2014 NJCAA DII Softball Season Preview by Mark Krug

NJCAA

DII SOFTBALL

2014 SEASON PREVIEW

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2014 DII SOFTBALL DISTRICT ALIGNMENT

2014 DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW Top 20 Poll Procedures...................................... 3 2014 DII National Championship.................... 4 Preseason Top 20 Rankings.............................. 5 District Predictions.........................................6-7 Top Returning Position Players................ 10-16 Top Returning Pitchers.............................. 18-20 DII Softball Programs................................ 22-23

DISTRICT

REGION(S)

2013 DII SOFTBALL SEASON RECAP

District A..................................................1

District Championship Results................Online

District B................................................4A

National Championship Results..............Online All-Americans............................................Online Statistical Champions...............................Online

District C............................................... 4B Districts D & E.........................................6 District F...................................... 9, 11, 13 District G.............................................12A District H............................................. 12B

NJCAA SOFTBALL HISTORY

District I....................................... 3, 15, 21

Record Book...............................................Online

District J............................................. 2, 16

2013 Hall of Fame Inductees....................Online

District K................................................19 District L.................................................20 Districts M & N.....................................23

MEDIA GUIDE PRODUCER MICHAEL TEAGUE Assistant Director of Media Relations

MEDIA GUIDE EDITOR

MARK KRUG Assistant Executive Director; Media Relations

District O..............................................24a District P..................................... 8, 10 24b

Thank you to all the college administrators and coaches that provided information for this publication.

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

TOP 20 POLL PROC E DU R ES Individual colleges or region representatives will submit the online NJCAA Poll Nomination Form the Monday before each poll by 2 p.m. (ET). All team and individual stats must be entered into the PrestoSports NJCAA Stat System in order for a team to be eligible for ranking. The NJCAA National Office will compile the poll nomination information into one report that will be delivered to poll voters Monday afternoon. The voters will then rank their Top 20 via conference call on Tuesday which will be released by the National Office Wednesday.

POLL RELEASE DATES March 26 April 2 April 9

April 16 April 23

DIVISION II SOFTBALL POLL VOTERS Berdy Kuiken South Suburban (Ill.)

Chris Parker Patrick Henry (Va.)

Darren Pannier State Fair (Mo.)

JoAnn Rogers Prince Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Md.)

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP May 14-17 ◆ Traceway Park ◆ Clinton, Mississippi TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 14 GAME 1

#1 Seed vs. #16 Seed

1:30 p.m.

#8 Seed vs. #9 Seed

GAME 2

GAME 3

#4 Seed vs. #13 Seed

1:30 p.m.

#5 Seed vs. #12 Seed

GAME 4

GAME 5

#3 Seed vs. #14 Seed

3:30 p.m.

#6 Seed vs. #11 Seed

GAME 6

GAME 7

#2 Seed vs. #15 Seed

3:30 p.m.

#7 Seed vs. #10 Seed

GAME 8

Thursday, May 15 GAME 9

Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser

1:30 p.m.

Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser

GAME 10

GAME 11

Game 5 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser

1:30 p.m.

Game 7 Loser vs. Game 8 Loser

GAME 12

GAME 13

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner

3:30 p.m.

Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

GAME 14

GAME 15

Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner

3:30 p.m.

Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner

GAME 16

GAME 17

Game 12 Winner vs. Game 13 Loser

5:30 p.m.

Game 11 Winner vs. Game 14 Loser

GAME 18

GAME 19

Game 10 Winner vs. Game 15 Loser

5:30 p.m.

Game 9 Winner vs. Game 16 Loser

GAME 20

Friday, May 16 GAME 21

Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner

12:00 p.m.

Game 15 Winner vs. Game 16 Winner

GAME 22

GAME 23

Game 19 Winner vs. Game 20 Winner

12:00 p.m.

Game 17 Winner vs. Game 18 Winner

GAME 24

GAME 25

Game 23 Winner vs. Game 21 Loser

2:00 p.m.

Game 24 Winner vs. Game 22 Loser

GAME 26

GAME 27

Game 21 Winner vs. Game 22 Winner

4:00 p.m.

GAME 28

Game 25 Winner vs. Game 26 Winner

6:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 19 GAME 29

Game 28 Winner vs. Game 27 Loser

11:30 a.m.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Saturday, May 17 GAME 30

Game 27 Winner vs. Game 29 Winner 1:30 p.m.

*GAME 31 Game 30 Winner vs.

Game 30 Loser

3:30 p.m.

*If Necessary (Game 30 Loser only has one loss in tournament)

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

2014 DI I PR ESEASON TOP 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

REST OF THE TOP 20

LSU-EUNICE BENGALS

4 RETURNING STARTERS (9 TOTAL)

COWLEY COUNTY TIGERS

2013 RECORD: 62-5

Return: 4 (7)

(KAN.)

BEARS

2013 RECORD: 55-8

Return: 5 (6)

2013: 40-10

#13 Des Moines Area (Iowa) Return: 4 (8)

(ARIZ.)

7 RETURNING STARTERS (9 TOTAL)

HIGHLAND SCOTTIES

2013 RECORD: 48-17

KIRKWOOD

2013 RECORD: 49-13

2013: 28-10 2013: 44-10

#16 Illinois Central Return: 5 (6)

2013: 31-15

#17 Murray State (Okla.) Return: 4 (4)

3 RETURNING STARTERS (5 TOTAL)

KOUGARS

Return: 4 (8) Return: 4 (4)

(IOWA)

KALAMAZOO VALLEY

#14 Mott (Mich.)

