2023 Penn State Softball Yearbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CREDITS

The 2023 Penn State Softball Yearbook

Content and Layout........Jackson Buchenauer and Alli Fritz

Cover Design................................... Sarah Yermalovich

Photo Credits Mark Selders and Penn State Athletics

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PENN

Nittany Lions

..................................................Blue & White

Nittany Lion Softball Park (1,084)

Neeli Bendapudi

VP for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft

Sport Administrator Kristina Petersen

Athletics Website GoPSUsports.com

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach ..........Clarisa Crowell (Third Year)

Virginia Tech ’02

cmc7788@psu.edu Asst. Coach Mysha Sataraka (First Year)

Mater UCLA ‘15

Email mfs6667@psu.edu

Assistant Coach Jeff Tylka (Third Year)

Mater ................................ Knox College ’01

jkt5521@psu.edu

865-0936

863-8120

302 Nittany Lion Softball Park Park Avenue University Park, PA 16802

QUICK FACTS & SCHEDULE

NUMERICAL ROSTER

Head Coach: Clarisa Crowell (Third Year)

Assistant Coaches: Mysha Sataraka (First Year), Jeff Tylka (Third Year)

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Alexis Gallagher (First Year)

Director of Operations and Player Development: James McIntyre (First Year)

LIONS BY ELIGIBILITY

Graduate (1): Farrah Senior+ (3): Crouthamel, Lingenfelter, Parshall

Seniors (8): Black, Finnegan, Leone, Lindmark, Morrison, Oatley, Rex, Smith

Juniors (5): : Coombs, Jones, M,ack, Maddock, Marcotte

Sophomores (3): Coleman, Gordon, Spalding

Freshmen (6): Berry, Jillyan Jochims, Jordyn Jochims, Nelson, Maynard, Seidel

LIONS BY POSITION

Pitchers (6): Berry, Lingenfelter, Maynard, Oatley, Parshall, Spalding

Catchers (3): Lindmark, Rex, Seidel

Infielders (8): Black, Coombs, Gordon, Leone, Mack, Maddock, Marcotte, Morrison

Outfielders (4): Coleman, Crouthamel, Jones, Nelson

Utility Players (5): Finnegan, Jillyan. Jochims, Jordyn Jochims, Farrah, Smith

LIONS BY STATE

Alabama (1): Coleman

California (4): Marcotte, Jillyan

Jochims, Jordyn Jochims, Nelson

Florida (1): Leone

Illinois (2): Finnegan, Lindmark, Maryland (2): Coombs, Smith

Nebraska (1): Black

New Jersey (2): Mack, Ohio (2): Spalding, Rex

Pennsylvania (8): Crouthamel, Farrah, Jones, Lingenfelter, Maddock, Morrison, Parshall, Seidel

Rhode Island (1): Oatley

Virginia (2): Berry, Gordon

West Virginia (1): Maynard

TV/RADIO ROSTER

BAILEY PARSHALL Sr.+ • P • L/L Belle Vernon, Pa.

KAILEE SMITH Sr. • UTL • R/R Hagerstown, Md.

MAGGIE FINNEGAN Sr. • UTL • R/R McHenry, Ill.

CASSIE LINDMARK Sr. • C • R/R Lyons, Ill.

MELODY COOMBS Jr. • OF • R/R Mechanicsville, Md.

EMILY MADDOCK Jr. • INF • L/R Kempton, Pa.

LYDIA COLEMAN So. • OF • L/R Hoover, Ala.

AMANDA MACK Jr. • INF • R/R Roseland, N.J.

MICHELLE LEONE Sr. • INF • R/R Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Paige Maynard Fr. • P • R/R Shady Spring, W.Va.

KYLEE LINGENFELTER Sr.+• P • R/R Punxsutawney, Pa.

KATHRYN REX Sr. • C • R/R Toledo, Ohio

LYDIA SPALDING So. • P • L/L Youngstown, Ohio

LEXIE BLACK Sr. • INF • R/R Omaha, Neb.

KAITLYN MORRISON Sr. • INF • R/R South Park, Pa.

JENNA NELSON Fr. • OF • R/R Las Flores, Calif.

LIANA JONES Jr. • OF • R/R Langhorne, Pa.

MADDIE GORDON So. • INF • R/R Shenandoah, Va.

LILIA CROUTHAMEL Sr.+ • OF • R/R Allentown, Pa.

LAUREN MARCOTTE Jr. • INF • R/R Torrance, Calif.

VANESSA OATLEY Sr. • P • L/L South Kingstown, R.I.

JILLYAN JOCHIMS Fr. • UTL. • L/L Rocklin, Calif.

MORGAN FARRAH Grad. • UTL • R/R Munhall, Pa.

LILIAN BERRY Fr. • P • R/R Fort Defiance, Va

MADISON SEIDEL Fr. • C • R/R Gwynedd Valley, Pa.

JORDYN JOCHIMS Fr. • UTL • R/R Rocklin, Calif.

NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK & BEARD FIELD

A facility years in the making, stateof-the-art and second to none — that is what Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field provides to the Penn State athletic community. With numerous donations and the Penn State’s Board of Trustees’ approval, construction of the $10.2 million complex was completed in time for the 2011 season. The facility houses the Nittany Lion softball team and allows the program to compete with the best in the country.

The complex features 1,084 permanent seats with fantastic sight lines, accessible seating, concession stands, permanent bathrooms and merchandise areas for fans. On the softball side of things, the field with irrigation, dugouts, batting cages and tunnels, bullpens, scoreboard and a state-of-the-art lighting system make Nittany Lion Softball Park a collegiate softball gem.

The complex consolidates the team’s resources into one area with new training rooms, media center, video room, study space, locker rooms and coaches’ offices all housed at the softball park. A new press area behind home plate was constructed, which further enhanced the amenities of the stadium.

Key benefactors of the project allowed Nittany Lion Softball Park to take shape and get off the ground. The playing field was named Beard Field in recognition of a generous donation from Lee and William Beard in October 2009. The Penn State locker room was be named the Fran Vanden Locker Room, recognizing a gift from George and Frances Vanden. Another major donation came from the James M. and Margaret V. Stine Foundation to name both the Softball Office Complex and Media Center in honor of the Stine Family. Art and Paige Nagle also contributed to the project and one of the assistant coaches’ offices dons their names.

Penn State’s first game in its new home was March 26, 2011, a thrilling 8-5 victory over Wisconsin. Plenty of firsts were delivered that afternoon and none more memorable than Lisa Akamine’s inside-the-park home run as Penn State overcame a three-run deficit to win the inaugural game. For the season, Penn State boasted an 11-8-1 record on Beard Field in its first campaign. It was the first winning season at home since 2007 for the Nittany Lions, which coincided with PSU’s last trip to the NCAA Tournament before 2011.

The stadium paid dividends immediately for the Nittany Lion program as Penn State hosted the 2011 NCAA Regionals. The event marked the first time PSU hosted NCAA softball in 28 years as Oregon, Fordham and Albany competed with Penn State for the right to go to the NCAA Super Regionals. In the threeday event, nearly 1,900 fans streamed through the turnstiles. Oregon would eventually be the team that advanced, but not before an exciting 16-inning midnight thriller between Penn State and Fordham. The Nittany Lions prevailed, 5-2, in the second-longest game in PSU history.

As if the NCAA event wasn’t exciting enough, Penn State then hosted the PIAA Softball Championships. Four games in one day on a sparkling afternoon in mid-June had nearly 3,000 fans attend. The first game of the day featured local powerhouse PhilipsburgOsceola and Brandywine Heights with a standing room-only crowd of 1,800 spectators. The PIAA is committed to Penn State through the 2020 event as Nittany Lion Softball Park and Happy Valley Hospitality earned rave reviews.

Nittany Lion Softball Park is located on the corner of Park Avenue and University Drive, facing the Bryce Jordan Center, Mount Nittany and University Drive to the southeast, providing spectacular views and a gorgeous setting for all who attend softball games.

“Bill and I are both very pleased to be a small part of this very impressive facility. For us, the decision to give to this facility, to this program, was easy because one of our big passions is certainly the students of this university, but in particular the softball program. Our passion to help the softball program is because we’ve watched this program grow. There are some common links to this group [of donors]: Fran and George [Vanden], the Stine Family, Peter and Ann Nagle, Bill and I all have in common a link in believing that this is a program that deserves the typical Penn State, first-class facility to be successful.”

Lee Beard, Lead Benefactor

NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK & BEARD FIELD RECORDS

Runs Scored 22; March 28, 2014

Michigan 22, Penn State 0

Combined Runs 31; April 20, 2013

Northwestern 17, Penn State 14 (8 innings)

Most Innings 16; May 21, 2011

Penn State 5, Fordham 2

Longest Game 3 hours, 41 minutes

April 24, 2013; Penn State 2, Kent State 1

Shortest Game 1 hour, 14 minutes

April 19, 2017; Penn State 1, Bucknell 0

Attendance (PSU) 1,411; April 28, 2018

Illinois 10, PSU 4; Illinois 11, PSU 4

Attendance (Facility) 1,600; June 14, 2011

Philipsburg-Osceola 1, Brandywine Heights 0

HEAD COACH CLARISA CROWELL

HEAD COACH

THIRD SEASON

Virginia Tech ’02

Ohio University ’05

Clarisa Crowell enters her third year at the helm of the Nittany Lion softball program following a historic 2022 season that saw her named ECAC Coach of the Year.

Penn State finished the 2022 campaign with a 25-win improvement from the previous season, marking the biggest turnaround for a team in NCAA Division I. The Nittany Lions also reached the 30-win mark and finished above .500 in Big Ten Conference play for the first time since 2016. Penn State finished with 32 wins, the most the program has posted since 2008.

The Blue and White registered 12 shutouts on the season, the most by a Nittany Lion squad since the 2008 team. At the plate, the Nittany Lions’ 75 doubles ranked tied for second in program history, while their 43 home runs and 207 RBI rank third in program history.

Bailey Parshall led the way by earning NFCA All-American third team honors to go along with NFCA first-team all-region and firstteam All-Big Ten accolades plus Penn State Athlete of the Year recognition. She is just the fifth NFCA All-American in program history and the first Penn State pitcher to earn AllAmerican status since Ashley Esparza in 2005. Parshall was dominant in the circle for the Nittany Lions, posting a 22-9 record with a 1.68 ERA and nine shutouts in 212.1 innings.

Junior catcher Cassie Lindmark collected NFCA All-Region third team and All-Big Ten second team laurels. Lindmark provided immediate pop for the Nittany Lion lineup, hitting .400 from the leadoff spot with a .508 on-base percentage. She is the sixth Nittany Lion (seventh occurrence) to hit .400 in a season and ranks tied for sixth on the program’s single-season charts.

The Nittany Lions maintained success in the classroom, tying the program record by placing 16 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big Ten list for the second consecutive year. Six student-athletes were designated Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.

14 student-athletes made the Dean’s list during spring semester, and with a 3.45 GPA, the team posted the highest cumulative GPA of the program in the past 10 years.

Claire Swedberg was the 2022 Big Ten Postgraduate Award Winner, recipient of the Fulbright grant and was selected to be the Grand Marshal for the Health and Human Development Department.

In her first season at the helm in Happy Valley in 2021, Crowell led the Nittany Lions to a win over No. 23 Minnesota, the program’s first win over a ranked opponent since 2017. Penn State also had wins over four other Big Ten programs in a conference-only season due to COVID-19, including three-straight wins and the series victory over Rutgers. It marked the

OVERALL RECORD (NINE SEASONS)

248-238 (.510)

PENN STATE RECORD (ONE SEASON)

39-56 (.411)

first time Penn State won three consecutive Big Ten games since 2017.

Crowell also mentored Parshall in her ongoing success in the circle, as the junior pitcher recorded two double-digit strikeout games and moved into sixth all-time in the Penn State record books with 396 career strikeouts and third all-time with seven career saves.

In the classroom, a program-record 16 student-athletes earned Academic AllBig Ten honors in Crowell’s first season of leadership.

Prior to Penn State, Crowell spent eight years as head coach at Miami (Ohio). Crowell, the RedHawks made a MAC Tournament appearance every season a tournament was held, winning the tournament title in 2016. Crowell coached 12 student-athletes to first team All-MAC honors, 10 to secondteam honors, nine All-MAC Freshman Team recipients and six National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region honorees. RedHawks student-athletes also excelled in the classroom with 40 NFCA ScholarAthletes and 32 Academic All-MAC honorees during Crowell’s tenure.

In the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Crowell’s RedHawks were the MAC preseason favorites. Junior pitcher Courtney Vierstra was fifth in the nation and first in the conference in strikeouts with 140 in 18 appearances and tied for fifth nationally in strikeouts per seven innings with 12.5.

In 2019, Crowell led Miami to a 35-16 overall record and a 16-4 record in conference play as the RedHawks captured their first regularseason title in program history. Miami posted 10-straight wins against MAC opponents, the longest win streak in conference play in program history, en route to the crown. The team also ranked first in the MAC for pitching and defense with a team ERA of 2.55 and .972 fielding percentage.

Crowell was named the 2019 MAC Coach of the Year while seven student-athletes earned All-MAC selections and two were named NFCA All-Region honorees, including Vierstra who had the third-best strikeout-per-seven innings ratio in the country (10.3).

Crowell’s 2017 team excelled offensively, ranking second all-time in runs (265), runs per game (5.00), RBI (235), doubles (74) and home runs (47). Crowell led Michaela Schlattman to a NFCA All-Region honor, marking the third-straight season a RedHawk player garnered such award. The RedHawks went 29-24 in 2017, including an impressive 16-2 record at home.

In 2016, Crowell led Miami to a 35-23 overall record and 15-7 record in MAC games, just

half a game short of the MAC regular-season title.

The RedHawks made up for that with a perfect 4-0 record in the MAC Tournament to earn their fourth conference crown and a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012. Miami went on to beat No. 23 Notre Dame, 3-2, in the opening game of the NCAA Regional in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The 2016 RedHawks broke six offensive school records: runs (302), runs per game (5.21), RBI (274), doubles (83), home runs (56) and walks (200). Miami also held a .977 fielding percentage for a school record and seventh-best fielding percentage in the nation.

Crowell coached senior outfielder Taylor Shuey to be the first softball player in school history to be named MAC Player of the Year after breaking Miami’s career RBI record with 114. Senior pitcher Amber Logemann was also named the overall MAC Tournament MVP after going 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched.

In Crowell’s third season in 2015 she helped senior outfielder Tiyona Marshall to NFCA All-Mideast Region first-team honors after Marshall set school records in hits (86), runs scored (50) and batting average (.446).

Prior to Miami, Crowell spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State where she primarily worked with the pitchers and catchers. In 2010, both of her pitchers earned spots on the All-Big 12 and NFCA All-Midwest Region teams. In 2011, Crowell coached catcher Courtney Totte to an All-Big 12 firstteam selection and a third team All-American. She helped lead the Cowgirls back to national prominence as Oklahoma State returned to the College World Series for the first time since 1998. The coaching staff was named Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year that season.

