2013 SCHEDULE
WE ARE KANSAS ARROCHA BALLPARK LOCKER ROOM / TEAM ROOM TEAMWORK ROCK CHALK PARK STRENGTH & CONDITIONING KANSAS FACILITIES ACADEMIC SUPPORT
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY CAMPUS LAWRENCE TRADITIONS JAYHAWK EXCELLENCE SOFTBALL EXCELLENCE
2013 JAYHAWKS CHALEY BRICKEY NIKKI BRUCE MORGAN DRUHAN TAYLOR HATFIELD ALEX HUGO MAGGIE HULL ROSIE HULL ALEX JONES KYLEE KENNEDY
KELSEY KESSLER REILLY LAMB MARIAH MONTGOMERY ELSA MOYER CHANIN MAUDIN ASHLEY NEWMAN ALICIA PILLE CASSEN SALAMONE MADDIE STEIN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COACHES AND STAFF
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HEAD COACH MEGAN SMITH ASSISTANT COACH ADAM ROORBACH ASSISTANT COACH ABBIE SIMS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ALICIA SPACK SUPPORT STAFF ADMINISTRATION
DATE
LOCATION
OPPONENT
Feb. 8-10
MIAMI, FLA.
Florida Internati
Feb. 8
vs. North Carolin
Feb. 8
at Florida Intern
Feb. 9
vs. Georgetown
Feb. 9
Braket Play
Feb. 10 Feb. 15-17
Bracket Play AUBURN, ALA.
Tiger Invitationa
Feb. 15
vs. Indiana State
Feb. 15
vs. Tennessee-C
Feb. 16
at Auburn
Feb. 17
vs. Bryant Unive
Feb. 21
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
at Texas A&M Co
Feb. 22-24
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Islanders Classic
Feb. 22
at Texas A&M Co
Feb. 22
vs. Auburn
Feb. 23
vs. Southern Uni
Feb. 24
vs. New Mexico
March 1-3
RALEIGH, N.C.
Wolfpack Challe
March 1
vs. North Carolin
March 1
vs. Stony Brook
March 2
vs. Lafayette Co
March 2
at North Carolin
March 3
vs. Stony Brook
March 8-10
BOCA RATON, FLA.
Florida Atlantic
March 8
vs. Eastern Mich
March 8
vs. Michigan Sta
March 9
vs. Ball State
March 9
at Florida Atlant
March 10
vs. Louisiana Mo
March 15-17 March 15
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Capital Classic vs. Fresno State
TIME
ional Tournament
DATE
LOCATION
OPPONENT
TIME
March 15
vs. St. Mary’s College
4:00 pm
na State
12:30 pm
March 16
vs. Texas State University
11:00 am
national University
3:00 pm
March 17
at Sacramento State University
1:00 pm
9:00 am
March 21
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Missouri State University
3:00 pm
TBA
March 21
LAWRENCE, KAN
vs. Missouri State University
5:00 pm
TBA
March 28
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Texas
5:00 pm
March 29
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Texas
5:00 pm
al
e
5:30 pm
March 30
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Texas
11:00 am
hattanooga
8:00 pm
April 5
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
at Texas Tech
1:00 pm
12:30 pm
April 6
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
at Texas Tech
2:00 pm
ersity
9:00 am
April 7
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
at Texas Tech
3:00 pm
orpus Christi
3:00 pm
April 13
GREENVILLE, S.C.
vs. Furman University
12:00 pm
April 13
GREENVILLE, S.C.
vs. Furman University
2:00 pm
11:00 am
April 14
GREENVILLE, S.C.
vs. Furman University
10:00 am
1:00 pm
April 17
LINCOLN, NEB.
at Nebraska
6:00 pm
11:00 am
April 19
STILLWATER, OKLA.
at Oklahoma State
5:30 pm
9:00 am
April 20
STILLWATER, OKLA.
at Oklahoma State
1:30 pm
April 21
STILLWATER, OKLA.
at Oklahoma State
12:00 pm
1:30 pm
April 23
KANSAS CITY, MO.
at UMKC
5:00 pm
3:15 pm
April 23
KANSAS CITY, MO.
at UMKC
7:00 pm
llege
9:00 am
April 26
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Baylor
6:00 pm
na State
3:45 pm
April 27
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Baylor
2:00 pm
8:00 am
April 28
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Baylor
12:00 pm
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LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Wichita State University
6:00 pm
c
orpus Christi
iversity
enge
na A&T
Tournament 12:00 pm
May 3
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Oklahoma
2:00 pm
ate
5:00 pm
May 3
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Oklahoma
4:00 pm
3:00 pm
May 4
LAWRENCE, KAN.
vs. Oklahoma
12:00 pm
tic University
5:00 pm
May 10
AMES, IOWA
at Iowa State
4:00 pm
onroe
8:00 am
May 11
AMES, IOWA
at Iowa State
4:00 pm
May 12
AMES, IOWA
at Iowa State
12:00 pm
University
12:00 pm
SCHEDULE
higan University
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HARD WORK Although the traditional season happens in the spring, the Kansas softball team puts in work year round. The Jayhawks report in the fall for individual workouts on the field and in the weightroom, while also playing a fall schedule. Once they return to campus after winter break, two-a-days and intense preseason camp gets the Jayhawks ready for the spring.
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“We’re athletic, we’re competitive and this team is just fun to be around. The energy is very positive. We’re very ready to do what it takes to win and do what it takes to get to (NCAA) Regionals, which is our goal.”
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Senior Team Captain Maggie Hull
ARROCHA BALLPARK NAMESAKE
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Named after Kansas business woman Cheryl Womack’s father, Demostenes Arrocha. Womack donated the $2 million needed to fund construction of the ballpark.
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Arrocha Ballpark holds 750 fans. The Jayhawks averaged 617 fans per game in 2012, fourth in the Big 12.
TRADITION
After every game, the Jayhawks sing the Rock Chalk chant to their faithful fans - who chants back at their team.
MEDIA
Prior to the 2012 season, a press box was added, making it possible for all home games to be broadcast via online radio on AT&T Jayhawk All-Access.
LOCKER ROOM Located just a quick walk from the ballpark, the Kansas softball locker room is a second home to the Jayhawks and gives the team a place to focus and prepare on gameday. Not only do the Jayhawks get ready for games here, the locker room is also an easy way for the team to make it to morning workouts, shower and make it to class in comfort.
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PHOTO OF TEAM ROOM
Before players can get to the locker room, they pass through the team room. A great place for a nap or hanging out with teammates, the Jayhawks always have a place to come before and after practice or between classes. A flat-screen TV and several kitchen amenities are also housed in the team room, providing a place for homework - and the occasional nap.
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ROCK CHALK PARK THE STADIUM
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In January 2013, the City Commission of Lawrence approved the proposal to build Rock Chalk Park, the site for brand-new, state-of-the-art track and field, soccer and softball facilities. The new park will double KU softball’s fan capacity and will be located near the intersection of 6th Street and George Williams Way, just east of K-10, in Lawrence.
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THE INDOOR TRAINING CENTER
Aside from the new stadium, which will hold 1,500 fans, Rock Chalk Park will also see a vital addition to the Jayhawk softball program. A state-of-the art indoor training facility will be constructed next to the stadium, providing the team a softball-only facility for workouts during the winter months and all year round. Batting cages and bullpens will make it possible for players to train individually, as well.
DR. SHEAHON ZENGER, KU ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
“Thanks to our partnership with KU Endowment and Thomas and Dru Fritzel, we are now able to do something for the University of Kansas and the City of Lawrence that will raise our standing on the map in the world of athletics. I said from the day I took this job: This is the University of Kansas; this is the flagship institution of this great State. Initiatives like this help us act like it.”
Rock Chalk Park will serve as home to Kansas softball games, soccer matches and track meets, but it will also house their own coaches’ offices, training room facilities and locker rooms - in essence, a way for teams to form a community even away from campus.
“I honestly didn’t believe it at first, but when I saw the plans drawn up I realized that it’s actually going to happen. It’s definitely an exciting thing for the program to have and it’s exciting for us. Words can’t describe it, I’m so excited.” Elsa Moyer, junior outfielder “I’m so excited and I’m even more excited that I’m going to be here when it’s finished. It’s going to be great; I can’t wait.” Alicia Pille, sophomore pitcher
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“We are extremely excited about Rock Chalk Park. We’ve waitied a long time to get a facility that would compare to others in our conference. We’re finally getting that. It shows dedication to our sport and the belief that Dr. Zenger wants to help us continue to grow and get better. We’re going to be able to make really big strides with that park. It’s going to be state-of-the art and really nice. We’re really excited about it.” Megan Smith, head coach
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THE JAYHAWKS ON ROCK CHALK PARK
STRENGTH COACH
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Kansas softball strength coach Patricia Dietz joined the Kansas strength and conditioning program in summer 2011. A two-sport athlete at Northern Iowa, Dietz also works with the women’s basketball and soccer teams, all while pursuing her doctoral degree (PhD) in the field of exercise science.
ATHLETE-ONLY
The $8 million, 42,000-square foot facility is dedicated to Kansas student-athletes only.
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TRIATHLON
An annual tradition, the Rock Chalk Teams - which the coaching staff designates each year - dress in Halloween costumes and compete in the Rock Chalk Triathlon. The course begins with six miles of biking, followed by a 2.2-mile run on campus and ends with three laps inside the competition pool in the Robinson Natatorium.
ANDERSON FAMILY
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CENTER
HEAD COACH MEGAN SMITH
“When you don’t have any weaknesses in the bunch, everything rises. We’re seeing a higher level of performance in the weight room, running and out on the field because we’re just extremely athletic from top to bottom.” WE ARE KANSAS 11 2013 KANSAS SOFTBALL
FACILITIES ALLEN FIELDHOUSE
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JAYHAWK TENNIS FACILITY
ROBINSON NATATORIUM JAYHAWK SOCCER COMPLEX ALVAMAR GOLF COURSE
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HOREJSI FAMILY ATHLETIC
HOGLUND BALLPARK
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KANSAS ROWING BOATHOUSE
RIM ROCK FARM
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MEMORIAL STADIUM
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
The University of Kansas offers student-athletes an academic support program designed to help them meet the challenge of accommodating both athletic and academic demands. The purpose of the program is to help student-athletes become efficient and effective learners who will become capable of independently meeting the demands of the university’s academic programs. Tutoring is available for all studentathletes, regardless of scholarship status or sport.
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Each sport has its own sport counselor who is responsible for making sure student-athletes make acceptable progress toward their degrees.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES FACILITY
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• Located on the northwest corner of the Kansas Athletics complex • Completed in May 2009 • $5 million, 15,600-square foot facility complete with a 36-computer technology lab • 24 individual tutoring rooms along with informal group study areas • 19 private offices for staff to meet with athletes
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Sheriece Sadberry and her staff provide a strengths-based approach to individual counseling to assist student-athletes in the achievement of personal, educational and sport goals. Performance enhancement training teaches student-athletes how to monitor and control various psychological characteristics which have been found to impact performance. In individual sessions, student-athletes can learn how to develop, maintain and replicate mental states which have been found to enhance their physical performances. Through group sessions and team-building activities, the sport psychology staff help teams identify what they do well as a group and what they may need to improve upon to achieve peak performance.