2013: 38-9

#15 Jones County (Miss.)

(KAN.)

4 RETURNING STARTERS (13 TOTAL)

EAGLES

2013: 44-12

#12 Kankakee (Ill.)

6 RETURNING STARTERS (9 TOTAL)

PHOENIX

#11 Mercyhurst North East (Pa.)

2013 RECORD: 57-5

#18 Baltimore County-Catonsville (Md.) Return: 6 (7)

(MICH.)

6 RETURNING STARTERS (7 TOTAL)

2013 RECORD: 35-16

2013: 20-39

2013: 38-11

#19 Florence-Darlington Tech (S.C.) Return: 4 (4)

2013: 35-10

#20 Delaware Tech-Owens

HEARTLAND HAWKS

Return: 5 (5)

(ILL.)

5 RETURNING STARTERS (6 TOTAL)

2013 RECORD: 49-13

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST BULLDOGS

6 RETURNING STARTERS (11 TOTAL)

2013 RECORD: 34-11

Return: 6 (6)

2013: 33-7

Labette (Kan.)

(ARIZ.) FIGHTING ARTICHOKES 6 RETURNING STARTERS (9 TOTAL)

SKYHAWKS

OTHER TEAMS TO WATCH Chesapeake (Md.)

Return: 5 (8)

SCOTTSDALE

SAUK VALLEY

2013: 26-4

2013 RECORD: 32-32

Lincoln Land (Ill.)

Return: 8 (14)

2013: 29-27

Mercer County (N.J.)

(ILL.)

5 RETURNING STARTERS (6 TOTAL)

2013: 34-14

Return: 7 (7) 2013 RECORD: 37-16

2013: 26-15

Muskegon (Mich.)

Return: 4 (6)

2013: 32-23

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

2014 DISTR ICT PR E DICTIONS Projections based off poll provided to all district members

DISTRICT A College

DISTRICT B

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Phoenix

48-17

7 (9)

2. Scottsdale

32-32

3. Glendale 4. Mesa

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Sauk Valley

37-16

5 (6)

6 (9)

2. Waubonsee

25-19

4 (6)

25-35

1 (3)

3. Highland (IL)

28-14

7 (10)

33-31

2 (5)

4. Illinois Valley

22-16

4 (4)

Region 1

Region 4A

DISTRICT C

DISTRICTS D & E

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Kankakee

40-10

5 (6)

2. South Suburban

30-16

3. Prairie State 4. Lake County

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Cowley County

55-8

6 (9)

1 (1)

2. Highland (KS)

49-13

8 (13)

23-11

3 (4)

3. Labette

34-14

5 (8)

25-12

3 (4)

4. Johnson County

35-13

3 (3)

Region 4B

Region 6

DISTRICT F

DISTRICT G

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Kirkwood

57-5

3 (5)

2. Des Moines Area

38-9

3. Southwestern 4. Marshalltown

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Kalamazoo Valley

35-16

6 (7)

4 (8)

2. Muskegon

32-23

4 (6)

24-16

1 (2)

3. Owens

24-17

3 (4)

18-23

3 (8)

4. Lansing

31-19

6 (8)

Regions 9, 11, 13

Region 12A

DISTRICT H College

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Mott

28-10

4 (8)

2. Macomb

21-22

3. Cuyahoga 4. Lakeland Region 12B

DISTRICT I

2013 Record

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Mercyhurst North East

44-12

4 (7)

6 (6)

2. Dean

3-17

7 (7)

23-14

4 (5)

3. CC of Rhode Island

13-14

4 (4)

22-18

3 (3)

4. Orange County

14-14

3 (3)

Regions 3, 15, 21

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

2014 DISTR ICT PR E DICTIONS Projections based off poll provided to all district members

DISTRICT J College

DISTRICT K

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Murray State

20-39

4 (4)

2. East Central (MO)

21-15

3. St. Louis 4. North Arkansas

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Delaware Tech-Owens

26-4

5 (5)

4 (5)

2. Mercer County

26-15

7 (7)

20-24

7 (7)

3. Burlington County

38-14

2 (2)

15-30

7 (7)

4. County of Morris

35-19

3 (4)

Regions 2, 16

Region 19

DISTRICT L

DISTRICTS M & N

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Baltimore County-Catonsville

38-11

6 (7)

2. Chesapeake

33-7

3. Hagerstown 4. Baltimore County-Dundalk

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. LSU-Eunice

62-5

4 (9)

6 (6)

2. Mississippi Gulf Coast

34-11

6 (11)

23-16

4 (4)

3. Jones County

44-10

4 (4)

17-15

4 (8)

4. East Central (MS)

31-17

5 (7)

Region 20

Region 23

DISTRICT O

DISTRICT P

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Heartland

49-13

5 (6)

2. Illinois Central

31-15

3. Lincoln Land 4. Parkland Region 24a

College

2013 Record

Ret. Start (Total)

1. Florence-Darlington Tech

35-10

4 (4)

5 (6)

2. Surry

21-17

4 (7)

29-27

8 (14)

3. Patrick Henry

21-23

5 (6)

38-11

5 (10)

4. Pasco-Hernando

11-20

5 (6)

Regions 8, 10, 24b

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2014 DII SOFTBALL TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

*All information and statistics provided by member colleges.

TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS DISTRICT A (REGION 1) COLLEGE

PLAYER

Mesa Mesa Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix South Mountain

Gina Alvarado Kyleigh Hanson Cassie Roessing Makenzi Dallas Lani Redmond Rebecca Wyatt Paige Hamelin Melissa Padilla

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

3B OF P C 2B OF OF 1B

R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R L/R L/R R/R

.267 .457 .401 .317 .421 .477 .385 .361

8 9 6 4 8 3 6 16

0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 17 3 1 0 2 3

15 20 46 22 34 17 25 21

6 17 19 8 19 5 13 6

0-0 28-33 2-2 4-6 11-12 65-69 31-32 0-0

DISTRICT B (REGION 4A) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg Highland (IL) Highland (IL) Highland (IL) Highland (IL) Highland (IL) Kishwaukee Kishwaukee

Kaylee Moseley Jordyn Chasteen Hannah Johnson Tayshia Taylor Jen Lane Bri Diffenderfer Megan Kortemeier Kierra Lewis Jordan Yount Meghan Barrett

C SS OF 1B SS OF UTL DP C OF

R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R

.368 .340 .311 .385 .366 .333 .389 .380 .282 .306

5 13 5 10 14 0 6 11 3 7

1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 3

0 2 0 11 1 0 0 5 0 1

31 23 23 30 24 5 23 28 17 16

15 15 12 19 9 12 3 11 9 14

4-5 8-8 3-5 8-10 8-10 10-14 0-1 3-4 2-3 2-4

DISTRICT C (REGION 4B) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

Kankakee Kankakee Kankakee Prairie State Prairie State South Suburban

Jessica Arebalo Megan McNamee Mary Rankin Courtney Spirek Amber Buss Ashley Deluca

3B OF UTL 3B SS C

R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

.384 .358 .382 .446 .454 .433

10 7 6 9 16 10

2 0 3 1 2 0

6 6 3 5 4 9

46 32 38 37 26 53

11 9 13 7 18 12

3-4 3-4 7-7 7-7 10-11 5-6

DISTRICTS D & E (REGION 6) COLLEGE

PLAYER

Kansas City Kansas Kansas City Kansas Labette

Lacey Santiago Mierra Morisette Sierra Kemp

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

3B OF 3B

S/ R/R R/R

.426 .468 .375

10 11 9

4 0 2

1 0 2

15 16 32

9 3 9

15-16 10-10 9-13

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS Continued

DISTRICTS D & E (REGION 6)

COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

Cowley County Cowley County Cowley County Cowley County Dodge City Dodge City Dodge City Fort Scott Highland (KS) Highland (KS) Highland (KS) Hutchinson Hutchinson Independence Independence Johnson County Johnson County Kansas City Kansas Kansas City Kansas Labette Labette

Stephanie Couser Caitlyn Cosme Jordan Haya Rondeci Oliver Brandy Huff Mackenzie Maes Ashley Stephenson Elizabeth Aller Emma Hill Kaley Pyles Holly Wilmarth Makenzi Shacjkey Asia Budd Sierra Potts Brittany Sheehan Emily Garcia Jessica Peacock Lacey Santiago Mierra Morisette Sierra Kemp Kambri Hill

2B 3B OF OF 1B OF OF SS 2B SS OF 3B OF OF OF C UTL 3B OF 3B OF

R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L R/R R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R S/ R/R R/R R/R

.410 .403 .403 .378 .395 .354 .336 .456 .438 .485 .453 .449 .287 .323 .317 .435 .306 .426 .468 .375 .449

12 25 23 4 7 16 8 4 9 14 12 11 4 10 6 6 9 10 11 9 8

1 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 9 2 0 4 0 4 1 4 0 2 3

13 13 8 1 3 8 5 1 0 21 14 4 4 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 4

51 77 60 24 25 43 17 10 13 64 65 42 15 25 20 24 33 15 16 32 33

16 7 16 20 22 13 16 7 13 19 21 6 11 18 25 10 12 9 3 9 10

5-6 2-2 17-20 0-0 4-5 16-18 12-13 37-39 52-54 8-9 15-16 3-3 9-9 11-11 3-3 5-5 6-7 15-16 10-10 9-13 48-49

DISTRICT F (REGIONS 9, 11, 13) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

Central-Columbus Central-Columbus Central-Columbus Central-Columbus Central-Columbus Dakota County Tech Dakota County Tech Dakota County Tech Dakota County Tech Des Moines Area Des Moines Area Des Moines Area

Katlyn Behnk Kristin Carroll Shelby Lienemann Lindsay Larson Caitlin Fehringer Kendall Palfi Bethani Athey Robyn Rohr Amanda Orrell Alyson Netty Katlin Briley Allison Fitzgerald

P 2B SS OF UTL P C SS OF P SS OF

R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L R/R S/R L/L R/R L/R R/R

.479 .279 .333 .519 .340 .461 .424 .475 .521 .316 .432 .393

8 2 2 3 4 17 9 12 11 2 3 6

2 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 1

3 1 4 2 6 1 4 1 2 1 0 9

27 17 11 16 17 31 30 35 20 2 24 39

5 4 3 6 3 16 6 11 6 1 4 7

2-4 0-0 0-0 30-30 6-8 2-2 7-7 4-5 9-13 0-0 10-12 4-4

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS Continued

DISTRICT F (REGIONS 9, 11, 13) POS.

