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Francis Marion University

A Place to Call Home 2009-2010 Softball Guide

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Season at FMU: 5th Overall Record: 136-62

Coach Vallee graduated from Barry University in Miami, Florida with a degree in sports medicine. During her senior year, Vallee helped lead the Bucs to a second-place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championship. After graduation, Vallee went on to play for the Pulheim Gophers (Germany) as a player/ coach.

Before joining the Patriots’ staff in 2004, Vallee served four years as the assistant coach at St. Leo University in Tampa, Florida.

Vallee has been very successful during her career at FMU, compiling an overall record of 136-62, including four seasons of at least 30 wins. The team’s most successful season came in 2008 with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division II College World Series and a final record 39-16.

Coach Vallee is also certified as an athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coach.

Hometown: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Season at FMU: 1st

Before joining the Patriots’ staff in 2009, Player served as the assistant coach at Myrtle Beach High School for four years. She also served as the student assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University during the 2005 season.

Player graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a degree in physical education, sport management and recreation.

Besides coaching, Player has also served for over two years as the sports director at the Grand Strand YMCA. Player is currently earning her Master’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania.

Hometown: Mentor, Ohio Season at FMU: 1st

Negrelli graduated from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio with a degree in sport management. During her time there, she received All-Conference and AllRegion honors. The team averaged over 30 wins during her four years including a school-record 38 wins and a trip to the NCAA regional tournament during her senior year.

After graduation, Negrelli stayed on at Mount Union as an assistant coach where the team finished second at the conference tournament.

Besides coaching, Negrelli has worked as a personal trainer and sports nutrition specialist.

Vision Statement The Peach Belt Conference is committed to providing through its dependent collegiate members, a forum for student participation in athletic, academic and cocurricular events under the auspices of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II. We will exemplify the characteristics of a premier intercollegiate conference that prides itself on the inclusion of students of all demographic groups who wish to participate in a well-rounded sports program. Our institutions, our academic goals, our athletic aspirations reflect a communality of purpose and a commitment to excellence in the classroom and on the playing field.

Hometown: Cape Coral, Florida High school: Ida S. Baker HS Position: OF/UT

Hometown: Port Richey, Florida High school: Ridgewood HS Position: OF Awards NFCA Academic AllAmerican (2008,2009) All-Conference (2008, 2009) All-South Atlantic Region (2008) Led team in batting average (2008, 2009) PBC Silver Scholar (2008, 2009) PBC Presidential Honor Roll (2007)

Hometown: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Junior college: USC Salkehatchie Position: P/UT

Hometown: Asheboro, North Carolina Junior college: Florence Darlington Technical College Position: SS/3B

Hometown: Milton, Georgia High school: Milton HS Position: P/1B

Hometown: Canyon Country, California High school: Golden Valley HS Position: 2B/UT Awards PBC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 16-22, 2009) Led team in batting average (2009) Led team in slugging percentage (2009) Ranked 12th in PBC for slugging percentage

Hometown: Monroe, Washington High school: Monroe HS Position: C Awards NFCA Academic All-America (2007) PBC Silver Scholar (2008) PBC Presidential Honor Roll (2007) PBC Bronze Scholar (2009)

Awards Louisville Slugger/NFCA All American (2008) All– Conference (2008, 2009) Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 9-15, 2009) All-South Atlantic Region (2008, 2009) NFCA Academic All-American (2007, 2009) Led team in ERA and wins (2007, 2008, 2009) PBC Presidential Honor Roll (2007) PBC Bronze Scholar (2008) PBC Silver Scholar (2009)

Hometown: Littleton, Colorado High school: Columbine HS Position: P

Hometown: Edmonds, Washington Junior College: Western Arizona Position: P Awards PBC Bronze Scholar (2009)

Hometown: Lancaster, South Carolina High school: Andrew Jackson HS Position: 1B/3B

Hometown: Manassas, Virginia High school: Osbourn Park HS Position: 3B/SS Awards NFCA Academic All American (2007, 2009) PBC Presidential Honor Roll (2007) PBC Bronze Scholar (2008) PBC Gold Scholar (2009)

Hometown: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina High school: Myrtle Beach HS Position: OF

Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida Junior college: Talahassee CC Position: OF

Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina Junior college: Chipola College Position: P

Hometown: Waukee, Iowa Junior college: Indian Hills CC Position: 2B/OF

Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia High School: Cave Spring HS Position: C/OF

Hometown: Sacramento, California High School: St. Francis College Prep HS Position: C/1B

Hometown: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Position: OF/1B

Deanna Freeman (1984) Rendy Yates (1985, 1987, 1988) Kim Booker (1986-1989) Kristi Anderson (1986-1989) Monica Wofford (2008) Michaela Wolf (2008)

Jenna recently graduated from University of Florida with a Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering. She is pursuing a career with a government agency.

3 time Academic AllAmerican

Jamie will graduate in May 2010 with a Doctorate degree in Pharmacy from the Medical University of South Carolina. She is also engaged to be married in June.

2 time Academic AllAmerican

“JJ” teaches special education at SeaWind Elementary school in Hobe Sound, Florida. She also has recently gotten engaged and plans to get married this September.

PBC Pitcher of the Week 2 time Academic AllAmerican

Monica will graduate in 2012 with a Master’s degree from the School of Psychology at the Citadel.

NCAA hit by pitch record 3 time Academic All-American PBC Player of the Week All-Region All-American

Lakyn is currently earning her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from FMU. She also works for FMU’s Center for the Child.

3 time Academic AllAmerican #4 nationally in sac/game Academic All-District

Janine graduated in in December 2009 from Georgia State University with a Master’s degree in Finance.

PBC All-Tournament Team 2 time PBC Player of the Week 2 time Academic AllAmerican

Nicole works at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center as a laboratory animal technician. Her main responsibility is to care for baby baboons.

2 time PBC Honor Roll

Betsy is a Material Application Specialist at Ansaldo STS, Inc., a railway and mass transit company. She lives with her husband, Brian and 2 young children in Leesville, South Carolina.

3 time All-Region 2 time All-PBC

Founded in 1970, FMU is named for Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. Marion, also nicknamed “Swamp Fox�, would use the marsh-like South Carolina terrain to outsmart the British army.

FMU enrolls approximately 4,000 students.

Though many of the students are from South Carolina, the school also enrolls students from 32 states and 34 foreign countries.

Student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 with an average class size of 20 students and 84% of faculty members hold terminal degrees in their field.

FMU prides itself on having a beautiful campus which sits on 300 acres of land. Much of the area is wooded and being preserved as an Arboretum for native species.

Six residence halls provide a nice home for FMU underclassmen.

The buildings form a courtyard for students to gather and socialize.

Upperclass students have the option of living in the campus apartments. The Village Apartments consist of 12 two-story buildings with a kitchen, bathroom and either one or four bedrooms. The Forest Villas are comprised of three three-story buildings. Each apartment has a full kitchen, two bathrooms, and four bedrooms.

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Complete the Recruiting Questionnaire Send us a skills video: Francis Marion University PO Box 100547 Florence, SC 29502 Attn: Softball Keep us posted with tournaments and showcases you will be playing in.

Things to know: We can only make phone calls to high school seniors.

We can begin sending e-mails when you are a junior.

You can call us anytime, regardless of what grade you’re in.

You can begin making official visits once you start your senior year. You can come on an unofficial visit at any time.