2012 Charleston Southern Softball Media Guide

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2012 CSU SOFTBALL Table of Contents 2012 CSU So ball 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 Melissa Adams Kris n Kelleher Megan Lombard Jessica Brock Morgan Dowdy Jasmine Conley Courtney Konyk Jana Ma hews Linzy Rother Trea Steele Melanie S ckney Hayes Holdsworth Lizzy Olmstead Stephanie Sbardella Ari Tedesco

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General Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 118087 Charleston, SC 29423-8087 Founded: 1964 Enrollment: 3,231 Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Navy and Vegas Gold Home Field: Buccaneer Field (Grass/200) Na onal Affilia on: NCAA Division I Conference: Big South President: Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr. (App. St., ’69) Vice President: Dr. Rick Brewer (CSU, ’77) Athle c Director: Hank Small (Ge ysburg, ’69) NCAA Faculty Rep: Todd Heldreth Associate A.D. (Marke ng): Cathryn Broderhausen Assistant A.D. (Opera ons): James Bradley Assistant A.D. (Compliance): Mike Hammond Assistant A.D. (Medical Services): Brad Drake Sr. Women’s Admin. (SWA): Chris e Faircloth-Dixon Athle c Department Phone: (843)-863-7678 Athle c Department Fax: (843)-863-7695 Ticket Office Phone: (843)-863-7213

History First Year of So ball: All-Time Record: Big South Championships: Highest Win Percentage (year): Most Wins (year):

1986 539-802-4 1, 1988 .681 (1998) 32-15, 32-21 (’88, ’90)

Spencer Adkinson Jennifer Giles MK Parnell Sheila Tomlinson Hannah Wagner

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Big South Informa on

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Season Review 2011 Sta s cs 2012 Opponents

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Charleston Southern University Administra on Sports Informa on 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 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: Le erwinners Returning/Lost:

Shane Winkler (4th season) Butler (’04) 81-94-1 (3 years) Same (843)-863-7686 swinkler@csuniv.edu Meredith Felts (2nd season) James Madison (’10) 25-33 10-8 (t-3rd) 8/1 14/3

Sports Information Assistant Director for Sports Informa on: Ashley Bailey Office Phone: (843)-863-7687 E-mail: abailey@csuniv.edu Sports Informa on Intern / SB Contact: Kevin O’Rourke Office Phone: (843)-863-7688 E-mail: korourke@csuniv.edu Sports Informa on Fax: (843)-863-7676 Web site: h p://www.csusports.com Sports Info. Overnight Mailing Address: 9200 University Blvd.

Charleston, SC 29406

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2012 OUTLOOK

CSU Softball Looks to Take Next Step in 2012 Following back-to-back third place finishes, Charleston Southern Softball Head Coach Shane Winkler and his Buccaneers appear poised to make a run at Radford and Liberty atop the Big South standings this season. Senior shortstop Megan Lombard leads a group of 14 returners from a club which tied a program-record with 10 conference wins in 2011. The loss of just two seniors to graduation means experience is on the Bucs side, as they return eight starters – more than any other team in the Big South. Depth also figures to be a strength for CSU, with five freshmen and North Carolina State transfer Linzy Rother ready to contribute right off the bat.

“Our goal this year is to continue playing on May 18,” Winkler said. “May 18 is the beginning of the NCAA Tournament. We’ve been looking forward to this year more than any other because of our experience, because of the type of depth that we have. Our goal is always to compete for a Big South Championship and now we have the team that we believe is as good as anyone in the conference to where our goal is beyond the Big South and toward continuing play in the NCAA Tournament on May 18.”

IN THE CIRCLE Perhaps nowhere is CSU’s strength in numbers more evident than on the mound. Despite losing senior Kimberly Hobbs, the Bucs return workhorse Morgan Dowdy and expect Rother, as well as freshmen Jennifer Giles and Spencer Adkinson, to help her shoulder the load in 2012.

Dowdy was excellent over a teamhigh 33 starts last year, and proved durable by yielding no earned runs over her final 19.1 innings on the bump. The 5-9 junior hurled 17 complete games en route to tallying a 2.88 ERA and 119 strikeouts, good for the fifth-highest single-season total in program history.

Dowdy was at her best against Radford, authoring back-to-back shutouts in a doubleheader sweep as CSU became the only club to take a series from the regular season champions.

Rother comes to the Bucs with an ACC pedigree from her time with the Wolfpack, and Giles and Adkinson are ready to toe the rubber as well. Winkler and Pitching Coach Meredith Felts are excited to have options on the hill over the course of the 54-game schedule.

“I like it a lot because they complement each other so well,” Winkler said.

Dowdy does a great job. She moves the ball around, she changes speeds well, she keeps the ball down in the zone where she’s not really susceptible to giving up the big inning. Then we have our freshmen that come in that throw with a little more velocity so they complement each other really well. Linzy Rother moves the ball around well and she’s got some experience in the ACC so they complement each other really well as a staff.”

BEHIND THE PLATE Replacing the production of catcher Erin Kegley will be a challenge, but the Bucs have several players eager to pick up some of the slack behind the dish.

Freshman Hannah Wagner is at the head of that list, along with junior backstop Melanie Stickney. Wagner enjoyed an illustrious high school career in Chico, California, capping it off with a North Section leading .733 slugging percentage as a senior on her way to being named 1st team all-league and garnering a nomination to the Northern Section All-Star game. Stickney, meanwhile, saw 23 starts as the number two catcher last season and smacked a pair of triples while displaying a solid throwing arm by picking off three runners and catching six more potential base stealers.

Freshmen MK Parnell -- a local product from Mount Pleasant – and Kingstree, S.C. native Sheila Tomlinson also provide competition at the position.

“Hannah Wagner has the ability to step in behind the plate as a catcher and at first base,” Winkler said. “She swings the bat extremely well. MK Parnell and

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Sheila Tomlinson will also add some depth to the lineup.”

INFIELD Experience abounds around the horn for CSU on the infield portion of the diamond, as the Bucs return four players who started a combined 212 games last season. Lombard headlines the group and enters the year having started all 176 games of her career to date. The shortstop enjoyed another banner campaign in 2011 as she earned Big South All-Conference 1st team honors by raking at a .330 clip to go along with eight home runs and 33 RBI – both team-highs.

Lombard has a chance to leave her mark on the program even further as a senior, as she begins the season 5th in career batting average, 4th in hits, 2nd in doubles, 3rd in on-base percentage, second in total bases and runs, third in RBI, and T-1st in home runs.

Joining Lombard on the left side of the infield is junior third baseman Jessica Brock, who provided considerable pop herself in 2011 when she totaled a .301 batting average, four homers, four doubles, and 32 RBI. Senior Kristin Kelleher is back at first base after making 52 starts there in 2010. The left-hander showed a discerning eye at the plate as she racked up a team-high 30 walks in 168 plate appearances. Junior Trea Steele figures to anchor second base, where she made 56 starts last season and batted .255 with five doubles, one three-bagger, two homers, 16 RBI and 18 runs scored. Wagner has the ability to play first base as well, while Tomlinson is capable at the hot corner in addition to the crouch behind the plate.

OUTFIELD Slugging corner outfielders are a trademark of powerful offensive clubs, and the Bucs have just that in junior left fielder Jana Matthews. The 5-8 Boonville, N.C. native powered a CSU single-season record 12 long balls as a freshman in 2010, and backed it up with a 2011 that was good enough to merit her Big South All-Conference 2nd team honors. Matthews launched seven homers last year while ranking third on the team with 28 RBI, and enters her final two seasons only one round-tripper off the school-record. The Bucs have plenty of options in center field and right. Senior Melissa Adams and sophomore Ari Tedesco spent most of the time roaming center in 2010, while sophomore Hayes Holdsworth made double-digit starts in both spots. A pair of Holdsworth’s classmates will also be a part of the outfield mix along with juniors Jasmine Conley and Courtney Konyk.

Lizzy Olmstead appeared in 44 games as a freshman and made six starts in center field, while Sbardella found herself in the field seven times but made her impact as the designated player by hitting .246 with nine doubles and 15 RBI. Wherever his position players are stationed in the field, Winkler is confident in their ability to get the job done in the batter’s box.

