2011 CSU SOFT BALL Table of Contents 2011 CSU Softball Table of Contents/Quick Facts Season Outlook
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Meet the Team
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Coaching Staff Head Coach Shane Winkler Assistant Coach Meredith Felts Rosters
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Player Bios Kimberly Hobbs Erin Kegley Sondra Vetter Melissa Adams Kristin Kelleher Megan Lombard Jessica Brock Jasmine Conley Morgan Dowdy Courtney Konyk Jana Matthews Trea Steele
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Big South Information
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Season Review 2010 Statistics 2011 Opponents
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Charleston Southern University Administration Sports Information This is Charleston Southern CSU Degrees Charleston, S.C.
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Records Individual Career Records Individual Season Records Team Single-Season Records
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Team Information
General Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 118087 Charleston, SC 29423-8087 Founded: 1964 Enrollment: 3,231 Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Blue and Gold Home Field: Buccaneer Field (Grass/200) National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big South President: Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr. (App. St., ’69) Vice President: Dr. Rick Brewer (CSU, ’77) Athletic Director: Hank Small (Gettysburg, ’69) NCAA Faculty Rep: Todd Heldreth Associate A.D. (Marketing): Cathryn Broderhausen Assistant A.D. (Operations): James Bradley Assistant A.D. (Compliance): Mike Hammond Assistant A.D. (Medical Services): Brad Drake Sr. Women’s Admin. (SWA): Christie Faircloth-Dixon Athletic Department Phone: 843-863-7678 Athletic Department Fax: 843-863-7695 Ticket Office Phone: 843-863-7213
History First Year of Softball: All-Time Record: Big South Championships: Highest Win Percentage (year): Most Wins (year):
Kimberly Braxton Melanie Stickney Hayes Holdsworth Lizzy Olmstead Stephanie Sbardella Ari Tedesco
1986 514-769-4 1, 1988 .681 (1998) 32-15, 32-21 (’88, ’90)
Head Coach: Alma Mater (Year): CSU Record: Career Record: Office Phone: E-Mail: Assistant Coach: Alma Mater (Year): 2010 Record: Big South Finish: Starters Returning/Lost: Letterwinners Returning/Lost:
Shane Winkler (3rd season) Butler (’04) 56-61-1 (2 years) Same 843-863-7686 swinkler@csuniv.edu Meredith Felts (1st season) James Madison (’10) 30-28-1 8-10 (t-3rd) 7/2 12/4
Sports Information Assistant A.D. (Media): Blake Freeland Office Phone: 843-863-7687 E-mail: bfreeland@csuniv.edu Assistant Director for Sports Information: Ashley Bailey Office Phone: 843-863-7688 E-mail: abailey@csuniv.edu Sports Information Intern / SB Contact: Joe Carmany Office Phone: 843-863-7037 E-mail: jcarmany@csuniv.edu Sports Information Intern: Philip Allman E-mail: pallman@csuniv.edu Sports Information Fax: 843-863-7676 Web site: http://www.csusports.com Sports Info. Overnight Mailing Address: 9200 University Blvd. Charleston, SC 29406
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2011 OUTLOOK
CSU Softball Aims For Continued Success in 2011 The Charleston Southern softball team is coming off its first 30 win season since 1993 and looks to take the final step from being a Big South competitor to Big South contender. After a third place finish in the Big South in 2010 the Bucs are in a position to challenge for a Big South Championship and reach their goal of NCAA Tournament participation. “I’m extremely excited about our potential in 2011,” says Coach Winkler. “We have more depth and competition on our roster than we have had in the past and this has been a major factor in our improvement over the off-season.” IN THE CIRCLE Kimberly Hobbs returns for the Bucs after a record-breaking season in which she allowed the fewest walks per game in Big South history. Morgan Dowdy gained valuable experience in the circle during her freshman year and looks to step into a bigger role in 2011. The Bucs will also count on freshman Hayes Holdsworth to add depth to the staff. Senior Sondra Vetter will begin the season rehabbing from a shoulder injury and will hope to pitch later in the spring. “We are going to rely on all three of our pitchers on staff to match up with opponents as best as possible and give us a chance to win games,” says Winkler. “Kimberly and Morgan have improved a great deal under new pitching coach Meredith Felts, and I’m excited to see how their hard work has paid off against opposing offenses.” BEHIND THE PLATE After relying almost exclusively on Erin Kegley behind the plate in 2010, the Buccaneers will have a great deal of depth at the catcher position. Kegley returns, and the Bucs welcome sophomore Melanie Stickney, a transfer from South Florida of the Big East, and freshman Ari Tedesco. Kegley is coming off a nine home run season and will look to lead the team during her senior season while Stickney and Tedesco will also contribute at other positions. “It’s nice to have options behind the plate, as Erin got beat up catching almost every game for us in 2010,” adds Winkler. “I look for her offensive numbers to improve even more by having her split time with Melanie and Ari behind the dish. Each one of our catchers does a great job working with our pitching staff while all three bring a lot to our offense this year as well.” INFIELD The Buccaneers return both of their middle infielders in junior shortstop Megan Lombard and sophomore second baseman Trea Steele. Lombard will look to add to one of the most impressive offensive resumes in CSU history after hitting .340 with seven home runs in 2010. Steele batted .286 during her freshman campaign while also adding solid defense. “Strong teams are built up the middle and it’s very important that we bring back both of our middle infielders in Megan and Trea,” says Winkler. “Both had solid offensive seasons and will be relied upon heavily in our lineup this year, but more importantly we look for them to lead our infield after getting to work together for another season.” The Bucs will have a great deal of competition at the corner infield positions in 2011. Jessica Brock will move into the infield at third base this year after playing mostly in right field in 2010. Freshman Stephanie Sbardella will also see time at third. Kristin Kelleher will appear at first base after being mostly used as a designated hitter last year. Junior college transfer Kimberly Braxton (Spartanburg Methodist) will compete for playing time at first after crafting a very solid fall season. “We have a lot of options at both corner infield positions this year, and I look for these girls to push each other throughout the season,” says Winkler.
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“Kristin Kelleher has proven that she can put up solid numbers offensively, and I’m looking for her to contribute defensively as well this season. Jessica and Stephanie both have the ability to be big power threats in our lineup and will look to lock down the hot corner after both playing multiple positions in the fall. Kimberly Braxton stepped in and had a solid fall offensively and is our most experienced first baseman on the defensive side.” OUTFIELD The Bucs feature four returners and three newcomers who will all compete in the outfield in 2011. Junior Melissa Adams has the most experience of the group after starting 57 games in 2010 and will play in center field. Jana Matthews returns after a record-breaking freshman season in which she shattered the all-time program record with 12 home runs. Also returning to the CSU outfield are sophomores Courtney Konyk and Jasmine Conley. Three freshmen will also play in the outfield in 2011 with the additions of Hayes Holdsworth, Lizzy Olmstead and Ari Tedesco. “We have the luxury of having many different combinations in our outfield this season with seven players being able to contribute,” says Winkler. “It is going to be difficult making an everyday lineup with so many players being capable of adding something to our lineup, but this is a very good problem to have. Jana has proven that she is one of the biggest power threats in the Big South, and Melissa has had very good offensive numbers during conference play in her career. I look for both to continue to improve this year and have breakout seasons. Jasmine is our most improved player this year and after mainly being used as a pinch runner last year, she’ll see time in right field this season. Courtney continues to improve as a slapper and gives us another speed option in the lineup. Hayes, Lizzy and Ari will all see time in our outfield after Hayes had a very successful fall season, and Lizzy and Ari are two of the fastest players on our roster.” SCHEDULE CSU opens the season Feb. 11-13 in Columbia, S.C., competing in four games during the Palmetto State Showdown. This early tournament will help the team get used to the level of intensity needed to compete for a Big South title. The Bucs begin their home schedule with a tournament Feb. 18-19, playing host to Virginia Tech of the ACC along with Mercer and Ohio. Big South play begins March 30 as the Bucs play host to Coastal Carolina in a double-header. CSU will also face Presbyterian, Gardner-Webb and Radford at home during the conference slate. The Bucs travel to play Big South series at Liberty, and Winthrop, also competing in a single game at Coastal Carolina. Midweek games at South Carolina and Longwood will break up the conference slate. WINKLER ON THE 2011 BUCCANEERS “This is our most athletic and deepest roster since I have been at Charleston Southern, and I look forward to our program taking another big step forward this season. After showing that we can compete in 2010 we look forward to challenging for the top spot in the Big South Conference. Our pitchers have the talent to keep us in every game we play, and defensively we have our strongest roster yet. We are coming off of one of the best offensive seasons in program history and have the potential to be much better this year. We will feature not only much more speed but also a great deal more power this year. Our goal has been and will continue to be reaching NCAA postseason play, and I’m excited to see our team grow on our path to reaching that goal.”
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Head Coach
Third Season
Butler ‘04
SHANE WINKLER Shane Winkler enters his third season as the head softball coach at Charleston Southern, having guided CSU to a 56-61-1 record over his first two seasons at the helm. Winkler has been instrumental in restoring a winning tradition to the Buccaneer softball program. In 2010, CSU posted its first 30-win season since 1993, setting numerous program records along the way. Under the direction of Winkler, CSU has had seven players earn a total of eight Big South All-Conference Team honors. Additionally, in 2010, senior Caitlin Allen became the first CSU softball player to be named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The 2010 team went 30-28-1, and 8-10 in Big South play. CSU slugged a program-record 45 home runs, shattering the previous record while also setting standards in slugging percentage and total bases. The Bucs earned impressive wins over No. 15 Louisville and a 6-0 victory against Virginia Tech, and took 5-of-6 meetings from College of Charleston. Jana Matthews earned Big South All-Conference First Team, while teammates Megan Hall, Shayla Cullum and Kristin Kelleher collected second team all-conference. In his first season at CSU, he led the Bucs to a 26-33 overall record with a 7-11 mark in the Big South. CSU tied for the best start to the conference schedule in program history, jumping out to a 5-1 record. The Bucs also entered the conference postseason as the No. 4 seed, the highest finish since 2001. CSU finished with a 2-2 record in the 2009 postseason, including a win over No. 2 Winthrop, one game out of the Championship game. Amy Trenkamp and Jamie Wellons were named first team all-conference, while Melissa Adams and Megan Hall were tabbed to the second team, During the summer of 2009, Winkler was hired as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), which is the only professional softball league in the United States. The Bandits boasted a 27-12 record, the best in the NPF. Winkler worked with a star-studded roster, complete with several Olympic performers, such as Jenny Finch (Arizona). Hired before the 2008-09 school year, Winkler came to Charleston Southern after three seasons as the assistant coach at Marshall Univer-
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sity in Huntington, West Virginia. While at Marshall, Winkler worked mainly with the offense and outfield while assisting with the overall team defense, recruiting, and all administrative duties within the program. During his three seasons the Thundering Herd had a combined record of 91-78. During his time with the Marshall offense, the team broke its home run record twice. Winkler had the opportunity to coach four players that continued their softball careers in the NPF. During the summer of 2007, Winkler coached as an associate field manager with the Akron Racers of the NPF. While with the Racers he coached NCAA National Champions Alicia Hollowell (Arizona) and Caitlyn Benyi (UCLA) in addition to many other top softball players from the PAC 10, SEC, and ACC. The Racers finished the 2007 season in 2nd place in the NPF standings earning a trip to Kimberly, Wisconsin, for the league playoffs. Prior to Marshall, Winkler spent one season as the Co-Head Coach at Danville Area Community College in Danville, Ill. He inherited a team at DACC that had won 11 games in 2004 and led the program to its first winning season in 12 years. Winkler began coaching softball while in high school as a volunteer with the Kentland, Indiana, Summer Softball Association. He also spent one season as the hitting coach for South Newton High School in Kentland while attending Purdue in 2002. Winkler competed for the Butler baseball team after also playing at Purdue University and Illinois Central College. He played professional minor league baseball in both 2004 and 2006. After graduation from Butler, Winkler signed a professional contract with the Florence Freedom of the Independent Frontier League in July 2004. In 2006 Winkler signed to play in Amarillo, Texas, with the Amarillo Dillas of the United League before being traded to the Washington Wild Things in Washington, Penn. Winkler earned his associate’s degree in general education from Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Ill., in 2002. He then received his bachelor of arts degree in communication studies from Butler University in 2004.