COLLEGE

PLAYER

Des Moines Area

Kaylee Buch

Ellsworth Ellsworth Iowa Central Iowa Central Iowa Central Kirkwood Marshalltown Marshalltown Marshalltown North Iowa Area North Iowa Area North Iowa Area North Platte North Platte Southwestern Williston State Williston State Williston State Williston State

Cayla Bantz Kelly Skyes Sammie Hildreth Chelsy Krantz Katie Newbury Krysta Tutsch Brooke Dunkin Sarah Wilson Mackenzie Gott Harley Lindell Emilie Stirling Janae Annetts Katie Savolt Siarra Velasquez Brooke Wolf Haley Rowe Anna Morgan Molly Li Ellen Kirkness

OF UTL C OF OF C C OF UTL OF OF UTL 2B UTL C C 3B OF OF

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

L/R

.388

1-1

R/R S/R R/R L/R L/L L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

.182 .309 .446 .500 .391 .338 .311 .270 .283 .311 .217 .341 .386 .333 .223 .484 .419 .415 .345

3 14 15 5 3 7 4 10 6 4 4 6 2 8 4 18 9 15 9

1 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 3 6

4 1 8 1 0 15 0 4 5 1 5 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 6

19 15 40 12 16 62 9 15 24 16 15 14 3 10 15 30 36 32 37

9 7 10 11 3 30 21 11 7 9 6 12 5 5 24 10 6 1 8

1-1 4-4 13-14 18-23 5-6 0-0 11-13 7-10 1-1 0-2 0-1 2-3 0-0 6-6 1-1 18-18 8-10 7-10 3-4

DISTRICT G (REGION 12A) COLLEGE

PLAYER

Ancilla Ancilla Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Lake Michigan Lake Michigan Lansing Lansing Lansing Lansing Muskegon Muskegon

Courtney Henning Marissa Sullivan Megan Lee Kaitlyn Guobis Amanda Steig Heather Gusse Emily Shoupe Jessica Wood Benita Reiter Emilie Pretzer Elizabeth Vincent Jessica Gillings Emily Peake

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

3B SS OF OF OF SS OF 1B OF OF OF 2B SS

R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/R R/L R/R R/R R/R

.327 .341 .389 .336 .329 .386 .219 .347 .346 .341 .338 .297 .320

4 12 11 10 8 5 2 13 7 9 9 8 4

0 1 3 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0

2 3 9 0 3 0 0 12 0 8 7 1 2

22 31 30 26 20 7 9 43 20 35 30 28 27

3 14 29 9 8 3 5 18 21 17 18 14 7

0-1 3-3 18-18 1-2 7-10 3-3 7-7 0-0 4-8 7-10 10-15 11-13 6-9

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS Continued

DISTRICT G (REGION 12A)

COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

Muskegon Sinclair

Sydney Tharp Brooke Peters

UTL SS

R/R R/R

.341 .389

1 6

1 4

0 0

11 22

4 5

3-4 6-7

DISTRICT H (REGION 12B) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Lakeland Lakeland Lakeland Macomb Macomb

Jackie Vavro Amanda Kosik Aubrey Szalay Chantel Smithberger Shayla Purnell Rachel Martin Abbie Schweihofer Cassie Edgemon

1B SS OF C 3B DP UTL UTL

R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

.377 .269 .321 .382 .256 .304 .416 .337

6 4 9 13 5 2 8 9

0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2

0 0 7 11 10 2 2 5

10 3 27 39 27 23 14 26

10 4 15 7 6 4 6 9

0-0 0-0 7-7 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 5-6

DISTRICT I (REGIONS 3, 15, 21) COLLEGE

PLAYER

Dean Dean Frederick Frederick Frederick Mercyhurst North East Mercyhurst North East Mercyhurst North East Monroe College Monroe College Monroe College Potomac State of WVU

Vanessa Sylvain Andrea Vulter Ashley O'Brien Michelle Deshazor Princess Scott Alayna Carlson Skye Ripple Ronette Claar Ashley Tkascik Victoria Bretz Heidy Cabral Britani Chambers

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

3B OF C 2B OF C C OF P C 3B OF

R/R R/R L/R R/R S/R R/R R/R S/R R/R R/R R/R /

.354 .362 .396 .427 .341 .398 .392 .456 .283 .387 .355 .444

1 6 5 7 1 16 5 22 6 5 4 8

3 0 0 1 0 6 2 2 0 2 2 0

0 4 0 1 1 9 3 8 2 3 5 4

2 14 33 8 4 62 35 63 8 23 18 28

0 4 4 8 2 9 17 7 12 11 13 0

1-0 4-0 0-0 5-7 7-8 10-10 1-1 4-4 3-3 4-5 3-4 0-0

DISTRICT J (REGIONS 2, 16) COLLEGE

PLAYER

East Central East Central East Central Mineral Area Mineral Area Mineral Area

Haley Zenner Alex Adelsberger Michelle Bryant Darby Ferguson Courtney Massengale Sonya Hahn