“One through nine, we’re going to have the ability to swing the bats really well,” Winkler said. “We have about 14 players on our team that deserve an opportunity to start which is really nice because it’s going to be competitive all year long just to find yourself within the starting lineup.

We have some players from the left side who can lay the ball down and use some speed when they’re in the lineup but one through nine, we’re going to have the ability to slug it a little bit and score some runs. It starts with Megan Lombard in that one-spot. She’s not your typical leadoff hitter that’s just going to put the ball in play and get on base but we use Megan to set the tone for our lineup – have the ability to hit an extra-base hit, have the ability to hit the ball out of the park – and we continue that on with the rest of the lineup. We’re excited with the power our lineup shows this year and the ability to not only get on base but get on base with extra-base hits to score a lot of runs and help our pitching staff out.”

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Head Coach

Fourth Season Butler ‘04

SHANE WINKLER

Shane Winkler has been instrumental in restoring a winning tradition to the Buccaneer softball program as he enters his fourth season as head coach with an 81-94-1 record. CSU set numerous schol records in posting its first 30-win season since 1993 in 2010; and the 2011 club built off that success by matching a program best with 10 conference victories. Winkler’s 81 career wins already rank him third all-time among CSU softball coaches.

Under the direction of Winkler, CSU has had 11 players earn a total of 13 Big South All-Conference Team honors. Additionally, in 2010, senior Caitlin Allen became the first CSU player to be named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In the past three seasons, CSU has garnered three conference player of the week awards and six pitcher of the week laurels.

A total of nine individual single-season records and three career standards have been set during Winkler’s time at Charleston Southern. The Bucs have broken nine single-season team records in the past three seasons as well.

The Buccaneers 25 conference wins under Winkler are the second-most league wins for CSU in any three-year span. Additionally, the Bucs’ 13 AllConference performers under his tutleage are the most ever for the program in a three-year stretch.

In 2011, the Buccaneers posted a 25-33 record, (10-8 Big South) tying for third in the Conference. CSU set a single-season program record with 269 strikeouts, including a individual-best 148 K’s from senior Kimberly Hobbs.

The Bucs closed out the regular season with a series victory over Big South Regular Season Champion Radford May 7-8, with Morgan Dowdy pitching back-to-back shutouts May 7. Junior shortstop Megan Lombard was named to the Big South All-Conference First Team, with Erin Kegley, Jessica Brock, Jana Matthews and Stephanie Sbardella earning second team nods.

The 2010 team powered its way to a 30-28-1 (8-10 Big South) mark by slugging a program-record 45 home runs, while also setting standards in slugging percentage and total bases. The Bucs scored impressive wins over No. 15 Louisville and a shutout of the ACC’s Virginia Tech, and took 5-of-6 meetings from College of Charleston. Freshman 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, Winkler led the Bucs to a 26-33 overall record (7-11 Big South). CSU opened 5-1 in league to match its best ever start en route to earning the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament, the highest finish since 2001. The Bucs highlighted their Big South Tourney run with a win over No. 2 Winthrop, and went 2-2 overall to finish only one victory shy of a spot in the title game. Amy Trenkamp and Jamie Wellons were named

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first team all-conference, while Melissa Adams and Megan Hall were tabbed to the second team, Winkler spent the summer of 2009 as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). The Bandits boasted a leaguebest 27-12 record as he 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 University.

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. Marshall broke its home run record twice over that period, including 52 homers in 2008 to pair with a team batting average of .288. Winkler had the opportunity to coach four players that continued their softball careers in the NPF. Winkler’s first go-around in the NPF came during the summer of 2007, when he served as associate field manager with the Akron Racers. While there, he coached NCAA National Champions Alicia Hollowell (Arizona) and Caitlyn Benyi (UCLA) in addition to other top performers from the PAC 10, SEC, and ACC. The Racers finished the 2007 season in 2nd place in the NPF standings.

Prior to Marshall, Winkler spent one season as the Co-Head Coach at Danville Area Community College in Danville, Illinois and guided the program to its first winning season in 12 years by posting a 28-25 record in 2005.

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.

A 2004 graduate of Butler University, Winkler competed for the Bulldog baseball team after also playing at Purdue University and Illinois Central College.

Winkler played professionally with the expansion Florence Freedom of the Frontier League in 2004 and hooked on with the Amarillo Dillas of the United League in 2006 before being traded to the Washington Wild Things in Washington, Pennsylvania.

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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Second Season James Madison ‘10

MEREDITH FELTS Meredith Felts made an immediate impact in her first season as the Buccaneers’ pitching coach as CSU established a single-season program record with 269 strikeouts. The Bucs tandem of Morgan Dowdy and Kimberly Hobbs both earned Big South Pitcher of the Week in 2011, making CSU the only BSC team with two conference pitcher of the week honorees for the campaign. Under her tutelage, Hobbs struck out a programrecord 148 batters. CSU posted the second-lowest Conference-only ERA (2.01) of any Big South team in 2011.

Felts arrived at CSU in 2010 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 opponent’s 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, where she planned and implemented team practices and assisted in game day operations. Felts also taught skill development with an emphasis on pitching.

Felts enjoyed an accomplished playing career as a four-year starting

pitcher for the James Madison Dukes, amassing nearly every major singleseason 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 earned a spot on the Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team (2006) and was a three-time member of the CAA All-Conference Team (2007-2009), while also taking home CAA Pitcher of the Week on eight occasions (2006-2009). She also gained national recognition as a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association All Mid-Atlantic Team (2008) and a two-time member of the VA Sports Information Directors’ Association All-State Team (2008-09). Felts picked up a pair of accolades in 2009, as she was named the VA Sports Information Directors’ Association University Pitcher of the Year and earned the CAA Softball Tournament Oustanding Player Award.

Felts has been active in softball camps at JMU and UNC in a variety of capacities over the past several years. She graduated from James Madison University in May of 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and a minor in General Business.

INSIDE THE CLUBHOUSE WITH COACH WINKLER On excitement for 2012 season: This is the year that we’ve been looking forward to. We finally have experience. We have a lot of kids that our staff has brought in, recruit-wise, and most of them have gained a lot of experience and mixing that in with a couple that we have this year that will see some significant time, this is the year that we’ve really been looking forward to.

On CSU’s 3rd Place Standing in Big South Preseason Poll: Big South play is going to be very competitive this year. You don’t need much extra motivation going into each series but one motivating factor we do have from the preseason poll is there was a team that picked us to finish seventh and there was a team that picked us to finish sixth. We feel based on what we did last year and what we accomplished that we’ve earned a little more than that so going into each Big South series we get to think ‘that’s the team that picked us 7th’ and we have something to prove so we get to use the preseason poll as somewhat of a motivating factor this year.

On playing in the Long Beach State Invitational: We finally get to go out there and it’s nice for our California kids to get to play close to home but again, the biggest thing is we want to be a program that can compete with anyone in the nation and in order to do that you have to schedule trips like that where you’re going out west, you’re playing in different parts of the country. We play UCLA which won the national championship a couple of years ago so we’re playing some big time programs out there and trying to compete nationally.

On roster with players from 7 different states, including 5 from California and another from Washington We want to recruit nationally so we want to show our recruits that you’re not just coming here to play in a smaller conference.

We’re trying to compete for Big South Championships, but also with other programs nationally. We sell that to our recruits very hard and they’ve bought into it. That’s why we’ve been able to get kids from the west coast and from down in Florida. We’ve gotten some kids that can play at a very high level.