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Assistant Coach First Season James Madison ‘10
MEREDITH FELTS Meredith Felts comes to CSU after completing a Softball Coaching Internship at the University of North Carolina. While with the Tar Heels, she served as tournament director for multiple home tournaments. Felts’ main responsibilities also included scouting opponents’ pitching, evaluating recruits, game day operations, practice planning and simulating opposing pitchers in practice. Prior to UNC, Felts was an assistant coach for the Mannheim (Germany) Tornados Juniors in 2009. During her time with the Tornados, she planned and implemented team practices and assisted in game day operations. Felts also taught skill development with an emphasis on pitching, among other player development responsibilities. Felts had an accomplished playing career as a pitcher for the James Madison Dukes. As a four year starter, she amassed nearly every major single-season and career pitching record at JMU. Felts is the School’s all-time leader in wins (61), ERA (1.62), games started (85), complete games (52), strikeouts (581) and
shutouts (20). She also holds single-season records in strikeouts (184), wins (18), complete games (19) and shutouts (8). Felts took home several Colonial Athletic Association awards, including CAA Pitcher of the Week on eight occasions (20062009), CAA All-Rookie Team (2006), Three-time CAA AllConference Team (2007-09) and CAA Softball Tournament Outstanding Player (2009). She also gained national recognition as a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association All MidAtlantic Team (2008), a two-time member of the VA Sports Information Directors’ Association All-State Team (2008-09) and she was named the VA Sports Information Directors’ Association University Pitcher of the Year (2009). In addition to an impressive playing and coaching resume, Felts has been active in softball camps at JMU and UNC in a variety of capacities, over the past several years. Felts graduated from James Madison University in May of 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and a minor in general business.
Q&A WITH COACH WINKLER What is your coaching philosophy? My programs will always be very aggressive. I believe players compete at their best when they are having fun playing the game. Our players will work hard and you will be able to see that they are enjoying competing together every day of a 56 game season. We know that mistakes will be made, but it is important for our players to know that they will have the opportunity to grow from their mistakes.
What are the team’s goals for the 2011 season? Our goal each season is to compete for a Big South Championship and earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament. CSU has never played in the NCAAs and we’re working to take the program to that level. Each season we’ve taken a big step forward and after winning 30 games last year, we are in position to challenge for a Big South Title.
How will the nonconference schedule help prepare the team for Big South play? Many teams plan on being at their best going into the conference tournament at the end of the season. Our hopes are to be playing at our highest potential early in the season and maintain that level of excellence. With our goal being to win the Big South Championship, we have to prepare by playing at a championship level many times throughout the season. Our preseason tournaments are opportunities to compete for championships against many solid programs. Our experience early in the season will have us ready for Big South play.
What are the strengths of a Shane Winkler-coached team? My teams always show up ready to compete. Our practices are structured at a very high pace with a lot of competition so that games are slowed down a little and players can relax and have fun competing. We are always aggressive and will look to take advantage of our opponents’ mistakes in all aspects of the game. Finally, my teams have a great deal of faith and know they can overcome any obstacle. God has blessed all of us with the ability to compete at a high level, and everyday we will compete for His glory and with that approach wins and losses will take care of themselves.
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2011 ROSTER
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Name Ari Tedesco Morgan Dowdy Megan Lombard Jessica Brock Lizzy Olmstead Sondra Vetter Erin Kegley Kimberly Hobbs Stephanie Sbardella Hayes Holdsworth Melanie Stickney Kristin Kelleher Kimberly Braxton Jasmine Conley Trea Steele Jana Matthews Courtney Konyk Melissa Adams
Yr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Jr.
Pos. C/OF P/DP SS 3B OF P C P 3B OF/P C 1B 1B OF 2B OF OF OF
Ht. 5-1 5-9 5-5 5-6 5-4 5-8 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-2 5-4 5-0 5-4 5-8 5-7 5-7
B/T L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/R
Hometown/High School (Previous) Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley HS Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley HS Puyallup, Wash./Rogers HS Brooksville, Fla./Nature Coast Technical HS Denzil, Saskatchewan, Canada/Macklin HS Charlotte, N.C./Vance HS Columbus, Ga./Brookstone HS (Ga. Perimeter Coll.) Fairfax Station, Va./South County Secondary School Wakefield, Va./Tidewater Academy St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS (U. of South Florida) Springfield, Va./Bishop Ireton HS Columbia, S.C./Brookland Cayce (Spartanburg Meth.) Morganton, N.C./Freedom HS Yorba Linda, Calif./ Esperanza HS (Orange Coast Coll.) Boonville, N.C./Starmount HS Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista HS Greer, S.C./Eastside HS
Ht. 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-0 5-9 5-5 5-4 5-6 5-2 5-7 5-5 5-8 5-4 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-1 5-8
B/T L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R
Hometown/High School (Previous) Greer, S.C./Eastside HS Columbia, S.C./Brookland Cayce (Spartanburg Meth.) Puyallup, Wash./Rogers HS Morganton, N.C./Freedom HS Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley HS Columbus, Ga./Brookstone HS (Ga. Perimeter Coll.) Wakefield, Va./Tidewater Academy Charlotte, N.C./Vance HS Springfield, Va./Bishop Ireton HS Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista HS Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley HS Boonville, N.C./Starmount HS Brooksville, Fla./Nature Coast Technical HS Fairfax Station, Va./South County Secondary School Yorba Linda, Calif./ Esperanza HS (Orange Coast Coll.) St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS (U. of South Florida) Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS Denzil, Saskatchewan, Canada/Macklin HS
Head Coach: Shane Winkler (Butler, ’04) Asst. Coach: Meredith Felts (James Madison, ’10) No. 24 15 5 20 1 10 12 9 14 23 4 22 6 11 21 13 00 7
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Name Melissa Adams Kimberly Braxton Jessica Brock Jasmine Conley Morgan Dowdy Kimberly Hobbs Hayes Holdsworth Erin Kegley Kristin Kelleher Courtney Konyk Megan Lombard Jana Matthews Lizzy Olmstead Stephanie Sbardella Trea Steele Melanie Stickney Ari Tedesco Sondra Vetter
Yr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr.
Pos. OF 1B 3B OF P/DP P OF/P C 1B OF SS OF OF 3B 2B C C/OF P
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5-5 R/R
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Columbus, Ga.
KIMBERLY HOBBS 2010: Appeared in 28 games, starting 21 times inside the circle… posted an 11-8 record with a 3.96 ERA, leading the team in victories… broke CSU and Big South singleseason record for fewest walks allowed per 7 innings... finished second in the nation, allowing 0.64 walks per 7 innings... 11 wins tied for CSU’s ninth-best single-season win total… tossed nine complete games and fashioned one shutout… finished second on team with 61 strikeouts in 130.2 IP… went the distance for first shutout in 6-0 victory over Virginia Tech March 14, allowing just four hits … earned first victory at CSU, 4-2, at College of Charleston Feb. 14, yielding two runs on seven hits… earned 9-inning win (7-4) at CofC Feb. 23… struck out season-high seven batters in 4-1 CG victory over CofC April 21… picked up first Big South victory April 16 vs. Winthrop… scattered 10 hits while allowing one run in six innings during 4-1 win over UNC Wilmington March 6.
High School: Attended Brookstone High School playing for Angie Henderson… finished her career with a 32-15 record and a 1.50 ERA… helped lead her team to a State Championship during her freshman year… was named the 2006 Columbus Pitcher of the Year and GHSA Region 4 Pitcher of the Year… awarded the Charles J. Komiskey Citizenship Award in 2006… earned 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Region and 1st Team All Bi-City in 2006… named Region Most Valuable Pitcher and Brookstone Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2006… also pitched for the Georgia Shockers coached by Ricky Schnable. Personal: Daughter of Chuck and Sandy Hobbs… born on June 8, 1989, in Summerville, S.C.… majoring in kinesiology at CSU with hopes of becoming a physical therapist.
Georgia Perimeter College: Played two seasons at Georgia Perimeter College under coach Ed Schutte… compiled an 18-9 record as a freshman with a 2.64 ERA… earned 1st Team All-Tournament honors in 2008 and 2nd Team All-Tournament honors in 2009… played against SEC and ACC opponents, including a two-hitter vs. Auburn. Hobbs’ Career Stats (at CSU) Year ERA W-L App 2010 3.96 11-8 28 TOTAL 3.96 11-8 28
GS 21 21
CG 9 9
SHO 1 1
SV 0 0
IP 130.2 130.2
H 174 174
R 81 81
ER 74 74
BB 12 12
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B/Avg .318 .318
WP 6 6
HBP 5 5
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5-6 R/R
Charlotte, N.C.
ERIN KEGLEY 2010: Played in 58 games, starting 56 times behind the plate and twice as designated hitter… served as team’s primary cleanup hitter… batted .244 with nine doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 37 RBI… also drew 14 walks for a .318 OBP… recorded .465 slugging percentage… her nine homers serve as second most in program history… hit by pitch five times, tied for team lead… threw out nine runners, good for 5th in Big South… posted 7-game hitting streak from March 18 through March 31… recorded nine multiple-RBI games and 12 multiple-hit contests… batted .427 with three HR and seven RBI over first six games of season… went deep in three straight contests (Feb. 14-Feb. 16)… went 4-for-7 with a double, two homers and five RBI in two game span against Radford and Coastal Carolina March 28-31… tied for team lead with four HR and 15 RBI during conference play.
percent (min. 15 putouts)… had three consecutive two-hit games… had an RBI and a walk, and then an RBI double on Feb. 17th in wins over Virginia Tech and Presbyterian, respectively… tallied two hits, one run scored, one stolen base, and a team season high four RBIs, in win over Brown on Feb. 29th. High School: Hit for a .468 average and had a slugging percentage of .878, with two home runs, in her senior year at Vance HS... hit for a .444 average in her junior year... captained the Vance team her junior and senior years and earned MVP award both years... received Marine Corps Most Distinguished Female Athlete Award... made All-District and Charlotte Observer All-Mecklenburg team in her senior year... voted All-Conference all four years... helped lead the the Cabarrus County Challengers 18-under team to the ASA National Tournament in Owensboro, Kentucky.
2009: Redshirted the season. 2008: Appeared in 48 games for CSU, starting in 44 during her freshman season… registered 21 hits, including four doubles… knocked in 15 RBIs and tallied seven runs scored… recorded 36 putouts, five assists and just one error for a .976 fielding percentage… led the team in fielding Kegley’s Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS AB R 2008 .191 48-44 110 7 2009 DNP=Redshirt Season 2010 .244 58-58 172 20 TOTAL .223 107-102 282 27
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Personal: Born to Butch and Mary Kegley on December 23, 1988, in Houston, Texas... graduated with a class rank of 17 out of 416 students in her senior class... majoring in kinesiology with the career goal of becoming a physical therapist.
