint Louis, in the team’s five-game run to the championship game...Tallied four RBI in her Charlotte debut, collecting them in a sweep over Presbyterian... Also recorded four RBI against Appalachian State in just the late game of the twin bill...Went 3-for-4 against Miami (Ohio) in the 49er Invitational with 2 RBI and a run...In all, posted eight multiple RBI games on the season. At Western Carolina: Started 22 games before an injury sidelined her for the rest of the year...Had 25 hits in 75 bats with a .333 batting average...Led the team with eight stolen bases. Prep: Was four-time All-North Piedmont Conference selection, including garnering the league’s Player of the Year award as a junior...Named the Northwest Cabarrus Female Athlete of the Year by The Charlotte Observer... Garnered her team’s MVP award three times...Batted over .300 for her prep career...As a sophomore, hit .641 with seven home runs and 35 RBI en route to being named to the NCFSCA 3-A All-State team...Also earned varsity letters in basketball and volleyball, collecting all-conference and MVP recognition in the latter. Personal: Daughter of Trent and Gina Smith...Has one sibling, Cole...Majoring in Nursing...Born May 29, 1988. Yr. Avg. GP-GS AB 2008 .333 66-66 213 2009 .363 49-49 171 Total .346 115-115 384
Smith’s Career Stats
R H 2B 3B 31 71 9 1 29 62 9 0 60 133 18 1
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HR 0 4 4
RBI TB 38 82 37 83 75 165
Slg% .385 .485 .429
BB HBP 11 5 10 3 21 8
SO 24 12 36
OB% SB-ATT .375 7-7 .405 9-9 .388 16-16
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
Natalyn Blanton
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Outfield - Junior - Knotts Island, N.C. (Currituck County)
Career Highlights • Appeared in 35 games for the Niners during two year career, mostly as a catcher or pinch hitter. • Recorded two RBI last season as a pinch hitter. • Started two games as a freshman, while appearing in 24. • Scored twice and recorded first-career hit in a doubleheader against Presbyterian as a freshman.
Career Highlights • Appeared in 28 games last season, mostly as a pinch-runner. • Scored five runs last season including one against Massachusetts on April 26th. • Registered a double against La Salle on April 4th. • Named to the Athletic Director’s List the past two semesters for a 3.0 GPA or higher.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore): Played nine games mostly as a pinch hitter with one appearance at the catcher position...Had two RBI on the year...Both RBI came in victories over Saint Francis and Elon...Also crossed the plate in the victory against Elon.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore): Saw action in 28 games mostly as a pinch-runner…Scored five runs on the year, while stealing two-of-three bases…Only hit of the season was a double against La Salle on April 4.
2008 (Freshman): Saw action in 24 games as a freshman with two starts... Collected four hits and four runs on a .200 average...Picked up her first career RBI as she went 1-for-1 against Colgate in the First Pitch Classic with a single to left center in the fourth inning...Tallied her first career hit in the season-opening doubleheader with Presbyterian with an infield single...Also scored her first runs as a 49er against Presbyterian, one coming in each of the doubleheader games...Posted another run against Stony Brook in the First Pitch Classic and the lone run of the doubleheader against NC State.
Prep: Attended Currituck County HS in Currituck, N.C...Named to the All-conference, district and regional teams...Academic All-Conference... Offensive Team MVP...Named to the A- Honor Roll. Personal: Daughter of Ronald and Barbara Buchan...Majoring in Mathematics and Pre-Medicine.
Prep: Attended Crest HS in Shelby, N.C...Named to the 2005, 2006 and 2007 All-Conference teams...Participated in the 2007 East-West Games... In her senior year, named to the All-State and All-District teams...2004 Best Defense Honoree...2005 Best Offense Honoree...Named Co-MVP her junior year...Named to the 2005 Gaston Gazette All-Tournament Team...2004 Shelby Star Athlete of the Year...2006 Charlotte Observer Female Athlete of the Year Finalist...Won the FCA Merit Award for Outstanding Sports Participation in both 2006 and 2007. Personal: Daughter of Nathan and Jan Blanton...Has two siblings, Morgan and Nate...Majoring in Geography...Born November 22, 1988.
Yr. Avg. GP-GS 2008 .200 24-2 2009 .125 9-0 Total .178 33-2
AB 20 8 28
R 4 1 5
Blanton’s Career Stats H 4 1 5
2B 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0
HR 0 0 0
RBI TB 1 4 2 1 3 5
Slg% .200 .125 .178
BB HBP 2 0 1 0 3 0
SO 4 1 5
Buchan’s Career Stats
OB% SB-ATT Yr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT .273 0-0 2009 .500 28-0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 .500 2-3 .222 0-0 Total .500 28-0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 .500 2-3 .258 0-0
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Natalyn Blanton / Carol Buchan
Catcher - Junior - Shelby, N.C. (Crest)
Carol Buchan
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Katy Hackett / Kenda McCall
Katy Hackett
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Pitcher - Junior - Dacula, Ga. (Mill Creek)
Kendra McCall
3
Outfield - Junior - Maiden, N.C. (Maiden)
Career Highlights • Second on the single-season strikeout list with 176 punch outs in 2008. • Named to the Athletic Director’s List last semester for achieving a GPA of 3.0 or higher. • Led the team as a freshman with a 2.02 ERA. • Named the Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Week on April 7th, 2008.
Career Highlights • Started 41 games in career, while appearing in 88. • Named to the A-10 Commissioner’s List in the fall semester for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher. • Has stolen 16 bases in her career and only been caught six times. • Batting average improved 45 points from her freshman to sophomore year.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in 19 games last season with 17 games started...Struck out 85 batters with an ERA of 2.78...Finished the year with a 8-5 record, including a 5-1 mark in conference games...Walked only 29 batters in 103.1 innings pitched...Pitched a 10-0 shutout on April 4 against La Salle...Pitched nine complete games on the year, including five in conference matchups.
At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore): Played an important reserve role for the Niner squad...Saw action in 40 games with 16 starts...Swiped six bases on the year...Recorded three multi-hit games, including back-to-back 2for-3 performances at the First Pitch Classic against Towson...Drove in a run and scored a run in a 11-6 victory over then-No. 21 Massachusetts...Rounded out the year with a .281 average with 16 hits and 12 runs scored...Drew 17 walks on the season, the third most on the team.
2008 (Freshman): Appeared in 42 games with 28 starts in the circle en route to 16 wins and a team-leading 2.02 ERA...Her 176 season strikeouts in 225.0 innings shot her to the top of the single-season record books...Had all three saves for the 49ers during the season...Threw 23 complete games...Held her opponents to a .243 average...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the week of April 7th after turning in her first collegiate shutout with a two-hitter win against Saint Louis and her first career save in game two of the series against the Billikens, striking out a dozen batters along the way...Threw four additional shutouts on the season, including a complete game three-hitter against Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 Tournament...Also tossed a one-hit shutout of La Salle... Posted three double-digit strikeout games, 11 against both North Florida and La Salle and 10 against UNC-Greensboro...Threw 5.2 scoreless innings against Charleston Southern in the Green & White Classic...Tossed 6.2 scoreless innings at USC Upstate and five scoreless innings at both Elon and George Washington. Prep: Was named First team All-Region, First team All-County, First team All-State, Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year...Gwinnett Daily Post Pitcher of the Year and Atlanta Journal Pitcher of the Year during her junior and senior seasons.
2008 (Freshman): Saw action in 48 games as a freshman with 25 starts... Compiled a .236 average on 17 hits and 72 at bats...Scored at least one run in 15 games, including two against Appalachian State and Miami (Ohio) at the 49er Classic...Collected her first career RBI at George Washington off a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in the eighth and final run in an 8-0 shutout...Tallied her first career hit and start against Colgate in the First Pitch Classic, seeing time in right field for the Niners...Went 2-for-3 against Hofstra at the NFCA Lead Off Classic. Prep: Named to the All-Conference team in her freshman, sophomore and senior years...Named All-State her sophomore year...Named AllPiedmont her sophomore year...Co-Captain her senior year...Named Gatorade Rookie of the Year her freshman year...Named Gatorade Player of the Year her sophomore year...Named Conference Player of the Year her sophomore year...Was a member of the Beta Club and was a ScholarAthlete. Personal: Daughter of Hugh McCall and Pamela Sanchez...Has three siblings, TaiLynn, Brandi and Miranda...Majoring in Elementary Education...Born February 28, 1989.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Pamela Hackett...Has one brother, Cody...Majoring in Mass Communications with a minor in Journalism... Born March 2, 1989.
Hackett’s Career Stats
Yr. ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF 2008 2.02 16-17 42-28 23 5/0 3 225.0 209 93 65 76 176 861 2009 2.78 8-5 19-17 9 1/0 0 103.1 101 51 41 29 85 404 Total 2.26 24-22 61-45 32 6/0 3 328.1 310 144 106 95 261 1265
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b/avg. .243 .250 .245
Yr. Avg. GP-GS 2008 .236 48-25 2009 .281 40-16 Total .256 88-41
AB 72 57 129
R 17 12 29
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McCall’s Career Stats H 17 16 33
2B 3B 1 0 0 2 1 2
HR 0 0 0
RBI TB 1 18 4 20 5 38
Slg% .250 .351 .294
BB HBP 7 1 4 1 11 2
SO 7 6 13
OB% SB-ATT .309 10-14 .333 6-8 .319 16-22
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
Tenaya Tucker
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Outfield - Junior - Mocksville, N.C. (Davie County)
Career Highlights • Started every game of her career except for four during freshman season. • Second on team last season in batting average, RBI, total bases and doubles. • Named to the Athletic Director’s list the past two spring semesters. • Struck out only once every 18 at bats last season. At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore): Started every game of the season splitting time between catcher and the designated player...Had second best batting average at .327, while batting .339 in conference games... Notched 53 hits on the year, second most on the team, with 11 doubles in 162 at bats with a .407 slugging percentage...Drove in 29 runs, second most on the team, including four against Saint Francis and La Salle... Tallied eight multi-RBI games on the year...Recorded 12 multi-hit games throughout the year...Had a nine-game hitting streak from April 7 to 18. 2008 (Freshman): Saw action in 46 games as a freshman with 42 starts, splitting time behind the plate with Jaime West...Posted a .174 average off 20 hits and 115 at bats en route to 12 RBI...Collected her first career RBI, runs and hits in the season-opening doubleheader against Presbyterian... Hit her first career home run in game two of the St. Bonaventure series...Put up a two-RBI performance against North Florida in the opening game of the 49er Invitational...Went 2-for-3 against Auburn in the NFCA Lead Off Classic and again against St. Bonaventure...Collected a .333 average in her two game appearances during the Atlantic 10 Tournament off two hits. Prep: Batted .591 her junior year with 12 RBI, slugging a .705 with an on-base percentage of .617 while only striking out five times...Batted .449 her senior year with 16 RBI, slugging .580 with an on-base percentage of .525 while only striking out three times...Named MVP on her team both her junior and senior years...Was an All-League honorable mention her junior year...All-League and All-Metro honorable mention her senior year. Personal: Daughter of David Tucker and Laura Remington...Has five siblings, Pehavee (20), Jessica (25), Kenny (13), Teegan (9) and Annella (6)...Majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology...Born February 13, 1989.
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Career Highlights • Has stolen 34 career bases in only two seasons. • Named to Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and All Rookie team in 2008. • Has appeared in 105 games during career, while starting in 89. • Named to the 2008 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team in freshman season. At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore): Saw action in 46 games with 40 starts in right field...Batted .268 on the year, including a .278 mark in conference games...Tallied 37 hits and 21 runs scored throughout the year...Went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate in an 11-6 win over then-No. 21 UMass...Hit .324 during the final five weeks of the season...Went 19-of-20 on the base path, good for second on the team...Recorded eight multi-hit games. 2008 (Freshman): Named to the All-Tournament team and Second Team All-Atlantic 10...An All-Atlantic 10 Rookie team selection after being a two-time Rookie of the Week selection...Saw action in 59 games as a freshman with 49 starts...Posted a team-leading .335 average with 18 RBI...Her 52 hits rank third all-time in the freshman record books, while her .335 average places her fifth all-time as a rookie...Put up a .391 onbase percentage, good for second on the team...Averaged a team-leading .446 in conference action with 25 hits...Picked up her first weekly honor the week of April 1 after averaging .429 with six hits, four runs and an RBI to lead Charlotte to a 4-0 week...Named A-10 Rookie of the Week again for the week of April 21 after batting .750, cracking nine hits in 12 at bats to lead the 49ers to a 3-1 record...That week, she recorded a hit in eight straight at bats, going 3-for-3 in game two of a doubleheader against UNC Greensboro and 3-for-3 in game one of the La Salle doubleheader...Brought in the game winning run of the 49ers’ 2-0 shutout of Saint Joseph’s and the 6-5 extra-inning win over Vermont at the Winthrop/ Adidas Classic...Scored the game-winning run in the A-10 Tournament shutout of St. Bonaventure. Prep: Named 2007 Central Piedmont Conference Player of the Year... Named the Jack Ward Most Outstanding Player of the Year at Davie County HS...Named All-Conference all four years...Named team MVP... Led her team to the state championships her senior year...Served as team captain...Was a member of the 2006 18U-A National Championship team...Was named a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school...Member of the Beta Club...Graduated in the top five percent of her class... Served as a junior marshall. Personal: Daughter of Greg and Angie Williams...Has three siblings, Gina, Bret and Aaron...Majoring in Elementary Education...Born November 20, 1988.