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FACTS ABOUT CAMPUS • Enrollment: 28,718 • Major Academic Divisions: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which includes the School of the Arts; Schools of Allied Health; Architecture, Design and Planning; Business; Education; Engineering; Journalism and Mass Communications; Law; Medicine; Music; Nursing; Pharmacy and Social Welfare.) • No. 1: National Ranking, Special Education —U.S. News & World Report
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• No. 1: National Ranking, City Management/ Urban Planning —U.S. News & World Report
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CITY OF LAWRENCE
Ranked among the top-10 college cities by ParentsAndColleges.com, Lawrence is home to approximately 90,000 people for a city feel with a close-knit college town mentality. A community that supports the University of Kansas with its heart and soul, Lawrence envelops the students so they too think of it as their hometown. A hot bed for local music, concerts and a great downtown, Lawrence is also rich with history. Founded in 1854 by the New England Emigrant Aid Society, Lawrence was originally founded in an effort to keep the territory free from slavery.
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TRADITIONS
ROCK CHALK CHANT
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The Rock Chalk Chant has been the battle cry of KU fans for more than 80 years. This strange, traditional chant, which is among the most famous of all college cheers, was started by E.H.S. Bailey, a professor of chemistry. Bailey wanted a cheer for his Science Club. Returning from a convention in Wichita, Bailey and some associates patterned a yell after the rhythmic cadence of their train rolling along the tracks. On May 21, 1886, Bailey submitted the cheer to his club. Before the University adopted the cheer in 1897, it consisted of “Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KU” being repeated three times. An English professor soon suggested that “Rock Chalk” be substituted for “Rah, Rah” because it rhymed with Jayhawk. “Rock Chalk” was also symbolic of the chalky limestone formations found on Mount Oread. Teddy Roosevelt once said the Rock Chalk chant was the best he had ever heard.
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WAVE THE WHEAT
Since the early days of KU sports, it has been a ritual of Jayhawk fans to “wave the wheat” following every Kansas scoring drive. The ritual consists of fans waving their arms in the air, an activity which, when done by a large crowd, resembles a breezy Kansas wheat field.
THE JAYHAWK
During the Civil War, a regiment raised by Kansas Governor Charles Robinson called itself the “Independent Mounted Jayhawks” (later officially the First Kansas Calvary and then the Seventh Kansas Regiment). By the end of the Civil War, the word Jayhawk was associated with the spirit of camaraderie and the courageous fighting qualities that characterized efforts to keep Kansas a free state. By 1886, the University of Kansas had adopted the mythical bird as part of the KU yell. When the university’s football team first took the field in 1890, it seemed only natural that they should be called Jayhawkers. Few colleges and universities have such a meaningful symbol, one so deeply associated with the struggles of the people who founded them. The name combines two birds - the blue jay, a noisy, quarrelsome thing known to rob other nests, and the sparrow hawk, a stealthy hunter. The message here: Don’t turn your back on this bird.
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Campanile Hill forms the picturesque backdrop for Memorial Stadium. On a sunny fall Saturday, the “Hill” is transformed into a congregating place for watching Jayhawk football, sunning and barbequing. Potter Lake, just to the southeast of Memorial Stadium and at the bottom of Campanile Hill, adds to the beauty of the Kansas campus.
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JAYHAWK EXCELLENCE
NCAA FINAL FOUR The Kansas men’s basketball team advanced to its 14th Final Four in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, defeating Ohio State and moving on to face Kentucky in its ninth National Championship game in program history.
OLYMPIC GOLD In the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Kansas sprinter Diamond Dixon brought home a gold medal as a member of the U.S. women’s 4x400 relay team.
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VOLLEYBALL FIRSTS The Jayhawks earned a No. 11 overall seed and rights to host the NCAA First and Second Rounds in 2012. Head coach Ray Bechard was named Big 12 Coach of the Year, while Caroline Jarmoc became KU volleyball’s first All-American.
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NBA DRAFT The 2012 Big 12 Player of the Year and First Team All-American Thomas Robinson was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2012 NBA Draft.
ALL-TIME LEADER After a Sweet Sixteen run in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, Kansas women’s basketball All-American Angel Goodrich became KU’s all-time assists leader.
SOFTBALL EXCELLENCE
In head coach Megan Smith’s first season, the Jayhawks recorded an 11.5-game turnaround in 2010, good for top-20 in the NCAA. In Smith’s second season, the Jayhawks broke a school record with 60 total home runs in 2011. By Smith’s third campaign, the Jayhawks hit .288 as a team - the second-highest batting average in program history.
Maddie Stein All-Big 12 Second Team Maddie Stein and Chanin Naudin each bested the .300-mark in Big 12 play in their freshmen seasons. The rookie power hitters each earned All-Big 12 accolades.
Chanin Naudin All-Big 12 Second Team
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Maggie Hull became a Kansas icon in 2012 . Her .409 batting average broke the school record and her 46 runs scored tied another. Hull was named an Academic All-American and KU’s first All-Big 12 First Team honoree since 2006.
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Maggie Hull Academic All-American
2013 ROSTER 1 Cassen Salamone So. | 5-5 | INF | L/L | Spring,
3 Reilly Lamb
Fr. | 5-7 | INF | L/R | Bloomin
6 Morgan Druhan
Sr. | 5-6 | P | R/R | Spanish F
8 Rosie Hull
Sr. | 5-7 | OF | L/R | Lawrence
10 Taylor Hatfield
Jr.-TR | 5-5 | UTL | L/R | Arka
12 Chaley Brickey
Fr. | 5-1 | INF | R/R | Haltom
13 Alex Jones
RS Jr. | 5-7 | P/OF | L/R | Eni
14 Maggie Hull Freshmen From left to right: Reilly Lamb, Alex Hugo, Chaley Brickey, Kelsey Kessler, Kylee Kennedy
Sr. | 5-7 | OF | L/L | Lawrenc
15 Nikki Bruce
RS Jr.-TR | 5-5 | UTL | R/R | O
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Fr. | 5-8 | UTL | R/R | Olathe
18 Kylee Kennedy
Fr. | 6-0 | INF | R/R | Topeka,
20 Elsa Moyer
Jr. | 5-4 | OF | L/R | Kirkland
22 Ashley Newman
Jr. | 5-5 | INF | L/R | Salina, K
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23 Mariah Montgomery
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Sr. | 5-6 | INF | R/R | Ralston
25 Alicia Pille
So. | 5-8 | P | R/R | Royse Ci
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So. | 5-8 | INF | R/R | Princet
34 Maddie Stein
So. | 5-10 | UTL | L/R | El Ren
Juniors From left to right: Nikki Bruce, Taylor Hatfield, Alex Jones, Elsa Moyer, Ashley Newman
44 Kelsey Kessler
Fr. | 5-10 | P | R/R | Blue Spri
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Sophomores From left to right: Alicia Pille, Chanin Naudin, Cassen Salamone, Maddie Stein
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Seniors From left to right: Maggie Hull, Morgan Druhan, Mariah Montgomery, Rosie Hull
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PITCHERS WHO’S BACK
So. RHP Alicia Pille
17-12, 2.67 ERA, 171 Ks
Sr. RHP Morgan Druhan 8-5, 4.11 ERA, 76 K
RS Jr. RHP Alex Jones 2012 redshirt
WHO’S NOT
Sr. RHP Ashley Spencer 6-3, 3.53 ERA, 43 K
So. LHP Kristin Martinez 0-0, 4.54 ERA, 4 K
WHO’S NEW
Fr. RHP Kelsey Kessler
Missouri career wins record, 93
Coach Smith on the Pitchers “Alicia Pille has the most experience and had a very successful freshman season so you know you can rely on her. Kelsey (Kessler) had a great fall, Morgan (Druhan) has done well in workouts and is working extremely hard. Plus, Alex Jones is back and it’s great to have her back, so we’re going to rely on all four of them. We’re going to use them all and try to put them in the best position possible for each of them to be successful.”
“The infield just pure ta
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CATCHERS
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WHO’S BACK So. Maddie Stein
.371 BA, 4 HR, 7 2B
WHO’S NOT Fr. Lexi Bryant
11 2B, 12 runners caught
WHO’S NEW
RS Jr.-TR Nikki Bruce
Eastern Kentucky transfer
RS Jr.-TR Taylor Hatfield Cowley College transfer
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.500 BA, 39 RBIs
Coach Smith on the Catchers
“Obviously, it’s very important to have a strong catcher behind the plate. A good catcher makes the entire team better, not just the We’re going to have some new people back there. It’s going to be exciting to see how they respond to that challenge.”
INFIELD WHO’S BACK
Jr. Ashley Newman 21-for-21 SB, 38 R
Sr. Mariah Montgomery .300 BA, 45 RBIs, 8 HR
So. Chanin Naudin
All-Big 12 Second Team
So. Maddie Stein
All-Big 12 Second Team
WHO’S NOT Marissa Ingle 3 HR, 13 RBIs
WHO’S NEW
Fr. Chaley Brickey
No. 22 , ESPN Softball 2012 Class
Fr. Alex Hugo
Sunflower League POY
Fr. Kylee Kennedy
Coach Smith on the Infield
All-State First Team d looks really good. This is one of the most talented infields I’ve ever worked with. We’re a good mix of experience, leadership and Fr. Reilly Lamb All-Conference, .471 BA alent. It’s been really fun to work with them throughout the fall and it’s going to be exciting to see them in action this spring.”
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Sr. Rosie Hull
.258 BA, 7 2B, 17 BB
So. Cassen Salamone .256 BA, 10 R
Jr. Elsa Moyer
.295 BA, 5 OF assists
RS Jr. Alex Jones 2012 redshirt
Sr. Maggie Hull
.409 BA, All-Big 12 First Team
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WHO’S NOT Sr. Liz Kocon
Kansas Career RBI Leader
WHO’S NEW Fr. Alex Hugo
.500 BA, 39 RBIs
Coach Smith on the Outfield “We’ve got some really good outfielders. We have speed, they’ve worked hard to improve the defensive part of things, have lots of experience and then we’re also gaining back Alex Jones. Elsa Moyer did a great job in centerfield last year, but we missed Alex’s presence and what she brings to the team. We still have the Hulls (Maggie and Rosie), who are solid offensively and do an excellent job. We have Cassen Salamone, who is one that every time she’s given a chance, she produces.”
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HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL Played three years and graduated early from Haltom High School in Haltom City, Texas... Played under coach Allison Conaway... Named the Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year by CollegeSportsMadness.com... Ranked No. 22 on the ESPN Softball 2012 Recruiting Class after cranking out a .643 batting average and 40 RBIs, while striking out just once in her final campaign with the Buffalos... As a freshman was awarded AllDistrict, District Defensive Player of the Year, Golden Glove Award, Haltom High School MVP and Academic All-District... As a sophomore was All-District, Academic All-District, won the Silver Bat Award, District MVP and was 2011 All -VYPE MVP... As a junior, she was named to the Star-Telegram Super Team, All-VYPE team, was team MVP, Academic All-District and District 6 5A MVP... Was top-10 percent of class freshman and sophomore year.