H 21
2B 4
3B 0
HR 0
RBI 15
TB 25
SL% .227
BB 7
HBP 6
SO 23
OB% SF-SH SB/ATT FLD% .276 0-4 1/2 .976
42 63
9 13
1 1
9 9
36 51
80 105
.465 .372
14 21
5 11
38 61
.318 .302
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1/2 2/4
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P
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5-8 R/R Denzil, Saskatchewan
SONDRA VETTER 3-Time Big South Pitcher of the Week (2/10/09; 3/30/09; 2/22/10) 2010: Appeared in 31 games, making a team-high 27 starts at pitcher… went 9-16 on the season, leading team with a 3.40 ERA, .287 batting average against and 103 strikeouts in 150.1 innings… named Big South Pitcher of the Week Feb. 22 after a 2-0 week which included completegame victories over Campbell and Big East opponent Louisville… threw 14 complete games, most on team… currently second at CSU in career strikeouts (251) and fifth in wins (23)… first CSU pitcher with back-to-back 100 strikeout seasons… posted 3-6 record with 3.19 ERA during conference play… threw complete-game, five-hit shutout at Presbyterian April 2… allowed just three hits in shutout against Howard May 6… struck out season-high nine batters in 6-4 victory over College of Charleston, her first win of season… allowed two or fewer earned runs in 11 starts… started during 5-3 victory over Presbyterian in Big South tournament, allowing one earned run in three innings. 2009: Pitched in 32 games and started in 26 as a sophomore… threw 132 innings for a 12-12 record… finished the season with a 2.97 ERA, good for second on the team… tallied a team best 113 strikeouts and .256 opponents’ batting average… had 11 complete games and three shutouts for the season… started the season with a perfect game, complete with seven strikeouts vs. N.C. Central on Feb. 7… pitched a complete game vs. Furman on Mar. 11, allowing just four hits in a 2-1 win… in her first conference contest, threw a complete game vs. Coastal Carolina, scattering six hits in a 5-2 win… allowed just two hits in five and two thirds innings work while striking out seven, in a playoff win vs. Gardner-Webb on May 8. Vetter’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L App 2008 3.80 2-2 15 2009 2.97 12-12 32 2010 3.40 9-16 31 TOTAL 3.28 23-30 78
GS 3 26 27 56
CG 2 11 14 27
SHO 1 3 2 6
SV 0 0 1 1
IP 42.1 132.0 150.1 324.2
2008: Pitched in 15 games and started three for the Bucs in her freshman campaign… stepped in the circle for 42.1 innings en route to a 2-2 season record… ended with a 3.80 ERA, good for second on the team… also second on the team in strikeouts with 35… held opponents to a .292 batting average… didn’t allow a run in her first three appearances of the year and allowed just three hits… pitched four scoreless innings vs. Furman on Feb. 28th, allowing just one hit while striking out four… threw a complete game shutout in an 8-0 win over Towson on Mar. 18th, yielding two hits and striking out two… picked up her second win over Presbyterian the next game on Mar. 22nd, striking out a season-high six batters in just three innings of work… had a stretch of five or more strikeouts for three straight games… pitched six innings in her final game of the year vs. Birmingham Southern, allowing just one earned run and striking out three. High School: Hit .478 and struck out a tournament-high 36 batters over just 27 innings of work during the summer Western Canadian Provincials... efforts helped earn her team a spot in the National Tournament in Guelph, Ontario... under-16 team finished second in Gold Division of summer tournament in Denver, Colo., in summer of 2006 as well... earned senior athletics award in her junior and senior years... also won congeniality award and most outstanding student award. Personal: Daughter of Ted and Eunice Vetter... born May 2, 1989, in Provost, Alberta, Canada... plans to major in psychology at CSU with the goal of becoming a social worker.
H 49 136 180 365
R 30 65 98 193
ER 23 56 73 152
BB 35 28 52 101
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SO 194 113 103 251
B/Avg .292 .256 .287 .275
WP 2 9 4 15
HBP 0 6 5 21
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Greer, S.C.
MELISSA ADAMS base and an RBI vs. Presbyterian on Mar. 27… had two hits and a stolen base vs. Gardner-Webb on April 18.
2009 Big South All-Conference Second Team OF 2010: Competed in all 59 games, earning 57 starts (54 in center field, three at catcher)… batted .197 on the season, registering a career-best 29 hits… drove in 15 runs and crossed the plate 21 times… slugged five doubles and led team with six sacrifice hits… totaled a .989 fielding percentage, with one error in 91 chances… made 86 putouts and added four assists… registered a four-game hitting streak from April 2 at Presbyterian through April 9 vs. Liberty… registered three two-hit games… batted 2-for-3 with 3 RBI April 16 vs. Winthrop… went 2-for-2 with three runs scored March 16 at South Carolina State.
High School: Played at Eastside High School under Coach Susan Meadows… named to the Region III-AAA All-Region Team in three straight seasons (2006-2008)… awarded the 2006 Team Best Defensive Player… named Team MVP in ’07 and ’08 seasons… recorded a .429 batting average and .949 fielding percent in 2008… also played golf and basketball… 2005 golf team captain and All-Region selection… basketball tri-captain in 2008.
Personal: Daughter of Bob and Sharon Adams… born August 16, 1990, in Greenville, S.C…. majoring in biology 2009: Played in 58 games and started 55 at left field as and plans to attend veterinary school. a freshman… named to Big South All-Conference Second Team.. recorded a .232 batting average, tallying 23 hits in 99 at bats… sent in five RBIs, scored 12 runs and had four walks… also posted a .242 slugging percentage and .283 on base percent… stole four bases on nine attempts for the year… had 51 put outs, while recording a .964 fielding percent… had a six game hit streak in conference play… had a pair of multi-hit games in the conference, vs. Presbyterian and Gardner-Webb… tallied two hits, a run scored, a stolen Adams’ Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS 2009 .232 58-55 2010 .196 59-57 TOTAL .211 117-112
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AB 99 148 247
R 12 21 33
H 23 29 52
2B 1 5 6
3B 0 0 0
HR 0 0 0
RBI 5 15 20
TB 24 34 58
SL% .242 .230 .235
BB 4 4 8
HBP 3 2 5
SO 23 33 56
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OB% SF-SH SB/ATT .283 0-3 4/9 .226 1-6 1/3 .249 1-9 5/12
FLD% .964 .989 .980
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Springfield, Va.
KRISTIN KELLEHER age… tallied 18 hits, four doubles and four RBIs in 65 at bats… had four multihit games on the season… had two 2010: Competed in all 59 games during season, starting 53 hits and a double in just her fourth collegiate game vs. times (49-DH, 2-RF, 2-1B) during season… one of four Georgia Southern on Feb. 20… also went 2-2 against Presplayers to appear in all of team’s games… named to Big byterian College on Mar. 28. South All-Conference Second Team at designated player… batted .273 with four doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI… High School: Four-year varsity starter and team captain in second on team with 19 walks and three sacrifice hits, and her senior year at Bishop Ireton under coach Dave Langscored 23 runs… turned it on during Big South sched- ley… batted .455 for high school career and .508 in senior ule, hitting .340 with a .404 OBP in conference play… year… pitched three no-hitters and one perfect game… set registered multiple hits on nine occasions and added one school record of 17 strikeouts in one game… two time 1st 2-RBI game… hit in four straight games, from March 27 Team All-State selection… three time 1st Team All-Conat Radford through March 31 at Coastal Carolina… went ference selection… Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Softball 2-for-3 in back-to-back games April 14-16, homering vs. Player of the Year her senior season… Bishop Ireton BoostCoastal Carolina… slugged first home run of career March er Club 2008 Leadership Scholarship Award… Bishop Ire28 at Radford… batted 2-for-3 with a double and two runs ton 2008 MVP.... named Honorable Mention All-Met by scored April 25 at Gardner-Webb… scored a run in each of the Washington Post. last two games at Big South Tournament. Personal: Daughter of Priscilla and Kevin Kelleher… born 2009: Pitched in eight games and started one for the Bucs February 27, 1990 in Arlington, Va.… majoring in criminal in her freshman campaign… stepped in the circle for 25.2 justice with a goal of entering the FBI. innings, tallying 12 strikeouts… played in 42 games and started in 21 as a designated player and pinch hitter… recorded a .277 batting average and a .338 slugging percent2010 Big South All-Conference Second Team DP
Kelleher’s Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS 2009 .277 42-21 2010 .273 59-53 TOTAL .275 101-74
AB 65 139 204
R 4 23 27
H 18 38 56
2B 4 4 8
3B 0 0 0
HR 0 2 2
RBI 4 13 17
TB 22 48 70
SL% .338 .345 .343
BB 8 19 27
HBP 1 4 5
SO 22 27 49
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OB% SF-SH SB/ATT FLD% .360 1-0 0/1 .833 .377 0-3 1/2 .944 .371 1-3 1/3 .900
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Roanoke, Va.
MEGAN LOMBARD Big South Player of the Week - Feb. 15, 2010 2010: Competed in and started all 59 games during season, one of three players on team to do so… has started 118 consecutive games at shortstop to begin career… named Big South Player of the Week Feb. 15 after a .538 performance which included a game-tying RBI single vs. Furman… placed second on team with .340 batting average, good for ninth in the Big South… finished second in conference with five triples, third in runs scored (49) and hits (65)… tied for fourth in BSC with CSU-record 108 total bases… set single-season program record with 49 runs… hit seven home runs and placed second on team with 12 doubles and 37 RBI… drew 14 walks and was hit by pitch five times… posted .398 OPS and .565 slugging percentage… posted 13 multiple-RBI games and 18 multiple-hit games… recorded two six-game hitting streaks… went 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored April 25 at Gardner-Webb… posted back-to-back three-hit games on two occasions… scored season-high four runs March 16 at SC State… held .404 average midway through the season. 2009: One of two players on the team to start in all 59 games of the season… played every game, starting at shortstop in her freshman campaign… led the team in at bats, tallying 54 hits and a .295 batting average… second on the team in stolen bases with 11 on 17 attempts… also was second in runs scored with Lombard’s Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS AB 2009 .295 59-59 183 2010 .340 59-59 191 TOTAL .318 118-118 374
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R 36 49 85
H 54 65 119
2B 11 12 23
3B 2 5 7
HR 5 7 12
RBI 20 37 57
36… recorded a team best five home runs and had 18 extra base hits… posted 20 RBIs and 84 total bases… had three separate hitting streaks of four games or more… recorded a .459 slugging percentage and a .374 on base percent… had 67 putouts and 141 assists en route to a .929 fielding percent… led the conference in total plate appearances and at bats… started her college career with 10 hits in her first five games… had 19 multiple-hit games and five games with multiple RBIs… registered two hits, two walks and two RBIs to help take the Lowcountry Championship with a win over Lipscomb on Mar. 7. High School: Played at Hidden Valley High School under Coach Katrina Kish… set all-time school records for homer uns, batting average, doubles, triples, and putouts on defense… had 11 defensive putouts in one game… first to hit a home run in high school history as a freshman… four time All-District selection… also named to 1st Team All-State once, 2nd Team All-State once, 1st Team All-Region twice and 2nd Team All-Region twice. Personal: Daughter of Lorie McCollum and Kelly Lombard… born April 28, 1990, in Hartford, Conn.… majoring in criminal justice and hopes to be a crime scene investigator or forensic scientist... her mom Lorie McCollum played field hockey at the University of Connecticut... her dad Kelly Lombard played baseball and basketball at VMI.
TB 84 108 192
SL% .459 .565 .513
BB 11 14 25
HBP 12 5 17
SO 32 27 59
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OB% SF-SH SB/ATT .374 0-1 11/17 .398 1-3 5/10 .386 1-4 16/27
FLD% .929 .917 .923
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Puyallup, Wash.
JESSICA BROCK 2010: Competed in 46 games, earning 41 starts (32-RF, 6-2B, 3-DH) as a freshman… batted .202 (25-for-124) with four doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI… placed fifth on team in RBI, and scored 12 runs… posted five twohit games… drove in multiple runs five times, including a season-best 5 RBI vs. Big East foe Louisville Feb. 20… went 2-for-3 against Louisville, slugging her first home run as a Buccaneer… put CSU ahead, 2-1, with two-run home run in Big South tournament victory over Presbyterian May 14… recorded three-game hitting streak from April 21 through April 24… stroked first career hit Feb. 14 at College of Charleston… had a pair of 2-for-2 outings, driving in two against Presbyterian March 6 and plating three March 16 at SC State.