Crowell also made stops at Syracuse as an assistant coach in 2006 where she had four players earn All-Region recognition and five All-Conference honorees, led by AllAmerican and Big East Player of the Year Alexis Switenko and Tonye McCorkle, the Big East Co-Rookie of the Year. Crowell started her coaching career at Ohio where she was an assistant for two years.

Crowell was a decorated student-athlete at Virginia Tech as a four-year letterwinner and a three-time all-conference performer for the Hokies. In 2013, Crowell was inducted into the Virginia Tech All Sports Hall of Fame.

Crowell graduated from Virginia Tech in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She earned a master of science in recreation and sports sciences from Ohio University in 2005.

CLARISA CROWELL

HEAD COACH CLARISA CROWELL

Crowell vs. Opponents

CROWELL CAREER RECORD

Bold denotes 2023 opponent.

MYSHA SATARAKA ASSISTANT COACH FIRST SEASON UCLA ’15

Mysha Sataraka enters her first season on staff with Penn State softball after being hired by head coach Clarisa Crowell in July 2022.

A former NFCA All-American and three-time All-Pac-12 selection as a player at UCLA, Sataraka comes to Penn State from Loyola Marymount where she was an assistant coach for two seasons.

Prior to coaching, Sataraka was a standout athlete at UCLA, where she led the Bruins to the College World Series in 2015 and 2016. Her senior season, Sataraka went .380 at the plate, while posting 15 home runs and 59 RBIs, which earned her NFCA All-America second team honors.

The infielder was also named All-Pac-12 first team and NFCA All-West Region first team, totaling three Pac12 recognitions and two NFCA All-West Region honors during her collegiate career.

Sataraka also brings national team experience with her to Penn State. In the summer of 2013, Sataraka was a member of the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team. The team went on to earn a silver medal at the ISF Junior Women’s World Championship. In 2016, she rostered with the USA Softball Women’s Elite Team at the World Cup of Softball XI.

After her collegiate career, Sataraka spent the four years as an assistant coach for Cal State Northridge before joining the LMU staff as an assistant coach in November 2020. She helped coach LMU to a WCC championship and the NCAA Regionals in 2022.

Sataraka graduated from UCLA in 2016 with a degree in political science and is from Honolulu, HI.

ASSISTANT COACH JEFF TYLKA

JEFF TYLKA ASSISTANT COACH

THIRD SEASON

Knox College ’01

St. Mary’s ’04

Jeff Tylka enters his second season on staff with Penn State softball after being hired by head coach Clarisa Crowell in August 2020. Tylka serves primarily as the hitting coach for the Nittany Lions.

In addition to serving as the hitting coach, Tylka handles infield defense for Penn State while assisting with overall team defense.

In his second season as assistant coach, Penn State finished the 2022 campaign with a 25-win improvement from the previous season, marking the biggest turnaround for a team in NCAA Division I. The Nittany Lions also reached the 30-win mark and finished above .500 in Big Ten Conference play for the first time since 2016.

The Blue and White registered 12 shutouts on the season, the most by a Nittany Lion squad since the 2008 team. At the plate, the Nittany Lions’ 75 doubles ranked tied for second in program history, while their 43 home runs and 207 RBI rank third in program history.

In his first season as an assistant coach in 2021, Tylka guided junior Ally Kurland to hit a career high in home runs on the season. He also mentored freshman Mel Coombs to a standout rookie year, including a 4-for-5 performance at Nebraska on March 28, the first four-hit game for a Nittany Lion player since 2018.

Tylka came to Happy Valley from Elite Baseball/Softball Training in Chicago, Illinois, where he was the director of fastpitch and a hitting instructor. Tylka oversaw numerous hitting classes and training seminars while he also tested and wrote movement programs for all softball players.

He worked with softball Olympians, MLB players, Division I athletes and youth players to help develop their swings and help them use the best swing for their movement capabilities. Tylka learned from top instructors Justin Stone and Travis Kerber. Stone is currently the Director of Hitting for the Chicago Cubs.

Prior to working at Elite, Tylka was the head softball coach at Loyola University in Chicago (LUC) from 2015-19. Tylka holds the third-highest win mark among LUC head coaches with 111 wins under his belt. He instituted multiple offensive concepts and changes in his five seasons at the helm that led the Ramblers to the top batting average in program history during the 2019 season (.303).

During the 2019 season, the Ramblers also established singleseason team records for runs (239), hits (403) and RBI (214) while reaching the 25-win benchmark for the second time in the last three seasons. Tylka guided Allyson Ivey to Loyola single-season records for RBI (54) and batting average (.460, 63-for-137) while the batting average was also a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) record. Ivey earned First Team All-MVC honors and First Team NFCA All-Midwest Region accolades, to be only Loyola’s second-ever first team all-district winner. Additionally, Shannon McGee and Jessica Shields earned second team and third team

NFCA All-Midwest honors, respectively, to create a school record amount of all-region players.

In 2018, Tylka coached the Ramblers to 23 victories, including a 8-4 win at Notre Dame, the program’s first decision over a Power 5 conference opponent since 2016. He helped McGee to first team All-MVC accolades as she batted a team-best .372 while only striking out seven times all season.

In 2017, Tylka steered his squad to its most successful season in four years, earning a berth in the conference tournament for the first time since 2014. The young Ramblers team, one of the youngest in the nation, won 27 games, the program’s most since 2013, including a blazing 14-0 start, the best in program history and a program record for most consecutive victories.

The 2016 LUC team improved in the win column and hit .275 as a team. Tylka mentored then-junior Erica Nagel to a Loyola and MVC record by hitting .453 with 72 hits. Nagel closed her career with 169 career hits for sixth all-time in the school record books.

Tylka coached then-freshman Brooke Wyderski to lead the team in three triple-crown categories. She set Loyola freshman records in home runs (12) and RBI (37) while hitting at a .302 clip. Ashley Rogers also became the first LUC student-athlete to earn an Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, presented to one senior from each of the state’s four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities for excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities.

Before being named the softball skipper, Tylka spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola, primarily working with the hitters. The Ramblers had 11 players earn all-conference honors during his tenure and the offense set a school record with 44 home runs in 2013.

In 2014, the Ramblers concluded their first season in the MVC and advanced to the title game of the conference championship. Tylka coached the offensive to single-season school records with 193 RBI and 67 doubles.

Four Loyola players recorded All-Horizon League honors in 2013. Then-senior Brooke Andersen became the first player in school history to earn first team all-conference accolades for fourstraight years as Tylka mentored the lefty swinger to close out her career as the school’s all-time lead in at-bats (637), hits (215) and runs (116), and her .338 career batting average ranks among the top five.

In his first season at Loyola in 2012, Tylka helped the Ramblers to a second-place finish in the Horizon League regular-season standings. The team recorded the second-most conference wins in program history with 15 while making its first appearance in the league championship title game since 2004. The offense batted .274 under Tylka that season and five players earned All-Horizon League selections.

Under Tylka’s eight-year tutelage at Loyola, seven players earned All-Region status and 22 were named NFCA Scholar-Athletes for having a GPA of 3.50 or higher, including a program 10 in the 2012-13 academic year. Additionally, 12 student-athletes recorded all-conference honors.

Tylka graduated with a degree in economics from Knox College in 2001 and a masters in education from St. Mary’s University in Minnesota in 2004. Tylka was a three-sport athlete at Knox College, playing baseball, football and basketball.

Tylka and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Colton and Jace.

2023 NITTANY LIONS

MORGAN FARRAH GRAD STUDENT UTILITY Munhall, Pa. Steel Valley

2022 • SENIOR SEASON • AT COLGATE

Season: Started in 47 of 48 games…Paced the team with 12 doubles and finished second on the team with seven multi-hit performances...Finished her career at Colgate fifth all-time in home runs (22).

vs. Boston University (4/24): Crushed her sole home run of the season. vs. Lehigh (4/30): Went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a run that secured the win. vs. Army (5/7): Season high 4-for-5 performance at the plate.

2021 • JUNIOR SEASON • AT COLGATE

Awards: NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team...All-Patriot League Second Team.

Season: One of five players on the team to start every game…Led the team in hits (36), home runs (7), and RBIs (26)…Her seven home runs were second most in the Patriot League…Led the team with 11 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances…Tallied three hits in a game twice, including a 3-for-4 performance with a homer and three RBIs

at Army (4/26): Blasted a home run in back-to-back games of a doubleheader...Lehigh (4/17): Cranked a late go-ahead grand slam in the fifth inning en route to a 8-2 win...Army (4/24): Went 2-for-3 and notched a double in the Patriot League tournament Lehigh (5/13): Tied for the team-lead with a season-best eightgame hitting streak (3/13-27).

2020 • SOPHOMORE SEASON • AT COLGATE

Awards: Patriot League Player of the Week (3/10)

Season: One of five Raiders to start every game...Paced the Patriot League in home runs with eight…Led team in hits (20), home runs (8), runs (12), total bases (47), and slugging percentage (.746), and ranked second in doubles (3) and RBIs (14)…Capped season on four-game hitting streak…Homered in four consecutive games (2/28-29).

Valparaiso (2/29): Broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run homer in the fifth inning...Finished with a season-high three RBIs. at Stetson (2/28): Finished 2-for-3 with a homerun and two runs scored on same day. Columbia (2/23): Roped a double and scored the game-tying run in the seventh inning of an eventual comeback win. Jacksonville (3/8): Recorded two hits, one of which was her eighth home run of the season.

CAREER STATS

2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON • AT COLGATE

Season: Started all but one game...Tied for the team lead with six home run, third on team in hits (45) and doubles (9)...Posted 12 multi-hit games and four contests with two or more RBI.

vs. Binghamton (4/2): Had season-high three hits and four RBI...Belted a double and homer in the win...Scored season-high two runs. Cornell (4/9): Matched career-high scoring two runs. Lafayette (4/28): Smashed a three-run homer.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduate from Steel Valley High School as the all-time hits and home runs leader...Posted a .673 batting average and seven home runs to go with 36 RBI as a senior captain in 2018...Four-time AllSelection player...Two-time All-State honoree...Named a Premier Girls Fastpitch Northeast Region All-American as a senior...A two-time William V Campbell MVP award recipient.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Mike and Kim Farrah...Majoring in Management and Organizational Leadership.

CAREER ACCOLADES

2021

• NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team

• All-Patriot League Second Team

BAILEY PARSHALL SENIOR+ PITCHER

Belle Vernon, Pa.

Belle Vernon Area

2022 • SENIOR SEASON

Awards: Northern Lights All-Tournament Team…Big Ten CoPitcher of the Week (3/21)...Louisville Slugger/Wilson D1 Top Performers of the Week (3/22)…Big Ten All-Tournament Team... All-Big Ten First Team…NFCA Great Lakes All-Region...NFCA All-American Third Team...Penn State Female Athlete of the Year.

Season: Posted a 22-9 record with a 1.68 ERA and nine shutouts in 212.1 innings…Third player in school history to record over 200 strikeouts with 211…Held opponents to a .199 batting average… Five performances with 10+ strikeouts.

Mizzou (2/11): Tallied 10 strikeouts...Allowed no runs. Pitt (2/13): Pitched complete seven innings with 12 strikeouts. At FIU (2/18): Threw her first career perfect game…Struck out 11 batters pitching a full seven innings. At North Carolina (3/4): Recorded her fourth shutout of the season with six strikeouts in a 12-0 win. At Delaware (3/11): Recorded her fifth shutout of the season with five strikeouts in 1-0 win. At Pittsburgh (3/16): Struck out 12 batters in complete game shutout. Cornell (3/18): Appeared in sixth inning...Allowed no hits or runs in 3-2 win. Maryland (3/24): Pitched ten innings in 2-1 win. Purdue (4/2): Pitched a complete game to a 7-1 win. Indiana (4/15): Stuck out seven batters to register her eighth shutout in 6-0 win Big Ten Tournament vs. Indiana (5/11): Recorded her 600th career strikeout, becoming the third PSU pitcher to do so (fifth occurrence).

2021 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 14 starts and 20 total appearances in the circle... Led pitching staff with 2.83 ERA in team-high 89.0 innings... Pitched seven complete games...Struck out 83 batters...Had one save and a shared shutout with Vanessa Oatley...Recorded two double-digit strikeout games.

Rankings: Finished fifth in Big Ten and 47th nationally with 4.88 strikeout-to-walk ratio...Was fourth in the league and 48th in nation with 1.33 walks allowed per seven innings.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Started season-opener for Nittany Lions and pitched 6.0 innings...Struck out 11 batters for ninth career double-digit strikeout game. vs. Iowa (3/11): Pitched marathon extra-inning game with career-high 11.1 innings in the circle...Struck out tied season-high 11 batters. vs. Illinois (3/13): Recorded first complete game of season...Allowed two runs on six hits...Had seven strikeouts. at Nebraska (3/28): Started game and pitched 5.1 innings to help Nittany Lions to first win of season...Registered eight strikeouts. Rutgers (4/9): Pitched complete game in narrow one-run loss in game one of doubleheader...Had eight strikeouts...Threw final 2.0 innings of relief in second game in Nittany Lions’ dominant 10-3 win... Gave up no runs, no hits and no walks. Rutgers (4/10): Earned first win of season in circle with complete game...Struck out three with no walks. at Maryland (4/24): Pitched 3.1 innings of relief to share shutout with Vanessa Oatley...Picked up save for

seventh career save.

2020 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (3/9).

Season: Made 13 starts and 20 total appearances in the circle… Held a 7-6 pitching record in team-high 89.1 innings in shortened season…Totaled 129 strikeouts and gave up just 18 walks for a 7.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio…Had five games with double-digit strikeout numbers…Pitched three complete-game shutouts… Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings: Finished third in Big Ten Conference and eighth nationally in total strikeouts with 129…Held a 7.17 strikeout-towalk ratio, best in conference and 15th nationally…Averaged 10.1 strikeouts per seven innings, fourth in conference and 24th nationally.

vs. Cal (2/7): Led Penn State to comeback win in season opener in complete-game effort in the circle…Struck out four batters. at FIU (2/7): Shut the door with a perfect seventh inning to put Nittany Lions in win column on opening day…Recorded pair of strikeouts…Earned first save of season. vs. Villanova (2/14): Struck out then-season high nine batters in pitcher’s duel with Villanova’s Paige Rauch. vs. Iowa State (2/15): Earned second win of season against top-50 team…Allowed just one run on four hits…Struck out 13 batters for first double-digit strikeout performance of season and fourth of career. at Georgia State (2/28): Earned win in complete-game effort in game one of doubleheader…Allowed no earned runs…Recorded eight strikeouts. at Georgia Tech (2/29): Came in as relief pitcher in game two of doubleheader…Pitched five innings starting in bottom of sixth of 10-inning contest…Struck out four and gave up no walks to give Penn State win in extras. vs. Yale (3/6): Had first complete-game shutout of season…Allowed just three hits and one walk…Struck out season-high 14 batters. vs. Robert Morris (3/7): Threw second-straight complete-game shutout in five-inning run-rule victory…Struck out 10 for third doubledigit performance of season and second of spring break trip… Allowed just two hits. vs. Western Michigan (3/8): Pitched third consecutive complete-game shutout to wrap up weekend one of Clearwater Spring Break Invitational…Gave up just three hits…Sat down 12 batters. at USF (3/11): Struck out 12 batters.