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

1B 2B SS C 2B OF

R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R L/R

.367 .288 .330 .326 .338 .300

12 6 8 10 9 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

10 1 1 5 7 0

46 9 17 26 38 7

21 7 13 32 7 13

2-3 3-0 9-0 0-1 2-0 12-1

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS DISTRICT K (REGION 19) COLLEGE

PLAYER

County of Morris County of Morris Delaware Tech-Owens Delaware Tech-Owens Delaware Tech-Owens Delaware Tech-Owens Delaware Tech-Owens Lackawanna Lackawanna Lackawanna Lackawanna Lackawanna Raritan Valley Raritan Valley Raritan Valley

Diana Fleischman Stacey Abasto Brittany Donalds Samatha Muir Kassidy Gallo Kimberley Gallo Bethany Wheatley Brianna Russell Brandi Grunza Brianna Grunza Kathleen Kehlenbeck Megan Janderchick Marrisa Jones Natalie Lazar Savannah Loprinzi

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

2B DP P P 3B OF OF 2B 3B SS SS OF 3B OF OF

R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

.325 .397 .342 .250 .226 .381 .377 .379 .304 .340 .289 .380 .371 .486 .362

9 9 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 11 3 8 6 2 3

2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0

3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 2 0 0

28 44 3 0 9 16 11 11 12 26 16 16 22 17 15

5 10 3 2 1 5 5 11 9 5 10 7 7 6 4

4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-0 11-0 3-0 1-2 4-6 2-2 4-5 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0

DISTRICT L (REGION 20) COLLEGE

PLAYER

Baltimore County-Catonsville Baltimore County-Catonsville Baltimore County-Dundalk Baltimore County-Dundalk Baltimore County-Dundalk Baltimore County-Dundalk Chesapeake Chesapeake Chesapeake Chesapeake Chesapeake

Sammi O'Connor Kyrstin Elliott Gianna Marchiana Nicole Grover Lauren Maggio Hannah Thomas Kellieann Tyner Stephanie Weyermiller Kaley Schreiber Samantha Greenwell Hannah Stringer

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

P 2B P C 2B 3B P 1B 2B 3B OF

L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R

.319 .433 .300 .344 .388 .452 .359 .357 .401 .429 .438

2 14 0 5 5 11 4 10 19 22 1

0 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 1

0 4 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 3 0

20 54 4 26 14 31 18 44 39 47 22

14 12 7 7 6 9 19 13 12 16 12

0-0 1-1 3-5 4-7 8-10 11-11 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 30-31

DISTRICTS M & N (REGION 23) COLLEGE

PLAYER

East Central East Mississippi East Mississippi East Mississippi

Ty Buckley Abby Roberts Halie Green Taylor Hackney

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

1B C 1B SS

R/R R/R R/R R/R

.397 .431 .245 .314

12 11 5 7

7 2 2 0

6 2 5 4

38 29 29 17

22 8 21 3

0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3

2014 NJCAA DII SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS Continued

DISTRICTS M & N (REGION 23)

COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

East Mississippi Holmes Holmes Itawamba Itawamba Itawamba Jones County Jones County LSU-Eunice LSU-Eunice LSU-Eunice LSU-Eunice Mississippi Gulf Coast Mississippi Gulf Coast Mississippi Gulf Coast Northeast Mississippi Northeast Mississippi Pearl River Pearl River Pearl River Pearl River Pearl River Southwest Mississippi Southwest Mississippi Southwest Mississippi Southwest Mississippi Southwest Mississippi

Corey Dawkins Katherine Pennington Charneissa Gordon Emilee Henderson Cat Carver Kory Watterson Makenzie Hawkins Cecilia Lawn Brooklyn Clark Codi Covington Emily Nolan Ashley Subervielle Dani Craft Emily Davis Morgan Fairley Haleigh Moffett Bianca Chagolla Courtney Warr Kelsea Lewis Heather Boutwell Emily Jackson Megan Scronce Brieana Harper Mary Margaret McLaurin Harley Myers Chelsea Nette Kristen Gekler

UTL C 3B 1B 2B 3B 2B OF 1B OF OF OF C 2B OF 3B UTL P C 1B 3B OF C 2B 3B SS UTL

L/R / R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L L/R R/R L/L R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R

.333 .255 .315 .374 .317 .316 .397 .296 .468 .414 .393 .324 .390 .370 .319 .336 .389 .257 .373 .282 .336 .277 .300 .210 .215 .315 .204

5 3 7 8 10 9 12 5 23 15 17 15 8 11 8 7 13 5 15 7 12 5 5 6 11 7 6

2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

0 0 1 4 1 3 9 0 8 7 11 7 5 8 3 3 5 0 8 3 5 0 3 2 1 1 0

17 11 20 28 24 30 52 16 61 36 64 42 26 36 22 29 38 33 53 33 40 18 13 8 16 21 6

12 3 14 7 15 7 16 20 25 17 39 9 16 2 4 13 14 10 21 15 39 12 13 8 4 12 4

7-8 2-2 13-16 4-4 12-13 5-5 2-3 4-6 8-8 15-17 4-4 6-6 3-3 8-10 40-42 5-7 8-9 3-4 0-0 8-10 3-4 10-10 2-2 9-9 5-5 13-18 0-1

