Senior All‐Region DP Angela Williams
Senior All‐SSC OF Natalie Lang
Senior All‐SSC P Brittany Minton
Senior All‐American SS Sara Lovestrand
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ALL-SPORTS SCORECARD 26 NCAA National Championships 11 Men’s Golf 9 Baseball 4 Women’s Golf 1 Men’s Basketball 1 Softball 16 NCAA National Runner-Up Finishes 13 NCAA National Third-Place Finishes 7 NCAA National Fourth-Place Finishes 52 NCAA Regional Championships 213 NCAA Post-Season Appearances 12 NCAA Individual National Champions 11 NCAA Individual Post-Season Appearances 118 Sunshine St. Conf. Regular Season Titles 30 Sunshine St. Conf. Postseason Titles 11 National Players of the Year 436 All-Americans 174 1st Team All-Americans 89 2nd Team All-Americans 47 3rd Team All-Americans 49 Honorable Mention All-Americans 4 Freshman All-Americans 33 Academic All-Americans 39 All-American Scholars 6 SSC Female Athletes of the Year 10 SSC Male Athletes of the Year 2 SSC Female Scholar Athletes of the Year 2 SSC Male Scholar Athletes of the Year 1,036 All-Sunshine State Conference honorees
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT Florida Southern College is committed to educational excellence and is a selective, comprehensive, private, United Methodist college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. The College enrolls a talented student body and includes an accomplished faculty who are dedicated to teaching excellence. Outstanding opportunities for engaged learning, student-faculty collaborative research and performance, service learning, study abroad, and honors study are distinctive features of the academic program at Florida Southern. The College offers exceptional student life programs, including a championship athletic program.
Annie Pfeiffer Chapel
Florida Southern College Founded by the United Methodist Church in 1885, Florida Southern College is one of the oldest private colleges in the state of Florida. With an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students, Florida Southern offers 39 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern is listed in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges, the nation’s top-selling college guide, and is annually ranked high in U.S. News & World Report’s listing of the best comprehensive colleges in the South. Studies show that approximately 90 percent of Florida Southern graduates are working full-time or are enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation. Some of Florida Southern’s prominent alumni include professional golfers Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate; current Major League Baseball player Matt Joyce (Detroit Tigers); Jim France, Chairman and CEO of International Speedway Corp.; Publix Super Markets, Inc. Vice Chairman Barney Barnett; and Florida Supreme Court Justice Fred Lewis. Situated on the north shore of scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of architecture by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, including the recently refurbished Water Dome. The 100-acre campus also features a number of other outstanding facilities - the 2,500-seat George W. Jenkins Field House; Barnett Field (for softball and soccer); the 1,800-seat Branscomb Auditorium; 13 residence halls (all wired to the Internet); the Davis Performing Arts Center; the Roux Library; and the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center, which includes a state-of-the art fitness center, recreational facilities, and an NCAA competitionsized outdoor swimming pool. Located in Lakeland (pop. 90,000), Florida Southern is in the heart of dynamic and growing central Florida, one of the most beautiful and most popular destinations in the state, and is only about an hour’s drive from the major metropolitan areas of Tampa and Orlando. Such well-known attractions as Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Epcot Center, Sea World, and Busch Gardens are only a short drive from the campus. Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers make Lakeland their annual spring training home, while several other major league teams train nearby. Money Magazine has ranked Lakeland among the top ten “Best Places to Live in America” for medium-sized southern cities.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ............................................. Lakeland, Florida Founded .................................................................. 1883 Enrollment ............................................................. 1,946 President .............................................. Dr. Anne B. Kerr Athletic Director ........................................... Pete Meyer Associate AD/SWA (Compliance) ........... Marie Scovron Assistant AD.................................................... Al Green Nickname ...................................................... Moccasins Colors ................................................. Scarlet and White Affiliation .......................................... NCAA Division II Conference .............................................. Sunshine State Home Field .......................... Barnett Field (500 capacity) Athletic Trainers ............................................. Al Green, Lindsey Williams, Brian Simerville and Kelly Cox Sports Information Director ........................ Bill Turnage Assistant SID/Softball .............................. Tim Carpenter Sports Information Phone........................ (863) 680-4256 Assistant Sports Information ................... (863) 680-3955 Sports Information Fax ........................... (863) 680-3953 Sports Information Hotline ...................... (863) 680-3954 Toll-Free Hotline ................................ (800) 825-MOCS SID Home Phone .................................... (863) 701-8437 Assistant SID Home Phone ..................... (863) 853-7030 Assistant SID email ............... tcarpenter@flsouthern.edu Athletic Department Phone ..................... (863) 680-4244 Athletic Department Fax ......................... (863) 680-4122 Athletic Web Page ............................ www.fscmocs.com SSC Web Page .......... www.sunshinestateconference.com
Florida Southern’s 2009 seniors, from left to right: Brittany Minton, Sara Lovestrand, Natalie Lang & Angela Williams.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Moccasin Quick Facts...................................... 1 Florida Southern College .............................. 2-3 Dr. Anne Kerr, President.................................. 4 Pete Meyer, Athletic Director ........................... 4 Support Staff and Coaches Directory............... 5 2009 Outlook and Preseason Polls ............... 6-9 Head Coach, Chris Bellotto....................... 10-13 Assistant Coaches ......................................... 14 Player Bios ............................................... 15-28 Barnett Field, Home of the Moccasins ........... 29 Florida Southern vs. Team USA ............... 30-31 Florida Southern Honors and Awards ....... 32-35 Team Records ............................................... 36 Individual Records .................................... 37-39 Florida Southern Softball Year-by-Year ......... 40 Florida Southern in the NCAA Tournament.... 41 Florida Southern Series History ..................... 42 All-Time Letter Winners ................................. 43 2008 Final Statistics and Results ................... 44 2008 Final Conference Statistics ................... 45 Sunshine State Conference Information ........ 46 2008 Conference Standings .......................... 47 2008 All-Conference Teams .......................... 47 Sunshine State Conference Hall-of-Fame...... 48 Florida Southern Hall-of-Fame ....................... 49 Florida Southern Athletic Scholarships .......... 50 Florida Southern General Information ............ 51 Florida Southern Softball by the Numbers ..... 52 Roster.................................... Inside Back Cover 2009 Schedule................................. Back Cover
TEAM QUICK FACTS Head Coach ............................................. Chris Bellotto Alma Mater ............................... Florida Southern (1980) Record at FSC................................. 1,057-320 (27 years) Career Record ................................. 1,057-320 (27 years) Assistant Coaches ..................... Jeff Lang, Al Bellotto & Melannie Grimes 2008 Record ....................................... 29-14 (9-12 SSC) FSC All-Time Record ..................... 1,057-320 (27 years) Program Started ...................................................... 1982 NCAA Postseason Appearances .................................. 18 National Championships ................................... 1 (1993) Regional Championships....... 8 (1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007) Conference Championships ......................................... 23 Letterwinners Returning / Lost ............................... 12 / 6 Starters Returning .................................................. 10 / 2 2008 MVP ............................................. Sara Lovestrand Head Coach’s Office Phone .................... (863) 680-4249 e-mail ...................................... cbellotto@flsouthern.edu Assistant Coaches’ Office Phone ............. (863) 616-6443 e-mail ........................................... jlang@flsouthern.edu 1
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Florida Southern College Frank Lloyd Wright's "Child of the Sun"
The Danforth Chapel is one of two chapels on campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Thad Buckner Building is home to the Frank Lloyd Wright “Child of the Sun” Visitor Center.
The Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center houses a fullsized basketball court, weight and aerobic rooms, and a student lounge and is adjacent to an NCAA regulation size swimming pool.
Florida Southern is home to the world’s only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed planetarium.
Frank Lloyd Wright often visited Florida Southern during his 20year relationship with the college.
Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, completed in 1941, was the first of Wright's designs at Florida Southern College.
Founded by the United Methodist Church, Florida Southern College is one of the oldest private colleges in the state, tracing its beginnings to a small seminary in Orlando in 1885. The tie to its founding church has remained constant and is today, a proud part of the College's heritage and a bright beacon for the future. Florida Southern moved to Lakeland in the heart of Florida's citrus belt in 1922 and began the construction of a campus that would eventually become a national landmark. The beautiful 100-acre campus, on the north shore of Lake Hollingsworth, includes the world's largest collection of buildings by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Florida Southern’s West Campus, now known throughout the world, actually had its inception in the mind of Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, president of the college from 19251957.
In 1935 he conceived the idea of an ultra-modern campus, designed by the world's leading architect. Ground was broken two years later for the first building in the Wright collection, the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. What Frank Lloyd Wright created on the campus is amazing. His original work is still as modern and exciting as the newest buildings still on many architect's drawing boards. It is, perhaps, symbolic that the greatest concentration of his genius should be located at a small, private institution of higher learning. Perhaps he describes it best, "...out of the ground and into the light, a child of the sun...the college of tomorrow." 2
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As one of the four original buildings on the FSC campus, Joseph-Reynolds Hall (“JR”) offers one of the best views on campus. It sits atop a hill overlooking Lake Hollingsworth. Community life is big here - the women of JR form groups within the building as a whole and also within the “wings” and smaller hallways. JR and its companion hall, Spivey, are located in the center of campus between Edge Hall and Ordway and serve mainly as first-year female residence halls.
Florida Southern’s recently renovated Water Dome, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, made its premiere performance on October 25, 2007. The Water Dome features 74 jets powering streams of water 45-feet into the air. It took almost 260,000 gallons of water to fill the basin of the dome and at full power 4,800 gallons are water are pumped per minute.
Wesley Hall is the first of two new twin residence halls at FSC and opened in the fall of 2008. The second building, Nicholas Hall, is expected to be ready for occupancy in the fall of 2009. Each new residence hall includes 115 bedrooms with views of Lake Hollingsworth, meeting rooms, student lounges, kitchens, and study spaces.
All of Florida Southern College’s residence halls offer wireless access in the common lobby areas and every room offers cable TV and is wired for internet access. In addition, wireless hotspots on campus include the Roux Library, TûTû’s Cyber Cafe (which offers Starbucks products), Wynee’s Bistro (our cafeteria), and the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center and pool area.
A grouping of three residence halls, the Publix Commons are close to just about everything on the Florida Southern campus. All three buildings offer suitestyle living in which six students each have their own rooms and share a living area and bathroom. The Publix Commons also is home to Florida Southern’s Greek organizations.
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As part of her quest for excellence, Dr. Kerr commissioned a master plan that outlines the College’s vision for the campus and includes numerous facility transformations. These include a soon-to-be completed residential life facility designed by world-renowned architect Robert Stern; a state-of-the-art center for the study of languages and literatures; an Internet café in the library and an addition to the library; the expansion of wireless Internet access and campus-wide technology upgrades; renovations to the student dining facility and residence halls; as well as a restoration of our world renowned Frank Lloyd Wright campus. Prior to assuming the presidency at Florida Southern, Dr. Kerr was Vice President for Advancement at both Rollins College and the University of Richmond. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Mercer University and her master’s and doctoral degrees from the Florida State University. She has held a number of community volunteer leadership roles and currently serves on the boards of SunTrust Bank Central Florida, The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, The Polk Museum of Art and the Polk Arts Alliance. She and her husband, Dr. Roy Kerr, have a thirteenyear-old son, Eddie. Roy Kerr is the author of a recentlypublished book about baseball entitled “The Loving of the Game.”
Anne B. Kerr, Ph.D. College President
Since her unanimous appointment as its 17th president in 2004, Dr. Kerr has provided Florida Southern College with extraordinary vision and leadership that is enhancing the student experience and increasing the College’s national prominence. Under her guidance, the institution has renewed its commitment to educating the whole person academically, socially, spiritually, and physically - so that students leave prepared to make a positive and consequential impact on our world. Early in her tenure, Dr. Kerr led a comprehensive Strategic Plan designed to enrich all facets of the College’s student-centered culture. She is dedicated to enhancing a student life culture that provides opportunities for active learning and leadership; promoting a scholarly environment where professors have outstanding records of achievement that support innovative, engaged, and personalized instruction; and to strengthening further the College’s outstanding scholarathlete program that models the highest standards of NCAA Division II athletics.
responsible for acquiring major gifts for the athletic department that included funding and equipment for the athletics weight room and upgrading the baseball and men’s basketball locker rooms. He coordinated all of the athletic department’s fundraising efforts, coordinated athletic facilities and served as game administrator for various home events. He also served as Florida Southern’s representative on the Sunshine State Conference Marketing Committee. As baseball coach, Meyer spent six full seasons as head coach, keeping the Moccasin program among the elite in NCAA Division II. In 2005, he guided the Moccasins to their ninth NCAA Division II national title with a 51-11 record and was the American Baseball Coaches Association Division II Coach-of-the-Year. In addition to his national coaching honors from the ABCA, Meyer also was South Region, Sunshine State Conference and Florida Diamond Club (scouting organization) Coach-of-the-Year. His head coaching record at FSC was 257-111-1, while his overall record as a head coach was 296-141-1. Thirty-four Moccasin baseball players were drafted or signed professional contracts during Meyer’s tenure at Florida Southern. Before officially assuming the reigns of head coach, Meyer had served for over three years as Florida Southern's top assistant coach. He also was the program's recruiting coordinator. Prior to joining the FSC coaching staff, Meyer spent five seasons at Valdosta State, working under the legendary head coach, Tommy Thomas. Before his stint at Valdosta State, Meyer was head baseball coach at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, where he coordinated the start of the school’s Division III baseball program in 1991. He served as a graduate assistant at Valdosta State from 1988-90, while earning his M. Ed. in physical education. Meyer was a four-year baseball letterman at the College of Wooster in Ohio, graduating in 1987 with a B.A. in speech communication. Meyer is married to the former Julie Newnum. The couple has three children, 20-year-old Ross, 18year old Mitchell and 17-year-old Megan.
Pete Meyer Athletic Director Pete Meyer is in his first year as the Director of Athletics at Florida Southern College. Named to the position Feb. 21, 2008, he officially assumed his duties July 1, when Lois Webb retired. Since 1972, he is just the fourth person to occupy the position of athletics director at Florida Southern – following Hal Smeltzly (1972-2000), Mike Roberts (2000-01) and Webb (2001-08). ”Pete Meyer is the best person to carry forward the legendary success of Florida Southern’s athletic programs,” FSC President Dr. Anne Kerr said at the time of his appointment. “His strength of character, commitment to a model scholar-athlete program, administrative skill, knowledge of intercollegiate athletics, dedication to students and ability to work with the senior staff of the College to achieve the goals of our strategic plan position him as the best person for this key institutional position. He has an impressive record of accomplishments as both a coach and athletic administrator, and has demonstrated a deep commitment to Florida Southern. I am confident that he will be an outstanding leader for our program.” “I am extremely honored to become director of athletics at Florida Southern College,” Meyer said. “I want to thank Dr. Kerr, Lois Webb and the Board of Trustees for their support and for their trust in my leadership ability in this position. Lois was a wonderful source of guidance and leadership for me. I look forward to working with Dr. Kerr in bringing her vision to Florida Southern, while maintaining our championship athletics program.” Meyer, who has been at Florida Southern since 1998, had served as assistant athletics director for Webb since February of 2006, in addition to maintaining his baseball coaching duties. In his position as assistant athletics director, he was
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Moccasin Head Coaching Staff
Chris Bellotto Softball
Linc Darner Men’s Basketball
Robbie Davis Women’s Golf
Doug Gordin Men’s Golf
Trey Heath Men’s Tennis
Jamie Moreno Cross-Country Track & Field
Jarrod Olson Women’s Basketball
Trish Riddell Women’s Tennis
Hugh Seyfarth Men’s Soccer
Duncan Sherrard Swimming
Ben Strawbridge Women’s Soccer
Jill Stephens Volleyball
Jim Tyrrell Baseball
Rory Whipple Lacrosse
Moccasin Support Staff
Marie Scovron Associate AD Senior Woman Administrator NCAA Compliance
Al Green Assistant AD Head Athletic Trainer
Kelly Cox Athletic Trainer
Susan Sargeant Administrative Assistant
Bill Turnage Sports Information Director
Brian Simerville Athletic Trainer
Micki Watson Athletic Business Manager
Lindsey Williams Athletic Trainer
Ronnie Akins Equipment Manager
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Malcolm Manners Faculty Athletic Representative
Cornelius Jackson Grounds
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2009 Florida Southern Softball Preview What a strange, cruel year it was for the Florida Southern Moccasins in 2008. The Mocs played 16 games decided by one run, were involved in 13 games where the go-ahead run scored in the seventh inning or later, and had nine other games wiped off the schedule by weather or other factors beyond their control. Even a spring break snow storm played a role, with the Mocs getting snowed out for the first time in their 27year history. Along the way, Florida Southern put together a 29-14 record with a team of mostly new faces. They beat seven teams that earned spots in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, including two regional champions, and nearly made the playoffs themselves. The fact is, that even in a season filled with so many ups and downs, the Moccasins were still ranked high enough to make it before being bumped out in favor of an automatic qualifier below them. So a season filled with close calls, many of which went against the Moccasins, ended in much the same way. While last year didn’t have the type of finish the Mocs are used to having, they were still a very good team; and with 10 returning starters, there’s every reason to believe this year’s team will be even better. If they’ve learned anything from last year’s experience, it’s how close the margin is between victory and defeat. Remember those 16 one-run games? The Mocs were 6-10, losing four of them in the seventh inning and three more in extra innings. Eight of those 10 losses came in the Sunshine State Conference, making them even more painful. With that in mind, what do the Moccasins have to do in order to reverse those numbers? Simply do the little things needed to win games. Playing in one of the most difficult leagues in the country and facing a schedule to match, the Mocs did a lot of big things, like hit .302 as a team and finish sixth in the nation with a 1.14 earned run average. It was the little things however, that so often came back to bite the Moccasins and cost them any number of games. Since the Mocs already know they have a team capable of beating anyone in the country, they also know that correcting the little things that went wrong in 2008 will lead to much bigger things in 2009.
start. Brown not only pitched well in her somewhat limited time, she also showed the coaching staff she has what it takes to continue a long line of successful Moccasin pitchers. The Mocs added another pitcher to the roster this year with the addition of freshman Christine Clark, a promising lefthander who will not only have a chance to pitch, but swing the bat too as a possible first baseman. Clark was an All-State selection as a junior at Barron Collier High School in Naples, Florida, and then went 12-6 with a 1.20 ERA as a senior. During those two seasons, she averaged 7.6 strikeouts and just one walk per game.
Brittany Minton went 18-9 last year and ranked fifth in the country with a 0.86 earned run average. PITCHERS Florida Southern’s pitching staff is anchored by senior Brittany Minton, an All-SSC selection and former junior college All-American who immediately became one of the top pitchers in Division II last year. Minton went 18-9 with a 0.86 earned run average that ranked fifth in the country, and allowed just over four hits per game. For most of the year, Minton averaged right around one walk per game, and combined with 163 strikeouts in 179.1 innings, she gave up few scoring opportunities. The Moccasins return two other pitchers from last year as well, including junior Heidi Schumacher. A two-year starter, Schumacher has put together a 27-9 career record and been dominating at times. The Mocs would like to see her pitch like she did the second half of 2007 when she went 9-1 with a 0.69 ERA. Although her numbers slipped a little bit last year, she still had some impressive games, like wins over Wayne State (MI) and LIU-C.W. Post, and a shutout performance against Bryant, all of them NCAA playoff teams. Pushing Schumacher after a strong rookie season is sophomore Morgan Brown. The Moccasins worked her into as many games as possible in 2008, and Brown responded with a 0.82 ERA in her 34.1 innings. That included two saves and a one-hit shutout in her only
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CATCHERS Florida Southern’s only returning catcher is Heather Raulerson, a sophomore who started 19 games last year. After a slow start, Raulerson hit .250 over the second half of the season and now has a chance to become a fulltime member of the lineup. She took a big step in that direction last fall, and the coaches are excited to see how that translates on the field this spring. The Mocs do have another player on the roster that has caught for them in the past, but Ashlinn Rodgers spent all of 2008 at first base. Now back behind the plate, the junior has been an outstanding hitter off the bench the last two seasons, batting .359 with eight RBI in that role. Many of those hits have come in pressure situations, like last year against Wayne State (MI) and Barry where she picked up 7th-inning pinch hits that helped the Mocs rally for a pair of wins. Another catcher competing for playing time is freshman Samantha Barker from Massachusetts. Barker helped Lynn Classical High School reach the MIAA Division I state quarterfinals as a senior when she was a Northeastern Conference All-Star. INFIELDERS The Moccasins have nearly all of their infielders back from last year, including three who started every game and another who started well over half. They’ve also picked up two transfers who have a chance to win starting jobs, and it’s possible a freshman could become a regular too.
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The Mocs aren’t afraid to make changes in the middle of the season either, as they did last year when Sara Lovestrand and Dani Blake flipflopped positions in late March. That put Lovestrand at shortstop for the final 17 games, a position she’ll continue to play this year. The senior will again be counted on as one of the team leaders at the plate, likely hitting at the top of the lineup where she excelled in 2008. A two-time All-American (once at Chipola JC, and once last year at Florida Southern), Lovestrand finished sixth in the SSC with a .384 batting average, had a .603 slugging percentage not normally found in a leadoff batter, and hit four home runs with 20 RBI. She was also perfect on 12 stolen base attempts. In the field, Lovestrand was dazzling at both positions she played, but in 17 games at short, she committed only one error. Her middle infield partner has yet to be determined. Blake was moved to the outfield, leaving second base open for junior Bethany Boomer, sophomore Peggy Alex, or freshman Karlyn Scott, a high school teammate of Lovestrand. All three players bring something different to the table, and the battle could continue well into the spring, with any or all getting playing time. Of that group, only Alex played for the Moccasins last year, with all of her game action coming at third base. She started 26 times at that position and turned into a solid infielder with only one error in her last 57 chances. That equates to a .982 fielding percentage. Alex was hitting a respectable .269 before a rough finish, proving she has the ability to be a part of the lineup, even if it’s at a different position in 2008. Boomer is a new name on the Florida Southern roster but already has two years of college experience. The Michigan native played two seasons at Valparaiso University where she appeared in 50 games with 18 starts in 2006 and 2007. Before that she an allconference and all-district performer at Allen Park High School. Scott was named to the All-Big Bend Team four times at Wakulla High School in the Florida panhandle, including a first team selection last year. She was also a big part of Team North Florida, which finished ninth at the ASA Nationals in 2007. At first base, the Moccasins return junior Elli Howell, who started all 43
Senior infielder Sara Lovestrand hit .384 with four home runs and 20 RBI as the Mocs’ leadoff hitter last year. Her glove work was just as impressive and a big reason she was a First Team All-SSC selection as well as a Second Team AllAmerican.
games at that position last year. No one had more hits taken away than Howell, whose every hard-hit ball seemed to end up in someone’s glove. Her .262 batting average was an injustice and could have easily been 50 points higher, and it was over the second half of the season. She led the team with 13 doubles, tied for the team lead with four homers, and drove in 20 runs. She also committed only two errors in the field. The Mocs have several others who can play first base too, including freshman Christine Clark. The Mocs are still counting on Clark as a pitcher, but she hit .398 with three homers and 26 RBI as a high school senior, making her versatile enough to contribute in two different roles. Freshman Michaela Stockhill is another first baseman, after joining the team from Riverview High School in Sarasota. With Alex now playing second, the Moccasins brought in third baseman Ashley Hunt from Manatee Community College where she was First Team AllSuncoast Conference as a sophomore; she earned that honor by hitting .383 with eight home runs and 37 RBI. Before her junior college career, Hunt was also a three-time All-State selection for McKeel Academy in Lakeland, helping the Wildcats to a state title in 2005. OUTFIELDERS Four-year starter Michelle Tatlock has graduated, leaving centerfield open, but the Moccasins have their other two starters back, and both Natalie Lang and Lindsey Powell were all-conference selections in 2008. They’ve also moved another returning starter, Dani Blake, from the infield to the outfield and can use designated player Angela Williams there if needed.
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Now a senior, Lang has started every game the last three years, either in left field or in center. She’s twice been named All-Sunshine State Conference, including last year when she hit .331. A .326 career batting average and 93 RBI are the numbers that get noticed, but her defensive ability is at least equal to what she does at the plate. Last year saw Lang handle 81 chances without committing
Natalie Lang is coming off another all-star season that saw her hit .331 with a .400 on-base percentage and 22 RBI. She’s also been of the SSC’s top defensive outfielders the last three years.
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an error (the best percentage for any SSC outfielder) in addition to the hits or bases she may have saved. Powell is back for her second year as a starter after hitting .314 as a freshman. She was second on the team with 23 RBI, but the most impressive number for the Moccasin right fielder was her .362 batting average in conference play. There may not have been a better hitter in the SSC over the second half of the season, and Powell is just getting started. Williams, an All-South Region pick in 2008, hasn’t seen much time in the outfield but she has been named First Team All-Sunshine State Conference three years in a row as a designated player. She’s the first player in league history to accomplish that, and based on past performance, there’s no reason to believe she won’t make a clean sweep. Few players in the SSC have the ability to put up the all-around numbers Williams has every year. Over the course of her career, she’s hit .333 with eight home runs and 90 RBI, and has also stolen 52 bases. With Lang and Powell playing so well in the corners, the coaches were reluctant to move either of them. That leaves center field open for Blake, a sophomore who started all 43 games last year at either shortstop or second base. The new position allows the Mocs to take better advantage of her speed, and Blake to cover a lot more ground. Though she hit .235 overall with 13 RBI, Blake had some big hits for the Mocs as a freshman, batting nearly 50 points higher with runners in scoring position. She also led the team in sacrifice bunts and her ability to run makes her an even bigger threat when she’s on base. Two freshmen are also vying for time in the Moccasin outfield. One of those is Brandy Pikus, a two-time Most Valuable Player from Titusville High School on Florida’s east coast. The other is Chelsea Zawada, from Pottstown, Pennsylvania where she played in two national tournaments in travel ball.
Angela Williams has been the top designated player in the SSC since 2006. The numbers prove it too, as she’s been voted First Team All-SSC three times. Last year Williams hit .376 with two home runs and a team-high 25 RBI.
2009 SSC Preseason Poll Defending conference champion Barry University was again picked to win the SSC title in 2009 in a preseason vote of coaches and sports information directors. The Buccaneers return seven starters and 11 players overall from their team that advanced to the 2008 Division II national tournament. It was the fifth straight year a team from the SSC won the South Region, with Florida Southern doing it in 2004, 2006 and 2007. 1. Barry.......................... 127 pts. 2. Tampa ....................... 110 pts. 3. Saint Leo ...................... 92 pts. 4. Rollins .......................... 89 pts. 5. Florida Southern .......... 69 pts. 6. Nova Southeastern ...... 63 pts. 7. Florida Tech ................. 41 pts. 8. Lynn............................. 39 pts. 9. Eckerd ......................... 18 pts.
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Preseason National Poll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Team [1st place votes] ’08 Record Points Final ’08 Ranking Lock Haven (PA) [6] .................... 49‐8 ....................388......................... 3 Humboldt State (CA) [10] ........... 57‐18 ..................374......................... 1 St. Edward’s (TX) ......................... 53‐17 ..................358......................... 4 Barry ........................................... 44‐8 ....................333......................... 7 Francis Marion (SC)..................... 39‐16 ..................332........................ t‐5 Ferris State (MI) .......................... 35‐18 ..................331........................ t‐5 Long Island‐C.W. Post ................. 48‐16 ..................278......................... 8 SE Oklahoma ............................... 53‐12 ..................275........................ t‐9 Winona State (MN) ..................... 38‐15 ..................254........................ 15 Tampa ......................................... 35‐13 ..................229....................... t‐12 North Georgia ............................. 38‐15 ..................228....................... t‐12 Kutztown (PA) ............................. 48‐13 ..................226........................ 18 Lewis (IL) ..................................... 38‐18 ..................177........................ ‐‐‐ Cal State‐Stanislaus .................... 31‐23 ..................164........................ ‐‐‐ Bloomsburg (PA) ......................... 51‐11 ..................146........................ t‐9 Saint Leo ..................................... 37‐15 ..................123........................ 19 Georgian Court (NJ) .................... 39‐16 ..................120........................ 25 Colorado Mines .......................... 38‐19 ..................117........................ ‐‐‐ Central Missouri ......................... 36‐22 ..................112........................ ‐‐‐ Georgia College & State .............. 40‐14 ....................88........................ ‐‐‐ Angelo State (TX) ........................ 48‐12 ....................85........................ 17 Alabama‐Huntsville .................... 52‐9 ......................74........................ 24 Minnesota State‐Mankato.......... 42‐16 ....................67........................ 21 Caldwell (NJ) ............................... 35‐22 ....................66........................ 16 Emporia State (KA) ..................... 48‐17 ....................62......................... 2
Receiving votes: Saginaw Valley State (MI), Hawaii Pacific, Western Oregon, Nebraska‐ Omaha, Wayne State (MI), CSU‐Dominguez Hills, Armstrong Atlantic (GA), LeMoyne (NY), St. Mary’s (TX), Valdosta State, Indianapolis, Arkansas Tech, Metro State (CO), New York Tech, West Virginia Wesleyan.