2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 26 starts and 45 appearances in circle for an 11-17 pitching record in 168.1 innings…Totaled 184 strikeouts and gave up just 46 walks for a 4.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio…Had three games with double-digit strikeout numbers…Recorded five saves, a Penn State single-season record…Combined for three strikeouts and pitched two complete-game shutouts, both in conference play.

Rankings: Finished 52nd nationally and eighth in Big Ten in total strikeouts in with 184 in her rookie season…Finished first in conference and 13th nationally with five saves on the season, most by a Penn State pitcher in a single season…Finished 56th nationally and fifth in Big Ten in strikeouts per seven innings

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(7.7)…Finished 59th nationally and fifth in the Big Ten in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.00).

vs. Ball State (2/8): Earned first career victory and struck out eight in first career appearance in the circle in FGCU Kickoff Classic…Allowed no runs on no hits and only one walk in 4.1 innings pitched. vs. Ball State (2/9): Pitched a complete game in first career start in the circle in FGCU Kickoff Classic…Struck out six…Allowed one run on five hits. vs. Syracuse (2/15): Earned first complete-game victory in game one of ACC/ B1G Challenge…Struck out 13 Orange batters…Allowed two runs on three hits. at Duke (2/15): Pitched three scoreless innings with one hit and four strikeouts…Combined for shutout with classmate Kylee Lingenfelter in second game of ACC/ B1G Challenge. vs. Coastal Carolina (2/23): Struck out 12 in 5.2 innings in Knights Classic for second career double-digit strikeout performance. vs. Detroit Mercy (3/2): Struck out career-high 15 batters in complete-game victory in the Madeira Beach Invitational…Allowed only one run on three hits in third win of season. vs. Florida A&M (3/3): Pitched 2.2 innings of relief for first career save…Allowed no runs on three hits and struck out two for combined shutout with Kylee Lingenfelter. vs. Central Michigan (3/3): Entered final game of Madeira Beach Invitational in bottom sixth with tying run at the plate… Struck out two and left runners on base to earn second-straight save. vs. Saint Joseph’s (3/9): Allowed no runs on one hit with three strikeouts in 4.0 innings for fourth victory of season. at Michigan State (3/24): Pitched first career complete-game shutout and first shutout in conference play…Allowed no runs on five hits with four strikeouts. at Pitt (3/27): Earned complete-game victory in 8-3 win over in-state rival…Struck out eight with two earned runs on seven hits. at Maryland (4/20): Pitched 5.0 innings of relief for ninth victory of season in game two of conference series…Allowed one run on four hits and struck out four. Indiana (5/3): Pitched complete game with seven strikeouts, a conference career high…Gave up two runs on five hits in pitcher’s duel with Hoosiers’ Tara Trainer. Indiana (5/5): Pitched second complete game of conference series… Recorded second career complete-game shutout and second in conference play…Struck out six and allowed just three hits.

HIGH SCHOOL

Spent four years at Belle Vernon Area High School in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania…Led her team to two sectional and three WPIAL Championships while breaking three school records (984 career strikeouts, 39 shutouts, 76 wins)…Named Pittsburgh Tribune Review Softball Terrific 10, Greenburg Tribune Terrific 10, first-team all-section, Pittsburgh PostGazette All-Area Diamond Team and first team all-state as a freshman…Followed up sophomore season by earning Tribune Review Softball Terrific 10, first-team all-section, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Area Team, and first team all-state…Garnered Player of the Year honors from the Pennsylvania Coaches Association, the Pennsylvania High School Softball Association, Herald Standard, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Mon Valley Independent as a junior…Also earned MSA Sports Co-Player of the Year honors and a MSA Diamond Dolls Team selection that season…Capped junior season with an Observer Reporter all-district team and all-section first-team honors and selected WPIAL Championship Player of the Game…Was Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in 2017…Named Player of the Year by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Herald Standard and Trib HSSN as a senior…Considered MVP of the Year by Observer

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Reporter and Pitcher of the Year by Mon Valley Independent that season…Was a Tribune Review Terrific 10 honoree as well as first team all-state and all-section…Broke the school record for strikeouts in a seven-inning game with 20 during senior season…Led the WPIAL in strikeouts two different seasons… Held a career ERA of 0.79…Threw six career no-hitters.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Kelly and Debbie Parshall…Father, Kelly, played DII football in college…Majoring in health policy and administration.

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LILIA CROUTHAMEL SENIOR+ OUTFIELD

Allentown, Pa. Salisbury

2022 • SENIOR SEASON

Awards: Big Ten All-Defensive team.

Season: Started and appeared in 51 games…Recorded career highs with a .196 batting average, 27 hits and 19 RBIs…Two grand slams...Career best 76 putouts with only one error for a .988 fielding percentage

vs. Cleveland State (2/18): Recorded one RBI in win. at FIU (2/20): Contributed two RBI in dominant 10-0 win. at North Carolina (3/4): Two hits and two RBI in win. vs. Cornell (3/20): Two hits and two runs. vs. Saint Francis (3/22): Completed 5 putouts. vs. Bucknell (3/29): First career grand slam in win. at Rutgers (4/23): Second career grand-slam and 6 RBIs in win… Third-most RBI in a game in school history. at Ohio State (4/26): Recorded five putouts.

2021 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season.

Season: Started 37 games and made 39 appearances in the outfield...Recorded career highs with 15 hits and 10 RBI...Scored seven runs...Had four multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games... Was perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases.

vs. Purdue (2/27): Went 2-for-3 at the plate for first multi-hit game of season...Batted in two runs and scored one run...Had a stolen base...Continued four-game hitting streak. at Nebraska (3/28): Hit two-RBI single up the middle in first inning to give Nittany Lions a cushioned lead...Added a stolen base. Rutgers (4/9): Hit first career home run in second game of doubleheader...Had another hit for second multi-hit game of season...Scored season-high two runs...Added stolen base to stat line. Rutgers (4/10): Led Nittany Lion comeback bid with two-out two-RBI double to left field in sixth inning...Recorded career high with three total RBI. at Indiana (5/8): Went 2-for-3 with a run scored. at Michigan State (5/11): Had one hit and scored one run in game one win of doubleheader... Added stolen base.

2020 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 13 appearances with eight starts in the outfield…Had four hits with three RBI…Scored one run…Had one multi-hit game and one multi-RBI game…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

at Georgia State (2/28): Made first start of season in game two of doubleheader…Had two putouts in outfield. at Georgia Tech (2/29): Recorded double for first hit of season. at Kennesaw State (3/1): Hit sacrifice fly to score lone run of game…Had one double. vs. Robert Morris (3/7): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with two doubles…Collected two RBI for first career multi-RBI game… Scored one run…Contributed on three of eight runs in shutout victory.

2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 49 appearances, mostly as a pinch runner and defensive specialist, and had seven starts…Had one multi-hit game.

at Duke (2/15): Subbed into the outfield in the fifth inning…Had one appearance at the plate and recorded first career hit…Drove in a run for first career RBI…Also recorded first career stolen base. vs. Duke (2/17): Made first career start in outfield. vs. Central Michigan (3/3): Scored first career run as pinch runner in victory in final game of Madeira Beach Invitational. at No. 22 Michigan (4/26): Went 2-for-3 at the plate in near upset ranked Wolverines… Recorded first career multi-hit game.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played four years of varsity softball at Salisbury High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania…Captained team as a junior and senior… Helped Falcons advance to the final game in the Colonial League Championships in 2018 and 2017 for first time since 1990…Earned second-team honors from the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association in 2018…Garnered Colonial League AllStar Softball First-Team Outfield honors in both the 2018 and 2017 seasons…Named to the Pennsylvania High School Softball Association All-State 3A First Team Outfield and the Allentown Morning Call All-Area Softball and Lehigh Valley Live All-Area Softball Second Team Outfield as a junior…Garnered Allentown Morning Call All-Area Softball Third Team Outfield and Lehigh Valley Live All-Area Softball Honorable Mention Outfield honors as a sophomore…Played four years of varsity tennis.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Kate and Terry Crouthamel Jr….Has one sister, Claudia…Father, Terry, wrestled for one year at Drexel University… Majoring in marketing.

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• Academic All-Big Ten

• Big Ten All-Defensive Team 2021

• Academic All-Big Ten 2020

• Academic All-Big Ten

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KYLEE LINGENFELTER SENIOR+ PITCHER

Punxsutawney, Pa. Punxsutawney Area

2022 • SENIOR

SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 29 appearances and logged a career-high 96.1 innings pitched…25 games started and five being complete games…Sported a 1.37 WHIP and the second-most strikeouts on the squad.

vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/12): Pitched all seven innings... Made five strikeouts in shutout win. vs. Akron (2/13): Completed the game... Struck out seven. vs. Buffalo (2/19): Struck out a season-high nine batters. vs. Cornell (3/18): Recorded six strikeouts in just over five innings. vs Purdue (4/2): Pitched a complete game allowing four hits and one run in an 8-1 victory. at Rutgers (4/23): Struck out six...Allowed no runs.

2021 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for secondstraight season.

Season: Made 18 appearances in the circle with 14 starts... Pitched 63.0 innings...Struck out 39 batters, including singlegame career-high seven against Michigan State (5/11)...Pitched two complete games, the first of her career.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Made first start of season...Struck out three in 3.0 innings. vs. Illinois (3/13): Started game and pitched 6.0 innings...Gave up just one run in narrow loss...Had four strikeouts. Rutgers (4/9): Started and pitched 4.0 innings in game two of doubleheader to earn first win of season... Recorded four strikeouts. No. 19 Michigan (5/1): Struck out then tied career-high six batters against nationally-ranked Wolverine squad. at Indiana (5/7): Pitched complete game in narrow onerun loss in extra innings...Had four strikeouts. at Michigan State (5/11): Set career high with seven strikeouts...Earned victory in the circle with 6.1 innings pitched.

2020 • SOPHOMORE

SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 10 appearances in the circle with one start… Pitched 14.2 innings with a 1-2 record…Struck out nine batters… Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

at FIU (2/7): Pitched 3.2 scoreless innings of relief…Allowed only two hits and no runs to earn first win of season…Struck out two batters. vs. FAU (2/14): Struck out season-high three batters. vs. Villanova (2/16): Started her only game of shortened season. at Georgia Tech (2/29): Came in to circle in relief and pitched a scoreless inning to keep game tied.

2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 37 appearances in the circle and started 13 games, second best on team…Registered team-best 9-4 record… Struck out 62 batters…Helped shut out three opponents with classmate Bailey Parshall.

vs. Ball State (2/8): Made first career start in the circle…Pitched 1.2 innings and struck out two. at Duke (2/15): Started and pitched 4.0 innings in game two of ACC/Big Ten Challenge… Allowed no runs on three hits to earn first career victory… Helped shut out Duke with classmate Bailey Parshall for Penn State’s first shutout since 2017. vs. Florida A&M (3/3): Started in the circle and pitched 4.1 innings to earn second victory of season…Allowed no runs on just two hits…Struck out seasonhigh six batters…Recorded second combined shutout with Parshall. vs. Holy Cross (3/8): Started and pitched 4.1 innings in five-inning run-rule victory…Earned fourth-straight win in the circle...Struck out season-high six batters again. vs. South Dakota State (3/8): Entered game in top of seventh inning… Was able to pitch way out of bases-loaded jam to keep Penn State in the game…Earned fifth-straight win in circle as Nittany Lions came back in bottom half of frame. vs. Saint Joseph’s (3/9): Pitched 3.0 innings as starter…Allowed no runs on two hits…Earned combined shutout with Parshall for third of season. vs. Toledo (3/10): Pitched final three innings…Held Toledo to no runs in sixth and seventh innings as Penn State’s offense exploded for the victory. at Michigan State (3/23): Pitched 3.2 innings in relief in game two of series…Earned first Big Ten victory in the circle in comeback win. Ohio State (4/9): Started game one of doubleheader in circle and pitched 5.0 innings for conference victory. at Maryland (4/20): Pitched 5.0 innings in relief…Allowed no runs on two hits…Struck out conference season-high five batters…Earned ninth victory of season.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played four years of varsity softball at Punxsutawney Area High School in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania…Helped Chucks to fourstraight district titles and the 2018 4A State Championship… Named D-9 Pitcher of the Year in 2018 after sharing co-award honors in 2017…Tabbed Northern Allegany League Player of the Year as a junior and sophomore…Made Central Pennsylvania League All-Star Team twice…Earned first-team all-state honors and was a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee as a junior.

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KAILEE SMITH SENIOR UTILITY

Hagerstown, Md. North Hagerstown

2022 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Did not play.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Appeared in seven games as pinch runner...Scored two runs.

Rutgers (4/9): Scored first collegiate run in game two of doubleheader. at Maryland (4/24): Scored eventual gamewinning run on Chelsea Bisi’s RBI-single in fourth inning.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Did not see action…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL

Four-year letterwinner at North Hagerstown High School in Hagerstown, Maryland…Earned first-team all-county honors for three-straight years (2017-19)…Named Pitcher of the Year in 2019…Named Coaches Athletic Award recipient for both softball and volleyball in 2019.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Richie and Sarah Smith…Has one younger sister, Emma…Majoring in nursing.