DISTRICT O (REGION 24) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

Heartland Heartland Heartland Heartland Heartland Illinois Central

Ashli King Canella Ontiveros Lindsey Williams Katie Dickey Laney Thacker Brittany Miller

C OF OF UTL DP C

R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

.418 .342 .259 .426 .299 .360

8 2 5 5 6 8

5 0 1 4 1 0

4 0 7 2 2 5

45 7 30 34 22 38

17 3 9 10 10 22

4-4 3-4 0-1 2-3 0-0 3-3

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DISTRICT O (REGION 24)

COLLEGE

PLAYER

Illinois Central Illinois Central Lewis & Clark Lincoln Lincoln Land Lincoln Land Lincoln Land Lincoln Land Lincoln Land Parkland Parkland Parkland Parkland Parkland

Dani Smith Cordan Jones Cristina White Taylor Hewitt Laura Bonds Lauren Windisch Kayla Jacobs Payton Billups Torey Sorensen Marlee Sulsberger Alex Jacobs Erin Hettinger Harley Tompkins Jordan Wheeler

POS.

B/T

AVG.

RBI

SB-SA

C SS OF 3B 2B OF OF OF OF C 1B SS OF DP

R/R R/R L/L R/R L/R L/R L/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

.339 .370 .426 .381 .314 .350 .345 .342 .331 .359 .313 .381 .426 .365

8 11 12 11 6 2 9 9 11 6 3 10 1 7

0 0 4 2 0 0 4 4 3 1 2 3 1 0

7 5 0 2 1 1 2 6 2 1 2 4 1 7

35 32 22 23 13 12 26 36 22 16 19 28 15 34

6 11 12 9 14 11 9 25 15 2 8 14 5 16

2-2 8-11 14-6 6-7 9-11 18-23 9-10 15-15 8-10 1-1 4-4 16-16 1-1 3-3

DISTRICT P (REGIONS 8, 10, *24) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

B/T

AVG.

Florence-Darlington Tech Florence-Darlington Tech Florence-Darlington Tech Pasco-Hernando Pasco-Hernando Patrick Henry Patrick Henry Patrick Henry Southeastern-Whiteville Southeastern-Whiteville Surry Surry Surry

Morgan Farmer Taylor Norton Courtney Burns Jeri Loffler Keyana Solomon Mary Skillman Lindsey Packard Samantha Barton Allison Burton Haven Jones Courtney Barnes Natalie Hauser Natalie Hauser

P 1B 3B C 3B 3B UTL DP C SS 1B SS SS

R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R / R/R R/R

.388 .467 .381 .356 .282 .391 .391 .323 .096 .143 .333 .409 .409

8 7 7 3 2 5 6 2 7 5 4 7 7

1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0

*Runner-up from District O RBI BB SB-SA

17 28 15 11 10 18 19 18 2 4 18 18 18

8 10 18 13 10 14 26 7 0 0 11 12 12

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0-1 1-1 13-13 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-2 4-4 4-4

TOP RETURNING PITCHERS DISTRICT A (REGION 1) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Scottsdale

Katie Koponen Cassie Roessing Jackie Aguilar Nicole Larsen Taylor Yazzie

LHP RHP LHP RHP RHP

2.52 4.03 0.87 2.55 2.00

39 29 25 16 34

197.0 144.0 145.0 33.0 182.0

216 155 90 32 153

71 83 18 12 52

95 80 215 27 124

63 82 18 9 36

26-7 14-7 13-9 5-1 17-10

DISTRICT B (REGION 4A) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Highland (IL)

Amber Ramos

RHP

1.14

178.1

104

246

19-7

DISTRICT C (REGION 4B) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Kankakee

Erin Gaston

RHP

2.89

114.0

122

17-1

DISTRICTS D & E (REGION 6) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Cloud County Cloud County Cowley County Highland Hutchinson Johnson County Labette

Kelsey Jones Savanna Luke Jessica Seay Paige Crawford Kaila Pickens Zoe Price Taylor Kemp

LHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP

2.56 3.61 1.66 2.22 3.07 2.32 2.80

19 17 29 24 17 37 19

112.0 104.7 164.1 101.0 54.2 187.0 95.0

84 128 124 84 71 174 109

41 54 39 32 24 62 38

83 93 144 90 22 128 66

21 24 25 32 7 31 17

7-8 7-9 28-1 16-2 2-3 20-7 12-5

DISTRICT F (REGIONS 9, 11, 13) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Central-Columbus Dakota County Tech Des Moines Area Iowa Central Kirkwood Kirkwood Williston State Williston State

Katlyn Behnk Kendall Palfi Alyson Netty Paige Prokop Sam Belz Shyanne Saladino Shelby Sheriff Meggie Reitz

RHP LHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP

0.17 0.14 4.69 8.17 0.95 1.64 3.14 3.37

22 30 9 8 28 20 21 16

117.0 165.0 37.3 18.0 125.0 77.0 91.1 83.0

72 178 38 19 91 66 104 77

2.8 3.31 25 21 17 18 41 40

106 157 45 15 86 70 58 70

54 38 19 23 17 18 30 28

12-6 18-10 4-1 0-2 20-1 11-0 9-7 7-5

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PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Ancilla Ancilla Ancilla Grand Rapids Lake Michigan Muskegon Owens