Brock’s Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS 2010 .202 46-41 TOTAL .202 46-41
AB 124 124
R 12 12
H 25 25
2B 4 4
3B 0 0
HR 2 2
RBI 18 18
High School: Played at Rogers High School for Coach Jacy Ramsey... helped her team to a fifth-place finish in state while earning first-team all-league and second team all-area honors in 2008... has earned both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards... was a member of the Washington Sidewinders 18u Gold Team coached by Darryl Rabb… also played basketball in high school. Personal: Daughter of Tori and Mac Brock… born on July 13, 1991, in Puyallup, Wash.
TB 35 35
SL% .282 .282
BB 6 6
HBP 2 2
SO 25 25
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OB% SF-SH SB/ATT FLD% .248 1-0 0/0 .937 .248 1-0 0/0 .937
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Morganton, N.C.
JASMINE CONLEY 2010: Competed in 30 games, making seven starts (4-LF, 3-RF) as a freshman… batted 2-for-25 with one triple… made 23 appearances in a reserve role… scored 11 runs and went 3-for-6 in stolen bases… recorded first career hit, a triple, in 1-for-3 game at SC State March 16… went 1-for2 with season-best two runs at Gardner-Webb April 24… registered two sacrifice bunts... crossed the plate four times in final three appearances.
High School: Played at Freedom High School under Coach Thad Fox and Coach Jeff Williams… held a .386 batting average and a slugging percentage of .663 her senior year… the home run record holder at Freedom High School… named to the All-Conference team all four years of high school… earned All-District and All-State honors for three years… also played tennis and basketball in high school. Personal: Daughter of Mitch and Anne Hill… born on October 31, 1990, in Asheville, N.C.… majoring in chemistry at CSU and plans to enter into a medical field.
Conley’s Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS 2010 .080 30-7 TOTAL .080 30-7
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AB 25 25
R 11 11
H 2 2
2B 0 0
3B 1 1
HR 0 0
RBI 0 0
TB 4 4
SL% .160 .160
BB 2 2
HBP 0 0
SO 12 12
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OB% SF-SH SB/ATT FLD% .148 0-2 3/6 .889 .148 0-2 3/6 .889
So. P/DP 5-9 R/R
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Pleasanton, Calif.
MORGAN DOWDY 2010: Competed in seven games, earning three starts, as a freshman… posted a 3-1 record with a 6.18 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched… fashioned a complete game victory in collegiate debut, allowing one run over five innings in 10-1 victory over Youngstown State Feb. 19… earned victories in each of last two appearances of season, going four innings in victory at SC State March 16… won final start, 5-4 over Howard May 7… batted .118 (2-17) on season.
Dowdy’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L App 2010 6.18 3-1 3 TOTAL 6.18 3-1 3
GS 1 1
CG 0 0
SHO 0 0
SV 1 1
IP 17.0 17.0
High School: Played at Amador Valley High School under Coach Julie Marshall… held a .293 batting average her freshman year and a .310 average as a junior… recorded a 2.1 ERA her sophomore year and a 2.2 ERA in her junior season… Regional honorable mention in 2008… did not play her senior year due to surgery. Personal: Daughter of Richard and Ginnelle Dowdy… born on August 26, 1991, in Jacksonville, Fla... is majoring in psychology with a kinesiology minor.
H 26 26
R 17 17
ER 15 15
BB 4 4
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B/Avg .329 .329
WP 3 3
HBP 0 0
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So. OF 5-7 L/R
Boynton Beach, Fla.
COURTNEY KONYK 2010: Competed in 46 games, making 21 starts as a freshman… started nine times at left field and right field, with three starts in center… batted .163 (8-for-49) on season… scored 14 runs on season… made 25 appearances as pinch runner... recorded first career hit Feb. 19 vs. Youngstown State… posted three-game hitting streak from April 14 vs. Coastal Carolina through April 16 vs. Winthrop… went 2-for-2 vs. Winthrop… tied for team lead with four outfield assists, making 86 putouts.
Konyk’s Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS 2010 .163 46-21 TOTAL .163 46-21
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AB 49 49
R 14 14
H 8 8
2B 0 0
3B 0 0
HR 0 0
RBI 1 1
High School: Played center field for Coach Pam Romero at Park Vista High School... team was District Champions for four straight years and Regional Runner-ups in one season… earned 1st Team All-Conference honors for two years... named a scholar-athlete four consecutive years… named the team MVP in 2007 and 2008… also played for the Lady Gators 18u Gold coached by Eric Call. Personal: Daughter of Adele and Walter Konyk… born on September 28, 1990, in Boynton Beach, Fla.… majoring in kinesiology at CSU with hopes of becoming an ER nurse.
TB 8 8
SL% .163 .163
BB 8 8
HBP SO 0 16 0 16
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OB% .281 .281
SF-SH SB/ATT FLD% 0-1 2/3 .897 0-1 2/3 .897
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Boonville, N.C.
JANA MATTHEWS High School: Played at Starmount High School under Coach Heather Courts-Tysinger… was named to the AllConference team for four seasons and earned four All-Area team awards from the Tribune Newspaper… named to both the All-State and All-District team in 2007 and 2008... named the conference tournament MVP, the conference Player of the Year and the team MVP in 2009… named the female “Ram Athlete of the Year” in 2008 and the most outstanding athlete in 2009… a Wendy’s High School Heisman winner and a 2007 Sports Quest All-American… holds the Starmount HS school records for batting average (.467) and single season home runs (7) with 20 career homeruns… also played volleyball and basketball in high school.
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2010: Competed in and started 58 games in the outfield (46-LF, 12-RF) as a freshman… earned First Team Big South All-Conference after leading CSU with a programrecord 12 home runs, adding 10 doubles and driving in a team-best 42 RBI… placed fourth in Big South in homers and RBI… batted .259 with a .307 OBP and .548 slugging percentage… hit for the first cycle in program history April 25 against Gardner-Webb in a 16-5 win, tallying an RBI in every at bat, while going 4-for-4 with six RBIs… recorded nine multiple hit games and nine contests with two or more RBI… hit a home run in first collegiate game, Feb. 12 vs. USC Upstate… batted 2-for-3 with 5 RBI March 16 at SC State and April 3 at Presbyterian… hit two home runs March 23 at Campbell and April 3 at Presbyterian… Personal: Daughter of Eddie and Melanie Matthews… stroked homers in back-to-back games, April 25 at G-W born on November 8, 1990, in Winston-Salem, N.C.… maand May 6 vs. Howard… hit three home runs and drove joring in kinesiology at CSU. in eight runs over first seven games of season, capped by 2-for-3, 3-RBI game vs. Youngstown State… tied for first on team with four home runs and 15 RBI during conference play.
Matthews’ Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS AB 2010 .259 58-58 166 TOTAL .259 58-58 166
R 28 28
H 43 43
2B 10 10
3B 1 1
HR 12 12
RBI 42 42
TB 91 91
SL% .548 .548
BB 9 9
HBP 3 3
SO 55 55
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OB% SF-SH SB/ATT FLD% .307 1-1 4/6 .949 .307 1-1 4/6 .949
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Yorba Linda, Calif.
TREA STEELE 2010: Competed in 53 games, earning the start at second base each time as a freshman… batted .286 (40-for-140) with seven doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and 24 runs scored… walked 15 times, third on team, and hit by pitch twice, giving her a .363 OBP… fifth on team in batting average, runs scored, and on-base percentage… posted team-best nine game hitting streak from March 14 vs. Virginia Tech through March 27 at Radford… third on team with 73 assists… registered multiple hits in eight games… earned first career hit and RBI in 2-for-4 outing vs. Furman Feb. 12… went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three runs scored during double-header vs. Howard May 6… belted first career home run March 28 at Radford, part of 2-for-3 performance… batted .289 in Big South play… recorded hits in two out of three conference tournament contests.
Steele’s Career Stats Year Avg GP-GS 2010 .286 53-53 TOTAL .286 53-53
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AB 140 140
R 24 24
H 40 40
2B 7 7
3B 0 0
HR 3 3
RBI 16 16
Prior to CSU: Competed at Orange Coast College during the fall of 2009 before transferring to CSU... played at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif. under Coach Ed Tunstall… was named OC Player of the Week during the 2009 season… also received 2nd Team All-League honors in 2009… won the Sunset League during the 2008 season… three time letter winner in softball. Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Taran Steele… born on February 21, 1991, in Yorba Linda, Calif.… majoring in kinesiology at CSU and plans to pursue physical therapy.
TB 56 56
SL% .400 .400
BB 15 15
HBP 2 2
SO 30 30
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OB% SF-SH SB/ATT FLD% .363 0-3 1/1 .912 .363 0-3 1/1 .912
Jr. 1B 5-4 R/R
Columbia, S.C.
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KIMBERLY BRAXTON Spartanburg Methodist: Competed for two seasons at Spartanburg Methodist for coaches Rick Pauly and Thad Fox… helped team to 2009 NJCAA World Series in St. George, Utah… team earned 2009 NJCAA Region X Championships.
Glove Award… helped team to Lower State Championship. Personal: Born April 12, 1990, in West Columbia, S.C…. daughter of Robert and Debbie Braxton… plans to major in kinesiology or biology.
High School: Played four seasons at Brookland Cayce High School for Coach Richard Lundy… named to AllRegion Team… tabbed as All-Area Selection… posted a career .333 batting average and .987 fielding percentage… competed in North/South All-Star Game… earned Gold
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5-6 R/R
St. Petersburg, Fla.
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MELANIE STICKNEY South Florida: Competed in nine games as a freshman at University of South Florida in the Big East in 2010… batted .222 with one double and three RBI… hit a tworun double in first collegiate at-bat, Feb. 14, 2010 vs. Canisius... earned first career start behind the plate March 7 vs. Quinnipiac… added an RBI in 1-for-2 outing March 20 vs. Florida A&M.
Award in 2009... earned 2005 state championship in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay... garnered numerous other swimming awards... member of Honor Roll all four years of high school... won the 2006 Northeast High School Scholastic Achievement Student-Athlete Award... played club ball for the Florida Elite Gold.
Personal: Born on Oct. 10, 1990... daughter of Chuck and High School: Lettered in softball and swimming all four Tammy Stickney... plans on majoring in criminal justice years at Northeast... earned second-team all-state and first- or psychology… brother Mitch played football at William team all-county in 2009... named Northeast High Softball Penn University. Defensive Player of the Year in 2008... given Coaches 2011 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
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Wakefield, Va.
HAYES HOLDSWORTH High School: Competed for five seasons at Tidewater Academy for Coach Brent Lowe… helped Tidewater to back-toback State Championships in 2009 and 2010… tabbed as 1st-Team All-State player from sophomore through senior seasons… three-time Conference MVP, including Co-MVP honor in 2008… named to VCC All-Tournament Team all four seasons of high school… MVP of VCC Tournament in 2008 and 2010… Female Athlete of the Year, 2010… batted .486 as a senior, while also posting 0.77 ERA with 141 strikeouts in 90.2 innings… also competed in basketball, earning defensive player of the year and T.A. Pride Award.
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Personal: Born Aug. 8, 1992, in Suffolk, Va.… daughter of Walt and Martha Holdsworth…plans to major in kinesiology, with a career goal of physician’s assistant or cardiologist.
Fr. OF 5-4 L/R
Brooksville, Fla.
LIZZY OLMSTEAD High School: Started for four seasons at Nature Coast High School under Coach Mettina Couet… served as team captain three times, hitting .429 for her high school career… led conference with .512 average in 2010… earned three All-County and All-Conference mentions… voted All North Suncoast and All Suncoast following junior and senior seasons… represented West Team in Florida High School All-Star Game… competed for Bomber Gold travel team, coached by Frank Accuri… member of National Honors Society, Beta Club and FCA.
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Personal: Born June 30, 1992, in Western Springs, Ill…. daughter of Jug and Cathy Olmstead… plans to major in business, with a career goal to run and own a business... older sister Kimberlee played softball at Colgate University.
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Fairfax Station, Va.