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2022 • JUNIOR SEASON

MICHELLE LEONE SENIOR INFIELD

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Ponte Vedra 9

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 54 appearances and 52 starts…Career highs in hits (31), batting average (.220), and RBI (16) …Five multi-RBI games and seven multi-hit games

vs. Akron (2/13): Had two hits. vs. Cleveland State (2/18): Collected three hits and two RBI in a win. vs. Buffalo (2/19): Had two hits and one RBI. vs. Kennesaw State (2/26): Contributed two RBI to Lion’s victory. vs. Oregon (3/4): Hit her first career home run. vs. Purdue (4/3): Had one hit and two RBI. vs. Indiana (4/16): Two hits and two RBI. vs. Wisconsin (4/30): Made three putouts in one assist resulting in perfect fielding percentage. at Illinois (5/7): Made one putout...Two assists in shutout win. vs. Indiana (5/11): Recorded three putouts, one assist to help advance the Nittany Lions in Big Ten Championship Tournament.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 30 appearances with 24 starts, mostly at third base...Totaled 12 hits and six RBI, both career highs...Had one multi-hit game...Scored one run and had one stolen base...Drew team-high 10 walks.

vs. Northwestern (2/28): Recorded RBI-double as pinch hitter. vs. Iowa (3/11): Had two hits for lone multi-hit game of season in marathon game two of doubleheader...Hit RBI-double to put Nittany Lions ahead in 10th inning. vs. Illinois (3/13): Registered sacrifice fly to help tie game in third inning. at Nebraska (3/28): Drew season-high two walks...Had one hit to contribute to Nittany Lions’ season-high 12 hits and first win of season...Added a stolen base. Rutgers (4/9): Recorded second sacrifice fly of season in game two of doubleheader...Drew a walk. Rutgers (4/10): Came in as pinch hitter in sixth inning and recorded bloop single to center field to score a run and bring Nittany Lions within one to start comeback.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 21 appearances with 19 starts at third base… Had nine hits and two RBI…Scored seven runs…Recorded three multi-hit games…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Made collegiate debut and first career start at third base…Drew one walk. at FIU (2/7): Went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Nittany Lions offensively on opening day… Collected first three collegiate hits, a season high…Recorded an RBI and scored an additional run. vs. Syracuse (2/8): Had one

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hit…Scored one run. vs. Michigan State (2/8): Scored seasonhigh two runs in 11-0 shutout win. vs. Cal (2/9): Collected pair of hits…Scored one run…Recorded first career stolen base. vs. FAU (2/14): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI. at Georgia State (2/28): Hit a single and scored a run in game two of doubleheader.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Ponte Vedra High School in Jacksonville, Florida, where she was a four-year letterwinner…Helped Sharks to backto-back district titles in 2016 and 2017 and a regional title and state semifinals in 2017…Earned All-County honors three years… Named MVP in 2016 after hitting grand slam in regional finals to tie game in the bottom of the seventh inning…Hit .444 as a sophomore in 2017 with 40 hits and 22 RBI…Struck out only three times in 75 plate appearances during 2018 season…Was a member of National Honor Society.

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Daughter of Paul and Jean Leone…Has one brother, Marc, who

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MAGGIE FINNEGAN SENIOR UTILITY

McHenry, Ill.

Marian Central Catholic

2022 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Easton/NFCA Scholar All-American Scholar Athlete... Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Scored 22 runs...Recorded 78 putouts...Appeared in 51 games...Started in 43 games.

vs. Kennesaw State (2/26): Contributed two RBI to Nittany Lion win. vs. Cornell (3/18): Completed three putouts...Achieved a perfect fielding percentage. vs. Cornell (3/20): Hit her first home run of the season resulting in a 10-2 victory. vs. Purdue (4/2): Had five putouts in dominant win. vs. Indiana (4/154/16): Hit two home runs and four RBI throughout the weekend series. vs. Wisconsin (4/29): Recorded nine putouts.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Made 37 appearances with 30 starts between three positions...Totaled 15 hits and five RBI...Scored seven runs... Recorded three multi-hit games...Was perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases...Held six-game hitting streak, longest on team.

vs. Iowa (3/11): Recorded RBI with sacrifice hit to score Lauren Marcotte. at Nebraska (3/27): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with pair of doubles...Had one RBI...Continued eventual six-game hitting streak that started in Friday’s series opener. at Nebraska (3/28): Led Nittany Lions to first win of season with two hits and two runs scored...Scored go-ahead run in top of eighth. Rutgers (4/9): Had a RBI-single...Scored one run in dominant 10-3 win in game two of doubleheader. Rutgers (4/10): Recorded sacrifice bunt in bottom of fifth to lead to insurance run being scored in game one of doubleheader...Drew one walk...Added a hit. at Michigan State (5/11): Went 2-for-3 at the plate for third multihit game of season...Batted in Shelli Rivard in second inning to start off scoring for Penn State in game one of doubleheader... Scored one run. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Scored one run as pinch runner to contribute to Nittany Lions’ first win over ranked opponent since 2017.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 23 appearances with 15 starts between three positions…Totaled 15 hits and four RBI…Scored six runs…

Recorded three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game… Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Made collegiate debut as a pinch runner. vs. Michigan State (2/8): Subbed in from dugout as a pinch hitter…Hit RBI single for first collegiate hit and RBI. vs. Iowa State (2/15): Made first collegiate start in the outfield…Had one

hit. at No. 10 Alabama (2/22): Recorded a pinch-hit double. vs. Wichita State (2/23): Had one hit…Scored one run. at Georgia State (2/28): Went 3-for-6 combined at the plate in doubleheader…Had one hit and scored one run in game one… Recorded first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game…Hit first career home run. at Georgia Tech (2/29): Registered pair of singles in game two of doubleheader…Drew one walk. vs. Yale (3/6): Doubled down the left field line to get on base in seventh inning as Nittany Lions started rally…Scored eventual gamewinning run. vs. Bowling Green (3/6): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with one double. vs. Seton Hall (3/7): Had RBI single to get Penn State on the board. vs. Robert Morris (3/7): Drew seasonhigh two walks…Scored one run. vs. Western Michigan (3/8): Scored one run…Collected first career stolen base.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played four years of softball as starter in middle infield at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, Illinois…Helped Hurricanes to regional championship game in 2017 and regional semifinal in 2018…Batted leadoff in first three seasons with career .486 batting average and 1.328 on-base plus slugging percentage…Earned second-team all-area honors as a freshman in 2016…Named Team MVP two-straight seasons (2017, 2018)… Selected to East Suburban Catholic Conference All-Conference Team and first team all-area in 2018…Earned third-team allstate and all-area accolades in 2017…Ranked No. 158 on Extra Inning Softball’s Class of 2019…Was on high honor roll for first three years of high school…Won IHSA Athletics Scholastic Achievement Award in 2018.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Sean and Lisa Finnegan…Has two sisters, Molly and Nora…Majoring in communication sciences and disorders.

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KATHRYN REX SENIOR CATCHER Toledo, Ohio Notre Dame Academy 16

2022 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Appeared in five games.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named 202021 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Named NFCA Easton AllAmerica Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Made 15 appearances with nine starts between catcher, first base and designated player...Had two hits and two RBI.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Started both games of doubleheader at first base to open season. vs. Purdue (2/27): Had a pinch-hit two-RBI single to tie game at five in sixth inning in game one of doubleheader...Recorded second-career multi-RBI game... Added another hit in game two. vs. Iowa (3/11): Registered season-high 13 putouts behind the plate as catcher in second half of doubleheader...Had a sacrifice bunt.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 13 appearances with five starts between catcher and first base…Had two hits and two RBI in same game…Scored one run…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Made collegiate debut as pinch hitter. vs. Michigan State (2/8): Made first career start at first base…Scored one run. vs. Wichita State (2/22): Made first start behind the plate. vs. Western Michigan (3/8): Led Nittany Lions offensively with 2-for-3 performance…Hit one double…Batted in two of three runs…Recorded first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played four years of varsity softball at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, Ohio…Was a three-time team MVP and team captain… Helped Eagles to league championship title in 2018…Named Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winner in 2018 for excellence in academics, athletics and community involvement… Earned second-team all-state honors in 2017 and first-team accolades in 2018…Recognized as an all-league and all-district honoree three times…Set school season home run record in 2018 with 11…Ranked No. 68 in Extra Inning Softball’s “Extra Elite 100” list for 2019 signing class…Excelled in classroom with league all-academic honors in 2017 and 2018.

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2022

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

• Academic All-Big Ten

• NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete

2021

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

• Academic All-Big Ten

• NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete

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Daughter of Brian and Anne Rex…Father, Brian, played baseball and football at Adrian College, and mother, Anne, played softball and volleyball at Adrian College…Majoring in mechanical engineering.

LEXIE BLACK SENIOR INFIELD

2022 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Easton/NFCA Scholar All-American Scholar Athlete...

Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Started every game…Boasted her power with a .500 slugging percentage and nine homers…Walked 14 times...Seven multi-hit games.

vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/12): First career triple…Scored a run. Buffalo (2/19): Had two hits... scored a run and recorded an RBI. vs. Kennesaw State (2/26): Had one hit and three RBI in game one...had two hits and three RBI in game 2. UNCG (3/6): Recorded a run and three RBI. vs. UMass Lowell (3/19): A perfect 3-for-3 outing including a solo homer. vs. Cornell (3/20): Had one hit and three RBI. vs. Indiana (4/17): A productive game with an RBI fly in the 2nd inning and a two-run homer in the 4th inning.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Started 24 games and made 27 total appearances at first base...Had seven hits and one RBI...Scored three runs...Had one multi-hit game...Registered two double-digit putout games on defense.

vs. Purdue (2/27): Made Penn State debut as starter at first base in both games of doubleheader. vs. Northwestern (2/28): Went 2-for-2 at the plate with a single and a double...Recorded lone multi-hit game of season...Scored one run in each game of doubleheader...Drew a walk. at Nebraska (3/28): Had a RBIsacrifice bunt in first inning to help Nittany Lions to first win of season. Ohio State (4/3): Registered season-high 11 putouts at first base. at Indiana (5/7): Recorded 10 putouts at first base in game two of doubleheader. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Had a double to contribute to Nittany Lions’ first win over ranked opponent since 2017.

BEFORE PENN STATE

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON (AT OTERO JUNIOR COLLEGE)

Awards: Earned Academic All-American honors.

Season: Helped team to 12-5 record in shortened season due to

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COVID-19 pandemic...Hit .595 with a 1.357 slugging average and eight home runs...Team was named Academic Team of the Year.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played four years of softball at Millward West High School...Helped Wildcats to four-straight district titles and four consecutive state appearances...Led Wildcats to third place state finishes in both 2015 and 2018...Earned Nebraska All-State honors as a senior in 2018.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Mike and Rita Black...Has one older sister, Logan... Sister, Logan, played softball at Creighton (2018-19) and then for Penn State for final two seasons (2020-21)...Majoring in veterinary and biomedical sciences.

CAREER ACCOLADES

2022

• NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete

• Academic All-Big Ten

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

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CASSIE LINDMARK SENIOR CATCHER Lyons, Ill. Marist Kentucky 20

2022 • JUNIOR SEASON • AT PENN STATE

Awards: All-Big Ten second team, NFCA Great Lakes All-Region third team, Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Team.

Season: Appeared and started 54 games at catcher…Led the team with 64 hits...Career best .400 batting average and 64 hits including 16 doubles and 7 homers…Recorded 273 putouts and a .997 fielding percentage.

vs. Connecticut (2/12): Recorded seven putouts and one assist. vs. Pittsburgh (2/13): Made twelve putouts. vs. Buffalo (2/19): First career home run...One RBI. at FIU (2/18): Added eleven putouts in dominant shutout win. at Georgia Tech (2/25): One home run and three RBI. at Kennesaw St. (2/26): Three hits with 2 RBI and run scored in the win. vs. Purdue (4/2-4/3): Six RBIs and two home runs in series. vs. Wisconsin (4/30): Three assists behind the plate.

BEFORE PENN STATE

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON • AT KENTUCKY

Awards: Earned spot on SEC Spring Honor Roll.

Season: Made 17 appearances with 13 starts at catcher...Had career-high three hits with one double and one RBI for .273 batting average...Scored first career run...Added a stolen base... Recorded 50 putouts behind the plate with no errors for perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

at UNC-Greensboro (2/19): Recorded first career double... Started three-game hit streak. vs. NC Central (2/20): Had one hit...Scored first career run...Registered RBI on hit-by-pitch... Made season-high seven putouts behind the plate...Added a stolen base, her first career. vs. NC Central (2/21): Recorded one hit. Morehead State (3/31): Started game behind the plate... Tied season best with seven putouts and added one assist.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON • AT KENTUCKY

Awards: Earned spot on 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Season: Made 17 appearances with eight starts at catcher... Registered one hit and two RBI...Drew four walks...Recorded 30 putouts behind the plate.

vs. Liberty (2/7): Made collegiate debut as starter behind the plate in season opener. at Middle Tennessee (2/19): Came in as pinch hitter...Recorded first career RBI in at-bat. at Samford (2/21): Drew one walk...Collected career-high nine putouts behind the plate. vs. Detroit Mercy (2/29): Had RBI single for first career hit...Contributed to team’s dominant 22-0 win as

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starting catcher.

Played four years of high school softball at Marist High School in Chicago, Illinois...Helped RedHawks to fourth-place finish at state as sophomore in 2016 and senior in 2019...Led RedHakws to regional, sectional and super sectional championship titles in 2016...Named all-conference as freshman and sophomore... Earned all-state honors as a sophomore...Garnered all-area accolades and was winner of the Golden Glove as junior in 2018...Batted .465 with .543 on-base percentage and .768 slugging percentage as senior in 2019.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Scot and Sandra Lindmark…Has two older brothers, Mark and Nick…Majoring in rehabilitation and human services.

CAREER ACCOLADES

2022

• All-Big Ten Second Team

• NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Third Team

• Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Team

2021*

• SEC Spring Honor Roll

2020*

• 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

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KAITLYN MORRISON SENIOR INFIELD

South Park, Pa.

South Park

2022 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 34 appearances and started in 23 games…Had a .304 slugging percentage and 15 hits. A third of her total hits being for extra bases.

vs. North Carolina (3/4): Drove in a run with a double and scored. vs. Pittsburgh (3/16): Hit a pair of doubles in a 3-for-3 outing. Drew a walk. Scored. vs. Indiana (4/16): First career triple. vs. Ohio State (4/26): Two-RBI double the difference in a 4-2 win.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Started 38 games and made 39 total appearances, primarily at shortstop...Totaled 15 hits and five RBI...Scored four runs...Had three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games... Drew eight walks, tied for second most on team.

vs. Purdue (2/27): Started first game of season at third game... Recorded one hit and scored one run. at Nebraska (3/28): Went 2-for-3 at the plate to help lead Nittany Lions to first win of season...Drew one walk. Ohio State (4/3): Went 2-for-3 in game two of Saturday doubleheader...Had RBI-single to get Nittany Lions on the scoreboard...Added double to stat line for first of season. Rutgers (4/9): Singled up the middle to score teammate Mel Coombs to start scoring for Nittany Lions in bottom of first...Drew two walks, including one with the bases loaded to score another run...Scored one run herself. No. 23 Minnesota (5/15): Went 2-for-3 at the plate for third multi-hit game of season...Scored one run. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Doubled to center field in bottom of first to bring in two runs, including eventual game-winning run, to help Nittany Lions to first win over ranked opponent since 2017.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Named to Felsberg Invitational All-Tournament Team after totaling seven hits opening weekend.