Freshman INF | 5-1 | R-R Haltom City, Texas Haltom HS
CAREER HONORS 2012: Ranked No. 22 on ESPN 2012 Softball Recruiting Class
CLUB Played two years for Texas Glory Gold under coach Kevin Shelton... Team placed first in the Second Annual Demarini Invitational... Played two years for Texas Glory under Head Coach Ed Naudin... Team won 16U Hall of Fame Tournament in Oklahoma.
PERSONAL Born Chaley Jordan Marie Brickey... Daughter of Joe Brickey and Debbie Wall... Has three siblings: Chase, Cayden and Kayla... Plans to Major in Education.
Alissa Bauer Nikki Bruce Senior RS Junior-Transfer INF | 5-8 | L-R C | 5-5 | R-R Littleton, Colo. Overland Park, Kan. Columbine HS Shawnee Mission West HS/Eastern Kentucky
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2012 (JUNIOR SEASON - EASTERN KENTUCKY) Redshirted the 2012 season.
2011 (SOPHOMORE SEASON - EASTERN KENTUCKY) Played in 10 games and started twice... Had four hits in 12 at bats (.333)... Drove in six runs and scored twice... Went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs while starting at first base at Murray State.
Played for coach Greg Heinrich and the DeSoto Belles for five years (2002-07), before joining the KC Zephyrs Gold (2007-09) to play for coach Rob Wade... Named 2008 NAFA 18A Nationals game MVP... Honored as the 2007 16A World Series MVP.
PERSONAL Born Nicolette Paige Bruce in Merriam, Kan... Daughter of John and Rhonda Bruce... Has one sister, Courtney... Mother, Rhonda, graduated KU in 1996 with a M.S. degree in engineering management... Father, John, ran track at Northeast Missouri State... Aunt, Connie, participated in softball and basketball at Culver Stockton College... Plans to major in history.
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SHAWNEE MISSION WEST HIGH SCHOOL Lettered three years at Shawnee Mission West HS for coach Debra Giudicessi... Helped the Vikings reach the State Quarterfinals in 2007... Finished her senior year with a .372 batting average and a .487 on-base percentage... Was a two-time co-captain for the Vikings... In 2008 and 2009, Bruce was named second team All-Sunflower League catcher and second team All-Sun County catcher... Bruce was a four-year scholar athlete and member of National Honor Society... Also lettered in basketball.
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2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON - EASTERN KENTUCKY) Started and played in 43 of the team’s 49 games... Started 28 games at second base and 15 at third base... Hit two home runs and 10 RBIs... Was hit by a pitch 11 times, second most in the Ohio Valley Conference... Was 2-for-3, with two runs scored, in her first collegiate game against Liberty University (2/19)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored against Morehead State (3/30)... Hit her first collegiate home run against Eastern Illinois as she went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs (4/10)... Went 1-for-2 with a home run, one run scored and two RBIs against Jacksonville State (4/17)... 2009-10 Colonel Scholar.
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Senior P | 5-6 | R-R Spanish Fort, Ala. Spanish Fort HS/South Alabama
DRUHAN’S CAREER STATISTICS (at South Alabama) YR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP 2010 5.50 1-8 17 11 4 0/0 1 63.2 70 64 50 54 72 13 1 8 250 .280 8 2011 2.77 10-6 24 19 10 2/0 1 116.1 82 52 46 93 143 14 1 8 408 .201 13 3.73 11-14 41 30 14 2/0 2 180.0 152 116 96 147 215 27 2 16 658 .231 21 DRUHAN’S CAREER STATISTICS (at Kansas) 2012 4.11 8-5 22 15 3 0/1 0 80.0 74 60 47 70 76 10 1 13 382 .252 7
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2012 (JUNIOR SEASON) Made 15 starts and seven relief appearances for the Jayhawks and pitched 80 innings for the season... Compiled an 8-5 record with a 4.11 ERA... Pitched a complete game and struck out seven batters in a win against Jackson State (2/11)... Pitched seven innings while striking out seven against Middle Tennessee State (2/18)... Struck out six batters and allowed only one earned run, in a complete game against Gardner-Webb (2/24)... Fanned a season-best 11 batters and gave up only two hits in a complete game against Delaware State (3/10)... Pitched five innings, struck out six batters and allowed only two hits in a win against Oklahoma State (3/24).
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2011 (SOPHOMORE SEASON - SOUTH ALABAMA) Went 10-6 in 24 appearances... Second on the squad with a 2.77 ERA, while her 143 strikeouts were tops on the team. 2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON - SOUTH ALABAMA) Appeared in 17 games with 11 starts ... Ranked second in innings pitched (63.2) ... Struck out a season-high 11 batters against Charleston Southern on Feb. 27... Named to the Commissioner’s Academic List. SPANISH FORT HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four years in softball at Spanish Fort High School... Named the 2009 Alabama High School Association Class 5A Pitcher of the Year after recording 420 strikeouts in 194.2 innings... Also named regional MVP and was a member of the Super All-State Softball Team... Asked to participate in the North/South All-Star game her junior season.
CAREER HONORS 2011: NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (at SAU) 2010: Commissioner’s Academic List (at SAU)
CLUB Played three years for the Wichita Mustangs.
PERSONAL Born Morgan Ashley Druhan in Bastrop, La.... Daughter of Angie and Mason Druhan... Has two younger sisters, Mckenzie and Mallory... Mother played volleyball at Louisiana Monroe and uncle, Mike Rodrigue, played baseball at Nicholls University.
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Alissa Bauer Taylor Hatfield Senior RS Junior-Transfer INF | 5-8 | L-R UTL | 5-6 | L-R Littleton, Colo. Arkansas City, Kan. Columbine HS Arkansas City HS/Cowley College
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2012 (SOPHOMORE SEASON - COWLEY COLLEGE) Posted a .325 batting average, two triples, 33 RBIs, 11 doubles and four home runs, while leading her team to a 31-6 record. 2011 (FRESHMAN SEASON - COWLEY COLLEGE) Named First Team All-Conference and an All-Region performer in her first season under coach Ed Hargrove... Led the team in batting average (.423), runs scored (47), RBIs (62), triples (eight) and home runs (seven). ARKANSAS CITY HIGH SCHOOL Played three years at Arkansas City High in Arkansas City, Kan., under coach Rhonda Collins... Was AllRegion and All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior... Named the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail MVP her senior season.
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CLUB Played six years for the Arkansas City Blitz under coach Chris Stewart... Team won state in 2002, 2004 and 2006... Played three years for Wichita Mustangs Gold under coach Mark Griggs.
Born Taylor Martin Hatfield... Daughter of Jan and Teressa Hatfield... Has five siblings: Casey, Erik, Elisha, Brigg and Bevin... Plans to major in Early Childhood and Elementary Education... Father, Jan, played tennis at Cowley College... Brother, Casey, played soccer at Newman University.
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OLATHE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four times at Olathe South High School under coach Michael Allen... Named the 2012 Sunflower League Player of the Year, All-Metro First Team Catcher and a Mo-Kan. All-Star... In her senior year, batted .500 with 10 doubles, three triples and four home runs...She also stole 18 bases, delivered 39 RBIs and scored 45 runs for Kansas 6A runner-up Falcons who finished the season 21-4... Threw out seven of nine runners who attempted to steal... Earned All-Sunflower League FirstTeam, All-State, and All-Johnson County as a sophomore and junior... Was an All-Sunflower League Second Team selection in her freshman year... Also excelled in basketball, volleyball and ran cross country... An All-State cross country runner in 2011.
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Freshman UTL | 5-8 | R-R Olathe, Kan. Olathe South HS
CAREER HONORS 2012: Sunflower League Player of the Year
CLUB Played three seasons with KC Peppers Gold under coach Dan Eakin... Played eight seasons for KC Flash under coach Joe Lewis... Part of 2009 AFA Kansas State All-Tournament Team... 2008 Mizuno Softball Series Offensive Player of the Tournament.
PERSONAL Born Alexandra Renee Hugo... Daughter of Brent and Jaci Hugo... Has one younger brother, Anthony... Plans to major in Early Childhood Education.
Alissa Bauer Maggie Hull Senior Senior INF | 5-8 | L-R OF | 5-7 | L-L Littleton, Colo. Lawrence, Kan. Columbine HS Free State HS
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M. HULL’S CAREER STATISTICS YR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2010 56-56 .253 150 13 38 4 0 0 12 42 .280 10 1 27 .304 4-4 57 1 2 .967 2011 53-53 .346 162 39 56 14 1 9 49 99 .611 16 1 27 .401 6-6 70 4 2 .974 2012 51-51 .409 164 46 67 14 1 7 34 104 .634 13 3 25 .459 8-8 93 3 2 .980 160-160 .338 476 98 161 32 2 16 95 245 .515 39 5 79 .391 18-18 220 8 6 .974
2012 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Started all 53 games in left field for Kansas...Led the Jayhawks with a .346 average, 56 hits, 14 doubles and 49 RBI to earn AllBig 12 honors for the first time in her career...A perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases...Also led her teammates with four homers and a .309 mark in conference play...Racked up 70 putouts in the outfield with only two errors and did not commit a single error against a Big 12 opponent...Potent at the plate in clutch situations, including an impressive .538 (7-for-13) with the
play, including three RBI (March 23)...Went 3-for-3 twice and 3-for-4 two more times to tie her career-best three-hit performance four times...Recorded hits in every Big 12 series minus two...Finished the season strong, busting out four multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance against Baylor (April 16) and another on the road at Iowa State (April 23), highlighted by her third and final grand slam of the season...Racked up three hits in a doubleheader sweep at Wichita State (April 27)...Hit her ninth bomb of the year in the last series of the season against Texas A&M (April 30).
2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
CAREER HONORS 2013: CollegeSportsMadness.com Preseason All-Big 12 First Team 2012: All-Big 12 First Team; Academic AllBig 12 First Team; Team MVP; Capital One Academic All-District; Team Captain 2011: National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Second Team; All-Big 12 Second Team; Team Big Jay Award; Academic All-Big 12 First Team
CLUB Played for the Olathe Rockets Gold.... Coached by John Moppin.
PERSONAL Born Margaret Eve Hull in Topeka, Kan... Daughter of Rob and Marilyn Hull... Has three siblings, Marie, Jack and Rosie... Twin sister Rosie is also a junior on the KU softball team... Over 15 relatives have attended KU... Double majoring in journalism and Spanish.
One of two freshmen to start all 56 games... Led Kansas with nine sacrifice hits... Owned a .545 success rate advancing runners as a slap hitter... Eight of her 12 RBIs came during twoout situations... Had a two-run double and a walk at No. 3/9 Florida (2/19)... Hit .438 during the San Diego Classic II (3/17-20)... Recorded at least one hit in each of the last five games during the San Diego Classic II... Connected for a season-best three hits three times in 2009vs. Marshall (2/21), vs. Austin Peay (2/28) and vs. Nebraska (4/14).