Yr. Avg. GP-GS 2008 .174 46-42 2009 .327 49-49 Total .263 95-91
AB 115 162 277
R 3 8 11
Tucker’s Career Stats H 20 53 73
2B 3B 3 0 11 1 14 1
HR 1 0 1
RBI TB 12 26 29 66 41 92
Slg% .226 .407 .332
BB HBP 10 1 6 0 16 1
SO 14 9 23
OB% SB-ATT .244 0-0 .347 0-0 .303 0-0
Yr. Avg. GP-GS 2008 .335 59-49 2009 .268 46-40 Total .304 105-89
AB 155 138 293
Williams’ Career Stats
R 24 21 45
H 52 37 89
2B 3B 5 1 0 1 5 2
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HR 0 0 0
RBI TB 18 59 11 39 29 98
Slg% .381 .283 .334
BB HBP 13 1 5 1 18 2
SO 15 12 27
OB% SB-ATT .391 15-17 .299 19-20 .348 34-37
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Tenaya Tucker / Whitney Williams
Catcher - Junior - Antelope, Calif. (Roseville)
Whitney Williams
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Lorena Vela / Brittney Brinley / Nikki Gayle
Lorena Vela
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Second Base - Sophomore - Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista) Career Highlights • Named the Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week on the week of February 16th. • Started 41 games as a freshman, playing mostly at third base. • Drew 13 walks last season, fourth on the team. • Successfully stole 6-of-7 bases last season. • Recorded two RBI against St. Louis on May 7th. At Charlotte - 2009 (Freshman): Started 41 games on the year from her third base post...Finished freshman season with a .212 batting average including four doubles and 10 RBI...Turned in a tremendous first game in a Niner uniform by recording her first career hit, run, RBI, double and triple against Army on Feb. 13...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for her opening weekend performance at the Green and White Tournament...Recorded four multi-hit games...Had a knack for attracting balls from opposing pitchers as she got plunked six times on the year...Ended the season with 22 hits and six stolen bases.
Brittney Brinkley
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Infield - Freshman - Chesapeake, Va. (Chesapeake) Prep: Captain of high school team all four years as a middle infielder...Named to All-State, All-Regional and All-State team...Team won the 2008 Regional Championship...Named Team MVP in junior season...Also played for the Virginia Legends U18 Summer team...Honor Roll Student. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Shannon Brinkley... Has one brother, Taylor...Hobbies include fishing, shopping and going to Lake Gaston... Majoring in Pre-Nursing...Born on June 13, 1991.
Prep: Three-time First team All-Avocado League selection...Four-time All-Avacado League selection...League MVP as a Sophomore and Junior...Avocado League Defensive Player of the Year as a Senior...Named to the Union Tribune All-Academic Team...Earned Rookie of the Year honors...Coached by Teresa Murillo.
Nikki Gayle
15
Personal: Daughter of Louie and Lilly Vela...Has a brother, Louie and a sister, Larissa...Enjoys sports and the beach...Majoring in Kinesiology... Born June 15, 1990.
Outfield/Infield - Freshman - Bear, Del. (Caravel) Prep: Team made it to the state championship game in four-straight seasons...High School team won eight of previous 12 state championships...Team Captain during senior year...Played outfield and first base at Caravel HS...Won the Coaches Award in her junior season...National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Greg and Laura Gayle...Has one brother, Timmy...Hobbies include dance and music...Majoring in Business...Born on December 23, 1990.
Vela’s Career Stats
Yr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT 2009 .212 42-41 104 16 22 4 1 0 10 28 .269 13 6 19 .328 6-7 Total .212 42-41 104 16 22 4 1 0 10 28 .269 13 6 19 .328 6-7
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Briana Gwaltney
4
Prep: Team won the 2009 League Championship... First team All-League member for senior season... Second team All-County and All-City member as a senior...Named to the All-Tournament team at the Michelle Carew and Cypress tournaments...Led team in home runs during junior season...Three-time winner of the Scholar Athlete award...Also played for Victory USA Gold travel squad...Honor Roll and Principal’s Honor Roll Student.
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Infield - Freshman - Cumming, Ga. (Forsyth Central) Prep: Team was the 2008 Region Runner-up...Team captain for senior season...Named to the All-County team...Given the Coaches Award as a sophomore... AB Honor Roll member and Star Award recipient. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Kim Prince...Has one sister, Kaitlyn...Can play the guitar, ukulele and mandolin...Also writes songs...Majoring in Psychology...Born on January 10, 1991.
Personal: Daughter of Doug and Christy Gwaltney...Has one sibling, Ryan...Father played baseball at Stanford...Hobbies include singing, drama and drawing...Majoring in Pre-Kinesiology...Born on August 4, 1991.
Lindsey Holloman
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Pitcher / Third Base - Freshman - Suffolk, Va. (Kings Fork) Prep: First team All-District as an infielder and Second team All-District as a pitcher...Named All-Tidewater as an infielder...Team Offensive MVP with the highest batting average and nine home runs...Also played for Richmond Ruckus fall travel team and hit .433 during the 2008 season for Ruckus. Personal: Daughter of Lisa & Johnwyn Holloman... Has one sibling, Jasmine...Born on June 6, 1991.
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Infield - Freshman - Charlotte, N.C. (Butler) Prep: Three-time state champion at Butler HS in Charlotte, N.C...Team finished the 2008 campaign with a perfect 29-0 record and was ranked No. 2 in the nation by USA Today...Batted .364 and recorded a perfect fielding percentage as a junior...Twice named to the All-Conference team...Team captain during senior season...Named team MVP...National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Garry and Vickie Stamey...Has two siblings, Heather and Garry...Majoring in Pre-Nursing...Born on November 2, 1990.
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Briana Gwaltney / Lindsey Holloman / Virginia Prince / Chelsea Stamey
Outfield/Infield - Freshman - Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Canyon)
Virginia Prince
2009 Season Recap
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
2009 Season in Review Atlantic 10 Runner-Ups The 49ers capped another great season in the Atlantic 10 by finishing 14-4, their best mark since the 2006 championship season. The Niners lost only one conference road game and split the season series with A-10 Champion Massachusetts. Charlotte swept five series and split the other four to claim their first A-10 runner-up title, finishing only two games out of first.
White Tournament, Charlotte defeated UNC Greensboro in the championship game, 3-1, to win the season’s first title. One week later, the 49ers continued their tournament success by taking down Towson, 3-2, in the finals of the First Pitch Classic for their second championship in as many weeks. Junior pitcher Emily Jeffery led the Niners by recording four victories in the nine games.
2009 Seniors Cap of Career Charlotte’s senior class finished their career with a record of 144-83, which made them the most successful senior class in 49er history. Their 144 victories are 16 more than the second-best senior class, which coincidentally is the 2008 class. The collection of Cee Brooks, Alyssa Kemmerer, Sarah Malene, Jenny Rumbles and Jaime West had a winning season every year of their career finishing with a 33-16 record in 2009.
Same Old Broken Record One season after Katy Hackett broke the singleseason mark for strikeouts with 176 during her freshman campaign, Emily Jeffery extended the record by 118 punch-outs in the ‘09 season. Jeffery broke Hackett’s record on April 9 against Elon, when she struck out 14 Phoenix batters. The senior now sits at 440 career strikeouts only 144 behind the career mark, which is held by Kristen Bowen.
Brooks ended her career as the all-time leader in RBI with 113, third in runs (109) and home runs (17), fourth in hits (190) and doubles (38). Malene finished up with the most runs scored all-time (150) and stolen bases (87), while also achieving the tenth-best career batting average (.312) and ninth-most RBI (77). West wrapped up her career with the fourth most home runs (12), sixth-most doubles (29) and eighth-most RBI (78). Rumbles ended her career with her best season batting average (.296), including a .319 average in conference games, while also notching a career-high in hits with 34. Kemmerer completed her time at Charlotte by playing in 115 games and starting in 69 of those games.
Hits Galore Outfielder Serena Smith continued her dominating ways at the plate in 2009 with a .363 batting average including 62 hits, which is the seventh-most in a season. Four times last season, Smith recorded a five-game hitting streak or longer, which included a 10-game hitting streak that stretched from March 21 to April 4. She ended the season on a five-game hitting streak.
Protecting the Home Turf D.L. Phillips Softball Complex served as a treacherous place to play for opponents last season as the 49ers won 21 games at home, the third most in program history. Charlotte’s home victories included triumphs over then-No. 21 Massachusetts, South Carolina, Pittsburgh and Seton Hall. In conference home games, the Niners went 7-3 with sweeps over Rhode Island and Fordham. The 49ers went 14-7 in non-conference games at the confines of D.L. Phillips. Two-Time Tournament Champions Early in the season, Charlotte hosted a pair of non-conference tournaments; the Green and White Tournament and the First Pitch Classic. The Niners posted a 4-1 record in both of the tournaments to claim the top honors in the early-season tournaments. In the Green and
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Serena Smith Double-Digit Hit Production The 2009 season saw the Charlotte offense produce 15 double-digit hit games with the high coming against Saint Francis on February 20. In that game, the Niners registered 21 base hits, a program record, with 10 different 49ers recording a hit. Overall, Charlotte was 12-3 in those games, while outscoring its opponents by 49 total runs. Steppin’ It Up for the A-10 When the season began on March 20 with a 2010 Media Guide
doubleheader against George Washington, several 49ers kicked their production into a higher gear. Eight 49ers amped up their batting averages during conference games while the overall team average jumped from .272 in non-conference games to .297 in A-10 games. Serena Smith and Jenny Rumbles saw the biggest jumps in their averages as Smith’s improved from .315 to .444, while Rumbles’ increased from .279 to .319.
Jenny Rumbles Not only did the offense improve when the games really counted, the pitching staff also stepped up its game. Gina Allen, Emily Jeffery and Katy Hackett all improved their ERA or stayed the same. The overall staff ERA dipped from a 2.91 in non-conference to 1.72 against the A-10. Jeffery’s ERA dropped below one as the junior held a 0.88 ERA for 18 conference games, while Hackett won five of her six conference decisions. Home Run Battle Power hitters Keri Palma and Jaime West were in a battle all season for the title for most home runs last year. Palma came out victorious by edging West by one home run, 5-4. The duo both hit home runs in the final series of the season against Dayton as Palma went deep in the series opener, while West crushed one in the series finale. Palma also added home runs in back-to-back games in a doubleheader against USC Upstate. To go along with their home run power, West led the team in doubles with 12, while Palma was tied for the lead in triples. Swiping Bases Left and Right Sarah Malene tore up the base paths last season as she set the single season and the all-time stolen base records. Malene stole 36 out of 41 bases last year to pass the previous record of 30. Her 36 base swipes moved her to 87 career stolen bases, passing Trisha Fox’s record of 77.
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
2009 Charlotte 49ers Softball Statistics (All Games) • Record: 33-16 • Home: 21-11 • Away: 11-4 • Neutral: 1-1 • A-10: 14-4 •
Player era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr ab b/avg wp hbp bk sfa sha Emily Jeffery 1.39 23-9 34-26 24 9/0 0 212.0 136 48 42 65 294 34 0 12 749 .182 3 3 0 1 14 Katy Hackett 2.78 8-5 19-17 9 1/0 0 103.1 101 51 41 29 85 17 2 7 404 .250 0 7 0 2 11 Erin Buchan 6.27 2-1 8-3 0 0/0 0 22.1 27 22 20 13 17 5 2 3 93 .290 4 1 0 0 1 Gina Allen 11.00 0-1 10-3 0 0/0 0 14.0 21 23 22 20 5 2 0 4 59 .356 5 6 0 2 2 Totals 2.47 33-16 49-49 33 10/0 0 351.2 285 144 124 127 401 58 4 26 1305 .218 12 17 0 5 28 Opponents 3.18 16-33 49-49 22 5/1 0 338.2 389 207 154 117 179 55 10 16 1384 .281 25 16 0 8 36 PB - Team (4), T. Tucker 2, J. West 2, Opp (13). Pickoffs - Team (1), T. Tucker 1. SBA/ATT - E. Jeffery (22-30), T. Tucker (21-29), J. West (15-16), K. Hackett (11-13), G. Allen (1-2), E. Buchan (2-2).