Season: Played and started all 26 games of shortened season at shortstop…Totaled 23 hits, a team high…Batted in five runs… Scored 11 runs…Had six multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game…Had season-long six-game hit streak, a team high… Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Made collegiate debut as starting shortstop… Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored…Hit walk-off double to give Nittany Lions comeback win…Started seasonlong six-game hit streak. at FIU (2/7): Had one hit. vs. Syracuse (2/8): Hit a double…Scored one run. vs. Michigan State (2/8): Went 2-for-3 at the plate for second multi-hit game of weekend…Scored pair of runs in 11-0 shutout win…Recorded first career stolen base. vs. Villanova (2/14): Had perfect day at the plate with 3-for-3 outing…Hit first career home run…Added one double. vs. FAU (2/15): Had one hit and scored one run in shutout win…Made season-high seven putouts. vs. Iowa State (2/15): Hit 3-for-4 with three singles…Batted in insurance run in seventh inning. vs. Wichita State (2/23): Had one hit…Scored one run. vs. Yale (3/6): Recorded two hits. vs. Robert Morris (3/7): Went 2-for-2 with pair of singles…Scored two runs…Had

one stolen base.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year letterwinner at South Park High School in South Park, Pennsylvania…Led Eagles to AAA Pennsylvania State Championship title in 2017…Helped South Park to three-straight section championship titles, including back-to-back undefeated seasons in 2017 and 2018…Appeared in district finals in 2016 and 2018 and state semifinals in 2016…Named three-time all-section honoree (2017-19)…Selected first-team all-state shortstop in 2017 and 2018…Named to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Area Team and Tribune Review High School Sports Network All-Star Team in 2018…Earned all-state honorable mention shortstop as a freshman in 2016…Ranked No. 96 on Extra Inning Softball’s “Extra Elite 100” list…Was a member of National Honor Society with high honors all four years…Received American Legion Athletic Achievement Award in 2019.

PERSONAL

Daughter of David and Tonya Morrison…Has one older sister, Taylor…Father, David, played collegiate baseball at Otterbein University…Majoring in advertising and public relations.

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VANESSA OATLEY SENIOR PITCHER

South Kingstown, R.I. The Prout School

2022

JUNIOR SEASON

Season: Made 11 appearances with two starts in the circle... Finished 3-1...Struck out 13.

vs. UMass Lowell (3/19): Allowed no hits in two innings. vs. Rider (3/20): Struck out season-high three batters assisting in Lions win. vs. Wisconsin (4/30): Pitched season high 5.2 innings.

2021

SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Made 20 appearances in the circle with eight starts... Pitched 71.1 innings, second most on team, with a 4-5 record... Struck out career-high 31 batters...Threw a combined shutout with Bailey Parshall at Maryland (4/24).

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Pitched one scoreless inning of relief in season-opener in game one of doubleheader...Allowed no runs in an additional 3.0 innings of relief in game two with two strikeouts. vs. Northwestern (2/28): Struck out career and season-high five batters...Allowed just one run on two hits in 4.2 innings against Wildcats. vs. Iowa (3/12): Made first start of season in the circle...Pitched season-high 7.0 scoreless innings... Had three strikeouts. at Nebraska (3/28): Earned first victory of season in the circle...Threw final 2.2 innings, including extrainnings, with no runs on two hits. at Maryland (4/24): Started game and pitched 4.0 scoreless innings with just three hits... Recorded combined shutout with Bailey Parshall for team’s first shutout of season. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Pitched final 6.0 innings in season finale...Led Nittany Lions to first win over ranked opponent since 2017...Allowed no runs on just three hits against nationally-ranked Golden Gophers...Struck out three batters, including huge strikeout in top of fourth with bases loaded.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 15 appearances in the circle with eight starts… Pitched 44.1 innings, second most on team, with a 2-5 record… Struck out 19 total batters…Threw two complete-game shutouts…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

at FIU 2/7): Made collegiate debut with first career start in the circle…Pitched 2.1 innings. vs. Cal (2/9): Threw 2.1 scoreless innings…Allowed no runs on just two hits. vs. FAU (2/15): Threw complete-game shutout for first collegiate victory…Gave up no walks…Struck out season-high four batters. at No. 10 Alabama (2/21): Pitched two scoreless innings…Allowed just one hit… Struck out a pair of batters. at Georgia State (2/28): Threw

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a complete-game shutout in game two of doubleheader… Gave up no walks…Struck out three batters…Picked up second win of season. at Georgia Tech (2/29): Started game two of doubleheader…Pitched four innings and slowed down the Yellow Jacket offense from game one…Struck out two. vs. Bowling Green (3/6): Started game and pitched 4.1 innings… Tied season high with four strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended The Prout School in Wakefield, Rhode Island…Played first two seasons at Chariho High School…Led The Prout School to a district title in 2018 with 20-4 record…Earned first-team allstate and all-division laurels in 2015 and again in 2018…Struck out 213 batters and held a 0.19 ERA during the 2018 season… Ranked No. 73 in Extra Inning Softball’s top 100 and No. 74 on FloSoftball’s list for 2019 recruits.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Vaughn Oatley and Karie Myers…Has one brother, Zachary Oatley, and two sisters, Kaitlyn Rousseau and Rylee Rousseau…Majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology.

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MELODY COOMBS JUNIOR INFIELD

Mechanicsville, Md. Saint Mary’s Ryken

2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Season: Appeared in 40 games and started in 38…Scored 19 runs…Had 16 hits…Made 87 putouts.

vs. Cleveland State (2/18): Recorded five putouts. at Georgia Tech (2/25): Recorded two hits. at UNCG (3/6): Had two hits. vs. UMass Lowell (3/19): Scored three times...Had three RBI... Stole a base. vs. Cornell (3/20): Had one hit and two RBI. vs. Maryland (3/24): Had two hits and one RBI.

2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Started 30 games and made 33 total appearances, primarily at second base...Totaled 19 hits, second most on team...Batted in nine runs...Scored team-high 14 runs...Had three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game...Was perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases, tied for team best.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Made collegiate debut as starter in outfield in both games of doubleheader...Recorded first collegiate hit and RBI in game two. at Nebraska (3/27): Had a RBI-double in game one of doubleheader...Scored one run. at Nebraska (3/28): Went 4-for-5 at the plate for first four-hit game by a Nittany Lion since 2018...Hit first career home run... Scored two runs...Had two stolen bases. Ohio State (4/3): Hit second home run of season in second-straight game. Rutgers (4/9): Scored two runs to help Nittany Lions to dominant win in game two of doubleheader...Had one hit...Added stolen base and walk. Rutgers (4/10): Went 2-for-3 at the plate for second multi-hit game of season...Led comeback effort for Nittany Lions with double to left-center in bottom of sixth with one out...Scored first of unanswered three runs in that inning for team’s third-straight win and series win over Scarlet Knights... Recorded stolen base. No. 19 Michigan (4/30): Hit third home run of season. No. 19 Michigan (5/1): Registered two-RBI single in fifth inning to get runs on scoreboard for Nittany Lions...

Marked first career multi-RBI game. at Indiana (5/7): Had two hits, including first-career triple, in game one of Friday doubleheader...Scored two runs in game two...Had RBI-single... Added two stolen bases. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Hit a double to contribute to Nittany Lions’ first win over ranked opponent since 2017...Had a stolen base.

HIGH SCHOOL

Spent four years at Saint Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland…Helped Knights to Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) runner-up finishes in 2017 and 2018…Led Knights to 17-2-1 record in 2019 and the WCAC Championship…Named WCAC Player of the Year as junior in 2019…Earned conference first-team honors every season…Named Team MVP in 2019…Held .507 batting average

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with 35 hits and 14 home runs in 2018…Threw out first pitch at Washington Nationals game in June 2019 after outstanding junior season…Considered top-40 player by Extra Inning Softball (No. 29) and FloSoftball (No. 36)…Did not participate in spring 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Buster and Sadie Coombs…Has one older sister, Tyra, and one younger brother, Bud…Sister, Tyra, played basketball at University of the District of Columbia…Majoring in biomedical engineering.

CAREER ACCOLADES

2022

• Academic All-Big Ten

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EMILY MADDOCK JUNIOR INFIELD

Kempton, Pa. Kutztown Area

2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Easton/NFCA Scholar All-American Scholar Athlete.

Season: Made 19 appearances…Recorded four hits...Scored a run.

vs. FIU (2/20): Had a hit and scored. vs Rider (3/18): Hit and scored in a 2-0 victory. at Pittsburgh (3/16): Had one hit. vs. UMass Lowell (3/19): Recorded one hit.

2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Made 13 appearances with six starts at second base... Had two hits and one RBI...Scored one run.

vs. Northwestern (2/28): Made collegiate debut as pinch runner in game one of doubleheader...Had first-career at-bat as pinch hitter in game two. vs. Iowa (3/11): Made first career start at second base in game two of doubleheader...Recorded first career hit, RBI, and run scored...Hit sacrifice fly in 12th inning to keep game alive for Nittany Lions. Ohio State (4/3): Recorded pinch-hit single in fifth inning to lead to a run scored.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a two-sport letterwinner in softball and basketball at Kutztown Area High School in Kutztown, Pennsylvania…Helped Cougars to division championship and district championship in 2019…Earned first-team all-county honors three-straight seasons (2017-19)…Named first-team all-state as freshman in 2017 and junior in 2019…Selected for 2019 Carpenter Cup Team… Won four letters in basketball…Ranked No. 52 by FloSoftball and No. 58 by Extra Inning Softball…Did not participate in spring 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Ed and Tracy Maddock…Father, Ed, and uncle, Brad Barndt, attended Penn State…Mother, Tracy, played field hockey at Bloomsburg University…Majoring in marketing.

CAREER ACCOLADES

2022

• NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete

• Academic All-Big Ten

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2021

• NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete

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2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Started all 54 games...Tied for third highest hit total on the squad (37)…Increased her power numbers with a career high five doubles.

vs. Akron (2/13): Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and her first career double in a 3-2 win. vs. FIU (2/18): A spectacular four RBI Day, collected three hits, and scored. UNCG (3/5): Recorded a double and an RBI. vs. Pittsburgh (3/16): Perfect 2-for-2 at the plate, two hits including a double, with two RBIs and scored twice. vs. Maryland (3/24): Recorded two hits and an RBI. vs. Purdue (4/3): Had two hits and 2 RBI.

2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 15 appearances with 11 starts, primarly at shortstop to start the season...Totaled four hits...Scored four runs.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Made collegiate debut with starts at shortstop in both games of season-opener doubleheader...

Recorded first career hit and scored first run in game two. vs. Northwestern (2/28): Scored one run...Drew one walk. vs. Iowa (3/11): Started streak of three-straight games with a hit... Scored lone run in game one of doubleheader. Rutgers (4/10): Started game at third base...Scored eventual game-winning run in Nittany Lions’ sixth-inning comeback.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a three-year letterwinner at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland…Set six school records and one state record as freshman in 2017…Held a .703 batting average as a freshman…Named to Baltimore Sun first team in 2017…Named first team all-county all three seasons…Earned Minds in Motion certificate all three seasons…Did not participate in spring 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Michael Marcotte and Sandra Orellana-Marcotte… Has one younger sister, Leanne…Majoring in Kinesiology

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LIANA JONES

2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete... Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Played 50 games with 41 starts...Had 24 hits including seven doubles...Homered three times...Scored 18 runs...Tallied 15 RBI...Stole six bases on six attempts...Made 50 putouts.

vs. Missouri (2/11): Stole first career base. vs Akron (2/13): Recorded a hit. at FIU (2/18): Had one hit. Manufactured an RBI...Scored a run...Stole a base. at North Carolina (3/4): Hit three-run homer...Scored two runs...Drew a walk. vs UNCG (3/5): Had two hits and two runs...Batted in a run...Stole a base. vs. Maryland (3/26): Had two hits including a double and a home run...Batted in two runs.

2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Made 25 appearances with three starts, primarily as a pinch runner and a defensive specialist in the outfield...Had one hit...Scored three runs.

vs. Wisconsin (2/26): Made Penn State debut as substitute in outfield in game two of doubleheader...Had first career at-bat. vs. Purdue (2/27): Made first career start in outfield in game two of doubleheader...Recorded first career hit. at Nebraska (3/28): Scored first career run, the eventual go-ahead run in top of eighth to lead Nittany Lions to first win of season. at Maryland (4/25): Scored one run as pinch runner. No. 19 Michigan (5/2): Scored one run.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania… Helped Redskins to back-to-back SOL league titles in 2017 and 2018…Named first-team All-League for three-straight seasons (2017-19)…Earned first-team all-state honors twice (2018, 2019)…Did not participate in spring 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Tom and Regina Jones…Has three brothers, Peyton, Nolan and Andrew…Oldest brother, Peyton, played hockey for Penn State from 2016-20 and holds numerous program records in net…Brother, Nolan, was drafted 55th overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 MLB Draft…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies…

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AMANDA MACK JUNIOR INFIELD

Roseland, N.J. Montclair Kimberley Academy

2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Appeared in 18 games and started one…Had two hits including first career-double...Hit first RBI...Drew a walk.

vs. FIU (2/18): Drew a walk. vs. Cleveland State (2/18): Completed one putout in Nittany Lion win. vs. Kennesaw St. (2/26): Recorded a hit. vs. Maryland (3/26): First career double…Drove in first career RBI.

2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Made eight appearances with one start at first base... Drew three walks and one hit-by-pitch for .400 on-base percentage.

vs. Purdue (2/27): Made Penn State debut as pinch hitter in game one of doubleheader...Drew a walk. Ohio State (4/3): Started first career game at first base...Drew a walk. Rutgers (4/10): Subbed in as pinch hitter in sixth inning...Helped Nittany Lions to comeback victory by drawing nine-pitch full-count walk.

HIGH SCHOOL

Competed in three sports, softball, basketball and field hockey at The Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) in Montclair, New Jersey…Named first team all-conference three-straight seasons (2017-19)…Earned second-team all-county honors as freshman in 2017…Followed up sophomore year with first-team allcounty accolades (2018)…Named MKA Best Offensive Player in 2017 and MVP in 2019…Was recipient of MKA Klein Award in 2017 and 2018 as the top female athlete in her grade who exhibits leadership, academic and athletic skills…Earned MKA Fall Sports Team Captain Award in 2019…Played four years of field hockey and three years of basketball…Helped Cougars to back-to-back Prep B Field Hockey Championship titles (2017, 2018)…Earned second-team All-Conference recognition in field hockey twice (2016, 2017)…Named second team all-county in 2017 and first team all-county in 2018…Considered a NJ.com Fab 50 Freshman for basketball in 2017…Was field hockey and basketball team captain in 2019…Was recipient of 2020 Essex County Scholar Athlete Award and MKA Headmaster Award… Did not participate in spring 2020 softball season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Anthony and Elena Mack…Has one younger brother, Anthony (AJ)…Majoring in finance.

