2009 Virginia Tech Softball Media Guide

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Tennessee Tech 10:30 a.m. at Chattanooga 1 p.m. at Chattanooga 1 p.m.

Georgia State First Pitch Classic (at Panthersville, Ga.) Missouri 2:30 p.m. at Georgia State 4:45 p.m.

Evansville 10 a.m. at Radford 2 p.m.

Kickin’ Chicken Classic (at Conway, S.C.) at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m.

Maine 4:30 p.m.

Western Carolina 9 a.m.

Appalachian State 11:30 a.m. at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m.

NFCA Leadoff Classic (at Columbus, Ga.) Michigan 1:30 p.m.

Alabama 6:30 p.m.

Southern Illinois 1:30 p.m.

DePaul 4 p.m.

Illinois State 11 a.m.

USF Under Armour Invitational (at Clearwater, Fla.) Lehigh 11 a.m.

South Florida 4 p.m.

Fordham 1 p.m. at Lipscomb (DH) 2 p.m.

NC State (DH) * Noon NC State * 1 p.m.

Georgia Tech (DH) * Noon Georgia Tech * 1 p.m.

Radford 7 p.m. at Virginia (DH) * 1 p.m. at Virginia * 1 p.m. at East Tennessee State 5 p.m. at Florida State (DH) * 4 p.m. at Florida State * 1 p.m.

Boston College * 6 p.m.

Boston College (DH) * Noon at Liberty (DH) 2 p.m. at North Carolina (DH) * 1 p.m. at North Carolina * 1 p.m.

Longwood (DH) 5 p.m.

Maryland (DH) * Noon Maryland * 1 p.m. vs. Campbell 1 p.m. at East Carolina 5 p.m. at East Carolina Noon ACC Championship (at Raleigh, N.C.) at NCAA Regionals (campus sites TBA) at NCAA Super Regionals (campus sites TBA) at WCWS (at Oklahoma City, Okla.)

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* denotes Atlantic Coast Conference games Home games in ALL CAPS and played at Tech Softball Park All times and dates subject to change

The Virginia Tech softball team is honored in front of more than 66,000 people at a football game in Lane Stadium last fall for winning the ACC Championship and advancing to the Women’s College World Series.

With four consecutive NCAA appearances, two straight ACC titles and a berth in the 2008 WCWS, the Virginia Tech softball program is rising to the next level on the national softball scene. Mix in a first-class university, a picturesque campus, academic success, sportsmanship honors and improvements to already terrific athletic facilities, and you can see why Virginia Tech is winning, and winning the right way.

2007 & 2008 CHAMPIONS

From the stunning scenery, to a classic college town, to the excitement of big-time collegiate athletics, Virginia Tech and its surroundings have much to offer.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Credits............................................................................................... 1 Hokie Softball Excitement Hokies in the WCWS....................................................................................2-3 Tech defeats Team USA................................................................................. 4 ACC Championships....................................................................................... 5 Coaching Stability........................................................................................... 6 The Best Play Here........................................................................................... 7 Tech Softball Park.........................................................................................8-9 Academic Support Services.......................................................................10 Office of Student Life...................................................................................11 Athletic Training............................................................................................12 Athletic Performance...................................................................................13 National Exposure.........................................................................................14 Media Information..............................................................................................15 2009 Outlook........................................................................................................16 2009 Rosters/Pronunciation Guide...............................................................17 Head Coach Scot Thomas...........................................................................18-19 Assistant Coaches..........................................................................................20-21 Player Profiles..................................................................................................22-38 2008 Season in Review/Statistics............................................................39-40 Tech Softball History All-Time Individual and Team Records..................................................41 Single-Season Individual Records.....................................................42-43 No-Hitters and Perfect Games..................................................................43 Career Individual Records....................................................................44-45 Year-by-Year Results...............................................................................46-50 All-Time Letterwinners................................................................................51 All-Time Award Winners..............................................................................52 All-America and All-Region Honorees...................................................53 The Atlantic Coast Conference.......................................................................54 Series Records vs. ACC Opponents...............................................................55 Radio & Television Chart...................................................................................56 The 2009 Virginia Tech softball media guide is a publication of the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Office, written to assist the working media and designed to aid all media members in their coverage of Virginia Tech softball.

The 2009 softball media guide was written and designed by Associate Director of Athletics Communications Bryan Johnston. Cover design and most of the photographs were contributed by David Knachel of the Athletics Communications Office. Damian Salas and Katherine Baker contributed as well. This book was printed by Southern Printing Company, of Blacksburg, Va. A special thanks to the Tech softball staff for its assistance.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, national origin, religion, or political affiliation.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office at (540) 231-7500.

Virginia Tech has a multi-year contract with Nike for team apparel and equipment.

On the Cover — The seniors on the 2009 Virginia Tech Softball team (l to r) Erin Ota, Jessica Everhart, Kim Jalm, Jenna Rhodes and Charisse Mariconda.

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Location: Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg (pop. 39,000)

in scenic southwest Virginia on a plain between the Blue Ridge

and Allegheny Mountains, 2,120 feet above sea level.

History: Founded in 1872 as the land-grant university of the state Enrollment: 30,000 Colors: Chicago maroon & burnt orange Nickname: Hokies Conference: Atlantic Coast (ACC) President: Charles W. Steger Director of Athletics: Jim Weaver Senior Woman Administrator: Sharon McCloskey Head Softball Coach: Scot Thomas (East Tennessee State, ‘91)

Record at Tech: 483-307 (14th year) (career record same) Associate Head Coach: Al Brauns (Penn State, ‘73); 11th year at Tech Assistant Coach: Barb Sherwood (Troy, ‘99); first year at Tech Softball Office: (540) 231-3671 Home Field: Tech Softball Park (1,024)

Dimensions: Lines 200’; center 220’ Press Box Phone: (540) 231-6061 2008 Record: 49-19 2008 ACC Record: 16-5 2008 ACC Finish: 2nd regular season/1st tournament 2008 Postseason: Won Knoxville Regional;

Won Ann Arbor Super Regional; Women’s College World Series Final Rankings: 8th USA Softball/ESPN; 8th NFCA/USA Today Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 5/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/1 Newcomers: 6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/6

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Virginia Tech won the Knoxville Regional and then went to Ann Arbor and knocked off fourth-seeded Michigan to clinch a berth in the Women’s College World Series — a first for the Tech program

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THE ROAD TO THE WCWS Knoxville Regional 5/16 Louisville W 1-0 (10) 5/17 at #13 seed Tennessee W 4-0 5/18 at #13 seed Tennessee L 1-7

at #13 seed Tennessee W 4-2 Ann Arbor Super Regional 5/24 at #4 seed Michigan 5/25 at #4 seed Michigan

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On March 26, 2008, the Hokie softball team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in softball history, beating the U.S. National Softball Team 1-0 at Oklahoma City. Behind a no-hitter from Angela Tincher and a RBI single from Caroline Stolle, the Hokies broke the Red, White & Blue’s 185-game preOlympic exhibition tour winning streak. This was the only loss for Team USA on its “Bound 4 Beijing” Tour in 60 games leading up to the 2008 Olympics.

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CHAMPS In four years in the Atlantic Coast Conference , the Hokies have: • gone to the Women’s

College World Series • appeared in four NCAA

Tournaments • won two ACC Tournament

championships • won the regular season

title in 2007 • placed 13 players on the

all-conference squads • placed nine players on ACC

All-Tournament teams • had a player win National

Player of the Year honors • had nine different players

earn all-region honors

Virginia Tech won the ACC Softball Championship in 2007 and in 2008.

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STABILITY AT THE TOP

The key to a successful program is stability at the top and Virginia Tech has that in 14-year veteran head coach Scot Thomas. A native of Blacksburg, Thomas and his staff bring a wealth of experience to the field.

The 2009 staff: head coach Scot Thomas, assistant coach Barb Sherwood and associate head coach Al Brauns.

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Getting to spend some time at the Women’s College World Series with the Hokie women, you realize how competitive they are and also how much fun they have playing the game. From Player of the Year Angela Tincher to the coaching staff, you understand how much they have accomplished in such a short time but also how much they enjoy the experience of being student-athletes at Virginia Tech. I have a young daughter and if she is good enough to play big-time college softball, I would be honored to have her coached by Scot Thomas.

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­­ John Kruk, former Major Leaguer — and current ESPN Baseball/Softball Analyst

Scot Thomas and Al Brauns chat with ESPN’s John Kruk at a Women’s College World Series practice session.

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Head coach Scot Thomas (middle right), associate head coach Al Brauns (far right) and assistant coach Barb Sherwood (below) bring a wealth of softball knowledge and experience to the table. Thomas and his staff were named the 2007 and 2008 NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year.

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Playing at Virginia Tech gives you not only a chance for a top-notch education, but a great place to play college softball. Angela Tincher won the 2008 USA Softball National Player of the Year Award, along with the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, the Honda Softball National Player of the Year Award and was named the Academic All-America of the Year, earning a degree in finance.

Angela Tincher finished her career as one of just three pitchers in NCAA history to surpass 2,000 strikeouts. At right, Tincher poses with two of her many trophies won during the 2008 season.

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HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

The field, which was completed in the fall of 1997, has dimensions of 200 feet down the lines and 220 feet to center field.

Since the Hokies started playing at Tech Softball Park, they have compiled a record of 150-52 (.743), including a 17-0 campaign in 1999, a 20-3 record in 2000, 18-4 in 2001, 16-3 in 2002, 15-6 in 2004 and 12-4 in 2007 and 15-5 last year.

When weather doesn’t allow for outdoor practice, the team moves into Rector Field House. Located adjacent to the playing field, the field house has an artificial surface, batting cages and ample room for drills. It is also equipped with a training room.

New banners were placed on the outfield wall recently, celebrating Tech’s two ACC titles, its regular-season ACC title in 2007, the past four NCAA Regional appearances, its Super Regional and the Women’s College World Series berth from last year.

A special banner was hung in right field on Sept. 13, 2008 for 2008 USA Softball National Player of the Year Angela Tincher, who had her number retired in a special ceremony before a football game.

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The Virginia Tech softball team has the luxury of playing and practicing in some of the finest facilities on the east coast. Using the Tech Softball Park, Rector Field House and the Jim “Bulldog” Haren weight room, the Hokies train with the best in preparing to win championships.

Tech fans have taken a love to their Hokie softball team, with attendance skyrocketing through the roof over the past four years.

In 2005, Tech ranked 15th nationally in average attendance and was 17th in 2006, averaging 551 fans per home contest. In 2007, the Hokies averaged 547 fans per home event, 21st-best in the country. Last year, that number rose to 699, placing Tech 13th nationally and in the top 25 for the fourth-straight year. Virginia Tech was also 21st in the country in overall home attendance with 8,395 people attending the 12 dates. For colleges competing in 12 or fewer home dates, Tech led the nation in overall attendance.

Big crowds are the norm at Tech Softball Park as attendance has gone over the 1,000 mark six times in program history. The biggest crowd came on April 16, 2005 as the Hokies hosted NC State in front of 1,977 fans.

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TECH SOFTBALL PARK TIMELINE 1997 — Construction was completed in the fall on the 336-seat facility, complete with an 8x18 foot press box.

1998 — A scoreboard was installed, making it easier for coaches, players and fans to keep up with the game.

1999 — The first set of permanent bench-back seats were added.

This is also the only year the Hokies have gone undefeated at home, posting a 17-0 record.

2001 — A new backstop net and padding was installed to provide more protection for fans enjoying games.

2004 — Thanks to a generous donation, a new batting cage was installed.

2005 — The old field was torn up and replaced, complete with a modern drainage system and grass apron around the entire field. The two bullpens were also redesigned to give the pitchers more room to warm up.

2007 — Six poles featuring permanent lights were installed at a cost of $200,000, allowing Tech to play home night games for the first time in program history.

2008, Spring — An additional 746 permanent seats were installed at a cost of $900,000, bringing the capacity up from 336 to 1,082. Two more press boxes were also added to the top of the facility.

2008, Summer — A concrete patio was poured behind the bleachers to give fans a safe walkway to areas around Tech Softball Park.

TECH SOFTBALL PARK ATTENDANCE Top 10 Crowds Opp. NC State North Carolina Maryland Florida State North Carolina Liberty North Carolina Maryland Florida State Virginia

Date 4/16/05 4/15/06 4/21/07 4/19/08 4/26/08 4/16/08 4/27/08 4/22/07 4/18/08 4/6/08

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Att. 1,977 1,874 1,283 1,182 1,164 1,030 917 814 805 785

Average Attendance (last 5 years) Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Angela Tincher’s No. 1 jersey was retired in a special ceremony held prior to a Tech football game in 2008.

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Virginia Tech’s softball program has not only taken its performance to a new level on the field, but in the classroom as well. The athletics department realizes that the academic progress of each student-athlete is a valued and vital part of developing successful individuals and teams.

Student-athletes at Tech continue to excel off the field each year with the help of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS).

Tech’s student-athlete graduation rate has risen significantly in recent years and was a school-best 76 percent for 2007. This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Tech’s student-athlete graduation rate has been 70 percent or better.

In addition to posting impressive graduation figures, current Tech student-athletes are also performing well in the classroom as well. For the 2007 calendar year, 501 3.0 GPAs were earned by student-athletes, student trainers, student managers, cheerleaders and HighTechs.

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Jenna Rhodes is doublemajoring in psychology and sociology and was named to Tech’s All-Academic Team for softball.

Tech’s SAASS office is committed to providing fundamental and supplemental programming, consistent with university and NCAA policy, to enhancing each student-athlete’s educational experience.

SAASS provides programming for student-athletes from their freshman year through graduation, including a comprehensive orientation to Tech, study hall, mentoring, tutoring, academic monitoring, academic recognition and eligibility education.

In the 2006-07 academic year, the SAASS office moved to the West Side of Lane Stadium, where student-athletes have access to stateof-the-art technology, quiet study facilities, individualized tutorial rooms, and direct access to the SAASS staff. This complex is the focal point for the Athletics Department, both aesthetically and pragmatically, providing a centralized place for student-athlete services.

The facility features: • More than 18,000 square feet of functional space • 10 staff offices • 18 private tutor rooms • State-of-the-art classroom • 36-station computer lab • Three reading/study rooms • Conference room • Reference library

Erin Ota works with Mike Swanhart in one of Tech’s many computer labs.

These spaces provide a variety of study environments conducive to the studentathletes’ success and are available between classes, after practice or in the evenings, with flexible hours tailored to make the most of a student-athlete’s limited time.

Mike Swanhart handles the day-to-day academic needs of the softball team.

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Led by the Virginia Tech Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Hokie student-athletes volunteered countless hours in the local community last year. In addition, over 400 Virginia Tech student-athletes earned a 3.00 grade point average during one or both semesters in 2007. The accomplishments are even more amazing in the context of the 20072008 athletic seasons being some of the most successful in Virginia Tech history. The office is under the direction of Reyna Gilbert and Danny White.

The Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life programs and services are inspired from the NCAA/CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success) Life Skills Program. The program has been previously honored for its commitment to serving the good of the studentathletes by the Division I-A Athletic Director’s Association as a Program of Excellence.

Virginia Tech student-athletes are involved more than ever in the local community. Having volunteered many hours in the schools, community groups and hospitals, the studentathletes are setting a high precedent for all involved with the program. Under the “Hokies with Heart” umbrella, each sports team has a community partner with which they volunteer their time and host a home game to honor the partnership program. This year, the softball team is partnered up with Prices Fork Elementary.

The Office of Student Life also oversees the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), which is a committee made up of studentathletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses. The softball team’s representatives are Beth Walker and Whitney Davis.

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Virginia Tech student-athletes are active in the community. At top, Beth Walker reads to a class at Prices Fork Elementary School. She is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee on campus (above), along with Whitney Davis. The Office of Student Life also sets up workshops for résumé building and etiquette classes (right).

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The 4,300-square-foot Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room gives the training staff a centralized area to care for the needs of all Virginia Tech student-athletes. It is equipped with a new state-of-the-art X-ray system, a fluoroscopy unit and a minor procedure room.

The training room also has offices for the staff, dozens of training tables, two cold tubs, whirlpools, an underwater treadmill, a Biodex System 3 and various other pieces of rehabilitation equipment and treatment modalities.

Katie Baer, who is in her third season with the softball program, is a certified athletic trainer who attends all practices and games — home and away. She is assisted by several students and GAs to help give athletes the best possible care.

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The Sports Medicine Department at Virginia Tech is constantly evolving to incorporate new ideas utilizing state-of-the-art resources for the betterment of all Hokie student-athletes. The team of certified athletic trainers, orthopaedic surgeons, Board Certified primary care physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, massage therapists and orthotists are available on site to manage the health care needs of Tech athletes. The staff continually looks for ways to enhance the services provided for their athletes as evidenced by their participation in local and national projects pertaining to related topics such as concussion management, prevention of antibiotic resistant types of staph infection (MRSA), high ankle sprains and collegiate health care management strategies.

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One of the most important aspects of the Virginia Tech softball program is the area of Athletics Performance. Before the lights ever come on, before the first pitch is thrown and before the first game is played, the Hokies work on getting themselves physically and mentally prepared for the rigors of a four-month season.

Thanks to the direction of Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance Mike Gentry, the Virginia Tech strength and conditioning program is among the best in the nation.

Terry Mitchell, who handles the strength and conditioning for Tech’s softball team, has experience in the Texas Rangers farm system.

He graduated from Lee (Tenn.) College in 1994 and earned a master’s in health promotions from Tech in 2004.

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Virginia Tech offers another important service to all of its student-athletes — sport psychology. Dr. Gary Bennett coordinates the sport psychology department, which offers psychological and performance enhancement services for student-athletes. Bennett also works closely with the Cook Counseling Center.

Bennett meets with student-athletes on an individual basis for personal counseling and to discuss the mental aspects of the game. He also works on team building, communication and performance enhancement.

The sport psychology department also offers an injury group to afford injured athletes the opportunity to meet with other injured athletes and talk about their recovery process.

Injured athletes may also meet individually with the sport psychologists.

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Eating healthy and choosing nutritious diets are important aspects of a Tech student-athlete’s life and that’s why in July 2002, the athletics department implemented the sports nutrition program. Amy Freel serves as the director.

Freel works individually with student-athletes to provide them with information they need on their diet. She provides individual players with diet counseling on issues such as gaining lean muscle mass, losing body fat, and eating choices to improve performance.

Also in July 2002, the Virginia Tech Athletics Department purchased the BodPod body composition system. Tech is one of a handful of college athletic departments using this type of technology. The BodPod is found in many professional training facilities, such as the NFL and Major League Baseball. It accurately measures body composition (percent of body fat, lean muscle mass and fat mass) through air displacement within five minutes.

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Team Final ‘08 Record Arizona State (30) 66-5 Texas A&M 57-10 Florida 70-5 Alabama 58-8 UCLA 51-9 Louisiana-Lafayette 52-15 Arizona 41-19 Virginia Tech 49-19 Michigan 52-8 Oklahoma 47-14

Pts. 750 716 691 655 620 587 570 560 444 441

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Whether at home or on the road, the Hokies are easy to keep up with. All of the Tech’s home games — and numerous away contests — are available on hokietv.com or ACC Select, giving friends, fans and families multiple ways to keep up with the Hokies. Below, Jenna Rhodes (#15) and Angela Tincher meet with the ESPN announcing crew prior to the WCWS.

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MEDIA INFORMATION GAME CREDENTIALS

Home games are held at Tech Softball Park and are free of charge.

No credentials are needed for entrance. Media interested in attending the games are asked to call the Athletics Communications Office in advance.

There are three press boxes at Tech Softball Park. The center press box is reserved for the public address announcer, SIDs, the official scorer and game management. The third-base side press box is for home radio and media while the first-base side press box is for visiting radio and media.