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A Look at the 2009 Schedule Date Feb. 7
Opponent at Webber International [DH]
2008 Record 25‐19
Feb. 12
at Palm Beach Atlantic [DH]
33‐24
Feb. 20
Warner Southern [DH]
37‐13
Feb. 21 Feb. 27
Northwood (FL) [DH] 20‐29 vs. Armstrong Atlantic State (GA) [DH] 30‐23
Feb. 28
vs. Georgia Southwestern [DH]
Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 5
*Nova Southeastern 43‐20 *Nova Southeastern [DH] at Armstrong Atlantic State (GA) [DH] 30‐23
Mar. 6
vs. Georgia College & State
40‐14
Mar. 6
vs. North Alabama
28‐21
Mar. 6
vs. Alabama‐Huntsville
52‐9
Mar. 7 Mar. 7 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 16
at West Georgia vs. West Alabama *at Rollins *at Rollins [DH] Hillsdale (MI) [DH]
25‐30 29‐29 39‐16 13‐37
Mar. 20
vs. North Alabama [DH]
28‐21
Mar. 21
vs. Alabama‐Huntsville [DH]
52‐9
Mar. 25
Palm Beach Atlantic [DH]
33‐24
Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 31 Apr. 1 Apr. 3 Apr. 4 Apr. 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 14 Apr. 18
*at Eckerd *at Eckerd [DH] *Saint Leo *Saint Leo [DH] *at Barry *at Barry [DH] *Lynn *Lynn [DH] *Florida Tech *Florida Tech [DH] Flagler [DH]
8‐47 37‐15 44‐8 18‐36 9‐6 0‐0
Opponent Info Warriors were NAIA Region XIV runners‐up under first‐year coach Julie Mulder, a former All‐SSC player at Saint Leo Sailfish set a school record for wins and return eight starters, including Ashley Jones who was 11th in D‐II with a 1.03 ERA Royals coming off best season in school history; return four all‐region players from NAIA Region XIV championship team Seahawks will play Florida Southern for the first time Pirates have played in the NCAA Tournament 7 of the last 9 years; finished third in South Atlantic Regional last year Hurricanes now playing third season at the D‐II level in Peach Belt Conference With only two seniors on the roster, Sharks went 12‐9 in SSC play for their best finish ever; 43 wins were most since 1999 Pirates have played in the NCAA Tournament 7 of the last 9 years; finished third in South Atlantic Regional last year Bobcats have made three straight trips to the NCAA playoffs, have six straight 30‐win seasons, and return nine starters Lions have averaged 34 wins over the last four seasons; advanced to the Gulf South Conference semifinals in 2008 Chargers have 11 straight 40‐win seasons, 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament since ’96, and return four all‐region players Wolves have averaged 32 wins over the last three seasons Tigers had their most wins since 1997 and return nine starters Tars have won 32+ the last 8 years, averaging 38, and return four All‐SSC players from last year’s NCAA Tournament team Chargers making their third straight trip to Lakeland; former Moccasin Michelle Tatlock is now assistant coach Lions have averaged 34 wins over the last four seasons; advanced to the Gulf South Conference semifinals in 2008 Chargers have 11 straight 40‐win seasons, 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament since ’96, and return four all‐region players Sailfish set a school record for wins and return eight starters, including Ashley Jones who was 11th in D‐II with a 1.03 ERA Tritons are in second season under Josh Beauregard and just two years removed from their best season in last 11 years Lions coming off 3rd trip to NCAA Tournament in the last 4 years and return SSC Player‐of‐the‐Year Ashley Urbanik 2008 South Region champs have 14 NCAA Tournament bids; six All‐SSC players and Pitcher‐of‐the‐Year Amber Jack return Knights begin first season under new coach Mandy Harris, a former assistant at Georgia College Panthers returning to the field after disbanding program last March; had school‐record 42 wins in 2007 Saints are in their first year of competition; head coach Kristen Atkinson is former assistant at Nova Southeastern Spartans tied school record for wins, finished as South Region runners‐up and lost only two starters
19‐29
Apr. 24 *at Tampa 35‐13 Apr. 25 *at Tampa [DH] *Sunshine State Conference opponent Note: 2009 schedule features 20 games against teams that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament, and 10 others against teams that won at least 33 games.
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Head Coach Chris Bellotto
The 2009 season will be the 28th for Chris Bellotto as head coach of the Florida Southern softball team, and her 31st at the college. A Lakeland native and graduate of Florida Southern, Bellotto is the only coach the program has ever had. She’s established the Moccasins as one of the top college softball programs in the country, with Florida Southern winning more conference titles than any Division II program and making 18 trips to the NCAA Tournament since 1987. The Mocs have also won more postseason games and NCAA regional titles than all but one other current Division II school. During her time at Florida Southern, the Moccasins have made three appearances in the national championship game (most recently in 2004) and are one of only two schools at any NCAA level to play in a national title game in every decade since the sport was adopted. Over the last 27 years, Bellotto has compiled a record of 1,057-320 for a .768 winning percentage. That includes an 8034 mark in three slow-pitch seasons (1982-84), and a 977-286 record in 24 seasons of fast-pitch (1985-2008). Her .774 winning percentage in fast-pitch ranks fifth in D-II history and 12th among the all-time leaders in all divisions. Her combined total of 1,057 wins ranks ninth on the all-time NCAA list. Bellotto achieved her 1,000th career win during the 2007 season, when the Mocs defeated Bryant University (RI), 2-0, on March 16. She became just the third Division II coach to reach that level, joining the retired Sandy Jerstad from Augustana (SD) and current Bloomsburg coach Jan Hutchinson. Entering the 2009 season, Bellotto is one of only 12 NCAA softball coaches from all three divisions with over 1,000 career victories. Even in 2008, a year in which they had to replace seven senior starters from the previous season, the Moccasins were still among the top teams in the South Region all year. Florida Southern went 29-14, the 26th time in 27 years under Bellotto the Mocs have finished with a winning record. That record included victories over seven different teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, including two regional champions (Barry and LIU-C.W. Post) and two regional runners-up (Tampa and Wayne State). Two years ago, the Mocs went 51-15 under Bellotto, the 16th time in her tenure the Mocs won at least 40 games and the third time they won at least 50. After sweeping through the South Region Tournament, the Mocs won two more games at the national finals for a fourth-place finish, marking the third time in four years they placed fourth or higher. The Mocs also won their 23rd Sunshine State Conference title, the most league titles for any Division II team in the country, and made their 18th trip to NCAA postseason play. They did it by ranking among the national leaders in team batting average (22nd), team ERA (4th) and team fielding (3rd). The 2006 team was also among the best ever coached by Bellotto as the Moccasins tied a school record with 55 wins, set a new record with 49 regular season wins, captured their 22nd conference title, won the NCAA South Region title and placed third at the national tournament. The Moccasins spent most of the season ranked in the national top five, opened the year with
18 straight wins, and set school records for home runs and shutouts. The season culminated with a record-setting 13-2 win in the South Region Championship Game, earning the Moccasins their seventh regional title and a seventh trip to the NCAA Division II National Tournament. The Mocs went 2-2 in Salem, Virginia that year to finish third overall, giving them two third-place finishes, two runner-up finishes and one national championship under Bellotto. One of those national runner-up teams came in 2004, when Bellotto and the Moccasins also finished 55-8, falling to Angelo State in the national championship game in Altamonte Springs, Florida. That year saw Bellotto do it with a roster that had only two seniors and featured six freshmen in the starting lineup. Bellotto has been in charge of the Moccasin softball program since it was created as a club sport in 1979. That year, while still a junior at Florida Southern, she led the Mocs to a fifth place finish in the state tournament. In 1980, as a senior, Bellotto’s team went 15-10 and her 1981 squad was 22-9 while competing with no scholarships against schools that offered as many as 15. In 1982, Florida Southern became a full-fledged intercollegiate program and Bellotto guided them to a 22-12 record overall and a perfect 16-0 mark in the Sunshine State Conference. Her first win came on March 17, 1982 when the Mocs defeated Saint Leo, 11-4. Florida Southern went on to win conference titles in 1983 and ‘84 as well (going 16-0 in SSC play during both seasons) before the league moved to fast-pitch competition in 1985. After two more SSC titles in 1985 and ‘86, Bellotto took the Moccasins to the next level in 1987 as Florida Southern earned its first NCAA Tournament bid in softball. The Mocs won a then school-record 49 games that year and led the nation in scoring, fielding and winning percentage. They went 24-0 in conference play, swept through the regional tournament without allowing a run, and eventually lost in the National Championship Game to Cal State-Northridge. Bellotto’s success continued throughout the remainder of the ‘80’s and into the ‘90’s as Florida Southern would go on to win 16 straight Sunshine State Conference fast-pitch titles from 1985-2000, and earn 14 consecutive NCAA bids from 19872000. At one point, from the middle of the 1985 season through the end of 1989, Florida Southern won 95 consecutive conference games, including 62 in shutout fashion. That 95game winning streak is the longest for any team in any conference sport. Overall, Bellotto has won 23 conference titles (combining slow-pitch and fast-pitch), eight regional titles and one National Championship. That national title came in 1993 when Florida Southern went 45-11 with a .371 team batting average. The Moccasins came out of the loser’s bracket with back-to-back shutouts after dropping their first game at the National Tournament, and closed things out with an 11-5 victory over Augustana (SD) that gave the school its first national championship in women’s athletics. The Mocs have averaged 42 wins a year over the last 22 seasons and have won 30 or more games all but twice during that span; 16 times they’ve won at least 40. They’ve made a total of 18 trips to the NCAA playoffs under Bellotto and their 60 postseason wins are second only to Bloomsburg’s (PA) 74.
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Individually, 26 different All-Americans have played for Bellotto, combining to win a total of 44 All-American awards, including 20 first-team selections. Among the All-Americans is current Moccasin Sara Lovestrand, a Second Team selection in 2008. The list also includes four-time All-Americans Kellie Robinson and Shelly Davis, and three-time winner Megan Brown. Both Robinson and Davis are members of the SSC Hall of Fame, as are Dori Stankewitz, Traci Wood and Julianne Coleman. In addition, Bellotto has had 18 Academic AllAmericans, 86 All-South Region selections, and six players named the SSC Female Athlete-of-the-Year for all sports. Bellotto is a two-time Division II Coach-of-the-Year as selected by the National Association of Softball Coaches. She first won that award in 1989 when the Moccasins went 46-8 and finished third in the nation. The second time came following Florida Southern’s national championship in 1993. Bellotto (or her staff) has also been named the South Region Coach-of-the-Year 10 times in her career, and the Sunshine State Conference Coach-of-the-Year 14 times. Her individual SSC coaching awards are the most for any coach, in any sport, in the history of the conference, tying her with current Tampa volleyball coach Chris Catanach. Selected as the head coach on the SSC Silver Anniversary Team in 2007 (along with 14 of her players), Bellotto has compiled an incredible 530-104 record in conference play for an .836 winning percentage. In June of 2005, Bellotto was inducted into her third hall of fame, the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame. She was previously enshrined in the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame (February of 2000), and the Florida Southern College Athletic Hall of Fame (March of 2002) as a charter member. She was also honored with the “Women in Sports” Achievement Award presented by Saint Leo University in February of 2001. Bellotto graduated from Lakeland High School in 1974. She earned her A.A. degree from Polk Community College in 1977 and her bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College in 1980. In 1984, she received her master’s degree from the University of South Florida. She is also a faculty member at Florida Southern College in the school’s Physical Education Department, and currently serves on the NCAA Division II South Region selection committee.
Chris Bellotto Year-by-Year
The Best of the Best in the Sunshine State Conference Most SSC Coach‐of‐the‐Year Awards in SSC History
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•CHRIS BELLOTTO, FLORIDA SOUTHERN •SOFTBALL
14
•Chris Catanach, Tampa •Volleyball
10
•Buck Dawson, Florida Southern •Men's Cross‐Country
9
•Glenn Wilkes, Jr., Rollins •Women's Basketball
8
•George Samuel, Barry •Men's Tennis
Record 22-12 25-9 33-13 20-8 34-13 49-6
SSC 16-0 16-0 16-0 15-1 20-0 24-0
1988 1989
47-6 46-8
20-0 24-0
1990 1991 1992 1993
42-10 35-11 41-9 45-11
22-2 20-4 22-2 23-1
1994
40-11
24-4
1995 1996
42-9 47-7
25-3 26-2
1997
45-13
24-4
1998
44-13
21-3
1999
44-12
25-3
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
46-16 31-17 18-32 32-18 55-8
23-5 16-12 8-18 16-10 19-2
2005 2006
39-11 55-8
18-6 20-4
2007
51-15
18-6
2008
29-14
9-12
Finishes SSC Champions SSC Champions SSC Champions SSC Champions SSC Champions National Runner-Up, Regional Champions, SSC Champions Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions National Third Place, Regional Champions, SSC Champions Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions Regional Runner-Up, SSC co-Champs Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions National Champions, Regional Champions, SSC Champions Regional Third Place, SSC coChampions Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions National Fifth Place, Regional Champions, SSC Champions National Fifth Place, Regional Champions, SSC co-Champions Regional participants, SSC Champions Regional participants, SSC Champions Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions SSC 4th place SSC 7th place SSC 3rd place National Runner-Up, Regional Champions, SSC Champions Regional Third Place, SSC Champions National Third Place, Regional Champions, SSC Champions National Fourth Place, Regional Champions, SSC Champions SSC 6th place
Chris Bellotto and her brother Al have coached together for 18 years at Florida Southern. Chris is now in her 28th season as the only head coach in the program’s history.
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WINNINGEST NCAA DIVISION II COACHES (FAST-PITCH) WINNINGEST ALL-TIME DIVISION II COACHES (BY PERCENTAGE) (Min. 10 Years) Yrs Record Pct. 1. *+Scott Whitlock (Kennesaw State ‘91-’08) ........... 18 .... 853-173 ....... (.831) 2. *Jan Hutchinson (Bloomsburg ‘78-’08) .................. 31 ..1,130-269-2 ... (.807) 3. *Frank Cheek (Humboldt State ‘89-’08)................. 20 .... 979-245-2 .... (.799) 4. *David Hanna (Coker ‘92-’08) ............................... 17 .... 639-175-1 .... (.785) 5. *Chris Bellotto (Florida Southern ‘85-’08) ......... 24 .... 973-286 ....... (.773) 6. *Vickee Hollifield (Carson-Newman ‘86-’08) .......... 23 .... 817-249 ....... (.766) 7. *Rick Bertagnolli (SC-Spartanburg ‘92-’93, California, PA ‘94-’08) .......................................... 17 .... 601-189 ....... (.761) 8. Dan Simmons (Nebraska-Kearney ‘88-’00) ........... 13 .... 442-145 ....... (.753) 9. *Les Stuedeman (Alabama-Huntsville ‘96-’08) ...... 13 .... 618-209 ....... (.747) 10. Sandy Jerstad (Augustana, SD ‘77-’03) ................ 27 ..1,011-359-2 ... (.738)
WINNINGEST ALL-TIME ALL-DIVISION COACHES (PERCENTAGE) (Min. 10 Years) Yrs Record Pct. 1. *John Tschida (St. Thomas, MN-III; ‘95-’08).......... 14 ..... 533-92........ (.853) 2. #Sue Enquist (UCLA-I; ‘89-’06)............................. 18 ..... 887-175-1 ... (.835) 3. *Mike Candrea (Arizona-I; ‘86-’03, ‘05-’07)............ 21 . 1,131-228-2 ... (.832) 4. *+Scott Whitlock (Kennesaw State-I; ‘91-’08) ........ 18 ..... 853-173 ...... (.831) 5. #Sharron Backus (UCLA-I; ‘75-’96) ...................... 22 ..... 854-173-3 ... (.831) 6. June Walker (College of New Jersey-III; ‘74-’95) ... 22 ..... 721-154 ...... (.824) 7. *Jan Hutchinson (Bloomsburg-II; ‘78-’08) .............. 31 . 1,130-269-2 ... (.807) 8. *Frank Cheek (Humboldt State-II; ‘89-’08)............. 20 ..... 979-245-2 ... (.799) 9. *Margie Knight (Salisbury State-III; ‘97-’08)........... 12 ..... 445-112-2 ... (.798) 10. *Henry Christowski (Simpson-III; ‘96-’08) .............. 13 ..... 425-113-2 ... (.789) 11. *David Hanna (Coker-II; ‘92-’08) ........................... 17 ..... 639-175-1 ... (.785) 12. *Chris Bellotto (Florida Southern-II; ‘85-’08) .... 24 ..... 973-286 ...... (.773) 13. *Vickee Hollifield (Carson-Newman-II; ’86-’08) ...... 23 ..... 817-249 ...... (.766) 14. *John Byrne (Moravian-III; ’94-’08) ....................... 15 ..... 475-148 ...... (.762) 15. *Rick Bertagnolli (SC-Spartanburg-II ‘92-’93; California, PA-II ‘94-’08) ....................................... 17 ..... 601-189 ...... (.761)
WINNINGEST ALL-TIME DIVISION II COACHES (BY WINS) (Min. 10 Years as Division II Head Coach) Yrs Record Pct. 1. *Jan Hutchinson (Bloomsburg ‘78-’08) ................. 31 .. 1,130-269-2.... (.807) 2. *+Kathy Welter (Oklahoma Baptist ‘80-’82; Texas Tech ‘83-’85; Cal St.-Bakersfield ‘86-’08) ... 29 .. 1,062-481-7.... (.687) 3. Sandy Jerstad (Augustana-SD ‘77-’03) ................ 27 .. 1,011-359-2.... (.738) 4. *Frank Cheek (Humboldt State ‘89-’08)................ 20 ..... 979-245-2 .... (.799) 5. *Chris Bellotto (Florida Southern ‘85-’08) ........ 24 ..... 973-286 ....... (.773) 6. *Judy Groff (American International ‘69-’08)......... 40 ..... 901-559-5 .... (.617) 7. *Gary Bryce (Wayne State, MI ‘82-’08) ................ 27 ..... 885-561-6 .... (.612) 8. *+Scott Whitlock (Kennesaw State ‘91-’08) .......... 18 ..... 853-173 ....... (.831) 9. *George DiMatteo (Lewis, ’84-’08) ....................... 25 ..... 834-422-6 .... (.663) 10. Rhesa Sumrell (Missouri Western State ‘76-’86; Missouri ‘87; Central Missouri State ‘88-’06) ........ 31 ..... 822-527 ....... (.609)
WINNINGEST ALL-TIME ALL-DIVISION COACHES (BY WINS) (Min. 10 Years) Yrs Record Pct. 1. *Margie Wright (Illinois St. 80-85; Fresno St. 86-08) 29 . 1,307-459-3 ... (.740) 2. JoAnne Graf (Florida State ‘84-’08) ...................... 25 . 1,218-425-6 ... (.740) 3. *Gayle Blevins (Indiana ‘80-’87; Iowa ‘88-’08) ....... 29 . 1,178-549-5 ... (.682) 4. *Yvette Girouard (La.-Lafayette 81-00; LSU 01-08). 28 . 1,166-369 ...... (.760) 5. *Mike Candrea (Arizona-I; ‘86-’03, ‘05-’07)............ 21 . 1,131-228-2 ... (.832) 6. *Jan Hutchinson (Bloomsburg-II; ‘78-’08) .............. 31 . 1,130-269-2 ... (.807) 7. *Carol Hutchins (Ferris St. ‘82; Michigan ‘85-’07) .. 25 . 1,083-392-4 ... (.734) 8. *+Kathy Welter (Oklahoma Baptist ‘80-’82; Texas Tech ‘83-’85; Cal St.-Bakersfield ‘86-’08) .... 29 . 1,062-481-7 ... (.687) 9. *Joyce Compton (Missouri ‘83-’86; South Carolina ‘87-’08)......................................... 26 . 1,034-499-3 ... (.674) 10. *Elaine Sortino (Massachusetts ‘80-’08)................ 29 . 1,017-431-5 ... (.702) 11. Sandy Jerstad (Augustana, SD ‘77-’03) ................ 27 . 1,011-359-2 ... (.738) 12. *Eugene Lenti (DePaul ‘80-’87, ‘90-’08) ................ 27 ..... 983-480-6 ... (.671) 13. *Frank Cheek (Humboldt State-II; ‘89-’08)............. 20 ..... 979-245-2 ... (.799) 14. *Chris Bellotto (Florida Southern-II; ‘85-’08) .... 24 ..... 973-286 ...... (.773) 15. *Margo Jonker (Central Michigan ‘80-’08) ............. 29 ..... 968-549-5 ... (.638) 16. *Diane Ninemire (California ‘88-’08)...................... 21 ..... 932-457 ...... (.671) 17. *Jay Miller (Oklahoma City ‘85-’87; Missouri ‘88-’02; Mississippi State ‘03-‘08)...................................... 26 ..... 926-579 ...... (.615) 18. Linda Wells (Minnesota ‘74-’75, ‘77-’89 Arizona State ‘90-’05)........................................... 31 ..... 914-679-1 ... (.574) 19. Judi Garman (Cal State-Fullerton ‘80-’99) ............. 20 ..... 913-374-4 ... (.709) 20. *Judy Groff (American International ‘69-’08).......... 40 ..... 901-559-5 ... (.617)
WINNINGEST ACTIVE DIVISION II COACHES (BY WINS) (Min. 5 Years as Division II Head Coach) Yrs Record Pct. 1. Jan Hutchinson (Bloomsburg ‘78-’08) .................. 31 .. 1,130-269-2.... (.807) 2. Frank Cheek (Humboldt State ‘89-’08) ................. 20 ..... 979-245-2 .... (.799) 3. Chris Bellotto (Florida Southern ‘85-’08) ......... 24 ..... 973-286 ....... (.773) 4. Judy Groff (American International ‘69-’08) .......... 40 ..... 901-559-5 .... (.617) 5. Gary Bryce (Wayne State, MI ‘82-’08).................. 27 ..... 885-561-6 .... (.612) 6. George DiMatteo (Lewis, ’84-’08) ........................ 25 ..... 834-422-6 .... (.663) 7. Vickee Hollifield (Carson-Newman ‘86-’08) .......... 23 ..... 817-249 ....... (.766) 8. Tami Cyr (Centenary ‘87-’91; W. Florida ‘92-’08).. 20 ..... 816-377-1 .... (.684) 9. Lori Meyer (Minnesota State-Mankato ‘85-’08) ..... 24 ..... 749-519-3 .... (.590) 10. Sandy Montgomery (SIU-Edwardsville ’89-’08) .... 20 ..... 731-335-2 .... (.685) *Active Coach (Note: NCAA does recognize four FSC forfeit victories in 1994) #Sue Enquist and Sharron Backus served as co-head coaches from 1989-96 +Kennesaw State and Cal State-Bakersfield are in re-classification process for move to Division I
Did You Know? Florida Southern’s eight regional championships are tied for third on the all-time Division II list. Bloomsburg (PA) is the leader with 10, followed by Kennesaw State (GA) with nine. Cal State-Northridge is tied with Florida Southern with eight. Both Kennesaw State and Cal State-Northridge are now Division I programs.
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1,000 Wins and Counting On March 16, 2007, Chris Bellotto became just the tenth coach in NCAA history at any level to win 1,000 games in her career. That win total covers both slow‐pitch and fast‐pitch competition. With the NCAA recognizing only fast‐pitch competition, Bellotto will likely earn her 1,000th win for a second time at some point this season. Listed below are the milestone victories for Bellotto and the Moccasins. #1
Mar. 17, 1982 Saint Leo
#100 Apr. 13, 1985
Florida Tech
11-4 1-0
Championship game of the SSC Tournament; freshman Dori Stankewitz pitches third straight no-hitter; Susan Young drives in the only run of the game with an infield single #200 Mar. 15, 1988 Missouri-St. Louis 1-0 Dori Stankewitz pitches a two-hit shutout, helping Mocs to a 17-0 start; Rhonda Kaiser draws a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 4th, forcing in Patsy Sugo who had doubled leading off the inning; Kaiser also has one of the Mocs’ three hits in the game #300 Apr. 1, 1990 Barry 2-1 Ginger Dudley has a two-out RBI single in the bottom of 7th to score pinch-runner Wanda Graham, who had stolen second after a hit by Wendy Helms; Cindy Johansen scatters five hits in the win, allowing a run in the top of the sixth #400 Mar. 5, 1993 *SIU-Edwardsville 8-2 (4) Game called due to time limit; Shelly Davis goes 3-for-3 and Patty Fleig has three RBI; Mocs have six hits and eight walks; Katy Cortelyou earns the win #500 Mar. 22, 1995 at Webber 14-6 Kim Crawford has five RBI and a 2nd-inning grand slam, Patty Fleig has a home run and four RBI, and Traci Wood goes 3-for-4 with four runs scored; Traci Hertzog picks up the win #600 Apr. 6, 1997 at Florida Tech 5-0 Lisa McNeley allows three hits with eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings as a pitcher, and goes 4-for4 with three RBI at the plate; Lori Moore completes the four-hit shutout and Mocs have 15 hits as a team #700 May 3, 1999 Rollins 3-1 Amber Jaekel has three of the Mocs’ seven hits, including a two-run homer with two out in the bottom of the 7th; Julianne Coleman allows four hits for the win and pitches out of a basesloaded situation in the top of the 7th #800 Mar. 2, 2003 *South Dakota State 3-1 Mocs score on an error and RBI single by Teri Morgan in the top of the 7th to snap a 1-1 tie; Morgan also earns the win by allowing no earned runs on four hits #900 Mar. 8, 2005 at Albany State 8-0 (5) Stacey Bronson tosses a two-hit shutout and strikes out seven; Stephanie Huber has a home run and three RBI, and Jackie Leppla drives in two runs *Rebel Games (1993 in Ocoee; 2003 in Kissimmee)
#1,000 (March 16, 2007) The Moccasins defeated Bryant University, 2‐0, in the first game of the Florida Southern Spring Invitational. Freshman Heidi Schumacher pitched her first career shutout, allowing just two hits, striking out 11 and walking only one. It was a scoreless game until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Mocs got a leadoff double from Sarah Kohlbrenner, who then scored during a run‐down play on Jackie Leppla’s sacrifice bunt. Angela Williams later singled in Leppla for the second run of the inning.
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Assistant Coach Jeff Lang Jeff Lang joined the Florida Southern coaching staff in January of 2006 after seven years (1999-2005) as the head softball coach at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland. While there he compiled a career record of 148-52-1, and led the Eagles to four district championships and the state playoffs six times. In his three seasons at Florida Southern, Lang has helped the Moccasins win two conference titles and advance to the Division II National Tournament in 2006 and ’07 with both his on-field coaching and recruiting. He was part of the NFCA South Region Coaching Staff-of-the-Year in 2006 and 2007, and works primarily with the Moccasin infielders. In his final season at George Jenkins, the Eagles were 24-5 and won the Class 5A District 6 title. In the state playoffs, the Eagles won two extra-inning games before falling to Tampa-Chamberlain in the regional championship game. All five of Lang’s seniors were named to the All-State team, including Angela Williams, and his daughter Natalie, who are both current seniors on the Florida Southern roster. Williams has been a three-time AllSSC selection for the Moccasins, and Lang has been all-conference twice. Another of his 2005 senior class, Brooke Johnson, went on to start at the University of Florida. In 2004, Lang also led George Jenkins to a district title after the Eagles went 24-4. That team advanced to the regional championship game as well, where they fell to River Ridge High School in extra innings. His teams also won district championships in 2000 and 2002, with the 2000 title earning him the Lakeland Ledger’s Polk County Coach-of-the-Year award. In addition to coaching at George Jenkins High School, Lang is also the president of Florida Construction Group. A Lakeland native and a 1980 graduate of Lakeland High School, Lang and his wife Darla have been married for 26 years and have two children: son Brant and daughter Natalie, who is a senior at Florida Southern and member of this year’s softball team.
Assistant Coach Al Bellotto Al Bellotto is in his second stint as a Moccasin assistant coach after re-joining the team in 2007, when he was part of the NFCA South Region Coaching Staff-of-the-Year. In addition to his work with the hitters, Bellotto also coaches the Moccasin outfielders. The brother of Florida Southern head coach Chris Bellotto, he previously served as an assistant from 1988-2002, a 15-year span that saw Florida Southern win 13 conference championships and four NCAA regional titles. During his earlier tenure with the Moccasins, Bellotto was a part of the 1993 national championship team, and much of the Mocs’ success at the plate that season was attributed to his work with the hitters. Florida Southern hit .371 that year, a school record at the time, but one which the Mocs broke just two years later with a .376 average. That mark still stands in the Florida Southern record book. A former member of the Florida Southern baseball team, Bellotto was an outfielder and catcher for the Moccasins, and before that an All-State selection in both baseball and football at Lakeland High School, one of the top football programs in the country.