Atlantic 10 Conference (Only) • A-10: 14-4 • Home: 7-3 • Away: 7-1 •
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att Serena Smith .444 18-18 63 15 28 5 0 3 16 42 .667 2 3 5 0 .478 1 1 3-3 Tenaya Tucker .339 18-18 59 3 20 3 0 0 14 23 .390 2 0 2 0 .349 2 1 0-0 Sarah Malene .323 18-18 62 13 20 2 1 0 4 24 .387 4 1 2 0 .373 0 5 13-14 Jenny Rumbles .319 18-18 47 11 15 1 0 1 3 19 .404 4 1 4 0 .385 0 2 3-3 Cee Brooks .294 18-18 51 9 15 2 1 0 9 19 .373 8 0 9 0 .383 1 3 2-3 Whitney Williams .278 18-14 54 11 15 0 1 0 2 17 . 315 2 0 4 0 . 304 0 2 9-10 Keri Palma .246 18-18 57 6 14 2 1 2 11 24 . 421 5 0 10 0 .306 0 1 0-0 Jaime West .222 18-18 54 3 12 4 0 2 5 22 .407 2 0 10 0 .250 0 1 0-0 Kendra McCall .214 12-4 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 .214 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2 2-3 Lorena Vela .194 14-14 31 3 6 1 0 0 2 7 .226 4 3 3 0 .333 1 0 0-0 Alyssa Kemmerer .176 9-4 17 2 3 0 0 1 2 6 .353 1 0 4 0 .222 0 1 0-0 Carol Buchan 1.000 12-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1-2 Natalyn Blanton .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 Gina Allen .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 Katy Hackett .000 8-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 Erin Buchan .000 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 Emily Jeffery .000 13-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 Totals .297 18 512 80 152 21 4 9 69 208 .406 34 8 53 0 .347 5 19 33-38 Opponents .192 18 468 36 90 15 1 9 36 134 .286 34 4 162 0 .253 0 8 13-16 LOB - Team (126), Opp (87). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), S. Smith 1.
po 20 124 34 28 18 14 54 47 5 10 32 0 0 0 3 0 2 391 372
a 1 5 18 0 19 0 15 0 0 12 1 0 0 1 12 0 12 96 156
e 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 24
fld% 1.000 .992 .963 1.000 .949 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .917 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .938 .000 1.000 .984 .957
Player era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hbp bk sfa sha Emily Jeffery 0.88 9-3 13-9 8 6/0 0 79.2 40 10 10 20 120 8 0 4 .150 0 1 0 0 4 Katy Hackett 2.78 5-1 8-8 5 1/0 0 45.1 44 20 18 9 36 6 1 4 .247 0 2 0 0 4 Gina Allen 3.00 0-0 2-0 0 0/0 0 2.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 .125 0 1 0 0 0 Erin Buchan 7.00 0-0 1-1 0 0/0 0 3.0 5 5 3 3 6 1 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1.72 14-4 18-18 13 7/0 0 130.1 90 36 32 34 162 15 1 9 .192 0 4 0 0 8 Opponents 3.33 4-14 18-18 7 1/0 0 124.0 152 80 59 34 53 21 4 9 .297 11 8 0 5 19 PB - Team (2), J. West 2, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), T. Tucker 1. SBA/ATT - E. Jeffery (9-12), T. Tucker (9-11), K. Hackett (4-4), J. West (4-4). www.Charlotte49ers.com
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2009 Season Recap
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Serena Smith .363 49-49 171 29 62 9 0 4 37 83 .485 10 3 12 0 .405 1 1 9-9 53 2 3 .948 Tenaya Tucker .327 49-49 162 8 53 11 1 0 29 66 .407 6 0 9 1 .347 2 2 0-0 308 12 3 .991 Jenny Rumbles .296 44-44 115 21 34 3 1 1 11 42 .365 9 1 13 0 .352 0 5 4-5 75 2 1 .987 Cee Brooks .288 49-49 139 20 40 7 1 1 19 52 .374 23 0 24 0 .384 2 4 6-7 77 53 7 .949 Keri Palma .282 49-49 142 22 40 5 2 5 25 64 .451 16 1 31 0 .358 0 3 0-0 170 34 2 .990 Kendra McCall .281 40-16 57 12 16 0 2 0 4 20 .351 4 1 6 0 .333 1 3 6-8 18 1 0 1.000 Sarah Malene .269 49-49 167 37 45 2 1 0 11 49 .293 17 2 15 0 .344 0 7 36-41 99 55 8 .951 Whitney Williams .268 46-40 138 21 37 0 1 0 11 39 .283 5 1 12 0 .299 0 4 19-20 40 1 2 .953 Jaime West .227 47-47 141 11 32 12 0 4 21 56 .397 10 1 24 3 .283 0 3 0-0 119 2 0 1.000 Lorena Vela .212 42-41 104 16 22 4 1 0 10 28 .269 13 6 19 0 .328 2 2 6-7 34 52 6 .935 Alyssa Kemmerer .158 23-8 38 4 6 1 0 1 3 10 .263 3 0 12 0 .220 0 2 0-0 51 2 0 1.000 Carol Buchan .500 28-0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 2-3 0 0 0 .000 Natalyn Blanton .125 9-0 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .125 1 0 1 0 .222 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Gina Allen .000 10-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 2 1 .667 Katy Hackett .000 19-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 4 25 3 .906 Erin Buchan .000 8-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000 Emily Jeffery .000 34-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 6 35 0 1.000 Totals .281 49-49 1384 207 389 55 10 16 183 512 .370 117 16 179 4 .342 8 36 88-100 1055 281 36 .974 Opponents .218 49-49 1305 144 285 58 4 26 133 429 .329 127 17 401 3 .295 5 28 36-47 1014 423 64 .957 LOB - Team (341), Opp (286). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (11). IBB - Team (2), S. Smith 1, K. Palma 1, Opp (2).
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
2009 Season Recap
2009 Game-by-Game Summary
Date # Feb. 13 # Feb. 13 # Feb. 14 # Feb. 14 # Feb. 15 $ Feb. 20 $ Feb. 20 $ Feb. 21 $ Feb. 21 $ Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Mar. 10 Mar.10 Mar. 11 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 18 * Mar. 20 * Mar. 21 * Mar. 22 * Mar. 22 Mar. 24 Mar. 24 * Mar. 27 * Mar. 28 Apr. 1 * Apr. 4 * Apr. 4 Apr. 7 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 9 * Apr. 11 * Apr. 11 Apr. 14 Apr. 14 * Apr. 18 * Apr. 18 Apr. 22 * Apr. 24 * Apr. 25 * Apr. 26 * Apr. 26 * May 2 * May 2 $ May 7 $ May 8 $ May 9
Opponent Result Army W UNC Greensboro L UNC Wilmington W UNC Wilmington W UNC Greensboro W Saint Francis W Towson L Seton Hall W Seton Hall W Towson W Winthrop L Winthrop L Coll. of Charleston W Coll. of Charleston L Pittsburgh W Pittsburgh W at Appalachian State W at Appalachian State W George Washington W George Washington L Fordham W Fordham W USC Upstate W USC Upstate L at Temple W at Temple L South Carolina W at La Salle W at La Salle W at N.C. State L at N.C. State L Elon W Elon L Saint Louis L Saint Louis W at UNC Greensboro W at UNC Greensboro W at St. Bonaventure W at St. Bonaventure W at #12 North Carolina L Rhode Island W Rhode Island W #21 Massachusetts L #21 Massachusetts W at Dayton W at Dayton W vs. Saint Louis W vs. Massachusetts L Saint Joseph’s L
Score 6-4 2-3 3-2 5-2 3-1 20-7 3-6 3-2 6-1 3-2 2-7 2-12 7-2 0-9 1-0 5-4 3-1 7-5 3-0 3-4 1-0 4-3 3-1 2-7 4-0 2-3 2-0 10-0 10-0 4-5 2-3 10-2 4-5 2-6 5-2 7-0 9-6 2-1 7-5 0-2 2-0 5-2 0-3 11-6 4-0 5-1 3-2 0-2 0-3
Inns 7 (8) 7 7 7 5 7 (8) 7 (8) 7 6 7 5 7 (12) 7 7 7 7 (8) 7 7 7 7 (10) 7 6 5 (9) (10) 6 7 (11) 7 7 7 (8) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 (8) 7 7
R-H-E 6-13-1 2-3-2 3-9-0 5-10-1 3-8-1 20-21-1 3-10-2 3-6-0 6-10-0 3-8-0 2-8-0 2-5-0 7-12-0 0-2-0 1-4-1 5-12-2 3-2-1 7-8-2 3-7-0 3-10-1 1-4-0 4-4-1 3-4-0 2-6-2 4-7-0 3-5-0 2-3-0 10-8-1 10-13-1 4-8-4 2-6-3 10-15-0 4-7-0 2-13-0 5-10-1 7-6-0 9-13-0 2-7-0 7-10-2 0-2-1 2-9-0 5-9-0 0-4-0 11-15-0 4-9-0 5-9-0 3-8-0 0-3-1 0-5-3
R-H-E 4-7-0 3-10-1 2-8-1 2-5-1 1-3-1 7-5-3 6-7-0 2-4-2 1-2-0 2-8-2 7-10-1 12-14-2 2-8-1 9-9-0 0-2-4 4-9-4 1-4-2 5-6-2 0-3-2 4-6-2 0-2-1 3-9-1 1-4-0 7-8-1 0-4-0 2-4-1 0-4-2 0-1-4 0-2-0 5-13-2 3-11-3 2-1-0 5-6-1 6-8-1 2-7-1 0-2-1 6-7-0 1-4-1 5-6-0 2-4-0 0-1-2 2-3-1 3-6-2 6-11-4 0-5-1 1-7-1 2-5-1 2-5-2 3-4-0
Overall Conference 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 5-2-0 0-0-0 6-2-0 0-0-0 7-2-0 0-0-0 8-2-0 0-0-0 8-3-0 0-0-0 8-4-0 0-0-0 9-4-0 0-0-0 9-5-0 0-0-0 10-5-0 0-0-0 11-5-0 0-0-0 12-5-0 0-0-0 13-5-0 0-0-0 14-5-0 1-0-0 14-6-0 1-1-0 15-6-0 2-1-0 16-6-0 3-1-0 17-6-0 3-1-0 17-7-0 3-1-0 18-7-0 4-1-0 18-8-0 4-2-0 19-8-0 4-2-0 20-8-0 5-2-0 21-8-0 6-2-0 21-9-0 6-2-0 21-10-0 6-2-0 22-10-0 6-2-0 22-11-0 6-2-0 22-12-0 6-3-0 23-12-0 7-3-0 24-12-0 7-3-0 25-12-0 7-3-0 26-12-0 8-3-0 27-12-0 9-3-0 27-13-0 9-3-0 28-13-0 10-3-0 29-13-0 11-3-0 29-14-0 11-4-0 30-14-0 12-4-0 31-14-0 13-4-0 32-14-0 14-4-0 33-14-0 14-4-0 33-15-0 14-4-0 33-16-0 14-4-0
* - Denotes Atlantic 10 Conference Game # - Denotes Green and White Tournament $ - Denotes First Pitch Classic () - Denotes Extra Inning Game
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Pitcher of Record Attend Hackett (W 1-0) 100 Jeffery (L 0-1) 100 Hackett (W 2-0) 75 Jeffery (W 1-1) 100 Hackett (W 3-0) 100 Buchan (W 1-0) 75 Jeffery (L 1-2) 75 Jeffery (W 2-2) 75 Jeffery (W 3-2) 75 Jeffery (W 4-2) 100 Jeffery (L 4-3) 30 Allen (L 0-1) 30 Jeffery (W 5-3) 40 Buchan (L 1-1) 45 Jeffery (W 6-3) 60 Jeffery (W 7-3) 25 Jeffery (W 8-3) - Jeffery (W 9-3) 126 Jeffery (W 10-3) 75 Hackett (L 3-1) 100 Jeffery (W 11-3) 75 Hackett (W 4-1) 100 Jeffery (W 12-3) 50 Hackett (L 4-2) 75 Jeffery (W 1-0) 57 Jeffery (L 1-1) 150 Jeffery (W 14-4) 60 Jeffery (W) 100 Hackett (W) 100 Jeffery (L 15-5) 97 Hackett (L 5-3) 73 Jeffery (W 16-5) 102 Hackett (L 5-4) 84 Jeffery (L 16-6) 74 Hackett (W 6-4) 62 Jeffery (W 17-6) - Buchan (W 2-1) 72 Jeffery (W 18-6) 107 Jeffery (W 19-6) 124 Jeffery (L 19-7) 213 Jeffery (W 20-7) 93 Hackett (W 7-4) 114 Jeffery (L 20-8) 134 Jeffery (W 21-8) 207 Jeffery (W 22-8) 128 Hackett (W 8-4) 124 Jeffery (W 23-8) 0 Jeffery (L 23-9) 0 Hackett (L 8-5) 0
Time 1:42 2:03 1:37 2:04 1:55 1:43 1:59 1:46 1:48 2:24 1:40 1:37 1:40 1:30 1:26 2:59 1:35 2:02 1:46 2:10 1:32 1:47 1:27 1:57 1:30 2:00 1:22 1:33 1:12 2:53 2:52 1:49 2:02 2:38 1:31 1:37 2:20 1:34 1:45 1:30 1:23 1:35 2:05 2:14 1:40 1:50 2:05 1:44 1:42
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up Career Records
Batting Average (Min. 150 at bats) 1. Leah Heston, 2001-02............................ .363 2. Sonya Stinson, 1995-98.......................... .356 3. Serena Smith, 2008-pres.................... .346 4. Janine Repole, 1996-99.......................... .344 5. Lori Clark, 1996-97................................ .339 6. Vivian Cagle, 1990-93............................ .330 7. Sheri Dottellis, 1993-94.......................... .324 8. Evan Miller, 2005-07.............................. .322 9. Jessica Moore, 2004................................ .320 10. Sarah Malene, 2006-09........................... .312 Hits 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Sonya Stinson, 1995-98............................ 228 Janine Repole, 1996-99............................ 204 Stephanie Dunlap, 1999-02..................... 201 Cee Brooks, 2005-09................................ 190 Trisha Fox, 1989-92.................................. 180 Kelly Snowden, 1993-96........................... 179 Wendy Olekson, 1994-97......................... 173 Jenny Dilks, 1990-93................................ 170 Evan Miller, 2005-07................................ 169 Kiley Scott, 1999-02.................................. 161
Runs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Sarah Malene, 2006-09............................. 150 Sonya Stinson, 1995-98............................ 118 Cee Brooks, 2005-09................................ 109 Karen Becker, 1987-90............................. 107 Evan Miller, 2005-07................................ 103 Tonya Berry, 1991-94................................. 99 Trisha Fox, 1989-92.................................... 98 Janine Repole, 1996-99.............................. 95 Jenny Dilks, 1990-93.................................. 94 Kiley Scott, 1999-02.................................... 92
Runs Batted In 1. Cee Brooks, 2005-09................................ 113 2. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999-02..................... 106 3. Kristi Killough, 2004-07.......................... 105 4. Janine Repole, 1996-99............................ 103 5. Kelly Snowden, 1993-96............................. 93 6. Jenny Dilks, 1990-93.................................. 87 7. Tonya Berry, 1991-94................................. 80 8. Jaime West, 2005-09................................... 78 9. Sarah Malene, 2006-09............................... 77 Becky Matthews, 2004-07.......................... 77 11. Serena Smith, 2008-pres....................... 75
Sonya Stinson (1995-98)