COACH/PLAYER INTERVIEWS

PLEASE SCHEDULE ALL INTERVIEWS THROUGH THE VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE AT (540) 231-3387.

For interviews with head softball coach Scot Thomas or any of the Hokie softball players, please contact Bryan Johnston at the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Office — (540) 231-3387.

Coach Thomas is usually available for interviews between 9 a.m.1 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Interviews with players will be available according to class and practice schedules. At no time will an athlete’s telephone number be released and media are asked not to contact athletes at home, on their cell phones or via e-mail.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS

Coach Thomas and players will be available after the second game of the doubleheader, following a short cool-down period. Please make all requests for interviews with Associate Athletics Communications Director Bryan Johnston in the press box.

GAME RESULTS

Box scores will be available immediately following the conclusion of the game, and will also be faxed to the opposing team’s sports information office. A story, complete with box score, will be sent to the Richmond Associated Press, as well as to selected covering newspapers.

Team and individual statistics will be updated and available following each game. Results, a game story and statistics, as well as information on Tech’s entire athletic program, can also be obtained via the Internet on Tech’s homepage: www.hokiesports.com

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Bryan Johnston Associate Director Bryan Johnston is in his 10th year with both the Virginia Tech Athletics Department and the Hokie softball team. He became a full-time employee at Virginia Tech after serving as an intern in the sports information office during the 1999-2000 school year.

As the athletics communications director for softball, Johnston oversees the press box at home games, serving as the official statistician. On the road, he keeps the Web site and team stats updated. He has served as both the official scorer and announcer at several NCAA Softball Championships, games involving the U.S. Olympic Softball team, and served as the SID for the gold-medal winning USA Junior National Team, traveling with them to the Netherlands in 2007. Last summer, he worked with the NPF, working with the league’s all-star team selected to play the US Olympic Team.

A native of Chesapeake, Va., Johnston is a 1999 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in sport administration.

Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Office 460 Jamerson Athletic Center Blacksburg, VA 24061 Office Phone: (540) 231-3387; Home Phone: (540) 392-1994 E-Mail Address: blj@vt.edu

SOFTBALL HOTLINE

Shortly after each game, fans and media can call the Virginia Tech Softball Hotline and listen to a recording recapping the action. To access the hotline, call (540) 232-3719 and press “3” during the introduction.

DIRECTIONS TO BLACKSBURG

From the north or east, take Interstate 81 south to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.

From the south, take Interstate 81 north to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.

From West Virginia, take Interstate 77 south (West Virginia Turnpike) to exit 9. Exit and turn left onto 460 east. Follow 460 east to Blacksburg.

Once in Blacksburg, use the 460 bypass around the downtown area. Follow 460 to the signal at Southgate Drive (Va. 314). Turn into campus, and proceed one-half mile on Southgate Drive. Turn left onto Spring Road at the signal, just before the football stadium. Tech Softball Park will then be on the left, across the street from Lane Stadium.

LIVE STATS AND BROADCASTS

Jerry Massey Internet Radio

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Fans will also be able to watch most home and several away games thanks to a broadband network called ACC Select. Hokie fans can visit vt.accselect.com to sign up or view a schedule of events.

Those interested can watch events live or on-demand on a perevent basis or with an all-event pass which will allow unlimited access to Virginia Tech games and will also allow Hokie fans to check out the competition throughout the ACC.

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Jerry Massey chats with associate head coach Al Brauns for his broadcast at the Women’s College World Series. Massey is a veteran broadcaster who does all of Tech’s home games and makes several trips a year for road contests, including the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and all postseason action the team sees.

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Fans and media can keep up with the Hokies via the Internet with live stats. At all home games, and most away games, play-byplay, as well as up-to-date box scores and stats, are available by clicking on the live stats link on Tech’s homepage.

Once again this year, audio broadcasts can be found on hokietv.com. Jerry Massey will call the games, providing fans another option to keep up with the Hokies.

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has one of the strongest arms on the team and continues to improve at the plate.

“We have a lot of experience and good speed at all three positions,” Brauns said. “We should have a solid year, defensively, in the outfield. All five of these players bring positives and it’s not a stretch to say this could be the best outfield in the program’s history if they all have the kind of year they’re capable of.”

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Hokies Looking to Build on Momentum

After winning two consecutive ACC Championships and earning a berth in the 2008 Women’s College World Series, head coach Scot Thomas will have a lot of holes to fill and new faces will be stepping in to try and keep the momentum rolling for the program. Gone are four starters from last year’s squad, including the national player of the year, a three-year starter behind the plate and a versatile multi-year starter in the outfield.

But with six bats returning from last year’s starting lineup at the WCWS and an influx of talented young players, the nucleus is still there for another run at the postseason.

INFIELD

First-team all-region honoree Charisse Mariconda returns for her senior year, as do two other starters from the infield – seniors Erin Ota and Beth Walker – making this a veteran group.

Mariconda, who led the Hokies at the plate with a .340 average last year, is back as one of the best third basemen in the region. She is lightning quick at the hot corner and will be asked to step up her leadership this year.

Backing her up will be walk-on Alicia Field, who saw action in 10 games last year and is solid in the field.

Erin Ota

Ota, who has started the past three seasons at second base, will get a look at shortstop this season. At just 5’2”, she doesn’t have the prototypical size for the position, but her reflexes and savvy make her a strong candidate for the spot. Freshman Kristen Froehlich will also work here and the two could swap at second base and shortstop until things are decided. Both will be in the lineup regardless.

Walker and Kim Jalm are long-ball threats that will battle for the spot at first base, along with freshman Kristin Graham, who also pitches.

Walker and Jalm are seniors who are looking to contribute in any way possible.

“Our infield has some veterans with Charisse, Erin, Beth and Kim in there,” Thomas said. “We may be at some different spots, but I feel good about the game experience these kids have.

They’ve played the game at the highest level and we’re blessed to have their skills behind such a young pitching staff.”

The main cogs in last year’s battery are gone and new pitching coach Barb Sherwood will be starting basically from scratch. Angela Tincher and Kelsey Hoffman threw and caught just about every pitch, respectively, down the stretch last year and now it will be up to a new cast to continue the excellence established by those two.

Kenzie Roark leads the way in the circle.

After a solid freshman year, but one in which she threw just 58.0 innings, she has bought into Sherwood’s philosophies and is coming off an excellent fall season. As a sophomore, she is the veteran of the group and will be counted on for strong innings this year.

A pair of freshmen – Abbie Rexrode and Kristin Graham – will be the only other pitchers on the staff, as the Hokies will use a “by committee” approach this year. Rexrode is still adjusting to the college game, but has a good mix of pitches and will contribute this spring.

Graham missed a good part of the fall with an injury, but is expected back. The Georgia product is a good complement to Roark and Rexrode and at 6-feet-tall, she can be an imposing presence in the circle. Heather Lowry will miss the season after having “Tommy John” surgery this past fall.

“I’m excited because a lot of times when you have a new pitching staff, they are eager and hungry,” Sherwood said. “This group is exactly that and I think we can be pretty successful this year. All three of them continue to get better every day and if they continue to do that, we have a chance to surprise some people this year.”

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OUTFIELD

Jessica Everhart

Five strong players make up the outfield for this year, which could end up being the strength of the Hokies. Jessica Everhart enters her fourth year as a starter, but will make the move to left field from center field. Walk-on Marra Hvozdovic was a pleasant surprise in the fall and will provide solid depth at all three positions.

“With a lot of off-speed pitching for us this year, we think we’ll have a lot balls hit to left field and with Jess’ experience and skills, we feel she’ll be better utilized in left,” said associate head coach and outfield coach Al Brauns.

Transfer Richelle McGarva enrolled at Tech in January after coming in from junior college and could be an impact player in center field.

She has great speed and skills in the field, but also provides a good bat in the lineup. Jenna Rhodes will back up McGarva, but will be in the lineup once again as the designated player. She was a pain for the opposition on the base paths, stealing a school-record 41 bases last year while hitting .304.

In right field, Whitney Davis had an excellent fall and continues to hold down that spot. She

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Tech will rely on two catchers this year to handle the staff. Freshman Kelsey Hensel and junior Amber Walker will battle throughout the preseason and even throughout the year for playing time.

“Both Amber and Kelsey are really hard workers and have great attitudes,” Sherwood said.

“They do the extra things needed to make us better and they work well with the pitchers. It’ll be an open competition for the job and one of them is going to have to step up and take control.”

Tech will play in several tournaments before jumping into ACC play come mid-March. The Hokies will open the season with stops in Chattanooga, Atlanta and Myrtle Beach before playing in the always-tough NFCA Leadoff Classic and USF Under Armour Invitational. Before the conference schedule kicks off, they will play

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numerous 2008 NCAA Tournament teams such as Michigan, Alabama, USF, Lehigh, Tennessee Tech, Chattanooga, Missouri and DePaul.

“This is a challenging schedule, but it’ll help us as the season goes along,” Thomas said. “We may take some lumps early, but I hope the early part of our season will make us better heading into the second half of the season. From there, I think the ACC is pretty wide open and with the tournament being single elimination this year, it’s anyone’s for the taking.”

With a young staff replacing the national player of the year from 2008, the Tech offense will be called upon to score more runs this season and the defense will be important behind the pitchers.

“I think from an offensive standpoint, people are going to be surprised,” Thomas said. “For one, we have some quality people who can put

some runs on the board. I think there will also be some more urgency for runs, which is going to help us. The past three or four years, the urgency hasn’t been there and we would sit on scoring a run or two and let Angela take it from there.

“This is going to be a fun team to watch,” Thomas added. “The biggest thing we have to do is mentally stay tough. If a base hit gets through, we can’t get down on ourselves. With the veterans we have out there, we should be able to do that. But it’s going to be a fun game to watch. We may not see the strikeout totals we have in the past, but we’re going to be putting the bat on the ball better, we’re going to continue to be aggressive on the base paths, we’re going to have to field the ball well and we’re going to be doing some other things to make it an exciting game.”

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Name Pos. Erin Ota SS/2B Charisse Mariconda 3B Whitney Davis OF Richelle McGarva OF Kim Jalm 1B Jessica Everhart OF Abbie Rexrode P Amber Walker C Marra Hvozdovic OF Alicia Field 3B Beth Walker 1B Jenna Rhodes OF/DP Kenzie Roark P Heather Lowry P Kristin Graham P/1B Kelsey Hensel C Kristen Froehlich 2B/SS

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Hometown Irvine, Calif.

Hollywood, Fla. Tazewell, Va. Surrey, B.C., Canada Jupiter, Fla. Purcellville, Va. Fincastle, Va. Galax, Va. Herndon, Va. Manassas, Va. Galax, Va. Broadway, Va. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Riverdale, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla.

High School/Other Northwood St. Thomas Aquinas Tazewell Lord Tweedsmoir Sec./Lake City C.C. Jupiter/Indian River C.C. Loudoun Valley James River Galax/Roanoke College Herndon Osbourn Park Galax Broadway Mt. Juliet Jonesboro Warner Robins Palm Beach Gardens North Broward Prep

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Head Coach: Scot Thomas (East Tennessee State, 1991); Overall Record: 483-307 (14th season); Virginia Tech Record: same Associate Head Coach: Al Brauns (Penn State, 1973, 11th season) Assistant Coach: Barb Sherwood (Troy, 1999, first season) ROSTER BREAKDOWN Trainer: Katie Baer Manager: Kevin Price Hokies by States Virginia................................................................8 Florida..................................................................4 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Georgia................................................................2 Name No. California............................................................1 Whitney Davis........................................... 4 Tennessee...........................................................1 Jessica Everhart........................................ 8 Canada................................................................1 Alicia Field................................................13 Kristen Froehlich....................................37 Hokies by Class Kristin Graham........................................20 Seniors.................................................................6 Kelsey Hensel..........................................21 Juniors.................................................................4 Marra Hvozdovic....................................12 Sophomores......................................................2 Kim Jalm..................................................... 6 Freshmen............................................................5 Heather Lowry........................................17 Charisse Mariconda................................ 3 Jenna Pronunciation Guide Richelle McGarva..................................... 5 Rhodes Brauns..................................................Brawns Erin Ota....................................................... 2 Kristen FROEHLICH...........................FRO-lick Abbie Rexrode.......................................... 9 Marra HVOZDOVIC....................haz-DOE-vik Kenzie Roark............................................16 Charisse..................................... shuh-REECE Jenna Rhodes..........................................15 Mariconda . ...............mare-uh-CON-duh Amber Walker.........................................11 Erin OTA..................................................OH-tuh Beth Walker..............................................14 Kenzie Roark.....................................ROH-ark

THOMAS HEAD COACH

SCOT THOMAS 14th Season • East Tennessee State (1991) • Blacksburg, Va. Career Record: 483-307

H 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year H H 2007 & 2008 NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year H H 1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year H H 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005 & 2008 VaSID State Coach of the Year H

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in the state and region, but has put it on the national map as well. A 2008 Women’s College World Series appearance was the latest step as Thomas is perpetually looking to lead his team to new heights.

Last season, with the best player in the country, he led the Hokies to new levels, culminating with a trip to Oklahoma City for the WCWS. After finishing second in the regular season, the Hokies rolled through the ACC Tournament for the second time in a row, guaranteeing them their fourth-straight NCAA Regional appearance. Tech finally got over the hump and won its Regional and then went to Ann Arbor and defeated No. 4 seed Michigan twice on the final day to seal the trip to the biggest stage in college softball. A 49-19 record, as well as the National Player of the Year in Angela Tincher, secured a special place in the history of Hokie softball. He also led his team to a historic upset of the U.S. National Team, breaking the Red, White & Blue’s 185-game, preOlympic exhibition tour winning streak with a 1-0 win. This is the same program that had won the previous three Olympic gold medals in the sport and took silver in Beijing. Thomas and his staff were honored for the second-straight year as the Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year for the way they led the team in 2008.

Anyone trying to understand the reason behind Virginia Tech’s unprecedented success on the softball diamond doesn’t have to look any further than head coach Scot Thomas.

Since taking the job on July 5, 1995, Thomas has personally handled every element of building the program from buying the first pieces of equipment, to hiring the assistants and recruiting the players. The results are nothing short of phenomenal.

Since the first season Tech fielded a softball team in 1996, Thomas has had 10 winning seasons in 13 campaigns, has led the Hokies to four NCAA appearances, two ACC titles and last year took Tech to the biggest show in college softball.

Thomas grew up in Blacksburg where he dreamed of one day becoming a coach at Tech. Having faithfully watched Hokie athletics his entire life, along with having parents who worked at Virginia Tech, he understood the dedication to excellence and the commitment to quality the University demanded, and he was a perfect match for the program’s philosophy.

Thomas dreamed of building a nationally recognized program from the beginning.

People warned him that it would take years for Virginia Tech to become a player in the region, not to mention on the national scene. Now entering his 14th season with nearly 500 wins, Thomas has positioned Hokie softball as one of the most respected Scot Thomas and his wife, Carolyn, with Eliza and Andrew. programs, not only

In 2007, he saw his team post 49 wins, including the ACC’s regular season and conference tournament championships.

Those titles were the first in the program’s history and helped him earn ACC Coach of the Year honors. He also picked up his 400th career win, a 3-0 victory over Stetson, and saw his team finish ranked 14th in the country.

Additionally, Thomas — along with his three assistants — were named the Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the NFCA. In 2006, the Hokies won 39 games and were a No. 2 seed at the Knoxville Regional, despite starting seven sophomores or freshmen down the stretch. He helped coach Tech’s first softball All-American, as well as five all-region, four all-conference and seven all-state selections.

In 2005, Tech picked up 44 wins and was selected to the NCAA Tournament, a first in the program’s history. After finishing seventh in the conference, the Hokies made a dramatic run to the championship game to secure the bid. Three players earned all-region honors

THOMAS’ CAREER MILESTONES Win

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Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Date 3/15/96 3/11/98 4/2/99 4/29/01 4/27/04 3/4/07

Opponent UMES Yale Saint Peter’s St. John’s Virginia Stetson

Overall 16-32 24-32 32-31 54-16 41-22 36-23 42-18 21-29 36-23 44-25 39-21 49-16 49-19

Score 9-1 (5) 8-0 (5) 7-1 2-1 6-3 (8) 3-0

Conference 6-10 (Atlantic 10) 8-8 (Atlantic 10) 8-8 (Atlantic 10) 14-2 (Atlantic 10) 12-4 (Atlantic 10) 12-8 (BIG EAST) 12-8 (BIG EAST) 6-12 (BIG EAST) 9-11 (BIG EAST) 4-13 (ACC) 12-8 (ACC) 15-5 (ACC CHAMPS) 16-5 (ACC CHAMPS)

Overall: 483-307 (134-102) in 790 games

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and over two dozen school records were broken by either the team or individuals.

In 2004, he led Tech to its sixth winning season while picking up his 300th win. Three players earned All-BIG EAST honors while two took home all-region accolades as Tech posted a 36-23 record.

Thomas became Tech’s first head softball coach when he was hired on July 7, 1995. Since then, he has recorded 483 wins, averaged 37 wins per season and made the conference tournament championship game seven times.

The Hokies finished a spectacular 1999 season ranked 25th in the nation with a 5416 record. In just its fourth year as a varsity sport, the team placed second at the A-10 tournament, falling to Massachusetts for the second year in a row. For his team’s play, Thomas was named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. Tech’s hopes for a regional at-large bid were denied, but it did receive the national attention it had been working for. An upset of No. 4 Michigan highlighted the season. Tech finished the year undefeated at home and 14-2 in Atlantic 10 play, losing only to UMass. The Hokies had the third-longest winning streak in the nation at 26, and at one point won 35 of 36 games.

In 2000, his first recruiting class left its mark on the program as the Hokies went 41-22 and finished second in the A-10 Tournament.

Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and two-time GTE National First-Team Academic All-American Michelle Meadows led the team both on the field and off.

In 2002, Thomas led the Hokies to their third 40-win season and a runner-up finish at the BIG EAST Softball Championship.

While success on the field is important, Thomas also places a strong emphasis on success in the classroom. In 13 seasons, he has had four players earn Academic All-America honors. Michelle Johnson made the 1998 second-team squad while Meadows was a three-time selection, the last two being

COACH SCOT THOMAS’ PHILOSOPHIES Priorities: In order to fit into the picture at Virginia Tech, you must have your priorities in line.

Academics take precedence over athletics. Our motto is: “In order to take care of business on the field, you must first take care of business off the field.” On the other hand, we stress that softball should not suffer for academics either. Being able to manage time wisely and efficiently is the key to the success of balancing academics with athletics at Virginia Tech.

Recruiting: It is our goal to fill the recruiting needs of our program with mature, self-driven/ motivated student-athletes along with the necessary talent to help our team be successful in the Atlantic Coast Conference and on a national level. Recruiting is not a perfect science, however being a state university, we try our best to sign quality players from the state of Virginia first, then broaden our opportunities in other areas of the country and Canada. Players should possess the selflessness to fit into the team concept and the inner drive that guides them to be CHAMPIONS. Playing the game: Teams that are fundamentally sound are always successful. We try to emulate that style on a game-by-game basis, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Offensively, we have tended to be a program that is fundamentally sound as well. We have shown a knack for hitting the ball for power, both home run and gap power. This year, we have added some speed and hope to provide a more balanced attack. Smart, yet aggressive is our style of play.

Blacksburg and Virginia Tech: As a native of Blacksburg, I have grown to appreciate this special place as I have gotten older and I always look forward to showing it off to new recruits.

The small town atmosphere with the major university flair provides a unique academic and social environment. The history and traditions of this great institution make it one of a kind and one that I am very proud to be a part of. I still get chills during the Homecoming Parade when the Alumni Highty-Tighties march through downtown playing TECH TRIUMPH! Not many people can say they have reached their final destination, but I feel very lucky to be at Virginia Tech and plan on being here for the duration of my coaching career. I am fortunate to be able to raise my children in the same great environment that my wife and I grew up in, here in Blacksburg. on the first team. Following the 2002 season, Ashlee Dobbe earned first-team honors and Angela Tincher was a three-time Academic All-American, including Academic All-America of the Year honors in 2008. Those classroom honors went along with three NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-America honors, including the National Player of the Year honor in 2008.