Assistant Coach Melannie Grimes Returning to Florida Southern this year for another round as pitching coach is Melannie Grimes, a former All-American pitcher at Arizona State University and member of the United States National Team. She previously served on the coaching staff under Chris Bellotto from 1986-90, and helped the Moccasins win five straight Sunshine State Conference titles, two regional titles, and a second place finish at the NCAA Division II national finals in 1987. During those five years, Grimes oversaw the Florida Southern pitching staff, which included two-time All-Americans Dori Stankewitz and Nycki Sandstede. In addition to those honors, a Florida Southern pitcher was named All-South Region nine times during that span. Grimes’ collegiate career began at Golden West College in California where she was a member of two national championship teams. She transferred to Arizona State University and while playing for the Sun Devils, won 43 games from 1977-78. Grimes still holds ASU records for season earned run average (0.23 in 1978) and career ERA (0.52). She also set a school record with 246 strikeouts as a senior, a record that stood for 21 years and still ranks among the top five in team history. The highlight of her career, however, came in 1979 when she posted a 4-0 record in the Pan-Am Games in Puerto Rico, helping the United States win the gold medal. In addition to her previous coaching experience at Florida Southern, Grimes has spent several years coaching softball, volleyball, basketball and cross-country at local high schools in Polk County. She has spent the past five years as assistant volleyball and assistant softball coach at Auburndale High School, where she helped the Bloodhounds go 26-5 in 2006 en route to their Class 5A State Championship.
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#5, PEGGY ALEX, 5-03, Sophomore (Clermont, FL) Second Base/Third Base ● R-R As a freshman (2008)… Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA Scholar‐Athlete… Started 26 of the Mocs’ 43 games at third base… Committed only one error in her last 57 chances for a .982 fielding percentage in her final 16 starts… During that stretch, had one game with seven assists at Delta State and another with six against #17 Long Island‐C.W. Post… Tied for second on the team with 11 sacrifice bunts… Put down a sacrifice bunt that moved the winning run into scoring position in two of Florida Southern’s five walk‐off wins (Feb. 21 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic and March 10 vs. Wayne State, MI)… Set up all four runs in a 6‐4 loss to Tampa with a pair of sacrifice bunts in that game (Mar. 1)… Came through as a pinch‐hitter in another of the Mocs’ walk‐off wins by getting hit by a pitch with two out in the bottom of the 7th inning, and eventually scored the winning run in that 3‐1 victory over top‐ranked Barry (Apr. 13)… Had two games with two hits (Feb. 21 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic and Feb. 22 vs. Salem International)… Had two RBI in 10‐2 win over Hillsdale (Mar. 15)… In high school… Four‐year letter winner at East Ridge High School for coaches Leah Bultema and Amy Youngblood… Honorable mention Class 6A All‐State in 2007… 2007 East Ridge High School Athlete‐of‐the‐Year… Named Orlando Sentinel Player‐of‐the‐Week once in 2007… Hit .467 with three home runs and 25 RBI as a junior… Also played four years of volleyball and was on the weightlifting team as a senior… Honor roll student all four years… Played two years of travel ball for the Clermont Crushers and coach Ernie Moore, one year for the Central Florida Ladyhawks and coach Gerry Chambliss, and one year for the Lakeland Rage and coach Mike Powell… Won the ISA “B” state championship in 2005 and ’06… Former high school teammate Merrill Robinson now plays for the University of South Florida… Personal… Daughter of Tom and Suzanne Alex… Has one brother (Kevin‐16)… Born 7/17/89… Elementary Education major. YR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT PO A E FLD ’08 33 26 .222 72 12 16 9 3 0 0 19 .264 2 2 9 .263 0 11 3 3 27 66 6 .939 33 26 .222 72 12 16 9 3 0 0 19 .264 2 2 9 .263 0 11 3 3 27 66 6 .939
#1, SAMANTHA BARKER, 5-08, Freshman (Lynn, MA) Catcher/First Base ● R-R Played four years of softball for coach Chris Warren at Lynn Classical High School… Named a Northeastern Conference All‐Star as a senior when she drove in 21 runs and helped the Rams advance to the Division I North semifinals… Team finished with a 15‐7 record and won the Northeastern Conference North Division title… Also played two years of soccer and three years of basketball for the Rams… Played travel ball for the Mass Commotion in 2006‐07 (coached by Kathy Ermillo), and Quick Silver in 2007‐08 (coached by Paul Churchill)… Former high school teammate Afton Dean now plays for Merrimack College, one of the top Division II programs in the Northeast… Personal… Daughter of Robert and Ronda Barker… Born 6/21/90… Undecided on major.
WHY MOCCASINS? Florida Southern first used the nickname Moccasins in 1926, shortly after the college’s move to Lakeland in 1922. The water moccasin, or cottonmouth snake, was abundant in the nearby lakes and since the moccasin is one of the fiercest of all snakes, the college adopted the name for its athletic teams. A male water moccasin can grow up to 1.8 meters (over six feet long), and though its venom is considered relatively mild compared to other poisonous snakes, its bite is still extremely painful.
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#6, DANI BLAKE, 5-05, Sophomore (LaBelle, FL) Outfielder • R-R As a freshman (2008)… Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA Scholar‐Athlete… The only Moccasin freshman to start all 43 games (one of six Moccasins overall)… Started the first 26 games at shortstop and the final 17 at second base… Led the team with 12 sacrifice bunts… Hit .278 with runners in scoring position and was three‐for‐five with the bases loaded… Made her college debut with two hits and two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Arkansas‐ Monticello (Feb. 8)… Had seven multi‐hit games, including one against Tampa when she also had a career‐ high three RBI in a 6‐4 loss (Mar. 1)… Delivered a game‐tying two‐run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning in that game… Started another late‐inning rally at Nova with a two‐out single in the bottom of the seventh that led to two runs and helped send the game to extra innings… Committed only two errors in her 17 games at second base… In high school… Four‐year letter winner for coach Raymond Marroquin at LaBelle High School... Third Team All‐State and Fort Myers News‐Press First Team All‐Area as a senior when she hit .457 with four doubles, four triples, five home runs, 22 RBI, 43 runs scored and 21 steals in 22 attempts... As a junior, hit .440 with four doubles, six triples, five home runs, 22 RBI and eight steals... Hit .327 as a sophomore with two doubles, four triples, one homer, 29 RBI and 9 steals... Also played four years of volleyball and two years of basketball... Played volleyball at LaBelle for her older sister Shelly... Athlete‐of‐the‐Year as a senior... Team MVP in both softball and volleyball as a junior and senior... Honor roll student all four years... Played nine years for the Southwest Florida Lightning and coaches Dave Blake and Clint Raulerson... Played at LaBelle High School with current Florida Southern sophomore Heather Raulerson... Another former high school teammate, Paige Raulerson, played for Florida Gulf Coast... Personal... Daughter of Dave and Robyn Blake... Has one older sister (Shelly‐27) and one older brother (Cory‐23)... Born 1/20/89... Biology major. YR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT PO A E FLD ’08 43 43 .235 98 13 23 13 2 1 0 27 .276 4 3 29 .283 1 12 1 5 83 71 17 .901 43 43 .235 98 13 23 13 2 1 0 27 .276 4 3 29 .283 1 12 1 5 83 71 17 .901
#33, BETHANY BOOMER, 5-03, Junior (Allen Park, MI) Second Base ● S-R Played 2006‐07 at Valparaiso University in Indiana for coach Randy Schneider… A junior athletically but attending Florida Southern as a grad student… As a sophomore (2007)… Mid‐Continent Conference All‐Academic Team… NFCA Scholar‐Athlete… Started four games at second base and one as the Crusaders’ designated player… Second on the team with seven sacrifice bunts… As a freshman (2006)… Mid‐Continent Conference All‐Academic Team… Started 13 games at either second base or in the designated player role… Helped give the Crusaders a 7‐4 win over Robert Morris with a three‐run pinch‐hit double (Mar. 9)… In high school… Four‐year letter winner at Allen Park High School for Patricia Curnell, who is also her aunt… First team all‐conference and first team all‐ district as a senior in 2005… Graduated third in her class and was a National Advanced Placement Scholar… Served as class president for three years… Personal… Daughter of David and Gail Boomer… Father was an all‐conference third baseman at the University of Detroit and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds… Has one older brother (Timothy) who graduated from Florida Southern in 2007… High school coach Patricia Curnell, who is also her aunt, played softball at Florida Southern as Patsy Sugo from 1988‐89, and holds the school’s career record for highest postseason batting average (.417)… Born 2/18/87… Working on her MBA at Florida Southern. YR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT PO A E FLD% ’06* 36 13 .148 54 4 8 3 2 0 0 10 .185 2 0 14 .179 0 1 0 1 12 9 3 .875 ’07* 14 5 .250 16 2 4 0 0 1 0 6 .375 1 0 2 .294 0 7 0 2 6 3 0 1.000 50 18 .171 70 6 12 3 2 1 0 16 .229 3 0 16 .205 0 8 0 3 18 12 3 .909 *2006-07 stats are from two seasons at Valparaiso
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#44, MORGAN BROWN, 5-09, Sophomore (Carrollton, GA) Pitcher • R-R As a freshman (2008)… Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA Scholar‐Athlete… Served as the Moccasins’ #3 pitcher and was second in the SSC with 16 relief appearances… Set a school record for relief appearances, breaking the previous mark of 15 that had been shared by three different players… Tied for the SSC lead with two saves, picking them up with two shutout innings vs. Long Island‐C.W. Post (Mar. 18) and three scoreless innings vs. Eckerd (Apr. 4)… Made her only start on April 5 vs. Eckerd and pitched a one‐hit shutout… Allowed only an infield single in that game, striking out a career‐high five batters and walking two… Her one‐hitter in her first collegiate start came against the same team her older sister Megan pitched a no‐hitter against in her first college start… In addition to her one complete game shutout, also combined with starters Brittany Minton and Heidi Schumacher on eight other shutouts… Suffered her only loss in a 6‐4 decision vs. Tampa despite pitching 3.1 innings of relief, giving up only three base runners, and not allowing an earned run… Did not allow an earned run in her first eight appearances covering 12.0 innings… Gave up just two runs in her last 20.1 innings, both in an extra inning loss to Rollins in which she pitched a season‐ high 5.1 innings… Though she was third on the team in innings pitched, led the pitching staff with 14 assists… Pitched one scoreless inning in the Mocs’ exhibition game against the United States Olympic Team on May 3, giving up an infield single to Caitlin Lowe, and striking out Natasha Watley before getting ground ball outs from Jessica Mendoza and Stacey Nuveman (the top four hitters in the USA lineup)… In high school… Home‐schooled in Georgia and did not play high school softball... Spent the last two years with the Sharpsburg X‐Plosion and coach Elwood Brown... 18‐U team was ranked #5 in the state of Georgia in May of 2007... Team produced several current college players, including three at South Region rival Valdosta State... Personal... Daughter of Marshall and Laura Brown... Has one older brother (Clint‐25) and one older sister (Megan‐23)... Her older sister played for the Moccasins from 2004‐07 and is Florida Southern’s career leader in several pitching categories... Born 3/19/89... Elementary Education major. YR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP AB OPP BA ’08 1-1 0.82 17 1 1 1 2 34.1 26 9 4 11 23 0 4 1 123 .211 1-1
0.82
17
1
1
1
2
34.1
26
9
4
11
23
0
4
1
123
.211
#12, CHRISTINE CLARK, 5-08, Freshman (Naples, FL) Pitcher / First Base ● L-L 2008 graduate of Barron Collier High School where she played four years for coach Tom Resop… Class 5A Third Team All‐State as a junior when she hit .434 with nine doubles, four triples, five home runs and 35 RBI, while also going 9‐5 with a 1.10 ERA, and 106 strikeouts in 92.2 innings… Led team to 24‐8 record and a spot in the region semifinals… Hit .398 as a senior with five doubles, two triples, three homers and 26 RBI… Went 12‐6 with a 1.20 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 93 innings as a senior… Led the Cougars to a 24‐9 record as well as the district title… Over her last two high school seasons, walked just 27 batters in 185.2 innings, an average of 1.0 per game… Played travel ball three years for the Tropic Wave, coached by Mike Morgan…… Former teammate Kirsti Buchholz now plays at Princeton, and Rickki Lee Larson now plays at Bentley… Personal… Daughter of Ed and Kris Clark… Has a twin sister (Colleen) and an older sister (Lindsey‐21)… Born 4/7/90… Undecided on major.
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#17, ELLI HOWELL, 5-06, Junior (Bartow, FL) First Base / Third Base ● R-R As a sophomore (2008)… Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Started all 43 games at first base after transferring from the University of North Florida and normally hit in the cleanup position… Led Florida Southern with 13 doubles and tied for the team lead with four home runs… Seventh in the SSC in doubles… Second on the team with 17 extra base hits and tied for fourth with 20 RBI… Third on the team with 10 sacrifice bunts… Homered in her first doubleheader as a Moccasin and drove in one run in each game of the season opening sweep of Arkansas‐Monticello (Feb. 8)… Hit her other three home runs in SSC play, including two against Eckerd, a series in which she went four‐for‐ seven with seven RBI (Apr. 4‐5)… Also went deep against Lynn (Apr. 19)… Batted .324 and tied for the team lead with 16 RBI over the second half of the season… Hit .317 in the Mocs’ 20 games against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament, second on the team behind Michelle Tatlock… Gave Florida Southern one of its five walk‐off wins with a two‐out, two‐run double in the bottom of the 7th inning that beat 17th‐ranked LIU‐C.W. Post, 3‐2 (Mar. 18)… Had five multi‐hit games and tied her career‐high with three hits in the win over LIU‐C.W. Post (Mar. 18)…Had a career‐high three RBI in 8‐0 win vs. Eckerd (Apr. 5)… Committed only two errors and her .992 fielding percentage was second in the SSC among first baseman behind only Ally Maddox of Saint Leo… As a freshman (2007)... Atlantic Sun Conference All‐Freshman Team... Started all 57 games at third base, one of only three players to start every game for the Ospreys... Helped the Ospreys finish 33‐24 overall and 9‐9 in the Atlantic Sun Conference... Led the team and finished seventh in the A‐Sun with 14 doubles... Second on the team in batting average (.318), slugging percentage (.462) and RBI (30)... Also tied for second on the team with seven sacrifice bunts... Hit .333 in conference play... Had a nine‐game hitting streak from March 9‐15 in which she hit .467 (14‐for‐30) with five doubles, two home runs and nine RBI... Hit home runs against Georgia Southern, Maine and Ball State, with all of them coming in early March... Had 14 multi‐hit games, including four 3‐hit games... Had nine different games with two RBI, including both games of a doubleheader with Maine (Mar. 14) and both games of a doubleheader with Bethune‐Cookman (Mar. 28)... Drove in the go‐ahead run in the sixth inning in two wins for UNF... In high school... 2006 graduate of Bartow High School where she played for coach Glenn Rutenbar... Helped the Yellow Jackets win the Class 4A state championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006 after winning the 3A title in 2003... Went two‐for‐four with an RBI in the state championship game as a senior, helping Bartow defeat Navarre 4‐1, capping a 31‐1 season with a record fifth consecutive state title... Also had an RBI single in the state title game as a junior, helping Bartow defeat Pembroke Pines 2‐0... Third Team All‐State as a senior and first team all‐district... Named all‐area three times... Had a career batting average of .327 with 35 doubles, 10 triples and four home runs... Finished her career second on the all‐time extra base hits list at Bartow... Hit .398 with 11 doubles and 30 RBI as a senior... Played volleyball as a freshman... Personal... Daughter of Carl and Martha Howell... Has one older sister (Vicki)... Born 3/17/88... Public Relations major. YR GP GS AVG AB ‘07 57 57 .318 173 ’08 43 43 .262 122 100 100 .295 295
R 28 21 49
H RBI 55 30 32 20 87 50
2B 3B HR 14 1 3 13 0 4 27 1 7
TB 80 57 137
SLG BB HB SO .462 7 2 30 .467 6 4 16 .464 13 6 46
OB% SF .352 0 .316 1 .337 1
SH 7 10 17
SB AT 1 1 3 3 4 4
PO A 60 95 227 14 287 109
E FLD% 13 .923 2 .992 15 .964
#12, ASHLEY HUNT, 5-06, Junior (Lakeland, FL) Third Base ● R-R In junior college (2007‐08)… Two‐year starter for Jeff Roberts and Meredith Headings at Manatee Community College in Bradenton, Florida… First Team All‐Suncoast Conference as a sophomore… Hit .291 with four home runs and 30 RBI as a freshman, helping the Lancers finish the regular season ranked #3 in the country… Hit .383 with eight homers and 37 RBI as a sophomore as the Lancers went 40‐7 overall and won the Suncoast Conference with a 22‐2 record… Tied for third in the Florida Community College Athletic Association in home runs… Team co‐captain as a freshman and captain as a sophomore… In high school… 2006 graduate of McKeel Academy where she played for coach Larry Harvey from 2001‐06… Honorable mention Class 2A All‐State as a freshman, Second Team All‐State as a junior, and Third Team All‐State as a senior when McKeel moved to 3A… Helped the Wildcats win six district titles, finish as 2A runners‐up in 2004, and win the 2A state title in 2005… Played travel ball for the Intimidators, coached by Larry Harvey, and the Sarasota Heat, coached by Mark Dover… Personal… Daughter of Robert and Arlene Hunt… Has an older sister (Lauren‐22) and a younger brother (Robbie‐18)… Born 3/21/88… Biology major.
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#27, NATALIE LANG, 5-06, Senior (Lakeland, FL) Outfielder • R-R As a junior (2008)… Second Team All‐Sunshine State Conference… SSC Player‐of‐the‐Week for April 21… SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Pat McFadden Award Winner as Florida Southern’s Female Scholar‐Athlete of the Year… NFCA Scholar‐Athlete... Started every game for the third year in a row, giving her 172 consecutive starts (one of six Moccasins to start every game in 2008)… Tied for third on the team with a .331 batting average while normally hitting in the #5 position in the lineup… Third on the team with 22 RBI… Second on the team with 15 walks and third with a .400 on‐ base percentage… Hit .438 with runners in scoring position (21‐for‐48), second on the team to Angela Williams, and was two‐for‐five with the bases loaded, giving her a career .591 average in that situation (13‐for‐22)… Hit .362 in conference play with 11 RBI… Handled 81 chances in the field without committing an error, the most of any outfielder in the SSC… Gave Florida Southern a 2‐1, extra‐inning win over Tampa with a none‐out, RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning (Feb. 29)… Tied her career‐high with three hits in that game and went six‐for‐nine with two walks and two RBI in the thee‐game series… Followed that by going six‐for‐15 with six RBI on a four‐game trip to Delta State and North Alabama over spring break… Matched her career‐high with an eight‐game hitting streak from Feb. 22 – Mar. 6… Drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 7th to start a rally against Wayne State, eventually scoring on a two‐run pinch‐single by Ashlinn Rodgers in that 2‐1 victory (Mar. 10)… Delivered a two‐run double in the top of the sixth that snapped a 1‐1 tie and led to a 4‐2 win at Saint Leo (Mar. 28)… Had a big defensive series against Barry on April 12‐13, picking up two outfield assists to help the Mocs end the Bucs’ 35‐game winning streak… Hit her only home run of the year in 9‐0 win at Lynn (Apr. 19)… Went five‐for‐eight with a double, home run, one walk and two steals against the Knights, leading to her SSC Player‐of‐ the‐Week award on April 21… Has owned Lynn University throughout her career, hitting safely in all nine games against the Knights, posting a .640 batting average (16‐for‐25) with 10 RBI… Had 11 multi‐hit games with a high of three, and seven games with two or more RBI… As a sophomore (2007)… Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA Scholar‐Athlete… Started all 66 games in left field... One of six Moccasins to start all 66 games in 2007, a new school record... Hit #5 in the batting order in all but one game... Tied for third on the team with 26 RBI... Tied for the team lead with 14 sacrifice bunts... Hit home runs against Delta State (Feb. 4) and West Georgia (Feb. 15)... Hit .305 after the first three weeks of the season... Batted .395 (34‐for‐86) at Barnett Field... Went three‐for‐four with the bases loaded... Hit .293 in conference play... Hit safely in all four games at the national tournament, going four‐for‐12... Had 12 multi‐hit hit games, including three in a row against Alabama‐Huntsville and Wayne State on March 10 and 12... Had three‐hit games against Wayne State, MI (Mar. 12) and Lynn (Apr. 29)... Had two different games with three RBI... Went seven‐for‐nine with six RBI in the three‐game series with Lynn... Ended the regular season with a seven‐game hitting streak and stretched that to a career‐high eight games in the first game of the South Region Tournament... As a freshman (2006)... Honorable Mention All‐SSC... NFCA Scholar‐Athlete... SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Started all 63 games, with 62 in left and one in center, and hit #5 in the order... Ninth in the SSC in batting (.367) and was third among freshmen... Tied for second on the team with 45 RBI, ranked fourth in the SSC, and was tied for the league lead among freshmen with teammate Angela Williams... Led the team and was third in the SSC with 16 doubles... Second on the team with a .400 batting average (36‐for‐90) with runners in scoring position and hit a team‐best .615 (eight‐for‐13) with the bases loaded... Hit .292 in the postseason (seven‐for‐24) and set a new team record with nine RBI in a single postseason... Had six RBI in the NCAA South Region Tournament, and three in the 8‐0 win over LeMoyne to open the national finals (May 18)... Third on the team with 22 multi‐hit games and had five, three‐hit games... Became just the fourth Moccasin with three hits in her debut and only the second freshman (Feb. 8 at Warner Southern)... Had a career‐high four RBI in 7‐2 win over Wayne State‐MI (Mar. 13)... Did not commit an error and made a game‐saving catch in the seventh inning to help beat Barry 2‐0 in the opener of a three‐game series that decided the SSC title (Apr. 28)... In high school... 2005 graduate of George Jenkins High School where she played for her father Jeff, who is now an assistant coach with the Moccasins... Honorable Mention Class 5A All‐State as a senior... Honorable mention all‐county as a freshman and second team in her final three years... All‐ county Academic Player‐of‐the‐Year as a senior... Hit .292 as a junior and .315 as a senior, starting in centerfield for two district champion and regional runner‐up teams... Also played soccer for three years... Played for the Lakeland Rage from 2001‐05 for her father Jeff, and for the Intimidators for Mike Littlejohn from 1999‐01... Personal... Daughter of Jeff and Darla Lang… Has one older brother (Brant‐23)... High school teammates Angela Williams, Ashlinn Rodgers and Lindsey Powell are also Moccasins... Another high school teammate, Brooke Johnson now plays for the University of Florida... Member of the Florida Southern Student‐Athlete Advisory Committee and a Florida Southern Peer Leader... Named the Florida Southern College Sophomore of the Year in 2007... Born 6/16/87... Elementary Education Major. YR GP GS AVG AB ’06 63 63 .367 188 ’07 66 66 .284 201 ’08 43 43 .331 124 172 172 .326 513
R H RBI 38 69 45 24 57 26 19 41 22 81 167 93
2B 3B HR 16 1 0 9 2 2 6 0 1 31 3 3
TB 87 76 50 213
SLG .463 .378 .403 .415
20
BB HB SO 14 0 20 8 0 18 15 0 12 37 0 50
OB% SF .409 1 .308 2 .400 1 .368 4
SH 7 14 2 23
SB AT 5 8 5 6 4 5 14 19
PO 28 52 77 157
A 2 3 4 9
E FLD% 0 1.000 2 .965 0 1.000 2 .988
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2009 Softball
#4, SARA LOVESTRAND, 5-06, Senior (Crawfordville, FL) Shortstop / Second Base • R-R As a senior (2008)… NFCA Second Team All‐American… NFCA First Team All‐South Region… First Team All‐ Sunshine State Conference… SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA Scholar‐Athlete… Florida Southern’s Most Valuable Player… Started all 43 games and served as the Mocs’ leadoff hitter in all of them (one of six Moccasins to start every game)… Started the first 26 games at second base and the last 17 at shortstop... Led the Moccasins and finished sixth in the SSC with a .384 batting average… Also finished eighth in the SSC in on‐base percentage (.432) and slugging percentage (.603)… Led the Mocs with 20 extra base hits overall, was second in doubles (13), first in triples (4) and tied for first in home runs (4)… Hit home runs vs. Arkansas‐Monticello (Feb. 8), at Delta State (Mar. 5), at North Alabama (Mar. 6) and vs. Barry (Apr. 13)… Led the team in times hit by a pitch (9), which ranked second in the SSC… Tied for second on the team in steals and was perfect on her 12 attempts… One of two players in the conference who was 12‐for‐12 (Nova Southeastern’s Brittney Lamb was the other)… Reached base safely with a hit, walk or HBP in all but three games… Scored or drove in the go‐ahead run in 13 of Florida Southern’s 29 wins… Had a 10‐game hitting streak from Feb. 21 – Mar. 6… Led the team with 16 multi‐hit games and tied Lindsey Powell for the team lead with four 3‐hit games… Went three‐for‐seven with two doubles, a home run and two RBI in her Florida Southern debut, a doubleheader sweep of Arkansas‐Monticello (Feb. 8)… Hit .408 in conference play, striking out just three times in 80 plate appearances… Gave Florida Southern a 3‐1, walk‐off win over top‐ranked Barry with a 3‐run homer with two out in the bottom of the 7th inning (Apr. 13)… Also had a career‐high three RBI in 12‐0 win over Hillsdale (Mar. 15)… Committed only one error in 48 chances at shortstop for a .979 fielding percentage at that position… Did not commit an error in the last 13 games… In junior college (2006‐07)... Spent two years at Chipola Junior College in Marianna, Florida where she played for head coach Belinda Hendrix… NJCAA First Team All‐American as a sophomore... First Team All‐Region 8 selection as a freshman and sophomore... First Team All‐Panhandle Conference as both a freshman and sophomore... Panhandle Conference Player‐of‐the‐Year as a freshman... All‐Region Tournament Team as a sophomore... As a sophomore, helped Chipola win the NJCAA Division I national championship and finish 57‐6‐1... Scored the winning run in extra innings of the national championship game as Chipola defeated North Idaho College, 6‐3 in eight innings... Hit .463 with 15 doubles, six triples, five home runs, 42 RBI and 19 steals as a sophomore... Ranked 29th in the country in batting average as a sophomore... Hit .481 with 13 doubles, six triples, three home runs, 49 RBI and 16 steals as a freshman, helping Chipola to a 48‐11 record... Went three‐for‐four with six RBI in her first junior college game against Dixie State (Feb. 2, 2006)... Had a career junior college batting average of .473 with eight home runs, 91 RBI and 35 stolen bases... Dean’s List Student both years at Chipola... Played for Team USA in the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok during the summer... Played summer ball for the Tallahassee Bullets and coach Dave Fannin in the summer of 2006... Won the 2006 ASA 18‐Under Class A Southern National Championship... Current Moccasin pitcher Brittany Minton was a teammate at Chipola in 2006 and ‘07... In high school... 2005 graduate of Wakulla High School in Crawfordville, Florida where she played softball for coach Mike Smith... First Team All‐State as a junior and Second Team All‐State as a senior... Named team MVP in 2003, 2004 and 2005... Wakulla’s Rookie‐of‐the‐Year in 2002... Lettered in volleyball and weightlifting four years as well and also played soccer as a senior... Personal... Daughter of Erik and Terri Lovestrand... Has one older brother (Josh‐24) and one younger sister (Hannah‐17)... Born 4/26/87... Math major with a minor in Spanish. YR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT PO A E FLD ’08 43 43 .384 146 33 56 20 12 4 4 88 .603 5 9 7 .432 2 1 12 12 80 60 9 .940 43 43 .384 146 33 56 20 12 4 4 88 .603 5 9 7 .432 2 1 12 12 80 60 9 .940
Did You Know? Sara Lovestrand is one of only six players in team history to end a game with a walk-off home run. Her 3-run shot with th two out in the bottom of the 7 inning lifted the Moccasins to a 3-1 win over top-ranked Barry last year. Mar. 12, 1987 Lakeland, FL May 3, 1999 Lakeland, FL
FSC 1, Florida Tech 0 FSC 3, Rollins 1
Apr. 8, 2000
FSC 6, Barry 4
Lakeland, FL
Mar. 21, 2001 Lakeland, FL
FSC 3, Saint Leo 1 (9)
May 13, 2007 Valdosta, GA
FSC 3, Florida Gulf Coast 0
Apr. 13, 2008 Lakeland, FL
FSC 3, Barry 1
Chris Palmer hits one-out solo home run for the win After a Rollins error, Amber Jaekel hits two-run homer with two out in bottom of the 7th Mocs trail 4-3 going into bottom of the 7th, but win game on three-run homer by April Elston with one out Mocs tie game at one in bottom of the 7th, then get a two-run homer from Autumn Lynch with two out in bottom of the 9th A three-run homer by Leah English with two out in bottom of the 7th breaks a scoreless tie and gives Moccasins the South Region championship Moccasins get three-run homer from Sara Lovestrand to end Barry’s SSCrecord 35-game winning streak
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2009 Softball
#22, BRITTANY MINTON, 5-07, Senior (Bainbridge, GA) Pitcher • R-R As a junior (2008)… Second Team All‐Sunshine State Conference… Two‐time SSC Pitcher‐of‐the‐Week (March 10 and April 21)… Ranked second in the SSC and fifth in Division II with a 0.82 earned run average… Second in the SSC and 12th in the nation fewest hits allowed per seven innings (4.10)… Ranked third in the SSC in opponents’ batting average (.165)… Led the team and was sixth in the SSC with 18 wins… Also ranked sixth in the SSC in both innings pitched (179.1) and strikeouts (163)… Fourth in the SSC in games started (27)… Began her Moccasin career with three straight complete game shutouts against Arkansas‐Monticello, Webber International and Palm Beach Atlantic and did not allow a run in her first four starts overall… Pitched a one‐hit shutout in her first Florida Southern start, a 3‐0 win over Arkansas‐Monticello (Feb. 8)… Had a 10‐inning, 1‐0 shutout against Palm Beach Atlantic in which she struck out a career‐high 11 batters, allowed only four hits and walked no one (Feb. 21)… Set a school record for consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a career without allowing a run (34.2), and did not allow an earned run until her sixth start, covering 41.2 consecutive innings… Broke the previous record by Cindy Johansen that had stood for 18 years… Allowed one run or less in 18 of her 27 starts, including one stretch in April of eight in a row… Tossed three straight complete games in a series with #1 Barry on April 12 and 13, in which she surrendered just three runs (two earned) on 12 hits with 17 strikeouts and two walks… Her 3‐ 1 win over Barry on April 13 ended the Buccaneers’ SSC‐record 35‐game winning 2008 NCAA Division II ERA Leaders streak… Other two games in that series were both 1‐0 losses… Helped keep the 0.26 Kristin Erb, Lock Haven (PA) Moccasins in the NCAA playoff race with three straight shutout performances in a 0.66 Amber Jack, Barry three‐game sweep of Lynn on April 18 and 19 (two of them complete game, 1‐0 0.79 Molly Yetman, Wayne State (MI) wins)… Seven of her 18 wins came against NCAA Tournament teams, including South 0.86 Sage Woodham, Alabama-Huntsville Region champion Barry (Apr. 13) and Northeast Region champion Long Island C.W. 0.86 Brittany Minton, Florida Southern Post (Mar. 18)… Pitched five shutout innings in the 5‐0 win over C.W. Post… Went 7‐9 0.88 Alex Lewis, Alabama-Huntsville in conference play, but had a 1.09 ERA… Had two games with double digit strikeouts, 0.94 Sheelin Fisher, Bloomsburg (PA) one the 10‐inning win over Palm Beach Atlantic and the other a 10‐strikeout 0.97 Ashley Lynn, Bloomsburg (PA) performance in a 2‐1, 8‐inning victory over Tampa (Feb. 29)… Reached nine strikeouts 0.98 Mandy Chandler, Georgia College 1.01 Toni Flessate, South Carolina-Aiken in three regulation length games… Averaged 1.3 walks per seven innings, and was under 1.0 for most of the year… Issued one walk or no walks in 19 of her 27 starts… 1.03 Ashley Jones, Palm Beach Atlantic 1.04 Ashley Urbanik, Saint Leo Allowed a little over five base runners per game… In junior college (2006‐07)... Played two years at Chipola Junior College in Marianna, Florida for head coach Belinda ¾ Earned wins over Jack, Yetman, Jones Hendrix… NJCAA First Team All‐American as a sophomore... First Team All‐Region 8 and Urbanik during the 2008 season selection as a sophomore... First Team All‐Panhandle Conference as both a freshman and sophomore... Panhandle Conference Pitcher‐of‐the‐Year as a sophomore... All‐Tournament Team and MVP of the region/state tournament as a sophomore... As a sophomore, helped Chipola win the NJCAA Division I national championship and finish 57‐6‐1... Winning pitcher in the national championship game when she came on in relief to pitch the final 1.2 innings of a 6‐3, eight‐inning victory over North Idaho College... Started three other games in the national tournament and won two of them without allowing a run... Pitched 6.2 shutout innings to open the national tournament with a win over Crowder College (MO)... Pitched a complete game shutout against Miami‐Dade CC in her second appearance... Named to the all‐tournament team at the national finals... Went 16‐2 with a 0.84 ERA, 130 strikeouts and 36 walks in 132.0 innings as a sophomore before going 2‐1 at the national tournament... Went 19‐3 with a 0.95 ERA overall... Finished 10th in the nation in ERA (minimum 100 innings)... Had as many as 12 strikeouts in a game... As a freshman went 6‐1 with a 1.42 ERA and allowed just over four hits per seven innings... Played travel ball for the Georgia Mavericks and coach Greg Sherrill (2000‐03), the Georgia Mustangs and coach Barry Pratt (2004‐05) and the Tallahassee Bullets and coach Dave Fannin (2005‐06)... Won the 2006 ASA 18‐Under Class A Southern National Championship... Current Moccasin infielder Sara Lovestrand was a teammate at Chipola in 2006 and ‘07 as well as a teammate on the Tallahassee Bullets... In high school... Graduated from Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia in 2005... Two‐time All‐State selection for coach Troy Pirkle... Named first team all‐county three times... Struck out 260 batters and gave up just 99 hits in 190 innings as a senior... Won 66 games with 762 strikeouts over her last three seasons with career totals of 72 wins and 846 strikeouts... Led Grayson to two state titles... Personal... Daughter of Michael and Sherry Minton... Has one younger brother (Josh‐19)... Born 1/17/87... Social Science major. YR W-L ERA APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HBP AB OPP BA ’08 18-9 0.86 30 27 16 6 0 179.1 105 37 22 33 163 3 11 8 638 .165 18-9
0.86
30
27
16
6
0 179.1 105
37
22
22
33
163
3
11
8
638
.165
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2009 Softball
#8, BRANDY PIKUS, 5-06, Freshman (Titusville, FL) Outfielder ● R-R Graduated from Titusville High School in 2008 after also attending Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School… Played for coach Eileen Serridge at Titusville… Also pitched in high school and was a two‐time Most Valuable Player for the Terriers… MVP at Space Coast High School in 2004 and was a five‐year letter winner in softball… Won captain’s award as a senior and was a scholar‐athlete and honor roll student every year… In addition to playing softball, also played basketball at Space Coast and Titusville… Played travel ball for the Brevard Stealers and coach Jon Clarson from 2006‐08… Team won the 2008 USSSA state championship… Personal… Daughter of Scott Pikus, and Connie and Frank Hickman… Born 2/23/90… Business Administration/Pre‐Law major.