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STEPHANIE SBARDELLA High School: Competed for South County Secondary School under Head Coach Al Thompson… led team in batting average all four seasons, including .518 in 2010… named 2nd Team AAA All-State in 2009 and 2010… twice named 1st team All-Region at third base… tabbed as 2nd Team All-Region player as a sophomore… four-time 1st Team All-District selection, including player of the year honor in 2009… All-Met Honorable Mention in 2009 and 2nd Team All-Met, 2010… helped team to four District Championships and 2009 Regional Championship… played for Shooting Stars 18U Gold, and earned 2008 ASA State Championship in 2008 with 16U Shamrocks… com-
peted in volleyball in high school. Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1991, in Fairfax Station, Va…. daughter of Paul and Michelle Sbardella… plans to major in kinesiology, with the intention of becoming a physical therapist.
Fr. C/OF 5-1 L/R Huntington Beach, Calif.
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ARI TEDESCO High School: Competed for successful Marina High School program, coached by Shelly Luth… served as starting catcher all four seasons… earned one 1st Team All Sunset League honor, being named to the second team twice… twice named Team Defensive MVP… tabbed as All-Tournament Defensive Player at Laguna Hills… also made Cypress All-Tournament Team… aided team in CIF Division I Playoffs… earned Larry Doyle Award… competed in OC All-Star Game and North-South All-Star Game as a senior… played club ball for Mizuno Pride… also played field hockey at Marina.
Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1992, in Long Beach, Calif…. daughter of Michael and Maria Tedesco… plans to major in business and art… would like to be involved in the fashion industry in the future.
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BIG SOUTH
Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the Conference’s mission of Developing Leaders Through Athletics. The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status. During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the League received its first automatic bid – receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the League’s third Commissioner, and in his 13 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new levels. The Conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during the past several years. He has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in Conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages.
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Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which came to fruition in 2002 and has solidified Conference membership with the additions of High Point, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, and in 2011-12, the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the Conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 600 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms. In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference has experienced monumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this time, the Conference has had two individual National Champions, more than 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship four times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, has had the nation’s top scoring men’s basketball team three consecutive years as well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, received an at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, and had an institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships – the Conference’s highestever team finish in an NCAA event. In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the only Conference nationwide to have an at-large participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1 seed three out of the last five years, while its FCS playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year of the Big South’s football existence. The Conference’s tagline, Developing Leaders Through Athletics was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25th Anniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’s first 25 years. The Conference’s onfield accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the League has had more than 95 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence.
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Bucs Post 30-win Season, Set Records in 2010 The 2010 Charleston Southern softball season marked continued improvement, highlighted by records being broken, 30 wins on the season and a team winning record. The Bucs finished with a final record of 30-28-1 and an 8-10 mark in the Big South, before being eliminated in the conference tournament after a 1-2 record. In just his second year as a Head Coach, Shane Winkler has seemingly changed the culture surrounding the CSU softball program. In each of his first two years, Winkler has created a team motto heading in to the season. The 2010 motto: “Why not us? Why not now?” The slogan turned out to be more than just words to this group of Buccaneers, who posted the most wins the program has seen since 1993. “I’m very proud of this year’s team and what they accomplished,” reflected Winkler. “Only about one-third of the country has a shot at 30 wins, so that says a lot about this group of players.” If there is one common theme in all sports, it’s that winning breeds winning. Getting over the elusive .500 mark can be a struggle for some teams, as it has been for CSU softball for nearly a decade. But the 2010 Bucs managed to break the seal with a winning season and now have no plans of looking back. “We took another big step forward by posting the first winning season since 2001 and that is only going to help with recruiting future players,” said Winkler. “For the past two years we have sold the idea of being a part of a winning program and now we have established that we are a winning program and only look to get better.” CSU capped off the regular season with a five game winning streak, the longest win streak in the Winkler era. The Bucs also posted some impressive individual wins on the season, with a 9-4 victory over No. 15 ranked Louisville and a 6-0 win vs. Virginia Tech. CSU faced off with crosstown rivals College of Charleston six times on the year, taking five out of six wins vs. the SoCon member. These wins helped the Bucs to tally 56 wins over the past two seasons, compared to 33 in the two years before that. Now the goal for this team has changed from being a Big South competitor, to a Big South contender. “We are all proud of what we’ve accomplished over the past two seasons,” said Winkler. “The goal is going to remain winning a Big South Championship and making it into the NCAA Tournament.” The Bucs didn’t get to a 30-win season by accident; they got there by hitting the cover off the ball, while breaking nearly every major team and individual batting record. Megan Lombard broke individual season records for at bats, runs scored and total bases. Jana Matthews chipped in with an outstanding freshman season, breaking the single season home run record.
As a team, CSU set new program marks for homeruns, total hits, slugging percentage and total bases. To sum it up, the Bucs broke so many records this year that there was a new record book created for them. Also contributing to the successful year were two seniors that stepped in to leadership roles for the season. Megan Hall capped off one of the best careers in CSU history by leading the team with a .369 batting average. Hall finished her storied career as the all-time leader in runs scored, while finishing second in total hits, walks, onbase percentage and total bases. Caitlin Allen also had a career year as a senior, tallying a 7-3 record in the circle to go along with a pair of saves. She finished her career tied for first in both single season and career saves. Allen also was named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the first ever CSU softball player to receive the award. “Our seniors were a very big part of our success this season,” added Winkler. “They did a great job of leading our team both on and off the field as both Megan and Caitlin were great players and great students. We are going to miss their contributions, but it is nice to only have to replace two seniors compared to six a year ago. The experience that our young kids received will only help us as we move forward.” Buccaneer fans are certainly excited coming off of an outstanding season, looking back at a host of accomplishments. On the campus of CSU, it’s understood that there is plenty to be proud of from 2010, but even more to look forward to in 2011.
2010 in Review 30-28-1 Overall; 8-10 Big South (t-3rd) Defeated No. 15 Louisville; shut out Virginia Tech Won 5 out of 6 meetings with College of Charleston Posted five-game winning streak Set program single-season records for: Hits (423) Home runs (45) Slugging percentage (.430) Total bases (663) Fr. OF Jana Matthews - Big South All-Conference First Team Sr. 1B Megan Hall - Big South All-Conference Second Team Jr. 3B Shayla Cullum - Big South All-Conference Second Team So. DP Kristin Kelleher - Big South All-Conference Second Team Sr. P Caitlin Allen - Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year So. SS Megan Lombard - Big South Player of the Week Feb. 15 Jr. P Sondra Vetter - Big South Pitcher of the Week Feb. 22 Sr. 1B Megan Hall - Big South Player of the Week Feb. 22
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2010 SEASON STATISTICS Record: 30-28-1 Date Opponent
2/12 2/12 2/14 2/14 2/16 2/16 2/19 2/19 2/20 2/20 2/23 2/23 ^2/26 ^2/27 ^2/28 ^2/28 3/5 3/5 3/6 3/6 3/10 3/10 3/13 3/13 3/14 3/14 3/16 3/16 3/18 3/18 3/23 3/23 *3/27 *3/27 *3/28 *3/31 *3/31 *4/2 *4/2 *4/3 *4/9 *4/9 *4/10 *4/14 *4/16 *4/16 *4/17 4/21 4/21 *4/24 *4/24 *4/25 5/6 5/6 5/7 5/7 5/13 5/14 5/14
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vs USC Upstate vs Furman at Coll. of Charleston at Coll. of Charleston CAMPBELL CAMPBELL YOUNGSTOWN STATE #15 LOUISVILLE ST. JOHN'S #15 LOUISVILLE at Coll. of Charleston at Coll. of Charleston at #6 Georgia vs South Alabama vs Iowa State vs St. John's PRESBYTERIAN DAYTON UNC WILMINGTON PRESBYTERIAN GEORGIA SOUTHERN GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs Syracuse at Florida Atlantic vs Virginia Tech vs Jacksonville at South Carolina State at South Carolina State at USC Upstate at USC Upstate at Campbell at Campbell at Radford at Radford at Radford at Coastal Carolina at Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian at Presbyterian at Presbyterian LIBERTY LIBERTY LIBERTY COASTAL CAROLINA WINTHROP WINTHROP WINTHROP COLL. OF CHARLESTON COLL. OF CHARLESTON at Gardner-Webb at Gardner-Webb at Gardner-Webb HOWARD HOWARD HOWARD HOWARD vs Gardner-Webb vs Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina
L L W W W T W L L W W W L L L L W W W W L W L L W L W W L L L W L L L W L W W W L W L L W W L L W L L W W W W W L W L
Home: 16-8-1
Away: 12-12
Score
Player
1-2 4-5 6-4 4-2 10-6 2-2 10-1 1-2 2-4 9-4 3-2 6-4 2-6 3-8 3-11 2-5 5-2 8-1 4-1 9-1 0-8 6-3 2-5 0-9 6-0 3-4 20-1 10-1 1-3 3-5 1-7 9-2 1-7 0-8 7-15 9-6 0-3 1-0 11-1 14-9 0-3 5-4 1-5 3-5 8-3 5-3 0-11 2-5 4-1 2-3 5-7 16-5 5-0 3-2 5-4 8-7 3-8 5-3 4-9
2 ALLEN, Caitlin 5 HALL, Megan 4 LOMBARD, Mega 8 CULLUM, Shayla 21 STEELE, Trea 14 KELLEHER, Kristi 22 MATTHEWS, Jan 9 KEGLEY, Erin 20 PETERS-BROCK, 24 ADAMS, Melissa 23 KONYK, Courtne 1 DOWDY, Morgan 6 CONLEY, Jasmine 16 CAMARGO, Mand 3 VETTER, Sondra
Neutral: 2-8
avg gp-gs 1.000 1-0 .369 59-59 .340 59-59 .325 59-59 .286 53-53 .273 59-53 .259 58-58 .244 58-58 .202 46-41 .196 59-57 .163 46-21 .118 12-5 .080 30-7 .000 2-1 .000 2-1
Big South: 8-10
ab
r
h
2b
3b
hr
rbi
bb hbp
1 179 191 191 140 139 166 172 124 148 49 17 25 1 0
0 45 49 32 24 23 28 20 12 21 14 2 11 1 0
1 66 65 62 40 38 43 42 25 29 8 2 2 0 0
0 8 12 16 7 4 10 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
0 6 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 6 7 4 3 2 12 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 31 37 37 16 13 42 36 18 15 1 0 0 0 0
0 27 14 6 15 19 9 14 6 4 8 2 2 0 0
0 1 5 4 2 4 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
.27 4
59
1543
282
423
75
15
45
246
126
28
Opponents
.30 2
59
1611
258
486
83
5
39
225
78
23
so sb-att 0 0-0 31 19-23 27 5-10 37 4-4 30 1-1 27 1-2 55 4-6 38 1-2 25 0-0 33 1-3 16 2-3 7 0-0 12 3-6 1 1-1 0 0-0 339 42-61 230 55-65
LOB - Team (307), Opp (357). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (22). IBB - Team (2), HALL, M. 2, Opp (3). Picked off - STEELE, T. 1, KELLEHER, K. 1, MATTHEWS, J. 1, HALL, M. 1. Player
3 VETTER, Sondra 2 ALLEN, Caitlin 10 HOBBS, Kimberl 1 DOWDY, Morgan
era
w-l
3.40 9-16 3.51 7-3 3.96 11-8 6.18 3-1
app gs cg sh sv
31 27 14 27 8 4 28 21 9 7 3 1
2 0 1 0
1 2 0 1
h
r
er
bb
150.1 180 81.2 106 130.2 174 17.0 26
ip
98 62 81 17
73 41 74 15
52 103 10 53 12 61 4 13
so
Totals
3.74
30-28
59
59
28
3
4
379.2
486
258
203
78
230
Opponents
4. 3 3
28-30
59
59
23
6
2
379.2
423
282
235
126
339
PB - Team (13), KEGLEY, E. 12, ADAMS, M. 1, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (2), KEGLEY, E. 2, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - KEGLEY, E. (48-57), VETTER, S. (24-31), HOBBS, K. (20-21), ALLEN, C. (8-9), ADAMS, M. (7-8), DOWDY, M. (3-4). Score by innings Charleston Southern Opponents
1 60 42
2 42 23
3 38 50
4 40 47
5 44 57
6 34 27
7 22 11
8 0 0
9 2 1
Total 282 258
Win-loss breakouts: Day 29-25-1; Night 1-3; vs Left 5-4; vs Right 25-24-1; 1-run games 6-5; 2-run games 5-5; 5+run games 13-11; Extra inns 1-1; Shutouts 3-6. Current streak: Lost 1; Longest winning streak: 5; Longest losing streak: 4. Attendance: Home 2213 (avg 88); Away 3836 (avg 116); Total 6049 (avg 104).