Brianna McClellan Stephanie Lamm Marissa Sullivan Ingrid Kulka Karley Crawford Megan VanderWal Katlyn Turski

RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP

3.42 4.20 3.97 2.98 5.49 3.81 4.19

22 19 13 28 20 30 35

86.0 43.1 60.0 169.1 134.0 103.0 197.0

96 56 85 193 206 120 284

42 26 34 72 105 56 118

56 30 51 137 49 88 111

35 26 25 36 37 31 45

5-6 2-5 6-4 19-8 3-7 9-6 20-10

DISTRICT H (REGION 12B) No Top Returning Pitchers from District H

DISTRICT I (REGIONS 3, 15, 21) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Mercyhurst North East

Ronette Claar

RHP

1.43

157.0

128

269

22-4

DISTRICT J (REGIONS 2, 16) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Mineral Area

Lauren Stamp

RHP

5.53

105.0

176

5-12

DISTRICT K (REGION 19) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

County of Morris Delaware Tech-Owens Delaware Tech-Owens

Kelly Hage Brittany Donalds Samatha Muir

RHP RHP RHP

2.90 0.70 1.01

29 18 17

142.1 70.0 62.1

115 30 41

59 7 9

176 139 41

54 11 10

17-10 8-3 8-1

DISTRICT L (REGION 20) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Baltimore County-Catonsville Baltimore County-Dundalk Chesapeake Chesapeake Potomac State of WVU

Sammi O'Connor Gianna Marchiana KellieAnn Tyner Stephanie Weyermiller Meghan Anderson

RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP

1.30 0.18 2.65 3.13 2.35

35 24 24 12 15

178.1 139.0 111.0 56.0 62.2

122 177 90 49 60

33 3.58 42 25 21

296 103 86 14 40

40 42 42 24 15

25-3 12-8 16-3 5-0 6-2

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PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Copiah-Lincoln East Mississippi East Mississippi Holmes Itawamba Jones County LSU-Eunice Northeast Mississippi Northwest Mississippi Northwest Mississippi Southwest Mississippi

Brooke Gonzales Halie Green Taylor Hackney Katie Johnston Montana Hawkins Samantha Buller Elizabeth Delafield Bianca Chagolla Lindsey Shaw Roxy Kimes Kristen Gekler

RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP

2.01 4.09 2.10 3.24 2.72 1.56 0.77 2.33 2.71 1.43 3.78

28 12 4 24 22 39 30 21 16 11 13

146.0 49.2 20.0 93.0 103.0 197.0 72.1 102.0 54.1 63.2 29.2

127 68 17 118 103 122 48 71 61 42 33

42 29 6 43 40 44 8 34 21 13 16

82 31 20 51 53 156 41 97 40 30 11

29 15 6 4 33 36 22 70 17 13 16

13-3 6-5 4-0 6-11 12-6 26-5 6-0 5-3 7-4 6-3 2-4

DISTRICT O (REGION 24) COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Heartland Illinois Central Lincoln Lincoln Land Lincoln Land Lincoln Land Lincoln Land Parkland

Maddie Martindale Cordan Jones Kelsey Prater Morgan Smith Katie Lange Claire Dubree Whitley Baker Jordan Wheeler

LHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP

3.50 2.61 4.70 3.19 3.82 3.24 4.49 2.87

26 14 18 25 23 16 13 10

86.0 53.2 70.0 83.3 110.0 86.3 57.7 61.0

104 61 83 85 156 91 86 61

43 20 47 38 60 40 37 25

60 34 67 80 62 52 28 37

33 14 46 25 21 46 7 10

11-2 7-2 4-8 10-4 9-9 5-9 4-5 9-0

DISTRICT P (REGIONS 8, 10, *24)

*Runner-up from District O

COLLEGE

PLAYER

POS.

ERA

APP

W-L

Florence-Darlington Tech Patrick Henry

Morgan Farmer Samantha Barton

RHP RHP

0.18 3.10

24 27

96.0 137.2

67 176

2.44 61

81 77

47 39

12-4 8-16

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2014 NJCAA DIVISION II SOFTBALL PROGRAMS

2014 DII SOFTBALL PROGRAMS DIST.

REG.

COLLEGE

LOCATION

DIST.

REG.

Chandler-Gilbert

COLLEGE

LOCATION

Chandler, Ariz.

D-E

Kansas City Kansas

GateWay

Phoenix, Ariz.

D-E

Labette

Parsons, Kan.

Glendale

Glendale, Ariz.

D-E

Neosho County

Chanute, Kan.

Mesa

Mesa, Ariz.

D-E

Pratt

Paradise Valley

Phoenix, Ariz.

Pasco-Hernando

Phoenix

Phoenix, Ariz.

Central-Columbus

Columbus, Neb.

Scottsdale

Scottsdale, Ariz.

Dawson

Glendive, Mont.

South Mountain

Phoenix, Ariz.

North Platte

Murray State

Tishomingo, Okla.

Southeast

Beatrice, Neb.

North Arkansas

Harrison, Ark.

Florence-Darlington Tech

Florence, S.C.

Mercyhurst North East

North East, Pa.

New River

Black Hawk-Moline

Moline, Ill.

Patrick Henry

Carl Sandburg

Galesburg, Ill.

Richard Bland

Petersburg, Va.

Elgin

Elgin, Ill.