In the 1999-2000 season, the Hokies finished tied for ninth in the nation for team grade point average (3.28).

Respected by many,

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Coach Scot Thomas at a Women’s College World Series media conference last season.

Thomas has been named the Virginia State Coach of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) a record five times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2008). He has had 23 different players named to the all-state team 46 different times, including at least three on every team in 10 of the last 11 seasons. Two players have earned state player of the year honors and one was named rookie of the year, while Tincher was named the pitcher of the year three times.

Thomas graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1991 with a bachelor’s in physical education. He is on the Louisville Slugger advisory staff for the 13th straight year. He was also selected to be the head coach of a group of local collegiate all-stars who took on the U.S. Olympic Softball Team in Salem, Va., in the summer of 2004 and did so again in the summer of 2008.

Thomas was also an active ballplayer in the fastpitch world, playing in the ASA Men’s B Nationals in 2003 and the NSA World Series in 2004 and 2005.

Thomas graduated from Blacksburg High where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. He is married to the former Carolyn Croy, a Tech graduate from Blacksburg. His mother, Judy Ridinger, has worked at Virginia Tech for over 40 years, and his late stepfather, Jack Ridinger, was captain of the Virginia Tech Police Department.

The couple has a son, Andrew Scot, who is 11, and a daughter, Eliza Leigh, who turned 7 in November.

BRAUNS ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

AL BRAUNS 11th Season • Penn State (1973) • Uniontown, Pa.

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Al Brauns enters his 11th year on the Tech softball staff and his first as the associate head coach. His responsibilities include working primarily with the outfielders, as well as helping with the infielders and hitters, and he has been an integral part of the staff that has earned back-to-back NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year honors.

A favorite among current and past players, Brauns is also in charge of field maintenance, travel, equipment and has a heavy hand in recruiting.

Virginia Tech’s summer softball camps, which have seen a huge spike in attendance over the past few years, is also run by the long-time assistant coach.

Brauns is a familiar face in Hokie sports, holding a position with the Virginia Tech athletics department for three years prior to joining the softball staff. Under his direction, numerous players have earned all-state, all-conference and all-region honors. Bronwyn Blair, a four-year starter in centerfield, was drafted by the Tampa Bay FireStix of the WPSL in 2001. In 2006, he coached Kelly Brown to her third AllNortheast Region squad and freshman Jessica Everhart to All-ACC and all-region honors.

That year, the outfield had a fielding percentage of .952, recording seven outfield assists and committing just six errors all year. Everhart led the way with four assists.

In 2007, he showed his versatility by taking over the infielders early on before returning to his outfielders late in the season. As a team, the Hokies had a fielding percentage of .966 with one of the fewest error totals in program history. Brauns also serves as the first-base coach and is the right-hand man of head coach Scot Thomas. Last summer, he was rewarded for his loyalty and work by being named the associate head coach as the top assistant on the staff.

A tireless worker on the recruiting trail, he played a big role in identifying current and past Hokies like Charisse Mariconda early on in the process as players who could make an impact on the Virginia Tech program.

Brauns, a Vietnam War veteran, started playing fastpitch in the 1960s and finished his career playing with a men’s major team from 1970-74. In the summer of 2003, he coached a men’s fastpitch team to a 17th-place national tournament finish.

Originally from Uniontown, Pa., Brauns graduated from Penn State in 1973 with a degree in criminology. Brauns and his wife, Michelle, have one child, Adam, who is 16 years old. He also has two other sons, Eric, 40, and Jason, 34. He has two grandchildren, Alaina and Allison.

Al Brauns and his wife Michelle, with sons Adam and Jason, and granddaughters Alaina and Allison.

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SHERWOOD ASSISTANT COACH

BARB SHERWOOD First Season • Troy (1999) • Pensacola, Fla.

Assistant coach Barb Sherwood makes the move north, but stays in the Atlantic Coast Conference as she joins the Hokie coaching staff as the pitching coach. Sherwood spent last season in Tallahassee serving as the pitching and catching coach at Florida State University, but after long-time head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf retired following the season, she became a top candidate for Tech’s open position on the staff. She will also work with the catchers and focus heavily on recruiting.

Prior to her season at FSU, the Pensacola, Fla., native spent two seasons with the University of Wisconsin as an assistant and serving as the pitching and catching coach.

Sherwood began her coaching career at Troy University in 1998 as a student assistant coach, but quickly moved to the graduate assistant level the following year. Upon receiving her Master’s degree in education in 2000, the former four-year letterwinning catcher and team captain was named the top assistant at her alma mater.

Sherwood also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Trojans, adding top players such as Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year Jocelyn McCallum and four-year Canadian National Team catcher Tamra Howren.

McCallum continues to hold the single-season strikeout record at Troy, while Howren led the Trojans in 11 categories, including batting average (.342), in 2004.

During the 2005 season, Sherwood’s pitchers achieved a notable 1.45 ERA with two individuals notching 20 wins. That year, both pitchers were named all-conference performers as well.

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SOFTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Kevin Price • Team Manager

Kevin Price is in his fourth year with the Hokie softball team, serving as the team manager. He serves as an integral part of the team, helping out in several facets including uniforms, laundry and equipment.

Price also helps out with various drills at practice and serves as the team videographer on game days, traveling to all games.

A native of Blacksburg, Va., and a 2005 graduate of Blacksburg High School, Price is a redshirt-junior at Virginia Tech majoring in interdisciplinary studies working toward a degree in leadership and social change.

Marianne Baffi Secretary

Jerry Cheynet Game Operations

Matt Moeller Marketing

Ruben Moguel Equipment

Emerson Pulliam Facilities

Damian Salas Music Maestro

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Barb Sherwood with Mollie and Sierra.

In 2006 Sherwood made the leap from Alabama to Wisconsin, to join the Badgers’ coaching staff as an assistant and the pitching and catching coach. While there, Wisconsin’s pitching staff ERA was ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten for the 2007 season.

In her lone season at Florida State, she helped senior pitcher Tiffany McDonald earn All-ACC honors as she posted 18 wins and 244 strikeouts while the catchers threw out 14 would-be base stealers.

Sherwood earned her bachelor’s of science degree in physical education from Troy in 1999 and a Master’s in education in 2000.

Sherwood remains the winningest player in Troy softball history. The Trojans won 176 games while Sherwood was on the roster from 1995 to 1998. She was a three-time team captain and helped lead the Trojans to the 1996 Mid-Continent Conference championship and a berth in the 1996 NCAA Tournament.

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Senior • Outfield • Bats: R • Throws: R Purcellville, Va. • Loudoun Valley H.S. Travel Ball: Virginia Shamrocks

2008: Started 62 games, missing JESSICA’S CAREER HIGHS seven games due to a shoulder injury AB: 6 (two times - last vs. Arizona in 2008) sustained at Boston College … Started R: 3 vs. Maryland (3/30/08) 51 games in centerfield and 11 as the H: 3 (six times - last vs. Virginia in 2008) designated player … Hit .202 on the season RBI: 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (2/11/07) with 38 hits coming in 188 at bats … Had nine HR: 1 (13 times - three times in 2008) doubles and three home runs … Had 25 RBI and 2B: 2 vs. Furman (2/12/06) scored 19 runs … Recorded three outfield assists, 3B: 1 (twice - last in 2007) with two coming in postseason at big times … Doubled BB: 2 (five times - last in 2007) off Angela Findlay of Michigan in the Super Regionals to SB: 2 vs. UNC Greensboro (2/19/06) end a Wolverine rally and threw out a runner at home PO: 6 vs. Georgia Tech (4/30/06) against Florida at the World Series … Drew 12 walks A: 1 (eight times - three times in 2008) and had two sacrifice bunts along with a sac fly … Hit a three-run home run at Georgia Tech … Had six multihit games and four multi-RBI contests … Had seven game-winning hits and scored three game-winning runs.

2007: One of five players to start all 65 games for the Hokies … A second-team all-state selection in the outfield, as selected by VaSID … Batted .274 on the season with 52 hits, including five doubles and four home runs … Drove in 29 runs and scored 30 runs … Drew 14 walks … Committed just one error in 61 chances …

Had a grand slam against Tennessee Tech … Named to the all-tournament team at the ACC Championship.

2006: Started all 60 games in centerfield … An NFCA All-Northeast Region second-team selection …

Was also second-team All-ACC … Named the state’s rookie of the year by the state’s SIDs … Named first-team all-state by VaSID as an outfielder … Led the team with a .343 batting average and tied for the team lead with six home runs … Had 59 hits, including eight doubles and two triples … Drew 21 walks and struck out 34 times … Had 24 RBI and scored 27 runs … Committed just one error in 58 chances … Hit the game-winning home run against Minnesota … Her three-RBI triple in the 11th inning capped a comeback against Nevada.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Joe Spicer at Loudoun Valley High … Helped lead her team to two AA state championships … Earned Group AA first-team all-state honors as a senior … A two-time, first-team All-Met selection by The Washington Post …

Batted .548 her senior year, totaling 52 hits, 38 RBI and 41 runs … Walked 16 times and struck out just once in 95 at bats … Was errorless in the field her final two seasons …

Was also a two-time honorable mention AllMet selection … Club team was the Shamrocks … Helped lead them to a title at the ASA’s 18-under Gold national championship held in Salinas, CA. Personal: Jessica Michelle Everhart …

Born May 12, 1987, in Leesburg, VA …

Daughter of Preston and Sheree Everhart … Twin sister, Jennifer, plays softball at Radford … Is engaged to Stevie Ray Lloyd, a former Liberty University football player … Majoring in sociology.

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Avg GP-GS 2006 .343 60-60 2007 .274 65-65 2008 .202 62-62 Career .271 187-187

EVERHART’S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS AB 172 190 188 550

R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% 27 59 8 2 6 24 89 .517 30 52 5 0 4 29 69 .363 19 38 9 0 3 25 56 .298 76 149 22 2 13 78 214 .389

BB HBP 21 2 14 0 12 1 47 3

SO GDP OB% SF 34 0 .421 0 36 1 .322 1 27 1 .252 1 97 2 .331 2

SH SB-ATT PO 1 2-2 53 3 0-0 59 2 0-1 34 6 2-3 146

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E FLD% 1 .983 1 .984 2 .949 4 .975

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Senior-transfer • First Base • Bats: R • Throws: R Jupiter, Fla. • Jupiter H.S. (Indian River C.C.) Travel Ball: Stacey’s Stars

2008: Did not dress for or play in any games.

IRCC: Played two seasons for Coach Dale Atkinson … Hit .340 in two seasons with 113 hits, 10 home runs, 79 RBI and a stolen base … Hit .363 as a freshman, tallying 61 hits, 43 RBI and six home runs … As a sophomore, hit .317 with 52 hits, four home runs and 36 RBI with a stolen base … A 2006 First-Team All-Southern Conference selection … Was named to the 2006 FCCAA & NJCAA Region VIII All Tournament Team, as well as the FCCAA/NJCAA Atlantic District All-Tournament Team … Helped lead her team to NJCAA national third-place finish as a freshman and to a runner-up finish at the state tournament.

High School: Lettered four times at Jupiter High for Coach Rick Williams …

Was a third-team all-state selection by the FSWA at the 5A level as a senior, also earning honorable mention honors as a junior, both as a utility player … Hit .459 and led area players with 45 RBI and seven home runs as a senior, earning first-team allarea for the 6A-5A-4A Classes by The Palm Beach Post.

Personal: Kimberly Ann Jalm … Born November 23, 1986, in Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Daughter of Scott and Sheril Jalm … Has two brothers, Carl and Eric … Majoring in psychology.

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

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CHARISSE CHARISSE

MARICONDA

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Senior • Third Base • Bats: R • Throws: R Hollywood, Fla. • St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. • Travel Ball: Davie Power Black

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

H 2008 NFCA First-Team All-Northeast Region H H 2008 First-Team All-ACC H H 2008 VaSID All-State Second Team H

2008: A first-team all-region and first-team CHARISSE’S CAREER HIGHS all-conference selection following a breakout AB: 5 (six times - twice in 2008) season … Started all 68 games at third base R: 3 vs. Maryland (3/29/08) … Led the team with a .340 batting average, H: 4 (three times - twice in 2008) collecting 68 hits on the season … Had nine RBI: 4 vs. Liberty (4/16/08) doubles, three triples and three home runs …

2B: 2 (three times - last vs. CS Northridge in 2008) Drove in 37 and scored 36 runs … Drew 23 walks 3B: 1 (five times - three times in 2008) and struck out just 14 times in 200 at bats …

HR: 1 (13 times - three times in 2008) Was 17-for-17 on stolen bases … Put down three BB: 2 (four times - three times in 2008) sacrifice bunts and had three sac flies … Hit .625 SB: 2 (two times - twice in 2008) at the Hokies United Memorial Tournament … Had PO: 5 vs. Notre Dame (3/8/08) two four-hit games in that tournament … Named A: 7 vs. Radford (4/15/08) ACC Player of the Week on April 7 … Had 19 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests … Longest hitting streak was 10 games … Had seven game-winning hits and scored three game-winning runs … Named second-team all-state by VaSID. 2007: One of five players to start all 65 games for the Hokies …

Started 34 games at shortstop and 31 games at third base … Batted .253 with 49 hits, including a team-high 14 doubles, two triples and four home runs … Drove in 31 runs and scored 22 runs … Drew eight walks … Had the game-winning home run in the eighth inning against Villanova … Played with the Puerto Rican National Team in the summer of 2007 at the Canada Cup in British Columbia, and the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2006: Started every game as a true freshman, 59 at third base and one at shortstop … Was named second-team All-ACC … Voted secondteam all-state by VaSID at third base … Batted .297 with 58 hits … Had a team-high 15 doubles and also had six home runs and 30 RBI … Was 7-for-7 on stolen bases … Had a home run against No. 6 Tennessee in the NCAA Regionals.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Bryan Bancom at St. Thomas Aquinas High … Named Class 5A first-team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association her senior year after batting .455 with 19 RBI and a home run … Named the 6A-4A All-Broward County Softball Player of the Year, as well as to the 6A-4A All-Broward County first team by The Miami Herald her senior season … Led team to the Florida 4A state title in 2002 and 2003 … Named first-team all-state as a junior … Named first-team All-Broward County by The Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel her sophomore year … A three-time selection to the Sun-Sentinel first team, making the Miami Herald second team twice.

Personal: Charisse Mariconda … Born December 10, 1986, in Hollywood, FL … Daughter of Michael and Amarylis Mariconda … Majoring in sociology.

Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

Avg GP-GS .297 60-60 .253 65-65 .340 68-68 .297 193-193

AB 195 194 200 589

R H 25 58 22 49 36 68 83 175

MARICONDA’S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB 15 0 6 30 91 .467 7 14 2 4 31 79 .407 8 9 3 3 37 92 .460 23 38 5 13 98 262 .445 38

HBP 4 1 3 8

SO GDP OB% SF 22 3 .332 2 23 1 .282 3 14 0 .410 3 59 4 .344 8

SH SB-ATT PO A E 0 7-7 40 72 9 2 3-3 66 59 13 3 17-17 61 95 10 5 27-27 167 226 32

FLD% .926 .906 .940 .925

24 2 0 0 8 W O M E N’ S C O L L E G E W O R L D S E R I E S P A R T I C I P A N T S

ERIN

ERIN

OTA

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Senior • Shortstop/Second Base • Bats: L • Throws: R Irvine, Calif. • Northwood H.S. • Travel Ball: Irvine Sting/SoCal Athletics

H 2008 ACC All-Tournament Team H H 2008 VaSID All-State First Team H H 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District H

OTA’S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

Avg .318 .271 .278 .286

GP-GS 53-51 65-65 68-68 186-184

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AB 157 203 209 569

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R 22 31 42 95

H 50 55 58 163

2B 3B HR 5 1 0 8 2 0 14 1 1 27 4 1

2 0 0 8

RBI TB SLG% 13 57 .363 14 67 .330 24 77 .368 51 201 .353

A C C

BB HBP SO GDP 12 6 20 1 13 5 15 0 23 6 8 0 48 17 43 1

OB% SF .389 0 .330 0 .366 0 .360 0

T O U R N A M E N T

SH SB-ATT PO A E 11 5-8 71 53 8 13 9-11 84 46 5 7 16-17 79 49 4 31 30-36 234 148 17

FLD% .939 .963 .970 .957

C H A M P I O N S 25

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

2008: Started all 68 games at second base ERIN’S CAREER HIGHS … Batted .278 with 58 hits on the season … Had AB: 5 (six times - last vs. Arizona in 2008) a team-leading 14 doubles … Also had a triple and R: 3 vs. Longwood (4/4/07) a home run, driving in 24 … Scored a team-leading H: 4 vs. Northern Illinois (3/11/06) 42 runs … Struck out just eight times in 209 at bats RBI: 3 (five times - four times in 2008) making her the sixth-toughest player in the country to 2B: 2 vs. Florida State (5/10/08) strike out … Drew 23 walks and was 16-for-17 on stolen 3B: 1 (four times - last vs. Virginia in 2008) bases … Had seven sacrifice bunts … Named to the ACC HR: 1 vs. Georgia Tech (3/15/08) All-Tournament Team after hitting .600 for the event …

BB: 2 (five times - last vs. Liberty in 2008) An ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District selection …

SB: 2 (three times - last vs. Maryland in 2008) Hit her first — and only — collegiate home run at Georgia PO: 4 (six times - three times in 2008) Tech … Had 16 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests A: 5 vs. North Carolina (4/26/08) … Scored a team-high 14 game-winning runs … Named first-team all-state by VaSID … Named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Softball Team.

2007: One of five players to start all 65 games for the Hokies …

Batted .271 with 55 hits, including eight doubles and two triples …

Drove in 14 runs and scored 31 runs … Led the team with 13 sacrifice bunts … Was hit by five pitches and drew 13 walks … Was 9-for11 on stolen base attempts … Committed just five errors in 135 chances … Had a big three-RBI triple against Florida State at the ACC Championship … Named to the 2006-07 ACC Academic Softball Team.

2006: A first-team NFCA All-Northeast region selection …

Named second-team all-state by VaSID at second base … Tech’s starting second baseman for a majority of the season … Batted No. 2 in the order, laying down 11 sacrifice bunts … Started 51 games, playing in 53 … Batted .318 with five doubles and a triple … Had 50 hits and scored 22 runs … Had 13 RBI and was 5-for-8 on stolen bases … Drew 12 walks … Had the game-winning hit and RBI in Tech’s win over No. 12 Arizona State … Named to the 2005-06 ACC Academic Softball Team.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Jim Knapp at Northwood High … Named the Irvine World News Female Athlete of the Year her final year … Honored at the 32nd Annual Irvine Senior Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet for her 3.86 GPA in high school … Led her team to three consecutive league titles, batting a team-high .429 … A three-time first-team All-Pacific Coast League selection … Was a 2003 all-city team choice … Participated in the Orange County Showcase All-Star Softball Classic, where she singled and stole a base … Also lettered four times in golf and soccer … Earned first-team All-Pacific Coast League honors twice in soccer, including league MVP honors her senior season … Earned all-league honors four times in golf … Played club softball for the Irvine Sting for six years before moving to the SoCal Athletics.

Personal: Erin Jennifer Ota … Born August 28, 1987, in Santa Ana, CA … Daughter of Blair and Paula Ota … Has four siblings, Bowen, Jamie, Melissa and Kiara … Sister, Melissa, played softball for Brown University … Double majoring in architecture and economics.