#11, LINDSEY POWELL, 5-07, Sophomore (Lakeland, FL) Outfielder • L-L As a freshman (2008)… Second Team All‐Sunshine State Conference… SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… NFCA Scholar‐ Athlete… Started all but one of Florida Southern’s 43 games… Started 32 games in right field, eight in left and two as the DP… Hit #3 in the lineup in every game she played… Second on the team with 23 RBI… Tied for second with 11 sacrifice bunts…Had a single and a walk in her first college game, helping the Mocs defeat Arkansas‐Monticello, 3‐0 (Feb. 8)… Drove in the first run in game two of that doubleheader, sending the Mocs on their way to an 8‐0 win… Played a role in two of the Mocs’ five walk‐off wins and also delivered game‐tying hits in the 7th inning of two other games… Led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a base hit that produced the winning run on a hit by Natalie Lang that beat Tampa 2‐1 (Feb. 29)… Had a two‐out RBI single in the bottom of the 7th vs. #17 LIU‐C.W. Post, then scored the winning run on a double by Elli Howell as the Mocs won 3‐2 (Mar. 18)… Hit a game‐tying two‐run homer against Rollins in the bottom of the 7th that sent that game to extra innings… Had a game‐tying two‐run single in the top of the 7th at Nova SE, though the Sharks eventually won in the bottom of the inning (Apr. 1)… Had an RBI double for the only run in a 1‐0 victory at Lynn (Apr. 18)… Also had a bunt single that set up the only run in another 1‐0 win over the Knights (Apr. 19)… Hit .362 (17‐for‐47) with runners in scoring position, hit .400 with runners on base and was two‐for‐four with the bases loaded… Hit .323 in conference play, third on the team behind Sara Lovestrand and Natalie Lang… Tied for the team lead in SSC play with 11 RBI… Had 10 multi‐hit games and tied Lovestrand for the team lead with four different 3‐hit games… Three of those 3‐hit games came against conference foes Rollins, Saint Leo and Nova SE… Also had a career‐high four RBI in her 3‐hit game vs. Rollins (Mar. 20), which included her only home run of the year… Ended the season by hitting safely in the final five games, picking up two hits in four of those five games, including both games of a doubleheader vs. Valdosta State (Apr. 26)… Had four outfield assists and threw out two runners at the plate during the season… In high school… Graduated from George Jenkins High School in 2007 where she played two years for Jeff Lang (now a Florida Southern assistant coach) and two years for her father, Mike Powell... First Team All‐State as a junior and senior... Hit .565 as a senior in 2007... Hit .615 (eight‐for‐13) at the 2007 Kissimmee Klassic, the third highest average in the 48‐team tournament... Four‐year honor roll student... Played travel ball for the Lakeland Thunder from 2000‐04, and for the Lakeland Rage from 2004‐07... Played travel ball for her father from 2000‐04 and in 2006 and ‘07... Current Moccasin assistant coach Jeff Lang was also her travel ball coach in 2004 and ‘05... Prom queen and editor of the yearbook as a high school senior in addition to being an All‐State softball player... Former high school teammates Natalie Lang, Ashlinn Rodgers and Angela Williams all play at Florida Southern... Another former teammate, Brooke Johnson, now plays for the University of Florida... Personal... Daughter of Mike and Pam Powell... Has one younger brother (Shane‐15) and one younger sister (Britney‐13)... Third‐generation Moccasin whose mother and grandfather (Bill Gandy) also attended Florida Southern... Born 1/4/89… Sports Management major. YR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT PO A E FLD ’08 42 42 .314 121 16 38 23 4 0 1 45 .372 11 1 13 .373 1 11 3 4 30 4 1 .971 42 42 .314 121 16 38 23 4 0 1 45 .372 11 1 13 .373 1 11 3 4 30 4 1 .971
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2009 Softball
#13, HEATHER RAULERSON, 5-06, Sophomore (Felda, FL) Catcher • R-R As a freshman (2008)… Split time behind the plate where she started 19 games… Hit .250 over the second half of the season… Went two‐for‐two when called upon as a pinch‐hitter… Bunted the tying run into scoring position in the bottom of the 7th inning during the Mocs’ 3‐1 victory over top‐ranked Barry (Apr. 13)… Had two hits in a 5‐0 win over #17 LIU‐C.W. Post (Mar. 18)… Drove in the go‐ahead run in a 5‐1 win at Delta State with an RBI double (Mar. 5)… Did not commit an error in 115 chances behind the plate, helping Florida Southern become one of only three teams in the country with no errors from the catcher’s position… In high school… 2007 graduate of LaBelle High School where she was a four‐year starter for coach Raymond Marroquin... Named the Cowgirls’ defensive MVP as a freshman and junior, and offensive MVP as a sophomore... Team MVP as a senior... Hit .418 with 20 doubles, eight triples, six home runs and 97 RBI during her final three seasons... Her best year came as a junior in 2006 when she batted .461 with six doubles, five triples, three homers and 36 RBI... Hit .409 her senior year with five doubles, two triples and 26 RBI... Also lettered four years in volleyball at LaBelle and was a two‐time defensive MVP in that sport as well... Four‐year honor roll student... Played for the Southwest Florida Lightning for nine years for coaches Dave Blake and her father Clint Raulerson... Personal... Daughter of Clint and Diane Raulerson... Has two sisters (Paige‐21) and Gennifer (14)... Older sister played softball at Florida Gulf Coast University... Another high school teammate, sophomore Dani Blake, is also playing at Florida Southern... Her volleyball coach at LaBelle High School was the older sister of Dani Blake and her assistant softball coach was Blake’s father... Born 8/25/89… Nursing major. YR GP GS AVG AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT PO A E FLD ’08 24 19 .188 48 5 9 1 1 0 0 10 .208 2 0 18 .220 0 5 0 0 107 8 0 1.000 24 19 .188 48 5 9 1 1 0 0 10 .208 2 0 18 .220 0 5 0 0 107 8 0 1.000
#10, ASHLINN RODGERS, 5-06, Junior (Lakeland, FL) Catcher / First Base • R-R As a sophomore (2008)… Florida Southern’s top pinch‐ hitter and backup first baseman… Set the school career record for pinch‐hits with nine one year after setting the single season record… Went three‐for‐13 with a walk and a hit‐by‐pitch as a pinch‐hitter… A career .333 pinch‐hitter (nine‐for‐27) with six RBI, three walks and a HBP in that role… Gave Florida Southern one of its five walk‐off wins when she delivered a two‐run pinch‐hit single in the bottom of the 7th inning that beat Wayne State, MI 2‐1 (Mar. 18)… Started the Mocs’ rally against top‐ranked Barry with a pinch‐hit single in the bottom of the 7th that eventually led to a 3‐1 victory (Apr. 13)… Had two hits in a 10‐2 win over Hillsdale (Mar. 15)… As a freshman (2007)... Played as both a backup catcher (three games) and first baseman (seven games)... Florida Southern’s top pinch‐hitter, going six‐ for‐14 (.429) with four RBI and two walks in that role... The six pinch‐hits were a new school record for one season and the four RBI were one behind the record set by Bobbie Brandon in 2002... Started her career with five hits and one walk in her first seven plate appearances... Had two hits and three RBI in a 17‐1 win over Salem International (Mar. 5)... Threw out the only runner attempting to steal against her in the win over Salem International... In high school... 2006 graduate of George Jenkins High School... Honorable mention 5A All‐State as a senior when she hit .391... Three‐time all‐county selection who hit over .300 all four years of her high school career... Team MVP as a senior... Played three years for current Moccasin assistant coach Jeff Lang at George Jenkins... Played as a senior for coach Mike Powell... Also played volleyball for four years... Played five years with the Lakeland Rage... Personal... Daughter of Steve and Carrie Rodgers... Oldest of five children (Morgann‐18, Mitchell‐14, Amanda‐11, and MacKenzie‐8)... High school teammates Natalie Lang, Angela Williams, and Lindsey Powell are also Moccasins... Born 9/15/87... Physical Education Major. YR GP GS AVG AB ‘07 22 0 .389 18 ’08 24 0 .333 21 46 0 .359 39
R 1 4 5
H RBI 7 6 7 2 14 8
2B 3B HR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TB 8 7 15
SLG BB HB SO .444 3 0 3 .333 3 1 4 .385 6 1 7
24
OB% SF .476 0 .440 0 .456 0
SH 0 0 0
SB AT 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 19 29 48
A 1 0 1
E 0 0 0
FLD% 1.000 1.000 1.000
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
#24, HEIDI SCHUMACHER, 5-06, Junior (Naples, FL) Pitcher ● R-R As a sophomore (2008)… One of Florida Southern’s two regular starting pitchers… Second on the team with 10 wins… Won seven straight decisions from February 22 – March 18… Also second on the team in starts (15) and strikeouts (45)… Did not allow a run in six of her 15 starts and had five combined shutouts… Had five starts where she allowed three hits or less… Two of the games in which she did not allow a run came against NCAA Tournament teams Bryant (one hit and one walk in 5.0 innings) and Rollins (three hits and no walks in 4.0 innings)… Beat three teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament (Wayne State, Bryant and Long Island‐C.W. Post) and has seven such wins in her career… Pitched 5.1 scoreless innings in her first start of the year, an 8‐0 win over Arkansas‐Monticello which had made the NCAA Tournament in 2007… The win over Arkansas‐Monticello marked the second year in a row she turned in a shutout performance on opening day… Made her first career relief appearance in a 9‐0 victory at Lynn (Apr. 19) and earned the win with three shutout innings… Had a season‐high eight strikeouts in 5‐1 complete game win at Delta State (Mar. 5)… Had two other games with seven strikeouts, including one against #17 LIU‐C.W. Post, which she won 3‐2 (Mar. 18)… Had 11 assists without an error in the field… As a freshman (2007)... Went 17‐5 with a 1.54 earned run average, winning more games with a lower ERA than any freshman pitcher in the Sunshine State Conference... Her 17 wins were second among freshmen in the South Region... Ranked third nationally among freshmen with her 1.54 ERA... Ranked eighth in the SSC in ERA, sixth in wins and fifth in opponents’ batting average (.186)... Also ranked fifth in fewest walks per seven innings (1.34) and fewest hits per seven innings (4.66)... Beat four teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament (Wayne State, Bryant, Rollins and Barry)... Went 9‐1 with a 0.69 ERA over the second half of the season, covering 13 starts... Allowed just 47 hits and struck out 70 batters during that span, in a total of 80.2 innings... Allowed more than one run in just one of her final 13 starts, a 2‐1 loss to Saint Leo in which she took a shutout into the top of the seventh... Though she had only three complete game shutouts, did not allow a run in nine of her 25 starts overall... First career shutout was a 2‐0, two‐hitter against Bryant (Mar. 16) in the Florida Southern Spring Invitational, earning head coach Chris Bellotto her 1,000th career win... Had a career‐high 11 strikeouts in that game with only one walk... Won two games in that tournament with a total of 13 scoreless innings and four hits allowed... Allowed five hits in a 7‐0 win at Rollins (Mar. 31) for her second career shutout, a game in which she was matched against her older sister (Ingrid came back in the second game of that doubleheader to drive in the winning run for Rollins in a 1‐0, 10‐inning victory)... Turned in possibly her best performance of the season in a doubleheader at Barry (Apr. 21) when she pitched five scoreless innings as a starter in game one, helping the Mocs to a 1‐0, 13‐inning win, then came back with a three‐hit shutout in the second game, striking out four and walking none in a 3‐0 victory... Began her college career with six scoreless innings in a 6‐0 win vs. Delta State in Valdosta, Georgia (Feb. 3) and did not allow a run in her first three starts, all of them wins... In addition to her two‐hit shutout against Bryant, also pitched three other complete‐game two‐hitters (at West Georgia, Feb. 15; vs. Nova SE, Mar. 24; vs. Lynn, Apr. 30)... Had one putout, 19 assists and one error... In high school... Graduated from Naples High School in 2006 where she was a four‐ time Class 5A All‐State selection for coach Robert Iamurri... Naples Daily News Player‐of‐the‐Year in 2006... Went 55‐13 in her career with 484 strikeouts as a four‐year starter... Had a 17‐3 record as a junior with a 0.28 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 137 innings... Went 13‐3 as a senior, pitched a no‐hitter in the district title game and led the Eagles to the regional final... Pitched in two state tournaments for a program that’s won 11 state championships overall... Played travel ball with the Seminole Gold and coach Rodney Guy (2002‐03), the Lady Bombers and coach Ed Hofer (2004‐05), and the Florida Scream and coach Scott Gould (2006)... Team finished second in the ISA state tournament... Personal... Daughter of Dan and Gretchen Schumacher... Older sister, Ingrid (22), played the last four years at Rollins College... Also has a younger brother (Kurt‐19)... Born 11/12/87... Public relations major with a minor in Spanish. YR ‘07 ’08
W-L 17-5 10-4 27-9
ERA APP 1.54 25 1.96 18 1.69 43
GS 25 15 40
CG 11 5 16
SH 3 0 3
SV IP H 0 141.1 94 0 78.2 79 0 220.0 173
R 37 30 67
ER 31 22 53
Did You Know? Florida Southern has been among the top ten in all of Division II in team ERA each of the last five years. Last year, four of the top ten teams among the national ERA leaders came from the Sunshine State Conference, and a fifth team (Florida Tech) was among the leaders before cancelling the remainder of its season after 15 games.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
25
BB SO 27 106 25 45 52 151
HR 7 3 10
WP HBP 14 6 2 1 16 7
AB 506 308 814
OPP BA .186 .256 .213
2008 NCAA Division II Team ERA Leaders Lock Haven (PA) ....... 0.35 6. Florida Southern ......... 1.14 Barry ........................ 0.84 7. Carson-Newman (TN) ... 1.16 Alabama-Huntsville ... 1.00 8. Hawaii Pacific ............... 1.20 Bloomsburg (PA) ....... 1.03 9. Wayne State (MI) .......... 1.36 Rollins ..................... 1.13 10. Saint Leo ..................... 1.43
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
#2, KARLYN SCOTT, 5-05, Freshman (Crawfordville, FL) Second Base • R-R 2008 graduate of Wakulla High School in Crawfordville where she was a teammate of current Florida Southern shortstop Sara Lovestrand for one year… Played four years of softball for coach Tom Graham… First Team All‐Big Bend as a senior… Second Team All‐Big Bend as a junior and honorable mention as both a sophomore and freshman… Named the team’s rookie‐of‐the‐year as a freshman… Also played golf at Wakulla, and was a member of the cross‐country and weight‐lifting teams as well… Honor roll student all four years who graduated seventh in her class… Played for the Tallahassee Merchants and coach Frank Burke from 2000‐05, and Team North Florida coached by Coy Adkins from 2006‐08… Team placed second in the World Series and 30th out of 165 teams at 2006 nationals in Seattle… Finished third in the 2007 World Series and ninth at the national tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota… Personal… Daughter of Larry and Rosalyn Scott… Has one older brother (Tyler‐21)… Born 9/1/90… Biology major.
#88, MICHAELA STOCKHILL, 5-08, Freshman (Sarasota, FL) First Base • R-R Comes to Florida Southern from Riverview High School in Sarasota where she played four years of softball for coach Perry Patella… Won coaches award as a junior and was team captain as a junior and senior… Played for the Sarasota Heat, coached by Mark Dover, from 2005‐08… Personal… Daughter of Michael and Tonya Stockhill… Has one younger sister (Ashley‐16)… Born 4/25/90… Biology major.
Did You Know? ¾ There have been a total of 13 grand slams hit by a Moccasin in team history, but Angela Williams is the only player to hit two of them. ¾ Of those 13 grand slams, only three have been hit at Barnett Field (Laura Soule’ vs. Saint Leo in 1985; Amy Jackson vs. Eckerd in 1999; and Ashley Alpizar vs. Saint Leo in 2007). ¾ Although Sara Lovestrand homered in last year’s season-opening doubleheader against Arkansas-Monticello, she did not hit one in her first game. The only Moccasin to go deep in her Florida Southern debut was freshman catcher April Elston Christian Elston on February 14, 1998. The solo home run helped the Mocs to a 4-1 win over West Florida. ¾ No, Elston did not hit a home run in her first at-bat, but two other Moccasins have, and both of them were pitchers. Keltie Christian was the first when she blasted a three-run homer against Eckerd in the second game of a doubleheader on April 2, 2000. Six years later, Marisa Chase hit a three-run homer against Claflin (SC) in her first at-bat, then hit a two-run homer in her third at-bat later in the same game.
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#21 - ANGELA WILLIAMS, 5-05, Senior (Lakeland, FL) Outfielder • R-R As a junior (2008)… NFCA Second Team All‐South Region… First Team All‐Sunshine State Conference designated player for the third year in a row… SSC Player‐of‐the‐ Week for March 17… First player in league history to be named First Team All‐SSC as a designated player three years in a row… Started every game for the third year in a row, giving her 172 consecutive starts (one of six Moccasins to start every game in 2008)… Started 40 games as the DP, two in left field and one in right… Normally hit in the #6 position in the lineup… Second on the team and eighth in the SSC with a .376 batting average… Ranked fourth in the SSC with her .460 on‐base percentage (the second year in a row she ranked fourth), aided by a team‐high 17 walks… Led the Moccasins with 25 RBI… Tied for second on the team with 12 stolen bases, getting caught only once… Hit home runs against Arkansas‐Monticello (Feb. 8) and Delta State (Mar. 5)… Hit .563 (18‐for‐ 32) with runners in scoring position and was three‐for‐five with the bases loaded… Has a career average of .401 (65‐ for‐162) with runners in scoring position entering her senior year… Scored the winning run in two of Florida Southern’s five walk‐off wins… Led off the bottom of the 10th with a single and scored in a 1‐0 win over Palm Beach Atlantic (Feb. 21) and also singled with none out in the bottom of the 7th before scoring in a 2‐1 win over Wayne State, MI (Mar. 10)… Had nine multi‐hit games… Had a career‐high four hits and four RBI in 12‐0 win over Hillsdale (Mar. 15)… In four career games vs. Hillsdale, has gone nine‐for‐12 (.750 avg.) with 10 RBI… Put together a career‐best 10‐game hitting streak from March 5‐18… At one point during that streak had a hit in eight consecutive at‐bats and reached base safely in 12 out of 13 trips to the plate… Has a chance to become only the second player in team history with three seasons of 20 RBI and 20 steals (former teammate Sarah Kohlbrenner is the other)… Goes into her senior year already among the top five in school history in both triples and home runs… As a sophomore (2007)... First Team All‐SSC designated player for the second year in a row... Started every game for the second year in a row, with 61 starts as the DP and five in right field... One of six Moccasins to start all 66 games in 2007, a new school record... Batted #6 in the order in all but one game... Tied for second in the SSC in triples with six... Ranked second in the SSC with 32 walks and was fourth in on‐base percentage (.445)... Walked six times in a three‐game series at Eckerd... Also ranked sixth in stolen bases with 20... Tied for the team lead with 14 sacrifice bunts... Hit .313 in postseason play (five‐for‐16) with three RBI, and also walked six times for a .522 on‐base percentage... Was walked intentionally in front of a three‐run walk‐off home run by Leah English in the South Region championship game against Florida Gulf Coast (May 13)... Had a two‐run double earlier in that tournament to help the Mocs beat Valdosta State 6‐0 (May 11)... Went three‐for‐nine in the regional tournament and two‐for‐seven with four walks in the national finals... Hit her only home run of the season in a 10‐0 win at Eckerd (Apr. 13)... Hit .390 with runners on base and .350 with runners in scoring position (21‐for‐60)... Had 13 multi‐hit games... Also had six games with multiple walks, all of them after April 1... Had a season‐high three RBI in 9‐0 win over Warner Southern (Feb. 9)... As a freshman (2006)... First Team All‐SSC... SSC Player‐of‐ the‐Week for Feb. 19... Started all 63 games, 62 as the DP with one in right field... Hit #7 or #9 in the order... Led the SSC with eight triples to rank among the national leaders... Tied for fourth in the SSC with 45 RBI... Tied with Jackie Leppla for the team lead in home runs (five) and extra base hits (18)... Ninth in the SSC in slugging (.528) and seventh with 20 steals... One of only four players in the SSC with 20 RBI and 20 steals (teammates Ashley Alpizar and Sarah Kohlbrenner were two others)... Gave the Mocs both their walk‐off wins with RBI singles in the bottom of the seventh to beat West Georgia, 8‐7 (Feb. 17) and the bottom of the ninth to beat Rollins, 2‐1 (Apr. 5)... Had three RBI in bottom of the seventh vs. West Georgia to help the Mocs rally from a 7‐2 deficit in the greatest comeback in team history (two‐run homer started the rally)... Hit .371 (26‐for‐70) with runners in scoring position and was four‐for‐nine with the bases loaded... First player in team history with two grand slams in one season or in a career... Had 15 multi‐ hit games with a high of three coming three times, including the South Region Title Game vs. Alabama‐Huntsville (May 15)... Had a home run and six RBI in the postseason... In high school... 2005 graduate of George Jenkins High School where she played for coach Jeff Lang, now an assistant coach with the Moccasins... Third Team Class 5A All‐State as a freshman, Second Team as a sophomore and senior, and First Team as a junior... First Team All‐Polk County all four years... George Jenkins Offensive Player‐of‐the‐Year as a junior and senior... As a junior, hit .403 with three home runs and 26 RBI... As a senior, hit .360 with six home runs and 25 RBI... Played for the Lakeland Rage from 2001‐05 for Jeff Lang and the Intimidators for Mike Littlejohn from 1999‐2001... Team won NSA National Championship in 1999, and ISA National Title in 1999, 2000 and 2001... Personal... Daughter of Charlie and Ruth Williams... Has two older sisters (Shauntel Rivers and Eria Williams)... High school teammates Natalie Lang, Ashlinn Rodgers and Lindsey Powell are also Moccasins... Another high school teammate, Brooke Johnson is now playing for the University of Florida... Member of Florida Southern’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee... Born 4/16/87... Business Administration and Marketing major. YR GP GS AVG AB ‘06 63 63 .307 163 ‘07 66 66 .331 166 ’08 43 43 .376 109 172 172 .333 438
R H RBI 32 50 45 34 55 20 21 41 25 87 146 90
2B 3B HR 5 8 5 9 5 1 5 2 2 19 15 8
TB 86 77 56 219
SLG .528 .464 .514 .500
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BB HB SO 13 2 31 32 2 27 17 0 10 62 4 68
OB% SF .359 3 .445 0 .460 0 .418 3
SH 3 14 6 23
SB 20 20 12 52
AT 23 22 13 58
PO 3 4 2 9
A 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0
FLD% 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
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#9, CHELSEA ZAWADA, 5-06, Freshman (Pottstown, PA) Outfielder • R-R 2008 graduate of Pottsgrove High School where she played softball for coaches Amber Biddle and Mallory Greene… Won team’s high GPA award four times… Played for the Pottstown Lightning, coached by Jim Carpenter (2003), the Springford Sting, coached by Pat Kelly and Dave O’Leary (2004‐07), and most recently the Exton Elite and coach Frank Principati (2008)… Team was 17th at nationals in 2006, and 5th in 2007… Also played field hockey in high school… Has three former teammates now playing college softball… Personal… Daughter of Jeffrey and Sherry Zawada… Has one older sister (Nicole‐21)… Born 5/8/90… Nursing major.