Batting Average (Min. 100 at bats) 1. Leah Heston, 2002.................................. .413 2. Janine Repole, 1997................................ .407 3. Sonya Stinson, 1996................................ .386 4. Evan Miller, 2006.................................... .379 5. Sonya Stinson, 1995................................ .378 6. Vivian Cagle, 1993.................................. .375 7. Trisha Fox, 1991...................................... .372 8. Kelly Snowden, 1995.............................. .371 9. Lauren Schmitz, 2006............................. .370 Stephanie Dunlap, 1999......................... .370 Hits 1. Serena Smith, 2008................................ 71 2. Janine Repole, 1997.................................... 70 3. Sarah Malene, 2008..................................... 66 Evan Miller, 2006........................................ 66 5. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................. 64 Sonya Stinson, 1996.................................... 64 7. Serena Smith, 2009................................ 62 Leah Heston, 2002...................................... 62 9. Becky Matthews, 2007................................ 61 Trisha Fox, 1991.......................................... 61 Runs 1. Sarah Malene, 2008..................................... 46 2. Sarah Malene, 2006..................................... 42 3. Evan Miller, 2007........................................ 38 Karen Becker, 1988..................................... 38 5. Sarah Malene, 2009..................................... 37 Evan Miller, 2006........................................ 37 Jessica Moore, 2004.................................... 37 Sonya Stinson, 1997.................................... 37 9. Janine Repole, 1997.................................... 36 10. Kristi Killough, 2006.................................. 35 Runs Batted In 1. Kristi Killough, 2006.................................. 47 2. Leah Heston, 2002...................................... 46 3. Janine Repole, 1997.................................... 43 4. Janine Repole, 1998.................................... 41 5. Jaime West, 2008......................................... 39 6. Serena Smith, 2008................................ 38 7. Serena Smith, 2009................................ 37 Kristi Killough, 2007.................................. 37 Tina Walsh, 1988........................................ 37 10. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999, 2002................... 35
Home Runs 1. Kristi Killough, 2004-07............................ 20 2. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999-02....................... 18 3. Cee Brooks, 2005-2009.............................. 17 4. Jaime West, 2005-09................................... 12 Kaycie Jones, 2004-07................................. 12 6. Janine Repole, 1996-99.............................. 11 7. Trisha Fox, 1989-92.................................... 10 8. Keri Palma, 2006-pres............................. 9
Home Runs 1. Kristi Killough, 2006.................................. 11 2. Cee Brooks, 2006.......................................... 9 Jessica Moore, 2004...................................... 9 4. Kristi Killough, 2007.................................... 7 Stephanie Dunlap, 2002............................... 7 Leah Heston, 2002........................................ 7 Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................... 7 8. Sam Moore, 2003.......................................... 6 Janine Repole, 1998...................................... 6
Doubles 1. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999-02.......................58 2. Janine Repole, 1996-99..............................43 3. Sonya Stinson, 1995-98..............................41 4. Cee Brooks, 2005-09..................................38 Kristi Killough, 2004-07............................38 6. Jaime West, 2005-09...................................29 7. Becky Matthews, 2004-07..........................28 8. Kelly Snowden, 1993-96.............................27 9. Autumn Lawson, 2001-04.........................26 10. Kiley Scott, 1999-02....................................25
Doubles 1. Yolanda Stevens, 1996................................ 21 2. Janine Repole, 1997.................................... 20 3. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................. 19 4. Stephanie Dunlap, 2002............................. 16 5. Cee Brooks, 2008........................................ 15 Kristi Killough, 2005.................................. 15 7. Stephanie Dunlap....................................... 14 8. Jaime West, 2008......................................... 13 Kristi Killough, 2007.................................. 13 Becky Matthews, 2006, 2007..................... 13
Triples 1. Tonya Berry, 1991-94.................................23 2. Janine Repole, 1996-99..............................17 3. Sonya Stinson, 1995-98..............................16 4. Tina Walsh, 1987-88...................................15 5. Jill Jeffries, 1988-90.....................................12 6. Karen Becker, 1987-90.................................9
Triples 1. Tonya Berry, 1993....................................... 12 2. Tina Walsh, 1988........................................ 11 3. Janine Repole, 1997...................................... 9 4. Sonya Stinson, 1998...................................... 7 Jill Jeffries, 1989............................................. 7 6. Janine Repole, 1998...................................... 6 Tonya Berry, 1994......................................... 6 8. Sonya Stinson, 1997...................................... 5
Stolen Bases 1. Sarah Malene, 2006-09...............................87 2. Trisha Fox, 1989-92....................................77 3. Vivian Cagle, 1990-93................................59 4. Nikki Stutts, 1991-94..................................56
Freshman Records
Cee Brooks (2005-09)
Batting Average 1. Sonya Stinson, 1995................................ .378 2. Sarah Malene, 2006................................. .374 3. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999......................... .370 4. Whitney Williams, 2008.................... .355 5. Cee Brooks, 2006.................................... .333 6. Jessica Moore, 2004................................ .320 7. Karen Becker, 1987................................. .309 8. Jenny Dilks, 1990.................................... .307 9. Vivian Cagle, 1990.................................. .299 10. Kiley Scott, 1999..................................... .277 Hits 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................. 64 Kiley Scott, 1999......................................... 53 Whitney Williams, 2008....................... 52 Sonya Stinson, 1995.................................... 51 Jenny Dilks, 1990........................................ 51 Cee Brooks, 2006........................................ 50 Jessica Moore, 2004.................................... 49 Vivian Cagle, 1990...................................... 46 Keri Palma, 2008................................... 40 Carrie Alcott, 1994..................................... 39 Wendy Olekson, 1994................................ 39
Runs 1. Jessica Moore, 2004.................................... 37 2. Cee Brooks, 2006........................................ 30 3. Kiley Scott, 1999......................................... 29 4. Vivian Cagle, 1990...................................... 28 5. Keri Palma, 2008................................... 27 Jenny Dilks, 1990........................................ 27 7. Sarah Malene, 2006..................................... 25 8. Whitney Williams, 2008....................... 24 Kelly Parks, 1989......................................... 24 Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................. 24 Runs Batted In 1. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................. 35 2. Cee Brooks, 2006........................................ 33 3. Jessica Moore, 2004.................................... 32 4. Jenny Dilks, 1990........................................ 31 5. Sarah Malene, 2006..................................... 20 Andrea Wilkerson, 1995............................ 20 Tina Walsh, 1987........................................ 20 8. Dee Dee Wilkins, 1986............................... 19 9. Whitney Williams, 2008....................... 18 Kiley Scott, 1999......................................... 18 Vivian Cagle, 1990...................................... 18 Home Runs 1. Cee Brooks, 2006.......................................... 9 Jessica Moore, 2004...................................... 9 3. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................... 7 4. Keri Palma, 2008..................................... 4 Dee Dee Wilkins, 1986................................. 4 6. Jaime West, 2005........................................... 3 Jenny Dilks, 1990.......................................... 3 8. Brittany Cantrell, 2006................................. 2 Kiley Scott, 1999........................................... 2 Vivian Cagle, 1990........................................ 2 Doubles 1. Stephanie Dunlap, 1999............................. 19 2. Jessica Moore, 2004.................................... 12 3. Sonya Stinson, 1995.................................... 11 4. Keri Palma, 2008................................... 10 5. Kiley Scott, 1999........................................... 9 Triples 1. Tonya Berry, 1991......................................... 4 Tina Walsh, 1987.......................................... 4 3. Sarah Malene, 2006....................................... 3 Jessica Moore, 2004...................................... 3 Carrie Alcott, 1994....................................... 3 Jenny Dilks, 1990.......................................... 3
Stolen Bases 1. Sarah Malene, 2009..................................... 36 2. Trisha Fox, 1992.......................................... 30 3. Sarah Malene, 2008..................................... 29 Vivian Cagle, 1991...................................... 29 Trisha Fox, 1991.......................................... 29 6. Nikki Stutts, 1994........................................ 25 7. Sherry Dottellis, 1994................................. 23 8. Nikki Stutts, 1993........................................ 20
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49er Batting Records
Sarah Malene (2006-09)
Season Records
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
Pitching / Misc. Records
Career Records
Season Records
Courtney Hankes (1988-91)
Wins 1. 2. 3. 4.
Courtney Hankes, 1988-91........................69 Wendy Stratton, 1987-90...........................65 Kristin Bowen, 2004-07.............................61 Christy Murray, 2004-07............................49
Strikeouts 1. Kristen Bowen, 2004-07...........................584 2. Emily Jeffery, 2008-pres......................440 3. Christy Murray, 2004-07..........................420 4. Betsy Thompson, 2000-03.......................415 5. Courtney Hankes, 1988-91......................405 6. Wendy Stratton, 1987-90.........................400 Shutouts 1. Courtney Hankes, 1988-91........................25 2. Wendy Stratton, 1987-90...........................24 ERA 1. 2. 3. 4.
Wendy Stratton, 1987-90........................ 1.48 Courtney Hankes, 1988-91..................... 1.60 Emily Jeffery, 2008-pres..................... 1.80 Betsy Thompson, 2000-02...................... 1.96
Starts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Courtney Hankes, 1988-91...................... 127 Bonnie Bell, 1992-95................................ 122 Kristen Bowen, 2004-07........................... 119 Christy Murray, 2004-07.......................... 101 Amy Morse, 2000-03.................................. 97 Wendy Stratton, 1987-90........................... 97
Appearances 1. Bonnie Bell, 1992-95................................ 129 2. Kristen Bowen, 2004-07........................... 128 3. Courtney Hankes, 1988-91...................... 127 4. Amy Morse, 2000-03................................ 119 5. Christy Murray, 2004-07.......................... 111 6. Brooks Bower, 1996-99............................ 107 7. Tonya Berry, 1991-94............................... 101 Saves 1. 2. 3.
Christy Murray (2004-07)
Wins 1. 3. 4. 5. 7.