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LYDIA COLEMAN SOPHOMORE OUTFIELD Hoover, Ala. Spain Park 5

2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 34 appearances and eight starts…Had two hits including a double...Scored 15 runs...Stole one base...Recorded 12 putouts in the outfield...Recorded a perfect fielding percentage. vs. No. 11 Missouri (2/11): Appeared in first career game. vs. UConn (2/12): Scored first run. vs. Cornell (3/20): First hit....Scored a run. vs. Indiana (4/15): First stolen base. vs. Indiana(4/17): First double.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama...Earned all-state and All-Shelby County honors for three-straight years (2018-20)...Named to NFCA Southeast Region second team and academic team in 2019...Won 2017 14U USA National Championship and 2019 USA 16A Junior Olympic Cup with her travel team, the Beverly Bandits.

PERSONAL

Daughter of DeMel and LaTrese Coleman...Has an older brother, Lazarus, and a younger sister, Leah...Majoring in pharmacology and toxicology.

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LYDIA SPALDING SOPHOMORE PITCHER Youngstown, Ohio Austintown Fitch

2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made 13 appearances and started one game in the circle…2-0 record on the season in 24 innings of work.

vs. Buffalo (2/19:): Made fist career appearance and tallied first career strikeout in 1.1 innings. vs. Kennesaw St. (2/26): Pitched three innings and allowed one run earning first win. vs. UMass Lowell (3/19): Shut the door on UMass…striking out two in relief appearance. vs. Cornell (3/20): Started and pitched four innings striking out season-high four earning the win.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Austintown Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio...Helped Falcons to back-to-back sectional championships in 2018 and 2019...Led Falcons to AAC championship in 2019...Named AAC Player of the Year as freshman in 2018...Earned First Team AAC and second team all-district honors in 2018...Garnered First Team AAC honors and an All-Northeast Ohio honorable mention as sophomore in 2019...Named team MVP in 2018 and again in 2019...Broke freshman and sophomore strikeout records...Ranked No. 75 by Extra Inning Softball.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Mark and Becki Spalding...Has three brothers, Samuel, Harrison and William, and two sisters, Carolina and Mary...Mother, Becki, ran track and cross country at Youngstown State University...Majoring in nutritional sciences.

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MADDIE GORDON SOPHOMORE INFIELD

Shenandoah, Va. Page County

2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Played 20 games and made one pitching appearance... Had nine runs.

vs. Cleveland State (2/12): Scored first career run. vs. No 12 Oregon (3/4): Appeared in circle in fifth inning...Faced five batters.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Page County High School in Shenandoah, Virginia...Helped the Panthers to regular season and regional championships in both 2018 and 2019...Led the Panthers to district and state title as freshman in 2018...Was two-time Shenandoah District first-team honoree...Earned Region B second-team accolades in 2018...Garnered regional and all-state first-team awards in 2019...Ranked No. 71 by Extra Inning Softball...Also played varsity basketball and volleyball for the Panthers...Was a member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Buck and Megan Gordon...Has an older sister, Kate, and an older brother, Tristian...Father, Buck, played college football and baseball at Bridgewater College before playing in the Cubs’ minor league system after college...Mother, Megan, played college volleyball and softball at Bridgewater College... Sister, Kate, was an All-American softball player at James Madison who helped the Dukes to a historic run in 2021 Women’s College World Series...Majoring in nutritional sciences.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS

CAREER STATS

PAIGE MAYNARD FRESHMAN PITCHER

Shady Spring, W. Va. Shady Spring

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Liberty in Glen Daniel, West Virginia and Shady Springs in Shady Springs, West Virginia...Ranked No. 25 pitcher in 2022 class by Extra Innings (2021)...Ranked No. 66 overall by Extra Innings (2021)...In 2021-22 season was first team All-State...Sectional All-Tournament MVP...Lootpress Player of the Week...Tavie Haga Coalfield Conference Female Impact Player of the Year...Team was Regional Champions...In 2020-21 named All-State Second Team...Sectional Tournament MVP...In 2018-19 was named Nissan Athlete of the Week...Impact Athlete...Sectional MVP...Played four years of travel softball with Indiana Magic Gold.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Alyssa and Wallace Maynard...Has one older sister, Madison...Enjoys spending time with friends and family... Majoring in Biology.

JORDYN JOCHIMS FRESHMAN UTILITY

Rocklin, Calif. Whitney

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Whitney in Rocklin, California... Served as team captain...Scholar Athlete Award recipient...FirstTeam All-Sierra Foothill League...Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year (2022)...Five years of travel softball experience... Played one year for Foothill Gold-Miche (2017)...Played two years for West Coast Wolverines-Bogelmann (2018-22)...Played two years for West Coast Wolverines-Gold Pearson (2020-22).

PERSONAL

Daughter of Jon Jochims and Claudia and Anthony Chaus...Has one older brother, Joshua, and two younger brothers, Anthony and Louis...Has one older sister, Jaelyn, and twin sister and PSU teammate, Jillyan...Enjoys camping, hiking and music...Majoring in criminology.

JENNA NELSON FRESHMAN OUTFIELD Las

Flores, Calif. Tesoro

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Tesoro in Orange County, California...Team was league champions 2019, 2021 and 2022...2022 squad was CIF State Division 3 finalists and Division 2 semi-finalists...Scholar-Athlete (2022)...Second Team All-League (2022)...Selected for Orange County Senior All-Star game (2022)...Offensive Player fo the Year (2021)...First Team All-League (2021)...Scholar Athlete (2021)...Played five years of travel softball with American Athletics (2017-18)...SoCal Athletics Briggs (2019-21)...BSC Briggs Bengals (2021-22).

PERSONAL

Daughter of Diane and Todd Nelson...Mother, Diane, played college softball at Rutgers from 1989-1993...Has one brother, Todd...Enjoys going to the beach, traveling and hanging out with friends and family...Majoring in Business.

JILLYAN JOCHIMS FRESHMAN UTILITY Rocklin, Calif. Whitney

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Whitney in Rocklin, California... Senior year captain (2022)...Second-Team All-League... Scholar Athletic Award honoree...Five years of travel softball experience...Played one year for Foothill Gold-Miche (2017)... Played two years for West Coast Wolverines-Bogelmann (201822)...Played two years for West Coast Wolverines-Gold Pearson (2020-22).

PERSONAL

Daughter of Jon Jochims and Claudia and Anthony Chaus... Has one older brother, Joshua, and two younger brothers, Anthony and Louis...Has one older sister, Jaelyn, and twin sister and PSU teammate, Jordyn...Enjoys art and hiking...Majoring in architecture.

LILIAN BERRY FRESHMAN PITCHER

Fort Defiance, Va. Fort Defiance

BEFORE PENN STATE

Attended Fort Defiance High School in Virginia...A two-time first-team All-District honoree...Team went to state semifinals with a 24-1 record (2022)...Earned District and Regional Player of the Year...First team All-State pitcher...Helped school to district championship and regional runner-up (2021)...Earned first team AllDistrict...Team finished district runner-up (2019)...Played with travel team North Carolina Eaton League two years...Team finished seventh in Premier Girls Fastpitch and won IDT Louisville Slugger Tournament Bracket (2021)....Played three years with traveling team, Hanover Hornets League...Also played high school basketball... Earned second team All-District and All-Region (2022)...Was first team All-District (2020)...Team won district championship in 2020 & 2022 and was district runner-up in 2021...Also was regional runner-up in 2022.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Alisa and Jonathan Berry...Mother, Alisa, played basketball at Shenandoah University...Has a younger brother, Carter...Has golden retriever sisters, River and Daisy...Enjoys baking, cooking, hiking, biking, reading and exploring new places with friends...Majoring in Undergraduate Studies.

MADISON SEIDEL FRESHMAN CATCHER

Gwynedd Valley, Pa.

Gwynedd Mercy Academy

HIGH SCHOOL

Played high school softball at Gwynedd Mercy Academy...Was team captain (201922)...Second Team All-State (2022)...Offensive MVP (2022)...Overall MVP (2021).... Helped team to CAL Championship...Finished second in districts...Second Team AllState (2020)...Played five seasons of travel softball with Pa Chaos Fastpitch...Played three years with Banshee’s travel softball...In 2021 ranked No. 45 in Extra Innings’ Elite Class of 2022...In 2020 caught 73 percent of innings for team...In 2019 was Louisville Slugger IDZT ninth place...Team finished fifth place in World Fastpitch Championships 14U...In 2018 Ranked No. 61 in Extra Innings’ Elite Class of 2022...Ranked No. 22 in Extra Innings’ Position Player for catcher...In 2017 made the Northeast team for USA Softball All-American games...USSSA Elite Select Futures All-American Direct Select...In 2016 USSSA Elite Select Futures All-American Direct Select...USSSA Great Lakes National Championship Runner-Up...Defensive Player of the Tournament.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Carol and Todd Seidel...Father, Todd, played college hockey for North Dakota (1988-1990)...Has one younger sister, Sydney...Enjoys baking, reading, driving, riding ATVs, going for walks...Majoring in Biology.

2022 OVERALL RESULTS

32-22 OVERALL • 13-10 BIG TEN • 14-5 HOME • 12-9 AWAY • 6-8 NEUTRAL

!^- Northern Lights Southern Nights Tournament (Leesburg, Fla.) | % - Panther Invitational hosted by FIU (Miami, Fla.) | # - I-75 Challenge (Atlanta, Ga.) | $ - Carolina Classic hosted by UNC (Chapel Hill, N.C.) | & - Delaware Invitational hosted by Delaware (Newark, Del.) | @ Penn State Softball Invitational hosted by Penn State (University Park, Pa.)

* Big Ten Conference contest

* Big Ten Conference Contest | ( ) Extra Innings Contest | [ ] Shortened Contest (8-run mercy rule)

2022 CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

2022 CUMULATIVE BATTING & FIELDING STATISTICS

2022

PITCHING STATISTICS

2022 ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS AND HONORS

Player of Year: Rachel Lewis (NU)

Pitcher of Year: DANIELLE WILLIAMS (NU)

Freshman of Year: Ava Bredwell (NEB)

Coach of Year: Kate Drohan (NU)

FIRST TEAM

2B Avrey Steiner, Sr. ILL

2B Cora Bassett Sr. IND OF Jaeda McFarland, So. UMD

1B Lexie Blair Sr. MICH OF Abbie Squier, So. NEB

2B Cam Ybarra Sr. NEB

P ALEX STORAKO Sr. MICH

3B Hannah Cady So. NU

1B Nikki Cuchran Sr. NU OF RACHEL LEWIS Grad. NU

C Jordyn Rudd Sr. NU

P DANIELLE WILLIAMS Sr. NU

1B Niki Carver Sr. OSU

P Bailey Parshall Sr. PSU

SS Rachel Becker Sr. PUR OF Gabrielle Callaway Grad. RUT

SS Kyleigh Sand, So. RUT

DP Kayla Konwent Sr. WIS

SECOND TEAM

1B Kailee Powell Sr. ILL

P Sydney Sickels Sr. ILL OF Taylor Minnick Fr. IND OF Megan Mikami So. UMD

C Hannah Carson Sr. MICH OF Audrey LeClair Jr. MICH

2B Melina Livingstone Grad. MICH OF Natalie DenHartog Sr. MINN OF Chloe Evans So. MINN

SS Billie Andrews So. NEB

1B Mya Felder Jr. NEB

P Olivia Ferrell Sr. NEB

SS Maeve Nelson Sr. NU OF Skylar Shellmyer Sr. NU

DP Sam Hackenbracht Jr. OSU

P Lexie Handley Sr. OSU

C Cassie Lindmark Sr. PSU

1B Fiona Girardot Jr. WIS OF Ally Miklesh Sr. WIS

P Maddie Schwartz Sr. WIS

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

UT Paige Berkmeyer Fr. ILL OF Stevie Meade Fr. ILL

P Lauren Wiles Fr. ILL

P Heather Johnson Fr. IND OF Taylor Minnick Fr. IND OF Ellie Sieler Fr. MICH

P Emily Leavitt Fr. MINN

C Ava Bredwell Fr. NEB

2B Grace Nieto Fr. NU

SS Kami Kortokrax Fr. OSU OF Melina Wilkison Fr OSU

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

P Courtney Wallace Sr. NEB

C Jordyn Rudd Jr. NU

1B Mya Felder Jr. NEB

2B Cam Ybarra Sr. NEB

SS Makenna Dowell Grad. MINN

3B Kayla Chavez Fr. MINN OF Kristina Burkhardt Grad. MICH OF Abbie Squier So. MICH OF Lilia Crouthamel Sr.

2022 BIG TEN FINAL STANDINGS

Note: No Big Ten tournaments were held in 2009-12, 2020-21. Also, the 2004-08 tournaments were held under a single-elimination format.

2022 BIG TEN LEADERS

TEAM STATS

BATTING LEADERS

BATTING

PITCHING LEADERS

RUNS

BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR

1999 Robin Petrini (Co)

ALL-BIG TEN

First Team

Jodi Riccardi

Tanis Ambelang

Gina Bianchini

Karen Gulini

All-Defensive Team*

2013 Cassidy Bell (OF)

2015 Shelby Miller (3B)

2022 Lilia Crouthamel (OF)

All-Freshman Team^

2019 Chelsea Bisi

BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK

BIG TEN HONORS

Gina Bianchini

Allison Medellin 2002

Ashley Esparza

Jenn Reynolds

Cassidy Bell

Bell

Macy Jones

Lexi Knief

Alyssa VanDerveer

Dubois

Parshall

1996 Shannon Salsburg, April 15

1999 Jennifer Tripken, May 2

2000 Megan Humphrey, March 29

Jennifer Tripken, April 17

2001 Erin Norton, March 28

2002 Mandy Nuxoll, March 11

2006 Hollee Haines, March 27

2007 Danielle Kinley, Feb. 13

2011 ......................... Cassidy Bell, March 28

2012 Kasie Hatfield, April 16

2013 Casidy Bell, Feb. 18

2015 Alyssa VanDerveer, April 6

Second Team

2022 Ally Kurland, April 4

Traino

Hoover

BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK

1999 Tanis Ambelang, April 4

2003 Marisa Hanson, March 10

2004 ................... Missy Beseres, March 17

2005 Missy Beseres, May 2

Jaci Kalp

Colleen Kersey

Humphrey

Allison Medellin

Jennifer Tripken

Jen Williams

2006 Missy Beseres, Feb. 28

2008 Jackie Hill, March 17 Ashley Esparza, March 24

2010 Jackie Hill, March 15 Lisa Akamine, March 29

2011 Lisa Akamine, March 28

2016 Marlaina Laubach, April 4

Danielle Kinley

Meghan Wolfer 2006......................................

2020 ............... Bailey Parshall, March 9

2022 .............. Bailey Parshall, March 21

Ashley Griffith

Jen Williams 2009

2011

2012

2014

2015

Lisa Akamine

Cassidy Bell

Jackie Hill

Kasie Hatfield

Lexi Knief

Macy Jones

* - The Big Ten All-Defensive Team replaced Third Team selections starting in 2013.