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Named first team all-conference and all-area and second team all-state and all-KC metro in 2009... A Regional Champion in 2007 and 2006... Sunflower League Champion in 2007... Named first team all-conference, all-state and all-KC-metro in 2007... Had a .520 batting average her sophomore season... Selected to the Kansas City Star Scholar Athlete of Free State, Kansas Honor Scholar, President’s Mark of Excellence, National Honor’s Society and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.
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bases loaded and racked up a team-best 23 twoout RBI...Never went more than two-consecutive games without a hit...Took just two games for her to connect on her first grand slam of her career (Feb. 11 vs. Buffalo), that game became her first of three, four-RBI games in 2011...Would go on to hit two more grand slams in 2011...Started the year with hits in eight of the Jayhawks’ first 10 games, helping KU to a 10-0 start, the best in program history...Knocked in a career-high five RBI against Stetson (Feb. 19) using a double and a home run...Blasted her second grand slam of the year against Coastal Carolina (March 20) to help the Jayhawks win the Chanticleer Classic...Reached a .400 average on the season after a 3-for-6 series against Missouri to open conference
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An All-Big 12 Conference First Team honoree after leading the league with a .409 batting average, she is KU’s first AllConference First Team member since 2006... KU’s starting left fielder for 49 games and twice at designated hitter... Broke KU’s single-season record with her .409 batting average and recorded a Big 12-best 67 hits in 164 at bats... Tied a KU record with 46 runs scored on the season... Recorded a team-high .634 on base percentage and a .459 on-base percentage... Went 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI against Northern Colorado (2/12)... Went 4-for-5, including a triple, a double and two RBIs against Charlotte (2/17)... Posted a 2-for-2 effort with three RBIs, a home run and two stolen bases against UNC Wilmington (2/25)... Went 3-for-4 with a season-high four RBIs, a home run and a career-high four runs scored against Delaware State (3/9)... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs a run scored and home run against Oklahoma State (3/24)... Her sacrifice fly drove in the tying run in a 3-2 victory against Oklahoma State (3/24)... Went 1-for-3 with a home run, her sixth of the year, against Baylor (4/6)... Recorded three hits in as many at bats including a double and two runs scored to help Kansas upset No. 22/25 Baylor (4/7)... Went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and two runs scored against Wichita State (4/11)... Recorded two hits in two at bats, including a double, a run scored and an RBI to complete the sweep vs. Wichita State (4/11)... Went 2-for-4 in every game of the series against Texas (4/13-14) with two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored on the weekend... Recorded eight hits during the Iowa State series (4/20-22), including an RBI and a double... Snapped a team-best 12-game hit streak in game one vs. UMKC (4/25), only to record three hits in three at bats, including a home run and two RBIs in the second game against... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Texas A&M (5/5).
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Senior OF | 5-7 | L-R Lawrence, Kan. Free State HS
R. HULL’S CAREER STATISTICS YR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 2010 51-50 .350 157 21 55 2 0 0 9 57 .363 10 0 36 2011 50-49 .244 135 24 33 2 0 1 13 38 .281 24 3 26 2012 45-37 .258 97 16 25 7 0 2 14 38 .392 17 2 29 146-136 .290 389 61 113 11 0 3 36 133 .342 51 5 91
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2012 (JUNIOR SEASON) Appeared primarily as the designated player, making 37 starts in 45 appearances for the Jayhawks... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a home run and two runs scored against Charlotte (2/17)... Went 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run against Gardner-Webb (2/24)... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored against Charleston Southern (3/2)... Recorded two hits in three at bats, including a double, a run scored and an RBI against Wichita State (4/11).
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2011 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Started 49 games for the Jayhawks, 34 in the outfield and 15 as the designated hitter, and posted a .244 batting average in the process...Tied for second-most stolen bases on the team (9-for-12)...Drove in 13 RBI for the year...Blasted her first career homerun against No. 25 North Carolina to help the Jayhawks upset the Tarheels on the first day of the season (Feb. 11)... Cranked out hits in eight of the Jayhawks’ first 10 games to help her team to a program-best 10-0 start... Notched a season high three hits in a 3-for-4 performance at Stetson (Feb. 19)...Her two-run single up the middle was the difference in KU’s victory against UMKC (March 30)...Finished the season with hits in four of the last six games of the season, including a single at Big 12 foe Iowa State (April 23) and a hit in each game in the Jayhawks’ doubleheader sweep at Wichita State (April 27). 2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Led the Jayhawks with a .350 batting average and shared team lead with 55 hits...Named the team’s offensive player of the year...Led KU’s outfielders with 58 putouts...Recorded a team-best 10-game hitting streak and had 13 contests of multiple hits...Opened the season with seven hits in her first seven at-bats...Went 3-for-3 and scored twice in her first career start at No.
3/9 Florida (Feb. 19)...Went 13-for-20 (.650) during the San Diego Classic II (March 17-20), which raised her batting average by more than 80 points...Had two 4-for-4 outings- vs. Missouri State (March 14) and vs. UIC (March 20)...Also scored twice and drove in a run versus the Flames... Scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning at San Diego (March 20)... Finished 3-for-3 and scored three times vs. Harvard (March 19).
CAREER HONORS 2012: Academic All-Big 12 First Team; Capital One Academic All-District 2011: Academic All-Big 12 First Team (4.0 GPA); Team’s Academic Award 2010: Team Offensive Player of the Year
CLUB Played for the Olathe Rockets Gold... Coached by John Moppin.
PERSONAL Born Rose Renee Hull in Topeka, Kan... Daughter of Rob and Marilyn Hull...Has three siblings, Marie, Jack and Maggie... Twin sister Maggie is also a junior on the KU softball team... Over 15 relatives have attended KU...A human biology major.
OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .389 4-5 58 5 2 .969 .368 9-12 31 1 1 .970 .376 3-3 7 0 1 .875 .378 16-20 96 6 4 .962
FREE STATE HIGH SCHOOL In 2009, named first team all-state and all-KC-Metro and elected to play in the annual Missouri-Kansas game...A Regional Champion in 2007 and 2006...Sunflower League Champion in 2007...Had a .507 batting average her senior season.... Selected to the National Honor Society, Principal’s Honor Roll and Kansas Honor Scholar.
Alissa Bauer Alex Jones Senior RS Junior INF | 5-8 | L-R P/OF | 5-7 | L-R Littleton, Colo. Enid, Okla. Columbine HS Enid HS
YR GP-GS 2010 53-53 2011 53-53 106-106
AVG AB .301 183 .293 181 .297 364
R H 29 55 31 53 60 108
YR ERA W-L APP GS CG 2010 3.78 7-9 24 23 7 2011 2.55 6-2 15 10 1 3.37 13-11 39 33 8
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JONES' CAREER STATISTICS (Batting) 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 3 0 10 64 .350 7 1 41 .330 12-14 46 29 1 .987 0 0 2 53 .293 11 1 42 .337 15-17 47 13 2 .968 3 0 12 117 .321 18 2 83 .333 27-31 93 42 3 .978 JONES' CAREER STATISTICS (Pitching) SH/CV SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP 3/0 0 92.2 106 58 50 38 51 26 3 8 424 .286 10 3 1/1 0 46.2 40 24 17 27 38 5 0 5 206 .233 5 1 4/1 0 139.1 146 82 67 65 89 31 3 13 630 .269 15 4 2B 3 0 3
2012 (JUNIOR SEASON) Utilized a redshirt during the 2012 season due to an ACL tear.
2012: Big Jay Award 2011: Team Captain, Academic All-Big 12 First Team 2010: Team Rookie of the Year, Team Leadership Council member
CLUB Played for the Tulsa Shootout Gold under coaches Krystel Markwardt and Tim Burton.
PERSONAL Daughter of Jeff and Sherri Jones... Has two sisters, Sydni and Bayli... Sydni played softball at Iowa State... A National Honor Society member and her school’s valedictorian... Graduated with honors and distinction.
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2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Kansas’ leadoff off batter... Made 53 starts in centerfield and at pitcher... Named Rookie of the Year by the KU coaching staff... Led the Jayhawks with 29 runs scored, 23 starts from the circle and 12 stolen bases... Shared team lead of 55 hits... Tied for third in the conferece with three triples... Recorded a team-high 16 multi-hit
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ENID HIGH SCHOOL Back-to-back conference champs in 2008 and 2007... 6A Academic state champs in 2008... Four-year all-conference player and two-time conference MVP... Also selected the conference’s offensive player of the year as a senior... An All-State and All-American scholar honoree as a senior... Two-time NFCA All-South Region First Team... Chosen as an NFCA High School All-American Third Team member her junior year... Holds school records in single-season batting average, ERA, season strikeouts and winning percentage and is Enid’s all-time strikeouts leader... Also a conference and regional champion in the long jump as a senior.
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2011 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Started all 53 games, splitting time between centerfield and the pitching circle... Hit .293 on the season and ranked second on the squad with 53 hits, all singles... Her speed led the team as she swiped 15-of-17 bases in 2011... Also a threat in the circle, her 2.55 ERA led the Jayhawk pitching staff as she built a 6-2 record... Appeared in 15 games and started 10 as a pitcher and allowed just 17 earned runs in 46.2 innings of work... Led the staff in opposing batting average (.233)... Threw the first complete game shutout of her career in the Jayhawks’ 8-0 run rule at Stetson (2/20), setting a new career-high strikeout count (8), while going 2-for-4 at the plate... Racked up eight hits to power the Jayhawks to a flawless 4-0 record at the North Florida Tournament (3/11-13)...Tied her career-high, threehit performance three times during her sophomore campaign, at Troy (3/5), vs. Alabama State (3/12) and vs. Delaware State (3/12)...Went 2-for-3 in the second game of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 series opener against Missouri (3/23)...Drove in a run at Texas Tech (4/13)... Posted two-hit games against Nebraska (April 3) and at Iowa State (4/22)...Tossed back-to-back shutout relief stints to end the season with 1.1 innings of work at Iowa State (April 23) and 5.0 scoreless at Wichita State (4/27).
games, including 10 of her first 16 outings... Had two hits, two runs and a stolen base in collegiate debut vs. Louisville (2/12)... Scored three times in KU’s first victory of the season vs. Sam Houston State (2/13) while also pitching six scoreless innings... Tallied three hits three times- vs. Marshall (2/21), vs. UMKC (3/30) and vs. Wichita State (4/28)... Struckout seven batters vs. Illinois-Chicago (3/20)... Threw a complete-game shutout vs. UMKC (3/30)... Ended the season tossing a one-hit complete game win at Drake (5/5) followed by a complete game shutout vs. Iowa State (5/8).
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Freshman INF | 6-0 | R-R Topeka, Kan. Shawnee Heights Senior HS
SHAWNEE HEIGHTS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Four-time letterwinner at Shawnee Heights Senior High in Tecumseh, Kan., under coach Steve Giddens... An AllState First Team honoree in her senior season... Was named All-City, All-League and a State Softball Academic Award Winner in her final three seasons... Won the Gold Glove Award her sophomore season... In her junior and senior seasons, she led the state in home runs, set the school record for home runs and was team MVP... Awarded the Team RBI Award and served as the team captain... Also lettered twice in volleyball and three times in basketball.
