University Info Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors National Affiliation President Athletics Director Athletics Department Athletics Website
Brevard, N.C. 1853 650 Tornados Blue, Black & White NCAA Division II Dr. Drew Van Horn Kim Pate (828) 884-8276 www.bctornados.com
Coaching Staff Info Head Coach Alma Mater Record at BC Overall Record Office phone Email Assistant Coach Alma Mater Office phone Email
Britne’ Stubbs Queens University of Charlotte ‘05 13-27 (1) same (828) 884-8346 stubbsbe@brevard.edu Ashley Rice Brevard ‘06 (828) 884-8346 ricead@brevard.edu
Team Information 2008 Record 13-27 2008 Conference Record N/A Home Field Dimensions 190 left, 220 center, 190 right Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/4 Starters Returning/Lost 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost 2/1 Newcomers 5
Sports Information Interim SID Office phone Email Interim SID Office phone E-mail Sports Information Fax # *softball contact
Seth Montgomery* (828) 884-8288 montgosj@brevard.edu Rob Walden (828) 884-8288 waldenrc@brevard.edu (828) 884-8274
Credits: The 2009 Tornados softball media guide was written and designed by Seth Montgomery with the much appreciated assistance by Rob Walden. Covers designed by Seth Montgomery using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Photography by Duane Jones of Duane’s Photography and by Rachel Montgomery.
Table of Contents
Head Coach 2 Assistant Coach 3 Roster/Position By Position 4 Season Preview 5-6 Class Breakdown 6 Where Are They From 6 Player Bios 7-13 2008 Season Stats 14 2008 SAC Standings 14 2009 Preseason Information 14 2009 Opponents Information 15-17 The South Atlantic Conference 18 1
Tornados Coaching Staff
Head Coach Britne’ Stubbs
Coach Britne’ Stubbs begins her second year as Head Coach of the Lady Tornados softball team. In her first season at the helm of the women’s softball program, Coach Stubbs help guide the team to a 13-27 record on the season, an 11-game improvement from the 2007 season. As provisional members of both the NCAA Division II and the South Atlantic Conference in 2008, the Tornados played a very challenging schedule, taking on a number of strong teams throughout the year. The Tornados had a season-high five-game winning streak in early February, to jump out of the gates with an impressive 5-3 start. The Tornados finished the season on a high-note winning four of their last five games, including a season-ending sweep of Montreat College. Stubbs, who originally hails from Bennettsville, SC, comes to Brevard by way of Tiffin University in Tiffin, OH. At Tiffin, Stubbs served as the assistant softball coach while she completed her master’s degree in business administration. During her two year stint at Tiffin University, the softball program compiled a record of 94-22. Coach Stubbs was a part of two conference AMC championships, two region IX championships and two National Tournament Appearances. Also, Coach Stubbs was a part of two conference coaching staff of the year awards. In 2006, she was a part of Region IX coaching staff of the year. While at Tiffin University, Stubbs helped tutor five All-Americans, six All-Region performers and seven All-Conference Players. Prior to coaching at Tiffin, Stubbs played softball at Queens University located in Charlotte, NC. Stubbs was named to the CVAC All-Conference first team three times and was her team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player three consecutive seasons spanning from 2002-2005. In the 2005, Stubbs was named the Female Athlete of the Year for Queens University. Stubbs remains as the Queens University stolen base recorder holder, when she stole 39 bases in her senior campaign. In 2005 she was nationally ranked 16th in the nation for stolen bases with 39 and 42nd for batting average for all of NCAA Division II. Stubbs has also worked summer camps at Kennesaw State, North Carolina State and Coastal Carolina Universities over the past two summers.
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Tornados Coaching Staff
Assistant Coach Ashley Rice
Ashley Rice, a Brevard native, is in her fourth year as an assistant coach for the Brevard College softball program.
her time her as a coach.
Coach Rice has been a huge part of the program and has seen the athletics department transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II during
Rice graduated from Brevard College in 2006 with a degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Teaching and Coaching. Rice played softball for the Tornados for four years, where she was an All-Conference player for three seasons. Rice also played for the USA Athletes International Softball team for two summers, where she traveled to Holland and Australia representing the United States. Currently Rice is in graduate school at Western Carolina where she is seeking a master’s degree in Sport Management.