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JENNA

RHODES

Senior • Outfield/Designated Player • Bats: L • Throws: R Broadway, Va. • Broadway H.S. • Travel Ball: Smashing Apples

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

H 2008 NFCA Second-Team All-Northeast Region H H 2008 Second-Team All-ACC H H 2008 ACC All-Tournament Team H H 2008 VaSID All-State Second Team H H 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District H

2008: Played in all 68 games, starting 64 … A secondteam all-district and second-team all-conference selection … Batted .304 for the season, collecting 65 hits … Had a double and two triples with eight RBI and 33 runs scored …

Had five sacrifice bunts … Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team … An ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District selection … Set the school’s single-season stolen base record with 41, breaking her sister Callie’s previous mark of 34 … Started 34 games as the designated player, 16 games in right field and 14 games in centerfield … Had 19 multi-hit games …

Longest hitting streak was 11 games, which is tied for the eighth-longest in school history … Had two gamewinning hits and scored nine game-winning runs …

Named second-team all-state by VaSID … Named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Softball Team.

2007: Saw action in 42 contests, starting three … Batted .364 on the season with four hits in 11 at bats … Scored 16 runs … Was 11-for-12 on stolen base attempts … Recorded three hits in a start against Campbell.

2006: Appeared in 31 games … Had 13 stolen bases in 19 attempts … Scored eight runs … Had one hit in two at bats … Also drew a walk … Scored the game-winning run against Coastal Carolina … Named to the 2005-06 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Lettered four times at Broadway High School for Coach Dennis Marstiller … Earned Group AA first-team all-state honors as both a junior and senior …

Was honorable mention all-state her sophomore year … Set the single-season stolen base record … Named MVP of the East squad at the VHSCA All-Star game after collecting two hits and two RBI … Also played basketball for three years, setting a new single-season steals record with 78.

Personal: Jenna Lee Rhodes … Born November 20, 1986, in Harrisonburg, VA … Daughter of Jim Rhodes and the late Ellen Rhodes … Sister, Callie, played softball at Tech from 2003-07 … Participated in mission trips to Zambia in the summers of ‘06 and ‘07 … Rhodes is double-majoring in psychology and sociology.

JENNA’S CAREER HIGHS

AB: 5 (three times - three times in 2008) R: 2 (nine times - eight times in 2008) H: 3 (five times - four times in 2008) RBI: 2 vs. Illinois-Chicago (2/29/08) 2B: 1 vs. Boston College (4/12/08) 3B: 1 (two times - twice in 2008) BB: 2 vs. Liberty (4/16/08) SB: 3 vs. Illinois-Chicago (2/29/08) PO: 2 (three times - three times in 2008)

RHODES’ CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

Avg .500 .364 .304 .308

GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR 31-0 2 8 1 0 0 0 42-3 11 16 4 0 0 0 68-64 214 33 65 1 2 0 141-67 227 57 70 1 2 0

RBI 0 0 8 8

TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP 1 .500 1 0 0 0 4 .364 0 0 6 0 70 .327 8 1 37 0 75 .330 9 1 43 0

OB% SF .667 0 .364 0 .332 0 .338 0

SH SB-ATT 0 13-19 0 11-12 5 41-48 5 65-79

PO 0 1 15 16

A 0 0 0 0

E 0 1 1 2

FLD% .000 .500 .938 .889

26 2 0 0 8 W O M E N’ S C O L L E G E W O R L D S E R I E S P A R T I C I P A N T S

BETH

BETH

WALKER

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Senior • First Base • Bats: R • Throws: R Galax, Va. • Galax H.S. • Travel Ball: Carolina Cardinals

WALKER’S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

Avg GP-GS AB R H .271 42-34 96 13 26 .113 37-23 63 9 7 .224 65-62 156 15 35 .217 144-119 314 37 68

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2B 3B HR 6 0 5 1 1 1 9 0 4 16 1 10

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RBI TB SLG% BB HBP 22 47 .490 16 2 5 13 .210 15 4 19 56 .359 20 5 46 116 .369 51 11

A C C

SO GDP OB% SF 27 0 .386 0 33 0 .321 0 37 1 .328 2 97 1 .344 2

T O U R N A M E N T

SH SB-ATT PO 1 1-2 107 1 0-0 27 3 5-5 228 5 6-7 362

A E 8 7 20 6 10 7 38 20

FLD% .943 .887 .971 .952

C H A M P I O N S 27

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

2008: Made the full-time move to first base BETH’S CAREER HIGHS after splitting time between first and third base AB: 5 (two times - twice in 2008) as a sophomore … Started 51 games at first base R: 2 (three times - twice in 2008) and 11 as the designated player … Batted .224 on H: 3 vs. Radford (4/15/08) the season with 35 hits, including nine doubles and RBI: 4 vs. Radford (4/15/08) four home runs … Drove in 19 and scored 15 runs 2B: 2 vs. Boston College (4/12/08) … Drew 20 walks and stole five bases … Had three 3B: 1 vs. Virginia (4/7/07) sacrifice bunts and two sac flies … Hit a solo home run HR: 1 (10 times - four times in 2008) in the Knoxville Regional against Tennessee … Had BB: 3 vs. Longwood (4/9/08) nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests …

SB: 1 (five times - four times in 2008) PO: 11 vs. Texas-Arlington (2/9/08) Had one game-winning hit and scored three gameA: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (3/4/07) winning runs.

2007: Played in 37 games, starting 23 …

Scored nine runs and drove in five … Drew 15 walks and had one sacrifice bunt … Had one double, one triple and one home run … Her lone home run was a big one as it was a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the seventh inning with two strikes and two outs to give Tech a 3-2 lead at Radford … Had two multiple-RBI games.

2006: A utility player who settled in at first base the last few weeks of the season … A secondteam All-ACC selection … Named second-team all-state by VaSID at first base … Batted .271 with 26 hits and 22 RBI … Had six doubles and five home runs … Scored 13 runs … Drew 15 walks … Had a big three-run home run in the win over Georgia Tech … Set up the game-winner with a single in the 12thinning against Louisville in the NCAA Regionals …

Saw action at first base, third base, left field and as the designated player.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Leslie Mutter at Galax High … Named the All-Timesland Player of the Year by The Roanoke Times her senior year … Also named a first-team Region C outfielder …

Batted .698 with nine home runs, 45 runs scored and 50 RBI, along with a 1.644 slugging percentage and a .778 on base percentage … In the circle, went 19-4 with 226 strikeouts and a 0.73 ERA in 128 innings pitched … Named first-team all-district, All-Timesland by The Roanoke Times, all-region and all-state her junior year … Hit over .550 in each of her four years, hitting 32 home runs, driving in 154 runs and scoring 156 runs, while striking out 510 and recording a 51-15 record in the circle in 320 innings … Also lettered in basketball and volleyball, earning first-team all-district honors in volleyball.

Personal: Audrey Elizabeth Walker … Born November 30, 1986, in Galax, VA … Daughter of Donnie and Cheryl Walker … Has two sisters, Amber, a junior on the Tech softball team, and Dee … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

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WHITNEY

DAVIS

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

Junior • Outfield • Bats: L • Throws: L Tazewell, Va. • Tazewell H.S. • Travel Ball: West Virginia Dusters

2008: Played in 58 games, starting 51 … Collected 25 hits on the season, including five doubles and a home run … Drove in 10 runs … Scored 13 times and drew 14 walks … Batted .198 on the year … Had five sacrifice hits and was hit by two pitches … Hit her first collegiate home run in the clinching game of the Ann Arbor Super Regional against No. 6 Michigan … Had six multi-hit games … Scored two game-winning runs.

2007: A reserve early in the season who ended up starting 44 games and playing in 53 … Batted .220 on the season with 27 hits, including six doubles and a triple … Drove in 11 runs and scored 11 runs … Committed just one error in 29 chances, recording two outfield assists … Had one sacrifice hit and picked up two stolen bases … Had three game-winning hits, two of which came in consecutive games against Western Michigan and Ohio State.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Thomas Keene at Tazewell High … A two-time, first-team all-state selection … As a senior, hit .588 with two home runs, 28 RBI, seven doubles and nine triples … Had a .611 on base percentage and a .988 slugging percentage while committing no errors in 148 chances at first base … Was a three-time, first-team All-Southwest District and All-Region IV pick … Was also named SWD player of the year three times and the Region IV Player of the Year once … A three-time, first-team All-Bristol Herald-Courier pick and the paper’s player of the year in 2004 … Also started at guard for Tazewell’s girls basketball team, a team that went to the Group AA quarterfinals for the first time in school history her final year … Averaged 10 points per game … Named honorable mention all-SWD three times … Lettered in cross country four times, advancing to the Region IV meet all four years and the state meet twice … A four-time AllSWD selection … Nominated for the Wendy’s High School Heisman … President of her sophomore, junior and senior classes … Member of Junior and Senior Beta … Graduated summa cum laude, finishing seventh in her graduating class … A member of the SCA. Personal: Whitney Nichole Davis … Born July 26, 1988, in Bluefield, WV … Daughter of Rex and Laura Davis … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

Year 2007 2008 Career

Avg .220 .198 .209

GP-GS 53-44 58-51 111-95

AB R 123 11 126 13 249 24

DAVIS’ CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS

H 2B 3B HR RBI 27 6 1 0 11 25 5 0 1 10 52 11 1 1 21

WHITNEY’S CAREER HIGHS

AB: 4 (seven times - three times in 2008) R: 3 vs. Furman (4/25/07) H: 2 (10 times - six times in 2008) RBI: 2 (three times - last vs. Radford in 2008) HR: 1 vs. Michigan (5/25/08) 2B: 1 (10 times - four times in 2008) 3B: 1 vs. Ohio State (3/11/07) BB: 2 (two times - twice in 2008) PO: 4 vs. Villanova (3/10/07) A: 1 (two times)

TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 35 .285 6 3 23 2 .273 0 1 2-3 33 .262 14 2 31 0 .289 0 5 0-0 68 .281 20 5 54 2 .281 0 6 2-3

PO 26 15 41

A 2 0 2

E 1 1 2

FLD% .966 .938 .956

28 2 0 0 8 W O M E N’ S C O L L E G E W O R L D S E R I E S P A R T I C I P A N T S

HEATHER

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HEATHER

LOWRY

Junior • Pitcher • Bats: R • Throws: R Riverdale, Ga. • Jonesboro H.S. • Travel Ball: X-Treme Mavericks

Year ERA 2007 2.47 2008 1.82 Career 2.25 Year 2008

Avg .000

HEATHER’S CAREER HIGHS

IP: 7.0 (five times - last vs. Rider in 2008) SO: 7 (three times - last vs. Virginia in 2008) R: 10 vs. Georgia Tech (3/18/07) ER: 5 vs. Georgia Tech (3/18/07) H: 10 vs. Georgia Tech (3/18/07) WP: 3 vs. Central Florida (3/2/07) HBP: 3 vs. Boston College (4/29/07) BB: 4 (three times - last vs. Liberty in 2008)

AB: 2 vs. Virginia (4/6/08) R: 1 (three times - last vs. Tennessee in 2008) PO: 3 vs. Liberty (5/1/07) A: 3 vs. Florida State (3/24/07)

LOWRY’S CAREER PITCHING, HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS

W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R 9-7 22 16 5 1/1 2 96.1 109 55 7-2 17 8 3 1/4 1 50.0 45 19 16-9 39 24 8 2/5 3 146.1 154 74 GP-GS AB 27-9 5

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2 0 0 8

A C C

ER 34 13 47

BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA PO 36 69 17 1 11 458 .275 6 10 2 14 10 11 30 8 0 3 199 .226 3 2 2 2 3 47 99 25 1 14 657 .259 9 12 4 16 13

A 23 11 34

E FLD% 1 .971 0 1.000 1 .979

TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0

T O U R N A M E N T

C H A M P I O N S 29

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

2008: Was second on the team in victories, posting a 7-2 mark … Appeared in 17 games, starting eight …

Lowered her ERA to 1.82, allowing just 13 earned runs in 50.0 innings pitched … Had one save … Struck out 30 and walked 11 … Recorded one shutout, coming against Presbyterian … Struck out six against Rider, a season high … Threw five shutout innings against Longwood, allowing just one hit while striking out five … Bothered by an elbow injury late in the season which kept her out of the circle, but was still used as a pinch runner … Scored three runs in that role, including one against Maryland at the ACC Tournament and one at Tennessee in the NCAA Regionals … Had five at bats on the year … Had “Tommy John” surgery in August and will miss the 2009 season.

2007: Appeared in 22 games, starting 16 … Posted a 9-7 record with a pair of saves …

Threw 96.1 innings, allowing 34 earned runs and 109 hits while walking 36 and striking out 69 … Had an ERA of 2.47 … Tossed a completegame shutout against Virginia … Combined on a shutout against Western Michigan … Picked up the win against No. 24 South Carolina.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Genine Conkle at Jonesboro High … Won 22 games her final season, striking out 400 and walking just 22 in 167 innings pitched with an ERA of 0.46 … Earned first-team GACA Class 5-AAAA all-state honors, as well Southern Crescent and all-region first-team honors her senior year … As a junior, was named second-team GACA Class 5-AAAA all-state after going 19-5 with 354 strikeouts, an ERA of 0.23 and just 16 walks … Was also named the Southern Crescent Player of the Year and earned all-region first-team honors that year … Was named honorable mention all-state as a sophomore … Pitched virtually every game for Jonesboro in her four years … Led them to the state sectionals for the first and only four times in school history, placing fourth in 2002 and 2003, and first in 2004 and 2005 at the regional tournament …

Played summer ball for Xtreme-Mavericks out of Atlanta, a team that finished in the top 20 at ASA Nationals each of her last three years …

Earned an NFCA Academic award for her work in the classroom …

Also lettered in swimming, earning MVP honors for her team her senior year.

Personal: Heather Ann Lowry … Born March 2, 1988, in Atlanta, GA … Daughter of Scott and Paula Lowry … Has three siblings, Chris, Megan and Tiffani … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

AMBER AMBER

WALKER

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Junior-transfer • Catcher • Bats: R • Throws: R Galax, Va. • Galax H.S. (Roanoke College) Travel Ball: Carolina Cardinals

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

2008: A solid spot AMBER’S CAREER HIGHS contributor in her first season AB: 3 vs. Florida State (4/8/08) with the Hokies … Played in 13 R: 1 vs. Presbyterian (2/16/08) games, starting two … Two H: 1 (three times - three times in 2008) starts came as the designated RBI: 2 vs. Liberty (4/16/08) player … Batted .250 on the BB: 1 (two times - twice in 2008) season … Had three hits and four RBI … Picked up her first hit and RBI against Rutgers … Had another pinch-hit, RBI single two days later against Cal State Northridge … Had a hit and two RBI against Liberty … Scored a run against Presbyterian … Drew a pair of walks and was hit by two pitches … Had an on-base percentage of .438.

Roanoke College: Played one season at Roanoke College in Salem for Coach Mike Walthall … Started 25 games, batting .309 with four home runs and 22 RBI …

Hit a home run in each of her first two at bats in her first collegiate game … Threw out the lone base runner who attempted to steal on her.

High School: Lettered four times at Galax High for Coach Veri Brown … As a senior was named first-team all-region, the Mountain Empire District Player of the Year and second-team all-state … Earned All-Timesland honors from The Roanoke Times … Hit .636 with a 1.000 slugging percentage, three home runs, 40 RBI and 32 runs scored … Threw out 19 of 23 runners attempting to steal … Won a national championship with her club team, Carolina Cardinals, in 2006.

Personal: Amber Elaine Walker … Born January 8, 1988, in Galax, VA …

Daughter of Donnie and Cheryl Walker … Has two sisters, Beth, a senior on the Tech softball team, and Dee … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

Year 2008

Avg .250

GP-GS AB 13-2 12

R 1

WALKER’S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS

H 2B 3B HR RBI 3 0 0 0 4

TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP 3 .250 2 2 2 0

OB% SF SH SB-ATT .438 0 0 0-0

PO 0

A 0

E 0

FLD% .000

30 2 0 0 8 W O M E N’ S C O L L E G E W O R L D S E R I E S P A R T I C I P A N T S

ALICIA ALICIA

FIELD

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Sophomore • Third Base • Bats: R • Throws: R Manassas, Va. • Osbourn Park H.S. • Travel Ball: Virginia Shamrocks

2008: A walk-on who ALICIA’S CAREER HIGHS joined the team in January after AB: 1 (seven times - seven times in 2008) the preseason practices began R: 1 vs. Presbyterian (2/16/08) … Served as a reserve at third H: 1 vs. Virginia (4/6/08) base and as a bullpen catcher RBI: 1 vs. Virginia (4/6/08) … Drew a walk and scored BB: 1 vs. Presbyterian (2/16/08) a run … Picked up her first PO: 1 (four times - four times in 2008) collegiate hit and RBI against A: 1 vs. Rutgers (3/7/08) Virginia.

High School: Lettered four times at Osbourn Park High … Earned the scholar-athlete award four times …

Was the team captain her senior year … Played for the Shamrocks club softball team, helping the team place fourth at the ASA 16&U Nationals … Started as the catcher for that team, hitting a team- high .385 … A member of the 2006 chosen World Cup team, helping it to a championship against the Chinese Taipei.

Personal: Alicia Michelle Field … Born June 13, 1989 in Fairfax, VA … The daughter of Benton and Rita Field … Has a brother, Danny, and a sister, Erica …

Majoring in political science.

Avg .143

GP-GS AB 10-0 7

2 0 0 7

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R 1

FIELD’S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS

H 2B 3B HR RBI 1 0 0 0 1

2 0 0 8

A C C

TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 1 .143 1 1 2 0 .333 0 0 0-0

T O U R N A M E N T

PO 4

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KENZIE KENZIE

ROARK

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2008: Became a KENZIE’S CAREER HIGHS solid No. 2 pitcher behind IP: 7.0 (two times - twice in 2008) All-American Angela Tincher SO: 9 vs. Texas-Arlington (2/9/08) in her freshman season …

R: 5 vs. Charleston Southern (2/17/08) Appeared in 20 games, starting ER: 4 (three times - three times in 2008) 12 … Went 2-6 with a 3.62 ERA H: 7 vs. Tennessee (5/18/08) and two saves … Threw 58.0 WP: 1 (six times - six times in 2008) innings with two complete games HBP: 1 (five times - five times in 2008) and 60 strikeouts … Tossed a BB: 3 (five times - five times in 2008) one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in a win over Texas-Arlington, her collegiate debut … Came in and threw solid relief against Tennessee at the Regionals.

High School: Played for Coach Kacey Pedigo at Mt. Juliet High School … Led her team to two state runner-up finishes … Was named MVP of District 9AAA and the MVP of the district tournament as a senior … Named first-team all-midstate … Went 29-7 with a 0.14 ERA her final season … Threw 227 innings, striking out 342 … Walked just 39 on the year … Threw nine no-hitters, two perfect games and had 15 shutouts … Named to the TSWA All-State Class AAA Softball Team as a senior … Named MVP of the Tennessee-Kentucky all-star softball series after striking out 13 in a no-hitter … Named second-team all-state as a junior … Member of the Gold Club, which is awarded for academic excellence.

Personal: Mackenzie Alaina Roark … Born June 16, 1989, in Nashville, TN … Daughter of David and Judy Roark … Has three siblings, Stacey, Stephanie and Stephen … Majoring interdisciplinary studies.