Southeastern-Whiteville

Whiteville, N.C.

Highland

Freeport, Ill.

Surry

Illinois Valley

Oglesby, Ill.

The Albemarle

Kankakee

Kankakee, Ill.

Wake Tech

Raleigh, N.C.

Kishwaukee

Malta, Ill.

Des Moines Area

Boone, Iowa

Lake County

Grayslake, Ill.

Ellsworth

McHenry County

Crystal Lake, Ill.

Iowa Central

Moraine Valley

Palos Hills, Ill.

Iowa Lakes

Morton

Cicero, Ill.

Kirkwood

Oakton

Des Plaines, Ill.

Marshalltown

Prairie State

Chicago Heights, Ill.

North Iowa Area

Sauk Valley

Dixon, Ill.

Southwestern

Creston, Iowa

South Suburban

South Holland, Ill.

Alpena

Alpena, Mich.

Triton

River Grove, Ill.

Ancilla

Donaldson, Ind.

Waubonsee

Sugar Grove, Ill.

Cuyahoga

D-E

Allen County

D-E

Brown Mackie

D-E

Kansas City, Kan.

Pratt, Kan. New Port Richey, Fla.

North Platte, Neb.

Dublin, Va. Martinsville, Va.

Dobson, N.C. Elizabeth City, N.C.

Iowa Falls, Iowa Fort Dodge, Iowa Estherville, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Marshalltown, Iowa Mason City, Iowa

Parma, Ohio

Iola, Kan.

Delta

Salina, Kan.

Glen Oaks

Cloud County

Concordia, Kan.

Grand Rapids

Coffeyville

Coffeyville, Kan.

Henry Ford

D-E

Cowley County

Arkansas City, Kan.

Jackson

D-E

Dodge City

Dodge City, Kan.

Kalamazoo Valley

D-E

Fort Scott

Fort Scott, Kan.

Kellogg

D-E

Hesston

Hesston, Kan.

Lake Michigan

D-E

Highland

Highland, Kan.

Lakeland

Kirtland, Ohio

D-E

Hutchinson

Hutchinson, Kan.

Lansing

Lansing, Mich.

D-E

Independence

Independence, Kan.

Macomb

Warren, Mich.

D-E

Johnson County

Overland Park, Kan.

Mott

University Center, Mich. Centreville, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich. Dearborn, Mich. Jackson, Mich. Kalamazoo, Mich. Battle Creek, Mich. Benton Harbor, Mich.

Flint, Mich.

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REG.

COLLEGE

LOCATION

DIST.

REG.

Muskegon

Oakland

COLLEGE

LOCATION

Muskegon, Mich.

M-N

East Mississippi

Auburn Hills, Mich.

M-N

Hinds

Raymond, Miss.

Owens

Toledo, Ohio

M-N

Holmes

Goodman, Miss.

Sinclair

Dayton, Ohio

M-N

Itawamba

St. Clair County

Port Huron, Mich.

M-N

Jones County

Bismarck State

Bismarck, N.D.

M-N

LSU-Eunice

Dakota County Tech

Rosemount, Minn.

M-N

Mississippi Delta

Moorhead, Miss.

Lake Region State

Devils Lake, N.D.

M-N

Mississippi Gulf Coast

Perkinston, Miss.

Williston State

Williston, N.D.

M-N

Northeast Mississippi

Booneville, Miss.

Monroe College

New Rochelle, N.Y.

M-N

Northwest Mississippi

Senatobia, Miss.

Orange County

Middletown, N.Y.

M-N

Pearl River

Poplarville, Miss.

Cottey

Nevada, Mo.

M-N

Southwest Mississippi

East Central

Mineral Area

St. Louis

Burlington County

County Morris

Delaware Tech-Owens

Scooba, Miss.

Fulton, Miss. Ellisville, Miss. Eunice, La.

Summit, Miss.

Union, Mo.

Danville Area

Danville, Ill.

Park Hills, Mo.

Heartland

Normal, Ill.

St. Louis, Mo.

Illinois Central

Pemberton, N.J.

John Wood

Randolph, N.J.

Lewis & Clark

Georgetown, Del.

Lincoln

Delaware Tech-Stanton

Newark, Del.

Lincoln Land

Springfield, Ill.

Lackawanna

Scranton, Pa.

Parkland

Champaign, Ill.

Mercer County

Trenton, N.J.

Spoon River

Raritan Valley

North Branch, N.J.

Allegany of Maryland

Cumberland, Md.

Baltimore County-Catonsville

Baltimore County-Dundalk

Beaver County

Cecil

Chesapeake

Frederick

Hagerstown

Potomac State of WVU

Southern Maryland

Dean

Franklin, Mass.

Holyoke

Holyoke, Mass.

Massasoit

Quinsigamond

Rhode Island

M-N

Coahoma

M-N

Copiah-Lincoln

Wesson, Miss.

M-N

East Central

Decatur, Miss.

East Peoria, Ill. Quincy, Ill. Godfrey, Ill. Lincoln, Ill.

Canton, Ill. 141 Total

Catonsville, Md. Baltimore, Md. Monaca, Pa. North East, Md. Wye Mills, Md. Frederick, Md. Hagerstown, Md. Keyser, W. Va. La Plata, Md.

Brockton, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Warwick, R.I. Clarksdale, Miss.

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