^ - Big Ten All-Freshman Team selections began in 2018.

Tori Dubois

Lexi Knief 2018

Toni Polk

Cassie Lindmark

Third Team*

Bold indicates current student-athlete.

2001

2002

2003

Karen Gulini

Jennifer Tripken

Jaci Kalp

Erin Norton

Terra Pracht

Jennifer Tripken

Kelley Galigher

Karen Gulini

Erin Norton

Kelley Galigher

Erin Norton

Jackie Dabrowski

2004 .........................................Leigh Murray

2005

2007

2008

2009

Missy Beseres

Missy Beseres 2006

Ashley Esparza

Ashley Esparza

Danielle Kinley

Ashley Esparza

Lisa Akamine

2010 Lisa Akamine

2011 ....................................Alyssa Sovereign

REGIONAL & NATIONAL HONORS

Claire

Maddie Finnegan

Ally

Emily Maddock Kathryn Rex

Claire Swedburg

Bold indicates current student-athlete.

ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS

1983, 1985, 1988

ALL-ATLANTIC 10

NFCA ALL-AMERICAN

NFCA ALL-NORTHEAST REGION

1984

1985

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

ATLANTIC 10

1985

Pam Mowery

Christy Phillips

Geri Saya

Michelle Turk

Pam Mowery

Geri Saya

Nan Sichler

Nan Sichler

Nan Sichler

Donna Devanney

Dawn Hoover

Kim Corbin

Joyce Tinner

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Peg Heffernan

Geri Saya

Nan Sichler

Pam Mowery

Aileen Polanis

NFCA ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION

1988

Tammy Irvin

Karen Schilling

Nan Sichler

Deb Bryan

Cathy Kaminski

1989

Kim Corbin

Kellie Goodman

Donna Devanney

Cathy Kaminski

Dena Tauriello

1990 .............................................. Kim Corbin

Dawn Hoover

Ellie Traino

Dena Tauriello

1991 Leigh Bakun

Kim Corbin

ATLANTIC 10 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Sichler

Saya 1988

ATLANTIC 10

MOST OUTSTANDING PITCHER

MOST

DEFENSIVE

TEAM AWARDS

BLUE-WHITE

SINGLE-GAME BATTING RECORDS

HOME RUNS

RUNS

SINGLE-SEASON BATTING RECORDS

BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 90 At-Bats)

TRIPLES

BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 90 At-Bats)

1.

2.

3.

CAREER BATTING RECORDS

SINGLE-GAME PITCHING RECORDS

Bold indicates current student-athlete.

COMPLETE GAMES

SINGLE-SEASON PITCHING RECORDS

EARNED

1.

2.

3.

CAREER PITCHING RECORDS

COMPLETE GAMES

1. Jackie Hill 80 2007-11

2. Kelly McCann 55 1998-2001

Jaci Kalp 55 1997-2000

4. Lisa Akamine 53 2009-12

5. Missy Beseres 52 2002-06

Ashley Esparza 52 2005-08

7. Marlaina Laubach 49 2014-17

8. Marisa Hanson 46 2001-04

9. Bailey Parshall 44 2019-pres.

10. Tanis Ambelang 38 1998-2000 Anje Schwab 38 1995-98

INNINGS PITCHED

1. Jackie Hill 747.1 2007-11

EARNED

2. Missy Beseres 648.0 2002-06

3. Marisa Hanson 631.1 2001-04

4. Lisa Akamine 617.2 2009-12

5. Marlaina Laubach 611.1 2014-17

SAVES

1.

4.

6.

9.

SEASON RECORDS

TEAM RECORDS

GAME RECORDS

BIG TEN RECORDS

ALL-TIME

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS

SEASON RECORDS

PENN STATE IN THE NCAA

April

May

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1965

Head Coach: Pat McTarsney 2-2

1966

Head Coach: Pat McTarsney

Head

1973

1977

1974

1968

Head Coach: Pat McTarsney

1969

Head Coach: Pat McTarsney

1975

May

Head Coach: Pat McTarsney

1979

Head Coach: Pat McTarsney 1-4

1976

1980

Head Coach: Pat McTarsney 17-8

1982

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 17-7

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1983

1981

Head Coach: Dennis Helsel 17-11

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1984

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 27-11 (8-2 Atlantic 10)

vs.

1985

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 34-16 (7-3 Atlantic 10) Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions

1986

Head Coach: Sue Rankin

! South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. @ Liberty, Lynchburg, Va. # Allentown, Pa.

Atlantic 10 Tournament, Piscataway, N.J. § Atlantic 10 game

1987

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 22-23 (6-4 Atlantic 10)

1988

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 34-20 (9-3 Atlantic 10) Atlantic 10 Champions

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1989

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1990

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 25-22 (8-4 Atlantic 10)

1991

1992

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 10-29 (4-22 Big Ten)

1993

Head Coach: Sue Rankin 14-34 (4-24 Big Ten)

1994

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1995

Head Coach: Sue Rankin

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1997

1998

Head Coach: Robin Petrini

Head Coach: Laura Fillipp 24-26 (5-18 Big Ten)

1999

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 35-22 (15-9 Big Ten)

2000

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 38-19 (12-5 Big Ten) NCAA Tournament

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2001

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 34-28 (9-11 Big Ten)

! Aggie Invitational, College Station, Texas @ Troy Cox Invitational, Las Cruces, N.M. # Tampa, Fla.

$ Florida State Invitational, Tallahassee, Fla.

% Virginia Tournament, Charlottesville, Va.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2002

2003

Robin Petrini

2004

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 25-33

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 38-19 (10-10 Big Ten) NCAA Tournament

2005

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 36-23 (10-9 Big Ten) NCAA Tournament

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

2006

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 39-17 (10-10 Big Ten)

NCAA Tournament

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2007

Head

Robin Petrini 26-25 (9-7 Big Ten)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2008

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 34-22 (6-12 Big Ten)

2009

Head Coach: Robin Petrini

19-27 (7-13 Big Ten)

Feb. 6 vs. Wagner ! L 0-1

Feb. 6 vs. Western Michigan ! W 4-2

Feb. 7 at #2 Arizona State ! L 3-4

Feb. 7 vs. Cal State Bakersfield ! W 13-1 (5)

Feb. 8 vs. UC Santa Barbara ! Canceled

Feb. 14 vs. Witchita State @

Feb. 14 vs. George Washington @

Feb. 15 vs. #9 California @

Feb. 15 at #23 North Carolina @

Feb. 27 vs. #13 DePaul #

Feb. 28 vs. Georgia # Canceled

Feb. 28 vs. Nebraska # L 2-5

Feb. 28 vs. South Carolina

2010

Petrini 29-22 (8-11 Big Ten)

!

May

May 4 #6 MICHIGAN * L 0-3

! Time Warner Cable Invitational, Austin, Texas @ ECU Pirate Classic, Greenville, N.C.

# Easton Purple & Gold Challenge, Baton Rouge, La.

$ USF Under Armour Invitational, Clearwater, Fla.

% Best Western Miami Invitational, Miami, Ohio * Big Ten Conference game

Encanto Invitational, Las Cruces, N.M. @ Campbell/Cartier Classic, San Diego, Calif. # ECU Pirate Classic, Greenville, N.C.

$ USF Under Armour Showcase, Clearwater, Fla. % at Clearwater, Fla.

^ USF Under Armour Invitational, Clearwater, Fla. * Big Ten Conference game

2011

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 31-24-1 (11-8-1 Big Ten)

NCAA Tournament

2012

Head Coach: Robin Petrini 18-32 (9-15 Big Ten)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2013

Head Coach: Robin Petrini

! FAU Kick-Off Classic, Boca Raton, Fla. @ Carolina Classic, Chapel Hill, N.C. # Buzz Classic, Woodstock, Ga.

^ SpringHill Suites Buckhead Classic, Atlanta, Ga. & Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Calif. + NCAA Regionals, University Park, Pa. * Big Ten Conference game

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2014

Head Coach: Amanda Lehotak 14-35 (5-18 Big Ten)

2015

Head Coach: Amanda Lehotak

29-28 (9-14 Big Ten)

Feb. 6 vs. Arkansas ! W

% Michelle Smith Spring Break Tournament, Clearwater,

2017

Head Coach: Amanda Lehotak

23-33 (8-15 Big Ten)

2018

Head Coach: Amanda Lehotak 9-41 (5-18 Big Ten) Feb.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2020

Head Coach: Amanda Lehotak 11-15

2021

Head Coach: Clarisa Crowell 7-34 (7-34 Big Ten)

2022

Head Coach: Clarisa Crowell 32-22

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

March

March

March 6 vs. Bowling Green %

March 7 vs. Seton Hall % L, 2-10 (5)

March 7 vs. Robert Morris % W, 8-0 (5)

March 8 vs. Western Michigan % W, 3-0

March 11 at USF L, 0-1

! Felsberg Invitational, Miami, Fla.

@ UCF Knights Classic, Orlando, Fla.

^ Easton Bama Bash, Tuscaloosa, Ala. & I-75 Challenge, Atlanta, Ga.

% Clearwater Spring Break Invitational, Clearwater, Fla.

Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

SOFTBALL

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

March

April 10 at Michigan * W, 3-2

April

April 22 at Rutgers *

April 23 at Rutgers * W, 8-0 (5)

April

April 30 WISCONSIN *

April 30 WISCONSIN * W, 4-3

May 7 at Illinois *

May 7 at Illinois * W, 2-0

May 8 at Illinois * W, 2-0

May 11 vs Indiana * W, 2-1

May 12 at Nebraska* L, 1-3 ^ Leesburg, Fla.

> Panther Invitational, Miami, Fla & I-75 Challenge, Atlanta, Ga.

$ Carolina Classic, Chapel Hill, N.C.

! Delaware Invitational, Newark, Del.

% Penn State Softball Invitational, University Park, PA * Big Ten Conference game

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS

* - Indicates tie game vs. opponent. 2022 opponents listed in bold

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

Cherry, Lydia 1970

Chouinard, Natasha 2004

Abeyta, Taylor 2013-14

Abrams, Cynthia 1969-72

Accordino, Jennifer 1994-96

Acunto, Jen 2005-08

Adams, Loretta 1973-75

Akamine, Lisa

2009-12

Albright, Mary 1983-84

Ambelang, Tanis 1998-2000

Anderson, Lauren 2012-13

Andersen, Susan

1985-86

Angel, Shannon 1997-98

Angelo, Arlene 1973

Arrizurieta, Gianna

2015-18

Atkinson, Janis 1974

Atwood, Cynthia 1967

Baker, Jeanne 1970

Baker, Margaret 1979-82

Bakun, Leigh 1991-94

Balash, Kathy 1969

Baleshta, Cay 1975

Bard, Karen 1985

Barto, Peggy 1971

Basara, Lorraine 1974

Bastress, Becky 1969-70

Baugh, Connie 1969-71

Bautista, Rebecca 2005-08

Beckman, Jill 1975

Beener, Nancy

Bell, Cassidy

1971-74

2010-13

Benner, Sue 1967

Bentz, Gloriane

1973-74

Berard, Dee Dee 1977-80

Beseres, Missy 2002, 2004-06

Bianchini, Gina 1999-2000, 2002-03

Bisi, Chelsea 2019-21

Black, Lexie 2021-pres.

Black, Logan

2020-21

Bochna, Brandy 1997-99

Bower, Penny 1974

Boyd, Catherine 1993-95

Boyle, Kathy 1978, 1980

Boyle, Mary 1981

Brackpool, Kristina 2014-17

Bradley, Meghan

2012-15

Branowitzer, Karen 1975

Briz, Jenny 1998-2001

Brown, Brenda

Bryan, Debbie

1965-66

1985-88

Bunk, Hallie 1975

Burchanowski, Carol 1967

Burg, Ronda 1982-83

Burke, Beverly 1974

Burns, Dana 1992-94

Butler, Mary 1985

Butler, Shawn 1975

Byrne, Peggy 1978-79

Byrnes, Betsy 1972-73

Cafazzo, Kathy 1991

Callahan, Liz 1970

Campbell, Melanie 1966

Carlson, Jan 1977-80

Carr, Carol 1979-82

Casagrande, Carol 1981

Cataldo, Sue 1972

Chapin, Ruby 1967-68

Charlson, Nancy 1967

Charlesen, Mary Ann 1966-69

Chavez, Destinie 2003-06

Clauss, Sandy 1986

Cober, Linda 1967-70

Cohanne, Polin 1969-72

Coleman, Lydia 2022-pres. Collett, Danee 2009-12

Conti, Brandi 1996-97

Coombs, Mel 2021-pres.

Corbin, Kim 1988-91

Corl, Brittany 2004

Costolo, Gayle 1984-85

Courtet, Carole 1979-82

Cowen, Jill 1993-96

Cremo,

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

Kalp, Jaci 1997-2000

Kaminski, Cathy 1987-89

Kaufman, Cynthia 1990

Keith, Rose

Kent, Cheryl

Kersey, Colleen

1968-70

1982-84

1998-2001

Keser, Lisa 1985

King, Beth 1976

Kinley, Danielle

2006-09

Klimas, Diane 1972-73

Knapp, Valerie 1965

Knief, Lexi

2013-16

Knopp, Tami 1995

Komara, Kathryn 1980-82

Krupa, Barbara

Kuhlman, Jolynn

1968-69

1969-71

Kull, Kate 1973

Kurland, Ally

2019-22

Lamparter, Debbie 1970-72

Landis, Judith 1984

LaPorte, Sally 1973-75

Larson, Randi 1995, 1997-98

Lasorda, Lorraine 1983

Laubach, Marlaina 2014-17

Lauer, Nancy 1981-83

Legg, Kennedy

2018-21

Legutko, Sue 1977

Lehr, Sandy 1991

Leone, Michelle 2020-pres.

Lindmark, Cassie 2022-pres.

Lingenfelter, Kylee 2019-pres.

Liss, Mackenzie 2012

Livingston, Melina

LoIacono, Nancy

2019-21

1978-80

Lombana, Lissette 1986

Long, Jodi 1986, 1988-89

Long, Morgan 2009-12

Lord, Nancy 1965

Lucas, Kari

Lukens, Janelle

Mack, Amanda

Maddock, Emily

Madura, Shana

2004-07

2008-09

2021-pres.

2021-pres.