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ROARK’S CAREER PITCHING AND FIELDING STATISTICS ERA 3.62

W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV 2-6 20 12 2 2/1 2

IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA PO 58.0 61 34 30 27 60 7 0 6 236 .258 6 5 0 5 1

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KRISTEN

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Freshman • Second Base/Shortstop • Bats: R • Throws: R Coral Springs, Fla. • North Broward Prep • Travel Ball: Davie Power

High School: Lettered three times for Coach Michael Thompson … Was an all-county honorable mention choice her senior year, hitting .420 with 18 runs scored and 14 RBI … As a junior, was named second-team All-Broward County by both the Miami Herald and South Florida Sun-Sentinel … Batted .478 with a team-leading 12 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 35 RBI … Was named honorable mention by both publications as a sophomore … Hit three home runs in one district championship game … Played travel softball for Coach Steve Nicastro on Davie Power with current Hokies Charisse Mariconda and Kelsey Hensel.

Personal: Kristen Aislynn Froehlich … Born July 5, 1990, in Miami, FL …

Daughter of Garet and Elin Froehlich … Has two brothers, Peter and Joseph … Enrolled in university studies.

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KRISTIN KRISTIN

GRAHAM

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Freshman • Pitcher • Bats: R • Throws: R Warner Robins, Ga. • Warner Robins H.S. • Travel Ball: Georgia Elite Gold

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High School: Lettered four times for Coach Brenda Arnett … A first-team all-state selection her senior year … Her final year, batted .419 with 22 runs scored, seven doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI … In the circle, went 19-9 with an ERA of 0.82 and 241 strikeouts in 161 innings pitched … Named to the 2008 GACA North-South All-Star Game …

The 2006 Middle Georgia Player of the Year after going 13-4-1 with 166 strikeouts as a junior … Also hit .444 with six doubles, two triples, two home runs and 21 runs batted that year …

The 2006 and 2007 GHSA Region 1-AAAAA Player of the Year … All-Houston County Team all four years … Played on the varsity team all four years and helped her team reach the Elite Eight two straight years … Also lettered in soccer as a goalie twice … Travel team was Georgia Elite Gold.

Personal: Kristin Marie Graham … Born September 25, 1989, in Warner Robins, GA … Daughter of Monty and Toni Graham … Has two younger brothers, Casey and Jessee … Majoring in management.

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HENSEL

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Freshman • Catcher • Bats: R • Throws: R Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. • Palm Beach Gardens H.S. Travel Ball: Davie Power

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High School: Lettered four times for Coach Randy Jackson at Palm Beach Gardens High … Named secondteam all-county for the 6A-5A-4A group by the Sun-Sentinel as a senior … As a junior, drove in 20 runs, earning second-team all-area from the Palm Beach Post … Was also named first-team Palm Beach County Athletic Conference for the North District that year … Helped lead her team to Florida 6A state titles in 2005 and 2006 … Named Most Improved in 2007 …

Also lettered three times in soccer as the keeper, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 … Played travel softball for Coach Steve Nicastro on Davie Power Black with current Hokies Charisse Mariconda and Kristen Froehlich.

Personal: Kelsey Christine Hensel … Born March 9, 1990 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Daughter of Robert Hensel …

Has two older sisters, Holly and Lindsay … Majoring in psychology.

MARRA

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Freshman • Outfield • Bats: R • Throws: R Herndon, Va. • Herndon H.S. • Travel Ball: Fire & Ice 18U

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High School: Lettered four times for Coach Bonnie O’Hearn at Herndon High … A first-team VHSCA all-state selection her final season … Also named first-team all-region and all-district as an outfielder her senior season … Named team captain, to the Concord District All-Tournament Team, the Northern Region All-Tournament, team MVP and a scholar-athlete … Hit .484 her senior year with 11 doubles, 18 runs scored and 12 RBI …

Was first-team all-district as a shortstop her junior year after hitting .539 with 13 doubles, 29 runs scored, two home runs and 15 RBI … Was named second-team all-district as a sophomore … Hit .440 for her career, with 28 doubles, two triples, 30 walks, 38 RBI, three home runs and 64 runs scored … Her final year, Herndon finished second in the district and region, earning a trip to the state tournament for the first time in school history …

Also lettered twice for the track & field team.

Personal: Marra Barnas Hvozdovic … Born December 10, 1989 in Fairfax, VA …

Daughter of John Hvozdovic and Sarah McGuire … Has one brother, Paul … Uncle, Mike Hvozdovic, played football at Tech and lettered from 1962-64 … A fourth-generation Hokie as her great grandfather, grandfather and both parents attended Virginia Tech …

Enrolled in university studies.

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RICHELLE RICHELLE

McGARVA

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Sophomore -transfer • Outfield • Bats: R • Throws: R Surrey, B.C., Canada • Lord Tweedsmoir Secondary (Lake City C.C.) Travel Ball: White Rock Renegades

Lake City Community College: Transferred from Simon Fraser University in Canada, where she attended for a year, but did not play softball … Played one season at Lake City Community College in Florida for Coach Donna Howard … Played in 51 games, picking up 64 hits for a .379 batting average … Had eight doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 30 RBI … Scored 45 runs and was 14-for-16 on stolen bases … Earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors … Her first two hits at the Florida NJCAA state tournament were home runs in consecutive at bats.

High School: Attended Lord Tweedsmoir Secondary … A member of the Canadian Junior National Team which competed at the World Championships in Enschede, Netherlands in the summer of 2007 … Was the leadoff batter for the Canadians, hitting .353 with two doubles, a triple and two runs scored … Also played in the Pan-American Qualifier … Lettered three times in volleyball, earning MVP honors twice … Also played soccer … Played travel ball for the White Rock Renegades for eight seasons … Earned top batter in Canada at Nationals, as well as an all-star right fielder in 2004 … Team won a gold medal at Provincials in both 2005 and 2006, earning a silver medal at Nationals in 2005.

Personal: Richelle Lee McGarva … Born March 28, 1988, in British Columbia, Canada …

Daughter of Grant and Cindy McGarva … Has two brothers, Sean and Matt … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

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ABBIE ABBIE

REXRODE

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Freshman • Pitcher • Bats: R • Throws: R Fincastle, Va. • James River H.S. • Travel Ball: Scrappers

High School: Lettered four times for Coach John Shotwell at James River High, earning captain status the final three years … The state’s pitcher of the year in Group A her final season, as named by the VHSCA … The Timesland Player of the Year, as named by The Roanoke Times, her senior year … A first-team all-state Group A selection by the VHSCA … Struck out 1,210 batters in her career, a Timesland record … The Region C pitcher of the year … Led the Knights to the Region C crown and the Group A semifinals her senior season … Was 19-5 with a 0.46 ERA, 329 strikeouts and 24 walks in 166 innings, earning Pioneer District Player of the Year honors … Led the Timesland in wins, ERA and strikeouts, and also in home runs with seven … Hit .554 and had 25 RBI … Struck out only four times while being walked 17 times … As a junior, struck out 312 batters in 147 innings and walked just 17, earning first-team All-Timesland honors from The Roanoke Times … Had a 0.52 ERA and held foes to a .099 batting average … A first-team all-state and All-Region C pick who won 15 games and also hit .406 … Also earned Pioneer District Player of the Year accolades …

Led her team to a VHSL Group A state title as a sophomore, earning state pitcher of the year honors … Was also the Pioneer District Player of the Year, first-team All-Timesland and the Region C Pitcher of the Year … Named firstteam All-Pioneer District, first-team All-Region C, second-team all-state and second-team AllTimesland as a freshman … In her four varsity years, went a 68-21 as a pitcher … Also lettered three times in cross country …

A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Abigail Lee Rexrode … Born November 21, 1989 in Roanoke, VA … Daughter of Sheli and Eddie Rexrode … Has one brother, Russell … Had perfect attendance from kindergarten through her high school graduation … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

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2008

REVIEW

World Series Appearance Highlights Incredible Campaign

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Most expected Tech to just be another mild hurdle in the USA’s “Bound 4 Beijing” Tour as the team hadn’t lost a pre-Olympic exhibition game in over a decade. In fact, the Red, White & Blue dispatched of DePaul 23-0 as the Hokies watched as they warmed up, leaving many to wonder how bad Tech would get dismantled.

But in one of the biggest upsets in softball history, the Virginia Tech softball team, behind a no-hit performance from Angela Tincher, defeated the U.S. National Softball Team, 1-0 at Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Hokies got a run in the second inning and that would prove to be enough. Catcher Kelsey Hoffman led off the inning with a double to the right-center gap and was pinch ran for by Anna Zitt. Zitt moved to third on an illegal pitch

by USA pitcher Jennie Finch and scored on a bloop two-out single by Caroline Stolle.

The loss snapped a 185-game pre-Olympic exhibition tour winning streak dating back to 1996. During that span, the U.S. team outscored opponents 1,475-24.

This was the same U.S.A. team that had won the past three Olympic gold medals and the same team that went on to win the rest of its games on the Tour and then went on to win the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics last summer.

After the euphoria and media frenzy calmed down, the Hokies won an ACC series at Maryland, swept Virginia and Boston College and took two from Florida State. The only series loss was against North Carolina, giving the Hokies a 16-5 overall conference mark and putting them as the No. 2 seed at the ACC Tournament.

Rain forced major changes to the tournament after day one. In the first game, Tech rallied to beat seventh-seeded Maryland, 7-4.

After the tournament was converted to singleelimination because of the weather, Tech beat Florida State behind a no-hitter from Tincher, and then beat NC State 2-0 for the title.

Despite being ranked in the top 20, Tech was given a No. 2 seed and sent to Knoxville once again for its Regional. It didn’t matter this time as the Hokies were focussed and ready to take the next step. After beating Louisville 1-0 in 10 innings on a walk-off home run by Hall, the Hokies had to meet up with their old nemesis, Tennessee. Stolle made sure there was no repeat performance as she hit a grand slam to lift Tech

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2008 HONORS & AWARDS USA Softball National Player of the Year Angela Tincher • Pitcher NCAA Top VIII Award Angela Tincher • Pitcher Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Angela Tincher • Pitcher Honda Award Softball Winner Angela Tincher • Pitcher CoSIDA Softball Acad. All-America of the Year Angela Tincher • Pitcher Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American Angela Tincher • Pitcher • First Team NFCA All-Northeast Region Charisse Mariconda • Third Base • First Team Angela Tincher • Pitcher • First Team Jenna Rhodes • U/Non P • Second Team ACC Female Athlete of the Year Angela Tincher • Pitcher All-Atlantic Coast Conference Charisse Mariconda • Third Base • First Team Angela Tincher • Pitcher • First Team Kelsey Hoffman • Catcher • Second Team Jenna Rhodes • DP • Second Team ACC Tournament MVP Angela Tincher • Pitcher ACC All-Tournament Team Erin Ota • Second Base Jenna Rhodes • Designated Player Angela Tincher • Pitcher VaSID All-State Team Scot Thomas • Coach of the Year Erin Ota • 2B • First Team Angela Tincher • Pitcher • First Team Kelsey Hoffman • Catcher • Second Team Charisse Mariconda • 3B • Second Team Jenna Rhodes • DP • Second Team VaSID State Pitcher of the Year Angela Tincher ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Angela Tincher • First Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District III Erin Ota • Second Team Angela Tincher • First Team Jenna Rhodes • First Team WCWS All-Tournament Team Angela Tincher • Pitcher Highest Team Rankings: USA Softball: 8th • June 10 (Final Poll) NFCA: 8th • June 10 (Final Poll)

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The scoreboard read a 2-0, nine-inning loss to No. 1 Florida, but that was just the last piece in an amazing puzzle that stretched over a four-month span that will be remembered as one of the greatest runs not only in program history, but in Tech athletics. There are almost too many highlights to mention on one page for a team that went further than any other had in the program’s 13-year history. The season saw the Hokies beat the best team in the world in an upset that sent shock waves around the country. The season saw Tech win its secondstraight ACC Tournament title. The season saw Tech battle back at both the Regionals and Super Regionals to earn a trip to the Women’s College World Series. And the season saw one if its own crowned as the best player in the country. 2008: what a ride it was!

The season started with mixed results as the Hokies went 3-2 at the Florida International Tournament, 3-1 at the Green & White Classic and 3-1 at the Hokies United Memorial Tournament.

With a 9-4 record and hanging on in the national polls, the Hokies headed out west for their toughest Spring Break trip in program history. At the Hillenbrand Invitational, Tech started 3-0, beating Illinois-Chicago, New Mexico State and Iowa State. In the nightcap of night two, the Hokies went toe-to-toe with two-time defending national champion Arizona on its home turf. Although Tech lost in an epic 4-3, 12-inning game in which the two starting pitchers combined for an NCAA-record 42 strikeouts, the Hokies were starting to believe in themselves.

After a weekend in Arizona, the team headed to Long Beach, Calif., for the Long Beach State Invitational. Tech dropped a tough 1-0 contest to No. 2 UCLA, but rebounded to beat Rutgers 9-0. Then, in a game that possibly started to turn the tide on the season, Tech beat No. 8 Northwestern 1-0 in eight innings. Misty Hall’s suicide squeeze bunt in the eighth allowed Jessica Everhart to score, setting off a wild celebration from the Hokie faithful.

Tech opened its ACC season with a series win over Georgia Tech and then beat No. 11 Houston, 1-0, at home on Beth Walker’s double late in the game. After a sweep at NC State, the Hokies took a break for a mid-week exhibition contest against the U.S. National Team in Oklahoma City.

“I’m extremely proud of this team and how well they represented the University,” head coach Scot Thomas said at the press conference after Tech was eliminated from the WCWS. “We don’t have any team national championship banners at Tech, but there are certain teams that are always held in high regard, like the 1973 NIT championship men’s basketball team and the football team that played for the title in 2000. I think this team right here will go down as one of the greatest in Virginia Tech history, and I’m proud to be associated with these ladies.”

Tincher wrapped up her illustrious career as the USA Softball National Player of the Year, the Honda Award winner for softball as the national player of the year, a three-time All-American, the Academic All-American of the Year for softball, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and just about every other award. She finished with 2,149 career strikeouts, the third-highest total in NCAA history and set dozens of school and conference records.

She was the No. 3 overall draft pick of the NPF’s Akron Racers and left Tech as the most decorated female athlete in school history.

2008 REVIEW — Continued from previous page to a 4-0 win. On Sunday, the Hokies fell in the first game to the Lady Vols and were trailing 1-0 in the second game before a rain delay halted play. After the break, Hall hit a tworun home run and Tech never looked back, winning 4-2.

The win was sweet, but the next stop was even more daunting as the Hokies had to travel to Ann Arbor to take on fourthseeded Michigan in the Super Regionals. After dropping the first game 1-0, Tech came back on Sunday to win game two, 1-0, to force a deciding final game. Whitney Davis hit her first collegiate home run and the runs kept coming as the Hokies upset the Wolverines 6-1 to clinch a berth in the Women’s College World Series — a first for the program.

While the stay was short (a 1-0 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M and a 2-0, nine-inning loss to No. 1 Florida), the memories will last forever for this over-achieving bunch who took Tech fans on a wild ride to the sport’s biggest stage.

2008 STATISTICS

Overall Record: 49-19

No. Player AVG GP-GS 3 Charisse Mariconda .340 68-68 15 Jenna Rhodes .304 68-64 2 Erin Ota .278 68-68 18 Misty Hall .241 68-68 9 Kelsey Hoffman .232 67-67 14 Beth Walker .224 65-62 8 Jessica Everhart .202 62-62 4 Whitney Davis .198 58-51 12 Caroline Stolle .159 59-56 ________

“I don’t think I could’ve asked for much more,” Tincher said while reflecting on her career. “The seniors and I have gotten really close, and I had a great time — not just with softball, but with the University and everything. We’ve had a lot of fun getting here to the World Series. Ending my career here — I wish we would’ve won — but I don’t think I could’ve asked for too much more than that.”

Other team members were also rewarded for their seasons. Charisse Mariconda and Jenna Rhodes were named all-region while the two, along with Hoffman, were named all-conference. Mariconda, Rhodes, Hoffman and Erin Ota were named all-state and Tincher was named to all of these teams, along to the WCWS All-Tournament squad.

Thomas and his assistants were named the NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year for the second year in a row and the team finished eighth in both major polls. The team, which finished 49-19, also was given the ACC’s Sportsmanship Award.

11 Amber Walker 13 Elly Gosby 20 Anna Zitt 6 Alicia Field 10 Jess Hodge 17 Heather Lowry 24 Morgan Harris 1 Angela Tincher 16 Kenzie Roark

TEAM TOTALS OPPONENTS

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13-2 11-6 50-16 10-0 38-23 27-9 7-0 56-44 20-13

ACC Record: 16-5

AB 200 214 209 187 194 156 188 126 145

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H 2B 68 9 65 1 58 14 45 8 45 11 35 9 38 9 25 5 23 5

3B 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Home: 15-5

Away: 18-5

Hitting Statistics HR RBI 3 37 0 8 1 24 7 38 0 23 4 19 3 25 1 10 2 13

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Neutral: 16-9

TB SLG% 92 .460 70 .327 77 .368 76 .406 56 .289 56 .359 56 .298 33 .262 34 .234

BB 23 8 23 25 19 20 12 14 15

HBP SO GDP OB% 3 14 0 .410 1 37 0 .332 6 8 0 .366 4 33 2 .338 4 21 3 .312 5 37 1 .328 1 27 1 .252 2 31 0 .289 3 48 1 .252

SF 3 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0

SH SB-ATT 3 17-17 5 41-48 7 16-17 4 17-19 7 0-0 3 5-5 2 0-1 5 0-0 3 2-2

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LOB - Team (433), Opp (327). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (16). IBB - Team (5), Mariconda, C 2, Hall, M. 2, Ota, E. 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Walker, B. 1.

Pitching Statistics

No. Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 1 Angela Tincher 0.63 38-10 56 44 37 17/4 2 344.0 130 46 31 75 679 19 2 5 1144 .114 12 24 14 1 23 ________ 17 Heather Lowry 1.82 13 Elly Gosby 2.26 16 Kenzie Roark 3.62 Team Totals Opponents

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PB - Team (13), Hoffman, K. 12, Hall, M. 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), Hoffman, K. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Hoffman, K. (54-68), Tincher, A. (36-49), Roark, K. (11-12), Lowry, H. (8-8), Hall, M. (2-2), Gosby, E. (1-1).