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Name Ari Tedesco Morgan Dowdy Megan Lombard Jessica Brock Lizzy Olmstead Spencer Adkinson MK Parnell Stephanie Sbardella Hayes Holdsworth Melanie S ckney Kris n Kelleher Linzy Rother Jennifer Giles Jasmine Conley Trea Steele Jana Ma hews Courtney Konyk Melissa Adams Sheila Tomlinson Hannah Wagner

Pos. C/OF P/DP SS 3B OF P C 3B OF/P C 1B P P OF 2B OF OF OF C C/INF

Ht. 5-1 5-9 5-5 5-6 5-4 5-11 5-7 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-2 5-11 5-5 5-0 5-4 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-8

Yr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

B/T L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R

Hometown/High School (Previous) Hun ngton Beach, Calif./Marina HS Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley HS Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley HS Puyallup, Wash./Rogers HS Brooksville, Fla./Nature Coast Technical HS Headland, Ala./Rehobeth HS Mount Pleasant, S.C./Wando HS Fairfax Sta on, Va./South County Secondary Wakefield, Va./Tidewater Academy St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS (U. of South Florida) Springfield, Va./Bishop Ireton HS Long Beach, Calif./North Carolina State Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS 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 Florence, S.C./East Clarendon HS Chico, Calif./Chico HS

B/T L/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 R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R

Hometown/High School (Previous) Greer, S.C./Eastside HS Headland, Ala./Rehobeth HS Puyallup, Wash./Rogers HS Morganton, N.C./Freedom HS Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley HS Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS Wakefield, Va./Tidewater Academy 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 Mount Pleasant, S.C./Wando HS Long Beach, Calif./North Carolina State Fairfax Sta on, Va./South County Secondary Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS (Orange Coast Coll.)

St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS (U. of South Florida) Hun ngton Beach, Calif./Marina HS\ Florence, S.C./East Clarendon HS Chico, Calif./Chico HS

Head Coach: Shane Winkler (Butler ’04) (Fourth Season) Assistant Coach: Meredith Felts (James Madison ’10) (Second Season) No. 24 8 5 20 1 18 12 14 23 4 22 6 9 15 11 21 13 00 25 33

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Name Melissa Adams Spencer Adkinson Jessica Brock Jasmine Conley Morgan Dowdy Jennifer Giles Hayes Holdsworth Kris n Kelleher Courtney Konyk Megan Lombard Jana Ma hews Lizzy Olmstead MK Parnell Linzy Rother Stephanie Sbardella Trea Steele Melanie S ckney Ari Tedesco Sheila Tomlinson Hannah Wagner

Yr. OF P 3B OF P/DP P OF/P 1B OF SS OF OF C P 3B 2B C C/OF C C/INF

Pos. 5-7 5-11 5-6 5-0 5-9 5-5 5-4 5-2 5-7 5-5 5-8 5-4 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-1 5-8

Ht. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.

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Greer, S.C.

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MELISSA ADAMS 2009 Big South All-Conference Second Team OF

March 16 at South Carolina State.

2011: Appeared in 45 games, starting in 33 contests (25 – CF, 6 – RF, 1 – LF, 1 – DP) as a junior… hit .222 (18-for-81) with four doubles, 10 runs scored and eight RBI… named to All-Tournament Team at season-opening Palmetto State Showdown after batting .500 on the weekend… recorded back-to-back two-hit ballgames, vs. Winthrop and Furman… hit two doubles vs. Furman Feb. 13… staged fourgame hitting streak in February… drove in two runs Feb. 25 vs. Bethune-Cookman and March 9 vs. Furman... scored career-high two runs April 18 at Winthrop… tied for first on the team with three outfield assists.

2009: Played in 58 games and started 55 in left field… named to Big South All-Conference Second Team.. recorded a .232 batting average, tallying 23 hits, 5 RBI, and 12 runs in 99 at bats…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… tallied two hits, a run scored, a stolen base and an RBI vs.

Presbyterian on Mar. 27… had two hits and a stolen base vs.

Gardner-Webb on April 18.

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.

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… Personal: Daughter of Bob and Sharon Adams… born Auregistered three two-hit games… batted 2-for-3 with 3 RBI gust 16, 1990, in Greenville, S.C…. majoring in biology April 16 vs. Winthrop… went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and plans to attend veterinary school.

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Sr. 1B

5-2 L/L

Springfield, Va.

KRISTIN KELLEHER 2010 Big South All-Conference Second Team DP 2011: Played in 57 games, earning 52 starts at first base and one at DP… batted .210 (29-for-138) with seven doubles, two home runs, 27 runs scored and 14 RBI… led team with 30 walks, good for second in the Big South, and was third in the Conference with 10 sac bunts… hit by pitch five times… team leader with 349 putouts… opened season with hits in first three games, including 2-for-4, two-run performance vs. Winthrop… went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI Feb. 22 at College of Charleston, and also stroked two doubles vs. Georgetown March 9… hit two-run home run April 23 vs. Gardner-Webb, and added solo shot in Big South Tournament against Radford… posted six multiple-hit games… walked three times vs. Presbyterian April 1.

2010: Competed in all 59 games during season, starting 53 times (49-DH, 2-RF, 2-1B) during season… named to Big South AllConference Second Team at designated player… batted .273 with four doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI… second on team with 19 walks and three sacrifice hits, and scored 23 runs… turned it on during Big South schedule, hitting .340 with a .404 OBP in conference play… registered multiple hits on nine occasions and added one 2-RBI game… hit in four straight games, from March 27 at Radford through March 31 at Coastal Carolina… went 2-for-3 in back-to-back games April 14-16, homering vs.

Coastal Carolina… slugged first home run of career March 28

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at Radford… batted 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored April 25 at Gardner-Webb… scored a run in each of last two games at Big South Tournament.

2009: Pitched in eight games and started one for the Bucs… stepped in the circle for 25.2 innings, tallying 12 strikeouts… played in 42 games and started in 21 as a designated player and pinch hitter… recorded a .277 batting average… tallied 18 hits, four doubles and four RBI in 65 at bats… had four multihit games on the season… had two hits and a double in just her fourth collegiate game vs. Georgia Southern on Feb. 20 High School: Four-year varsity starter and team captain in her senior year at Bishop Ireton under coach Dave Langley… batted .455 for high school career and .508 in senior year… pitched three no-hitters and one perfect game… set school record of 17 strikeouts in one game… two time 1st Team All-State selection… three time 1st Team All-Conference selection… Bishop Ireton Booster Club 2008 Leadership Scholarship Award…

Bishop Ireton 2008 MVP.... named Honorable Mention All-Met by the Washington Post.

Personal: Daughter of Priscilla and Kevin Kelleher… born February 27, 1990 in Arlington, Va.… majoring in criminal justice

with a goal of entering the FBI.

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5-5 R/R

Roanoke, Va.

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MEGAN LOMBARD

2011 Big South All-Conference First Team Big South Player of the Week - Feb. 15, 2010 2011: Started all 58 games at shortstop, only CSU player to appear in all of team’s games… has started 176 consecutive games at shortstop to start career… named Big South All-Conference First Team and Team MVP… led team with .330 average, 13 doubles, eight home runs, 30 runs scored, 33 RBI, 102 total bases, nine times hit by pitch, 105 assists, .410 on base percentage and .534 slugging percentage…led Big South with 63 hits and nine times hit by pitch, finishing in top five in nine categories… hit CSU-career-record-tying 20th home run May 7 vs. Radford… paced team with 22 extra-base hits and 21 multiple-hit games… posted 10-game hitting streak, the eighth CSU player to do so… reached base safely in each of final 25 games of season… homered in first game of season, at South Carolina… hit leadoff homer at Longwood April 10 and hit walk-off shot March 5 vs. UNC Wilmington… posted four RBI April 1 vs. Presbyterian and April 4 vs. Coastal Carolina… posted threehit games at College of Charleston and against Radford… scored three runs Feb. 12 vs. Winthrop… recorded four straight two-hit games from March 5 through March 11… went 2-for-3 in Big South Tournament vs. Radford… her 2011 numbers rank in the top five in program history, in doubles (t-4th), homers (t-3rd), total bases (t-4th) and hitting streak (t-5th)… rated first all-time in career home runs (20), second in doubles (36), runs (115) and total bases (294), fourth in RBI (90), and fifth in hits (182).

2010: 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 threehit 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, donig so as shortstop during 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 36… recorded a team best five home runs and had 18 extra base hits… posted 20 RBI and 84 total bases… had three separate hitting streaks of four games or more… recorded a .459 slugging percentage and a .374 on base percentage… 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.