Florida Southern’s 2009 roster includes four players who were teammates at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland, where all four played for current FSC assistant coach Jeff Lang. That group hit a combined .339 with 72 RBI for the Moccasins last year. Pictured from left to right are sophomore outfielder Lindsey Powell, junior catcher Ashlinn Rodgers (standing), senior outfielder Natalie Lang and senior designated player Angela Williams.
Did You Know?
Consecutive Starts Made by a Moccasin 208*.... Shelly Davis ........................ Feb. 21, 1993 – May 17, 1996 200*.... Kellie Robinson....................March 5, 1989 – May 10, 1992 188 ..... Patty Fleig ......................... March 20, 1993 – May 17, 1996 172*.... Natalie Lang .................................. Feb. 8, 2006 – current 172*.... Angela Williams ............................ Feb. 8, 2006 – current 162 ..... Traci Wood........................... May 15, 1993 – May 17, 1996 160*.... Michelle Tatlock....................... Feb. 5, 2005 – Apr. 9, 2007 158 ..... Karen Conway ........................May 2, 1991 – May 14, 1994 141 ..... Jackie Leppla ................... Feb. 11, 2005 – March 16, 2007 138*.... Sarah Kohlbrenner............ Feb. 13, 2004 – March 18, 2006 *indicates a streak that began at the start of their career
Natalie Lang and Angela Williams are the only fouryear seniors for the Moccasins this year, and the former high school teammates have each started all 172 games of their careers. That leaves them 36 short of the school record for consecutive starts, held by Shelly Davis. The hall-of-fame shortstop started all 208 games of her career from 1993-96. Davis and another hall of fame shortstop for Florida Southern, Kellie Robinson, are the only Moccasins to start every possible game during a four-year period. Sarah Kohlbrenner and Jesse Shepherd each started all but one of a possible 242 games during their careers, which ran from 2004-07.
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BARNETT FIELD, HOME OF THE MOCCASINS The Moccasins play their home games at Barnett Field, on the campus of Florida Southern College. The field is located behind Jenkins Field House, home of the Moccasin volleyball and basketball teams, on the corner of Ingraham Avenue and McDonald Street. Originally known as Pipkin Field, it was re‐christened Barnett Field in 1990 in honor of longtime Florida Southern booster Hoyt Barnett. It also serves as the home for the Moccasin soccer teams in the fall. The Moccasins actually lost their first fast‐pitch game at their on‐campus field by a score of 7‐1 in the first game of a doubleheader with Lewis (IL) on March 14, 1985. The Mocs did win the second game, 4‐1, and have been doing that ever since. Over the last 24 years, they’ve won over 80% of their games at Barnett Field. Some of their best home records have come in 1987 (30‐4); 1989 (30‐3); 1995 (21‐2), 2004 (32‐4); and 2006 (24‐3). Barnett Field has also been the site for nine NCAA Division II South Region Softball Tournaments, most recently in 2006. No other school in the region has served as the host site more than Florida Southern. NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH REGION SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS PLAYED AT BARNETT FIELD
Year 1988 1989 1990 1991 1994 1996 1999 2004 2006
Winner NE Missouri State Florida Southern Missouri Southern SE Missouri State Barry Florida Southern Alabama‐Huntsville Florida Southern Florida Southern
Runner‐Up Florida Southern SE Missouri State Florida Southern Florida Southern Valdosta State Barry West Florida Alabama‐Huntsville Alabama‐Huntsville
The large birds of prey living in one of the light towers down the left field line are ospreys, otherwise known as seahawks. They eat mostly fish and can dive up to three feet deep in water to grab their prey. They thrive on every continent in the world except for Antarctica, normally live between 20 and 25 years, and mate for life. The photo at left is of the actual pair that lives at Barnett Field, taken by Florida Southern photographer Wayne Koehler during a game. They were given the names Alan and Anita by Moccasin outfielder Natalie Lang.
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On May 3, 2008, the Florida Southern softball team had a chance to do something no other Division II team in the country got to do – play a game against the United States Olympic Team. The Moccasins were part of the Bound 4 Beijing Tour, a schedule of more than 60 exhibition games played all across the country to help Team USA prepare for the summer Olympics in China. Most of those games were against major Division I programs and all-star teams, but one of the tour stops was Plant City, Florida, where a crowd of nearly 6,000 saw Team USA defeat Florida Southern, 12-0. But forget the score and forget the stats; the night was about much more than that. The Moccasins had a night to remember while facing the best softball players in the world, and those memories are something that won’t be forgotten.
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Heidi Grondahl (top left) out-raced a throw from 3B Andrea Duran for an infield single in the third inning. Later in the game, Morgan Brown (top center) pitched a scoreless fifth inning by setting down the number two, three and four hitters in the USA lineup. In between, Lindsey Powell (at left) brought the crowd to its feet when she nearly homered off Monica Abbott, but centerfielder Caitlin Lowe caught it with her back against the fence.
Lisa Fernandez is still one of Team USA’s most popular players and took time after the game for a picture with Elli Howell (above). Jennie Finch (below) chose to be pictured with Moccasin assistant coach Jeff Lang instead.
At right, the Moccasins weigh their options before the game, while the panoramic shot below shows a full house at Plant City Stadium. Team USA finished the Bound 4 Beijing Tour with a 59-1 record, its only loss coming to Virginia Tech. They out-scored their opponents 701-30, an average score of roughly 12-1, and eventually won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympics.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN MAJOR AWARD WINNERS MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
SSC FEMALE ATHLETES-OF-THE-YEAR
1982 ... Jody Kay ....................... Pitcher .................. Sophomore 1983 ... Jody Kay ....................... Pitcher .................. Junior 1984 ... Jody Kay ....................... Pitcher .................. Senior 1985 ... Susan Young................. Outfielder .............. Senior 1986 ... Beth Greig..................... Outfielder .............. Junior 1987 ... Beth Greig..................... Outfielder .............. Senior 1988 ... Dori Stankewitz ............. Pitcher .................. Senior 1989 ... Dianne Wiedemann ....... Catcher................. Senior 1990 ... Nycki Sandstede ........... Pitcher .................. Senior 1991 ... Cindy Johansen............. Pitcher .................. Senior 1992 ... Kellie Robinson ............. Shortstop .............. Senior 1993 ... Wanda Graham ............. Outfielder .............. Senior 1994 ... Shelly Davis .................. Shortstop .............. Sophomore 1995 ... Katy Cortelyou............... Pitcher .................. Senior 1996 ... Shelly Davis .................. Shortstop .............. Senior 1997 ... Lisa McNeley................. Pitcher/DP ............ Senior 1998 ... Julianne Coleman.......... Pitcher .................. Junior 1999 ... Julianne Coleman.......... Pitcher .................. Senior 2000 ... Keltie Christian .............. Pitcher .................. Junior 2001 ... Keltie Christian .............. Pitcher .................. Senior 2002 ... Katie Wolfe.................... Second Base ........ Senior 2003 ... Bobbie Brandon............. Catcher................. Senior Teri Morgan................... Pitcher/DP ............ Senior 2004 ... Megan Brown ................ Pitcher .................. Freshman 2005 ... Jesse Shepherd ............ Shortstop .............. Sophomore 2006 ... Megan Brown ................ Pitcher .................. Junior 2007 ... Megan Brown ................ Pitcher .................. Senior 2008 ... Sara Lovestrand ............ SS/2B ................... Junior
1988 ... Dori Stankewitz ............. Pitcher 1990 ... Nycki Sandstede ........... Pitcher 1992 ... Kellie Robinson ............. Shortstop 1996 ... Shelly Davis .................. Shortstop 1997 ... Lisa McNeley ................ Pitcher/DP 2007 ... Megan Brown................ Pitcher
SSC SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAM (Selected in 2007 to honor 25 years of SSC softball) Chris Bellotto ............. Head Coach......................1982-present Megan Brown............. Pitcher ..............................2004-07 Keltie Christian........... Pitcher ..............................2000-01 Julianne Coleman ...... Pitcher ..............................1996-99 *Shelly Davis ............. Shortstop ..........................1993-96 Patty Fleig ................. Second Base/Third Base...1993-96 Wanda Graham ......... Outfielder ..........................1990-93 Stephanie Huber ........ Third Base ........................2004-05 Sarah Kohlbrenner ..... Outfielder ..........................2004-07 Tracey Ringstaff ......... Third Base ........................1986-89 Kellie Robinson .......... Shortstop/First Base..........1989-92 Jana Merten............... Pitcher/First Base/DP ........1987-88, 92-93 Dori Stankewitz .......... Pitcher ..............................1985-88 Dianne Wiedemann.... Catcher.............................1988-89 Traci Wood ................ Outfielder ..........................1993-96 *Selected as the top player in the SSC for the first 25 years. Florida Southern had 14 of the 31 players named to the team.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN MOCCASINS PLAYING IN THE PROS In 2008, three former Moccasins played in National Pro Fastpitch at the highest level of softball in the United States. The league features six teams, with the season running from early June through late August. The Chicago Bandits claimed the league title last year by defeating the Washington Glory, 6-4, in the NPF Championship Game.
Michelle Tatlock (left), Megan Brown (center) and Leah English (right) all spent last summer playing professional softball. Brown and English were 2007 Florida Southern graduates, with Brown playing last year for the Rockford Thunder, and English playing for the Washington Glory. Tatlock graduated last year, and played for the Philadelphia Force. Tatlock is also an assistant coach now at Hillsdale College, a team the Moccasins are scheduled to face this year at Barnett Field.
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ALL-AMERICAN AND ALL-REGION HONORS NFCA ALL-AMERICANS
NFCA ALL-SOUTH REGION
1986 - Beth Greig (OF)* 1987 - Chris Palmer (2B)*, Dori Stankewitz (P)*, Beth Greig (OF)** 1988 - Robin Allen (OF)*, Dori Stankewitz (P)*, Patsy Sugo (2B),* Jana Merten (DP)** 1989 - Kellie Robinson (1B)*, Nycki Sandstede (P)*, Dianne Wiedemann (C)* 1990 - Nycki Sandstede (P)*, Tangie Burns (OF)**, Kellie Robinson (UT)** 1991 - Kellie Robinson (SS)*, Chrissy Teresi (2B)*, Tangie Burns (OF)**, Cindy Johansen (P)** 1992 - Kellie Robinson (SS)*, Chrissy Teresi (2B)*, Wanda Graham (OF)** 1993 - Wanda Graham (OF)*, Courtney Asbee (1B)**, Shelly Davis (SS)**, Katy Cortelyou (P)*** 1994 - Shelly Davis (SS)*, Patty Fleig (3B)*** 1995 - Traci Wood (OF)*, Shelly Davis (SS)** 1996 - Traci Wood (OF)*, Shelly Davis (SS)*, Lisa McNeley (P)*** 1997 - Lisa McNeley (P)**, Jennifer Potts (C)**, Jamie Doran (OF)** 1998 - Julianne Coleman (P)** 1999 - Julianne Coleman (P)*** 2004 - Megan Brown (P)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)** 2005 - Jesse Shepherd (SS) 2006 - Megan Brown (P)** 2007 - Megan Brown (P)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)** 2008 - Sara Lovestrand (UT)**
1985 - Laurie Baker (3B), Teri Komer (OF) 1986 - Beth Greig (OF), Dori Stankewitz (P) 1987 - Colleen DeGroot (SS), Beth Greig (OF), Rhonda Kaiser (P), Chris Palmer (3B), Jana Merten (P), Dori Stankewitz (P). 1988 - Robin Allen (OF), Jana Merten (DP), Dori Stankewitz (P), Patsy Sugo (2B), Dianne Wiedemann (C) 1989 - Jackie Folmar (OF), Cindy Johansen (P), Kellie Robinson (1B), Nycki Sandstede (P), Dianne Wiedemann (C) 1990 - Tangie Burns (OF), Cindy Johansen (P), Carolyn Pele (3B), Kellie Robinson (SS), Nycki Sandstede (P) 1991 - Tangie Burns (OF), Candy Carrico (P), Cindy Johansen (P), Kellie Robinson (SS), Chrissy Teresi (2B) 1992 - Kellie Robinson (SS), Chrissy Teresi (2B), Wanda Graham (OF), Jana Merten (DP), Candy Carrico (P) 1993 - Wanda Graham (OF), Courtney Asbee (1B), Shelly Davis (SS), Katy Cortelyou (P) 1994 - Shelly Davis (SS), Patty Fleig (3B), Katy Cortelyou (P) 1995 - Traci Wood (OF), Shelly Davis (SS), Kay Cortelyou (P), Patty Fleig (3B), Keisha Hardy (OF). 1996 - Traci Wood (OF), Shelly Davis (SS), Lisa McNeley (P), Patty Fleig (2B), Keisha Hardy (OF) 1997 - Lisa McNeley (P), Jennifer Potts (C), Jamie Doran (OF) 1998 - Julianne Coleman (P) 1999 - Julianne Coleman (P), Amy Jackson (IF), Nikki George (OF) 2000 - Keltie Christian (P)*, Katie Wolfe (2B)**, Jamie Doran (OF)** 2001 - April Elston (C)*, Keltie Christian (P)*, Jackie Pavone (OF)** 2003 - Jackie Pavone (OF)** 2004 - Megan Brown (P)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)*, Krista Bradley (OF)**, Stephanie Huber (3B)** 2005 - Jesse Shepherd (SS)*, Stacey Bronson (P)**, Megan Brown (P)**, Leah English (C)**, Stephanie Huber (3B)**, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)** 2006 - Megan Brown (P)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)**, Jackie Leppla (1B)** 2007 - Ashley Alpizar (2B)*, Megan Brown (P)*, Leah English (C)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)*, Jesse Shepherd (SS)** 2008 - Sara Lovestrand (UT)*, Angela Williams (DP)**
FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICANS
Kellie Robinson
Shelly Davis ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Dori Stankewitz (P)** Dori Stankewitz (P)** Jackie Folmar (OF)*** Karen Kull (3B)*** Kellie Robinson (SS)* Courtney Asbee (1B)** Katy Cortelyou (P) ** Katy Cortelyou (P)* Traci Wood (OF)** Julianne Coleman (P)*** Julianne Coleman (P)*** Katie Wolfe (2B)* Stephanie Huber (3B)** Stephanie Huber (3B)* Megan Brown (P)*, Stacey Bronson (P)** Megan Brown (P)*, Leah English (C)**
*Denotes First Team, **Denotes Second Team ***Denotes Third Team, +Denotes Honorable Mention
CHRIS BELLOTTO COACH-OF-THE-YEAR HONORS (National and Regional) NATIONAL COACH-OF-THE-YEAR 1989 ● 1993 SOUTH REGION COACH-OF-THE-YEAR 1987 ● 1988 ● 1989 ● 1990 ● 1991 ● 1992 ● 1993 SOUTH REGION COACHING STAFF-OF-THE-YEAR 2004 ● 2006 ● 2007
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ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE 1986 - Kathy Fishbaugh (2B)*, Chris Palmer (3B)*, Beth Greig (OF)*, Pam Sheffer (OF)*, Teresa Taylor (C)*, Rhonda Kaiser (1B)**, Colleen DeGroot (SS)**, Jackie Folmar (OF)**, Donna Patterson (OF)**, Dori Stankewitz (P)**
2002 - Katie Wolfe (2B)**
1987 - Chris Palmer (2B)*, Tracey Ringstaff (3B)*, Colleen DeGroot (SS)*, Beth Greig (OF)*, Donna Patterson (OF)*, Pam Sheffer (OF)*, Teresa Taylor (C)*, Dori Stankewitz (P)*, Jana Merten (DP)*
2004 - Stephanie Huber (3B)*, Megan Brown (P)*, Jesse Shepherd (SS)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)*, Krista Bradley (OF)*, Ashley Alpizar (C)*, Jackie Leppla (1B)**
1988 - Patsy Sugo (2B)*, Tracey Ringstaff (3B)*, Robin Allen (OF)*, Linda Southard (OF)*, Dianne Wiedemann (C)*, Jana Merten (DP)*, Dori Stankewitz (P)*, Rhonda Kaiser (1B)**, Debbie Rawn (SS)**, Jackie Folmar (OF)**, Jana Merten (P)**
2005 - Ashley Alpizar (2B)*, Stephanie Huber (3B)*, Jesse Shepherd (SS)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)*, Leah English (C)*, Stacey Bronson (P)**, Megan Brown (P)**
2003 - Jackie Pavone (OF)*, Bobbie Brandon (C)*, Teri Morgan (DP)*, Krista Bradley (OF)**, Stacey Bronson (P)**, Jen Rudock (1B)+
2006 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)*, Megan Brown (P)*, Jackie Leppla (1B)*, Jesse Shepherd (SS)*, Angela Williams (DP)*, Natalie Lang (OF)+
1989 - Kellie Robinson (1B)*, Robin Allen (OF)*, Jackie Folmar (OF)*, Dianne Wiedemann (C)*, Nycki Sandstede (P)*, Patsy Sugo (2B)**, Tracey Ringstaff (3B)**, Linda Southard (OF)**, Cindy Johansen (P)+, Debbie Rawn (SS)+
2007 - Megan Brown (P)*, Ashley Alpizar (2B)*, Leah English (C)*, Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF)*, Jesse Shepherd (SS)*, Angela Williams (DP)*, Jackie Leppla (1B)**
1990 - Tangie Burns (OF)*, Carolyn Pele (3B)*, Kellie Robinson (SS)*, Nycki Sandstede (P)*, Andrea Fellner (C)**, Wendy Helms (DP)**, Cindy Johansen (P)**, Karen Kull (2B)**, Mickie Montgomery (1B)**
2008 - Angela Williams (DP)*, Sara Lovestrand (UT)*, Brittany Minton (P)**, Natalie Lang (OF)**, Lindsey Powell (OF)**
1991 - Tangie Burns (OF)*, Karen Conway (DP)*, Cindy Johansen (P)*, Karen Kull (3B)*, Kellie Robinson (SS)*, Chrissy Teresi (2B)*, Wanda Graham (OF)*, Andrea Fellner (C)**, Mickie Montgomery (1B)**, Candy Carrico (P)+
*1st Team, **2nd Team, ***3rd Team, +Honorable Mention
Jesse Shepherd is the only shortstop in league history to be named First Team All-SSC all four years of her career. From 2004 to 2007, Shepherd hit .393 with 82 RBI and 99 steals. Her 297 career hits rank second in the SSC record book, just one behind the total of another former Southern shortstop, Shelly Davis.
1992 - Kellie Robinson (SS)*, Chrissy Teresi (2B)*, Wanda Graham (OF)*, Jana Merten (DP)**, Tonya Regoli (P)*, Courtney Asbee (C)**, Candy Carrico (P)*, Karen Conway (3B)**, Brandie Britton (OF)+, Tangie Burns (OF)+ 1993 - Wanda Graham (OF)*, Courtney Asbee (C)*, Brandie Britton (C)*, Karen Conway (3B)*, Keisha Hardy (DP)*, Shelly Davis (SS)**, Katy Cortelyou (P)*, Tonya Regoli (P)**, Patty Fleig (2B)**, Jana Merten (1B)+, Julie Hansen (P)+ 1994 - Shelly Davis (SS)*, Patty Fleig (3B)*, Katy Cortelyou (P)*, Traci Wood (OF)*, Keisha Hardy (OF)**, Karen Conway (2B)+ 1995 - Katy Cortelyou (P)*, Traci Wood (OF)*, Patty Fleig (3B)*, Jenny Coppage (1B)*, Christy Smith (2B)*, Shelly Davis (SS)**, Keisha Hardy (OF)**, Julie Pederson (C)**, Kim Crawford (OF)**, Jennifer Potts (C)+ 1996 - Lisa McNeley (P)*, Shelly Davis (SS)*, Patty Fleig (2B)*, Traci Wood (OF)*, Keisha Hardy (OF)**, Christy Smith (DP)**, Jennifer Potts (C/OF)+
Ashley Alpizar was First Team All-SSC three times her career, making it once as a catcher and twice at second base. Alpizar had 201 hits, 122 RBI, and 69 steals in her career (2004-07). She also holds the school record for walks with 118, and ranks fifth with 59 extra base hits.
1997 - Lisa McNeley (P)*, Jennifer Potts (C)*, Jennifer Coppage (2B)*, Jamie Bridges (3B)*, Jamie Doran (OF)**, Amber Jaekel (SS)**, Julianne Coleman (P)**, Heather Dull (OF)**, Nikki George (OF)**, Lori Moore (DP)** 1998 - Julianne Coleman (P)*, Jennifer Coppage (2B)*, April Elston (C)*, Amber Jaekel (SS)*, Jennifer Potts (OF)*, Jamie Doran (OF)** 1999 - Julianne Coleman (P)*, Amy Jackson (IF)*, Jamie Bridges (IF)*, April Elston (C)*, Autumn Lynch (C)*, Amber Jaekel (IF)**, Jamie Doran (OF)**, Sara Lentz (P/IF)**, Heather Dull (IF/OF)+ 2000 - Keltie Christian (P)*, Jackie Marchetta (SS)*, Katie Wolfe (2B)*, Jamie Doran (OF), April Elston (C) 2001 - Keltie Christian (P)*, April Elston (C)*, Jackie Pavone (OF)*
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SSC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS SSC PLAYERS-OF-THE-YEAR (began in 1992)
SSC COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
1992 ... Kellie Robinson ............. Shortstop .............. Senior 1996 ... Shelly Davis .................. Shortstop .............. Senior 1997 ... Lisa McNeley................. Pitcher/DP ............ Senior 2004 ... Stephanie Huber ........... Third Base ............ Junior 2006 ... Sarah Kohlbrenner ........ Outfielder .............. Junior
1983 ..... Chris Bellotto 1986 ..... Chris Bellotto 1987 ..... Chris Bellotto 1988 ..... Chris Bellotto 1989 ..... Chris Bellotto 1990 ..... Chris Bellotto 1992 ..... Chris Bellotto
SSC PITCHERS-OF-THE-YEAR (began in 1995) 1995 ... Katy Cortelyou............... Pitcher .................. Senior 1996 ... Lisa McNeley................. Pitcher .................. Senior 1997 ... Lisa McNeley................. Pitcher .................. Senior 1998 ... Julianne Coleman.......... Pitcher .................. Junior 1999 ... Julianne Coleman.......... Pitcher .................. Senior 2000 ... Keltie Christian .............. Pitcher .................. Junior 2001 ... Keltie Christian .............. Pitcher .................. Senior 2004 ... Megan Brown ................ Pitcher .................. Freshman 2006 ... Megan Brown ................ Pitcher .................. Junior 2007 ... Megan Brown ................ Pitcher .................. Senior
1994 ..... Chris Bellotto 1996 ..... Chris Bellotto 1999 ..... Chris Bellotto 2000 ..... Chris Bellotto 2004 ..... Chris Bellotto 2006 ..... Chris Bellotto 2007 ..... Chris Bellotto
Lisa McNeley was both the SSC Player-of-the-Year and Pitcher-of-the-Year in 1997. She was 29-7 with a 1.00 ERA and 233 strikeouts in 209 innings as a pitcher, and also led the Moccasins in batting average (.393), doubles (13), triples (4), home runs (3), and RBI (40). She also became the only pitcher in team history to throw two perfect games in one season.