Kristen Bowen, 2006.................................. 24 Courtney Hankes, 1991............................. 24 Emily Jeffery, 2009................................. 23 Wendy Stratton, 1990................................. 20 Courney Hankes, 1990............................... 19 Wendy Stratton, 1988................................. 19 Emily Jeffrey, 2008................................. 18 Courtney Hankes, 1988............................. 18
Strikeouts 1. Emily Jeffery, 2009............................... 294 2. Katy Hackett, 2008.............................. 176 3. Kristen Bowen, 2006................................ 170 4. Emily Jeffrey, 2008............................... 146 Wendy Stratton, 1988............................... 146 6. Kristen Bowen, 2005................................ 144 7. Amy Morse, 2000...................................... 137 8. Kristen Bowen, 2007................................ 136 9. Kristen Bowen, 2004................................ 134 10. Betsy Thompson, 2000-02....................... 132 Shutouts 1. Emily Jeffery, 2009................................... 9 Courtney Hankes, 1990............................... 9 3. Wendy Stratton, 1988................................... 8 4. Kristen Bowen, 2006.................................... 7 Wendy Stratton, 1990................................... 7 ERA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Courtney Hankes, 1990.......................... 0.74 Wendy Stratton, 1990.............................. 1.22 Wendy Stratton, 1987.............................. 1.33 Wendy Stratton, 1989.............................. 1.35 Dana Bowers, 2002.................................. 1.38 Emily Jeffery, 2009.............................. 1.39 Courtney Hankes, 1991.......................... 1.42 Betsy Thompson, 2002............................ 1.49
Game High Records
Kristi Killough (2004-07)
Individual Game High Records At Bats.....................................................6, three times (Sarah Malene and Kristi Killough vs. EKU, 2/17/07) Hits................................................................................5 (Jaime West vs. St. Francis, 2/20/09) RBI.................................................................... 6, twice (Kaycie Jones vs. UAB, 4/24/05) Runs.............................................................4, 14 times (Sarah Malene vs. App. State 4/18/07) Doubles.........................................................................3 (Stephanie Dunlap vs. Winthrop, 4/7/99) Triples.................................................... 2, seven times (Kristi Killough vs. Lafayette, 3/13/05) Home Runs................................................ 2, six times (Sarah Malene vs. App. State, 4/18/07) Stolen Bases...................................................... 4, twice (Sheri Dottellis and Dawn Club vs. N.C. A&T, 2/25/94) Strikeouts.................................................................. 15, (Emily Jeffery vs. Saint Bonaventure, 4/18/09) Team Game High Records At Bats............................... 51, vs. Pittsburgh, 3/11/09 Hits.................................... 21, vs. St. Francis, 2/20/09 Runs...................................28, vs. N.C. A&T, 4/23/92 Doubles............................... 7, vs. St. Francis, 2/20/09 Triples.................................3, vs. multiple opponents Home Runs.................4, vs. Charl. Southern, 3/8/08 RBI......................................28 vs. N.C. A&T, 4/23/92 Errors............................8, vs. UNC-Asheville, 3/4/86 Stolen Bases.......................12, vs. N.C. A&T, 2/25/94 Strikeouts...................17, twice, vs. Virginia, 2/26/94 Base on Balls.....................19, vs. N.C. A&T, 4/23/92
Dana Bowers, 2001-03................................. 7 Shannon Carson, 2002-03........................... 4 Katy Hackett, 2008-pres.......................... 3 Kristen Bowen, 2004-07............................... 3 Brooks Bower, 1996-99................................ 3
Team Single Season
Janine Repole (1996-99)
Batting Most At Bats............................................ 1750 in 2008 Most Hits................................................... 468 in 2007 Most Runs................................................. 269 in 1990 Most Doubles.............................................. 79 in 2008 Most Triples................................................ 30 in 1988 Most Home Runs....................................... 33 in 2006 Most RBI................................................... 246 in 2006 Best Batting Average............................... .306 in 2006 Most Bases on Balls.................................. 193 in 1986 Most Stolen Bases..................................... 132 in 1994 Pitching Best ERA.................................................. 1.05 in 1990 Most Wins................................................... 42 in 2006 Most Complete Games.............................. 54 in 1995 Most Shutouts............................................. 16 in 1990 Most Strikeouts......................................... 401 in 2009 Most Bases on Balls.................................. 183 in 2007 Fewest Bases on Balls................................. 42 in 1991 Most Saves......................................................7 in 2002 Most Appearances...................................... 74 in 1997 Most Home Runs Allowed........................ 35 in 2005 Most Hit Batsmen...................................... 58 in 2008
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Miscellaneous
Wendy Olekson (1994-97)
Team Records Most Games Played.................................... 66 in 2008 Most Wins................................................... 42 in 2006 Most Losses................................................. 45 in 2000 Highest Winning Pct............................. .815 in 1980 Most Home Victories................................. 32 in 2006 Most Home Losses..................................... 20 in 2005 Most Road Victories........................ 21 in 1983, 1990 Most Road Losses...................................18, five times Most Conference Victories....................... 17 in 2006 Most Conference Losses............................ 20 in 2005 Highest Conference Winning Pct........ .850 in 2006 Individual Career Marks Games Played............ 222, Wendy Olekson, 1994-97 Games Started........... 222, Wendy Olekson, 1994-97 At Bats........................ 675, Wendy Olekson, 1994-97 Bases on Balls.................101, Karen Becker, 1987-90 Slugging pct...........477, Stephanie Dunlap, 1999-00 Fielding pct.........................981, Trisha Fox, 1989-92 Individual Season Marks Games Played... 66, Sarah Malene/Jaime West, 2008 Bases on Balls.........................29, Karen Becker, 1988 Slugging Pct........................680, Janine Repole, 1997 Fielding Pct...................... 1.000, Karen Becker, 1987 Putouts................................413, Molly Vincent, 1993 Assists......................................163, Jenny Dilks, 1993 Hitting Streak................15 games, Evan Miller, 2006 Saves..........................................4, Dana Bowers, 2002
2010 Media Guide
Perfect Games
Kristen Bowen (2004-07)
Perfect Games 4/28/06.............Kristen Bowen, vs. George Wash., 3-0 2/20/98.........Sherry Olekson, vs. Youngstown St., 2-0 4/20/97................... Brooks Bower, vs. Saint Louis, 6-0 4/19/90.....................Wendy Stratton, vs. Catawba, 3-0 No-Hitters 2/9/08....Emily Jeffery, vs. Presbyterian, 11-0 (5 inn.) 3/14/06............................Kristen Bowen, vs. Siena, 9-0 4/19/00....................Betsy Thompson, vs. Furman, 1-0 2/26/97........................ Janine Repole, vs. VA Tech, 9-0 4/21/88...................Wendy Stratton, vs. Campbell, 7-0 3/3/88.................Wendy Stratton, vs. St. Andrews, 9-0
2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up
1977: Inaugural Season (1-10) -- Charlotte earns its first win in program history, defeating Sacred Heart, 18-9. 1978: (5-13) -- Swept Sacred Heart. First year for coach Marinelle Wilhite...Paula Edmund had a team-leading 14 RBI with a .520 batting average. 1979: First Winning Season (23-7) -- Rita Barrett hits .511 and knocks out 10 home runs to lead the 49ers to a second seed in the NCAIAW Division II State Tournament. 1980: (22-5) -- The Niners earn the top seed in the NCAIAW state tournament... The team records the programs 50th win, a 14-3 victory over Mars Hill...Stella Johnson and Missy Speas lead Charlotte with .554 and .551 averages, respectively. 1981: (29-10) -- School record 44 runs scored by Sharon Crocker. 1982: (28-22) -- Third-place at AIAW state and national tourneys...Stella Johnson earned All-National team recognition for her tournament performance...Program’s 100th win comes on April 20 against Pembroke State, 7-3. 1983: (31-20) -- Beverly Crump named All-State (NCAIAW). 1984: (17-15) -- Beverly Crump bats .404 with 30 RBI. 1985: (34-8) -- Most wins in a season to that date. 1986: (11-23) -- First season of fast-pitch play. 1987: (10-35) -- Cindy Zimmerman led the team with two home runs and 27 RBI... Liby Fridy won the team MVP award due to 14 stolen bases and a .322 slugging percentage. 1988: (34-20) -- First winning season of fast-pitch...Tied the then-school record for wins...Ace Wendy Stratton struck out 146 batters.
Yr. ‘87 ‘88 ‘89 ‘90 ‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09
Batting Average Karen Becker................. .309 Tina Walsh..................... .325 Jill Jefferies...................... .308 Jenny Dilks..................... .307 Trisha Fox....................... .372 Trisha Fox....................... .347 Vivian Cagle................... .375 Kelly Snowden.............. .303 Sonya Stinson................ .378 Sonya Stinson................ .386 Janine Repole................. .407 Sonya Stinson................ .369 Stephanie Dunlap......... .370 Lindsey Houghton....... .249 Leah Heston................... .309 Leah Heston................... .413 Denise Atmar................ .286 Jessica Moore................. .320 Evan Miller..................... .262 Evan Miller..................... .379 Becky Matthews........... .341 Whitney Williams........ .335 Serena Smith.................. .363
1989: (24-35) -- The Niners won 15 road games and swept Methodist College 6-0 and 6-2, respectively...Cherri Morgan tabbed as MVP for a .282 batting average and 17 RBI. 1990: (41-13) -- Set the then-school record for wins...1.05 team ERA...11 homeruns...181 RBI...16 shutouts...Courtney Hankes’ four-hitter lifts Charlotte to firstever win over UNC-Chapel Hill, 3-2, March 28 at West Meck High...Less than a week later, her three-hitter shuts out South Carolina, 1-0, for first-ever win over the Gamecocks...Senior Wendy Stratton caps her magnificent career in style...Catawba sends 21 batters up and Stratton sits 21 batters down to record first perfect game in 49ers history, 3-0. 1991: (26-24-1) Hankes’ Marathon Season -- Courtney Hankes hurls 330.1 of 344.1 innings, setting records for durability, including innings, starts (49), complete games (46), wins (24) and losses (23)...April 6 - Furman Spring Fling - Hankes begins pitching at 10 a.m. Saturday and finishes her sixth game, 41 innings and 14.5 hours later, at 12:30 a.m. Sunday...The marathon day earns Hankes’ notes in NCAA News and Sports Illustrated...For the record, she goes 4-2 and is named the tournament’s top pitcher. 1992: (15-29) -- Trisha Fox named honorable mention All-Region (NSCA)...Sets single-season marks for stolen bases (30) and HRs (5)...Also breaks career records for hits (180); HRs (10); stolen bases (77) and fielding pct. (.981). 1993: (18-39) -- Tonya Berry ranked third nationally with 12 triples...Vivian Cagle grabs season (.375) and career (.330) batting titles. 1994: (19-40) -- Tonya Berry finishes Charlotte career with all-time records for triples (23) and doubles (17).