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2011 OPPONENTS SOUTH CAROLINA
USC UPSTATE
WINTHROP
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. Enrollment: 5,268 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Hunter Green, White and Black Head Coach: Chris Hawkins (17th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: USC Upstate ’89 Coach’s record at USC Upstate: 558-261-1 2010 finish/conference: 41-15/11-9; t-4th Conference: Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (DII) Athletics website: upstatespartans.com Softball SID: Bill English Phone number: 864-503-5129 Email: benglish@uscupstate.edu
Location: Rock Hill, S.C. Enrollment: 6,400 Nickname: Eagles Colors: Garnet and Gold Head Coach: Mark Cooke (22nd season) Alma Mater, Yr.: USC Spartanburg ’89 Coach’s record at WU: 593-562-3 2010 finish/conference: 28-29/8-10; t-3rd Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2008 Athletics website: winthropeagles.com Softball SID: Brett Redden Phone number: 803-323-2129 x6246 Email: reddenb@winthrop.edu
FURMAN
VIRGINIA TECH
MERCER
Location: Greenville, S.C. Enrollment: 2,600 Nickname: Paladins Colors: Purple and White Head Coach: Dana Jenkins (8th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Furman ’96 Coach’s record at Furman: 147-253-1 2010 finish/conference: 24-23/12-11; t4th Conference: Southern (SoCon) Last NCAA appearance: 2007 Athletics website: furmanpaladins.com Softball SID: Jordan Caskey Phone number: 864-294-3065 Email: Jordan.Caskey@Furman.edu
Location: Blacksburg, Va. Enrollment: 30,000 Nickname: Hokies Colors: Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange Head Coach: Scot Thomas (16th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: ETSU ’91 Coach’s Record at VT: 536-368 2010 finish/conference: 25-33/8-13; 7th Conference: Atlantic Coast (ACC) Last NCAA appearance: 2008 WCWS Athletics website: hokiesports.com Softball SID: Bryan Johnston Phone number: 540-231-3387 Email: blj@vt.edu
Location: Columbia, S.C. Enrollment: 28,481 Nickname: Gamecocks Colors: Garnet and Black Head Coach: Beverly Smith (1st season) Alma Mater, Yr.: North Carolina ’94 Coach’s record at USC: 1st season 2010 finish/conference: 11-40/1-27; 5th Conference: Southeastern (SEC) Last NCAA appearance: 2007 Athletics website: gamecocksonline.com Softball SID: Koby Padgett Phone number: 803-777-8017 Email: padgetmk@sc.edu
Location: Macon, Ga. Enrollment: 8,200 Nickname: Bears Colors: Orange and Black Head Coach: Mike Raynor (5th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Ga. Southern ’74 Coach’s record at Mercer: 111-122 2010 finish/conference: 25-30/7-13; 8th Conference: Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: mercerbears.com Softball SID: Jeff Graham Phone number: 478-301-5209 Email: graham_jm@mercer.edu
OHIO
COLL. OF CHARLESTON
VALPARAISO
Location: Athens, Ohio Enrollment: 28,442 Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Hunter Green and White Head Coach: Jodi Hermanek (3rd season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Colorado St.-Pueblo ’00 Coach’s record at Ohio: 42-57 2010 finish/conference: 20-32/14-8; 4th Conference: Mid-American (MAC) Last NCAA appearance: 1995 Athletics website: ohiobobcats.com Softball SID: Darrin Bates Phone number: 740-593-1299 Email: batesd@ohio.edu
Location: Charleston, S.C. Enrollment: 11,617 Nickname: Cougars Colors: Maroon and White Head Coach: Shelly Hoerner (6th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Canisius ’96 Coach’s record at CofC: 143-142 2010 finish/conference: 24-27/10-13; 7th Conference: Southern (SoCon) Last NCAA appearance: 2005 Athletics website: cofcsports.com Softball SID: Nick Vlattas Phone number: 843-953-5465 Email: Vlattasn@cofc.edu
Location: Valparaiso, Ind. Enrollment: 3,980 Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Brown and gold Head Coach: Jordan Stevens (1st season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Bowling Green ’04 Coach’s record at VU: 1st season 2010 finish/conference: 35-21/12-9; 4th Conference: Horizon League Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: valpoathletics.com Softball SID: Aaron Leavitt Phone number: 219-464-6953 Email: Aaron.Leavitt@valpo.edu
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2011 OPPONENTS BETHUNE-COOKMAN Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Enrollment: 3,600 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon and Gold Head Coach: Chris Cochran (5th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Iowa ’86 Coach’s record at B-CU: 95-132 2010 finish/conference: 32-23/9-3; 1st Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Last NCAA appearance: 2010 Athletics website: b-cuathletics.com Softball SID: Michael Stambaugh Phone number: 386-481-2278 Email: stambaughm@cookman.edu
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STETSON Location: DeLand, Fla. Enrollment: 2,390 Nickname: Hatters Colors: Hunter Green and White Head Coach: Frank Griffin (15th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Winthrop ’79 Coach’s record at SU: 498-301 2010 finish/conference: 34-21/14-6; 2nd Conference: Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Last NCAA appearance: 2007 Athletics website: gohatters.com Softball SID: Jesse Cazakoff Phone number: 386-822-8131 Email: jcazakof@stetson.edu
GEORGETOWN Location: Washington, D.C. Enrollment: 14,318 Nickname: Hoyas Colors: Blue and Gray Head Coach: Pat Conlan (6th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Connecticut ’93 Coach’s record at GU: 72-162 2010 finish/conference: 18-33/7-15; t-11th Conference: Big East Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: guhoyas.com Softball SID: Ryan Sakamoto Phone number: 202-687-5241 Email: ras228@georgetown.edu
UNC-WILMINGTON
MAINE
JAMES MADISON
Location: Wilmington, N.C. Enrollment: 12,500 Nickname: Seahawks Colors: Teal, Gold and Navy Head Coach: Kelly Van Houten (3rd season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Furman ’01 Coach’s record at UNC-W: 23-73 2010 finish/conference: 10-41/5-15; 8th Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: uncwsports.com Softball SID: Jarrett Abelson Phone number: 910-962-3252 Email: Abelsonj@uncw.edu
Location: Orono, Maine Enrollment: 12,000 Nickname: Black Bears Colors: Maine Blue, Navy Blue and White Head Coach: Deb Smith (8th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: (Maine ’94) Coach’s record at Maine: 174-191 2010 finish/conference: 23-28/11-7; 2nd Conference: America East Last NCAA appearance: 2004 Athletics website: goblackbears.com Softball SID: Barrett Gilham Phone number: 207-581-3596 Email: barrett.gilham@umit.maine.edu
Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Enrollment: 18,971 Nickname: Dukes Colors: Purple and Gold Head Coach: Katie Flynn (10th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Colgate ’90 Coach’s record at JMU: 254-229 2010 finish/conference: 24-33/11-10; 3rd Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Last NCAA appearance: 2009 Athletics website: jmusports.com Softball SID: Brian Hansen Phone number: 540-568-6154 Email: hansenbj@jmu.edu
STONY BROOK
FAIRFIELD
EAST CAROLINA
Location: Stony Brook, N.Y. Enrollment: 23,997 Nickname: Seawolves Colors: Red, Blue and Gray Head Coach: Megan T. Bryant (11th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Bridgeport ’81 Coach’s record at SBU: 277-255-2 2010 finish/conference: 32-21-1/10-7; 3rd Conference: America East Last NCAA appearance: 2008 Athletics website: goseawolves.org Softball SID: Asha Michener Phone number: 631-632-7293 Email: Asha.Michener@stonybrook.edu
Location: Fairfield, Conn. Enrollment: 3,300 Nickname: Stags Colors: Cardinal Red Head Coach: Julie Brzezinski (14th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Furman ’89 Coach’s record at Fairfield: 359-344-5 2010 finish/conference: 24-22/8-8; t-5th Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: fairfieldstags.com Softball SID: Jack Jones Phone number: 203-254-4116 Email: jjones@fairfield.edu
Location: Greenville, N.C. Enrollment: 27,654 Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple and Gold Head Coach: Tracey Kee (15th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: East Carolina ’90 Coach’s record at ECU: 618-312-1 2010 finish/conference: 44-18/16-5; 1st Conference: Conference USA (C-USA) Last NCAA appearance: 2010 Athletics website: ecupirates.com Softball SID: Sarah Fetters Phone number: 252-737-4520 Email: fetters@ecu.edu
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2011 OPPONENTS CAMPBELL
ELON
Location: Buies Creek, N.C. Enrollment: 5,801 Nickname: Fighting Camels Colors: Orange and Black Head Coach: Drew Peterson (11th season) Alma Matter, Yr.: Bethel ’91 Coach’s record at CU: 291-297-2 2010 finish/conference: 23-31-1/10-10; t-5th Conference: Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Last NCAA appearance: 2009 Athletics website: gocamels.com Softball SID: Joe Prisco Phone number: 910-893-1369 Email: priscoj@campbell.edu
Location: Elon, N.C. Enrollment: 5,709 Nickname: Phoenix Colors: Maroon and Gold Head Coach: Patti Raduenz (11th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Michigan St ’97 Coach’s record at Elon: 247-301-2 2010 finish/conference: 38-21/15-9; 2nd Conference: Southern (SoCon) Last NCAA appearance: 2010 Athletics website: elonphoenix.com Softball SID: Dan Wyar Phone number: 336-278-6634 Email: dwyar@elon.edu
PRESBYTERIAN
LIBERTY
Location: Clinton, S.C. Enrollment: 1,200 Nickname: Blue Hose Colors: Blue, White and Garnet Head Coach: Dave Majeski (5th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Florida ‘94 Coach’s record at PC: 85-101 2010 finish/conference: 21-28/4-14; 7th Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2004 (DII) Athletics website: gobluehose.com Softball SID: TBA Phone number: 864-833-8252 Email: TBA@presby.edu
GARDNER-WEBB Location: Boiling Springs, N.C. Enrollment: 4,300 Nickname: Runnin’ Bulldogs Colors: Red and Black Head Coach: Tom Cole (11th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: NC State ’77 Coach’s record at GWU: 227-313-3 2010 finish/conference: 22-32/8-10 (t-3rd) Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: gwusports.com Softball SID: Kevin Davis Phone number: 704-406-3981 Email: kdavis@gardner-webb.edu
Location: Lynchburg, Va. Enrollment: 11,928 Nickname: Lady Flames Colors: Red, White and Blue Head Coach: Paul Wetmore (18th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Liberty ’88 Coach’s record at LU: 478-514-1 2010 finish/conference: 39-18/13-5; 2nd Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2002 Athletics website: libertyflames.com Softball SID: Jennifer Shelton Phone number: 434-582-2292 Email: jbshelton@liberty.edu
RADFORD Location: Radford, Va. Enrollment: 9,230 Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Red and White Head Coach: Mickey Dean (5th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Elon ’87 Coach’s record at RU: 169-74 2010 finish/conference: 38-17/16-2; 1st Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2010 Athletics website: ruhighlanders.com Softball SID: Brian Stanley Phone number: 540-831-6884 Email: bmstanley@radford.edu
COASTAL CAROLINA Location: Conway, S.C. Enrollment: 8,300 Nickname: Chanticleers Colors: Teal, Bronze and Black Head Coach: Kelley Green (2nd season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Northwestern ’96 Coach’s record at CCU: 27-31 2010 finish/conference: 27-31/6-12; 6th Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2006 Athletics website: goccusports.com Softball SID: Teresa Garbee Phone number: 843-349-2848 Email: tgarbee@coastal.edu
LONGWOOD Location: Farmville, Va. Enrollment: 4,700 Nickname: Lancers Colors: Blue and White Head Coach: Kathy Riley (14th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: East Carolina ’81 Coach’s record at LU: 397-217-1 2010 finish: 36-16 Conference: Independent Last NCAA appearance: 2003 (DII) Athletics website: longwoodlancers.com Softball SID: Stuart Smith Phone number: 434-395-2718 Email: smithsb2@longwood.edu
BIG SOUTH SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Hosted by Winthrop University Dates: May 12-14, 2011 Location: Rock Hill, S.C. Site: Terry Field Thursday, May 12 Pool play Friday, May 13 Pool play Saturday, May 14 Championship Day
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ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr., President Named president of Charleston Southern University in 1984, Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr. is also a professor of management and education. His teaching and professional interests include educational leadership, institutional assessment, higher education finance, organizational change, and student personnel services. Dr. Hunter is a frequent keynote speaker and seminar leader on topics related to higher education, and he continues to teach in the MBA program in CSU’s School of Business. This fall will mark Dr. Hunter’s 26th year as president of the university, and the 46th anniversary of CSU’s founding. During his tenure at CSU, enrollment has increased from 1,600 students to more than 3,000. Academic programs have expanded to include graduate degrees in education, business administration, criminal justice and nursing. The university now offers 38 undergraduate and four graduate programs. Church ministry-related degrees have also grown to include youth ministry and church music. A sports medicine/athletic training program has also been added under Hunter’s administration, providing students with academic and clinical preparation for certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association. Beginning in 2007-08, the Hunter Cup is given annually to the top athlete who also stands out academically and spiritually.