SSC FRESHMEN-OF-THE-YEAR (began in 1995) 2000 ... Jackie Marchetta ........... Shortstop .............. Freshman 2004 ... Sarah Kohlbrenner ........ Outfielder .............. Freshman
SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
Dori Stankewitz
Kellie Robinson
Chris Bellotto
Shelly Davis
Traci Wood
Julianne Coleman
Dori Stankewitz, Pitcher (1994) – Her 81-15 record gives her a career winning percentage of .844, the best in league history... Had a 37-0 record in SSC play... Had 927 strikeouts, 55 shutouts, 90 complete games, 20 no-hitters and three perfect games... Her consecutive scoreless innings streak of 64.0 in 1988 was an NCAA record for 12 years, and her 20 strikeouts in one game are still the NCAA 7-inning record... Led the nation in strikeouts per game three times, averaged 10.3 in her career, and was the 1988 SSC Female Athlete-of-the-Year... Two-time All-American, three-time All-SSC, and two-time Academic All-American. Kellie Robinson, First Base/Shortstop (1999) – Hit .406 with 42 doubles, 15 triples, six home runs, 50 steals and 159 RBI in her career... Twice led the SSC in doubles and RBI… Never finished lower than third in the SSC in batting, and finished in the top three of the SSC in RBI all four years... Florida Southern’s first fourtime All-American in any sport (1989-92)... The 1992 SSC Player-of-the-Year and Female Athlete-of-the-Year... Four-time First Team All-SSC. Chris Bellotto, Coach (2000) – The only coach in team history… In 2007, became just the tenth coach at any NCAA level with 1,000 career wins… Has guided the Mocs to 23 SSC titles (including slow-pitch) and eight regional titles… The conference championships are the most by any coach in SSC history for any sport, and the most for any softball coach in Division II… Has taken Southern to three national championship games and won the 1993 national title… 14-time SSC Coach-ofthe-Year… Has coached five SSC Hall of Famers, six SSC Female Athletes-of-the-Year, 44 All-Americans, and 18 Academic All-Americans. Shelly Davis, Shortstop (2005) – Four-time NFCA All-American from 1993-96 and was a First Team selection each of her final three seasons… Hit .462 for her career, good for third in SSC history… Ranks second in school history with 164 RBI, and her 298 hits and 58 doubles are both league records… Her batting average and .512 on base percentage are both Florida Southern career records… Hit .450 or better in three different seasons, including a .500 batting average as a senior when she was named SSC Player-of-the-Year and SSC Female Athlete-of-the-Year. Traci Wood, Outfielder (2007) – Ranks fifth in school history with a .404 career batting average… Led the nation in stolen bases in both 1995 and 1996... Her 81 steals in 1996 are still the SSC record, and her school-record 183 career steals are among the all-time leaders in Division II history... Two-time All-American, two-time All-South Region and three-time First Team All-SSC selection. Julianne Coleman, Pitcher (2008) – Career record of 80-18 with 13 saves and a school record for lowest opponents’ average (.138)... Two-time SSC Pitcher-of-theYear, two-time All-American and two-time Academic All-American... Posted a 0.75 ERA and struck out 857 batters in 684.2 innings with 28 shutouts... Led the SSC in nearly every pitching category as a junior, and was first or second as a senior... Her 368 strikeouts in 1998 are a school record, and at the time a conference record... In 1998, became the first pitcher in SSC history to win 30 games in one season.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN TEAM RECORDS SEASON OFFENSE HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE ........................................ .376 (1995) MOST VICTORIES ........................... 55 (55-8 in both 2004 and 2006) MOST GAMES PLAYED ..................................................... 66 (2007) MOST AT BATS ............................................................. 1799 (2007) MOST RUNS SCORED .................................................... 401 (2006) MOST HITS ...................................................................... 589 (2007) MOST DOUBLES ............................................................... 88 (2007) MOST TRIPLES ................................................................. 35 (1987) MOST HOME RUNS ........................................................... 24 (2006) MOST RUNS BATTED IN ................................................. 333 (2006) MOST TOTAL BASES ...................................................... 771 (2007) HIGHEST SLUGGING PERCENTAGE ............................. .484 (1993) MOST STOLEN BASES.................................. 191 (1995, 191-of-202) MOST STRIKEOUTS ........................................................ 251 (2004) MOST BASE ON BALLS ................................................... 224 (1988) MOST SACRIFICES ......................................................... 109 (1993) MOST HIT BY PITCH.......................................................... 30 (1998)
TEAM BATTING AT BATS: ........................ 75 - vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 45 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 RUNS: ............................. 42 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 HITS: .............................. 30 - at Florida Tech, 4/12/94 DOUBLES: ........................ 8 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 TRIPLES: .......................... 4 - vs. South Florida, 4/22/93 - vs. Palm Beach Atlantic, 2/11/06 HOME RUNS: .................... 5 - vs. St. Leo, 4/2/85 - vs. Claflin (at Fort Valley, GA), 4/7/06 TOTAL BASES: ............. 54 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 (18 1b, 8 2b, 3 3b) RUNS BATTED IN: .......... 33 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 STRIKEOUTS: ................ 15 - vs. Ala.-Huntsville, at Valdosta 2/24/01 16 - vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 16 - vs. West Florida, 5/15/05 (13 inn.) WALKS: .......................... 23 - vs. St. Michael's, 2/27/00 STOLEN BASES: ............ 14 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 STOLEN BASE ATT: ....... 14 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 EXTRA BASE HITS: ........ 11 - vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 (8 2b, 3 3b) HIT BATTERS: .................. 4 - vs. Barry, 3/22/91 4 - vs. Sacred Heart, 3/8/97 MOST RUNS, BOTH: ...... 42 - FSC 42, Rollins 0, 4/14/93 LEFT ON BASE: ............ 20 - at Barry, 4/21/07 (13 inn.) 16 - vs. Rollins, 3/14/91 16 - vs. Barry, 3/24/95
SEASON DEFENSE MOST PUTOUTS ........................................................... 1367 (2007) MOST ASSISTS ............................................................... 593 (2007) MOST ERRORS ................................................................. 71 (1999) MOST TOTAL CHANCES ............................................... 2014 (2007) HIGHEST FIELDING PERCENTAGE ............................... .978 (2000) SEASON PITCHING LOWEST EARNED RUN AVERAGE .................... 0.68 (1987 & 2004) MOST APPEARANCES ...................................................... 96 (2000) MOST COMPLETE GAMES................................................ 49 (1989) MOST SAVES .................................................................... 10 (1999) MOST SHUTOUTS ............................................................. 30 (2006) MOST INNINGS PITCHED............................................. 455.2 (2007) MOST RUNS GIVEN UP.................................. 128; 99 earned (2002) MOST HITS GIVEN UP..................................................... 331 (2002) MOST WALKS.................................................................. 137 (2007) MOST STRIKEOUTS ........................................................ 451 (2001) MOST WILD PITCHES ....................................................... 37 (1985) MOST HIT BATSMEN......................................................... 37 (2007)
TEAM FIELDING PUTOUTS: ...................... 63 - vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) ASSISTS: ........................ 19 - vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 17 - vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 5/13/07 17 - vs. Wayne State (MI), 3/10/08 TOTAL CHANCES: ........ 86 - vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) (21 innings, 63 PO, 19 A, 4 E) DOUBLE PLAYS: .............. 2 - several times, most recently vs. Salem International, 2/22/08 ERRORS: .......................... 7 - vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2/28/97 7 - vs. East Strousburg, 3/25/99 TEAM PITCHING STRIKEOUTS: ................ 24 - vs. West Florida, 5/15/05 (13 inn.) 23 - vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 20 - vs. Tampa, 4/14/87 FEWEST HITS: ................. 0 - several times, most recently at Eckerd, 4/13/07 (5 inn.) MOST RUNS: ................. 13 - vs. South Florida, 4/8/85 13 - vs. Florida Atlantic, 4/21/98 MOST EARNED RUNS: ..... 8 - vs. Barry, 4/17/93 8 - vs. Florida Atlantic, 4/21/98 MOST HITS: .................... 14 - vs. Lynn, 5/6/01 MOST WALKS: ............... 12 - vs. Saint Leo, 4/20/95 MOST WILD PITCHES: .... 8 - vs. South Florida, 4/8/85 MOST HIT BATTERS: ....... 4 - vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 3/10/07
MISCELLANEOUS LONGEST GAME: ............ 21 innings vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (BU 2, FSC 1) LONGEST DH: .... 35 inn. vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (FSC wins 2nd game, 2-1) MARGIN OF VICTORY ........................ 42 (4/14/93) FSC 42, Rollins 0 MARGIN OF DEFEAT................. 12 (4/8/85) South Florida 13, FSC 1 LONGEST WINNING STREAK ............................ 31 (2/26 to 3/26/04) LONGEST LOSING STREAK............................. 6 (4/20 to 4/28/2002) BEST WON-LOST PERCENTAGE.......................... .891 (1987, 49-6) HITTING STREAK ..................... 18 games, Beth Greig (2/21-3/21/87) 18 games, Jesse Shepherd (4/23/04 - 2/11/05) CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS .................................... 64.0, Dori Stankewitz (3/4/88 to 3/20/88) CONSECUTIVE PITCHING VICTORIES ....................................... 19, Dori Stankewitz (3/4/88 - 4/09/88) & Megan Brown (2/26/04 - 3/27/04) SEASON STRIKEOUT RATIO .................................... 11.5 per 7 inn, Dori Stankewitz (1986) CAREER STRIKEOUT RATIO .................................... 10.3 per 7 inn, Dori Stankewitz (1986)
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL PITCHING INNINGS PITCHED: 21.0 - Keltie Christian vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 14.0 - Candy Carrico vs. St. Leo, 2/23/92 (14 inn.) INNINGS PITCHED, DOUBLEHEADER: 25.2 - Keltie Christian vs. Barry, 4/01/01 STRIKEOUTS: 23 - Keltie Christian vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 20 - Dori Stankewitz vs. Tampa, 3/14/87 – NCAA 7-inn. record MOST HITS: 13 - Lori Moore vs. North Florida 2/22/98 MOST WALKS: 12 - Traci Hertzog vs. Saint Leo, 4/20/95 MOST RUNS: 13 - Dori Stankewitz vs. South Florida, 4/8/85 MOST EARNED RUNS: 7 - Rhonda Kaiser vs. Grand Valley State, 3/5/86 (in Orlando) 7 - Rhonda Kaiser vs. Florida Tech, 3/30/85 7 - Heidi Schumacher at Tampa, 2/28/07 WILD PITCHES: 8 - Dori Stankewitz vs. South Florida, 4/8/85 HIT BATTERS: 4 - Megan Brown vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 3/10/07
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AT BATS: 9 - Autumn Lynch vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 9 - Mara Baker vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) RUNS: 6 - Patty Fleig vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 HITS: 5 - Shelly Davis vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 5 - Jana Merten vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 5 - Jackie Pavone vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) DOUBLES: 3 - Karen Conway vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 3 - Jana Merten vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 3 - Ashley Alpizar vs. Lynn, 4/29/07 TRIPLES: 2 - many, last by Michelle Tatlock, 3/14/07 vs. West Liberty St. HOME RUNS: 2 - eight times, last by Marisa Chase vs. Claflin, 4/7/06 TOTAL BASES: 9 - Wanda Graham at Rollins, 3/19/93 (1b, two HRs) 9 - Shelly Davis vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 (three 1B, two 3Bs) 9 - Marisa Chase vs. Claflin, 4/7/06 (1B, two HRs) RUNS BATTED IN: 8 - Wanda Graham vs. Rollins, 3/19/93 8 - Jana Merten vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 WALKS: 5 - Heather Dull vs. Saint Michael's, 2/27/00 5 - Pam Sheffer vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2/20/86 STRIKEOUTS: 4 - several times STOLEN BASES: 5 - Keisha Hardy vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 5 - Traci Wood vs. Tampa, 4/18/95 STOLEN BASE ATTEMPTS: 5 - Keisha Hardy vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 5 - Traci Wood vs. Tampa, 4/18/95 HIT BY PITCH: 2 - seven times, most recently by Sarah Kohlbrenner at Barry, 4/20/07 TIMES REACHED BASE: 6 - Pam Sheffer vs. St. Leo, 4/2/85 (2-for-2, 4 walks) 6 - Shelly Davis vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 (5-for-6, 1 walk) 6 - Jana Merten vs. Rollins, 4/14/93 (5-for-5, 1 walk)
The Last Time it Happened FSC scored 20 runs .............................. April 7, 2006 vs. Clark Atlanta (Won 21-0 in Fort Valley, GA) Perfect game: ................................... March 4, 2003 vs. Northwood-MI (Teri Morgan, 8-0 in 5 innings in Kissimmee) 7-inning perfect game................................... April 13, 1998 vs. Eckerd (Julianne Coleman, 2-0, 1st game) No-hitter ........................................................ April 13, 2007 at Eckerd (Megan Brown, 10-0 in 5 innings) FSC was no-hit: ................. February 18, 2005 by Lynn’s Aimee Murch (Lost 2-0) FSC was one-hit: ......................................... March 31, 2007 at Rollins (Lost 1-0 in 10 innings, 2nd game) FSC turned a triple play.................. February 22, 1998 at North Florida (8-2-5 in the 10th inning of a 6-5 win) FSC hit three home runs in a game ................................ May 15, 2006 (three in 13-2 win vs. Ala.-Huntsville in South Regional) FSC hit back-to-back home runs.................................... March 7, 2004 (Stephanie Huber & Jackie Leppla vs. Quincy, at Carrollton, GA) FSC player had four hits in a game ......................... March 15, 2008 (Angela Williams vs. Hillsdale, 1st game) FSC player hit a grand slam ............................................ April 6, 2007 (Ashley Alpizar vs. Saint Leo) FSC player hit two home runs in a game.......................... April 7, 2006 (Marisa Chase vs. Claflin in Fort Valley, GA; 3-run & 2-run) FSC player hit a pinch-hit home run ................................. April 7, 2006 (Marisa Chase vs. Claflin in Fort Valley, GA; 3-run HR in 2nd inn.) FSC player led off a game with a home run.................... March 7, 2005 (Sarah Kohlbrenner, in 7-3 win vs. Delta State in Carrollton, GA) FSC player ended a game with a home run ............... April 13, 2008 (Sara Lovestrand vs. Barry, 1st game; FSC 3, Barry 1)
INDIVIDUAL FIELDING PUTOUTS: 24 - April Elston vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 23 - Leah English vs. West Florida, 5/15/05 (13 inn.) 20 - Mindi Fitch vs. Tampa, 3/14/87 ASSISTS: 10 - Megan Brown vs. St. Cloud State, 5/16/04 TOTAL CHANCES: 27 - April Elston vs. Barry, 4/01/01 (21 inn.) 24 - Leah English vs. West Florida, 5/15/05 (13 inn.) 20 - Mindi Fitch vs. Tampa, 4/14/87 ERRORS: 3 - several times
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN SEASON & CAREER BATTING RECORDS TRIPLES (SEASON) 11 - Robin Allen (1989) 10 - Patty Fleig (1995) 10 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004) 8 - Robin Allen (1988) 8 - Shelly Davis (1993) 8 - Keisha Hardy (1995) 8 - Angela Williams (2006) 7 - six times, most recently by Sarah Kohlbrenner (2006) and Michelle Tatlock (2006)
4-time All-American Shelly Davis holds several school records including a .500 batting average in 1996, and a .462 career average. BATTING AVERAGE (SEASON) .500 - Wanda Graham (1993) .500 - Shelly Davis (1996) .489 - Patty Fleig (1994) .467 - Traci Wood (1995) .461 - Shelly Davis (1993) GAMES PLAYED (SEASON) 66 - six players (all in 2007) 63 - 12 players (6 in both 2004 & ‘06) 62 - Jackie Marchetta (2000) 62 - Katie Wolfe (2000) 61 - April Elston (2000) 61 - Kelly Pickard (2000) 60 - Jamie Doran (2000) 60 - Jackie Leppla (2007) AT BATS (SEASON) 215 - Jesse Shepherd (2007) 210 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2007) 208 - Krista Bradley (2004) 202 - Jesse Shepherd (2004) 201 - Natalie Lang (2007) RUNS SCORED (SEASON) 73 - Traci Wood (1995) 66 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2006) 65 - Traci Wood (1996) 57 - Robin Allen (1989) 57 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2005) 56 - Keisha Hardy (1994) HITS (SEASON) 85 - Shelly Davis (1996) 84 - Jesse Shepherd (2007) 82 - Shelly Davis (1993) 80 - Traci Wood (1996) 79 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2007) DOUBLES (SEASON) 23 - Shelly Davis (1996) 18 - Kellie Robinson (1992) 17 - Patty Fleig (1996) 16 - Chrissy Teresi (1992) 16 - Karen Conway (1993) 16 - Natalie Lang (2006) 15 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2007) 15 - Jackie Leppla (2007)
HOME RUNS (SEASON) 7 - Autumn Lynch (1999) 7 - Wanda Graham (1993) 7 - Susan Young (1985) 6 - Dianne Wiedmann (1989) 5 - Kellie Robinson (1989) 5 - Chris Palmer (1987) 5 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004) 5 - Jackie Leppla (2006) 5 - Angela Williams (2006) RUNS BATTED IN (SEASON) 69 - Patty Fleig (1995) 65 - Jackie Leppla (2006) 64 - Stephanie Huber (2004) 64 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004) 55 - Kellie Robinson (1989) 54 - Jana Merten (1988) TOTAL BASES (SEASON) 118 - Shelly Davis (1996) 114 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2007) 112 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004) 109 - Shelly Davis (1993) 109 - Stephanie Huber (2004) 104 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2006) BASE ON BALLS (SEASON) 43 - Ashley Alpizar (2004) 39 - Ashley Alpizar (2006) 33 - Karen Kull (1990) 32 - Robin Allen (1989) 32 - Angela Williams (2007) 31 - Robin Allen (1988) 31 - Patsy Sugo (1988) 31 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004) 31 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2005) ON BASE PERCENTAGE (SEASON) .577 - Wanda Graham (1993) .553 - Shelly Davis (1996) .538 - Patty Fleig (1994) .536 - Shelly Davis (1994) .509 - Keisha Hardy (1994) STOLEN BASES (SEASON) 81 - Traci Wood (1996) 71 - Traci Wood (1995) 46 - Keisha Hardy (1995) 45 - Keisha Hardy (1994) 37 - Krista Bradley (2003) SACRIFICE BUNTS (SEASON) 21 - Jennifer Potts (1997) 19 - Jesse Shepherd (2007) 17 - Karen Conway (1993) 17 - Jennifer Coppage (1997) 17 - Jennifer Potts (1998) 16 - Shelly Davis (1993) 16 - Christy Smith (1996) 14 - Jesse Shepherd (2004) 14 - Angela Williams (2007) 14 - Natalie Lang (2007)
BATTING AVERAGE (CAREER) .462 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) .417 - Patty Fleig (1993-96) .417 - Beth Greig (1986-87) .406 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92) .404 - Traci Wood (1993-96) .399 - Wanda Graham (1990-93) GAMES PLAYED (CAREER) 241 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 241 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) 232 - Jackie Leppla (2004-07) 228 - Ashley Alpizar (2004-07) 220 - Jamie Doran (1997-00) 217 - April Elston (1998-01) AT BATS (CAREER) 756 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) 713 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 685 - Jackie Leppla (2004-07) 658 - Jamie Doran (1997-00) 651 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92) RUNS SCORED (CAREER) 207 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 205 - Traci Wood (1993-96) 189 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 183 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) 171 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92) HITS (CAREER) 298 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 297 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) 279 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 264 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92) 247 - Traci Wood (1993-96) DOUBLES (CAREER) 58 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 42 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92) 42 - Jana Merten (1987-88, 92-93) 39 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 37 - Ashley Alpizar (2004-07) TRIPLES (CAREER) 28 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 24 - Patty Fleig (1993-96) 19 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 19 - Robin Allen (1988-89) 18 - Wanda Graham (1990-93) 18 - Michelle Tatlock (2005-08) 15 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92) 15 - Angela Williams (2006HOME RUNS (CAREER) 16 - Wanda Graham (1990-93) 12 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 12 - Jackie Leppla (2004-07) 11 - Autumn Lynch (1998-99, 00-01) 9 - Heather Dull (1997-00) 9 - Chris Palmer (1986-87) 9 - Ashley Alpizar (2004-07) 9 - Leah English (2005-07) 8 - Stephanie Huber (2004-05) 8 - Angela Williams (2006RUNS BATTED IN (CAREER) 173 - Patty Fleig (1993-96) 166 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 164 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 162 - Jackie Leppla (2004-07) 159 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92)
TOTAL BASES (CAREER) 410 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 394 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 354 - Kellie Robinson (1989-92) 327 - Patty Fleig (1993-96) 316 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) BASE ON BALLS (CAREER) 118 - Ashley Alpizar (2004-07) 103 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 82 - Tracey Ringstaff (1986-89) 82 - Keisha Hardy (1993-96) 70 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 68 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) ON BASE PERCENTAGE (CAREER) .512 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) .477 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) .474 - Wanda Graham (1990-93) .464 - Keisha Hardy (1993-96) .458 - Beth Greig (1986-87) STOLEN BASES (CAREER) 183 - Traci Wood (1993-96) 137 - Keisha Hardy (1992-96) 99 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) 94 - Sarah Kohlbrenner (2004-07) 72 - Krista Bradley (2003-04) SACRIFICE BUNTS (CAREER) 53 - Jennifer Potts (1995-98) 46 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) 39 - Jamie Doran (1997-00) 38 - Jennifer Coppage (1995-98) 37 - Jackie Leppla (2004-07)
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Sarah Kohlbrenner was a 2-time All-American outfielder who hit .391 in her career and ranks among the top five in nearly every major offensive category at Florida Southern.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN SEASON & CAREER PITCHING RECORDS INNINGS PITCHED (CAREER) 939.1 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 684.2 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 630.1 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 566.0 - Stacey Bronson (2003-06) 524.0 - Keltie Christian (2000-01)
WINS (SEASON) 36 - Megan Brown (2004) 34 - Megan Brown (2007) 30 - Julianne Coleman (1998) 30 - Megan Brown (2006) 29 - Lisa McNeley (1997) 29 - Dori Stankewitz (1987) 28 - Keltie Christian (2000) 28 - Katy Cortelyou (1995)
STRIKEOUTS (CAREER) 997 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 927 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 857 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 708 - Keltie Christian (2000-01) 609 - Stacey Bronson (2003-06)
EARNED RUN AVERAGE (SEASON) 0.36 - Dori Stankewitz (1988) 0.41 - Cindy Johansen (1991) 0.43 - Dori Stankewitz (1987) 0.44 - Megan Brown (2004) 0.50 - Julianne Coleman (1999) INNINGS PITCHED (SEASON) 292.1 - Megan Brown (2007) 268.1 - Julianne Coleman (1998) 265.2 - Keltie Christian (2000) 258.1 - Keltie Christian (2001) 254.1 - Megan Brown (2004) STRIKEOUTS (SEASON) 368 - Julianne Coleman (1998) 357 - Keltie Christian (2001) 351 - Keltie Christian (2000) 294 - Dori Stankewitz (1987) 291 - Megan Brown (2007) SHUTOUTS (SEASON) 20 - Dori Stankewitz (1987) 17 - Dori Stankewitz (1988) 16 - Megan Brown (2004) 15 - Megan Brown (2005) 15 - Megan Brown (2007) 14 - Nycki Sandstede (1989) APPEARANCES (SEASON) 50 - Keltie Christian (2000) 47 - Julianne Coleman (1998) 47 - Megan Brown (2007) 45 - Megan Brown (2004) 43 - Lisa McNeley (1997) 41 - Julianne Coleman (1999)
Dori Stankewitz went 81-15 in her career, averaged 10.3 strikeouts per game, threw a school-record 20 no-hitters, and set another one with 64 consecutive shutout innings.
Julianne Coleman holds the school record with 368 strikeouts in a season and ranks in the top five of every career category. GAMES STARTED (SEASON) 43 - Julianne Coleman (1998) 41 - Megan Brown (2007) 39 - Keltie Christian (2000) 38 - Lisa McNeley (1997) 38 - Megan Brown (2004) 32 - Keltie Christian (2001) 32 - Julianne Coleman (1999) 32 - Katy Cortelyou (1995) COMPLETE GAMES (SEASON) 37 - Megan Brown (2007) 30 - Megan Brown (2004) 29 - Dori Stankewitz (1987) 26 - Nycki Sandstede (1989) 26 - Dori Stankewitz (1988) 25 - Julianne Coleman (1998)
SHUTOUTS (CAREER) 58 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 55 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 28 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 27 - Cindy Johansen (1989-91) 26 - Nycki Sandstede (1989-90) 26 - Stacey Bronson (2003-06) APPEARANCES (CAREER) 163 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 139 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 116 - Stacey Bronson (2003-06) 107 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 103 - Katy Cortelyou (1992-95)
WINS (CAREER) 124 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 81 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 80 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 67 - Katy Cortelyou (1992-95) 65 - Stacey Bronson (2003-06)
GAMES STARTED (CAREER) 140 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 114 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 93 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 92 - Stacey Bronson (2003-06) 82 - Katy Cortelyou (1992-95)
EARNED RUN AVG. (CAREER) 0.69 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 0.70 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 0.73 - Cindy Johansen (1989-91) 0.75 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 0.80 - Keltie Christian (2000-01)
COMPLETE GAMES (CAREER) 112 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 90 - Dori Stankewitz (1985-88) 59 - Julianne Coleman (1996-99) 58 - Katy Cortelyou (1992-95) 55 - Cindy Johansen (1989-91)
Nikki Henderson set a school record in 2007 with a .963 fielding percentage at third base and is also the career record holder at that position. She has the top two season assist totals in team history.
3-time All-American Megan Brown ranks third in NCAA Division II history in career wins, and among the top ten in strikeouts and shutouts. She’s also the only 3-time SSC Pitcher-of-the-Year.
SEASON & CAREER FIELDING RECORDS PUTOUTS (SEASON) 467 - Jackie Leppla (2006) 436 - Jackie Leppla (2007) 417 - April Elston (2000) 426 - April Elston (2001) 394 - Leah English (2007)
PUTOUTS (CAREER) 1602 - April Elston (1998-01) 1524 - Jackie Leppla (2004-07) 1110 - Jen Rudock (2000-03) 1087 - Leah English (2005-07) 766 - Jennifer Potts (1995-98)
ASSISTS (SEASON) 135 - Nikki Henderson (2007) 130 - Nikki Henderson (2006) 119 - Karen Conway (1993) 119 - Jesse Shepherd (2004) 118 - Jesse Shepherd (2007) 109 - Shelly Davis (1993)
ASSISTS (CAREER) 409 - Jesse Shepherd (2004-07) 378 - Carla West (2000-03) 366 - Shelly Davis (1993-96) 335 - Megan Brown (2004-07) 317 - Ashley Alpizar (2004-07)
ACTIVE PLAYERS IN BOLD
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN SOFTBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR • • • SLOW-PITCH COMPETITION • • • YEAR 1982 1983 1984 Totals
RECORD 22-12 25-9 33-13 80-34
HOME 11-3 12-2 13-6 36-11
AWAY 11-9 13-7 20-7 44-23
SSC 16-0 16-0 16-0 48-0
NCAA -------
HEAD COACH Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto
YEAR 1985 1986 1987
RECORD 20-8 34-13 49-6
HOME 15-3 23-7 30-4
AWAY 5-5 11-6 19-2
SSC 15-1 20-0 24-0
NCAA ----5-2
1988 1989
47-6 46-8
33-6 30-3
14-0 16-5
20-0 24-0
3-2 4-2
Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto
1990 1991 1992 1993
42-10 35-11 41-9 45-11
31-7 24-8 30-6 21-3
11-3 11-3 11-3 24-8
22-2 20-4 22-2 23-1
2-2 2-2 2-2 8-2
Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto
1994 1995 1996
40-11 42-9 47-7
20-3 21-2 18-3
20-8 21-7 29-4
24-4 25-3 26-2
1-2 2-2 3-3
Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto
1997
45-13
14-4
31-9
24-4
3-2
Chris Bellotto
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
44-13 44-12 46-16 31-17 18-32 32-18 55-8
18-4 20-5 26-6 15-5 11-14 14-8 32-4
26-9 24-7 20-10 16-12 7-18 18-10 23-4
21-3 25-3 23-5 16-12 8-18 16-10 19-2
0-2 1-2 2-2 ------7-3
Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Belotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto
2005 2006
39-11 55-8
19-2 31-3
20-9 24-5
18-6 20-4
3-2 6-3
Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto
2007
51-15
29-6
22-9
18-6
6-2
Chris Bellotto
2008 Totals
29-14 977-286
19-9 544-125
10-5 433-161
9-12 482-104
--60-39
Chris Bellotto
FINISHES SSC Champions SSC Champions SSC Champions
• • • FAST-PITCH COMPETITION • • • HEAD COACH Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto Chris Bellotto
FINISHES SSC Champions SSC Champions NCAA National Runner-Up NCAA Regional Champions, SSC Champions NCAA Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions NCAA National Third Place NCAA Regional Champions, SSC Champions NCAA Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions NCAA Regional Runner-Up, SSC co-Champions NCAA Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NCAA Regional Champions, SSC Champions NCAA Regional Third Place, SSC co-Champions NCAA Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions NCAA National Fifth Place NCAA Regional Champions, SSC Champions NCAA National Fifth Place NCAA Regional Champions, SSC co-Champions NCAA Regional Participants, SSC Champions NCAA Regional Participants, SSC Champions NCAA Regional Runner-Up, SSC Champions SSC - tied for fourth SSC - seventh SSC - third NCAA National Runner-Up NCAA Regional Champions, SSC Champions NCAA Regional Participants, SSC Champions NCAA National Third Place NCAA Regional Champions, SSC Champions NCAA National Fourth Place NCAA Regional Champions, SSC Champions SSC - sixth
Did You Know? Florida Southern has won more conference championships (23) than any other school in Division II softball. The next closest teams on the list are West Virginia Wesleyan, with 15 regular season and 13 tournament titles in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference; and Bloomsburg (PA) with 14 titles in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Humboldt State (CA) has won 17 conference championships as well, but those 17 titles have been split between three different leagues.