Charlotte Year-by-Year Leaders
Hits Tina Walsh................... 36 Tina Walsh................... 51 Jill Jeffries...................... 40 Jenny Dilks................... 51 Trisha Fox.................... 61 Trisha Fox.................... 50 Jenny Dilks................... 60 Kelly Snowden............ 47 Kelly Snowden............ 59 Sonya Stinson.............. 64 Janine Repole............... 70 Janine Repole............... 59 Stephanie Dunlap....... 64 Lindsey Houghton..... 42 L. Heston/S. Dunlap... 43 Leah Heston................. 62 Melanie Thevenote.... 36 Jessica Moore............... 49 E. Miller/K. Jones....... 44 Evan Miller................... 66 Becky Matthews......... 61 Serena Smith................ 71 Serena Smith................ 62
Runs Libby Fridy........................25 Karen Becker.....................38 C. Morgan/K. Parks........24 Karen Becker.....................29 Trisha Fox..........................31 Trisha Fox..........................29 Jenny Dilks........................38 T. Berry/N. Stutts.............27 S. Stinson/W. Olekson....27 Lori Clark...........................29 Sonya Stinson...................37 S. Stinson/J. Repole..........26 Kiley Scott..........................29 L. Houghton/K. Scott.....18 L. Heston/L. LaPorte......18 S. Dunlap/K. Constantino..33 Melanie Thevenote..........19 Jessica Moore....................37 Evan Miller........................28 Evan Miller........................37 Sarah Malene....................42 Sarah Malene....................46 Sarah Malene....................37
Doubles Cindy Zimmerman..........8 Tina Walsh.........................7 Kelly Parks..........................4 Cherri Morgan..................8 Trisha Fox...........................8 Trisha Fox...........................6 J. Dilks/ T. Berry.................7 K. Snowden/C. Alcott.....6 S. Stinson/K. Snowden.....11 Yolanda Stevens..............21 Janine Repole...................20 Janine Repole...................10 Stephanie Dunlap...........19 Stephanie Dunlap.............9 Stephanie Dunlap...........18 Stephanie Dunlap...........16 Autumn Lawson...............8 Jessica Moore...................12 Kristi Killough.................15 Becky Matthews..............13 K. Killough/B. Matthews.....13 Sierra Brooks....................15 Jaime West........................12
Triples Libby Fridy........................4 Tina Walsh......................11 Jill Jeffries...........................7 Jill Jeffries...........................4 Betsy Whicker..................3 Tonya Berry......................4 Tonya Berry....................12 Tonya Berry......................6 Dawn Clubb.....................4 Lori Clark..........................4 Janine Repole....................9 Sonya Stinson...................7 Six players..........................1 Kiley Scott..........................2 Kristin White....................2 L. Heston/K. Scott...........2 Sam Moore.......................3 Jessica Moore....................3 Evan Miller........................4 Emily Forbes.....................4 Sarah Malene....................3 Sarah Malene....................4 K. Palma/K. McCall........2
Home Runs Cindy Zimmerman......2 Cindy Zimmerman......2 Jill Jeffries.........................1 Jenny Dilks......................3 Trisha Fox.......................4 Trisha Fox.......................5 V. Cagle/T. Berry............2 Tonya Berry....................2 Kelly Snowden...............2 L. Sloop/Y. Stevens........2 Janine Repole..................3 Janine Repole..................6 Stephanie Dunlap.........7 Stephanie Dunlap.........3 L. Heston/E. Burris.......2 S. Dunlap/L. Heston.....7 Sam Moore.....................6 Jessica Moore..................9 Kaycie Jones....................5 Kristi Killough............. 11 Kristi Killough................7 Jaime West......................5 Keri Palma.......................5
Runs Batted In Cindy Zimmerman....27 Tina Walsh....................37 Jill Jeffries......................2 5 Jenny Dilks....................31 Trisha Fox.....................28 Jenny Dilks....................20 Tonya Berry..................34 Kelly Snowden.............24 Kelly Snowden.............28 Yolanda Stevens...........24 Janine Repole................43 Janine Repole................41 Stephanie Dunlap........35 Stephanie Dunlap........17 Stephanie Dunlap........19 Leah Heston..................46 Sam Moore...................25 Jessica Moore................32 Kaycie Jones..................27 Kristi Killough..............47 Kristi Killough..............37 Jaime West.....................39 Serena Smith.................39
Charlotte Softball Most Valuable Player
2009 MVP Emily Jeffery
2009......Emily Jeffery (23-9, 1.39 ERA, 294 Strikeouts) 2008................... Sarah Malene (.316 avg., 66 hits, 29 SBs) 2007.............. Becky Matthews (.341 avg., 12 2Bs, 33 RBI) 2006........Team (Won program best 42 games; A-10 title) 2005................Kristen Bowen (3.49 ERA, 144 Strikeouts) 2004................... Jessica Moore (.320 avg., 9 HRs, 32 RBI) 2003......... Melanie Thevenote (.281 avg., 36 hits, 21 RBI) 2002...................... Leah Heston (.413 avg.,7 HRs, 46 RBI) 2001.............Betsy Thompson (2.76 ERA, 132 Strikeouts) 2000.........Lindsey Houghton (.249 avg., 42 hits, 18 runs) 1999............ Stephanie Dunlap (.370 avg., 7 HRs, 35 RBI) 1998............ Janine Repole (7-9, 2.44 ERA, 65 Strikeouts) 1997.................Janine Repole (9-5, 1.94 ERA, 4 Shutouts) 1996...........................Lori Clark (.352 avg., 4 3Bs, 16 RBI) 1995...................... Bonnie Bell (.351 avg., 11 2Bs, 17 RBI)
1994......................Tonya Berry (.284 avg., 2 HRs, 22 RBI) 1993..... Jenny Dilks, Molly Vincent (.359 avg./.225 avg.) 1992............................Trisha Fox (.347 avg., 5 HRs, 6 2Bs) 1991...................... Courtney Hankes (24-23-1, 1.42 ERA) 1990..........Courtney Hankes (19-6, .74 ERA, 9 Shutouts) 1989................... Cherri Morgan (.282 avg., 4 3Bs 17 RBI) 1988...................... Patty Rumple (.268 avg, 3 SBs, 14 RBI) 1987 ...........................Libby Fridy (.263 avg, 4 3Bs, 9 RBI) 1986.............................................................. No award given 1985.........................Sonya Ward (.514 avg, 5 3Bs, 19 RBI) 1984................................Lisa Harrelson (.422 avg, 21 RBI) 1983............................... Jackie Johnson (.318 avg, 18 RBI) 1982...........................Missy Speas (.421 avg, 3 3Bs, 6 RBI) 1981................................Sharon Crocker (.373 avg, 7 RBI) 1980..........................Jill Strumpf (.388 avg, 4 3Bs, 25 RBI)
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49er Softball History
T he Past 33 Years of Charlotte Softball
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
49er Softball History
Year-by-Year Under Coach Aimee DeVos 1995: (18-43) -- Aimee DeVos takes over as head coach...Freshman walk-on Sonya Stinson leads team with rookie record .378 average. 1996: (27-24-1) -- The 49ers win 21 of their final 26 games to post their best record in five years...Stinson breaks school records for hits (64) and batting average (.386)... Newcomer Yolanda Stevens cracks a record 21 doubles and Niners shatter school mark with 71 two-baggers. 1997: (29-27) -- Janine Repole named First Team All-Southeast...Second most wins in fast-pitch history...Repole’s record breaking season: batting average (.407), hits (70), RBI (43), and Slugging pct. (.680)...Brooks Bower notches school’s second perfect game, 6-0, over Saint Louis April 20. 1998: (22-31) -- Sonya Stinson named Second Team All-Southeast...Stinson departs as the only 49er to compile a batting average over .300 during all four of her seasons and with a school record .356 career batting average...Sherry Olekson throws school’s third perfect game, 2-0, over Youngstown State. 1999: (21-36) -- Janine Repole completed her stellar career as the school’s all-time doubles (43), home runs (11) and RBI (103) leader...Was drafted in the second round by the Durham Dragons of the Women’s Professional Fastpitch League (WPFL), becoming the first Charlotte player drafted...Freshman Stephanie Dunlap concluded an record-setting debut season with a school record seven home runs and freshman records for hits (64), doubles (19) and RBI (35) to be named the team MVP. 2000: (12-45) -- First Season In C-USA -- Lindsey Houghton was a Second Team AllC-USA selection at third base...Freshman Betsy Thompson threw her first no-hitter on April 19, 2000 against Furman. 2001: (17-33) -- The 49ers claimed their first win in the Conference USA Tournament, beating Houston, 9-6. 2002: (24-27) -- Charlotte posted its highest win total since 1997 with 24 wins, including six against Conference USA teams...Stephanie Dunlap and Leah Heston were both named Second Team All-Southeast Region and First Team All-C-USA. Kristy Constantino was a Second Team All-C-USA honoree. 2003: (14-31) -- Betsy Thompson finished as the 49ers’ career leader in strikeouts with 415...Autumn Lawson became the first player in school history to hit two home runs in All-time Letterwinners
Corriher, Rose............. (1977-79) Coyle, Susan............ (1998-2001) AAA Craver, Kathy..................... (1987) Abate, Sue ......................... (1986) Crocker, Sharon.......... (1979-82) Alcott, Carrie.................... (1994) Crump, Beverly........... (1981-84) Allen, Gina............(2007-pres.) Curlee, Paula..................... (1993) Antcliff, Margaret............. (1994) DDD Atmar, Denise............. (2001-04) Davenport, Kathy............. (1977) BBB Dellinger, Paige................. (1978) Baird, Melody.................... (1978) Dilks, Jenny................. (1990-93) Bame, Lisa................... (1981-83) Dottellis, Sheri.............(1993-94) Barrett, Rita................. (1979-82) Dunlap, Stephanie...... (1999-02) Beaver, Theresa..... (1982, 84-85) EEE Becker, Karen.............. (1987-90) Edmund, Paula............ (1978-80) Bell, Bonnie................. (1992-95) Edwards, Kim.................... (1978) Berry, Tonya................ (1991-94) Edwards, Theresa........ (1992-93) Bishop, Anne..................... (1981) Elliott, Lisa......................... (1977) Blanton, Natalyn...(2008-pres.) Estes, Keesha..................... (1992) Boggess, Beth.............. (1989-92) FFF Bolick, Pam................. (1977-78) Falls, Stacy................... (1984-85) Bonham, Cindy........... (1988-91) Felton, Laurie.................... (1996) Bowen, Kristen............ (2004-07) Fink, Tammy............... (1977-78) Bower, Brooks............. (1996-99) Flemming, Lindsay..... (2002-03) Bowers, Dana.............. (2001-03) Foard, Karen................ (1979-80) Bridger, Jackie................... (1983) Forbes, Emily.............. (2005-08) Brooks, Cee................. (2006-09) Ford, Tammie.............. (1979-81) Brooks, Tatia...................... (1985) Fox, Trisha................... (1989-92) Brumana, Erika........... (1997-00) Fridy, Libby.................. (1984-87) Buchan, Carol.......(2009-pres.) Froetscher, M........... .. (1984-85) Buchan, Erin..................... (2009) GGG Burris, Elizabeth..... (1998-2001) Gardner, Sandy........... (1978-79) CCC Gibbs, Gina........................ (1992) Cagle, Vivian......... (1990-91; 93) Goforth, Misty.................. (1994) Caldera, Jane............... (1986-88) Gooch, Laurel................... (1995) Camp, Christi.............. (1985-88) Grdina, Lisa....................... (1986) Cantrell, Brittany........ (2006-09) Greene, Cathy................... (1980) Carson, Shannon........ (2002-03) Greene, Cindy................... (1980) Chandler, Resa............ (1983-84) HHH Clark, Lori......................... (1996) Hackett, Katy........(2008-pres.) Clubb, Dawn............... (1991-95) Hankes, Courtney....... (1988-91) Cole, Lisa........................... (1985) Harrelson, Lisa............ (1981-84) Conder, Karen................... (1984) Harrill, Liz................... (1977-79) Constantino, Kristy.... (2000-03) Helfers, Cheryl.................. (1986)
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a game with a pair against UNC-Chapel Hill. 2004: (23-29) -- Kristen Bowen and Christy Murray recorded strikeout totals that rank among the school’s single-season leaders...Jessica Moore became the first 49er to earn Conference USA All-Freshmen team honors. 2005: (17-39-1) -- Kaycie Jones earned C-USA Hitter of the Week honors after she tied school and Conference USA league game records with four hits and six RBI against UAB on April 24...Kristen Bowen records the second-highest single-season strikeout total in school history with 144 punchouts. 2006: (42-13) -- First Season in Atlantic 10 -- A record six players earned All-Conference honors, Kristi Killough hit a record 11 home runs, Kristen Bowen set the school’s all-time strikeout record, while tallying 170 on the season, a new single-season record... The Niners win 42 games, the most in school history, while capturing the regular season Atlantic 10 Championship in their first year in the conference with a 17-3 record in A-10 play. 2007: (34-27) -- Team MVP and All-Atlantic 10 selection Becky Matthews hit .341, just behind fellow honoree Kristi Killough en route to a 8-7 conference season...While Second Team All-A-10 selection Sarah Malene proved to be a vital addition to the roster, pitchers Kristen Bowen and Christy Murray continued to re-write the record books. 2008: (35-31) -- The 49ers make it to the A-10 Championship game for the first time in team history...Whitney Williams and Sarah Malene were each named to the A-10 AllConference squad for their standout seasons...Wins over UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech, North Florida and Miami (Ohio) highlighted a 35-win campaign for the Niners... Williams led the squad with a .335 batting average while Katy Hackett set the singleseason strikeout record as a freshman with 187, then teamed up with the rest of the pitching staff to set a new single-season team strikeout record at 332. 2009: (33-16) -- Niners records a 14-4 mark in Atlantic 10 play, which secures them the regular season A-10 runner-up title. Charlotte goes 21-11 at D.L. Phillips, while junior pitcher Emily Jeffery strikes out a program record 294 batters including a program record 15 against St. Bonaventure. Serena Smith leads team in batting average (.363), hits (62) and RBI (37). Jeffery, Smith and Sarah Malene tabbed as First Team All-Atlantic 10 members, while Malene and Smith also named to All-Academic Team.