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Played one year for KC Jazz under head coach Terry Corp... Finished with a .488 batting average, .839 slugging percentage, .518 on base percentage, and hit 21 home runs... Selected as Standout Athlete and Elite All-American Player by Colorado Sparkler... Nominated for Elite All-American Softball team in N.Y.... Nominated to play in the AllAmerican Softball Top 100 Showcase in Phoenix, Ariz.... Played six years for Topeka Outburst under Head Coach Stacy Kennedy.
PERSONAL Born Kylee Elizabeth Ann Kennedy... Daughter of Don and Stacy Kennedy... Mother, Stacy, played at Wichita State and KU... Father, Don, played football at Washburn University... Has four siblings: Spencer, Trevin, Katelyn and Colton... Plans to major in Sports Science.
Alissa Bauer Kelsey Kessler Senior Freshman INF | 5-8 | L-R P | 5-10 | R-R Littleton, Colo. Blue Springs, Mo. Columbine HS Blue Springs HS
CAREER HONORS 2012 (HS): Holds the Missouri state record for school wins with 93; first athlete in BSHS history to be All-State all four years
CLUB Played four years for KC Peppers Eakin under Head Coach Dan Eakin.
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Born Kelsey Lynn Kessler... Daughter of Robert and Lanette Kessler... three cousins Holly, Brandi and Michelle play softball for Truman State, MSSU and Avila, respectively... Undecided on a major.
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BLUE SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four times at Blue Springs High in Blue Springs, Mo. under coach Roger Lower... As a freshman was All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District, KMBC Athlete of the week, ESPN Rise National Female Player of the Week... Named to ESPN Rise’s “Nine to Watch” list, Examiner Player of the Year and Team MVP... Broke state records for single-season winning percentage, wins in a season and RBIs in a championship game... Threw eight no-hitters, three perfect games, 19 shutouts and was 30-0 as a freshman as her team finished 31-0 on the season... In her sophomore year she was All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District... Finished 18-4 on the season, threw a no-hitter and led the team to a 22-5 record... As a junior, was named All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District... Voted Team MVP for the second time and went 24-2 with three no-hitters to lead her team to a 26-2 record... As a senior she was All-State, Metro, Region, Conference, Area and District... She is the first athlete in school history to be All-State for four years... She set the Missouri record for career wins (93).
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Freshman INF | 5-7 | L-R Bloomington, Ill. Normal Community HS
NORMAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Lettered three years for coach Bob Grines at Normal Community HS... Two-time unanimous All-Conference selection in 2011 and 2012... Helped the Iron Men to a state championship and a 30-6 record her senior year... Led the team her senior year with a .471 batting average with 27 RBIs... Was named MVP as a junior in 2011 after batting .398 with 20 RBIs... Cranked out a .392 batting average in her first season of high school softball in 2010... Was a three-time Big 12 Athletic Scholar... Also lettered in volleyball.
Played for Eric Shultz and the BNGSA Angels from 2006-12... Helped the Angels finish 25th at the ASA Class A Nationals in 2011, while batting .370 with 11 doubles and 27 RBIs.
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Born Reilly Shay Lamb... Daughter of Troy and Nancy Lamb... Has two siblings, Shelbi and Cheney... Father, Troy, played football at Millikin University... Sister, Shelbi, is a cheerleader at Southern Illinois Universtiy - Edwardsville... Plans to major in international business.
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Alissa Bauer Mariah Montgomery Senior Senior INF | 5-8 | L-R INF | 5-6 | R-R Littleton, Colo. Ralston, Neb. Columbine HS Ralston HS
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MONTGOMERY’S CAREER STATISTICS YR GP-GS 2010 56-56 2011 53-53 2012 51-51 160-160
AVG .302 .299 .300 .300
AB 159 154 150 463
R H 22 48 33 46 26 45 81 139
2B 11 6 5 22
3B HR 1 5 0 10 0 8 1 23
BB HBP 26 0 30 1 22 0 78 1
SO 44 35 20 99
best three hits against Alabama State (March 12) in a game where she was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a career-high four runs scored... Hit a two-run homer in the first inning against No. 25 North Carolina to propel Kansas to a 5-4 victory in the season opener... Went 2-for-3 against San Jose State (March 4) with a double, a home run and two RBIs. 2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON) One of two freshmen to start all 56 games... Named All-Big 12 Second Team... Awarded team MVP by the KU coaching staff... Led KU
CAREER HONORS 2013: Team Captain; CollegeSportsMadness. com All-Big 12 Preseason First Team 2012: Team Captain 2011: Team Captain 2010: All-Big 12 Second Team; Team MVP
CLUB Played for the Ralston Renegades.... Coached by Marv Schrage.
PERSONAL Born Mariah Kasey Montgomery in Honolulu, Hawaii... Daughter of Terry and Kim Ladner and Scott and Lita Montgomery... Has three siblings, Mitch, Hailey and Gracie... Was given the nickname “Mia” by her teammates and coaches of her little league soccer team after Mia Hamm... Majoring in sports management.
OB% SB-ATT .398 0-1 .412 0-1 .387 3-3 .399 3-5
PO A E FLD% 83 101 16 .920 122 83 7 .967 100 69 11 .939 305 253 34 .943
with 11 doubles, 26 walks and 25 RBIs... Her 26 walks rank ninth all-time in a KU single season... Second on the team with a .302 batting average and 48 hits... Picked up momentum during the second half of the season to pace the Jayhawks with a .294 batting average during Big 12 Conference games... Struck out just three times during her last 45 at-bats, a span of 15 games, to go along with a .400 average... Scored three times and had three hits, including a pair of doubles, versus Marshall (2/21)... Batted in a season-high three runs on a 4-for-4 outing versus Harvard (3/19)... Had a string of four-straight contests with multiple hits (4/24-28)... Recorded backto-back games with a home run: at Nebraska (4/22) and vs. Texas Tech (2/24). RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL Selected as the Ralston High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2009 and 2008... Finalist for 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Nebraska... Conference Champion in 2009, 2007 and 2005... District Champion in 2007 and 2005... Named first team all-state, allOmaha area and all-conference, as well as Lincoln Journal Star’s super state first team in 2008, 2007 and 2006... School career RBI record holder with 109 and owns Class B state record for triples in a season with 10.
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2011 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Started all 53 games for the Jayhawks with 44 starts at second base to begin the season and the final nine at shortstop... Hit .299 with 10 home runs, six doubles, 33 RBIs and 33 runs scored... Tied for the team lead with 30 walks... Third on team with .412 on-base percentage... Earned two walks in the same game five times... Had eight multi-RBI games, including two with three RBIs... Had her first career multi-homer game against Wichita State (April 27) on a 2-for-3 day at the plate with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored... Had a season-
TB SLG% 76 .478 82 .532 74 .493 232 .501
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2012 (JUNIOR SEASON) Started all 51 games for the Jayhawks at shortstop... Finished the season batting .300, recording 45 hits in 150 at bats and a team-best 45 RBIs... Finished with a .493 slugging percentage and a .387 on-base percentage for the season...Led the team with eight home runs and will began the 2013 season tied for 5th all-time in career home runs (23) at KU... Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs scored, two doubles and a home run against Charlotte (2/17)... Went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, three runs scored and a home run against Fairfield (2/26)... Went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two home runs against Delaware State (3/9)... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against Missouri State (3/27)... Recorded two hits in four at bats including a double in the Jayhawks’ win at No. 22/25 Baylor (4/7)... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in game one against Wichita State (4/11)... Recorded two hits in three at bats, including a home run and three RBIs, in the nightcap against Wichita State (4/11)... Went 2-for4 with two RBIs and a home run against Texas (4/13)... Recorded two hits in three at bats, including two doubles and three RBIs against Iowa State (4/20)... Went 4-for-5 with a home run in two games against No. 24 Texas Tech (4/27-28)... She also drove in three runs against the Red Raiders, including a walk-off RBI single on senior day (4/28).
RBI 25 33 45 103
Elsa Moyer
20 YR GP-GS 2011 19-0 2012 45-38 64-38
AVG .000 .295 .292
AB 1 95 96
MOYER’S CAREER STATISTICS R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 23 28 0 0 0 1 28 .295 9 3 22 28 28 0 0 0 1 28 .292 9 3 22
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2012 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Named KU’s Most Improved Player... Earned the starting centerfielder role, starting 38 games and appearing in 45 games for the Jayhawks... Recorded her first career hits against SE Louisiana (2/11) going 2-for-2 with a run scored... Posted a 3-for-3 performance with an RBI and two runs scored against Fairfield (2/26)... Threw runners out at the plate against Oklahoma State (3/25) and Missouri State (3/27) and started a double play from center field at No. 12 Missouri (3/18)... Went 2-for3 and scored a run to help KU knock off No. 22/25 Baylor (4/7)... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Iowa State (4/21)... Recorded two hits in four at bats, including two runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader against UMKC (4/25)... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against No. 24 Texas Tech (4/28).
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Junior OF | 5-4 | L-R Kirkland, Wash. Lake Washington HS
2011 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Saw action in 19 games, mostly as a pinch runner with two appearances in the outfield... Scored five runs for the Jayhawks... A perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts... Stole a base and scored a run in her collegiate debut against Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 12)... First collegiate at-bat came against Iowa State (April 23). KIRKLAND HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in softball four times at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, Wash.... Named second team allcounty as a senior... Also awarded her team’s golden glove award in 2010... An NFCA All-West Region Second Team and first team all-county selection in 2008... Earned the Kangaroos’ outfield award as a junior... Owns career averages of a .665 batting average, .690 on-base percentage and a .862 slugging percentage at Lake Washington.
CAREER HONORS 2012: Team Most Improved Player
CLUB Member of the Washington Ladyhawks Gold club team... Coached by Wayne Miller.
PERSONAL Born Elsa Moyer in Hong Kong, China... Daughter of Robert and Christine Moyer... Has a younger brother, Max... Father also attended KU... Uncle, Steve, played football at Chattanooga, uncle, Donald, played football at Auburn and great aunt, Allison, played tennis at Rice... Plans to major in journalism.
OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .000 2-2 0 0 0 .000 .374 6-7 67 5 2 .973 .370 8-9 67 5 2 .973
Alissa Bauer Chanin Naudin Senior Sophomore INF | 5-8 | L-R INF | 5-8 | R-R Littleton, Colo. Princeton, Texas Columbine HS Princeton HS
YR GP-GS 2012 47-45
AVG .266
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sophomore season... Also lettered in track, cross country and soccer two years.
CAREER HONORS 2012: All-Big 12 Second Team
CLUB Played for Ed Naudin on the American Athletics for four years before joining the Texas Glory Gold under coach Kevin Shelton... In 2007, her American Athletes team became the youngest squad to ever win 14U Nationals... Also won 10U Nationals in 2004.
PERSONAL Born Chanin Luz Naudin in Orange, Calif.... Daughter of Ed and Cheri Naudin... Has two siblings, Nick and Chele... Would like to study sports nutrition.