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Jr. 3B

5-6 R/R

Puyallup, Wash.

JESSICA BROCK 2010 Big South All-Conference Second Team 3B

2011: Appeared in 45 games, starting 44 times at third base and once in right field as a sophomore… named to Big South All-Conference Second Team… batted .301 with four doubles, four home runs, 15 runs scored and 32 RBI… posted .338 OBP and .413 slugging percentage… placed second on team in batting average and RBI and led team with two sacrifice flies… ranked second on team with 98 assists, including team-high 49 assists in Conference play… posted 2011 team-high seven assists April 23 vs.

Gardner-Webb…led team with 10 multiple-RBI contests, and added 10 multiple-hit games… posted a career-best nine game hitting streak during middle of season, one in which she had a hit in every inning… recorded two threehit ballgames, including two in a row at Winthrop April 17-18… went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored April 4 vs. Coastal Carolina.. batted 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored at Stetson… also drove in three runs against Georgetown, Furman and Maine… scored two runs twice… struck out just one time in 57 Conference at bats.

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 against 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.

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… majoring in 2010: Competed in 46 games, earning 41 starts (32-RF, Physical Education... born on July 13, 1991, in Puyallup, 6-2B, 3-DH) as a freshman… batted .202 (25-for-124) Wash.

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Jr. OF 5-0 R/R

Morganton, N.C.

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JASMINE CONLEY 2011: Saw action in 39 games, starting eight ballgames (7 – RF, 1 – DP)… made 32 appearances as a reserve, serving primarily as a pinch runner… went .138 (4-for-29) at the plate, scoring 11 runs and driving in three… started season opener at South Carolina Feb. 11, batting 2-for-3 with a run scored… hit 1-for-2 with a career-high two runs scored at Longwood April 10… drove in career-high two runs at Winthrop April 17… tied for third on team with four sacrifice bunts.

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 Professional Biology at CSU and plans to enter into a medical field.

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

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Jr. P/DP 5-9 R/R

Pleasanton, Calif.

MORGAN DOWDY 2011 Big South Pitcher of the Week: Feb. 14 and May 9 2011: Appeared in 46 games, starting 33 times in the circle… went 11-18 on season, leading team with 17 complete games, three shutouts, 214 innings pitched, .243 batting average against and two saves… named Big South Pitcher of the Week Feb. 14 and May 9… struck out 119 batters, good for fifth all-time… allowed no earned runs over the final 19.1 innings she pitched… pitched back-to-back shutouts against Conference-leading Radford May 7, allowing just seven hits… first CSU pitcher with two shutouts over same Big South team on same day in last 20 years… pitched first career seven-inning shutout with three-hitter vs. Furman Feb. 13… went 5-4 with 2.22 ERA, two shutouts and seven complete games in Conference play… pitched 6.2 hitless innings of relief for win over Maine March 11… pitched complete game in 10-inning loss to Elon March 25… struck out nine Fairfield batters March 12… helped team set single-season strikeout record at 269… now tied for first at CSU with three career saves.

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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.

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 and kinesiology.

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Boynton Beach, Fla.

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COURTNEY KONYK 2011: Saw action in 49 games, starting five times in right field… batted .176 (3-for-17) as a sophomore… scored 13 runs, serving primarily as a pinch runner… tied for team lead with four stolen bases on six attempts… tied career high with 2-for-3 performance at the plate March 22 at Campbell… scored one run in each of final three games of regular season, vs. Radford May 7-8… reached base three times, with one hit and two walks, April 10 at Longwood… recorded four putouts with a 1.000 fielding percentage.

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.

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.

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

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Jr. OF 5-8 R/R

Boonville, N.C.

JANA MATTHEWS 2010 Big South All-Conference First Team OF 2011 Big South All-Conference Second Team OF 2011: Played in and started 57 games in left field… named AllConference for second season in a row, being tabbed as Big South All-Conference Second Team… batted .251 (44-for-175) with 10 doubles, three triples, seven homers, 26 runs and 32 RBI… posted .463 slugging percentage and .321 OBP… tied for second in Big South in triples and ranked fifth in RBI… second on team in slugging percentage, doubles, home runs, total bases and RBI… posted 20 extra-base hits for the second year in a row… recorded career-best five-game hitting streak at end of season… hit walk-off solo home run to seal win over Elon March 24, also going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in that contest… drove in five runs March 11 vs. James Madison… had five multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI contests… now sits in third all-time with 19 career home runs and is eighth with 75 RBI… tied for team lead with three outfield assists… went 2-for-4 with gamewinning RBI in 2-1 win over PC in Big South Tournament May 12.

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 program-record 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, tally-

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ing 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… stroked homers in backto-back games, April 25 at G-W and May 6 vs. Howard… hit three home runs and drove 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.

High School: Played at Starmount High School under Coach Heather Courts-Tysinger… was named to the All-Conference 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 home runs… also played volleyball and basketball in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Eddie and Melanie Matthews… born on

November 8, 1990, in Winston-Salem, N.C.… majoring in kinesiology at CSU.

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5-11 R/R

Long Beach, Calif.

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LINZY ROTHER 2009: 1st team Moore League pitcher...Pitcher of the Year award winner...batted .404 with a .561 slugging percentage with 16 RBI’s...went 12-7 on the mound with a 1.37 ERA while striking out 135.

Personal: Born on Feb. 15, 1991, in Placentia Linda, Ca....daughter of Tim and Liz Rother...majoring in communications with career aspirations of becoming a sports broadcaster...father Tim Rother played for the L.A. Raiders for three seasons (‘88-’90)...sister Lacey Rother is currently playing catcher for the University of South Carolina softball team.

Rothers is one of six newcomers on a CSU roster which features eight juniors, more than any class represented.

The 2012 edition of the Bucs consists of three seniors, eight juniors, four sophomores, and five freshmen.

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Jr. 2B

5-4 R/R

Yorba Linda, Calif.

TREA STEELE 2011: Saw action in 57 games, making 56 starts at second base… hit .255 (39-for-153) with five doubles, one triple, two home runs, 18 runs scored and 16 RBI… had .352 on base percentage, with 17 walks and six times hit by pitch… placed second on team with five sacrifice bunts… recorded 97 assists, good for third on team and was fourth with 114 putouts… registered .369 on base percentage and .986 fielding percentage in Conference play… recorded two walk-off hits, driving in game-winning run in ninth inning of 10-9 win over Virginia Tech and ending run-rule win over Coastal Carolina… had multiple hits in back-toback games on three occasions… posted team-best four-hit game Feb. 26 at Stetson... posted nine multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI contests… went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI vs. Virginia Tech.. drove in three runs vs.

Bethune-Cookman.

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.

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 sea2010: Competed in 53 games, earning the start at second son… three time letter winner in softball. base each time as a freshman… batted .286 (40-for-140) with seven doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and 24 runs Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Taran Steele… born on scored… walked 15 times, third on team, and hit by pitch February 21, 1991, in Yorba Linda, Calif.… majoring in twice, giving her a .363 OBP… fifth on team in batting kinesiology at CSU and plans to pursue physical therapy.

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5-6 R/R

St. Petersburg, Fla.

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MELANIE STICKNEY 2011: Saw action in 32 games, starting 25 times (23 – C, 2 – 3B) in her first year at CSU… served as primary backup catcher… batted .167 (10-for-60) with one double, two triples, five runs scored and five RBI… placed third on team with 125 putouts… picked off three runners and threw out six potential base stealers… tripled and scored Feb. 12 vs.

Winthrop… went 2-for-2 with one RBI and one run scored March 24 vs. Elon and April 20 vs. CofC… had two-game hitting streak vs. Elon… hit a double March 9 vs. Furman.

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 Tammy Stickney... plans on majoring in criminal justice or psychology… brother Mitch played football at William Penn University.

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 two-run 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. High School: Lettered in softball and swimming all four years at Northeast... earned second-team all-state and firstteam all-county in 2009... named Northeast High Softball Defensive Player of the Year in 2008... given Coaches 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

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So. OF/P 5-4 R/R

Wakefield, Va.