Hemby, Robin............. (1979-80) Henry, Julie........................ (1982) Herlevsen, Theresa........... (1978) Herzig, Jennifer....... (1998-2001) Heston, Leah............... (2001-02) Hildreth, Amanda............ (1978) Hoffman, Tammy............. (1978) Holmes, Kim............... (1981-83) Holt, Becky.................. (2004-05) Houghton, Lindsey..... (1997-00) Howard, Tiffany.......... (1995-98) Huffstetler, K............... (2003-06)
Matthews, Susan............... (2005) McCall, Kendra.....(2008-pres.) McKee, Lisa................. (1980-82) McRae, Diane.............. (1993-96) McSwain, Deborah........... (1979) McVay, J.J..................... (2004-05) Miller, Evan................. (2005-07) Miller, Tracy................ (1983-85) Moore, Jessica................... (2004) Moore, Sam................. (2003-04) Morgan, Cherri........... (1987-90) Morgan, Kerri............. (1987-90) III Morse, Amy................. (2000-03) Isaac, Kim.................... (1989-92) Murray, Christy........... (2004-07) JJJ Myers, Kristie.................... (1993) Jeffery, Emily.........(2008-pres.) NNN Jeffries, Jill.................... (1988-90) Nance, Anne...................... (1981) Johnson, Jackie............ (1982-84) OOO Johnson, Stella............. (1981-82) Olekson, Sherry.......... (1998-99) Jones, Kaycie............... (2004-07) Olekson, Wendy.......... (1994-97) Jones, Lynda................ (1986-87) Ovitt, Mary........................ (1977)
KKK
Kelly, Ashley................ (1995-98) Kemmerer, Alyssa....... (2006-09) Kendricks, Connie...... (1982-84) Killough, Kristi........... (2004-07) Kinch, Arlene.................... (1978) Klinger, Jaime.............. (1995-98) Krantz, Micki.................... (1989)
LLL
Lawson, Autumn........ (2001-04) LaPorte, Lynne............ (2001-03) Levins, Patty...................... (1977) Little, Robin....................... (1983) Lowdermilk, Sharon......... (1977)
MMM
Malene, Sarah.............. (2006-09) Marcotte, Sarah........... (1994-96) Maready, Deneen........ (1983-84) Marre, Anna...................... (1977) Martin, Robin................... (1986) Matthews, Becky......... (2004-07) Matthews, Dawn............... (1980)
Schmitz, Lauren.......... (2005-07) Sisk, Lea............................. (1983) Sisk, Lisa............................ (1987) Sloop, Lara . ................ (1994-96) Smith, Dawn...................... (1987) Smith, Debbie................... (1977) Smith, Lou Ann................ (1977) Snowden, Kelly ..........(1993-96) Speas, Melissa . ........... (1980-83) Starnes, Hilda.................... (1982) Steele, Sally........................ (1986) Stevens, Yolanda............... (1996) Stinson, Sonya............. (1995-98) Stratton, Wendy.......... (1987-91) Strumpf, Jill................. (1979-81) Stutts, Nikki....................... (1991) Swilling, Sara............... (1997-00)
TTT
Thevenote, Melanie.... (2002-03) Thompson, Betsy........ (2000-03) Traylor, Christina............. (1994) PPP Tucker, Tenaya......(2008-pres.) Palma, Keri...........(2007-pres.) Tyler, Terri......................... (1984) Parker, Theresa.................. (1977) VVV Parks, Kelly.................. (1989-92) Van Dam, Vikki...... (1998-2001) Parrish, Chelsie........... (2002-03) Vela, Lorena..........(2009-pres.) Petrie, Nora........... (1999, 01-02) Vincent, Molly............(1991; 93) Pitt, Neda........................... (1989) WWW Pollock, Kathy............. (1979-82) Walsh, Tina.................. (1987-89) Power, Julie........................ (1985) Ward, Sonya................(1983; 85) Presley, Sherry............. (1979-80) Watt, Constance.......... (1985-86) Price, Jill............................. (1981) Weand, Tracy.................... (1992) Price, Susan....................... (1978) Wellons, Jamie................... (2006) RRR West, Jaime.................. (2005-09) Race, Laurie....................... (1979) Whicker, Betsy............ (1990-91) Repole, Janine ............ (1996-99) White, Kristin............. (2001-02) Roman, Martha................. (2002) Wilkerson, Andrea..... (1995-98) Roycroft, Laurie.......... (2003-06) Wilkins, Dee Dee........ (1986-89) Rozanski, Tracy................. (1985) Williams, Whitney...(2008-pres.) Rumbles, Jenny........... (2006-09) Wilson, Sheryl................... (1978) Rumple, Patty.............. (1985-88) ZZZ SSS Zimmerman, Cindy... (1985-88) Scott, Kiley................... (1999-02)
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2009 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up All-time Series Records
Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Record 1-10 5-13 23-7 22-5 29-10 28-22 31-20 17-15 34-8 11-23 10-35 34-20 24-25 41-13 26-24-1 15-29 18-39 19-40 18-43 27-24-1 29-27 22-31 21-36 12-45 17-33 24-27 14-31 23-29 17-39-1 42-13 34-23 35-31 33-16
Home Away 0-4 1-6 4-5 1-8 8-0 15-7 8-1 14-4 13-2 16-8 12-6 16-16 10-10 21-10 6-9 11-6 20-6 14-2 5-6 6-17 7-7 13-18 17-6 13-5 9-7 15-18 20-6 21-7 7-7 7-11-1 7-7 3-14 9-3 5-17 9-17 6-10 10-10 5-18 15-11-1 7-8 15-9 14-18 10-14 9-8 6-12 5-13 3-17 2-17 7-13 5-15 11-10 8-13 7-13 3-16 9-17 11-12 11-20 3-18-1 32-5 10-6 22-10 10-6 16-7 13-17 21-11 11-4
Pct. .091 .278 .767 .815 .744 .560 .608 .531 .810 .324 .222 .630 .490 .759 .520 .341 .316 .322 .295 .529 .518 .415 .368 .211 .340 .471 .311 .442 .307 .764 .596 .530 .673
Conf. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-10 2-10 3-9 2-10 1-11 1-11 2-19 6-15 4-19 6-17 4-20 17-3 8-7 12-8 14-4
Lafayette............................ 1-1 Lake City CC.................... 1-0 Lander............................... 5-2 Lenoir-Rhyne................... 7-5 Liberty........................ 16-7 Limestone.......................12-7 Livingstone....................... 1-1 Longwood......................... 1-0 Louisiana Tech................. 0-1 Louisburg.......................... 0-1 Louisville........................1-16 Maine................................ 0-1 Mars Hill.........................11-0 Marshall........................ 1-6 Maryland.......................... 2-7 Maryland-Balt. Cty.......... 1-0 Massachusetts............. 2-10 Mercer............................... 4-5 Meredith........................... 1-0 Methodist.......................12-5 Miami (OH)..................... 7-3 Minnesota......................... 0-1 Missouri-K.C................... 1-0 Mt. Saint Mary’s............... 3-1 Morehead State................ 1-0 Morgan State.................... 1-0 Mount Olive..................... 1-0 Mount Saint Mary’s......... 3-1 Mulligan............................ 0-1 Nicholls State.................... 1-4 North Carolina A&T.....37-1 UNC Asheville................. 9-2 NC Central....................... 2-0 UNC Chapel Hill.......11-52 UNC Greensboro.......37-31 UNC Pembroke.............14-8 NC State...................... 8-11
Coach Donna Friesen Marinell Wilhite Marinell Wilhite Marinell Wilhite Marinell Wilhite Kay Johnson Kay Johnson Becky Bowman Becky Bowman Paula Edmund Paula Edmund Dick Wiseman Dick Wiseman Dick Wiseman Ellyn Bartges Ellyn Bartges Ellyn Bartges Ellyn Bartges Aimee Sawdey Aimee Sawdey Aimee Sawdey Aimee Sawdey Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos Aimee DeVos
NC Wesleyan.................... 2-0 UNC Wilmington........27-10 North Dakota State.......... 0-2 North Florida................... 1-1 Northeast Illinois............. 0-1 Northeast Louisiana........ 0-1 Northern Kentucky......... 1-1 Northwestern................... 0-3 Northwestern State.......... 0-1 Ohio.................................. 2-5 Ohio State......................... 0-1 Penn State......................... 0-1 Pfeiffer............................... 6-9 Pittsburgh......................... 4-1 Presbyterian...................... 3-0 Princeton.......................... 1-3 Providence........................ 1-0 Radford...........................14-9 Rhode Island................. 4-4 Rider . ............................... 1-1 Robert Morris.................. 1-1 Sacred Heart..................... 5-1 Saint Andrews.................. 5-1 Saint Augustine’s.............. 7-4 St. Bonaventure............ 9-1 Saint Francis (Pa.)........ 3-0 St. John’s........................ 1-0 Saint Joseph’s................ 3-2 Saint Louis.................15-19 St. Peter’s........................... 2-3 Saint Thomas (Fla.)......... 0-2 Samford............................. 1-2 San Jose State.................... 0-1 Santa Clara....................... 0-1 Seton Hall..................... 2-0 Shaw.................................. 4-2 Siena.................................. 2-0
MVP ---Jill Strumpf Sharon Crocker Missy Speas Jackie Johnson Lisa Harrelson Sonya Ward -Libby Fridy Patty Rumple Cherri Morgan Courtney Hankes Courtney Hankes Trisha Fox Dilks, Vincent Tonya Berry Bonnie Bell Lori Clark Janine Repole Janine Repole Stephanie Dunlap Lindsey Houghton Betsy Thompson Leah Heston Melanie Thevenote Jessica Moore Kristen Bowen Team Becky Matthews Sarah Malene Emily Jeffery
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South Carolina........... 4-29 USC-Aiken....................... 5-5 USC-Spartanburg............ 6-5 South Carolina State........ 1-0 USC Upstate.................. 3-2 South Florida.................3-33 SE Missouri St.................. 1-0 Southern Miss................3-14 Southwest Louisiana....... 0-2 Stetson............................... 0-1 Stony Brook.................. 2-1 Temple.......................... 6-6 Tennessee.......................... 0-1 UT-Chattanooga.............. 1-0 Tennessee State................ 1-0 Tennessee Tech................ 2-3 Texas-Arlington............... 0-1 Toledo........................... 0-2 Towson . ........................... 5-2 Tulsa.................................. 0-2 Vermont............................ 1-0 Virginia...........................3-20 Virginia Common........... 1-0 Virginia Tech.................... 2-8 Wagner.............................. 1-0 West Georgia.................... 0-1 Western Carolina.........11-17 Wichita State.................... 1-0 Wingate...........................27-1 Winston-Salem State....... 4-5 Winthrop...................28-38 Wright State...................... 0-1 Youngstown State............ 1-0 28-year Total........756-806-3 Sacramento State and San Jose State are first time opponents.