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PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in softball all four years at Princeton HS for coach Craig Deputy... Guided the Panthers to the regional semi-finals in 2009 and 2010 before leading them to a Bi-District Championship in 2011... Posted a .538 batting average her senior season, complete with five home runs and 30 RBIs... In 2011, Naudin was named the VYPE Magazine North Texas/Colin County Softball Player of the Year... Also took home first-team all-region and District 13-3A MVP honors after her senior year... Named All-District Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and selected all-area for a secondstraight year... An all-district first team member her
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2012 (FRESHMAN SEASON) An All-Big 12 Conference Second Team honoree after hitting .311 with a team-best 15 RBIs in conference play... Earned the starting third baseman role as a freshman and started 47 games... Recorded three hits going 3-for-3 against Northern Colorado (2/12)... Her first career home run was a walk off against Oklahoma State (3/24) in the bottom of the eighth, giving KU its first home win since 2010... Recorded three hits, going 3-for-3, with a double and two RBIs at No. 7 Oklahoma (4/1)... Went 2-for-4 with five RBIs and her first career grand slam against No. 22/25 Baylor (4/7), the Jayhawks’ only grand slam of the year... Went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored against Wichita State (4/11)... Recorded two hits in three at bats including a double and a run scored against Wichita State (4/11), giving her an .833 batting average against the Shockers... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in her firstever meeting with Texas (4/13)... Recorded two hits in three at bats, including two RBIs and two runs scored in the series finale against No. 5 Texas (4/14)... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored against Iowa State (4/22)... Recorded a hit to go along with two RBIs, to start the comeback rally against No. 24 Texas Tech (4/28).
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YR GP-GS AVG 2011 53-53 .255 2012 51-51 .277 104-104 .267
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Junior INF | 5-5 | L-R Salina, Kan. Salina South HS
NEWMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 145 19 37 0 1 0 6 39 .269 6 0 23 166 38 46 0 1 0 3 48 .289 6 0 21 311 57 83 0 2 0 9 87 .280 12 0 44
2012 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Started all 51 games at second base for the Jayhawks... Recorded a perfect 21-for-21 stolen base mark, the most stolen bases by a Jayhawk since the 2000 season... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored a stolen base against Connecticut (3/2)... Went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base against Charleston Southern (3/2)... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three stolen bases against Delaware State (3/9)... Stole two bases against Missouri State (3/27) and another at No. 22/25 Baylor (4/6)... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Wichita State (4/11)... Stole her 20th base of the season against Iowa State (4/22)... Got a hit and stole her 21st base of the season in the first game of the doubleheader with UMKC (4/25)... Committed just two errors in Big 12 play.
SALINA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Softball letterwinner from Salina South High School in Salina, Kan.... Helped the Cougars to three consecutive state tournament appearances... Team also won regionals in 2007... Named all-league and all-state second team in 2009 after leading her team with a .488 batting average, 40 hits and 16 stolen bases... Named her team’s defensive player of the year and earned the golden glove award.
2011 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Started all 53 of the team’s games, including the first 44 at shortstop with eight starts at second base and one as designated hitter... Successful on 9-of-10 stolen base attempts... Tied for the team lead with five sacrifice hits... Posted a .255 batting average with 19 runs and six RBIs... Began the season strong with a .400 batting average through the team’s first 12 games and maintained a .300 batting average to the midway point of the season... Went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and a run scored in her collegiate debut to help Kansas upset No. 25 North Carolina, 5-4 (2/11)... Scored a season-high four runs and stole a base in a 17-7 victory against Bethune-Cookman (2/19)... Recorded her first career multi-RBI game in a 2-for-4 performance against Stetson (2/19)... Had her second three-hit game of the season against Georgia Tech (3/19) when she went 3-for-4 with a run scored... Hit a triple against Nebraska (4/3) for her lone extra-base hit of the season.
Played for the Wichita Mustangs Gold under head coach Mark Griggs.
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PERSONAL Born Ashley Shawnté Newman... Daughter of Lester and Joanne Newman... Has two brothers, Anthony and Aaron... Would like to major in premedicine... Cousin, Terence Newman, played football for Kansas State and then the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.
OB% SB-ATT .285 9-10 .302 21-21 .394 30-31
PO A E FLD% 70 97 18 .903 84 48 2 .985 153 146 20 .937
Alissa AliciaBauer Pille Senior Sophomore INF | 5-8 | L-R P | 5-8 | R-R Littleton, Colo. Royse City, Texas Columbine HS Royse City HS
YR ERA 2012 2.67
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PILLE'S CAREER STATISTICS W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG 17-12 40 29 16 8/1 4 167.2 136 75 64 78 171 14 1 23 730 .218
three days, including her third one-hitter of the season in the series finale (4/22), where she needed only 58 pitches to get her eighth shutout of the year... Pitched a complete game, giving up one run and five hits while striking out six to get her 16th win, in the first game of the doubleheader with UMKC (4/25)... Picked up her 17th win of the season in relief in the second game against UMKC (4/25), pitching 2.2 innings, giving up one hit and no runs... Her 17 wins marked the most by a Jayhawk rookie since 2001 (Kara Pierce, 22) and ties her for third-most by a KU freshman.
CAREER HONORS 2012: Team Pitcher of the Year
CLUB A member of the Texas Rapid Fire Gold under coach Brian Menefee.
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ROYSE CITY HIGH SCHOOL Played four years for coach Michelle Booker at Royse City HS... Named the District 13-4A MVP after throwing 16 shutouts, nine no-hitters, three perfect games, striking out 431 batters and posting an 0.32 ERA during her senior season... Helped the Bulldogs to a bi-district championship in 2010... During that same season, she threw two perfect games and nine shutouts, while averaging just over 16 strikeouts per game... Named University Interscholastic League (UIL) Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2010 and 2009 and was selected as the UIL Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2008... Royse City made a regional quarter final appearance her freshman season... Also lettered in cross country twice... A National Honor Society, student council and FCA member.
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Born Alicia Pille in Garland, Texas... Daughter of Dean and Angela Pille... Has two siblings, Shelby and Austin... Plans to major in exercise science.
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2012 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Named KU’s Pitcher of the Year... One of three Jayhawk starting pitchers... Made 29 starts and 11 appearances in relief for the Jayhawks... Finished the season with a 17-12 record and a 2.67 ERA... Recorded 171 strikeouts in 167.2 innings pitched on the season... Her 17 wins marked the most by a Jayhawk since the 2008 season and tied her third all-time by a KU rookie... Recorded eight shutouts, the most by a Kansas pitcher since 2006... Pitched a complete game shutout (five inn.) while giving up one hit and striking out eight in her first career win at Southeastern Louisiana (2/11)... Threw a complete game shutout while giving up three hits and striking out a career best 13 against Northern Colorado (2/12), the most strikeouts by a Jayhawk since 2009 and only one-shy of tying the Kansas record ... Pitched a complete game shutout while giving up two hits and striking out 11 against Stony Brook (2/18)... Pitched a complete game shutout (six inn.) against Connecticut (3/2), allowing one hit and striking out 10...Pitched a complete game shutout, while giving up four hits and striking out eight against Wisconsin (3/3)... Tossed another complete game shutout surrendering four hits and striking out six against North Florida (3/10)... Threw all eight innings, giving up two hits and striking out 11 to shutout Oklahoma State (3/23)... Pitched a complete game, struck out five and gave up two earned runs against Missouri State (3/27)... Surpassed KU’s 2011 strikeout leader just 11 appearances into the season... Pitched her 11th complete game of the year, while striking out six and not allowing an earned run in a win against No. 22/25 Baylor (4/7).... Pitched her 12th complete game of the year (five inn.) while striking out four and giving up one run on two hits against Wichita State (4/11)... In game two, Pille recorded her Big-12 best fourth save of the season - the most by a Jayhawk pitcher since the 2007 season... Pitched two complete games in the Iowa State series (4/20-22) and appeared once in relief while only allowing five runs over the
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YR GP-GS 2012 26-17
AVG .256
Sophomore OF | 5-5 | L-L Spring, Texas Klein Oak HS
SALAMONE'S CAREER STATISTICS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 43 10 11 0 0 0 2 11 .256 5 0 11
2012 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Appeared primarily as a centerfielder starting 17 games and appearing in 26 games for the Jayhawks... Recorded a .256 batting average with 10 runs scored... Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored against Troy (2/10)... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Delaware State (3/9). KLEIN OAK HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four years for coach Javier Vela... An AllDistrict First Team selection as a junior... Led the team with 23 stolen bases in 24 attempts... Guided Panthers to a regional semi-final in 2008... 2009 and 2008 squads named area champs.
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Played for the Texas Eclipse Gold under coach Ken Glass.
PERSONAL Born Cassen Brooke Salamone in Houston, Texas... Daughter of Roque and Tiffany Ortega... Has two siblings, Cameron and Jillian... Undecided on a major.
OB% SB-ATT .333 1-1
PO A E FLD% 12 0 2 .857
Alissa Bauer Maddie Stein Senior Sophomore INF | 5-8 | L-R UTL | 5-10 | L-R Littleton, Colo. El Reno, Okla. Columbine HS El Reno HS
YR GP-GS 2012 36-30
AVG .371
AB 97
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STEIN'S CAREER STATISTICS R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP 16 36 7 0 4 20 55 .567 5 1
PO A E FLD% 107 8 2 .983
a .509 batting average with 21 doubles and a .750 slugging percentage in her senior season to earn all-region and all-state catcher... Earned four Suburban all-conference awards for utility (one yr.), third base (two yrs.) and catcher (one yr.)... Awarded all-big city third base in 2009... Recorded a slugging percentage over .700 and a .500-plus batting average in both her junior and senior seasons... Also lettered in tennis for four years and basketball and soccer for one year.
CAREER HONORS 2012: All-Big 12 Second Team; Team Rookie of the Year
CLUB Played for the Oklahoma Athletics Gold and coached by Brian Madden... Team won 16U Canada Cup in 2006, AFA 16U Nationals in 2007 and USSSA 18U Nationals in 2009.
PERSONAL Born Madison Brooke Stein in Oklahoma City, Okla.... Daughter of Steve Stein and Amy Jones... Has a younger sister, Molly... Cousin, Bob Stein, played football for the Kansas City Chiefs and was a member of the 1969 Super Bowl IV team... Plans to major in sports management and attend law school.
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EL RENO HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in softball four years at El Reno HS for coach Lynetta Keller... Led the Indians to four-straight Regional Championships, including the state quarterfinals in her junior and senior seasons... Posted
OB% SB-ATT .404 0-0
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2012 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team after posting a .371 overall batting average and a .358 average in Big 12 action... Her .371 mark checks in at eighth-best for a season in KU history... Versatile, multitalented freshman, appearing in the outfield, at first base, catcher and in designated player roles in 36 games for the Jayhawks... Finished the season with 36 hits in 97 at bats... Recorded a .567 slugging percentage and a .404 on-base percentage for the season... Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Charlotte (2/17)... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and 2 RBIs against Delaware State (3/10)... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Missouri State (3/27)... Recorded two hits in three at bats against No. 7 Oklahoma (4/1)... Cranked out a 2-for-3 effort in the series opener at No. 22/25 Baylor (4/6) and collected another hit in the series finale vs. the Bears (4/7)... Went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored against Wichita State (4/11)... Recorded one hit in three at bats including two RBIs and a run scored in game two against Wichita State (4/11)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored against Texas (4/13)... Recorded seven hits with eight RBI’s, two doubles, three home runs, and five runs scored in the series against Iowa State (4/20-22)... The weekend was highlighted by a career day in game two, where she posted her first two career homeruns and a double to set new career highs in hits (3), runs scored (3), RBIs (4) and at bats (5)... Went 2-for-3 with a home run, her fourth in three games, and two RBIs in the first game of the doubleheader against UMKC (4/25)... Recorded two hits in four at bats including a run scored against Texas A&M (5/5).