HAYES HOLDSWORTH 2011: Played in 43 games, starting 26 times (14 – RF, 10 – CF, 2 – DP) as a freshman… batted .219 (14 for 64) with one triple, two home runs, 16 runs scored, five RBI and 16 walks… posted .383 on base percentage, good for third on team… hit a home run, the game-winner, in first career at bat, Feb. 13 vs. Furman… belted a home run April 10 at Longwood… scored a run in first three games played… made three relief pitching appearances, with a 6.18 ERA and two strikeouts in 5.2 innings… drew a team-high three walks vs. Gardner-Webb April 22… scored two runs vs.

Coastal Carolina and at Winthrop… registered five-game hitting streak… drove in Jana Matthews with a triple April 1 vs. Presbyterian.

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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.

Personal: Born Aug. 8, 1992 in Suffolk, Va.… daughter of Walt and Martha Holdsworth…majoring in kinesiology, with the career goal of becoming a surgical assistant.

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So. OF 5-4 L/R

Brooksville, Fla.

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LIZZY OLMSTEAD 2011: Competed in 44 games, starting nine times (6 – CF, 2 -2B, 1 – DP)… mostly utilized as pinch runner and defensive replacement… scored 11 runs, including game-tying runs at Coastal and vs. Gardner-Webb… tied for team lead with four stolen bases… batted .167 (4-for-24) with one double and two RBI… registered first career double April 10 at Longwood, driving in Kimberly Braxton while hitting CSU’s third straight extra-base hit… recorded first career hit and scored a run in 10-9 win over Virginia Tech.

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. Personal: Born June 30, 1992 in Western Springs, Ill…. daughter of Jug and Cathy Olmstead… majors in Communications with a minor in Sociology... older sister Kimberlee played softball at Colgate University.

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So. 3B 5-7 R/R

Fairfax Station, Va.

STEPHANIE SBARDELLA 2011: Played in 53 games, starting 48 times (30 – DP, 12 – 3B, 6 – RF) as a freshman… named to Big South AllConference Second Team, one of three current CSU players to be named all-conference as freshmen… batted .246 (31-for-126) with nine doubles, seven runs scored, 13 walks and 15 RBI, posting .336 on base percentage… finished third on team with nine doubles… recorded first career hits with two doubles vs. Winthrop Feb. 12… batted 2-for-3 with a double and career-high three RBI Feb. 18 against Virginia Tech… posted four multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests… managed a nine-game hitting streak during middle of season… went 2-for-3 with two RBI April 4 vs. Coastal Carolina… ended regular season with hits in three out of final four contests… batted 1-for2 with one run scored in 2-1 win over Presbyterian in Big South Tournament.

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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… competed 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.

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ARI TEDESCO 2011: Appeared in 50 games, earning 36 starts (19 – RF, 16 – CF, 1 – C) as a freshman… posted fourth-best batting average on team, hitting .263 (26-for-99) with two doubles, seven RBI and 14 runs scored… tied for team lead with four stolen bases… posted an eight-game hitting streak early in season… registered three multiple-hit games… had first career hit Feb. 22 at CofC… scored two runs twice, against Presbyterian April 1 and vs. Furman March 9… recorded back-to-back two-hit games against Stetson… made 30 putouts and one assist with no errors… ended regular season with hits in six straight games… drove in seventhinning game-tying run against Gardner-Webb April 22… went 1-for-3 with one run scored in 2-1 win over Presbyterian in Big South Tournament… batted 2-for-3 with an RBI April 20 vs. CofC.

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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Fr. P 5-11 R/R

Headland, Ala.

SPENCER ADKINSON High School: Played under Head Coach Summer Chandler Personal: Born April 20, 1993, in Dothan Ala...daughter of at Rehobeth High School...all state honorable mention in James and Starla Adkinson...majoring in athletic training.

2010 and 2011...named to the Dothan Eagle Super 12 team in 2010 and 2011...named to the Wiregrass Athletic Conference Elite 12 team in ‘07,’08,’09,’10,’11...2010 and 2011 Wiregrass Athletic Conference Player of The Year.

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Fr. P 5-5 R/R

Jupiter, Fla.

JENNIFER GILES High School: Played under coach Rick Williams at Jupiter Personal: Born April 1, 1993 in West Palm Beach, Fla...

High School...6A all-state second team...1st team all-area daughter of Eddie and Glenda Giles...majoring in kinesiolteam...1st team all conference in 2011...four year letterman. ogy with hopes of becoming a physical therapist.

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Fr. C 5-7 R/R Mount Pleasant, S.C.

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MK PARNELL High School: Played under Head Coach Steve Legette at Personal: Born May 26, 1993, in Macon, Ga...daughther Wando High School...batted .375 senior year...named to of Eddie and Tammy Parnell...majoring is business with the All Lowcountry, All Region, and All State teams...All hopes of working for RJR in the future.

State Player for High School News Report...Region Player of the Year...honored with team MVP award...Wando High School went 20-9 during her senior year.

Fr. C/3B 5-8 R/R

Kingstree, S.C.

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SHEILA TOMLINSON High School: Played under Head Coach Lisa Ard and was captain at East Clarendon High School...named 2010 AllRegion Player of The Year...member of the 2010 and ‘11 All-State team...2011 All Star...batted over .400 during each year...had four homeruns, over .1000 slugging percentage... captain of both the volleyball and cheerleading team.

Personal: Born on Nov. 18, 1992, in Florence S.C... daughter of Jon and Alice Tomilson...majoring in nursing with hopes of becoming a nurse practitioner...cousin Russ played baseball for the College of Charleston.

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C/INF 5-7

R/R Chico, Calif.

HANNAH WAGNER High School: Earned varsity letter during all four years of play at Chico High School under Coach Randi Salado... batted .402 with a .475 on-base percentage as a freshman and was named all-district... was crucial component on Texas State Champions in Division 2A as a sophomore, batting .507 with 2 home runs to make all-district team again... led California North Section in slugging percentage at .733 as a senior, and also batted .440 with a .500 OBP en route to being named 1st team all-leauge and an all-section team

member; was nominated to play in Northern Section AllStar game.

Personal: Named to honor roll all four years of high school... played volleyball as a freshman at Chico HS... born on July 8, 1993 in Chico, California... daughter of Jeffrey and Julie Wagner.

The Bucs’ five freshmen hail from four different states and have the potential to make an impact on what Coach Winkler calls his most experienced team during his tenure at CSU.

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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.

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 Gain Experience and Build Toward Promising Future in 2011 A season that started with high expectations ended with the 2011 CSU Buccaneers tying the program record for most Conference victories while posting numerous strong performances. The Buccaneers went 25-33 overall and finished in a tie for third place for the second year in a row with a 10-8 Conference mark. The 2011 edition of CSU softball built off of the momentum of the team’s first 30-win season since 1993, becoming the first Buccaneer softball team with 10 Big South victories since 1992.

Third-year Head Coach Shane Winkler said, “2011 was another step forward for the program. We finished third in the conference again, but it was improvement, which was what we were looking for. We didn’t reach the expectations and the goals that we were hoping for, because we set those extremely high.” CSU played its best softball during the final weekend of the regular season, winning a threegame series against Big South Regular Season Champion Radford May 7-8. The Buccaneers posted back-to-back 3-0 shutouts over the Highlanders May 7, with Morgan Dowdy penning 14 shutout innings. Charleston Southern is the first Big South team to shut out Radford since the 2008 season.

“Radford only had two losses on the season in conference going in, and we played extremely well,” Winkler said. “That weekend not only did a lot for our confidence this season, but I think it’s going to change what our goals and expectations are the rest of the way.”