Hitting minimums — 50% of Games, 1.0 AB/Game; Pitching minimums — 10% of Games, 1.0 IP/Game

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BOOK Team Records • Season

Games played:................................................................................................................70, 1999 Games won:.....................................................................................................................54, 1999 Games lost:........................................................................................................ 32, 1996 & 1997 Most home wins:...........................................................................................................20, 2000 Most road wins:.............................................................................................................18, 2008 Most neutral site wins: ..............................................................................................24, 1999

Team Batting • Game

At bats:........................................................................................48, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Runs:......................................................................................................19, vs. St. Louis, 2/28/98 Hits:........................................................................................................ 23, vs. Radford, 3/30/02 Doubles:........................................................ 7, twice (last at Boston College, 4/12/08) Triples:....................................................3, twice (last: vs. East Tennessee State, 4/25/02) Home Runs:....................................................... 4, three times (last at Seton Hall, 4/5/03) Runs Batted In:.................................................................................18, vs. St. Louis, 2/28/98 Total Bases:........................................................................................ 31, vs. Radford, 3/30/02 Sacrifice Flies:.........................................................................................3, vs. Virginia, 4/7/07 Sacrifice Bunts:..................................................................................... 5, vs. Liberty, 2/23/01 Strikeouts:........................................................................................... 20, at Arizona, 3/1/08 Walks:.................................................................................................... 11, vs. Fordham, 4/5/98 Stolen Bases:......................................................................7, vs. UNC Greensboro, 2/19/06

Team Fielding • Game

Putouts:......................................................................................42, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Assists:............................................................20, twice (last vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/31/96) Chances:.....................................................................................53, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Errors:............................................................. 7, four times (last vs. Arizona State, 3/7/03) Double Plays:........................................................................................ 3, vs. Liberty, 2/23/01 Passed Balls:....................................................... 3, four times (last vs. NC State, 3/12/06) SBs Against:............................................................................................7, vs. Kansas, 3/13/99 Caught Stealing:........................................................3, twice (last vs. Seton Hall, 3/5/02)

Team Pitching • Game

Innings:................................................................................... 14.0, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Strikeouts:............................................................................................. 26, vs. Nevada, 3/3/06 Walks:............................................................ 9, four times (last vs. Georgia Tech, 4/29/06) Hits Allowed:..........................................................18, twice (last vs. Tennessee, 4/30/97) Runs Allowed: ........................................................................21, vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07 HRs Allowed:............................................................................. 6, vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07 Doubles Allowed:..........................................5, seven times (last at Villanova, 4/26/03) Triples Allowed:..................................3, three times (last vs. Massachusetts, 4/18/98) Hit By Pitch: .........................................................5 twice (last vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07)

Individual Batting • Game

At Bats:.............................................................. 7, Sarah Prosise, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Runs Scored:........................................................4, Shanel Garofalo vs. Radford, 3/30/02 Hits:........................ 5, S. Garofalo vs. Radford, 3/30/02 & K. Brown vs. UNCG, 2/19/06 Doubles: ..........3, C. Farmer vs. UNCG, 2/19/00 & S. Crowder vs. Fordham, 3/24/96 Triples: . ................................. 2, Courtney Brinkman at East Tennessee State, 4/25/02 Home Runs:.................................................2, last by Kelsy Rokey vs. Maryland, 4/21/07 Total Bases: .....................................11, Megan Evans vs. North Carolina A&T, 2/21/04 Runs Batted In:......................8, Megan Evans vs. North Carolina A&T State, 2/21/04 Walks: ..............................4, twice, last by Kelsey Hoffman vs. Georgia State, 2/11/07 Sacrifice Flies:..................................2, Charisse Mariconda vs. Georgia State, 2/11/07 Sacrifice Bunts:..................... 3, twice (last by Sarah Wolf vs. Davis & Elkins, 3/22/96) Hit by Pitch: ......................................................... 3, Carmen Farmer vs. Syracuse, 4/2/01 Strikeouts:..............................................................5, Jenna Rhodes vs. Arizona, 3/1/08 Stolen Bases: ................................3, twice (last by Jenna Rhodes vs. UIC, 2/29/08)

Individual Fielding • Game

Chances:.........................................................................24, Kelsy Rokey vs. Nevada, 3/3/06 Putouts:................................................................... 22, Megan Evans vs. Radford, 2/23/05 Assists:.........................9, Melissa Sanderson, twice, last vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/31/96 Errors:.....................4, three times (last by Carmen Farmer vs. Arizona State, 3/7/03)

Individual Pitching • Game

Innings: ................................................... 12.2, Angela Tincher vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Most Hits Allowed:.......................................... 15, Jennie Kallio vs. Tennessee, 4/30/97 Most Runs Allowed:........................................ 16, Jennie Kallio vs. Tennessee, 4/30/97 Most ER Allowed:.................. 11, Allison Weist vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 3/29/97 Most 2B Allowed:.............5, three times (last by R. Pacheco vs. S. Carolina, 3/2/03) Most 3B Allowed:............................. 3, Michelle Johnson vs. Massachusetts, 4/18/98 Most Home Runs Allowed:........................4, Ashlee Dobbe at Notre Dame, 4/20/02 Strikeouts:.............................................................. 26, Angela Tincher vs. Nevada, 3/3/06 Walks: ................................. 9, twice (last by Katie Maynard at Georgia Tech, 4/29/06) Hit By Pitch: ......................................... 5, by Angela Tincher vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07

Team Batting • Season

Batting Average: ......................................... .297, 2002 (highest); .240, 2008 (lowest) Slugging Percentage: . ................................. .447, 1998 (highest); .303, 1996 (lowest) On Base Percentage: .................................... .363, 1998 (highest); .306, 1996 (lowest) At-bats:................................................................. 1,874, 2005 (most); 1,196, 1996 (fewest) Runs:............................................................................. 302, 1998 (most); 170, 1996 (fewest) Hits:.............................................................................. 504, 2005 (most); 290, 1996 (fewest) Doubles:.......................................................................... 96, 2002 (most); 35, 1996 (fewest) Triples:.................................................................................19, 1997 (most); 5, 2004 (fewest) Home Runs:.......................................................................45, 2005 (most); 1, 1996 (fewest) Runs Batted In:........................................................ 258, 2002 (most); 131, 1996 (fewest) Total Bases:............................................................... 739, 2005 (most); 363, 1996 (fewest) Walks:..............................................................................190, 2005 (most); 94, 1996 (fewest) Hit by Pitch:.................................................................... 32, 2008 (most); 8, 1997 (fewest) Strikeouts:................................................................. 328, 1999 (most); 147, 1996 (fewest) Sacrifice Flies:............................................................... 12, 2008 (most); 3, 2000 (fewest) Sacrifice Bunts:............................................................. 67, 1998 (most); 26, 2003 (fewest) Stolen Bases:................................................................. 92, 2006 (most); 14, 2002 (fewest) Stolen Base Attempts:............................................115, 2006 (most); 24, 2002 (fewest)

Team Fielding • Season

Chances:.............................................................. 2,087, 2005 (most); 1,460, 2003 (fewest) Putouts:...................................................................1,447, 2005 (most); 914, 1996 (fewest) Assists:......................................................................... 628, 1998 (most); 287, 2007 (fewest) Errors:.............................................................................139, 1997 (most); 52, 2002 (fewest) Fielding Percentage:....................... .971, 2000 & 2002 (highest); .918, 1996 (lowest) Double Plays Turned:...................................................23, 2001 (most); 7, 2006 (fewest)

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Team Pitching • Season

Earned Run Average:..................................... 1.03, 1999 (lowest); 3.83, 1997 (highest) Saves:............................................................. 6, 2005 (most); 1 on two occasions (fewest) Complete Games:........................................................ 58, 1999 (most); 22, 2003 (fewest) Shutouts:............................................................................33, 1999 (most); 1, 1996 (fewest) Innings Pitched:............................................... 482.1, 2005 (most); 304.2, 1996 (fewest) Hits Allowed:............................................................ 493, 1998 (most); 231, 2006 (fewest) Runs Allowed:.......................................................... 296, 1997 (most); 104, 1999 (fewest) Earned Runs Allowed:..............................197, 1997 (most); 70, 1999 & 2001 (fewest) Walks Allowed:........................................................ 194, 2005 (most); 102, 1997 (fewest) Strikeouts:...............................................................788, 2008 (most); 139, 1998 (fewest) Doubles Allowed:........................................................ 73, 1997 (most); 34, 2001 (fewest) Triples Allowed:............................................ 22, 1996 & 1997 (most); 2, 2008 (fewest) Home Runs Allowed:....................................................37, 2006 (most); 7, 1996 (fewest) Hit By Pitch:.................................................................... 43, 2007 (most); 11, 1998 (fewest) Pick-offs:.................................................................. 5, 2002 (most); 0, three times (fewest)

VIRGINIA TECH’S SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS HITTING ames Played G 70.........Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 1999 70.........Laura Flowers................................................ 1999 69.........Megan Evans................................................. 2005 69.........Michelle Meadows...................................... 1999

Batting Average (min. 100 at bats) .376.........Michelle Meadows...................................... 1997 .372.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1998 .367.........Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 2002 .358.........Jennifer McKibben...................................... 1997 .354.........Michelle Meadows...................................... 1998 .349.........Kara Krumhardt............................................ 1997 Slugging Pct. (min. 100 AB) .642.........Megan Evans................................................. 2004 .631.........Megan Evans................................................. 2005 .600.........Megan Evans................................................. 2003 .596.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1998 .571.........Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 2002 .571.........Caroline Stolle............................................... 2007 At-Bats 236.........Kelly Brown.................................................... 2005 227.........Caitlin Murphy.............................................. 2005 223.........Bronwyn Blair................................................ 1999 212.........Callie Rhodes................................................ 2007 Runs Scored 49.........Carmen Farmer............................................. 2002 44.........Bronwyn Blair................................................ 2000 42.......Erin Ota.............................................. 2008 42.........Bronwyn Blair................................................ 1998 42.........Kelly Brown.................................................... 2005 Hits 76.........Kelly Brown.................................................... 2005 72.........Kara Krumhardt............................................ 1999 68.......Charisse Mariconda.......................... 2008 68.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1998 67.........Michelle Meadows...................................... 1999 67.........Bronwyn Blair................................................ 1998 67.........Callie Rhodes................................................ 2007

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Doubles 18.........Kara Krumhardt............................................ 1999 17.........Megan Evans................................................. 2002 16.........Kelly Brown.................................................... 2005 15.........Charisse Mariconda.................................... 2006 14.........Five times Triples

8.........Melissa Sanderson...................................... 1996

6.........Bronwyn Blair................................................ 2001

5.........Terri Garland.................................................. 1997

4.........Three times Home Runs 16.........Megan Evans................................................. 2005 14.........Megan Evans................................................. 2004 11.........Megan Evans................................................. 2003 10.........Caroline Stolle............................................... 2007

9.........Megan Evans................................................. 2002

9.........Stephanie Savre........................................... 2005

9.........Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 2000

FRESHMAN SEASON RECORDS Individual Batting

Games Played: ..................... 70, Clarisa Crowell, 1999 At Bats: ..................................204, Clarisa Crowell, 1999 Runs Scored: ........................... 42, Bronwyn Blair, 1998 Hits: . ................................................68, Ali Verbage, 1998 Doubles: .................................... 17, Megan Evans, 2002 Triples: ................................4, Michelle Meadows, 1997

& Christine Trunnell, 1996 Home Runs: ................................9, Megan Evans, 2002

& Stephanie Savre, 2005 Total Bases: ............................... 109, Ali Verbage, 1998 Runs Batted In: ...........................48, Ali Verbage, 1998 Batting Avg.: ............. .376, Michelle Meadows, 1997 Slugging Pctg.: ...................... .596, Ali Verbage, 1998 Walks: . .................................. 26, Stephanie Savre, 2005 Sac Flies: .................2, last: Charisse Mariconda, 2006 Sacrifice Bunts: .................... 14, Clarisa Crowell, 1999 Hit by Pitch: . .................................. 7, Ali Verbage, 1998 Strikeouts: ..............................46, Caroline Stolle, 2005 Stolen Bases: .......................... 17, Bronwyn Blair, 1998

Runs Batted In 50.........Megan Evans................................................. 2005 48.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1998 47.........Caroline Stolle............................................... 2007 47.........Megan Evans................................................. 2004 40.........Kara Krumhardt............................................ 1999 40.........Jennifer McKibben...................................... 1997

Individual Fielding

Chances: .................................418, Laura Flowers, 1997 Putouts: . .................................380, Laura Flowers, 1997 Assists: . ...............................198, Kara Krumhardt, 1997 Errors: .............................. 34, Michelle Meadows, 1997

Individual Pitching

Appearances: ........................ 46, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Starts: . ...................................... 44, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Complete Games: ................ 34, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Innings Pitched: ............... 251.0, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Earned Run Avg.: ..............0.92, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Most Hits: .................................166, Allison Weist, 1997 Most Runs: ...............................104, Allison Weist, 1997 Most Home Runs: ................18, Katie Maynard, 2003 Strikeouts: .......................... 349, Angela Tincher, 2005 Walks: . ....................................120, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Hit By Pitch: ..........................11, Angela Tincher, 2005 Wins: .........................................21, Angela Tincher, 2005 Shutouts: ................................. 17, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Saves: ......................................... 3, Angela Tincher, 2005

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Total Bases 123.........Megan Evans................................................. 2005 119.........Kara Krumhardt............................................ 1999 109.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1998 105.........Caroline Stolle............................................... 2007 102.........Megan Evans................................................. 2004 Walks 51.........Megan Evans................................................. 2005 35.........Stephanie Savre........................................... 2007 33.........Megan Evans................................................. 2004 32.........Kelly Brown.................................................... 2006 29.........Michelle Meadows...................................... 1998 Strikeouts 58.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 2001 56.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1999 48.........Caroline Stolle............................................... 2008 48.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 2000 46.........Caroline Stolle............................................... 2007 46.........Caroline Stolle............................................... 2005 46.........Amy Voorhees............................................... 2001 Times Hit by Pitch

8.........Kathleen Jones............................................. 2005

7.........Shanel Garofalo............................................ 2004

7.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1998 Stolen Bases 41.......Jenna Rhodes.................................... 2008 34.........Callie Rhodes................................................ 2006 32.........Callie Rhodes................................................ 2007 31.........Callie Rhodes................................................ 2004 22.........Kelly Brown.................................................... 2006 19.........Kelly Brown.................................................... 2004

On Base Pct. (min. 100 AB) .474.........Megan Evans................................................. 2005 .457.........Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 2002 .444.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1998 .443.........Michelle Meadows...................................... 1998

Sacrifice Flies

3.........Misty Hall........................................................ 2008 3.......Charisse Mariconda.......................... 2008

3.........Ali Verbage..................................................... 1999 3.......Charisse Mariconda.......................... 2007 Sacrifice Hits 19.........Caitlin Murphy.............................................. 2005 17.........Beth Drombetta........................................... 1996 14.........Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 1999 13.......Erin Ota.............................................. 2007 Bold indicates player active in 2009

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VIRGINIA TECH’S SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS P I TC H I N G Earned Run Average (min. 25 IP) 0.56......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007 0.63......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008 0.92......Ashlee Dobbe .............................................. 1999 1.01......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 1.05......Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 1999 1.06......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005 Strikeouts 669......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008 617......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007 504......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 349......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005 290......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002 289......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999 Walks 120......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999 100......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006

93......Katie Maynard............................................... 2005

77......Katie Maynard............................................... 2006 Winning Percentage (min. 8 dec.) .822......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007 .792......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008 .784......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999 .756......Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 1999 .743......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 .714......Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 2000 .700......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005 Lowest Opp. Batting Avg. (min. 25 IP) .103......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007 .104......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 .114......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008 .144......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999 .152......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005 Most Strikeouts/7 Innings (min. 25 IP) 13.9......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007 13.8......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008 13.8......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 12.0......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005 8.5......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2000

Losses

17......Michelle Johnson........................................ 1998

16......Jennie Kallio.................................................. 1996

13......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002

13......Four times Most Games Started

44......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999

44......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008

43......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007

41......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002

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56......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008

49......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007

47......Michelle Johnson........................................ 1998

46......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999

46......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002

45......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 Relief Appearances

16......Michelle Johnson........................................ 1998

15......Heather McKenzie....................................... 1996

15......Rachel Pacheco............................................ 2003

14......Karie Morrison.............................................. 2004 Saves

3......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007

3......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005

3......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006

2......seven players (last: Tincher/Roark)....... 2008 Complete Games

37......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008

34......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999

33......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002

28......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 Shutouts

23......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007

17......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008

17......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999

13......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002

Angela Tincher Wild Pitches

33......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006

31......Jennie Kallio.................................................. 1996

22......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005

21......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999

16......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007 Hit Batters

33......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007

24......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008

22......Katie Maynard............................................... 2005

19......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006

15......Katie Maynard............................................... 2006

14......Jennie Kallio.................................................. 1996

14......Katie Maynard............................................... 2004 Bold indicates player active in 2009

NO-HITTERS AND PERFECT GAMES Angela Tincher (14)

Clarisa Crowell (4)

Maryland; W, 5-0; 3/25/05; Blacksburg, VA Furman; W, 8-0 (6); 2/12/06; Greenville, SC Radford; W, 3-2 (9); 3/1/06; Blacksburg, VA Virginia; W, 4-1; 3/18/06; Blacksburg, VA UNC Greensboro; W, 2-0; 4/25/06; Greensboro, NC Lehigh; W, 4-0; 2/23/07; Columbus, GA* Fordham; W, 5-0; 3/8/07; Clearwater, FL Ohio State; W, 2-0; 3/11/07; Clearwater, FL Florida State; W, 1-0 (8); 3/24/07; Tallahassee, FL* Canisius; W, 5-0; 5/18/07; Columbus, OH UNC Greensboro; W, 8-0 (5); 3/12/08; Blacksburg, VA NC State; W, 3-0; 3/21/08; Raleigh, NC East Carolina; W, 11-0 (5); 4/29/08; Blacksburg, VA Florida State; W, 2-0; 5/10/08; College Park, MD

Boston College; W, 2-0; 3/27/99; Richmond, VA La Salle; W, 6-0; 4/18/99; Philadelphia, PA UNC Greensboro; W, 1-0; 4/21/99; Blacksburg, VA Providence; W, 3-0; 3/24/02; Providence, RI

Ashlee Dobbe (8) Brown; W, 1-0; 3/26/99; Richmond, VA La Salle; W, 8-0 (5); 4/29/00; Blacksburg, VA St. Bonaventure; W, 10-0 (5); 5/7/00; Blacksburg, VA* Dayton; W, 4-0; 5/11/00; Amherst, MA Hofstra; W, 6-0; 3/10/02; Plant City, FL* Gardner-Webb; W, 8-0 (5); 3/29/02; Blacksburg, VA Tennessee; W, 6-0; 4/17/02; Bristol, TN Pittsburgh; W, 4-0; 4/21/02; Pittsburgh, PA

Katie Maynard (2) Liberty; W, 3-0; 5/9/04; Blacksburg, VA* Providence; W, 1-0 (8); 4/23/04; Providence, RI

Catherine Gilliam (1) Cornell; W, 2-0; 3/2/01; Virginia Beach, VA

Combined (3) Ashlee Dobbe/Natalie Smith vs. Winthrop; W, 6-0; 2/24/02; Rock Hill, SC Katie Maynard/Rachel Pacheco vs. Liberty; L, 0-1; 4/2/03; Lynchburg, VA Angela Tincher/Karie Morrison vs. St. Bonaventure; W, 8-0 (5); 3/19/05; Blacksburg, VA

Exhibition (1) Angela Tincher vs. US National Team; W, 1-0; 3/26/08; Oklahoma City, OK * - denotes perfect game

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Wins

38......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008

38......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007

30......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002

29......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999

26......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006

25......Clarisa Crowell.............................................. 1999

21......Angela Tincher............................................. 2005

21......Michelle Johnson........................................ 1998

Innings Pitched 344.0......Angela Tincher............................................. 2008 311.2......Angela Tincher............................................. 2007 283.0......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 2002 256.1......Angela Tincher............................................. 2006 251.0......Ashlee Dobbe............................................... 1999

VIRGINIA TECH’S CAREER LEADERS HITTING Games Played 252.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 250.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 247.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 243.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 239.........Laura Flowers........................................ 1997-00 236.........Caroline Stolle....................................... 2005-08 235.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 233.........Ali Verbage............................................. 1998-01 Batting Avg. (min. 150 at-bats) .347.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 .333.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 .316.........Jennifer McKibben.............................. 1997-98 .316.........Megan Evans . ...................................... 2002-05 .315.........Callie Rhodes........................................ 2003-07 .309.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 .308.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 .308.......Jenna Rhodes.....................2006-present At-Bats 842.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 778.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 763.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 732.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 691.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 675.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03 670.........Megan Evans......................................... 2003-05 Hits 259.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 254.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 250.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 235.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 212.........Megan Evans......................................... 2003-05 203.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 200.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 196.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03

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Doubles 48.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 47.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 44.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 44.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 42.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03 41.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 41.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 38.......Charisse Mariconda...........2006-present 35.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 Triples 12.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01

8.........Melissa Sanderson.....................................1996

8.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03

8.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00

7.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06

6.........Terri Garland.......................................... 1996-97

6.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00

5.........Ali Verbage............................................. 1998-01

5.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02

5.........Christine Trunnell................................ 1996-98 5.......Charisse Mariconda...........2006-present