Region Awards
All-Mid-Atlantic Region 2009 Emily Jeffery Serena Smith Tenaya Tucker
All-Southeast Region 2002 Stephanie Dunlap (2nd) Leah Heston (2nd) All-South Region 1998 Sonya Stinson (2nd) 1997 Janine Repole (1st) 1992 Trisha Fox (HM) Conference Awards
All-Atlantic 10 2009 Emily Jeffery (1st) Sarah Malene (1st) Serena Smith (1st) 2008 Sarah Malene (1st) Whitney Williams (2nd) 2007 Cee Brooks (1st) Kristi Killough (1st) Sarah Malene (2nd) Becky Matthews (2nd) 2006 Kristen Bowen (1st) Kristi Killough (1st) Cee Brooks (1st) Sarah Malene (1st) Evan Miller (2nd) Lauren Schmitz (2nd) Atlantic 10 All-Freshman 2008 Whitney Williams 2006 Cee Brooks Sarah Malene All-Conference USA 2002 Stephanie Dunlap (1st) Leah Heston (1st) Kristy Constantino (2nd) 2000 Lindsey Houghton (2nd) Conference USA All-Freshmen 2004 Jessica Moore All-Metro/ACC 1995 Bonnie Bell Kelly Snowden 21
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Akron................................ 0-4 UAB.................................4-15 Appalachian State .....34-12 Army................................. 1-0 Assumption...................... 1-3 Atlantic Christian............ 3-0 Auburn.............................. 0-2 Augusta............................. 0-1 Austin Peay....................... 1-0 Baldwin-Wallace.............. 0-1 Baptist............................... 7-6 Barry (Fla.)....................... 2-1 Benedict College . ........... 3-1 Boston College................. 0-1 Boston University......... 2-0 Bucknell ........................... 4-0 UC Davis.......................... 0-1 UC Riverside.................... 0-1 Cal Poly............................. 0-1 Campbell................... 20-20-1 Canisius............................ 0-1 Capitol............................... 1-0 Catawba..........................11-3 Central Connecticut........ 1-0 Central Michigan............. 0-1 Charleston Southern.....17-8 Cleveland State ............... 3-3 Coastal Carolina............7-10 Colgate.............................. 2-0 Coll. of Charleston........8-10 Connecticut...................... 0-1 Dayton........................ 11-0 Delaware........................... 3-0 DePaul.............................0-20 Drake................................. 0-3
Drexel . ............................. 2-1 East Carolina................10-32 East Tennessee State..... 1-0 Eastern Kentucky............. 2-6 Eastern Michigan............ 1-1 Elon............................15-13 Ferrum.............................. 2-0 Florida............................... 2-1 Florida A &M................... 2-0 Florida Atlantic................ 0-1 Florida State...................0-15 Fordham....................... 5-5 Furman......................21-30 Gardner-Webb........... 6-2-1 George Mason.................. 7-4 George Washington...... 7-2 Georgia............................. 1-9 Georgia College............... 1-0 Georgia Southern........11-14 Georgia State..................2-12 Georgia Tech.............. 9-18-1 Greensboro College......... 9-2 Guilford..........................12-2 Hampton........................... 2-0 Hiram College.................. 1-1 Hofstra.............................. 0-1 Houston..........................5-10 Illinois............................... 0-1 Illinois-Chicago............... 1-3 Illinois State...................... 0-1 Iona.................................... 2-0 Iowa................................... 0-1 James Madison................. 1-0 J.C. Smith.......................... 1-0 Kansas............................... 0-1 Kent State.......................... 1-2 La Salle.......................... 7-1
Atlantic 10 Conference
Charlotte 49ers Softball - 34th Season
On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now the Atlantic 10 Conference was conceived. What started as an eight-school, men’s basketball-only affiliation has grown into a 14-university, 21-sport league that is universally hailed as one of the best conferences in the country. That growth and prominence is a direct result of the ideals and commitments of the member institutions of the Atlantic 10 - the University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, The George Washington University, La Salle University, University of Massachusetts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph’s University, Saint Louis University, Temple University, and Xavier University. The 14 member institutions of the A-10 are united and strengthened by their diversity. Each is extraordinary in its educational mission, whether of a Catholic faith, a private university or a land grant institution. The varied pursuits of each member prove that there are many threads that weave the fabric for a great conference. The presidents and chancellors of Atlantic 10 institutions, in conjunction with Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade, have made a strong commitment to making the academic and athletics equation a successful one. Over the years, the league membership has strived to better recognize the academic accomplishments of its student-athletes. The Commissioner’s Honor Roll, which cites every Atlantic 10 student-athlete with a 3.5 grade point average or better, recognized 1,162 studentathletes in the Fall 2008 while 1,164 were named to the Spring 2009 Honor Roll. The league sponsors Academic All-Conference teams in each of its sports and hon2009 Atlantic 10 Final Standings Team Conference Massachusetts 16-2 Charlotte 14-4 Saint Louis 12-6 Fordham 13-7 Saint Joseph’s 9-7 St. Bonaventure 9-11 Temple 6-8 Dayton 7-13 La Salle 7-13 George Washington 6-14 Rhode Island 3-17
Overall 41-10 33-16 22-33 37-22 27-20 12-28 15-25 13-34 9-28 16-33 14-37
ors one student-athlete per sport as the A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year. Moreover, the Atlantic 10 provides four postgraduate scholarship grants to qualified studentathletes. In 2000-09, 182 student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference recognition, while Charlotte’s Lamarra Currie, Christa Dominick of La Salle, St. Bonaventure’s Katelyn Murray and David Zenk of George Washington received postgraduate scholarship grants. The Atlantic 10 Conference had 50 teams among the 767 Division I sports teams honored by the NCAA with public recognition awards for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. This represents an increase of 16 teams from a year ago and ranked the league fifth among 31 Division I Conferences. In 19 of the 21 sports sponsored by the Atlantic 10, the league’s APR was at or above the conference average nationally according to the most recent data released by the NCAA. Moreover, 75 A-10 teams attained a perfect score in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate Report. The Atlantic 10 Conference, with a total population of nearly 74 million people within its geographic footprint of eight states and the District of Columbia, will crown champions in 21 sports this season: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s golf, women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, women’s rowing, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.
Niners in the Atlantic 10 Rankings
Hits 1. Carly Normandin-UMASS 2. Melissa Andrews-Fordham 3. Sam Pellechio-Fordham 4. Serena Smith-Charlotte 5. Lindsey Brigh-Fordham
Batting Average 1. Carly Normandin-UMASS 2. Monica Aguilar-Saint Louis 3. Molly Meyer-Dayton 4. Serena Smith-Charlotte 5. Brooke Darreff-Saint Joseph’s 11. Tenaya Tucker-Charlotte Team Batting 1. Massachusetts 2. Fordham 3. Charlotte
71 65 64 62 62
Strikeouts 1. Brandice Blaschmiter-UMASS 2. Emily Jeffery-Charlotte 3. Amanda Gabriel-GWU 4. Jen Mineau-Fordham 5. Dani Gonzales-Saint Joseph’s
344 294 186 173 136
.403 .378 .364 .363 .362 . 327
Earned Run Average 1. Brandice Balschmiter-UMASS 2. Emily Jeffery-Charlotte 3. Chelsea Plimpton-Fordham 4. Jen Mineau-Fordham 5. Amanda Gabriel-GWU 7. Katy Hackett-Charlotte
0.96 1.39 1.88 1.93 2.57 2.78
.297 .287 .281
Team Pitching ERA 1. Massachusetts 2. Fordham 3. Charlotte
1.30 2.38 2.49
Stolen Bases 1. Kristen Nicoletti-Saint Louis 2. Sarah Malene-Charlotte 3. Lindsey Bright-Fordham 4. Amanda Carver-Temple 5. Melissa Andrews-Fordham Team Fielding Percentage 1. Charlotte 2. Massachusetts 3. Temple
37-38 36-41 29-32 27-30 26-28
.974 .972 .969
2009 Season Atlantic 10 Awards
First Team All-Atlantic 10 Emily Jeffery, Sarah Malene and Serena Smith Academic All-Atlantic 10 Team Sarah Malene, Serena Smith Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team Emily Jeffery Player of the Week April 6th - Sarah Malene Pitcher of the Week March 23rd - Emily Jeffery April 27th - Emily Jeffery Rookie of the Week February 16th - Lorena Vela
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Ryan Atchison Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Stacy Hummer Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
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Strength & Conditioning
College athletics has evolved to the point where total physical preparation is necessary to be successful at the Division I level. Under the guidance of the strength and conditioning coach Ryan Atchison with the assistance of assistant strength and conditioning coaches Stacy Hummer and Matt Parvis and graduate assistant Richard Buford, they oversee the strength and conditioning training for the 49ers 16 sports. Atchison is in his second year as head strength and conditioning coach. He is a 1996 graduate of Sul Ross State University, where he earned a degree in Business Administration. He earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Hardin-Simmons University in 2001. He served as assistant strength and conditioning coach with the NBA’s Houston Rockets for two and half years before coming to Charlotte. Prior to that, he spent four years as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Rice University. He also spent one year as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech University. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the CSCS as well as a certified strength and conditioning coach by SCCC. He is also USAW certified. Hummer returned to the 49ers in the spring of 2008, after a previous six-year stint with Charlotte 49ers Athletics. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Charlotte 49ers women’s soccer program (95-98). She was a two-time team captain and earned All-Conference USA honors twice. She was a major part of two Conference USA Tournament championships. As a senior, she helped lead Charlotte to their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1998. She also spent seven years in the W-League where she won a national championship with the Charlotte Eagles. She is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the NSCA, graduated from Charlotte in 1999 with a degree in Health Fitness and Kinesiology. In 2001, she received a Master’s Degree in Health Promotion and Exercise Physiology from Charlotte. Parvis is in his second year as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Charlotte. He designs and implements all aspects of year round strength and conditioning programs for the women’s basketball, baseball, and men’s soccer programs. Before his appointment at Charlotte, he was a minor league strength and conditioning coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization working with the Bradenton Pirates. He was also a student assistant for two years at West Virginia University primarily working with football, baseball, women’s gymnastics, and men’s basketball. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Psychology in 2003 and a Master of Science in Athletic Coaching with an emphasis in Strength and Conditioning in 2007, both from West Virginia University. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Buford is in his first season at Charlotte. Buford was a four year letterwinner and graduate at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, MI. He competed in Football and Track & Field where he earned GLIAC Conference Championships in both sports and several individual GLIAC Conference Championship titles. Upon earning his Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Management, he started a Speed, Agility and Quickness training program along with an AAU/USATF Track & Field team. Buford has worked with athletes from Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball through this business. He will be working directly with the Men’s and Women’s Tennis and Baseball teams. Buford is a member of the NSCA and also working towards his CSCS certification. The 49ers strength and conditioning program makes use of the weight training facility in the Miltimore-Wallis Athletics and Academic Training Center. The Athletics and Academic Training Center includes a 5,400-square-foot weight room. It is equipped with a variety of free weight and systematic training equipment. The weight training facility is exclusively used by the 49ers athletic department and its student-athletes. The unlimited access allows the strength and conditioning staff the flexibility in scheduling time in the facility assuring that the student-athletes are able to maximize their athletic development.
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Athletic Academic Center
49er Academic Success Fall/Spring 2009
Athletic Academic Center Staff
Fall Chancellor’s List (3.8 and higher) Nikki Gayle
Whitney Williams
Spring Chancellor’s List Whitney Williams
Lisa Hibbs Mark Verburg Academic Advisor Academic Advisor
Becky Cavaliere Academic Advisor
Rachel Ramey Graduate Asst.
Donna Bialosky Assistant
The Charlotte 49ers Athletic Academic Center (AAC) prides itself on academic excellence. Housed in the Miltimore-Wallis Athletics Training and Academic Center, the center Fall Dean’s List is equipped with Dell computer terminals, study hall facilities and a stock of tutors. (3.4-3.79) The AAC is committed to assisting all student-athletes in achieving academic and Gina Allen Brittney Brinkley personal success at the university. The office provides support services designed to meet Kendra McCall Keri Palma student-athletes’ unique needs and ensures that they are in compliance with all university, Serena Smith Chelsea Stamey Atlantic 10, and NCAA academic regulations. These services include orientation, study hall, tutoring, grade monitoring, academic advising and registration assistance. Lisa Hibbs serves as the Director of the AAC. Mark Verburg serves as an Assistant Spring Dean’s List Director of the AAC and Life Skills Coordinator, Becky Cavaliere also serves as an Assistant Carol Buchan Keri Palma Director and Tutor Coordinator, and Donna Bialosky is the Administrative Assistant. The Serena Smith AAC also employs an array of tutors that are available for student-athletes. Hibbs graduated from Appalachian State in 1986 with a degree in communications/ public relations and a minor in marketing. She then received her master’s in speech comFall Athletic Director’s List munication from Wake Forest in 1987. After serving as assistant director of admissions at (3.0 and higher) Charlotte for four years, she became the athletic academic director in March, 1993. She is Gina Allen Brittney Brinkley married to Charlotte baseball coach Loren Hibbs; they are the parents of Lanie (9) and re Carol Buchan Briana Gwaltney side in Unionville. Mark Verburg is in his eighth year with the 49ers’ Athletic Academic Center after serv Katy Hackett ing as the compliance and marketing intern with the Charlotte 49ers. Verburg earned a in sport management from Georgia in 2001. While at Georgia, he assisted studentSpring Athletic Director’s List master’s athletes in the Academic Achievement Center. He earned his undergraduate degree in busi Gina Allen Tenaya Tucker ness administration from Missouri in 1999. Verburg and his wife Mel reside in Concord and are proud parents of Carson (1). Fall A-10 Commissioner’s List Becky Cavaliere is in her fourth year with the 49ers after serving as the Tutor Coordinator/Athletic Academic Counselor for Football at Memphis for four years. She was previ(3.5 and higher) ously at Virginia Tech as the Freshman Football Advisor and Indiana State as the Assistant Nikki Gayle Kendra McCall Coordinator for Academics. Cavaliere earned her master’s in social psychology of sport Keri Palma Serena Smith from Southern Illinois in 1998 and her undergraduate degree in psychology from Austin Chelsea Stamey Whitney Williams Peay in 1996. Cavaliere and her husband Rich reside in Charlotte. Charlotte student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom during the 2008-2009 Spring A-10 Commissioner’s List year. The Department’s cumulative GPA was 3.089 after the spring 2009 semester. This is Keri Palma Serena Smith the 3rd year that the Athletic Department’s Cumulative GPA reached the 3.0 mark. It also marks the 26th semester that the Athletic GPA exceeded the university GPA. Thirty-eight Whitney Williams student-athletes have graduated since August 2008. Overall 89% of the student-athletes that have exhausted their eligibility at UNC Charlotte since spring of 1993 have graduated. 169 student-athletes received academic honors in the fall and 160 received academic honors in the spring. Thirty–eight student-athletes were named to the Chancellor’s List by earning GPA’s of 3.8 or higher for the fall semester and 28 student-athletes were named to the Chancellor’s List for the spring semester. Twenty-two student-athletes had perfect 4.0’s in the fall and 17 student-athletes had 4.0’s in the spring. Seventy-five student-athletes were named to the fall 2008 Atlantic 10 Honor Roll (3.5 GPA for the semester) and 67 student-athletes were named to the spring 2009 Atlantic 10 Honor Roll. The AAC also administers the NCAA’s Life Skills program at Charlotte. Since 1999, the Life Skills program has helped studentathletes become more well rounded individuals. Student-athletes are required to attend several events per year from a wide variety of areas such as study skills, career development, personal development, health and wellness, drug and alcohol education and community service. Through nationally acclaimed speakers, seminars specifically tailored for student-athletes and campus workshops Charlotte student-athletes gain knowledge and experiences that will aide them during their college years and prepare them for life after athletics. 24
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