Five Buccaneers were honored on the All-Big South Team this season, tying for the most All-Conference players in a single season in program history. Junior shortstop Megan Lombard was named Big South All-Conference First Team at shortstop. Senior catcher Erin Kegley earned second-team All-Conference, and was also tabbed to the All-Academic Team. Sophomores Jana Matthews (OF) and Jessica Brock (3B), along with freshman DP Stephanie Sbardella, drew mention on the second team as well. The Buccaneers opened the season at the Palmetto State Showdown in Columbia, where the team went 2-2. Kegley and Matthews provided highlights during the season-opening Palmetto State Showdown in Columbia by clubbing back-to-back homers in an 11-3 win over Winthrop. Morgan Dowdy then pitched a three-hit shutout and Hayes Holdsworth homered in her first career at-bat Feb. 13 vs. Furman.

Dowdy was named Big South Pitcher of the Week Feb. 14 and May 9, while senior Kimberly Hobbs earned pitcher of the week honors April 18. CSU was the only team with two Big South Pitcher of the Week honorees.

Trea Steele’s walk-off single enabled CSU to open the home schedule by downing ACC opponent Virginia Tech, 10-9, in nine innings Feb. 18. The Bucs also added a victory over Georgetown of the Big East. “Getting a couple wins over big-time programs in big conferences was a highlight this season,” Winkler said.

The Bucs’ 11-run rally during the first inning against MEAC Champion Bethune-Cookman Feb. 26 was highlighted on the ESPN.com College Sports Blog alongside national powers Tennessee, Florida and Stanford.

Charleston Southern hosted its first StrikeOut Cancer game this season, April 20 vs. College of Charleston raising support and awareness for breast cancer survivors. The Bucs wore pink jerseys, and Sharon Adams, mother of junior outfielder Melissa Adams and a cancer survivor, threw out a special first pitch.

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“The StrikeOut Cancer game was definitely a big highlight of the year, to do that for the first time here. We have a player, Melissa Adams, whose mother is going through breast cancer, and has battled through that and has beat that. That was nice, to bring her out to throw the first pitch,” Winkler said.

When the page turned to the Conference season, the Buccaneers pitching and defense improved to become among the best in the Big South. CSU led the League with a .978 fielding percentage in Conference games, and finished second with a 2.01 Big South ERA. An errorless weekend helped the Bucs take a 2-1 series over Radford.

“Pitching and defense put us in a position to win every game throughout conference,” said Winkler. “That’s the biggest key, is our pitching and defense stepped up a great deal; we got great outings all conference season long from Kimberly Hobbs and Morgan Dowdy. They did a great job, and our defense played tremendous throughout the conference season.”

The Buccaneers faced Presbyterian to open Big South play, and went 1-2 against the Blue Hose. CSU swept a doubleheader from rival Coastal Carolina April 4, which included a run-rule, 9-1, victory and a 6-2 win over the Chanticleers. The Bucs won all four meetings from Winthrop this season, including a 2-1, eight-inning victory followed by a 10-1 run-rule triumph April 18.

In the conference tournament, CSU posted a 1-2 record which included a 2-1 win over Presbyterian College as the Bucs eliminated the Blue Hose for the second year in a row.

CSU continued its power-hitting prowess, slugging 31 home runs and 103 extra-base hits total. The Bucs have had 100 or more extra-base hits in each of the last four seasons. The Bucs ability to drive the ball to the gaps is a strength that has been developed over the past few seasons, says Winkler.

Lombard continued to set new benchmarks last season, as she tied her own single-season program record with 191 at bats. Additionally, she hit her programrecord-tying 20th career home run May 7 vs. Radford.

The Buccaneer pitching staff showed vast improvements, setting the single-season CSU standard with 269 strikeouts. Kimberly Hobbs struck out a program-record 148 batters this season, including 11 against PC April 1, while Dowdy posted 119 strikeouts.

“Morgan and Kimberly both stepped up a great deal. We lost Sondra Vetter, who was a senior, before the season started with a shoulder injury, which really hurt us, and we fought through that adversity. Those two led us the entire way and did a tremendous job, so I’m proud of the way that they were able to step up,” Winkler said.

Last year’s club featured only two seniors with a majority of the starters holding underclassmen status, so the combination of youth and experience promises that 2012 will be another step in the quest for a championship.

“We took a step forward this year, and we have almost everyone returning. We gained a great deal of experience, which is key this year. So we bring back experience and talent, and mix that in with our best recruiting class that we’ve ever had, and we feel we have the team to finally . . . take that step forward and be the top team in the Big South and continue playing on through the NCAA tournament.”

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2012 OPPONENTS SOUTH CAROLINA 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: 26-32 2011 finish/conference: 26-32/6-22; 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

FURMAN

MARSHALL

WINTHROP Location: Rock Hill, S.C. Enrollment: 6,400 Nickname: Eagles Colors: Garnet and Gold Head Coach: Mark Cooke (23rd season) Alma Mater, Yr.: USC Spartanburg ’89 Coach’s record at WU: 609-598-3 2011 finish/conference: 16-36/5-13; 7th 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

KENNESAW STATE

Location: Huntington, W.V. Enrollment: 14,196 Nickname: Thundering Herd Colors: Green and White Head Coach: Shonda Stanton (11th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: UNC Greensboro ‘96 Coach’s Record at Marshall: 353-303 2011 finish/conference: 19-33-1/5-17-1; 7th Conference: Conference USA (C-USA) Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: herdzone.com Softball SID: Matt Weber Phone number: (304) 634-9852 Email: weber15@marshall.edu

Location: Kennesaw, Ga. Enrollment: 23,452 Nickname: Owls Colors: Black and Gold Head Coach: Scott Whitlock (25th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Piedmont

OHIO

COLL. OF CHARLESTON

AKRON

Location: Athens, Ohio Enrollment: 28,442 Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Hunter Green and White Head Coach: Jodi Hermanek (4th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Colorado St.-Pueblo ’00 Coach’s record at Ohio: 68-80 2011 finish/conference: 26-33/12-8; 1st Conference: Mid-American (MAC) Last NCAA appearance: 1995 Athletics website: ohiobobcats.com Softball SID: Brett Compton Phone number: (740) 593-1299 Email: comptonb@ohio.edu

Location: Charleston, S.C. Enrollment: 11,617 Nickname: Cougars Colors: Maroon and White Head Coach: Shelly Hoerner (7th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Canisius ’96 Coach’s record at CofC: 180-163 2011 finish/conference: 37-21/12-11; 4th 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: Greenville, S.C. Enrollment: 2,600 Nickname: Paladins Colors: Purple and White Head Coach: Dana Jenkins (9th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Furman ’96 Coach’s record at Furman: 165-288-1 2011 finish/conference:18-35/9-15; T-7th 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

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USC UPSTATE Location: Spartanburg, S.C. Enrollment: 5,268 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Hunter Green, White and Black Head Coach: Chris Hawkins (18th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: USC Upstate ’89 Coach’s record at USC Upstate: 600-274-1 2011 finish/conference:42-13/13-7; 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

Coach’s record at Kennesaw State: 1082-271 2011 finish/conference: 28-27/10-10; T-6th

Conference: Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: ksuowls.com Softball SID: Scott Lipsky Phone number: (678) 797-2192 Email: slipsky@kennesaw.edu

Location: Akron, Ohio Enrollment: 29,699 Nickname: Zips Colors: Blue and Gold Head Coach: Julie Jones (6th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Baldwin-Wallace ‘92 Coach’s record at Akron: 116-145 2011 finish/conference: 24-24/8-13; 4th Conference: Mid-American (MAC) Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: gozips.com Softball SID: Gregg Bach Phone number: (330) 972-6106 Email: gbach@akron.edu

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2012 OPPONENTS MOREHEAD STATE Location: Morehead, Ky. Enrollment: 10,235 Nickname: Eagles Colors: Blue and Gold Head Coach: David Williams (1st season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Guilford ‘00 Coach’s record at MSU: 0-0 2011 finish/conference: 19-36/10-19; 9th Conference: Ohio Valley (OVC) Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: msuathletics.com Softball SID: Libby Knight Phone number: (606) 783-2500 Email: e.knight@moreheadstate.edu

UMBC Location: Baltimore. Md. Enrollment: 13,200 Nickname: Black Bears Colors: Black and Gold Head Coach: Joe French (11th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Robert Morris ‘07 Coach’s record at Maine: 174-191 2011 finish/conference: 25-28/8-10; 4th Conference: America East Last NCAA appearance: 2004 Athletics website: UMBCRetrievers.com Softball SID: TBA Phone number: (410) 455-2639 Email: TBA

CONNECTICUT Location: Storrs, Conn.