Home Runs 50.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 22.........Stephanie Savre................................... 2005-07 21.........Ali Verbage............................................. 1998-01 20.........Caroline Stolle....................................... 2005-08 19.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 16.........Tiffany Hurt............................................ 1999-02 16.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 15.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 15.........Amy Voorhees....................................... 2001-02

Runs Batted In 161.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 131.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 120.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 116.........Ali Verbage............................................. 1998-01 115.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 103.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 Slugging Pct. (min. 150 AB) .609.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 .488.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 .484.........Stephanie Savre................................... 2005-07 .481.........Amy Voorhees....................................... 2001-02 .467.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 .456.........Jennifer McKibben.............................. 1997-98 Total Bases 408.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 357.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 351.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 336.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 326.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 307.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 Walks 121.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 91.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 86.........Mindi Wylie............................................ 2001-04 77.........Stephanie Savre................................... 2005-07 77.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 77.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03 71.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 71.........Kelsey Hoffman.................................... 2005-08

Michelle Meadows Strikeouts 190.........Ali Verbage............................................. 1998-01 156.........Caroline Stolle....................................... 2005-08 137.........Sarah Prosise......................................... 2002-05 137.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 133.........Laura Flowers........................................ 1997-00 127.........Tiffany Hurt............................................ 1999-02 123.........Mindi Wylie............................................ 2001-04 108.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03 Stolen Bases 113.........Callie Rhodes........................................ 2003-07 67.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 65.......Jenna Rhodes.....................2006-present 52.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 36.........Dawn Medina........................................ 1996-98 26.........Mary Lowzinski..................................... 1998-01 18.........Terri Garland.......................................... 1996-97 Runs Scored 151.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 147.........Kelly Brown............................................ 2003-06 135.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03 129.........Kara Krumhardt.................................... 1997-00 122.........Michelle Meadows.............................. 1997-00 117.........Megan Evans......................................... 2002-05 104.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 102.........Callie Rhodes........................................ 2003-07 96.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 Times Hit By Pitch 17.......Erin Ota...............................2006-present 16.........Shanel Garofalo.................................... 2001-04 15.........Ali Verbage............................................. 1998-01 13.........Kathleen Jones..................................... 2003-05 12.........Bronwyn Blair........................................ 1998-01 12.........Clarisa Crowell...................................... 1999-02 11.......Beth Walker........................2006-present 10.........Carmen Farmer..................................... 2000-03 10.........Megan Evans......................................... 2003-05 Bold indicates player active in 2009

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VIRGINIA TECH’S CAREER LEADERS P I TC H I N G Lowest Earned Run Avg. (min. 150 IP) 0.78.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 1.36.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 1.39.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02 2.65.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98 2.79.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04 3.17.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06 Strikeouts 2,149.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 926.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 650.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06 475.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02 143.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04 120.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98 102.........Jennie Kallio...................................... 1996-97 101.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07 Strikeouts/7 Innings (min. 150 IP) 13.5.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08

7.5.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02

6.6.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06

5.4.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

4.1.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07

4.0.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04 Walks 316.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06 314.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 293.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 134.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

80.........Jennie Kallio...................................... 1996-97

77.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07

77.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98

77.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04

Highest Winning Pct. (min. 16 dec.) .778.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 .722.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02 .694.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 .640....... Heather Lowry................2007-present .636.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07 .538.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06 .525.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04 Wins 123.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08

93.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02

65.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

57.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06

30.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98

21.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04

16....... Heather Lowry................2007-present

14.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07 Losses

49.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06

41.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02

35.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08

28.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98

26.........Jennie Kallio...................................... 1996-97

25.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

19.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04

Starts 150.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 132.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 104.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06

87.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

49.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98

37.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04

37.........Jennie Kallio...................................... 1996-97 Innings Pitched 1116.1.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 863.2.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 689.0.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06 614.0.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02 343.0.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98 250.2.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04 234.0.........Jennie Kallio...................................... 1996-97 170.2.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07 154.2.........Allison Weist...................................... 1997-98

Relief Appearances

36.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08

34.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06

29.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07

23.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98

23.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02

21.........Rachel Pacheco................................ 2003-04

19.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

Saves

11.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08

4.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06

Ashlee Dobbe

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Complete Games 124.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 111.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02

63.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06

62.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

37.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98

27.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07

21.........Jennie Kallio...................................... 1996-97 Shutouts

54.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08

47.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02

26.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02 Combined Shutouts

11.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02

8.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

7.........Karie Morrison.................................. 2004-07

6.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 Batters Faced 4,228.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 3,472.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 3,108.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06 2,487.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

FIELDING Most Chances 1,905.........Kelsey Hoffman................................ 2005-08 1,804.........Laura Flowers.................................... 1997-00 1,584.........Mindi Wylie........................................ 2001-04 Most Putouts 1,779.........Kelsey Hoffman................................ 2005-08 1,693.........Laura Flowers.................................... 1997-00 1,463.........Mindi Wylie........................................ 2001-04 Most Assists 644.........Kara Krumhardt................................ 1997-00 440.........Carmen Farmer................................ 2000-03 408.........Michelle Meadows.......................... 1997-00 Bold indicates player active in 2009

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Appearances 186.........Angela Tincher................................. 2005-08 152.........Ashlee Dobbe................................... 1999-02 138.........Katie Maynard.................................. 2003-06 106.........Clarisa Crowell.................................. 1999-02

75.........Michelle Johnson............................ 1997-98

Clarisa Crowell

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0-10 (5) 0-3 1-6 0-3 1-18 (5) 0-8 (6) 3-5 3-6 9-1 (5) 5-4 12-14 1-3 4-0 7-6 1-4 1-9 (6) 13-4 (5) 1-6 6-5 7-4 9-6 6-5 2-1 (10) 6-1 9-1 (5) 6-5 1-8 0-3 (6) 1-10 (5) 0-16 (5) 2-7 4-7 2-3 0-3 6-7 (8) 2-11 (5) 4-10 2-10 4-7 4-1 1-6 1-9 (5) 0-1 0-1 10-5 9-1 (5) 3-6 1-9

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3-2 9-5 4-2 3-2 1-3 0-3 2-3 (8) 2-1 4-0 6-7 (8) 3-4 2-7 4-12 (5) 0-7 2-1 (8) 2-5 3-6 2-5 3-11 (6) 7-3 7-3 1-3 8-9 3-4 2-11 (5) 5-1 2-6 9-1 (5) 15-7 (6) 4-2 1-2 8-7 4-2 1-5 0-8 (5) 2-6 9-13 0-3 3-8 10-6 4-3 8-7 8-0 (6) 4-0 4-5 4-9 4-1 0-9 (5) 4-14 (6) 0-17 (5) 2-12 (5)

Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - Ft. Myers Tournament at Ft. Myers, Fla. 2 - Winthrop Tournament at Rock Hill, S.C. 3 - at Salem, Va. 4 - Georgia Tech Buzz Classic at Atlanta, Ga. 5 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

1997

Record 24-32 / Atlantic 10 8-8 Coach Scot Thomas

Villanova 1 Grand Valley 1 Holy Cross 1 Northwood 1 Gannon 1 Monmouth 1 Villanova 1 at Liberty at Liberty GEORGE MASON GEORGE MASON at Maryland at Maryland at La Salle * at La Salle * Akron 2 Maine 2 Coastal Carolina 2 Maine 2 Fordham * 3 Fordham * 3 Missouri State 4 Maryland 4 at Georgia Southern 4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 4 LIBERTY LIBERTY DAYTON * DAYTON * at St. Bonaventure * at St. Bonaventure * MARSHALL at Rhode Island * at Rhode Island * at Massachusetts * at Massachusetts * RADFORD RADFORD WINTHROP WINTHROP CAMPBELL CAMPBELL at North Carolina A&T at North Carolina A&T UNC GREENSBORO TEMPLE * TEMPLE * ST. JOSEPH’S * ST. JOSEPH’S * vs. Tennessee 5 vs. Tennessee 5

1998

Record 32-31 / Atlantic 10 8-8 (2nd) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 20

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4-2 19-3 (5) 2-4 7-1 1-2 3-5 3-12 (5) 4-2 (6) 9-1 (6) 2-6 7-3 (5) 8-0 (5) 0-1 1-2 1-0 5-1 5-1 8-6 (4) 12-4 (5) 1-3 6-5 (6) 8-6 (8) 2-5 2-1 2-5 1-2 (9) 3-4 1-5 2-6 2-3 (8) 10-8 13-5 (5) 11-1 (5) 5-1 9-7 0-1 5-9 13-0 (5) 6-1 0-8 (6) 0-11 0-5 1-14 (6) 2-5 7-6 1-2 2-5 8-9 4-3 15-2 (5) 13-10 4-3 2-3 0-2 0-7 3-2 (8) 8-0 (6) 1-3

Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - Triangle Classic at Durham, N.C. 2 - Georgia State Tournament at Atlanta, Ga. 3 - Rebel Spring Games at Orlando, Fla. 4 - Coastal Carolina Tournament at Conway, S.C. 5 - Winthrop Tournament at Rock Hill, S.C. 6 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

7 - Hudson Hokie Softball Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 8 - Atlantic 10 Championship at Kingston, R.I.

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Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - Univ. of Florida Classic at Gainesville, Fla. 2 - East Carolina-Pirate Classic at Greenville, N.C. 3 - Georgia State Tournament at Atlanta, Ga. 4 - Florida State Invitational at Tallahassee, Fla. 5 - Winthrop Tournament at Rock Hill, S.C. 6 - Sports Plus Classic at Richmond, Va. 7 - Hudson Hokie Softball Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 8 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

9 - Atlantic 10 Championship at Salem, Va.

2000

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3-4 3-0 4-0 4-0 0-1 (8) 10-2 (6) 7-0 6-3 (9) 0-1 (8) 1-0 0-3 5-0 2-3 1-0 4-3 (8) 2-3 2-1 0-7 4-1 4-1 2-10 (6) 2-1 5-0 1-4 8-0 (5) 6-2 0-1 1-4 1-9 (5) 0-5 1-0 0-2 4-1

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Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - UNC/Triangle Classic at Raleigh, N.C. 2 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

3 - Speedline Invitational at Tampa, Fla. 4 - FSU Invitational at Tallahassee, Fla. 5 - Georgia Tech Buzz Classic at Atlanta, Ga. 6 - Hudson-Hokie Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 7 - Atlantic 10 Championship at Amherst, Mass.

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Home games in ALL CAPS * indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Mardi Gras Classic at Monroe, La. 2 - Sonic® Classic at Chattanooga, Tenn.

3 - Dixie Classic at Virginia Beach, Va. 4 - N.I.S.T. at Sunnyvale, Calif.

5 - Winthrop Invitational at Rock Hill, S.C. 6 - Hudson-Hokie Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 7 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

8 - at Salem, Va.

2002

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Opponent vs. Miami, Ohio 1 vs. Elon 1 vs. East Carolina 1 vs. Miami, Ohio 1 vs. Long Island 1 at Winthrop at Winthrop at Charlotte at Charlotte vs. Middle Tenn. St. 2 vs. Arkansas 2 vs. Purdue 3 vs. Northern Illinois 3 vs. Oklahoma State 3 vs. South Florida 3 vs. Chattanooga 3 vs. Hofstra 3 vs. Georgia State 3 Stony Brook 4 Akron 4 Canisius 4 at Providence * at Providence * Liberty Liberty Gardner-Webb Radford Gardner-Webb Radford vs. Virginia 5 vs. Virginia 5 at Connecticut * at Connecticut *

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at Syracuse * at Syracuse * James Madison James Madison Rutgers * Rutgers * Villanova * Villanova * vs. Tennessee 6 at Notre Dame * at Notre Dame * at Pittsburgh * at Pittsburgh * at Radford at Radford at East Tennessee St. at East Tennessee St. St. John’s * St. John’s * vs. Boston College * 7 vs. Boston College * 7 Seton Hall * Seton Hall * vs. Notre Dame 8 vs. Villanova 8 vs. Notre Dame 8 vs. Notre Dame 8

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Score 6-7 15-4 2-3 10-2 (5) 3-5 10-0 (5) 6-0 8-5 (9) 8-1 2-1 0-5 6-7 5-4 (9) 2-8 5-2 0-5 6-0 4-0 4-0 2-0 4-0 3-0 4-3 12-1 (5) 10-0 (5) 8-0 (5) 8-0 (6) 8-0 (6) 15-0 (5) 2-3 2-1 (8) 7-5 3-0

Record 21-29 / BIG EAST 6-12 (10th) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 14 vs. Boston 1 vs. UNC Wilmington 1

23 vs. Ball State 2 vs. Chattanooga 2

28 vs. Oakland (Mich.) 3 March 1 vs. Central Michigan 3 vs. Western Michigan 3

2 vs. #16 South Carolina 3

7 vs. #10 Arizona State 3 vs. Santa Clara 4

8 vs. Sacramento State 4 vs. San Jose State 4

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12 at James Madison at James Madison

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15 vs. Georgia State 5 vs. North Carolina 5

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2-4 0-9 (5) 6-5 5-10 (6) 6-0 2-4 1-0 7-10 1-6 5-4 7-10 7-4 1-5 4-1

Home games in ALL CAPS * indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Triangle Classic at Raleigh, N.C. 2 - Sonic Challenge at Chattanooga, Tenn.

3 - Strawberry Festival at Plant City, Fla. 4 - N.I.S.T. at Sunnyvale, Calif.

5 - Hokie Fastpitch Club Classic at Salem, Va. 6 - Hokie Round Robin at Blacksburg, Va. 7 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

8 - at Salem, Va.

2004

Record 36-23 / BIG EAST 9-11 (T7th) Coach Scot Thomas

Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Triangle Classic at Raleigh, N.C. 2 - Frost Classic at Chattanooga, Tenn.

3 - Speedline Invitational at Plant City, Fla. 4 - Hokie Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 5 - at Salem, Va. 6 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

7 - at Allentown, Pa. 8 - BIG EAST Softball Tournament at Salem, Va.

2003

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Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Georgia Softball Invitational at Athens, Ga. 2 - Elon Invitational at Burlington, N.C. 3 - NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, Ga 4 - Rebel Spring Games at Kissimmee, Fla. 5 - Blue & Gold Coca-Cola Classic at Miami, Fla. 6 - Hokie Fastpitch Club Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 7 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

8 - at Salem, Va.

2005

Record 44-25 / ACC 4-13 (7th) Coach Scot Thomas

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Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates ACC game 1 - Charlotte Tournament at Charlotte, N.C. 2 - Chanticleer Classic at Conway, S.C. 3 - UNLV Tournament at Las Vegas, Nev. 4 - USF-adidas Invitational at Clearwater, Fla. 5 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

6 - ACC Championship at Chapel Hill, N.C. 7 - NCAA Regionals at Knoxville, Tenn.

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Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates ACC game 1 - Georgia State First Pitch Classic at Atlanta, Ga. 2 - Tiger Invitational at Auburn, Ala. 3 - NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, Ga. 4 - Knight Games at Altamonte Springs, Fla. 5 - adidas Spring Break Invitational at Clearwater, Fla. 6 - ACC Championship at Tallahassee, Fla. 7 - NCAA Regionals at Columbus, Ohio

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Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates ACC game 1 - Florida International Invitational at Miami, Fla. 2 - Green & White Classic at Charlotte, N.C. 3 - Hokies United Memorial Tournament at Botetourt, Va. 4 - Hillenbrand Inviational at Tucson, Ariz.

5 - Long Beach State Invitational at Lakewood, Calif.

6 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn.

7 - ACC Championship at College Park, Md. 8 - NCAA Regionals at Knoxville, Tenn.

9 - NCAA Super Regionals at Ann Arbor. Mich.

10 - Women’s College World Series at Oklahoma City, Okla.

The 2008 squad will go down as the greatest in program history, winning an ACC title, an NCAA Regional, Super Regional and advancing to the Women’s College World Series - a first for the Hokies. The team also finished eighth in both national polls. Here, the team is posed on the statue outside of Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, site of the WCWS.

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HOKIES’ ALL-TIME

LETTERWINNERS A Armes, Crystal........................ 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Avent, Kim...................................................................1996

R Roark, Kenzie.............................................. 2008 Rhodes, Callie......................... 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Rhodes, Jenna.........................2006, 2007, 2008 Rokey, Kelsy....................................................2006, 2007 Rowley, Sara...................................................1996, 1997

B Beach, Crystal......................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Bird, Bethany..................................................1999, 2000 Black, Julie...................................................................1998 Blacka, Aaron.............................................................1996 Blair, Bronwyn........................ 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Brinkman, Courtney................................................2002 Brown, Kelly............................ 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 C Campbell, Allyson............................ 2004, 2005, 2006 Chaffee, Ciara.................................................2004, 2005 Colbert, Cara...............................................................1997 Crowder, Shannon...................................................1996 Crowell, Clarisa...................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 D Davis, Whitney.................................. 2007, 2008 Diamond, Tina...........................................................1996 Dobbe, Ashlee....................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Drombetta, Beth...........................................1996, 1997 E Ellenberger, April.................. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Evans, Megan......................... 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Evans, Jennifer...........................................................1996 Everhart, Jessica.....................2006, 2007, 2008

Kelly Brown lettered from 2003-2006.

H Hall, Misty....................................................................2008 Hayden, Wendy................................. 1996, 1997, 1998 Hodge, Jess.................................................................2008 Holberton, Shannon................................................2003 Hoffman, Kelsey.................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Huber, Christy............................................................1998 Hudson, Sarah....................... 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Hurt, Tiffany............................ 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 J Jenkins, Angie............................................................1996 Johnson, Michelle........................................1997, 1998 Jones, Kathleen................................. 2002, 2003, 2005

F Farmer, Carmen..................... 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Flowers, Laura........................ 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

K Kallio, Jennie..................................................1996, 1997 Koelemay, Lauren.........................................1998, 1999 Krumhardt, Kara.................... 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

G Garland, Terri..................................................1996, 1997 Garofalo, Shanel.................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Gilliam, Catherine.....................................................2001 Green, Maura ............................................................2001

L Lawrence, Erin...........................................................2002 Love, Jaime.....................................................1999, 2000 Lowry, Heather.................................. 2007, 2008 Lowzinski, Mary..................... 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

S Sanderson, Melissa..................................................1996 Savre, Stephanie............................... 2005, 2006, 2007 Smith, Natalie.............................................................2002 Strang, Kristi...................................................1996, 1997 Stolle, Caroline....................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Stone, Megan.............................................................2003 T Terry, Heather............................................................2000 Tincher, Angela...................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Todd, Heather........................ 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Trunnell, Christine............................ 1996, 1997, 1998 V Verbage, Ali............................. 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Voorhees, Amy..............................................2001, 2002 W Walker, Beth............................2006, 2007, 2008 Walsh, Theresa................................... 2003, 2004, 2005 Weaver, Erin................................................................1998 Weist, Allison..................................................1997, 1998 Whitaker, Michelle .............. 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Wolf, Sarah .....................................................1996, 1997 Wylie, Mindi............................ 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Z Zitt, Anna.........................................................2007, 2008 Letterwinners returning for 2009 in BOLD

N Narodowski, Alisia........................................2005, 2006 Carmen Farmer was a four-year letterwinner, from 20002003.

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Shanel Garofalo lettered from 2001-2004.