Dr. Rick Brewer, Vice President for Student Affairs and Athletics Dr. Rick Brewer is a seasoned Christian leader with the vision and leadership skills essential for serving effectively in the 21st century Christian Higher Education community. Throughout Dr. Brewer’s 23-year tenure at CSU, he has played a vital role in shaping the university’s vision for a Christian campus environment and spearheading and executing countless initiatives that underscore what Christian universities are about. He has consistently and enthusiastically taken on positions of increasing responsibility, and has brought to each his unique blend of commitment, administrative skills, and Christcentered focus. Dr. Brewer is highly respected as an effective higher education administrator who has the ability to effect change while maintaining support and trust. Indeed, Dr. Brewer is a student-centered strategic thinker and transformational change-agent. Dr. Brewer holds BS and MBA degrees from CSU and a PhD in higher educational leadership from the University of South Carolina. In his role as Vice President for Planning and Student Affairs, Dr. Brewer provides leadership for CSU’s student life, Christian ministries, denominational relations and athletics. His family has a solid commitment to Christian higher education - Dr. Brewer’s wife, Cathy, and two sons Jason and Jonathan, are also alums of CSU. The Brewers are members of Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, S.C.
Hank Small, Director of Athletics Henry “Hank” Small is in his 10h full year as CSU’s athletic director and has helped lead CSU to 13 Big South Conference championships during his time. Small came to CSU in summer 2001 following a four-year stint as assistant football coach at Wake Forest University. Small has more than 30 years of experience in NCAA Division I athletics, including stints at Rutgers, Florida State, Lehigh, Princeton, and Brown. Small also spent one year in the personnel office of the New England Patriots. As the offensive coordinator at Wake Forest, Small guided the Demon Deacons offense to record-setting heights as a number of school records fell during his tenure. In his most recent head coaching experience, Small was able to guide Lehigh to a 4740-1 record and led them to become one of the most productive offenses in the nation. Small is a 1969 graduate of Gettysburg College and has a master of science degree from Rutgers University. Small and his wife, Pamela, currently reside in Goose Creek. Daughter Lacy and middle son Jonathan both graduated from CSU.
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SPORTS INFORMATION Blake Freeland - Assistant A.D. for Media/Sports Info. Director The 2010-11 school year marks Blake Freeland’s seventh year at Charleston Southern, and his second as assistant athletics director for media, having been promoted from sports information director in 2009. He also served two years (2004-06) as assistant sports information director. He is the main contact for the football, cross country and track & field programs, while overseeing the coverage of all 16 Division I teams. In five years, Freeland has had the chance to serve as the main contact for every sport. He has hosted the Big South Women’s Soccer Championship twice and has also helped out at the Southern Conference Basketball tournament. Under his direction, the Buccaneers have had 3 AP All-American selections in football, as well as a Draddy Trophy Semifinalist and two finalists for the ADA postgraduate scholarship. Freeland has also directed the publication efforts for two Atlanta Area Boy Scout Peach of an Athlete selections, a Lowe’s Senior CLASS finalist in baseball and a Johnny Bench Watch List selection. He has overseen a redesign of the athletics website and has started a number of new media projects for the department, including a Facebook fan page, Twitter and YouTube sites. He started and maintains the athletic department’s blog as well. Freeland is married to the former Katie Davis, and the couple lives in North Charleston. He is a member of CoSIDA, serving on the publications committee, and served as the chairman of the Big South Football SIDs in 2008-09 and 2009-2010. Joe Carmany - Sports Information Intern (Softball Contact) Joe Carmany begins his first year as a sports information intern at CSU. Carmany will aid in media relations for the Buccaneers’ volleyball, men’s basketball, softball and women’s tennis programs. Carmany graduated from Mercyhurst College in May 2010 with his M.S. in organizational leadership. While at Mercyhurst, he served as athletic communications graduate assistant, acting as primary contact for six varsity sports (men’s and women’s soccer, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, and softball). During his time in Erie, Pa., he wrote press releases, coordinated media requests, edited media guides and disseminated statistics. Prior to Mercyhurst, Carmany earned a B.A. in sports ministry at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. He served as equipment manager for the men’s basketball team for three seasons and aided the sports information office with game management. In addition, Carmany was a three-time NAIA national qualifier in track and field.
Ashley Bailey Assistant Director Sports Information
Philip Allman Sports Information Intern
Assistant A.D.-Media .................................................... Blake Freeland Freeland’s Phone ............................................................. 843-863-7687 E-mail .................................................................. bfreeland@csuniv.edu Assistant Dir.-Sports Information ................................. Ashley Bailey Bailey’s Phone ................................................................. 843-863-7688 E-mail ......................................................................abailey@csuniv.edu Sports Information Intern (Softball Contact) ................Joe Carmany Carmany’s Phone ............................................................ 843-863-7037 E-mail .................................................................. jcarmany@csuniv.edu Sports Information Intern.............................................. Philip Allman E-mail .................................................................... pallman@csuniv.edu Sports Information Fax .................................................. 843-863-7687 Mailing Address ..........................................................P.O. Box 118087 ...............................................................................Charleston, SC 29423 Website ................................................................. www.CSUsports.com
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CARE ER RECORDS BATTING RECORDS BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 250 AB) 1. 2 3. 4. 5.
.360 .360 .325 .324 .318 653 638 630 617 605 207 205 188 160 159
5.
47 35 31 31 30
Jill Shondel Megan Hall Ashley Robinson Jennifer Foster Kelly Backert
2005-08 2007-10 2003-06 2001-04 2001-04
Jill Shondel Jennifer Foster Amy Trenkamp Ashley Conway Megan Hall
2005-08 2001-04 2006-09 2005-08 2007-10
18 11 10 10 9
Robin Cooper Jill Shondel Megan Hall Amy Trenkamp Jennifer Brooks
1986-89 2005-08 2007-10 2006-09 2005-08
WINS
ERA (MIN. 400 IP)
20 18 14 12 12
Robin Cooper Dorothy Page Jennifer Foster Jana Matthews Megan Lombard
1986-89 2003-06 2001-04 2010 2009-10
109 92 84 75 74
Robin Cooper Dorothy Page Megan Hall Tiffany Reid Katie McKay
1986-89 2003-06 2007-10 2004-07 2003-06
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
127 113 106 93 89
Megan Hall Jennifer Foster Jill Shondel Dorothy Page Ashley Robinson
2007-10 2001-04 2005-08 2003-06 2003-06
75 45 40 33 31
Stephanie Schwartz Christie Todd Megan Hall Beth Auer Dana Lawrence
1993-96 1994 2007-10 2000-01 1987
Jennifer Foster Megan Hall Tiffany Reid Jacqui Mines Amy Trenkamp
2001-04 2007-10 2004-07 2002-05 2006-09
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
297 276 247 240 210
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Jill Shondel Megan Hall Jennifer Foster Dorothy Page Ashley Robinson
98 75 94 66 61
707.2 683.1 486.0 399.1 324.2
1. 3. 4. 5.
228 228 224 222 221
Amy Trenkamp Jaqui Mines Ashley Robinson Jill Shondel Dorothy Page
2006-09 2002-05 2003-06 2005-08 2003-06
PITCHING RECORDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2.
59 28 27 24 23 3.96 4.28
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
403 251 206 199 145
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
147 94 88 82 78
1. 4. 5.
3 3 3 2 1
109 77 63 51 45
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
91 70 60 36 32
Tracy Bloomberg Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons Sondra Vetter
1989-92 2004-07 2002-03 2008-09 2008-10
Caitlin Allen Amanda Noble Tracy Bloomberg Annie Fredericks Five Tied
2007-10 2004-07 1982-92 2000-01
FIELDING RECORDS PUTOUTS 1. 2. 3. 3. 4.
1429 1427 889 552 440
Katie McKay Megan Hall Samantha Miller Kelly Backert Jen Foster
2003-06 2007-10 2001-02 2001-04 2001-04
Jacqui Mines Tiffany Reid Jen Foster Jennifer Brooks Gail Matsushima
2002-05 2004-07 2001-04 2005-08 2008-09
ASSISTS Tracy Bloomberg Amanda Noble Jamie Wellons Dana Jacobs Sondra Vetter Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs
1989-92 2004-07 2008-09 2002-03 2008-10 2004-07 2002-03
Amanda Noble Sondra Vetter Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons Rachael Stern
2004-07 2008-10 2002-03 2008-09 2001
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
551 419 356 284 264
FIELDING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 300 ATTEMPTS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
.984 .983 .983 .972 .971
Statistical Records are not complete
Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs Whitney James Jamie Wellons Caitlin Allen
2004-07 2002-03 2005-08 2008-09 2007-10
Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons Sondra Vetter Jill Shondel
2004-07 2002-03 2008-09 2008-10 2005-08
Tracy Bloomberg Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons Rachael Stern
Erin Kegley Samantha Miller Megan Hall Jen Foster Katie McKay
2010 Players in Bold
STARTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1989-91 2001 2002-03 2008-10 2008-09
SAVES 2005-08 2007-10 2001-04 2003-06 2003-06
COMPLETE GAMES
WALKS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2001-04 2007-10 2005-08 2009-10 2008-09
APPEARANCES
STOLEN BASES (MIN 50 ATTEMPTS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Jennifer Foster Megan Hall Jill Shondel Megan Lombard Gail Matsushima
STRIKEOUTS
RUNS
Tracy Bloomberg Rachel Stern Dana Jacobs Sondra Vetter Jamie Wellons
INNINGS PITCHED
.413 .400 .389 .386 .367
GAMES PLAYED
RBI 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
18 13 12 6 6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TOTAL BASES
HOME RUNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2009-10 2005-08 2001-04 2007-10 2001-02
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 AB)
TRIPLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Megan Lombard Jill Shondel Jennifer Foster Megan Hall Samantha Miller
2003-06 2005-08 2007-10 2002-05 2006-09
DOUBLES 1. 2. 3.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
.513 .466 .458 .438 .423
Ashley Robinson Jill Shondel Megan Hall Jacqui Mines Amy Trenkamp
HITS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SOLO SHUTOUTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1994-95 1991-93 2007-10 2005-08 2009-10
AT BATS 1. 2. 3. 4 5.