Enrollment: 30,034 Nickname: Huskies Colors: National Flag Blue (Navy) and White

Head Coach: Karen Mullins (29th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: UConn ‘79 Coach’s record at UConn: 802-544-5 2011 finish/conference: 19-30/6-15; 11th Conference: Big East Last NCAA appearance: 1996 Athletics website: UConnhuskies.com Softball SID: Sagan Byrne Phone number: (860) 486-4707 Email: sagan.byrne@uconn.edu

WRIGHT STATE

HAMPTON

Location: Dayton, Ohio Enrollment:18,304 Nickname: Raiders Colors: Hunter Green and Gold Head Coach: Lynn Curylo (2nd season) Alma Mater, Yr.: UIC ‘98 Coach’s record at WSU: 26-29

Location: Hampton, Va. Enrollment: 5,402 Nickname: Pirates Colors: Reflex Blue and White Head Coach: Trena Peel (2nd season) Alma Mater, Yr.:LSU ‘02 Coach’s record at Hampton: 13-35 2011 finish/conference: 13-35/5-14; 5th

2011 finish/conference: 26-29,/13-11; 6th

Conference: Horizon League Last NCAA appearance: 2010 Athletics website: wsuraiders.com Softball SID: Matt Zircher Phone number: (937) 775-2831 Email: matt.zircher@wright.edu

Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC)

Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: hamptonpirates.com Softball SID: Maurice Williams Phone number: (757) 727-5757 Email: maurice.williams@hamptonu.edu

WISCONSIN

KANSAS

Location: Madison, Wis. Enrollment: 42,099 Nickname: Badgers Colors: Cardinal and White Head Coach: Yvette Healy (2nd season) Alma Mater, Yr.: DePaul ‘99 Coach’s record at UW: 30-23 2011 finish/conference: 30-23/9-11; T-6th Conference: Big Ten Last NCAA appearance: 2005 Athletics website: UWbadgers.com Softball SID: Anna Poulter-Hendrickson Phone number: (608) 265-3545 Email: ap2@athletics.wisc.edu

Location:Lawrence, Kan. Enrollment: 29,462 Nickname: Jayhawks Colors: Crimson and Blue Head Coach: Megan Smith (4th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: UNC Chapel Hill ’99 Coach’s record at KU: 52-57 2011 finish/conference: 31-22/2-16; 10th Conference: Big 12 Last NCAA appearance: 2006 Athletics website: kuathletics.com Softball SID: Alissa Bauer Phone number: (785) 864-7947 Email: anbauer@ku.edu

MICHIGAN STATE

CAL STATE FULLERTON

Location: East Lansing, Mich.

Enrollment: 47,954 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green and White Head Coach: Jacquie Joseph (19th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Central Michigan ‘85 Coach’s record at MSU: 541-487-1 2011 finish/conference: 27-27/6-14; 9th Conference: Big Ten Last NCAA appearance: 2004 Athletics website: msuspartans.com Softball SID: Vince Baker Phone number: (517) 355-2271 Email: bakervin@msu.edu

Location: Fullerton, Calif.

Enrollment: 36,000 Nickname: Titans Colors: Navy Blue, Orange and White Head Coach: Michelle Gromacki (13th season)

Alma Mater, Yr.: CS Fullerton “87 Coach’s record at ECU: 404-271-1 2011 finish/conference: 23-34/12-9; 3rd Conference: Big West Last NCAA appearance: 2009 Athletics website: FullertonTitans.com Softball SID: Jason Spencer Phone number: (657) 278-7547 Email: jspencer@fullerton.edu

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2012 OPPONENTS CAMPBELL

UCLA

Location: Buies Creek, N.C. Enrollment: 6,336 Nickname: Fighting Camels Colors: Orange and Black Head Coach: Drew Peterson (12th season) Alma Matter, Yr.: Bethel ’91 Coach’s record at CU: 323-324-2 2011 finish/conference: 32-28/11-9; 4th (A-Sun)

Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2009 Athletics website: gocamels.com Softball SID: Joe Prisco Phone number: (910) 893-1369 Email: priscoj@campbell.edu

PRESBYTERIAN

Head Coach: Kelly Inouye-Perez (6th season)

Alma Mater, Yr.: UCLA ‘93 Coach’s record at UCLA: 219-68 2011 finish/conference: 36-19/9-12; 7th Conference: Pacific 12 (PAC 12) Last NCAA appearance: 2010 (National Champs)

Athletics website: uclabruins.com Softball SID: James Ybiernas Phone number: (310) 206-6831 Email: jybiernas@ucla.edu

Location: Lynchburg, Va. Enrollment: 11,928 Nickname: Lady Flames Colors: Red, White and Blue Head Coach: Paul Wetmore (19th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Liberty ’88 Coach’s record at LU: 508-544-1

2011 finish/conference: 28-20-1/10-8 (T-3rd)

2011 finish/conference: 30-30/11-7; 2nd

Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2004 (DII) Athletics website: gobluehose.com Softball SID: Simon Whitaker Phone number: (864) 833-8252 Email: swhitaker@presby.edu

Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2002 Athletics website: libertyflames.com Softball SID: Joe Carmany Phone number: (434) 582-2292 Email: jcarmany@liberty.edu

Location: Boiling Springs, N.C. Enrollment: 4,300 Nickname: Runnin’ Bulldogs Colors: Red and Black Head Coach: Tom Cole (12th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: NC State ’77 Coach’s record at GWU: 295-341 2011 finish/conference: 18-28/6-12 (6th) 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

COASTAL CAROLINA Location: Conway, S.C. Enrollment: 9,084 Nickname: Chanticleers Colors: Teal, Bronze and Black Head Coach: Kelley Green (4th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Northwestern ’96 Coach’s record at CCU: 52-64 2011 finish/conference: 25-34/7-11 (5th)

Conference: Big South Last NCAA appearance: 2006 Athletics website: goccusports.com Softball SID: Libby Poland Phone number: (843) 349-2848 Email: lpoland@coastal.edu

LIBERTY

Location: Clinton, S.C. Enrollment: 1,200 Nickname: Blue Hose Colors: Blue, White and Garnet Head Coach: Kama Tucker (1st season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Barton Coach’s record at PC: 0-0

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Location: Los Angeles, Cal. Enrollment: 40,675 Nickname: Bruins Colors: UCLA Blue and Gold

RADFORD Location: Radford, Va. Enrollment: 9,230 Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Red and White Head Coach: Mickey Dean (6th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Elon ’87 Coach’s record at RU: 207-95 2011 finish/conference: 38-21/14-4; 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

LONGWOOD Location: Farmville, Va. Enrollment: 4,700 Nickname: Lancers Colors: Blue and White Head Coach: Kathy Riley (15th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: East Carolina ’81 Coach’s record at LU: 434-230-1 2011 finish: 37-13 Conference: Independent Last NCAA appearance: 2003 (DII) Athletics website: longwoodlancers.com Softball SID: Stuart Smith Phone number: (434) 395-2718 Email: smithsb2@longwood.edu

NOTRE DAME Location: South Bend, Ind. Enrollment: 11,985 Nickname: Fighting Irish Colors: Gold and Blue Head Coach: Deanna Gumpf (11th season)

Alma Mater, Yr.: Nebraska ‘93 Coach’s record at ND: 425-176-1 2011 finish/conference: 46-11/19-1; 1st Conference: Big East Last NCAA appearance: 2011 Athletics website: ruhighlanders.com Softball SID: Alan George Phone number: (574) 631-3397 Email:ageorge2@nd.edu

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2012 OPPONENTS LONG BEACH STATE Location: Long Beach, Calif.