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Megan Smith enters her fourth season as head coach of the Jayhawk softball team in 2013. The eighth head coach in program history, Smith will coach her first full-round of signees as her first freshman class begin their senior season this year. Smith, who previously spent three seasons as an assistant coach at perennial power Louisiana State University, was named the Jayhawks’ head coach on June 24, 2009.
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In 2012, the Jayhawks recorded their second 30-win season in Smith’s three years. Her squad finished the year 31-20, which included an programrecord 20-game win streak. For more than a month, crossing into February and March, the Jayhawks didn’t lose a game - all of which were on the road. Additionally, the Jayhawks recorded their first home victories since 2010, going 9-6 at Arrocha Ballpark. Among those wins included series victories over Oklahoma State and Iowa State, as well as splitting a two-game set with nationally-ranked Texas Tech. For the entirety of the 2012 season, Smith’s team was top-50 in the NCAA’s RPI. Individually, Smith guided junior Maggie Hull to become the program’s 11th Academic All-American. Hull was also named All-Big 12 First Team and NFCA All-Region First Team - KU’s first in either category since 2006. Under Smith’s direction, Hull hit .409 to break the school’s single-season batting average record. Freshmen Chanin Naudin and Maddie Stein joined Hull on the All-Big 12 honoree list. Both were awarded Second Team acclaim, marking the most All-Conference selections by a Kansas team since 2008. Kansas received votes on the USA Today/NFCA poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll or both during five weeks of the season. At the conclusion of the 2012 regular season, KU’s offense ranked in the top-five in the Big 12 in batting average (.288, 4th), hits (382, 5th) and doubles (61, 4th). In the circle, KU ranked in the league’s top-five in strikeouts (294, 5th), saves (5, 2nd) and runners caught stealing (12, 3rd).
In 2011, Smith guided her team to an 11.5-game improvement from the 2010 season, which marked the 16th-best turnaround in NCAA history. Kansas softball persevered through a hefty travel schedule and challenging conference season to wrap up her second campaign with a 31-22 overall mark.
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Slightly less than half of the opponents KU matched up against were ranked in the top 25. Additionally, 12 of the Jayhawks’ foes went on to play in the NCAA Tournament. KU was just shy of its own postseason bid, despite a top-50 RPI and a team-record 60 home runs last season, surpassing the old club record of 54 set back in 2005.
Smith guide recognition, her players
Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the league’s 2011 campaign was once again one of the toughest in the country with at least seven teams ranked in the top 25 all season, while the league averaged an RPI of 23.5, second to only the Pac-10 (19.9). The Jayhawks went undefeated in the team’s first 10 games, which was the best start to any season in program history. The team later racked up another doubledigit win streak, 11 games, to help the Jayhawks win five of their six pre-conference tournaments as they compiled a 26-3 record heading into Big 12 Conference play. KU’s 30-win season also included two upsets over nationally-ranked opponents, No. 25 Texas Tech and No. 25 North Carolina.
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gural season at KU in 2010, Smith’s young team picked up an upset of No. and a come-from-behind victory at San Diego, while Mariah Montgomery -Big 12 Second Team honors and Amanda Jobe was named ESPN The Academic All-District.
to Jobe, three other Jayhawks were recognized for their efforts in the as Ally Stanton, Alicia Irwin and Hile were all members of the Academic eam.
ng over the reigns at Kansas, Smith helped lead the LSU softball team to the nament all three years she was on staff. She also helped the Tigers maintain as the third-winningest softball program in the last 12 seasons.
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ed Hull and senior catcher Brittany Hile to NFCA All-Region Second Team , while Hull was also honored with All-Big 12 Second Team accolades. Six of were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team.
Hometown Walkertown, N.C. Family Son, Cooper Smith Buske, with the late Paul Buske B.A. Exercise & Sports Science, Recreation Administration North Carolina, ‘99 M.S. Human Performance and Sports Studies Tennessee, ‘00 Playing Experience North Carolina, 1996-99
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t start earned the Crimson and Blue a No. 22 ranking on March 22 by the ollege Softball Poll. It was the first time a KU softball team had been listed 25 since 2009. Smith’s crew proved their ranking was no fluke as they to receive votes for six weeks in at least one major college softball poll.
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DIVISION I CAREER HISTORY AT KANSAS
AT LSU
2010-Present Record | 83-71 16 Academic All-Big 12 Honorees 5 All-Big 12 Honorees
2007-09 Record | 133-48-1 Three-Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances
AT WCU 2005-06 Record | 41-20 2006 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
AT UNC 2004 Record | 46-24 2003 (UNC-Charlotte) Record | 14-31
As a first-base coach at LSU, Smith’s primary responsibilities included working with the infield and assisting with the pitching and hitting aspects of the program. Smith was instrumental in the development of shortstop Juliana Santos, who earned All-South Region First Team and SEC AllFreshman honors in 2009. In 2008, Smith guided the Tigers’ infield to its best defensive season in program history with a .974 fielding percentage. The mark ranked 13th in the NCAA. Among the Tigers’ three tournament appearances with Smith in the dugout, LSU made an appearance in the 2007 Super Regionals. That year, the Tigers also won their fifth SEC Tournament, while posting the program’s third-best fielding mark with a .970 fielding percentage. While with LSU, Smith also shared responsibilities for practice planning and recruiting, and organized camps and clinics.
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Prior to LSU, Smith served as the head coach at Western Carolina in WCU’s inaugural season in 2006. There, Smith orchestrated a storybook season in which the Catamounts compiled a 41-20 record, including a 16-4 conference mark that earned them the regular season championship and warranted conference coach of the year honors for Smith. The Southern Conference also awarded Smith’s players with conference pitcher of the year and freshman of the year accolades, while six Catamounts were named all-conference, including five selections on the first team.
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PRE-COACHING YEARS Megan Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in exercise and sport science and recreation administration at North Carolina in 1999. Primarily a third baseman, she served as team captain her senior season and was named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year. Smith also owns the Tar Heels’ third-most career assists record as well as the program’s singlegame RBI record. An exceptional student, the Walkertown, N.C., native was named to the ACC Honor Roll on three occasions and made the Dean’s List twice. In 2000, she earned her Master’s of Science degree in human performance and sports studies with a concentration in sports management from the University of Tennessee.
WCU’s offense belted a Southern Conference record 81 home runs that season, which ranked third nationally, and Ashley Adams set a Southern Conference single-season record with 21 round-trippers. The Catamounts also ranked among the NCAA Top 50 in slugging percentage, runs, win-loss percentage and batting average. In addition to the team’s accomplishments, a WCU player was selected SoCon pitcher or player of the week nine times throughout the season. Mendy McKenzie was named pitcher of the week a record five times, while Jenny Jackson became the only player to be named pitcher and player of the week for the same week. Smith went to WCU after spending one season as an assistant coach at North Carolina, her alma mater. She helped the Tar Heels with recruiting and fundraising and oversaw the academic progress of student-athletes, while participating in practice planning and game management. In 2004, Smith helped steer the Tar Heels to a 46-24 record, including a second-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. In addition, she directed the Carolina Softball Camps. Before making the coaching move to UNC, Smith served as an assistant coach at Charlotte of Conference USA for the 2003 season. The 49ers recorded their most victories in five years that season as Smith worked with the infielders and pitchers, served as hitting coach and organized all recruiting efforts. Smith began her coaching career at Young Harris College in Georgia where she compiled a 79-41 record in two seasons as head coach of the Mountain Lions from 2001-02. Without an assistant, Smith was responsible for all aspects of the NJCAA Division I program.
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While at Young Harris, Smith’s teams collected two regional runner-up titles and was one game away from the National Tournament in 2001. During that two-year span, nearly every school record was broken, including wins in a season (45), team home runs, individual home runs, team strikeouts, team ERA, team batting average and team fielding percentage. In 2002, her players were nationally ranked for stolen bases, strikeouts and home runs. The squad was also ranked 11th nationally for team batting average (.361). Eight of her players were named to the all-region team.
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ASSISTANT COACH ADAM ROORBACH FOURTH SEASON
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Adam Roorbach, who came with head coach Megan Smith from Louisiana State University, joined the Kansas softball program for the 2010 season and returns for his fourth year as an assistant coach. At Kansas, Roorbach serves as the program’s hitting and outfield coach, while also assisting in game strategy and recruiting.
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The Jayhawk outfielders, as well as their offense, have gotten progressively stronger under his direction. In 2012, the Kansas lineup recorded a .288 batting average, which ranked fourth in the Big 12 and marked the secondbest average in program history. Additionally, the outfielders recorded just seven errors all season as the team posted a remarkable .970 fielding percentage. With his help in the outfield, junior outfielder Maggie Hull started all but two games in left field, while racking up a Big 12-best .409 batting average at the conclusion of the regular season, breaking a KU singleseason record that had stood for more than 30 years. During the 2011 season, Hull also led the team with a .346 average and 49 RBIs to earn All-Big 12 Second Team honors. As the hitting coach, Roorbach saw the Kansas lineup hit a program-best 60 homeruns in 2011 - nearly doubling the team’s home run total from the previous season. From his first season to his second at KU, the Jayhawks raised their team batting average by more than 40 points. Roorbach, who has spent five seasons as an assistant at the Division I level and four years as a head coach at the NAIA and junior college levels, joined the KU softball staff after working with Smith at LSU for two seasons as the director of softball operations and also served as Smith’s assistant at Western Carolina in 2006.
DYNAMIC DUO Head coach Megan Smith and assistant coach Adam Roorbach have served as a coaching tandem for seven seasons: one year at Western Carolina, two years at LSU and four seasons at Kansas.
OUTSTANDING OFFENSE The Jayhawk offense continues to strengthen under his direction. In 2012, the Kansas lineup recorded a .288 batting average, which ranked fourth in the Big 12 and marked the second-best average in program history. Additionally, the outfielders recorded just seven errors all season as the team posted a remarkable .970 fielding percentage.
While at LSU, Roorbach directed all aspects of game video and team travel, coordinated camps and clinics, and worked with the Tigers’ booster club. Prior to LSU, Roorbach spent the 2007 season as an assistant coach at Houston. There he helped the Cougars to their first Conference USA regular season and tournament championship in school history, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. After knocking off UL-Lafayette and Texas A&M, Houston advanced to the final day of competition at the College Station Regional before falling twice to the Aggies to end its season with a school record 44 wins. Roorbach spent the 2006 season as Smith’s assistant at Western Carolina during its inaugural season. That year, Western Carolina posted a 41-20 record and won the Southern Conference Championship. The Catamounts also ranked third nationally with 81 home runs and 12th in the NCAA with a .476 slugging percentage. Three WCU players were ranked nationally statistically and two were named to the NFCA All-Southeastern Region team. In 2005, Roorbach served as an assistant coach at Nicholls State. Working primarily with the Lady Colonel hitters and outfielders, Nicholls set a school record with 31 home runs and improved its team batting average by 29 points over the previous season.