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT 1987 - REGIONAL (Warrensburg, MO) FSC 5, Central Missouri State 0 FSC 2, Southeast Missouri State 0 FSC 3, Southeast Missouri State 0 DIV. II NATIONALS (Quincy, IL) FSC 1, Sacred Heart 0 (8 inn.) Cal State-Northridge 4, FSC 3 FSC 1, Mankato State 0 (8 inn.) Cal State-Northridge 4, FSC 0 Regional Champs, National Runner-Up 1988 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 4, Barry 3 Northeast Missouri State 1, FSC 0 FSC 6, SIU-Edwardsville 0 FSC 4, Northeast Missouri State 2 Northeast Missouri State 2, FSC 1 Regional Runner-Up 1989 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 9, Missouri-St. Louis 2 FSC 4, Southeast Missouri State 0 FSC 4, Southeast Missouri State 1 DIV. II NATIONALS (Sacramento, CA) FSC 5, Central Missouri State 0 Cal State-Bakersfield 1, FSC 0 Cal State-Sacramento 4, FSC 2 Regional Champs, National Third Place 1990 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 3, Barry 0 Missouri Southern State 2, FSC 1 FSC 10, Barry 6 Missouri Southern State 1, FSC 0 Regional Runner-Up 1991 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) Southeast Missouri State 1, FSC 0 FSC 2, Barry 1 FSC 4, Central Missouri State 0 Southeast Missouri State 3, FSC 1 Regional Runner-Up 1992 - REGIONAL (Detroit, MI) Saginaw Valley State 4, FSC 0 FSC 1, USC-Spartanburg 0 (9 inn.) FSC 5, Wayne State (MI) 3 Saginaw Valley State 7, FSC 3 Regional Runner-Up 1993 - REGIONAL (Joplin, MO) FSC 7, Missouri Southern State 2 Wayne State (MI) 7, FSC 3 FSC 6, Missouri Southern State 3 FSC 3, Wayne State (MI) 0 FSC 5, Wayne State (MI) 2 DIV. II NATIONALS (Shawnee, KS) FSC 4, California-Davis 1 Augustana 2, FSC 1 FSC 2, California-Davis 0 FSC 1, Augustana 0 FSC 11, Augustana 5 REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1994 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 4, North Florida 2 Valdosta State 2, FSC 1 Barry 5, FSC 2 Regional Third Place
1995 - REGIONAL (Columbus, GA) Carson-Newman 1, FSC 0 FSC 5, Columbus College 0 FSC 9, Carson-Newman 7 Kennesaw State 3, FSC 0 Regional Runner-Up 1996 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 2, Barry 0 FSC 1, Alabama-Huntsville 0 Barry 3, FSC 2 FSC 7, Barry 1 DIV. II NATIONALS (Emporia, KS) Kennesaw 2, FSC 1 (8 inn.) California-Davis 2, FSC 0 Regional Champs, National Fifth Place 1997 - REGIONAL (Miami Shores, FL) FSC 1, Univ. of W. Alabama 0 FSC 4, Barry University 3 FSC 2, Univ. of W. Alabama 0 DIV. II NATIONALS (Salem, VA) California (PA) 5, FSC 0 Kennesaw State 8, FSC 0 (5 inn.) Regional Champs, National Fifth Place 1998 - REGIONAL (Pensacola, FL) Alabama-Huntsville 2, FSC 1 West Florida 4, FSC 1 Regional Third Place 1999 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 1, Univ. of West Florida 0 Alabama-Huntsville 1, FSC 0 Univ. of West Florida 1, FSC 0 Regional Third Place 2000 - REGIONAL (Huntsville, AL) West Florida 3, FSC 0 FSC 3, Saint Leo 0 FSC 2, Alabama-Huntsville 0 West Florida 2, FSC 1 (8 inn.) Regional Runner-Up 2004 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 3, Tampa 2 FSC 1, Rollins 0 Alabama-Huntsville 2, FSC 1 FSC 6, Alabama-Huntsville 2 DIV. II NATIONALS (Altamonte Springs, FL) FSC 2, Kennesaw State 0 Angelo State 2, FSC 1 FSC 1, Caldwell 0 FSC 2, St. Cloud State 0 FSC 7, Angelo State 0 Angelo State 7, FSC 3 Regional Champs, National Runner-Up 2005 - REGIONAL (Huntsville, AL) FSC 9, Saint Leo 0 (5 inn.) West Florida 2, FSC 1 FSC 11, Albany State 3 FSC 1, Alabama-Huntsville 0 West Florida 1, FSC 0 (13 inn.) Regional Third Place
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2006 - REGIONAL (Lakeland, FL) FSC 9, Kentucky State 0 (5 inn.) FSC 5, Florida Gulf Coast 1 FSC 1, Alabama-Huntsville 0 Alabama-Huntsville 4, Florida Southern 3 FSC 13, Alabama-Huntsville 2 (5 inn.) DIV. II NATIONALS (Salem, VA) FSC 8, LeMoyne 0 (5 inn.) FSC 1, Emporia State 0 (11 inn.) Lock Haven 2, FSC 1 Emporia State 2, FSC 1 Regional Champions, National Third Place 2007 - REGIONAL (Valdosta, GA) FSC 4, Arkansas-Monticello 2 FSC 6, Valdosta State 0 FSC 1, Barry 0 FSC 3, Florida Gulf Coast 0 DIV. II NATIONALS (Akron, OH) SIU-Edwardsville 3, FSC 1 FSC 4, Nebraska-Omaha 0 FSC 5, Angelo State 1 Columbus State 1, FSC 0 Regional Champions, National Fourth Place
Jackie Leppla was a 3-time All-SSC first baseman from 2004-07. She also holds the school’s career postseason record with 20 RBI while helping the Mocs win three South Region titles
ALL-TIME DIVISION II POSTSEASON WINS Bloomsburg (PA) ................................ 77 Florida Southern .................. 60 Humboldt State (CA) ........................ 52 Kennesaw State (GA) ........................ 52 Cal State-Bakersfield....................... 45 Cal State-Northridge ....................... 45 Nebraska-Omaha ............................... 44 California (PA)..................................... 41 ALL-TIME DIVISION II POSTSEASON APPEARANCES Bloomsburg (PA) ................................ 26 Nebraska-Omaha ................................ 21 Florida Southern .................. 18 Humboldt State (CA) ......................... 18 Augustana (SD)................................... 17 California (PA)..................................... 17 Cal State-Bakersfield........................ 16 American International (MA) ........... 14 Barry (FL) ............................................ 14 Wayne State (MI).............................. 14
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN VS. ALL OPPONENTS SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE OPPONENT Series Barry .......................................................... 56-33 Eckerd ....................................................... 86-3 Florida Tech ............................................... 78-9 Lynn .......................................................... 26-9 Nova Southeastern..................................... 12-6 Rollins........................................................ 78-9 Saint Leo ................................................... 71-16 Tampa ....................................................... 64-20
On April 1, 2001, Keltie Christian went the distance in a 21-inning, 2-1 loss to Barry in which she struck out an NCAA record 23 batters. She then earned the “W” by pitching 4.2 innings of scoreless relief in the nightcap, a 14-inning, 1-0 Florida Southern win. The doubleheader began at 1:00 p.m. and ended at 10:44 that night. NON CONFERENCE OPPONENT Series Abilene Christian (TX) ................................ 2-0 Alabama .................................................... 1-0 Alabama-Huntsville .................................... 7-9 Albany State (GA) ...................................... 5-0 American International (MA) ....................... 6-2 Angelo State (TX)....................................... 2-2 Arizona State ............................................. 0-2 Arkansas-Monticello ................................... 3-1 Armstrong Atlantic State (GA) ..................... 1-1 Ashland (OH) ............................................. 4-0 Augustana (SD).......................................... 12-9 Bates (ME)................................................. 2-0 Bethune-Cookman (FL) .............................. 6-0 Bloomsburg (PA) ........................................ 7-8 Bryant (RI) ................................................. 4-0 Caldwell (NJ).............................................. 2-0 California (PA)............................................ 5-3 Cal-Davis ................................................... 2-1 Cal-State Bakersfield.................................. 0-1
Cal-State Northridge ................................... 0-2 Cal-State Sacramento ................................ 0-1 Calvin (MI) ................................................. 2-0 Campbell (NC) ........................................... 2-0 Carson-Newman (TN)................................. 2-1 Central Missouri State ................................ 5-1 Chapman (CA) ........................................... 1-0 Claflin (SC)................................................. 1-0 Clarion (PA) ............................................... 2-0 Clark Atlanta .............................................. 1-0 Colorado-Colorado Springs......................... 1-0 Columbus State (GA).................................. 1-2 Concord (WV) ............................................ 2-0 Concordia (NY) .......................................... 2-0 Concordia (St. Paul) ................................... 1-0 Delta State (MS)......................................... 12-0 Dowling (NY) .............................................. 0-1 Drexel (PA) ................................................ 1-0 East Stroudsburg (PA) ................................ 3-1 Emporia State (KA)..................................... 1-1 Erskine (SC)............................................... 1-0 Ferris State (MI) ......................................... 2-1 Florida Atlantic ........................................... 0-2 Florida Gulf Coast ...................................... 3-3 Florida State............................................... 0-3 Furman (SC) .............................................. 1-0 Grand Valley State (MI) .............................. 6-1 Georgia College ........................................ 1-0 Georgian Court (NJ) ................................... 1-0 Glenville State (WV) ................................... 4-0 Hawaii-Hilo ................................................. 0-2 Hillsdale (MI) .............................................. 5-0 Illinois-Chicago ........................................... 1-0 Indiana (PA) ............................................... 1-0 IUPU - Indianapolis (IN) .............................. 1-0 Indianapolis (IN) ......................................... 3-1 Jacksonville State (AL) ............................... 0-1 Kennesaw State (GA) ................................. 1-4 Kentucky State ........................................... 1-0 Kentucky Wesleyan .................................... 2-0 Kutztown (PA) ............................................ 1-1 Lake Forest (IL) .......................................... 2-0 Lake Superior State (MI)............................. 2-0 Lander (SC) ............................................... 2-0 LeMoyne (NY) ............................................ 1-0 Lewis (IL) ................................................... 11-4 Liberty (VA) ................................................ 2-0 Lincoln Memorial (TN) ................................ 3-0 Lock Haven (PA) ........................................ 0-2 LIU-C.W. Post (NY) .................................... 6-1 Maine......................................................... 2-0 Mercyhurst (PA) ......................................... 1-0 Merrimack (MA).......................................... 0-1 Milligan (TN)............................................... 2-0 Minnesota State-Mankato ........................... 7-3 Minnesota State-Moorhead ......................... 2-0 Missouri-St. Louis ....................................... 5-2 Missouri Southern ...................................... 2-3 Mount Olive (NC)........................................ 1-1 Nebraska-Omaha ....................................... 5-6 Nevada ...................................................... 0-1 New Haven (CT)......................................... 2-0
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Newberry (SC)............................................ 2-0 Niagara ...................................................... 2-0 North Alabama ........................................... 5-1 North Carolina-Greensboro ......................... 2-0 North Florida .............................................. 18-7 Northern Kentucky ...................................... 1-0 Northwest Missouri State ............................ 1-2 Northwood (MI)........................................... 10-0 Palm Beach Atlantic.................................... 5-1 Penn State ................................................. 0-1 Queens (NC) .............................................. 2-0 Queens (NY) .............................................. 2-0 Quincy (IL) ................................................. 2-0 Quinnipiac (CT) .......................................... 4-0 Rutgers (NJ) ............................................... 0-1 Sacred Heart (CT) ...................................... 9-1 Saginaw Valley State (MI)........................... 6-2 Salem International (WV) ............................ 6-0 St. Cloud State (MN)................................... 5-0 St. Michael’s (VT) ....................................... 1-0 St. Thomas (FL) ......................................... 11-0 St. Thomas (MN) ........................................ 0-1 Shippensburg (PA) ..................................... 3-1 South Carolina-Spartanburg........................ 2-1 South Dakota ............................................. 2-0 South Dakota State .................................... 1-0 South Florida.............................................. 14-22 Southampton (NY) ...................................... 1-0 Southeast Missouri ..................................... 7-2 Southern Arkansas ..................................... 3-0 Southern Connecticut State ........................ 5-0 Sothern Illinois-Edwardsville ....................... 8-4 Southern Indiana ........................................ 3-1 Southwest State (MN)................................. 1-1 Springfield (MA).......................................... 2-0 Stephen F. Austin (TX) ............................... 1-1 Stetson (FL) ............................................... 12-3 Stony Brook (NY)........................................ 2-0 Texas ......................................................... 1-0 Toledo........................................................ 0-1 Truman State (MO)..................................... 3-2 Union (TN) ................................................. 2-0 Urbana (OH)............................................... 2-0 Valdosta State (GA).................................... 17-4 Warner Southern (FL) ................................. 6-0 Washburn (KS)........................................... 1-1 Wayne State (MI)........................................ 16-4 Wayne State (NE)....................................... 2-0 Webber International (FL) ........................... 11-1 West Alabama ............................................ 4-0 West Chester (PA)...................................... 5-0 West Florida ............................................... 9-8 West Georgia ............................................. 6-1 West Liberty State ...................................... 2-0 West Virginia State ..................................... 2-0 West Virginia Wesleyan .............................. 3-0 Wisconsin-Green Bay ................................. 1-0 Wisconsin-Parkside .................................... 1-2
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
FLORIDA SOUTHERN ALL-TIME LETTER WINNERS Wanda Graham is Florida Southern’s career leader with 16 home runs. In 1993, as a First Team All-American and team MVP, she helped the Mocs win the national title by also hitting .500 with seven homers and 50 RBI. Adriatico, Alcira.....................................................02-03 Albritton, Andrea ...................................................99-00 Alex, Peggy .............................................................. 08 Allen, Becky ............................................................... 94 Allen, Robin ..........................................................88-89 Alpizar, Ashley ........................................... 04-05-06-07 Asbee, Courtney ............................................. 92-93-94 Atun, Amanda .......................................................07-08 Bailie, Jamie .............................................. 02-03-04-05 Baker, Laurie ............................................................. 85 Baker, Mara ..........................................................01-02 Baldinger, Christy ...................................................... 87 Bartlett, Whitney ...................................................03-04 Beale, Michelle .......................................................... 92 Billeter, Kim ............................................................... 87 Blake, Dani ............................................................... 08 Boculac, Michelle....................................................... 85 Bradley, Krista ......................................................03-04 Brandon, Bobbie ............................................. 01-02-03 Brandon, Katie ................................................ 02-03-04 Brewer, Whitney ........................................................ 05 Bridges, Jaime ........................................... 96-97-98-99 Brinkman, Jessica ..................................................... 04 Britton, Brandie .....................................................92-93 Bronson, Stacey ........................................ 03-04-05-06 Brooks, Keriann ......................................................... 03 Brown, Charlie ........................................................... 99 Brown, Megan ........................................... 04-05-06-07 Brown, Morgan ........................................................ 08 Buckman, Jenny ........................................................ 02 Burns, Tangie ............................................ 89-90-91-92 Burrows, Brandi ......................................................... 00 Butler, Carolyn ......................................................00-01 Campbell, Renee ............................................ 88-89-90 Carrico, Candy......................................................91-92 Castel, Cori ...........................................................01-02 Channen, Jess........................................................... 01 Chase, Marisa ........................................................... 06 Christian, Keltie ....................................................00-01 Cobb, Dana ..........................................................99-00 Cochrane, Peggy ..................................................90-91 Coleman, Julianne ..................................... 96-97-98-99 Conway, Karen .......................................... 91-92-93-94 Coppage, Jennifer ..................................... 95-96-97-98 Cortelyou, Katy .......................................... 92-93-94-95 Crawford, Kim .......................................................94-95 Cyphers, Amy ............................................................ 98 Davies, Jenny ................................................. 03-04-05 Davis, Shelly .............................................. 93-94-95-96 DeGroot, Colleen ..................................................86-87 DeSimone, Beth ........................................................ 07 Doran, Jamie ............................................. 97-98-99-00 Dudley, Ginger........................................... 90-91-92-93 Dull, Heather .............................................. 97-98-99-00 Dyer, Amy .................................................................. 92 Edwards, Tracey............................................. 01-02-03
Elliott, Sharon.................................................. 05-06-07 Elston, April ................................................98-99-00-01 English, Leah .................................................. 05-06-07 Fellner, Andrea ............................................... 90-91-92 Fleig, Patty .................................................93-94-95-96 Fishbaugh, Kathy ................................................. 85-86 Fitch, Mindi .................................................86-87-88-89 Folmar, Jackie............................................86-87-88-89 Ford, Grace .............................................................. 94 George, Nikki .............................................97-98-99-00 Goldman, Tara .......................................................... 95 Goodwin, Debbie ............................................ 85-86-87 Goppert, Katie ...................................................... 04-05 Graham, Wanda.........................................90-91-92-93 Greig, Beth ........................................................... 86-87 Grondahl, Heidi .................................................... 07-08 Gross, Stacy ................................................... 02-03-04 Hansen, Julie ....................................................... 92-93 Hardy, Keisha ............................................93-94-95-96 Hasson, Laura...................................................... 05-06 Heidbrink, Karen ....................................................... 98 Helms, Wendy........................................................... 90 Henderson, Nikki.................................................. 06-07 Hertzog, Traci ............................................94-95-96-97 Hetrick, Lynda ........................................................... 87 Holley, Lauren ...................................................... 01-02 Howell, Elli ............................................................... 08 Huber, Stephanie ................................................. 04-05 Jackson, Amy....................................................... 98-99 Jacobs, Jessica......................................................... 07 Jaekel-Manley, Amber ...............................96-97-98-99 Johansen, Cindy ............................................. 89-90-91 Kaiser, Amanda .........................................05-06-07-08 Kaiser, Rhonda ..........................................85-86-87-88 Killam, Judy............................................................... 85 Kohlbrenner, Sarah ....................................04-05-06-07 Komer, Teri ............................................................... 85 Kull, Karen .................................................88-89-90-91 Lang, Natalie.................................................. 06-07-08 Larkins, Kristen ..........................................96-97-98-99 LaValle, Andrea ................................................... 93-94 Leffel, Jannah ...................................................... 00-01 Lentz, Sara.................................................99-00-01-02 Leppla, Jackie ............................................04-05-06-07 Lewie, Ashley ............................................................ 08 Lewis, Jill ......................................................... 88-89-90 Lindemann, Debbie ......................................... 88-89-90 Lovestrand, Sara ..................................................... 08 Lowe-Matthews, Pam .......................................... 96-97 Lynch, Autumn ...........................................98-99-01-02 Marchetta, Jackie ...................................................... 00 McCarthy, Heather ............................................... 98-99 McCormick, Katrina....................................85-86-87-88 McMillen, Susan.........................................95-96-97-98 McNeley, Lisa ...................................................... 96-97 Mead, Carissa ...................................................... 00-01 Mead, Corinne .......................................................... 00 Merten (Schaller), Jana .............................87-88-92-93 Miltner, Mindy............................................................ 01 Minton, Brittany....................................................... 08 Mitchell, Arden ..................................................... 05-06 Montgomery, Mickie ............................................. 90-91 Moore, Lori .................................................96-97-98-99 Morgan, Teri...............................................00-01-02-03 Morris, Lauren ........................................................... 02 Mosley, Tori .............................................................. 08 Mouillesseaux, Marie ................................................ 88 Newton, Carrie ..................................................... 00-01 Novoa, DeAnna......................................................... 93 Oakley, Lindy ............................................................ 05
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Palmer, Chris........................................................ 86-87 Patterson, Donna ............................................85-86-87 Pavone, Jackie .......................................... 00-01-02-03 Pederson, Julie..................................................... 94-95 Pele, Carolyn ............................................................. 90 Pickard, Kelly............................................. 97-98-99-00 Potts, Jennifer ........................................... 95-96-97-98 Powell, Lindsey ....................................................... 08 Raulerson, Heather ................................................. 08 Rawn, Debbie ....................................................... 88-89 Regoli, Tonya ..................................................92-93-94 Ringstaff, Tracey ....................................... 86-87-88-89 Robinson, Kellie ........................................ 89-90-91-92 Rodgers, Ashlinn................................................ 07-08 Rudock, Jen .............................................. 00-01-02-03 Sandstede, Nycki ................................................. 89-90 Sangster, Kathy ......................................................... 97 Schumacher, Heidi ............................................. 07-08 Sheffer, Pam ...................................................85-86-87 Shepherd, Jesse ....................................... 04-05-06-07 Smith, Christy ....................................................... 95-96 Soule, Laura .............................................................. 85 Southard, Linda .................................................... 88-89 Stankewitz, Dori ........................................ 85-86-87-88 Stewart, Kerri............................................................. 95 Stone, Danielle .......................................................... 07 Sugo, Patsy .......................................................... 88-89 Tatlock, Michelle........................................ 05-06-07-08 Taylor, Teresa .................................................85-86-87 Thuer, Lisa ................................................................ 01 Toler, Stacy ............................................................... 99 Teresi, Chrissy ..................................................... 91-92 Tracy, Betty .......................................................... 89-90 Valenta, Maggie ........................................................ 98 Valetti, Sonia ............................................................. 86 Vicera, Dee................................................................ 91 Walls, Heather ........................................................... 86 West, Carla................................................ 00-01-02-03 Wiedemann, Dianne ............................................. 88-89 Williams, Angela ............................................06-07-08 Williams, Kim ............................................................. 90 Wolfe, Katie .....................................................00-01-02 Wolfersteig, Jena.............................................05-06-07 Wood, Stacey ............................................................ 91 Wood, Traci ............................................... 93-94-95-96 Young, Susan ............................................................ 85
Rhonda Kaiser (at left) played at Florida Southern from 1985-88. Twenty years later, the Kaiser family became the first to have two generations of Moccasin softball players when Rhonda’s niece, Amanda, joined the team in 2005. This year, another family joins the list when Bethany Boomer takes the field as the niece of former Moccasin Patsy Sugo.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
2008 FINAL STATISTICS AND RESULTS PLAYER AVG. GP GS AB R H RBI Liz Gorman .500 10 0 2 1 1 1 Sara Lovestrand .384 43 43 146 33 56 20 Angela Williams .376 43 43 109 21 41 25 Ashlinn Rodgers .333 24 0 21 4 7 2 Michelle Tatlock .331 43 43 148 30 49 18 Natalie Lang .331 43 43 124 19 41 22 Lindsey Powell .314 42 42 121 16 38 23 Heidi Grondahl .288 34 18 52 7 15 1 Elli Howell .262 43 43 122 21 32 20 Dani Blake .235 43 43 98 13 23 13 Peggy Alex .222 33 26 72 12 16 9 Amanda Kaiser .222 22 0 9 9 2 0 Tori Mosley .207 25 24 58 4 12 10 Heather Raulerson .188 24 19 48 5 9 1 Ashley Lewie .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 Brittany Minton .000 31 27 1 0 0 0 Heidi Schumacher .000 18 15 0 0 0 0 Morgan Brown .000 17 1 0 0 0 0 Amanda Atun .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS .302 43 43 1132 195 342 165 OPPONENTS .198 43 43 1082 76 214 64 PLAYER Amanda Atun Morgan Brown Brittany Minton Heidi Schumacher TOTALS OPPONENTS
ERA 0.00 0.82 0.86 1.96 1.14 3.57
2B 3B HR TB SLG BB HB SO OB% SF SH SB AT 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 1 .500 0 0 0 0 13 4 4 88 .603 5 9 7 .432 2 1 12 12 5 2 2 56 .514 17 0 10 .460 0 6 12 13 0 0 0 7 .333 3 1 4 .440 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 62 .419 9 0 19 .369 0 5 18 19 6 0 1 50 .403 15 0 12 .400 1 2 4 5 4 0 1 45 .372 11 1 13 .373 1 11 3 4 0 0 0 15 .288 4 1 10 .351 0 4 2 3 13 0 4 57 .467 6 4 16 .316 1 10 3 3 2 1 0 27 .276 4 3 29 .283 1 12 1 5 3 0 0 19 .264 2 2 9 .263 0 11 3 3 0 0 0 2 .222 3 0 2 .417 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13 .224 1 1 11 .230 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 .208 2 0 18 .220 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 53 9 13 452 .399 82 22 162 .359 7 70 59 68 24 3 6 262 .242 70 10 233 .253 1 35 18 21
W L APP GS CG SH SV 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 1 1 1 2 18 9 30 27 16 6 0 10 4 18 15 5 0 0 29 14 43 43 22 16 2 14 29 43 43 27 3 0
IP 3.0 34.1 179.1 78.2 295.1 282.0
H R ER 4 0 0 26 9 4 105 37 22 79 30 22 214 76 48 342 195 144
BB SO 2B 3B HR 1 2 0 0 0 11 23 4 1 0 33 163 14 2 3 25 45 6 0 3 70 233 24 3 6 82 162 53 9 13
PO A 0 0 80 60 2 0 29 0 47 3 77 4 30 4 23 44 227 14 83 71 27 66 2 0 146 9 107 8 2 0 3 13 0 11 1 14 0 0 886 321 846 391
E 0 9 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 17 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 48 68
FLD. .000 .940 1.000 1.000 .962 1.000 .971 .957 .992 .901 .939 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .667 1.000 1.000 .000 .962 .948
AB BAVG WP HB BK SF SH 13 .308 0 0 0 0 0 123 .211 4 1 0 0 3 638 .165 11 8 0 1 23 308 .256 2 1 1 0 9 1082 .198 17 10 1 1 35 1132 .302 25 22 0 7 70
LOB - Team (272), Opp (236). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (11). IBB - Team 1 (Williams), Opp (0). Picked off - none, Opp (0). PB - FSC 8 (Mosley 5, Raulerson 3), Opp (9). Pickoffs - FSC 0, Opp (0). Catchers’ SB/SBA - Mosley (9-12), Raulerson (9-9).
GAME-BY-GAME SCORES 2/08 2/16 2/21 2/22 2/29 3/01 3/05 3/06 3/10 3/13 Florida Southern had five walk-off wins in 2008, and Peggy Alex played a role in three of them. In wins over Palm Beach Atlantic and Wayne State, she put down a sacrifice bunt that moved the winning run into scoring position. Later, in a 3-1 win over Barry, Alex scored the winning run after reaching base a pinch hitter.
3/15 3/18
#vs. Arkansas-Monticello #vs. Arkansas-Monticello Webber International Webber International Palm Beach Atlantic Palm Beach Atlantic Salem International Salem International *Tampa *Tampa *Tampa at Delta State at Delta State at North Alabama at North Alabama Wayne State (MI) Wayne State (MI) Bryant Bryant Hillsdale Hillsdale Long Island-C.W. Post Long Island-C.W. Post
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W 3-0 W 8-0 (6) W 2-0 W 6-0 W 1-0 (10) L 2-3 W 6-0 W 19-0 (5) W 2-1 (8) L 4-6 L 2-3 W 6-0 W 5-1 W 5-1 W 6-3 W 2-1 W 6-3 W 5-1 W 7-3 W 10-2 (6) W 12-0 (5) W 5-0 W 3-2
3/19 3/20 3/28 3/30 4/01 4/02 4/04 4/05 4/12 4/13 4/18 4/19 4/26
*Rollins *Rollins *Rollins *at Saint Leo *at Saint Leo *at Saint Leo *at Nova Southeastern *at Nova Southeastern *at Nova Southeastern *Eckerd *Eckerd *Eckerd *Barry *Barry *Barry *at Lynn *at Lynn *at Lynn Valdosta State Valdosta State
L L L W L L L L L W W W L W L W W W W L
1-4 7-8 1-2 4-2 3-4 0-6 3-4 1-3 1-2 5-0 8-0 8-0 0-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 9-0 8-3 4-5
(9) (9)
(8) (6) (5)
(5)
*Sunshine State Conference games #Games played at Saint Leo
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
2009 Softball
2008 SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE STATISTICS Team Hitting Rollins College Barry University Nova SE University Florida Southern College Saint Leo University University of Tampa Lynn University Florida Tech Eckerd College
AVG .338 .315 .303 .302 .286 .262 .252 .233 .169
G 55 52 63 43 52 48 54 15 55
Team Pitching Barry University Florida Tech Rollins College Florida Southern Coll. Saint Leo University University of Tampa Nova SE University Lynn University Eckerd College
ERA 0.84 1.10 1.13 1.14 1.43 1.76 1.82 2.69 5.30
W-L CG 44-8 40 9-6 9 39-16 46 29-14 22 37-15 40 35-13 35 43-20 42 18-36 45 8-47 23
BATTING AVERAGE Cristina DeTagle, BU ....................... Sherri Rabenold, RC ........................ Christine Roser, RC.......................... Missy Thogmartin, RC...................... Ashley Baker, NSU .......................... Sara Lovestrand, FSC ........... Ashley Likens, FT............................. Angela Williams, FSC ............ Tatiana Casis, SL.............................. Meghan Osborne, LU .......................
AB 1442 1424 1670 1132 1351 1232 1391 387 1210
.427 .424 .406 .391 .386 .384 .382 .376 .370 .365
R 334 250 322 195 258 165 160 42 60 SH 27 5 21 16 19 12 19 6 2
H 487 449 506 342 386 323 350 90 204 SV 2 1 0 2 1 2 3 1 3
RBI 309 222 245 165 223 144 124 30 53 IP 357.1 102.0 359.1 295.1 342.1 338.1 419.1 353.1 337.2
2B 104 81 73 53 67 50 48 5 25 H 198 70 234 214 259 243 326 360 549
3B 24 9 16 9 10 19 3 3 0 R 51 21 94 76 113 114 155 179 350
HR 39 16 14 13 51 17 4 1 6 ER 43 16 58 48 70 85 109 136 255
SLG% .524 .419 .391 .399 .463 .375 .299 .269 .204 BB 64 25 85 70 113 118 120 113 104
HOME RUNS Ashley Urbanik, SL............................... Tatiana Casis, SL .................................. Jamie Rausch, RC.................................. Sherri Rabenold, RC ............................. Ashley Likens, BU ................................. Ashley Baker, NSU............................... Aleena Oimoen, EC................................ Christine Roser, RC .............................. four players tied with ..........................
14 14 12 9 8 7 6 6 5
BB/HB 165/11 88/20 182/37 82/22 110/15 104/21 122/16 20/ 4 111/12 SO 330 102 442 233 323 374 327 179 148
SO 199 166 253 162 248 241 252 54 310
Fielding Barry Fla. Tech Rollins Nova SE Tampa FSC Lynn Saint Leo Eckerd
OB% SF .409 4 .360 15 .381 12 .359 7 .346 3 .328 9 .319 3 .276 2 .245 4 PO 1072 306 1078 1258 1015 886 1060 1027 1013
SH SB-AT 56 62-75 52 60-67 91 121-141 70 59-68 32 53-69 61 35-42 82 47-58 14 12-20 43 32-40
A E 456 34 100 11 342 45 486 65 299 49 321 48 523 66 377 71 449 102
EARNED RUN AVERAGE Amber Jack, BU .............................. Brittany Minton, FSC ............ Ashley Urbanik, SL ......................... Nicole Anderson, RC........................ Rachael Foster, RC .......................... Megan Young, BU ............................. Lexi Sarradet, NSU ........................ Deanna Henriott, UT....................... Ashley Baker, NSU ......................... Heather VanLandingham, UT .........