Enrollment: 33,395 Nickname: 49ers Colors: Black and Gold Head Coach: Kim Sowder (6th season) Alma Matter, Yr.: LBSU ‘91 Coach’s record at LBSU: 167-107 2011 finish/conference: 38-18/15-6; 2nd Conference: Big West Last NCAA appearance: 2010 Athletics website: longbeachstate.com Softball SID: Todd Miles Phone number: (562) 985-7797 Email: tmiles@csulb.edu

SAVANNAH STATE Location: Savannah, Ga. Enrollment: 4,552 Nickname: Lady Tigers Colors: Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue Head Coach: Jose Gonzalez (5th season) Alma Mater, Yr.: Southern Miss. ‘00 Coach’s record at SSU: -2011 finish/conference: 15-25 (Ind.) Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC)

Last NCAA appearance: None Athletics website: ssuathletics.com Softball SID: Opio Mashariki Phone number: (912) 358-3430 Email: masharik@savannahstate.edu

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT Hosted by Radford University Dates: May 10-13, 2011 Location: Radford, Va. Site: Radford Softball Field Thursday, May 10 Pool play Friday, May 11 Pool play Saturday, May 12 Pool play Sunday, May 13 Championship Day

In addition to its 18 Big South contests, CSU will compete against opponents from 14 different conferences, including members of the SoCon, Conference USA, Atlantic Sun, MAC, Ohio Valley, Horizon, MEAC, America East, and Big West. The Bucs will also test themselves versus foes from five BCS conferences:

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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 24-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 Christ-centered 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 11th 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 recordsetting 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 47-40-1 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 Ashley Bailey - Assistant Director for Sports Information

Ashley Bailey is in the midst of her second year at CSU in 2011-12 . She serves as the primary contact for football, baseball, men’s and women’s golf, and the track & field programs.

Bailey joined the Bucs after spending two seasons as the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. While with the Red Flash, she served as the primary media contact for the women’s basketball and football teams, as well as various other sports. Bailey did press releases, game notes, and media guides as well as aided with the redesign of the athletics’ web site at SFU. As an undergraduate at Ohio University, she volunteered in the media relations department and worked home football and baseball games for the Bobcats. A native of South Dartmouth, Mass., Bailey received a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Public Relations from Ohio in 2008 and completed a Master’s of Business Administration at Saint Francis in 2010.

Kevin O’Rourke - Sports Information Intern (Softball Contact)

Kevin O’Rourke is in his first season as a sports information intern at CSU, and serves as the main media contact for softball, men’s basketball, and volleyball. He is also in his first year as the radio voice of the Bucs, broadcasting basketball and football games, and coach’s shows, on the Kirkman Broadcasting family of networks.

O’Rourke joined the Bucs after spending the 2011 season as the Assistant Director of Media Relations for the Charleston RiverDogs, the Class-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. While with the RiverDogs, he updated the media guide, compiled daily game notes, game recaps, and press releases, and conducted interviews for the team’s website and smart phone application.

A native of Brielle, New Jersey, O’Rourke graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies/History from Rutgers University in 2010. As a student, he called play-by-play for Rutgers sports on the student-radio station and covered several Olympic sports for the school’s daily newspaper.

Assistant Director for Sports Information........................Ashley Bailey Bailey’s Phone .....................................................................843-863-7687 E-mail ......................................................................... abailey@csuniv.edu Sports Information Intern (Softball Contact) ..............Kevin O’Rourke O’Rourke’s Phone ...............................................................843-863-7688 E-mail ...................................................................... korourke@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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Sue Quigley Bertha Wright Megan Hall Jill Shondel Megan Lombard

1994-95 1991-93 2007-10 2005-08 2009-11

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Ashley Robinson Jill Shondel Megan Hall Jacqui Mines Amy Trenkamp

2003-06 2005-08 2007-10 2002-05 2006-09

207 205 188 182 160

Jill Shondel Megan Hall Ashley Robinson Megan Lombard Jennifer Foster

2005-08 2007-10 2003-06 2009-11 2001-04

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Amy Trenkamp Jaqui Mines Ashley Robinson Jill Shondel Dorothy Page

2006-09 2002-05 2003-06 2005-08 2003-06

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Robin Cooper Megan Lombard Jana Ma hews Dorothy Page Jennifer Foster

1986-89 2009-11 2010-11 2003-06 2001-04

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59 28 27 25 24 3.96 4.28

Tracy Bloomberg Amanda Noble Jamie Wellons Kimberly Hobbs Dana Jacobs Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs

1989-92 2004-07 2008-09 2008-11 2002-03 2004-07 2002-03

S 109 92 90 84 75

Robin Cooper Dorothy Page Megan Lombard Megan Hall Tiffany Reid

1986-89 2003-06 2009-11 2007-10 2004-07

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Megan Hall Megan Lombard Jennifer Foster Jill Shondel Dorothy Page

2007-10 2009-11 2001-04 2005-08 2003-06

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Stephanie Schwartz Chris e Todd Megan Hall Beth Auer Dana Lawrence

1993-96 1994 2007-10 2000-01 1987

98 75 94 66 61

Jennifer Foster Megan Hall Tiffany Reid Jacqui Mines Amy Trenkamp

2001-04 2007-10 2004-07 2002-05 2006-09

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Tracy Bloomberg Rachel Stern Dana Jacobs Sondra Ve er Jamie Wellons

1989-91 2001 2002-03 2008-10 2008-09

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Morgan Dowdy Caitlin Allen Amanda Noble Tracy Bloomberg Annie Fredericks

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2004-07 2008-10 2008-11 2002-03 2008-09

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Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs Whitney James Jamie Wellons Caitlin Allen

2004-07 2002-03 2005-08 2008-09 2007-10

109 77 63 51 46

Amanda Noble Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons Sondra Ve er Kimberly Hobbs

2004-07 2002-03 2008-09 2008-10 2008-11

91 70 60 36 32

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Ka e McKay Megan Hall Samantha Miller Kelly Backert Jen Foster

2003-06 2007-10 2001-02 2001-04 2001-04

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2002-05 2004-07 2001-04 2009-11 2005-08

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A .424 .396 .394 .369 .360

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Sue Quigley Dana Lawrence Do e Harmon Megan Hall Jill Shondel

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2010-11 2010 2008 2009 2001

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B.J. Charpia Jill Shondel Megan Hall Megan Lombard Megan Lombard

1990 2008 2010 2010 2011

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2009 2008

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2010 2010 2011 2008 2001

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1988 2008 2005 1987 2006 2002

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2005 2005 2005 2005

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1988 2002 2004 2010 1987

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1992 2001 1987 1996 2004

148 145 129 119 116

Kimberly Hobbs Rachel Stern Amanda Noble Morgan Dowdy Dana Jacobs

2011 2001 2004 2011 2002

50 44 43 42 40

Dana Jacobs Dana Jacobs Amanda Noble Jamie Wellons Jamie Wellons

2002 2003 2004 2009 2008

45 39 35 33 33

Dana Jacobs Amanda Noble Rachael Stern Morgan Dowdy Jamie Wellons

2002 2006 2001 2011 2008

38 33 32 27 20

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1991 2002 2001 2003

Rachel Stern Dana Jacobs Jamie Wellons Whitney James Jill Shondel

2001 2003 2009 2005 2005

275.0 263.1 225.2 222.2 214.0

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1991 2002 2001 2003 2011

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Morgan Dowdy Caitlin Allen Amanda Noble Annie Fredericks Chris Hudson

2011 2010 2004 2001 1987

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2004 2002 2003 2008 2007 2005 2005

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TEAM SINGLE SEASON RECORDS T Games Played Games Won Home Wins Road Wins Winning Streak Home Winning Streak Fewest Games Lost Most Games Lost Losing Streak Consecu ve Home Losses Consecu ve Road Losses Winning Percentage

T 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)

B Ba ng Average Lowest Ba ng 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 A empted 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)

P Lowest ERA Highest ERA Complete Games Innings Strikeouts Fewest Walks Most Walks Opponent’s Ba ng 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 Ba ers Fewest Hit Ba ers

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BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 1989 C SU At hlet ic Hall o f F am e : Softball Inductees

F 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

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