Earning 2003 Mid-Central Conference Coach of the Year honors, Roorbach guided 14 Pilot players to All-Mid-Central Conference awards. Equally as impressive, all three of his teams were awarded the prestigious NFCA Top 10 Academic Team Award and 17 of his players were named NFCA Academic AllAmericans.
A native of Marion, Ind., Roorbach graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1998 with a double major in business administration and sports management. While attending Indiana Wesleyan, he served as an assistant softball coach and also the school’s sports information director. He went on to earn his master’s degree in physical education from Eastern Illinois in 2000.
Marion, Ind. Indiana Wesleyan, ‘98 Indiana Wesleyan, ‘98 Eastern Illinois, ‘00
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Before taking the job at Bethel, Roorbach spent one season as the head coach at Andrew College in Cuthbert, Ga. In his only season, he guided the Tigers to a 14-18 record, a 13-win improvement over the previous year’s 1-32 mark. In addition, he faced Smith on the field for the first time as Andrew College took on Young Harris College, where Smith was the head coach.
Hometown B.A. Business Administration B.A. Sports Management M.Ed. Physical Education
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Roorbach moved to the Division I level at Nicholls after serving for three seasons as the head coach at NAIA affiliate Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind. From 2002-04, his teams compiled a 102-56 record, won three consecutive Mid-Central Conference Championships and qualified for the NAIA Regional and National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Tournaments all three years.
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Abbie Sims enters her first season as an assistant coach at Kansas in 2013 after joining the Jayhawks as the pitching coach in June 2012. A five-year pitching coach at the University of Houston, Sims perfected her craft at the Conference USA perennial program, training the 2008 C-USA Pitcher of the Year in Angel Shamblin, the 2011 C-USA Newcomer of the Year in Donna Bourgeois and the 2011 NCAA leader in strikeouts per seven innings in Amanda Crabtree. Two seasons ago, Houston finished the 2011 campaign nationally ranked and only one win shy of a Women’s College World Series berth using a 1.35 team ERA - the best in the nation.
ASSISTANT COACH ABBIE SIMS FIRST SEASON
At Kansas, Sims will prepare and manage the Jayhawk pitching staff, lead the KU Softball pitching and catching camps as well as assist head coach Megan Smith and fellow assistant coach Adam Roorbach with recruiting. Sims, a former All-American pitcher at North Carolina State, will inherit a KU staff that recorded its lowest ERA (3.27) since 2009, led by the work of freshman Alicia Pille. The rookie from Royse City, Texas, recorded 17 wins in 2012, tying her for third-most among KU rookies and marked the most by a KU pitcher since 2008. Additionally, she turned in eight shutouts, led the Big 12 with four saves and ranked fifth in the league with 171 strikeouts at the conclusion of the regular season. The staff’s 294 total strikeouts also checked in at fifth in the conference prior to postseason play.
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In 2012, Sims helped Houston to its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance with a 35-24 overall record using a staff comprised entirely of underclassmen. As a unit, the team posted a 2.92 ERA, led by redshirt sophomore Bailey Watts, who went 16-10 with a 2.51 ERA.
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Sims rebuilt quickly following a 2011 campaign, in which the UH pitching staff dominated the opposition. Aside from the nation’s best 1.35 team ERA, Crabtree led the nation in strikeouts per game (12.0) and hits allowed (2.85) as she was named to the NFCA All-Region and the C-USA Second Teams and collected C-USA Pitcher of the Week honors six times in her final season. Crabtree broke UH’s single-game strikeout record when she fanned 17 at Memphis during the Cougars’ series win over the Tigers. Bourgeois was also recognized on Second Team by C-USA as the two seniors combined to throw four no hitters. Additionally, Diedre Outon was named to the All-Freshman Team.
SIMS Hometown B.A. Business Management B.A. Sports Management M.Ed. Physical Education Playing Experience
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Sims spent the first five years of he Houston. While there, she coached of the Year (Donna Bourgeois) an of the Year (Angel Shamblin). Duri season, she guided the pitching sta
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An All-American pitcher at NC Sta pitchers to have 1,000+ career strike with 1,091. Sims was the only stud Player of the Week four times in a ACC First Team member and the 20
average with 45 hits, 25 runs scored, 11
One of two ACC student-athletes to recognition in 2007, Sims was tabbed b Slugger/NFCA (April 22). She was also th of the Week four times in a season. In 2 an All-ACC First-Team member, garnish
In 2010, Sims guided Watts to a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman Team. Watts’ 2.85 ERA in her rookie campaign placed her in the league’s top-15 to finish the season.
Sims finished her career at NC State as t all league hurlers and fourth all-time in strikeouts, Sims placed fourth all-time 102 complete games rank fifth all-time 2007.
One of the most decorated pitchers in Houston’s history, Shamblin also threw under the direction of Sims. The ace broke the program’s single-season records including the lowest ERA (0.94) and most wins in a season (36) in 2008. She was named the 2008 C-USA Pitcher of the Year as well as the C-USA Female Athlete of the Year.
As Sims departed the Wolfpack she pitching records including: lowest care average (.179), wins (90), saves (5), a games (102), games finished (25), s strikeouts (1,091) and batters faced (3,4
As a student-athlete, Sims became the first-ever NC State softball player to be named ACC Player of the Year in 2007. She had an impressive senior campaign as she tossed four no-hitters, including a perfect game. She owned the second-best pitching record (27-7) in the conference as well as one of the top marks in the nation to earn Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America Third Team honors.
Since graduating with a bachelor’s degr one season with the Rockford Thunde Rockford, Ill.
When she graduated, Sims was one of five pitchers in ACC history to have collected 1,000 or more career strikeouts (1,091). A native of Artesia, N.M., she also saw action as an outfielder for the Wolfpack, compiling a .292 batting
S FILE Artesia, N.M. NC State, ‘07 Indiana Wesleyan, ‘98 Eastern Illinois, ‘00 NC State, 2004-07 Rockford Thunder (NPF), 2007
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home runs and 27 RBIs her senior year.
the active leader in career victories among n wins by ACC pitchers with 90. With 1,091 among ACC pitchers. Additionally, Sims’ e and were tops among active pitchers in
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owned many of the program’s all-time eer ERA (1.69), lowest opponent batting appearances (146), starts (121), complete shutouts (36), innings pitched (836.2), 491).
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o receive National Player of the Week by USA Softball (March 20) and Louisville he only student-athlete named ACC Player 2007, Sims made her third appearance as hing accolades in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ALICIA SPACK SECOND SEASON
Alicia Spack became the program’s first director of operations at the beginning of the 2012 season. A standout player in college, Spack played at Florida before finishing the last three years of her collegiate career at Purdue. Her main responsibilities include maintaining the team’s social media and outreach efforts, organizing team travel, as well as shooting and breaking down video. The daughter of Illinois State head football coach Brock Spack, Alicia came to Kansas after a two-year stint working for the Purdue Athletics ticket office as the Director of Group Ticket Sales. Additionally, Spack began garnering experience in the Division I coaching world as the Purdue softball team’s game manager during the 2011 season. During that time, she also held an assistant coaching position with the local high school in West Lafayette, Ind. Spack spent her freshman year as a Florida Gator before transferring to Purdue to play her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. With the Gators, she hit .444 as a freshman and scored 20 runs before making the decision to transfer to Purdue. As a Boilermaker, Spack became a regular second baseman as a sophomore, knocking in the game-winning RBI four different times. As a junior, she displayed her abilities as a utility player, making starts in the infield, outfield and at designated player.
Spack earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades her senior season, again proving her abilities as a utility player. She finished her senior year with a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage, never missing a beat in 79 chances. She graduated from Purdue University with a degree in organizational leadership and supervision in 2009 and is currently working on a masters degree in sports management. She is planning to complete her graduate degree at Kansas in Dec. 2013.
SPACK FILE Hometown B.S. Organizational Leadership and Supervision M.Ed. Sports Management Playing Experience
TEAM MOM
West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue, ‘09 Kansas, Anticipated December ‘13 Florida, 2006 Purdue, 2007-09
Affectionately known by the Jayhawks as a team mom of sorts, Spack is dedicated to making Kansas softball operations run as smoothly as possible. From organizing the team’s intricate travel schedule to making nutritious snack bags, Spack is an invaluable asset to the program.
John Mays
Team Manager
Frank Garcia
Certified Athletic Trainer
Team Manager
Patricia Dietz
Doctoral Assistant Strength Coach
Jeff Jacobsen
Staff Photographer
Carissa Miller Team Manager
Sheriece Sadberry
Counseling & Sport Psychologist
Laura Jacobsen
Assistant Photographer
George Barnes
Landscape Technician Supervisor
Casey Cook
Director of Events & Facilities
Carie Gallagher
Administrative Assistant
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Kim Miller
Box Office Manager
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Nick Ayre
Olympic Sports Equipment Manager
Stephanie Mahal
Learning Services Coordinator
Ian Sadler
Assistant Director, Marketing & Fan Experience
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Alissa Bauer
Assistant Communications Director
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ADMINISTRATION
DR. SHEAHON ZENGER ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
CHANCELLOR
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BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLE
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SENIOR WOMAN’S ADMINISTRATOR
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DEBBIE VAN SAUN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALEX JONES ON HER PREGAME RITUALS
I throw my last warm-up throw for Grandma Jones and put my ribbon in.
ROSIE HULL ON HER FAVORITE TWITTER ACCOUNT @JayhawkSoftball so I can retweet our wins!
KELSEY KESSLER ON THE BEST PART OF LAWRENCE No Mizzou fans
CASSEN SALAMONE ON THE QUOTE THAT BEST DESCRIBES HER “Live life on an everyday basis.”
MARIAH MONTGOMERY ON WHEN SHE KNEW SHE’D BE A JAYHAWK After being on campus, meeting my future and having Sara Ramirez as my host.
MORGAN DRUHAN ON THE QUOTE THAT BEST DESCRIBES HER
“God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little while and a lot of faith, but it’s always worth the wait.”
CHALEY BRICKEY ON THE BEST PART OF LAWRENCE It’s a small town with a family atmosphere.
ELSA MOYER ON WHEN SHE KNEW SHE’D BE A JAYHAWK When I watched KU basketball make its championship run in 2003.
MAGGIE HULL ON HER PREGAME RITUALS
Pray and thank God for the incredible opportunity to play the game I love.
MADDIE STEIN ON THE QUOTE THAT BEST DESCRIBES HER
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you have always imagined.”
TAYLOR HATFIELD ON WHEN SHE KNEW SHE’D BE A JAYHAWK The first time I heard the Rock Chalk chant
Ashley Newman
ALEX HUGO ON HER FAVORITE TWITTER ACCOUNT
SCHEDULE
ALICIA PILLE ON WHO IS HER FUNNIEST TEAMMATE
@FakeAlexHugo
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