FLD % .978 .974 .969 .964 .964 .962 .960 .952 .935 0.66 0.86 1.04 1.12 1.24 1.42 1.47 1.58 1.80 1.95
RUNS SCORED Sherri Rabenold, RC ............................. 58 Missy Thogmartin, RC........................... 52 Rachel Talenfeld, NSU......................... 52 Ashley Baker, NSU ............................... 46 Christine Roser, RC............................... 45 Monica Meadows, RC............................. 41 Shyla Rider, BU ..................................... 39 Ashley Urbanik, SL ............................... 36 Cristina DeTagle, BU ............................ 35 April Slate, SL....................................... 34
RUNS BATTED IN Ashley Likens, BU ................................. 55 Jamie Rausch, RC.................................. 48 Tatiana Casis, SL .................................. 47 Ashley Urbanik, SL............................... 44 Christine Roser, RC .............................. 44 Sherri Rabenold, RC ............................. 41 Missy Thogmartin, RC .......................... 41 Ashley Baker, NSU............................... 38 Shyla Rider, BU..................................... 37 Megan Young, BU .................................. 34
WINS Amber Jack, BU ................................... 30 Ashley Urbanik, SL .............................. 27 Nicole Anderson, RC............................. 24 Deanna Henriott, UT............................ 24 Lexi Sarradet, NSU ............................. 20 Brittany Minton, FSC ............... 18 Rachael Foster, RC ............................... 14 Dani Caron, NSU................................... 14 Heather VanLandingham, UT .............. 11 three pitchers tied with ............ 10
HITS Sherri Rabenold, RC ............................. 73 Ashley Baker, NSU ............................... 71 Brittney Lamb, NSU ............................. 71 Cristina DeTagle, BU ............................ 70 Christine Roser, RC............................... 67 Missy Thogmartin, RC........................... 66 Ashley Likens, BU ................................. 65 four players tied with .......................... 61
STOLEN BASES Sherri Rabenold, RC ............................. 44 Rachel Talenfeld, NSU ........................ 36 Michelle Tatlock, FSC ............... 18 April Slate, SL ...................................... 18 Cristina DeTagle, BU ............................ 16 Clarinda Choice, EC ............................... 14 Ashley Baker, NSU............................... 14 Noemi Luciani, NSU.............................. 13 April Donachie, NSU ............................ 13 three players tied with ............. 12
STRIKEOUTS Ashley Urbanik, SL ............................ 259 Deanna Henriott, UT.......................... 251 Nicole Anderson, RC........................... 230 Rachael Foster, RC ............................. 197 Amber Jack, BU ................................. 187 Brittany Minton, FSC .............. 163 Lexi Sarradet, NSU ........................... 155 Heather VanLandingham, UT ............ 121 Megan Young, BU ................................ 121 Dani Caron, NSU................................. 111
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THE SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE Founded in 1975, the Sunshine State Conference has risen from a single sport organization to the Division II “Conference of Champions”. Since its inception, the conference has grown steadily in sports played, membership and national prominence. Sunshine State Conference member schools have won recent NCAA national titles (67 total) in baseball, men’s basketball, men’s Commissioner and women’s golf, softball, men’s Mike Marcil and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. The SSC is also nationally recognized in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s rowing and women’s basketball. The SSC sponsors championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, softball and women’s rowing. The first national title won by an SSC member school was in 1978, by the Florida Southern baseball team. For more information, please contact:
SSC Member Schools School Location Enrollment Joined SSC Barry University...................Miami Shores........ 9,042 ............. 1988 Eckerd College ...................St. Petersburg....... 1,817 ............. 1975 Florida Southern College .....Lakeland............... 1,946 ............. 1975 Florida Tech........................Melbourne ............ 5,118 ............. 1981 Lynn University ...................Boca Raton........... 2,700 ............. 1997 Nova SE University .............Davie .................... 5,355 ............. 2002 Rollins College ....................Winter Park........... 1,759 ............. 1975 Saint Leo University ............Saint Leo .............. 1,200 ............. 1975 University of Tampa ............Tampa .................. 5,500 ............. 1981
Did You Know? The Florida Southern softball team set a league record for any sport by winning 95 consecutive conference games from 1985‐89. That streak started with the final seven games of 1985, continued through four undefeated conference seasons, and finally ended with a 1‐0, eight‐ inning loss to Barry in the first SSC game of 1990.
The longest overall winning streak in SSC history belongs to Barry, which won 35 in a row last year. That streak was ended by Florida Southern with a 3‐1 victory on April 13.
Mike Marcil, Commissioner Kelly Harrison, Asst. Commissioner for Internal Relations Noel Beaulieu, Asst. Commissioner for External Relations 7061 Grand National Drive, Suite 140 Orlando, FL 32819 (407) 248-8460
Ironically, the second longest conference winning streak for any SSC sport is held by the Barry women’s soccer team, which won 44 straight SSC matches from 1998‐ 2004. That streak was also snapped by Florida Southern.
Saint Leo
Rollins Florida Tech
Tampa Eckerd Florida Southern
Lynn Nova SE Barry
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2008 SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE WRAP-UP 2008 FINAL STANDINGS Team OVERALL x-Barry 44-8 x-Tampa 35-13 x-Saint Leo 37-15 x-Rollins 39-16 Nova Southeastern 43-20 Florida Southern 29-14 Lynn 18-36 Eckerd 8-47 Florida Tech 9-6
SSC YEAR-BY-YEAR CHAMPIONS
SSC 17-4 14-7 14-7 13-8 12-9 9-12 3-18 2-19 0-0
YEAR 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
x-Earned NCAA Tournament bid
1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF C DP P P UT AtL -
All-SSC First-Team Sherri Rabenold..............SR........................ Rollins Ashley Likens ................. JR .......................... Barry Noemi Luciani .................SO..... Nova Southeastern Tatiana Casis ................. JR .................... Saint Leo Ashley Baker ..................SR..... Nova Southeastern Cristina DeTagle .............SR.......................... Barry Shyla Rider ..................... JR .......................... Barry Christine Roser ............... FR ........................ Rollins Angela Williams ............ JR ....... Florida Southern Amber Jack .................... JR .......................... Barry Ashley Urbanik ............... JR .................... Saint Leo Sara Lovestrand............ JR ....... Florida Southern Nicole Anderson (P)........ JR ........................ Rollins
1B 2B 3B 3B SS OF OF OF C DP P P UT AtL -
All-SSC Second-Team Ally Maddox .................... JR .................... Saint Leo Ashley Arcuri .................. JR ........................ Tampa Holli Davis ......................SR.......................... Barry Amber Havnar ................ JR ........................... Lynn Missy Thogmartin ........... JR ........................ Rollins Natalie Lang .................. JR ....... Florida Southern Lindsey Powell.............. FR ....... Florida Southern Jamie Rausch ................. JR ........................ Rollins Amanda Patrick .............. FR .................... Saint Leo Megan Young ................. JR .......................... Barry Deanna Henriott ............. FR ........................ Tampa Brittany Minton ............. JR ....... Florida Southern Natalie Heeley ................ JR .......................... Barry Brittany Anderson (C) ..... JR .......................... Barry
CHAMPION Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern/Barry Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern/North Fla. Florida Southern
YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
CHAMPION Florida Southern Florida Southern/Barry Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Tampa Barry Barry Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Florida Southern Barry
Lindsey Powell made the All-SSC Team last year as a freshman, and was one of five Moccasins to be voted all-conference. Powell hit .314 with one home run and 23 RBI overall, but was even better the second half of the season when she owned a .373 batting average.
Honorable Mention
SSC Career Records Held by Florida Southern Players Hits ........................298 ......Shelly Davis ............... 1993-96 At-Bats ...................756 ......Jesse Shepherd ......... 2004-07 Doubles ....................58 ......Shelly Davis ............... 1993-96 RBI .........................173 ......Patty Fleig .................. 1993-96 Walks .....................118 ......Ashley Alpizar ............ 2004-07 Sacrifice Hits ............53 ......Jennifer Potts ............. 1995-98 Wins.......................124 ......Megan Brown ............. 2004-07 Winning Perc. ........ .844 ...... Dori Stankewitz .......... 1985-88 Shutouts ...................58 ......Megan Brown ............. 2004-07 Saves .......................13 ......Julianne Coleman....... 1996-99 Strikeout Ratio..... 10.29 ......Dori Stankewitz .......... 1985-88
PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Ashley Urbanik, Saint Leo PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR: Amber Jack, Barry FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEAR: Christine Roser, Rollins COACH-OF-THE-YEAR: Danielle Penner, Barry
The SSC record for highest career batting average is held by Eckerd’s Sherry Howell, who hit .524 from 1990-93. She had 220 hits in 420 at-bats. Howell also holds the SSC career records for slugging percentage (.921) and stolen base percentage (.980, 99-for-101).
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Did You Know?
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SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE HALL-OF-FAME Julianne Coleman (2-time SSC Pitcher-of-the-Year in softball and 2-time All-American), Buck Dawson (16time SSC Coach-of-the-Year in cross-country and winner of 17 SSC titles) and Jana Peterkova (2-time national champion and the 2002 National Player-of-theYear in women’s golf) were inducted into the SSC Hall of Fame in 2008, bringing the number of inductees from Florida Southern College to 39. Nine Moccasins were inducted into the inaugural class in 1991-92, and FSC has had at least one inductee in 14 of the 17 classes since the Hall’s inception. Of the 39 inductees, 26 have been student-athletes, nine have come from the coaching ranks and four from administrative and staff positions. CLASS OF 1999-00 Chris Bellotto - softball coach John Hudek - baseball
CLASS OF 1991-92 Dana Cozine - volleyball John Ebeling - men’s basketball John Edwards - men’s basketball Tom Gleeton - men’s golf Sandy Hudson - volleyball Charley Matlock - men’s golf coach Tom Patri - men’s golf Hal Smeltzly - baseball coach / athletic director Lois Webb - volleyball coach
CLASS OF 2002-03 Becky Thyhsen - volleyball Norm Benn - women’s basketball coach Rocco Mediate - men’s golf CLASS OF 2003-04 Tarra Blackwell - Women’s Basketball
CLASS OF 1992-93 Joe Arnold - baseball coach Lee Janzen - men’s golf
CLASS OF 2004-05 Shelly Davis - softball Wayne Koehler - sports information director Shanna Nagy - women’s golf
CLASS OF 1993-94 Ed Jeffries - women’s tennis coach Jerry Johnson - men’s basketball Dori Stankewitz - softball
CLASS OF 2005-06 Lisa Cave - women’s golf Jeff Klauk - men’s golf James Vida - baseball
CLASS OF 1994-95 Bill “Doc” Connors - trainer Kris Kearney - men’s basketball
CLASS OF 2006-07 Duane Hopkins - faculty athletics representative B.J. Leach - baseball Traci Wood - softball
CLASS OF 1995-96 Chuck Anderson - baseball coach Terry Gilmore - baseball Missey Crain - volleyball
CLASS OF 2007-08 Julianne Coleman - softball Buck Dawson - cross-country coach Jana Peterkova - women’s golf
CLASS OF 1996-97 Hal Wissel - men’s basketball coach CLASS OF 1998-99 Kellie Robinson - softball
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN ATHLETIC HALL-OF-FAME CLASS OF 2002 Chuck Anderson - Baseball (1959-62) Baseball Coach (1984-2002) Chris Bellotto - Softball Coach (1982-present) John Ebeling - Men’s Basketball (1979-82) Ken Huebner - Baseball (1962-65) Lee Janzen - Men’s Golf (1983-86) Jerry Johnson - Men’s Basketball (1985-88) Floyd E. Lay - Men’s Basketball (1938-41) Charley Matlock - Men’s Golf Coach (1972-95) Greg Pryor - Baseball (1968-71) Kellie Robinson - Softball (1989-92) Charles Senger - Baseball/Basketball (1954-57) Hal Smeltzly - Baseball Coach (1958-1976) and Athletics Director (1977-2000) Lois Webb - Volleyball Coach (1977-2000) George Jenkins - Honorary Member CLASS OF 2003 Joe Arnold - Baseball Coach (1977-83) Kim Disbro - Women’s Basketball (1984-87) Fred Lapper - Men’s Basketball (1950-53) Justice Fred R. Lewis - Men’s Basketball (1965-69) Andy McGaffigan - Baseball (1977-78) Rocco Mediate - Men’s Golf (1983-84) Jay Smith - Baseball (1971-73) Dori Stankewitz - Softball (1985-88) Dr. Hal Wissel - Men’s Basketball Coach (1977-82) Jimmie Sikes - Honorary Member
The Class of 2008 Sitting from left to right: Jana Peterkova, Julianne Coleman and Kelly Charron. Standing from left to right: George Hudson, Wayne Raath, Frank DeSavino and Alberto Bonfil. Not pictured: Brett Tomko.
CLASS OF 2006 Cris Allen - Baseball (1986-89) Frank Cacciatore - Baseball (1974-75) Lisa Cave - Women’s Golf (1997-2000) A.L. “Buck” Dawson - Cross Country Coach (1995-2006) Alan Grossman - Men’s Soccer (1971-74) Sandy Hudson - Volleyball (1981-82) Dr. Ed Jeffries - Women’s Tennis Coach (1981-99) Jeff Klauk - Men’s Golf (1997-2000) Frank Szabo - Administrator James Vida - Baseball (1994-95)
CLASS OF 2004 Norm Benn - Women’s Basketball Coach (1985-97) Rodney Butcher - Men’s Golf (1989-92) Katy Cortelyou - Softball (1992-95) Terry Gilmore - Baseball (1984-87) Kris Kearney - Men’s Basketball (1985-89) Tarra Blackwell - Women’s Basketball (1995-98) Tom Patri - Men’s Golf (1980-81) Becky Thyhsen - Volleyball (1989-91) Clarence “Blade” Kelley - Honorary Member
CLASS OF 2007 Allison Avey - Women’s Tennis (1982-85) Robbie Davis - Women’s Golf Coach (1997-present) Doug Gordin - Men’s Golf Coach (1996-present) Simon Harper - Men’s Basketball (1971-72) Wayne Koehler - Sports Info. Director (1983-95, 1999-2002) B.J. Leach - Baseball (1998-99) Mohammed Sabie - Men’s Soccer (1954) Traci Wood - Softball (1992-96) Jack Slayton - Honorary Member
CLASS OF 2005 Bob Bowman - Men’s Basketball (1963-67) Jim Bush - Men’s Soccer Coach (1957-80); Men’s Tennis Coach (1959-85); Women’s Tennis Coach (‘79-80) Missey Crain - Volleyball (1988-90) Shelly Davis - Softball (1993-96) John Edwards - Men’s Basketball (1973-76) Tom Gleeton - Men’s Golf (1977-79) Shanna Nagy - Women’s Golf (1996-99) Basil “Rocky” Pegg - Men’s Basketball (1949-51) Marcus “Joker” Marchant - Honorary Member
CLASS OF 2008 Alberto Bonfil - Men’s Tennis (1997-2000) Kelly Charron - Women’s Basketball (1992-95) Julianne Coleman - Softball (1996-99) Frank DeSavino - Men’s Basketball (1953-56) Jana Peterkova – Women’s Golf (2001-02) Wayne Raath – Men’s Golf (1997-2000) Steve Sokol - Men’s Golf (2001-02) Brett Tomko - Baseball (1995) George Hudson - Honorary Member
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS Florida Southern College is proud to be able to provide distinct scholarships for most of its varsity sports. Established by gifts from many generous donors, these named scholarships were created to recognize and honor an individual or were created as memorials. All of them reflect a donor’s love of sports, a desire to assist exceptional student-athletes, and a commitment to higher education. Florida Southern’s Athletic Department is extremely grateful for the support from these outstanding individuals. If you are interested in contributing to a current scholarship or establishing a new one, please call Florida Southern Athletic Director Pete Meyer at 863680-4264. WOMEN'S SOCCER • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship • Taylor Greene Memorial Scholarship
BASEBALL • Jim & Phyllis Adams Scholarship • Chuck Anderson Scholarship • John Cedarburg Scholarship • John & Rebecca Rodda Scholarship • Hal Smeltzly Scholarship
SOFTBALL • Chris Bellotto Scholarship • Stanley Gaines Scholarship • Mary Meloy Scholarship
MEN'S BASKETBALL • The Blade and The Blu Scholarship • Scott Kelly Scholarship • John P. & William P. Buckley Scholarship
MEN'S SWIMMING • Hal & Marjorie Hollis Roberts Scholarship
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL • Dick Goding Scholarship
WOMEN'S SWIMMING • Hal & Marjorie Hollis Roberts Scholarship
MEN'S & WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship
MEN'S TENNIS • David & Carol Walters Scholarship • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship
MEN'S GOLF • Tommy Billings Scholarship • Dan Burton Scholarship • Bobby Hinson - Bobby Bates Memorial Scholarship • Conner Janzen Scholarship • George Jenkins Scholarship • James "Jimmie" Sikes Scholarship • Leon "Pop" Sikes, Sr. Scholarship • Hal Sherron Fund
WOMEN'S TENNIS • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship VOLLEYBALL • Ruby Adams - Ellene Szabo Scholarship • Dorothy Cofrin Scholarship • Herman & Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship • Stephens Family Scholarship • Irene Wagner Scholarship • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family Scholarship • Lois Webb Scholarship
WOMEN'S GOLF • Tommy Billings Scholarship • Dan Burton Scholarship • Bobby Hinson - Bobby Bates Memorial Scholarship • Nell W. Phelps Scholarship
GENERAL • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family Scholarship
MEN'S SOCCER • Hubert & Margaret Webb Family - Dorothy J. Lazarz Scholarship • Dick Wells Fund
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FSC’s FINISHES IN NACDA CUP
DIRECTIONS TO FSC
SEASON...................... PLACE........................ PTS 1995-96.......................... 13th .........................328.0 1996-97.......................... 27th .........................283.5 1997-98........................... 5th ..........................320.0 1998-99........................... 4th ..........................320.0 1999-00........................... 4th ..........................473.0 2000-01.......................... 30th .........................310.0 2001-02.......................... 24th .........................344.0 2002-03.......................... 40th .........................310.5 2003-04.......................... 26th .........................385.5 2004-05.......................... 13th .........................445.5 2005-06.......................... 15th .........................404.0 2006-07.......................... 10th .........................554.0 2007-08.......................... 39th .........................351.5
From Orlando I-4 West to exit 33. Turn left off exit, and turn right at second stoplight. Continue to major intersection at Memorial Blvd and turn left. Go 1/2 mile to Ingraham Avenue and turn right. Go to McDonald and turn right. Parking lot is on the left, just past Barnett Field. From Orlando Airport Take 417 South (toll road) to I-4 West and follow directions above. From Tampa/St. Petersburg/Fort Myers Follow I-4 East to Exit 27 (570E, Polk Parkway exit). Go approximately 6.1 miles to Exit 7 (South Florida Avenue toll: 50 cents). Turn left onto 37N (South Florida Avenue) and go to McDonald Street. Turn right on McDonald and turn go seven blocks to the campus. Park in the second parking lot on the right (Barnett Field).
MOCCASIN MEN WIN SSC MAYOR’S CUP
From Palm Beach/Fort Lauderdale Take the Florida Turnpike north to Yeehaw Junction (Highway 60). Take Highway 60 to 98 North in Bartow, and 98 North into Lakeland. Watch for the Grove Park Shopping Plaza (on the left) and turn left at Crystal Lake Drive. Go to Lake Hollingsworth Drive, turn right and go around the lake to Ingraham Avenue. Turn right again, and go to stop sign (McDonald) and turn left. Parking lot will be on the left, just past Barnett Field.
Florida Southern finished first in the men’s division and third in the women's division for the Sunshine State Conference Mayor's Cup for all-sports competition last year. The award is sponsored by the mayors of the nine communities in which SSC schools are located. The Mayor's Cup recognizes competition in six sports for men: soccer, cross country, basketball, golf, tennis and baseball and nine sports for women: volleyball, softball and rowing, in addition to the men’s sports. Points in each sport are awarded by the number of schools sponsoring teams in the respective sports. The 2007-08 academic year marked the 22nd year of the Mayor's Cup competition. Florida Southern has won the women's division 10 times and the men’s division 10 times, more than any other school in both divisions. Season 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
FSC MEN Place 2nd 1st 1st 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 6th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st
MAJORS and FIELDS OF STUDY Florida Southern College offers a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree and also offers master’s degrees in business administration, education and nursing. For more information, call the FSC admissions office at (863) 6804131 or 1-800-274-4131. The following is a list of undergraduate majors offered at Florida Southern:
FSC WOMEN Place 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 5th 4th 2nd 1st 4th 1st 3rd
Accounting Art Art Education Art History Graphic Design Studio Art Athletic Training Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biology Business Admin. Finance Information Tech. Mgt. International Business Management Marketing Chemistry Citrus Communication Advertising Broadcast Journalism Print Journalism Public Relations Computer Science/Math.
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Criminology Economics Education Educational Studies Elementary Education Pre-K/Primary Education Special Education Certification in Secondary Ed. English Environmental Studies History Horticulture Science Landscape Horticultural Design or Production Recreational Turf Mgmt. Landscape Design Humanities Mathematics Music Music Composition or Performance Music Education Music Management
Nursing Philosophy Physical Education Political Science Psychology Religion Social Science Sociology Spanish Sports Management Theatre Arts Pre-Professional Studies Pre-Dental Pre-Engineering Pre-Forestry Pre-Law Pre-Medicine Pre-Ministry Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Veterinary
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN SOFTBALL BY THE NUMBERS
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National Championship
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National Runner-Up Finishes
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SSC Hall of Famers
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SSC Female Athletes-of-the-Year
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Florida Southern Hall of Famers
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NCAA Regional Titles
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Region Coach-of-the Year Awards
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SSC Coach-of-the Year Awards
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Academic All-Americans
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NCAA Tournament Bids
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Conference Titles
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All-American Players
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All-American Awards
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NCAA Playoff Wins
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All-Region Selections
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Chris Bellotto has been named the SSC Coach-of-the-Year 14 times in her career, and is a member of both the SSC and Florida Southern Athletic Hall of Fame.
Over the last 22 years, the Moccasins have averaged 42 wins per season with a .777 winning percentage.
The 1993 Moccasins won the program’s first national championship and featured 11 all-conference players. They still hold the NCAA record for most runs scored in a national title game, pounding out 20 hits in an 11-5 victory over Augustana (SD).
Front (l-r): Lindsey Powell (11), Natalie Lang (27), Sara Lovestrand (4), Angela Williams (21), Brittany Minton (22), Heather Raulerson (13), Ashley Hunt (7). Middle (l-r): Peggy Alex (5), Heidi Schumacher (24), Chelsea Zawada (9), Karlyn Scott (2), Dani Blake (6), Brandy Pikus (8), Bethany Boomer (33). Standing (l-r): Al Bellotto (Asst. coach), Brian Simerville (Athletic Trainer), Melannie Grimes (Asst. coach), Jen Joseph (35), Samantha Barker (1), Ashlinn Rodgers (10), Morgan Brown (44), Elli Howell (17), Michaela Stockhill (88), Christine Clark (12), Jeff Lang (Asst. coach), Chris Bellotto (head coach), Tim Carpenter (sports information director).
2009 Florida Southern College Moccasins Softball Roster
No. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 21 22 24 27 33 44 88
Name Pos. Samantha Barker C/1B Karlyn Scott 2B Sara Lovestrand SS/2B Peggy Alex 2B/3B Dani Blake OF Ashley Hunt 3B Brandy Pikus OF Chelsea Zawada OF Ashlinn Rodgers 1B/C Lindsey Powell OF Christine Clark P/1B Heather Raulerson C Elli Howell 1B/3B Angela Williams OF Brittany Minton P Heidi Schumacher P Natalie Lang OF Bethany Boomer 2B Morgan Brown P Michaela Stockhill 1B
B‐T R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R L‐L L‐L R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R R‐R S‐R R‐R R‐R
Ht. 5‐08 5‐05 5‐06 5‐03 5‐05 5‐06 5‐06 5‐06 5‐06 5‐07 5‐08 5‐06 5‐06 5‐05 5‐07 5‐06 5‐06 5‐03 5‐10 5‐08
Cl. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr.
Hometown Lynn, MA Crawfordville, FL Crawfordville, FL Clermont, FL LaBelle, FL Lakeland, FL Titusville, FL Pottstown, PA Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL Naples, FL Felda, FL Bartow, FL Lakeland, FL Bainbridge, GA Naples, FL Lakeland, FL Allen Park, MI Carrollton, GA Sarasota, FL
High School/Previous School Lynn Classical Wakulla Wakulla/Chipola JC East Ridge LaBelle McKeel Academy/Manatee CC Titusville Pottsgrove George Jenkins George Jenkins Barron Collier LaBelle Bartow/Univ. of North Florida George Jenkins Grayson/Chipola JC Naples George Jenkins Allen Park/Valparaiso Univ. Abeca Academy (home‐schooled) Riverview
Chris Bellotto – Head Coach Jeff Lang, Al Bellotto & Melannie Grimes – Assistant Coaches Brian Simerville – Athletic Trainer
2009 FLORIDA SOUTHERN SOFTBALL SCHEDULE DAY
DATE
Sat.
Feb. 7
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
DAY
12:00 pm
DATE
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
at Webber International (DH)
Babson Park
Wed.
Mar. 25
Palm Beach Atlantic (DH)
Lakeland
6:00 pm
Thurs. Feb. 12
at Palm Beach Atlantic (DH)
West Palm Beach
4:00 pm
Fri.
Mar. 27
*at Eckerd
St. Petersburg
7:00 pm
Fri.
Feb. 20
Warner Southern (DH)
Lakeland
6:00 pm
Sat.
Mar. 28
*at Eckerd (DH)
St. Petersburg
1:00 pm
Sat.
Feb. 21
Northwood, FL (DH)
Lakeland
1:00 pm
Tue.
Mar. 31
*Saint Leo
Lakeland
7:00 pm
Fri.
Feb. 27
vs. Armstrong Atlantic State (DH) St. Augustine
6:00 pm
Sat.
Feb. 28
vs. Georgia Southwestern (DH)
St. Augustine
Mon.
Mar. 2
*Nova Southeastern
Tue.
Mar. 3
*Nova Southeastern (DH)
Wed.
Apr. 1
*Saint Leo (DH)
Lakeland
6:00 pm
12:00 pm
Fri.
Apr. 3
*at Barry
Miami Shores
7:00 pm
Lakeland
7:00 pm
Sat.
Apr. 4
*at Barry (DH)
Miami Shores
1:00 pm
Lakeland
5:00 pm
Thurs.
Apr. 9
*Lynn
Lakeland
7:00 pm
Thurs. Mar. 5
at Armstrong Atlantic State (DH)
Savannah, GA
1:00 pm
Fri.
Apr. 10
*Lynn (DH)
Lakeland
6:00 pm
Fri.
#vs. Georgia College & State
Carrollton, GA
9:00 am
Mon.
Apr. 13
*Florida Tech
Lakeland
7:00 pm
#vs. North Alabama
Carrollton, GA
11:00 am
Tue.
Apr. 14
*Florida Tech (DH)
Lakeland
6:00 pm
#vs. Alabama-Huntsville
Carrollton, GA
3:00 pm
Sat.
Apr. 18
Flagler (DH)
Lakeland
1:00 pm
#at West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
12:00 pm
Fri.
Apr. 24
*at Tampa
Tampa
6:00 pm
#vs. West Alabama
Carrollton, GA
2:00 pm
Sat.
Apr. 25
*at Tampa (DH)
Tampa
1:00 pm
Sat.
Mar. 6
Mar. 7
Fri.
Mar. 13
*at Rollins
Winter Park
7:00 pm
Fri.-Sun.
May 8-10
NCAA Div. II South Regional
TBA
TBA
Sat.
Mar. 14
*at Rollins (DH)
Winter Park
1:00 pm
Fri.-Sat.
May 15-16 NCAA Div. II Super Regional
TBA
TBA
Mon.
Mar. 16
Hillsdale (DH)
Lakeland
6:00 pm
Thur.-Mon. May 21-25 NCAA Div. II National Finals
Salem, VA
TBA
Fri.
Mar. 20
vs. North Alabama (DH)
Saint Leo
12:00 pm
Sat.
Mar. 21
vs. Alabama-Huntsville (DH)
Saint Leo
12:00 pm
*Sunshine State Conference Game
#Wolves Invitational
All times Eastern