2006-09

Malone, Deb 1977-80

Manzo, Adrienne

1999-2001

Marcotte, Lauren 2021-pres. Mark, Marsha 1965

Marucci, Marisa

1994-97

Matthews, Leanne 2020

Maule, Betty Jo

McCann, Kelly

1981-84

1998-2001

McCullough, Jean 1965-66

McGee, Linda 1972-74

McGuire, Regina 1973

McIntyre, Jennifer 1995-98

McManus, Kelly 2004-05

McMillen, Helen 1965

McNair, Ellen

2009-12

Medellin, Allison 1998-2001

Medico, Nancy 1973

Mensinger, Ashton 2018

Miller, Jenny

Miller, Shelby

Monopoli, Mia

Morgan, Debra 1965

Morrison, Kaitlyn 2020-pres. Morrison, Katie 1998

Mowery, Pamela 1982-85

Moyer, Donna 1977

Moyher, Gloria 1973-74

Murray, Erin 2018

Murray, Leigh 2003-06

Myers, Amy 1989-91

Myers, Rachel 2010-13

Naczuga, Cynthia 1971-72

Nave, Allison 1989-90

Neal, Scarlett 2002-04

Neubold, Connie 1967-68

Ney, Beth 1974, 1976-77

Nierer, Lori 1990

Noll, Danielle 2007-11

Norton, Erin 2000-03

Nuss, Laura 1978-81

Nuxoll, Mandy 2002-03

Nye, Sue 1966

Oatley, Vanessa 2021-pres.

Olson, Paige 2021

O’Neill, Anne 1965, 1968

Ostman, Mary 2008-11

Oswald, Denise 1990-93

Palmer, Marlys

Pancoast, Karen

1965-66

1966-67

Parshall, Bailey 2019-pres.

Patterson, Joanna 1996

Peters, Sandy 1972

Peters, Sharon 1968-69, 1971

Peterson, Karolyn 1995-98

Pfeiffenberger, Mary 1966-67

Pheil, Nancy

1975-76

1996-97

2014-17

2015-17

Moore, Kathy 1988

Takas, Louise 1970

Tatanish, Marlene 1979

Tauriello, Dena 1987-90

Taylor, Julie 1989

Thomas, Mary 1973

Tinner, Joyce 1989-92

Todd, Ashley 2009-12

Tommelleo, Donna 1974-76

Toner, Karen 1965

Tortorella, Amy 1991-93

Toth, Leah 1997-2000

Tranio, Ellie 1990-93

Tripken, Jennifer 1999-2002

Tupinio, Maegan 2013-16

Turk, Michelle 1981, 1983-84

Turo, Andrea 1981

Vadimsky, Sherry 1984

Vallejos, Haley 2018-20

VanDerveer, Alyssa 2015-16

Vecchio, Val 1977-78

Viedhdorfer, Tammy 1980-82

Viola, Steph 2002-05

Von Pusch, Christy 2013-16

Waddington, Lisa

Wendy

Kas

Williams, Meghan

Wisnoff, Rebecca 1992-95

Withstandly, Carolyn 1986-87

Wojton, Marian 1973

Wolfer, Meghan 2004-07

Wong, Kimi 2007-10

Wyttenbach, Deb 1989-90, 1992

Yablonsky, Gloria 2002

Yao, Lauren 2010-13

Yarosz, Tracey 1999-2000

Yori, Rayne 1979-82

Young, Gail 1967-69

Young, Sue 1968

Zawacki, Kris 1978-80

Zeigler, Katie 2000-02

Ziegler, Rebecca 2016-17

Zielinski, Kayce 2006-09

Zozzaro, Nicole 1993

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Current Nittany Lions in bold

UNIVERSITY PROFILE

Penn State’s historic mission of teaching, research, and public service — launched under the most modest of circumstances more than 150 years ago — now reaches into virtually all parts of Pennsylvania. Consider, for example, that the University now has 24 campuses across the Commonwealth, putting a Penn State education within practical reach of nearly every Pennsylvanian. In fact, about 70 percent of Penn State’s undergraduates are Pennsylvania residents.

Penn State is Pennsylvania’s largest nongovernmental employer and has employees and expenditures in every one of its 67 counties. The University generates a total economic impact across the Commonwealth that surpasses $11.6 billion annually.

Part of that impact is derived from Penn State’s research program, which brought more than $593 million in federal funds to Pennsylvania last year, and an additional $101 million from private industry. In addition, as part of its Invent Penn State initiative, the University has funded 21 innovation hubs, designed to bolster entrepreneurship and economic development in communities surrounding its campuses across Pennsylvania.

Penn State’s outreach and online programs — ranging from 4H to Cooperative Extension, from summer camps to public broadcasting — provide educational and service programs to more than a million Pennsylvania households annually.

The University’s presence throughout Pennsylvania today contrasts sharply with its humble beginnings. Chartered as a college of scientific agriculture, the institution was located in rural Centre County after James Irvin, a partner in the Centre Furnace iron works (remains of which can be seen today along East College Avenue), offered to donate 200 acres of farmland for a campus.

Founding President Evan Pugh wanted the fledgling institution to embody a new approach to higher education that blended classical studies with subjects that had practical value. He joined similar visionaries in other states in convincing Congress to pass the Morrill Land-Grant Act in 1862. The act gave individual states tracts of federal land to sell; the proceeds supported colleges that agreed to include engineering, science and the liberal arts as well as agriculture in their course of studies. In 1863, the Pennsylvania legislature designated Penn State the Commonwealth’s sole land grant institution. The lawmakers in effect bestowed on the privately incorporated college a public character. In return for state support, the institution assumed obligations of teaching, research and service that are normally associated with publicly owned landgrant universities in other states.

By the 1890s Penn State was making its mark. It ranked among the nation’s 10 largest undergraduate engineering schools, a distinction it still holds. It established one of the nation’s first collegiate agricultural experiment stations, and Professor Whitman Jordan’s pioneering research on using fertilizers for soil enrichment had global impact on crop yields.

Penn State in 1871 became one of the first land-grant schools in the Northeast to admit women, graduated its first international student in 1890, and its first African-American student in 1905.

In the early 1900s, President Edwin E. Sparks supported a number of efforts to “carry the college to the people,” as he liked to say. Technical institutes were established in various locations statewide for engineering education, beginning with an evening school in Allentown in 1910. In 1912, Penn State helped create a system of county agents in agriculture and home economics. Today, the Penn State World Campus, with its “anywhere, anytime” learning through the Internet, builds on that outreach tradition.

But undergraduate education remained foremost. Enrollment surpassed 5,000 students by 1936, including those attending several undergraduate centers that were created for students who, in the depths of the Great Depression, could not afford to leave

their hometowns to get a college education. The centers offered the first year of baccalaureate studies and were the predecessors of today’s statewide system of campuses. Thanks to this innovative approach to higher education, Penn State in the 1930s became Pennsylvania’s largest single source of baccalaureate degrees, a distinction it holds to this day.

Following World War II, Penn State underwent unprecedented expansion, first to meet the needs of returning military veterans and later to accommodate the Baby Boom generation. Total enrollment at all Penn State campuses climbed to 40,000 by 1970.

The University also emerged on the national scene as a research powerhouse in fields as diverse as dairy science, acoustics, psychology and diesel engineering. The expansion of research went hand in hand with a steady increase in the number of graduate students. The University awarded its first graduate degree — a master’s degree in scientific agriculture — in 1862, and the Graduate School was established in 1922. But overall graduate enrollment remained modest until the 1950s, then swelled steadily. The Graduate School has awarded to date approximately 130,000 master’s, doctoral and other advanced degrees.

The University Park campus is Penn State’s administrative and research hub. In addition, there are 19 primarily undergraduate campuses; Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the College of Medicine; the Pennsylvania College of Technology; Penn State Law: Dickinson Law; the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies; and the Penn State World Campus.

To date, Penn State has awarded more than 890,000 degrees, hallmarks of an educational experience second to none in quality. In addition, Penn State alumni — including 364,000 in Pennsylvania alone — have job- and social-networking opportunities that no other college or university in the Commonwealth can surpass.

Andhra University (B.A.) (M.A.) University of Kansas (Ph.D.)

Neeli Bendapudi has served as the nineteenth president of Penn State since May 9, 2022. With a nearly thirty-year career in academia, President Bendapudi is committed to student success, fostering inclusive excellence, and creating opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to thrive.

Raised in India, Bendapudi moved to the United States to pursue her doctoral studies at the University of Kansas and to launch her career as an academic leader and educator.

Prior to coming to Penn State, where she leads the University’s twenty-four-campus network and top-ranked online World Campus, Bendapudi was president of the University of Louisville from 2018 to 2021. During this time, she oversaw a series of transformative efforts spanning academics; finance; the health enterprise; philanthropy; athletics; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and more. Under her leadership, the university recruited its largest and most diverse freshman class, reached record enrollment levels, improved four-year graduation rates, increased annual sponsored research, improved the university’s financial stability, and stabilized the health system.

Among her professional achievements, Bendapudi has served as provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas from 2016 to 2018, dean of the School of Business at the University of Kansas from 2011 to 2016, and as founding director of the Initiative for Managing Services at the Ohio State University (OSU) from 2005 to 2011. As an educator, she has taught marketing at the University of Louisville, University of Kansas, Texas A&M University, and OSU.

In addition to her higher education leadership experience, Bendapudi previously served as executive vice president and chief customer officer for Huntington National Bank and has consulted for some of the world’s largest companies and organizations, including AIG, Proctor & Gamble, and the U.S. Army.

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With a background in the study of consumer behavior in service contexts, her research focuses on customers’ willingness to maintain long-term relationships with firms and with the brands and employees that represent them. Her work has been published in the Journal of Academic Medicine, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Retailing, and Journal of Service Research.

Bendapudi has been recognized for contributions in her field and has been honored at the national and university levels, including with the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award. In 2014, she was inducted into the University of Kansas’ Womens Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals for significant contributions and achievements, overall impact, and outstanding character.

In addition, Diverse Issues in Higher Education referenced Bendapudi as one of twenty-five women “who have made a difference in the academy” (2021), Enterprising Women recognized her among a select group of women who “are making a difference in business and in the community” (2021), and Louisville Business First highlighted Bendapudi among twenty-five local leaders named to the publication’s annual list of “Most Admired CEOs” for strong leadership exhibited during a year of unprecedented challenges (2020).

Along with her professional endeavors, Bendapudi is a former Leadership Foundation Fellow, a member of the International Women’s Forum, and serves on the board of the American Council on Education and Internet 2.0.

Bendapudi earned her bachelor’s degree in English and MBA from Andhra University in India and her doctorate in marketing from the University of Kansas.

DR. NEELI BENDAPUDI PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

VP FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

An accomplished administrator with a 15-year career in intercollegiate athletics, Dr. Patrick Kraft began his tenure as the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics on July 1, 2022. Kraft came to Penn State after spending two years as the director of athletics at Boston College. Believing the foundation and future success of an athletics department is based on developing and caring for the whole person, Kraft has a long history of a strong commitment to studentathlete development on and off the playing surface while being an advocate for coaches and staff.

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi introduced Kraft as the new leader of the Nittany Lions on April 29, 2022.

“Pat is an exceptional and inspiring leader with the vision, experience and drive to excel in this role and to build upon our tradition of intercollegiate athletic success,” said Bendapudi. “Along with having a bold vision for excellence and an impressive record of achievement, Pat values teamwork and cares above all about the success and development of student-athletes and coaches on and off the field. With Pat at the helm of our athletics department, the possibilities of what we can accomplish ahead are unlimited.”

Kraft’s career includes leadership roles at Boston College, Temple University, Loyola University Chicago and Indiana University. In addition, he has taught business, sports marketing, and management courses throughout his career and is a former Big Ten football student-athlete.

In his two years as the director of athletics at Boston College, Kraft guided 31 varsity teams, oversaw numerous fundraising efforts, renovated spaces which would have the greatest impact on student-athletes, and was responsible for expanding the department’s mental health and reporting resources. Under his leadership, the Eagles excelled in the classroom and in competition with 70% of all studentathletes earning a 3.00 GPA or better in the 2021 fall and spring semesters and five teams being ranked in the top 25 nationally. Among the other accomplishments for Kraft during his time at Chestnut Hill included Boston College earning its sixth NCAA Championship, and the first for the women’s lacrosse team, the first postseason victory for women’s volleyball, and two bowl game qualifications for the football program.

Under Kraft, Boston College met fundraising goals to support efforts for a future practice facility for the men’s and women’s basketball programs, fully endow head coach positions for ski and women’s ice hockey, support athletics scholarships and financial aid, and more. He led $84 million in fundraising and completed more than 11 capital projects. The Student-Athlete Academic Advising space was renovated to support student-athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence, and construction was completed on a new football locker room and training room, as well as the Barry Gallup Sports Medicine Facility, which offers a state-of-the-art saltwater therapy room, new hydrotherapy pools, recovery rooms, nutrition centers and rehabilitation spaces, during Kraft’s tenure.

Kraft also led the department into a new apparel and footwear partnership, the largest financial footwear and apparel agreement in Boston College Athletics history.

Prior to his tenure at Boston College, Kraft served as the director of intercollegiate athletics at Temple University after spending two years as the university’s deputy athletic director.

During his five years at the helm at Temple, Kraft oversaw a department of 180 employees with 19 sports and more than 500 student-athletes. He was responsible for all facets of athletics administration, including academics, NCAA Title IX compliance, diversity and finances, and led the hiring of new head coaches in football, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and field hockey. Along with significant program milestones for women’s lacrosse, fencing, gymnastics, men’s crew and women’s rowing under Kraft’s leadership, the football team won the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship (AAC) and made fivestraight bowl appearances for the first time in school history, the men’s basketball team won the 2015-16 regular season AAC title and the women’s basketball team made the 2017 NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.

With a focus on student-athlete academic performance, career development and mental health, at Temple, Kraft also led an effort to improve classroom performance resulting in an NCAA Academic Performance Rate (APR) that ranked fourth among Division I FBS institutions in 2018-19, followed by a school record 90% Graduation Success Rate for 2019. He also oversaw planning and fundraising efforts for more than $55 million in construction and renovation projects, including the Temple Sports Complex for men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, women’s lacrosse and track & field, as well as enhancements to locker room facilities for all 19 sports, an all student-athlete lounge, multiple studentathlete nutrition centers and updated practice facilities for several sports.

Kraft is a current or former member of several committees, including the NCAA Football Oversight Committee, NCAA Football Competition Committee, NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee, NCAA Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, LEAD1 working group on student-athlete time demands, Collegiate Athletic Leadership Symposium faculty member and AAC finance committee. He served as vice chair of the Athletic Directors of the AAC and has been an invited speaker at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics annual convention.

Kraft was recognized by Sports Business Journal as “one of the top 40 sports executives under the age of 40” and the Philadelphia Business Journal as “one of the top Business Executives in Philadelphia under the age of 40.” His scholarly work has been published in the International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, Sport Marketing Quarterly and Branding in Sport Business.

A native of Libertyville, Illinois, Kraft earned a bachelor’s degree in sport marketing management, master’s degree in sport marketing administration and doctoral degree in sport management, all from Indiana University.

Kraft and his wife, Betsy, have a daughter, Annabelle, and son, Joseph.

DR. PATRICK KRAFT VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Indiana University (B.A.) (M.A.) (Ph.D)