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 AB)
Sue Quigley Bertha Wright Megan Hall Jill Shondel Megan Lombard
1989-92 2004-07 2002-03 2008-09 2001
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2008-10 2001-02 2007-10 2001-04 2003-06
SE ASON RECORDS BATTING RECORDS
PITCHING RECORDS HIT BY PITCH
BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 70 AB) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
.424 .396 .394 .369 .360
Sue Quigley Dana Lawrence Dottie Harmon Megan Hall Jill Shondel
1995 1987 1987 2010 2008
Megan Lombard Shayla Cullum Jill Shondel Megan Lombard Samantha Miller
2010 2010 2008 2009 2001
B.J. Charpia Jill Shondel Megan Hall Megan Lombard Shayla Cullum
1990 2008 2010 2010 2010
Jill Shondel Gail Matsushima Shayla Cullum Amy Trenkamp Ashley Conway
2008 2009 2010 2009 2008
Bertha Wright Megan Hall Megan Lombard Allison Barnett Robin Cooper
1991 2010 2010 1998 1986
1. 2. 4. 5.
AT BATS 1. 3. 4.
191 191 189 183 183
HITS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
69 68 66 65 62 19 18 16 13 13
TRIPLES 1. 2. 3.
9 6 5 5 5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
5.
12 9 8 8 7 7 7
Jana Matthews Erin Kegley Dorothy Page Jennifer Foster Megan Lombard Robin Cooper Robin Cooper
2010 2010 2006 2002 2010 1987 1986
RBI 1. 2. 3. 4.
59 42 40 37 37
Dori Beach Jana Matthews Samantha Miller Megan Lombard Shayla Cullum
1988 2010 2001 2010 2010
RUNS 1. 2. 3. 4.
49 45 41 38 38
1. 2. 5.
2010 2010 2002 2009 2004
STOLEN BASES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
45 31 27 24 19
Christie Todd Dana Lawrence Ashley Hale Beth Auer Megan Hall
Current Players in Bold Statistical Records are not complete
1994 1987 1995 2000 2010
19 15 14 13 12 12 12
Jacqui Mines Kristy Ringler Ashley Robinson Amy Trenkamp Amy Trenkamp Jacqui Mines Tiany Reid
2004 2002 2003 2008 2007 2005 2005
4 3 3 3 2
Amy Trenkamp Kelly Backert Jennifer Foster Tricia Hetherington Six times
2009 2003 2002 1987
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 70 AB) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
.658 .581 .565 .550 .548
Robin Cooper Megan Hall Megan Lombard Jennifer Foster Jana Matthews
1987 2010 2010 2002 2010
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE (MIN. 70 AB) 1. 2. 5.
.495 .452 .452 .452 .442
Sue Quigley Megan Hall Tatjana Slawson Jennifer Foster Jennifer Foster
1995 2010 2008 2002 2004
TOTAL BASES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
108 104 102 96 93
Megan Lombard Megan Hall Jill Shondel Samantha Miller Jennifer Foster
2010 2010 2008 2001 2002
CONSECUTIVE GAMES HITTING STREAK 1. 2. 5.
Megan Lombard Megan Hall Jennifer Foster Megan Hall Jennifer Foster
2008 2009 2009 1999 2008 2000 1999
SACRIFICE FLIES
HOME RUNS 1. 2. 3.
Tatjana Slawson Gail Matsushima Megan Lombard Stephany Schreiber Ashley Conway Stephany Schreiber Amy Jo Osborne
SACRIFICE HITS
DOUBLES 1. 2. 3. 4.
18 12 12 11 10 10 10
14 12 12 12 10 10
Mandi Merritt Ashley Conway Ashley Robinson Dottie Harmon Katie McKay Kelly Backert
5.
62 60 60 60 59 39 32 31 27 27
5.
24 23 14 14 13
Tracy Bloomberg Rachael Stern Chris Hudson Jamie Wellons Jamie Wellons
1991 2001 1987 2009 2008
ERA (MIN. 100 IP) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1.01 1.36 1.76 1.92 2.39
Erika Hale Rachael Stern Chris Hudson Sharon Baker Amanda Noble
1992 2001 1987 1996 2004
STRIKEOUTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
145 129 116 113 109
Rachel Stern Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs Sondra Vetter Amanda Noble
2001 2004 2002 2009 2006
APPEARANCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
50 44 43 42 40
Dana Jacobs Dana Jacobs Amanda Noble Jamie Wellons Jamie Wellons
2002 2003 2004 2009 2008
Dana Jacobs Amanda Noble Rachael Stern Jamie Wellons Dana Jacobs
2002 2006 2001 2008 2003
STARTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
45 39 35 33 32
COMPLETE GAMES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
38 33 32 27 20
Tracy Bloomberg Dana Jacobs Rachael Stern Dana Jacobs Two times
1991 2002 2001 2003
SOLO SHUTOUTS 1. 2. 3.
13 9 4 4 4
Rachel Stern Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons Whitney James Jill Shondel
INNINGS PITCHED
Jacqui Mines Dorothy Page Ashley Robinson Jill Shondel Six times
2005 2005 2005 2005
SAVES
Dottie Harmon Jennifer Foster Jennifer Foster Megan Hall Laurie Darragh
1988 2002 2004 2010 1987
WALKS 1. 2. 3. 4.
1. 2. 3.
1988 2008 2005 1987 2006 2002
GAMES PLAYED 1. 2.
WINS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1.
275.0 263.1 225.2 222.2 199.2 2 2 2 2
2001 2003 2009 2005 2005
Tracy Bloomberg Dana Jacobs Rachael Stern Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons
1991 2002 2001 2003 2008, 09
Caitlin Allen Amanda Noble Annie Fredericks Chris Hudson
2010 2004 2001 1987
FEWEST WALKS PER 7 INNINGS (MIN. 100 IP) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
0.64 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.48
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Kimberly Hobbs Jillian LaFrance Jamie Wellons Whitney James Sondra Vetter
2010 2007 2009 2005 2009
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SE ASON RECORDS SINGLE GAME RECORDS
TEAM SINGLE SEASON RECORDS TEAM Games Played Games Won Home Wins Road Wins Winning Streak Home Winning Streak Fewest Games Lost Most Games Lost Losing Streak Consecutive Home Losses Consecutive Road Losses Winning Percentage
TEAM 62 (2005) 32, twice (1990*) 19 (2009) 17 (1987) 10 (1987) 7 (2001) 13 (1989) 45, twice (1999*) 30 (1998-99) 12 (1998-99) 24 (1997-99) 32-14, .696 (1987)
BATTING Batting Average Lowest Batting Average At Bats Runs Scored Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs Slugging Percentage Total Bases Walks Fewest Strikeouts Hit by Pitches On Base Percentage Stolen Bases Stolen Bases Attempted Sacrifice Hits Sacrifice Flies
.312 (1987) .190 (1999) 1543 (2010) 377 (1988) 423 (2010) 83 (2008) 21 (1987) 45 (2010) .430 (2010) 663 (2010) 232 (1988) 56 (1999) 46 (2009) .340 (2002) 72 (1987) 98 (2000) 69 (2004) 12 (1987)
PITCHING Lowest ERA Highest ERA Complete Games Innings Strikeouts Fewest Walks Most Walks Opponent’s Batting Average Shutouts Saves Fewest Runs Allowed Most Runs Allowed Fewest Earned Runs Allowed Fewest Hits Allowed Most Hits Allowed Most Wild Pitches Fewest Wild Pitches Most Hit Batters Fewest Hit Batters
Runs scored Runs (Inning) Hits Home Runs Stolen Bases Walks Errors
24, vs. S.C. Aiken (4-4-1988) 13, at S.C. State (3-16-2010) 20, (two times), at S.C. State (3-16-2010)* 6, vs. Harvard (3-23-2002) 14, at vs. Voorhees (5-1-1987) 20, vs. S.C. Aiken (4-4-1988) 10 (two times), vs. Radford (3-12-1996)*
INDIVIDUAL BATTING At Bats
6, (seven palyers)
Runs Scored Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Stolen Bases Walks Hitting for the Cycle
5, Jennifer Foster vs. NC A&T (3-16-2002) 5, (two times) 5, Stephanie Schwartz vs. Davis & Elkins (1995)* 2, (36 times) Megan Hall vs. Coastal Carolina (3-31-2010)* 2, (four times) Beth Auer vs. Lipscomb (2-18-2001)* 2, (seven times) Jana Matthews at Presbyterian (4-3-2010)* 7, Cindy Ramsey vs. USC-Aiken (1988) 4, (two times) Christie Todd vs. UNC-Charlotte (1994)* 5, Jennifer Foster vs. NC A&T (3-16-2002) Jana Matthews at Gardner-Webb (4-25-2010) (4/4, 3 runs scored, 6 RBI)
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Innings Strikeouts
11, (two times) Julie Allen (1993)* 12, Amanda Noble vs. Hampton (2-25-2007)
* Most Recent 2.13 (1987) 7.43 (1998) 55 (1999) 384.2 (2007) 236 (2009) 78 (2010) 221 (1998) .234 (1987) 15 (2001) 4 (2010) 156 (1987) 332 (2008) 78 (1987) 242 (1987) 517 (2008) 67 (1998) 15 (1987) 36 (2008) 3 (1987)
Current Players in Bold Statistical Records are not complete
BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 1989 C SU At hlet ic Hall o f F am e : Softball Inductees
FIELDING Putouts Assists Fewest Errors Most Errors Fielding Percentage Lowest Fielding Percentage Double Plays Fewest Past Balls Most Past Balls
1153 (2007) 554 (2009) 53 (2001) 118 (1996) .967 (2001) .913 (1996) 26 (2002) 5 (2001) 35 (1998)
Cara Lynn Grimm Class of 1989 Inducted on May 3, 1999
Robin Cooper Class of 1989 Inducted on May 3, 1999
* Most Recent
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Tracy Bloomberg Class of 1992 Inducted on Oct. 2, 2004
BUCCANE ERS
2011 CSU SOFT BALL
2-11 2-12 2-12 2-13
Palmetto State Showdown @ South Carolina vs. USC Upstate vs. Winthrop vs. Furman
2-18 2-18 2-19 2-19
CSU Tournament VIRGINIA TECH MERCER OHIO BRACKET PLAY
2-22
@ College of Charleston (DH)
2-25 2-25 2-26 2-26 2-27
Stetson Tournament vs. Valparaiso vs. Bethune-Cookman vs. Bethune-Cookman @ Stetson Bracket Play
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. TBD
3-4 3-4 3-5 3-5
CSU Tournament USC UPSTATE GEORGETOWN UNC-WILMINGTON BRACKET PLAY
2 p.m. 4 p.m. noon 2/4 p.m.
3-9
FURMAN
3 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 11 a.m. 1/3 p.m. 4 p.m.
3-11 3-11 3-12 3-12
NC State Tournament vs. Maine vs. James Madison vs. Stony Brook vs. Fairfield
3-15 3-22 3-24 3-25 3-30 4-1 4-2 4-5 4-8 4-9 4-10 4-13 4-16 4-17 4-20 4-22 4-23 5-7 5-8 5-13
@ East Carolina (DH) @ Campbell (DH) ELON (DH) ELON COASTAL CAROLINA (DH)* PRESBYTERIAN (DH)* PRESBYTERIAN* @ South Carolina @ Liberty (DH)* @ Liberty* @ Longwood (DH) @ Coastal Carolina @ Winthrop (DH)* @ Winthrop* COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (DH) GARDNER-WEBB (DH)* GARDNER-WEBB* RADFORD (DH)* RADFORD* @ Big South Championship
2 p.m.
* Indicates Big South Conference Event Home Events are in BOLD All Times Eastern
noon 6:30 p.m. 10 a.m. noon 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. noon 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. noon