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M Mariconda, Charisse...............2006, 2007, 2008 Maynard, Katie....................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 McKenzie, Heather...................................................1996 McKibben, Jennifer......................................1997, 1998 Meadows, Michelle.............. 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Medina, Dawn.................................... 1996, 1997, 1998 Mills, Katie.......................................................1996, 1997 Morrison, Karie..............................................2004, 2005 Murphy, Caitlin...................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

AWARD WINNERS USA Softball National Player of the Year 2008 Angela Tincher

Honda Award National Player of the Year 2008 Angela Tincher Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America 2006 Angela Tincher 2007 Angela Tincher 2008 Angela Tincher

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Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Winner 2008 Angela Tincher CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year 2008 Angela Tincher ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American 1998 Michelle Johnson P (3rd)

Michelle Meadows 2B (2nd) 1999 Michelle Meadows 2B (1st) 2000 Michelle Meadows 2B (1st) 2002 Ashlee Dobbe P (1st) 2006 Angela Tincher P (2nd) 2007 Angela Tincher P (1st) 2008 Angela Tincher P (1st)

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ESPN the Magazine Academic District III 1998 Michelle Johnson

Michelle Meadows 1999 Kara Krumhardt

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Carmen Farmer

Amy Voorhees 2005 Kathleen Jones 2006 Angela Tincher 2007 Angela Tincher 2008 Erin Ota

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NFCA All-Northeast Region 2000 Bronwyn Blair

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Ashlee Dobbe 2001 Shanel Garofalo

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Shanel Garofalo

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Kelly Brown 2005 Kelly Brown

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Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year 2006 Angela Tincher 2007 Angela Tincher 2008 Angela Tincher Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year 2007 Scot Thomas Atlantic Coast All-Conference 2005 Kelly Brown

Megan Evans 2006 Jessica Everhart

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Virginia S.I.D. State Player of the Year 1999 Kara Krumhardt 2000 Michelle Meadows Virginia S.I.D. State Pitcher of the Year 2006 Angela Tincher 2007 Angela Tincher 2008 Angela Tincher Virginia S.I.D. State Rookie of the Year 2006 Jessica Everhart Virginia S.I.D. State Coach of the Year 1999 Scot Thomas 2000 Scot Thomas 2002 Scot Thomas 2005 Scot Thomas 2008 Scot Thomas Virginia S.I.D. All-State 1996 Christine Trunnell 1997 Laura Flowers

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Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year 2000 Michelle Meadows Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year 1999 Ashlee Dobbe Atlantic 10 All-Conference 1996 Melissa Sanderson 1997 Michelle Meadows

Jennifer McKibben 1998 Jennifer McKibben

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VIRGINIA TECH’S ALL-AMERICAN HONOREE

Angela Tincher 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-American 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-American 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Second-Team All-American Angela Tincher concluded her phenomenal softball career at Virginia Tech in 2008 by helping lead the Hokies to their first appearance in the Women’s College World Series and a No. 8 national ranking. As a senior, she hit the grand slam of national awards, winning the USA Softball National Player of the Year Award, the Honda Award for National Softball Player of the Year, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and was also named the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America of the Year for softball.

Tincher was one of five finalists for the Honda-Broderick Cup, which is given to the top female athlete in the NCAA, won the Mary Garber Award as the ACC’s Female Athlete of the Year, won an NCAA Top VIII Award and was also one of three finalists for an ESPY as Female College Athlete of the Year.

The Eagle Rock, Va., native led the Hokies to an ACC title for the second year in a row, a Regional title, a Super Regional crown and to Oklahoma City for the WCWS. Tincher no-hit the U.S. Olympic Team in Tech’s 1-0 victory, helping break the Red, White & Blue’s 185-game exhibition winning streak. She was also the No. 3 overall draft pick of the National Pro Fastpitch League, marking the highest any Tech female has been drafted in a professional sport.

As a senior, she led the nation in earned run average (ERA) for the secondstraight year and also led the country in strikeouts. She finished her career with a 123-35 record, a 0.78 ERA and 2,149 strikeouts – the third most in NCAA history of softball at any level. She was a three-time All-American as well as a three-time Academic All-American and is the most-honored female athlete in school history.

Tincher had her number retired in a ceremony before Tech’s home football game against Georgia Tech on Sept. 13, 2008, becoming the first softball player to earn this honor. No player will ever wear No. 1 again in Tech softball history.

THE HOKIES’ ALL-REGION HONOREES

Kelly Brown

Bronwyn Blair

Shanel Garofalo

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Michelle Meadows

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Erin Ota

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Angela Tincher

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Amy Voorhees

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Jessica Everhart

OF • 2006 • Northeast (2nd)

Clarisa Crowell

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OF • 2000 • Northeast (1st)

THEACC

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THE TRADITION

Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor.

However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency.

Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in its 56th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation.

And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it.

Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 109 national championships, including 57 in women’s competition and 52 in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 145 times in men’s competition and 92 times in women’s action.

The success of softball in the ACC has increased over the years since the conference began sponsoring the sport in 1992. The league has produced 48 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans, including Jessica van der Linden of Florida State and Virginia Tech’s Angela Tincher. Van der Linden became the league’s first USA Softball National Player of the Year and Honda Award winner in softball in 2004. In 2008, Tincher was also USA Softball National Player of the Year and received the Honda Award for softball. In addition, the ACC has had 185 studentathletes named NFCA All-Region.

The ACC can also measure its achievements in the postseason, as the conference has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament over the past several years. In 2008, the league’s presence in the national event was felt as the ACC put four teams in the Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. Virginia Tech reached its first College World Series and the fifth trip to Oklahoma City for a league team. In all, ACC schools have combined for 45 all-time appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with 30 of those coming since the year 2000.

Since joining the ACC in 1991, Florida State has established itself as one of the top softball programs in the country. The Seminoles have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 21 of the last 23 years. Florida State also possesses College World Series experience, having made four of its seven appearances as a member of the ACC. FSU is among an elite group of schools in the sport, as the Seminoles are one of five programs to have made four consecutive trips to the WCWS. In all, the Seminoles have advanced to the WCWS seven times since 1987, and twice in the last seven seasons.

Over the years, ACC softball has found similar success in the classroom. Over 20 student-athletes have been selected as an NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete, while several others have been tabbed NFCA Academic All-Americans or ESPN The Magazine (formerly Verizon) Academic All-Americans. In 2008, two ACC student athletes were named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans for the second consecutive season. Virginia Tech’s Tincher became the first ACC softball player to earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of the Year honors in 2008. Seven more student-athletes were selected to either the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first- or second-teams. In its history, the conference has placed 61 student athletes on the Academic All-District Teams.

2007-2008 IN REVIEW

The 2007-08 academic year saw league teams capturing four national team titles and 12 individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 43 national team titles over the last 12 years. The ACC has won two or more NCAA titles in 26 of the past 28 years.

A total of 140 ACC teams placed in NCAA post-season competition in 2007-08. League teams compiled a 119-69 (.633) mark against nonconference opponents in NCAA championship competition. In addition, the ACC had 154 student-athletes earn first team All-America honors this past year. Overall, the league had 258 first, second or third team AllAmericans. In addition, the ACC produced 10 national Players of the Year and five national Coach of the Year honorees.

ACC teams won four national championships last year — Boston College won in ice hockey, Florida State won men’s track & field and North Carolina won in field hockey and women’s soccer.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The conference will conduct championship competition in 25 sports during the 2008-09 academic year - 12 for men and 13 for women.

The first ACC championship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The conference did not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the first year.

The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, which was started in 1971, was discontinued in 1981.

Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet being held in tennis at Wake Forest University.

Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing, while volleyball determines its champion in regular season play.

A HISTORY

The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws.

The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region’s newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline.

Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses.

On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted the University of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first, and only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered its resignation.

The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964.

The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University.

The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005.

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VIRGINIA TECH’S ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST ACC SCHOOLS The Hokies’ all-time record against each school is in parenthesis

BOSTON COLLEGE (15-4) 3-26-99 3-27-99 3-25-01 3-25-01 4-29-02 4-29-02 4-13-03 4-13-03 3-27-04 3-27-04 4-1-06 4-2-06 4-2-06 4-28-07 4-28-07 4-29-07 4-12-08 4-12-08 4-13-08

W, 1-0...................... Richmond, VA W, 2-0...................... Richmond, VA W, 2-1............................Blacksburg W, 8-0 (5).....................Blacksburg W, 1-0...................... Allentown, PA W, 4-3...................... Allentown, PA L, 2-4.............................Blacksburg L, 0-9 (5).......................Blacksburg L, 0-1 (12)....... Chestnut Hill, MA W, 4-3............... Chestnut Hill, MA W, 2-0............... Chestnut Hill, MA W, 7-6............... Chestnut Hill, MA W, 6-0............... Chestnut Hill, MA W, 3-0............................Blacksburg W, 2-1............................Blacksburg L, 1-9 (5).......................Blacksburg W, 3-1............... Chestnut Hill, MA W, 7-2............... Chestnut Hill, MA W, 3-0............... Chestnut Hill, MA

FLORIDA STATE (9-6) 4-2-05 4-2-05 4-3-05 5-12-05 4-21-06 4-22-06 4-22-06 3-24-07 3-25-07 3-25-07 5-11-07 4-18-08 4-18-08 4-19-08 5-10-08

L, 2-4......................Tallahassee, FL L, 2-3......................Tallahassee, FL L, 2-5......................Tallahassee, FL W, 3-2 (14).......College Park, MD W, 2-0............................Blacksburg W, 10-2 (5)...................Blacksburg L, 7-9.............................Blacksburg W, 1-0 (8)..............Tallahassee, FL L, 2-10....................Tallahassee, FL W, 1-0.....................Tallahassee, FL W, 4-0.....................Tallahassee, FL W, 3-0............................Blacksburg W, 3-1............................Blacksburg L, 0-2.............................Blacksburg W, 2-0................College Park, MD

FINAL 2008 ACC STANDINGS

North Carolina Virginia Tech Florida State Georgia Tech NC State Boston College Maryland Virginia

Conf. Overall 18-2 50-12-1 16-5 49-19 12-9 38-28 9-11 32-31 8-13 31-27 7-14 32-31 7-14 36-23 6-15 15-39

Tournament Champion: Virginia Tech Tournament Runner-up: NC State

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3-1-98 2-17-99 2-17-99 3-6-99 3-9-03 2-27-04 4-23-05 4-23-05 5-15-05 4-29-06 4-29-06 4-30-06 3-17-07 3-18-07 3-18-07 5-13-07 3-15-08 3-16-08 3-16-08

L, 1-2............................ Atlanta, GA L, 4-5............................ Atlanta, GA W, 3-2........................... Atlanta, GA W, 10-6........................ Atlanta, GA L, 0-6...................... Sunnyvale, CA L, 5-6...................... Columbus, GA W, 9-5............................Blacksburg L, 3-10...........................Blacksburg L, 0-1.................College Park, MD W, 4-2........................... Atlanta, GA W, 4-1........................... Atlanta, GA L, 2-3............................ Atlanta, GA W, 5-1............................Blacksburg W, 6-0............................Blacksburg L, 1-21...........................Blacksburg W, 2-0.....................Tallahassee, FL W, 4-2........................... Atlanta, GA W, 4-2........................... Atlanta, GA L, 3-7............................ Atlanta, GA

MARYLAND (8-10) 3-15-97 3-15-97 3-28-97 3-17-00 3-25-05 3-26-05 3-26-05 5-14-05 4-8-06 4-8-06 5-11-06 4-21-07 4-21-07 4-22-07 3-29-08 3-29-08 3-30-08 4-8-08

L, 2-7.................College Park, MD L, 4-12 (5)........College Park, MD L, 8-9............................ Atlanta, GA L, 2-10 (6).............Tallahassee, FL W, 5-0............................Blacksburg L, 0-10 (5)....................Blacksburg L, 3-6.............................Blacksburg W, 5-3................College Park, MD L, 0-1 (8)...........College Park, MD L, 1-5.................College Park, MD W, 1-0.................... Chapel Hill, NC W, 5-4............................Blacksburg W, 11-1 (5)...................Blacksburg L, 4-5.............................Blacksburg W, 8-1................College Park, MD L, 1-2.................College Park, MD W, 8-3................College Park, MD W, 7-4................College Park, MD

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NORTH CAROLINA (8-9) 3-3-96 2-20-98 3-25-00 3-15-03 4-9-05 4-9-05 4-10-05 5-13-05 4-15-06 4-15-06 4-16-06 4-14-07 4-14-07 5-12-07 4-26-08 4-26-08 4-27-08

L, 1-18 (5)...................Conway, SC W, 3-2..........................Durham, NC L, 0-5............................ Atlanta, GA L, 3-4................................Salem, VA W, 2-1.................... Chapel Hill, NC L, 1-11 (5)............ Chapel Hill, NC L, 0-1..................... Chapel Hill, NC W, 4-0................College Park, MD L, 0-1.............................Blacksburg W, 3-0............................Blacksburg L, 0-2.............................Blacksburg W, 2-0.................... Chapel Hill, NC W, 3-1 (12)........... Chapel Hill, NC W, 3-0.....................Tallahassee, FL W, 5-2 (10)...................Blacksburg L, 1-2.............................Blacksburg L, 0-2.............................Blacksburg

NC STATE (8-7) 4-16-05 4-16-05 4-17-05 3-12-06 3-25-06 3-25-06 3-26-06 5-12-06 3-31-07 3-31-07 4-1-07 3-21-08 3-21-08 3-22-08 5-11-08

L, 3-9.............................Blacksburg L, 7-9 (8).......................Blacksburg L, 6-10...........................Blacksburg L, 0-1 (8).................Clearwater, FL W, 3-2...........................Raleigh, NC L, 0-8 (5)......................Raleigh, NC W, 2-1 (9)....................Raleigh, NC L, 2-7..................... Chapel Hill, NC W, 2-0............................Blacksburg L, 1-2.............................Blacksburg W, 8-0 (5).....................Blacksburg W, 3-0...........................Raleigh, NC W, 2-1 (8)....................Raleigh, NC W, 2-0...........................Raleigh, NC W, 2-0................College Park, MD

T O U R N A M E N T

VIRGINIA (20-12) 3-31-98 3-31-98 4-27-99 4-27-99 4-11-00 4-11-00 4-24-01 4-24-01 4-3-02 4-3-02 4-17-03 4-17-03 4-19-03 3-24-04 3-24-04 4-27-04 4-30-05 4-30-05 5-1-05 5-13-05 5-14-05 3-18-06 3-18-06 3-19-06 5-11-06 4-6-07 4-7-07 4-7-07 5-10-05 4-5-08 4-6-08 4-6-08

L, 1-5.............................Blacksburg L, 2-6.............................Blacksburg W, 1-0.............. Charlottesville, VA W, 1-0.............. Charlottesville, VA W, 5-3............................Blacksburg W, 5-3............................Blacksburg L, 2-4 (8)..........................Salem, VA L, 1-3................................Salem, VA L, 2-3................................Salem, VA W, 2-1 (8)........................Salem, VA W, 6-5............................Blacksburg L, 5-10 (6)....................Blacksburg W, 7-4...............................Salem, VA L, 0-2............... Charlottesville, VA W, 5-2.............. Charlottesville, VA W, 6-3 (8)........................Salem, VA L, 1-4............... Charlottesville, VA L, 1-9 (5)......... Charlottesville, VA W, 6-5.............. Charlottesville, VA L, 1-2.................College Park, MD W, 2-1................College Park, MD W, 4-1............................Blacksburg L, 3-4.............................Blacksburg W, 10-2 (5)...................Blacksburg L, 0-3..................... Chapel Hill, NC W, 4-0.............. Charlottesville, VA W, 2-1.............. Charlottesville, VA W, 10-0 (6)..... Charlottesville, VA W, 4-1.....................Tallahassee, FL W, 4-0............................Blacksburg W, 3-0............................Blacksburg W, 7-1............................Blacksburg

C H A M P I O N S 55

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

Player of the Year: Danielle Spaulding, UNC Pitcher of the Year: Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Allbritten, NC State Coach of the Year Donna Papa, UNC

GEORGIA TECH (10-9)

2009 RADIO & TV CHART 2

4

5

7

Erin Ota

Charisse Mariconda

Whitney Davis

Richelle McGarva OF • 5-6 • So.-TR Surrey, B.C., Canada

1B • 5-9 • Sr.-TR Jupiter, Fla.

8

9

11

12

13

SS/2B • 5-2 • Sr. Irvine, Calif.

Jessica Everhart OF • 5-7 • Sr. Purcellville, Va.

14

Beth Walker 1B • 5-7 • Sr. Galax, Va.

2009 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL

3

3B • 5-2 • Sr. Hollywood, Fla.

Abbie Rexrode P • 5-4 • Fr. Fincastle, Va.

15

Jenna Rhodes OF/DP • 5-7 • Sr. Broadway, Va.

OF • 5-4 • Jr. Tazewell, Va.

Amber Walker C • 5-9 • Jr.-TR Galax, Va.

16

Kenzie Roark P • 5-10 • So. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Marra Hvozdovic OF • 5-6 • Fr. Herndon, Va.

17

Heather Lowry P • 5-5 • Jr. Riverdale, Ga.

Kim Jalm

Alicia Field

3B • 5-3 • Jr. Manassas, Va.

20

Kristin Graham

P/1B • 6-0 • Fr. Warner Robins, Ga.

COACHING STAFF

21

Kelsey Hensel

C • 5-8 • Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

37

Kristen Froehlich 2B/SS • 5-7 • Fr. Coral Springs, Fla.

Scot Thomas Head Coach

Al Brauns

Associate Head Coach

Barb Sherwood Assistant Coach

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With four consecutive NCAA appearances, two straight ACC titles and a berth in the 2008 WCWS, the Virginia Tech softball program is rising to the next level on the national softball scene. Mix in a first-class university, a picturesque campus, academic success, sportsmanship honors and improvements to already terrific athletic facilities, and you can see why Virginia Tech is winning, and winning the right way.

2007 & 2008 CHAMPIONS

From the stunning scenery, to a classic college town, to the excitement of big-time collegiate athletics, Virginia Tech and its surroundings have much to offer.

2009 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE February 6-8

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18

20-22

20

21

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March 1

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11

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31 April 4

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26 May 2

3

8-10

15-17

23-24 May 28-June 3

Chattanooga Challenge (at Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Maine 12:30 p.m.

Troy 5:30 p.m.

Tennessee Tech 10:30 a.m. at Chattanooga 1 p.m. at Chattanooga 1 p.m.

Georgia State First Pitch Classic (at Panthersville, Ga.) Missouri 2:30 p.m. at Georgia State 4:45 p.m.

Evansville 10 a.m. at Radford 2 p.m.

Kickin’ Chicken Classic (at Conway, S.C.) at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m.

Maine 4:30 p.m.

Western Carolina 9 a.m.

Appalachian State 11:30 a.m. at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m.

NFCA Leadoff Classic (at Columbus, Ga.) Michigan 1:30 p.m.

Alabama 6:30 p.m.

Southern Illinois 1:30 p.m.

DePaul 4 p.m.

Illinois State 11 a.m.

USF Under Armour Invitational (at Clearwater, Fla.) Lehigh 11 a.m.

South Florida 4 p.m.

Fordham 1 p.m. at Lipscomb (DH) 2 p.m.

NC State (DH) * Noon NC State * 1 p.m.

Georgia Tech (DH) * Noon Georgia Tech * 1 p.m.

Radford 7 p.m. at Virginia (DH) * 1 p.m. at Virginia * 1 p.m. at East Tennessee State 5 p.m. at Florida State (DH) * 4 p.m. at Florida State * 1 p.m.

Boston College * 6 p.m.

Boston College (DH) * Noon at Liberty (DH) 2 p.m. at North Carolina (DH) * 1 p.m. at North Carolina * 1 p.m.

Longwood (DH) 5 p.m.

Maryland (DH) * Noon Maryland * 1 p.m. vs. Campbell 1 p.m. at East Carolina 5 p.m. at East Carolina Noon ACC Championship (at Raleigh, N.C.) at NCAA Regionals (campus sites TBA) at NCAA Super Regionals (campus sites TBA) at WCWS (at Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Whitney Davis

Kenzie Roark

* denotes Atlantic Coast Conference games Home games in ALL CAPS and played at Tech Softball Park All times and dates subject to change

The Virginia Tech softball team is honored in front of more than 66,000 people at a football game in Lane Stadium last fall for winning the ACC Championship and advancing to the Women’s College World Series.