Brevard College competes at the NCAA Division II level. The athletic program operates under four main principles: Know We know that we are role models Respect We respect our teammates, our opponents, our game and those who support it Strive We strive to create a family-friendly environment during our contests Seek We seek a partnership with our community. 3
Tornados Roster
# Name Pos. 1 Sarah Carlos 1B/OF 3 Liz Houser P 5 Kristina Clayton SS 7 Becca Curlee SS/OF 8 Katie Brown C 9 Jennifer Brown 3B 10 Beth Brooker OF 12 Katie Thornburg 2nd 13 Chelsi Mallory C/OF 18 Maddie Fletcher 3B/OF 21 Jennifer Gift P 23 Kasey Fagan 1B/DH 24 Rachel Montgomery P/DH
Cl. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
B/T L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
Hometown Previous School Eagle River, Alaska Eagle River High School Greenville, N.C. Miami-Dade College Graham, N.C. Graham High School Eagle River, Alaska Chugiak High School Conover, N.C. Bunker Hill HS Conover, N.C. Bunker Hill HS Fayetteville, Ga, Fayette County High Lincolnton, N.C. West Lincoln High School Mechanicsville, N.C. Lee-Davis High School Charlotte, N.C. Providence High School Durham, N.C. North Raleigh Christian Academy Keystone Heights, Fla. Florida Community College Largo, Fla. Keswick Christian School
Head Coach: Britne’ Stubbs Assistant Coach: Ashley Rice
Breakdown by Position OF: Beth Brooker Becca Curlee Maddie Fletcher Sarah Carlos Chelsi Mallory
SS: Kristina Clayton Becca Curlee
3B: Jennifer Brown Maddie Fletcher
2B: Katie Thornburg
Jennifer Gift P: Liz Houser Rachel Montgomery
C: Katie Brown Chelsi Mallory 4
1B: Sarah Carlos Kasey Fagan
Time to Play Brevard lost four seniors who contributed both on the field and on the mound last season in Kristin Tettemer, Amber Clontz, Lindsey Morgan, and Aimee Rogers, but Coach Britne’ Stubbs is excited as to what this season will bring. Having returned a group that gained valuable experience last year and adding a strong freshmen/transfer class to the mix, the Tornados will be looking to prove the naysayers wrong this year after being picked ninth in the South Atlantic Conference preseason poll. The Tornados will have a pair of juniors taking the mound this season as last season’s ace, Jennifer Gift, will be joined in the rotation by Miami-Dade junior college transfer Liz Houser. Gift started 22 games for the Tornados last season, and made another 10 relief appearances in recording a 4.47 ERA. The junior from Durham, N.C. threw 20 complete games with three shutouts while striking out 121 batters in 161 innings. Houser comes to the Tornados with a career record of 30-7 while pitching for the Lady Sharks. Liz was a first team All-Southern Conference pitcher as a freshman and a second-teamer as a sophomore, and holds single season totals for Miami-Dade with most batters faced in a season (698) and lowest ERA (0.64), as well as the career records for least walks, hits, doubles, triples, and home runs allowed. Likely to see time on the mound if Gift and Houser are unable to go is another junior, Rachel Montgomery. All three pitchers are characterized as movement pitchers who can get opposing teams to put the ball on the ground, taking advantage of one of the biggest strengths of the 2009 team, the infield defense. The infield defense is shored up the middle by the return of Katie Thornburg at second base and Kristina Clayton at shortstop. The duo combined to take part in 37.8 percent of all outs recorded by the Brevard softball team last season, while only making 12 errors. Thornburg was a wall at second base, making only five errors in 144 chances while providing much needed leadership up the middle. As a senior this year, Thornburg will be expected to do that and more as she combines with Clayton (seven errors in 150 chances) to provide the Tornados with a potent double-play combination up the middle. Freshman Becca Curlee, from Eagle River, Alaska will also see some playing time up the middle in the infield. Returner Sarah Carlos will look to share time with Florida Community College transfer Kasey Fagan at first base. Carlos, a sophomore from Eagle River, Alaska, played solid defense on the field, recording 245 outs in 251 chances. Fagan split time with several players last year at first base as a member of the FCCJ women’s softball team, and recorded a .978 fielding percentage (178 chances, 4 errors), while being known for her ability to pick the ball. Jennifer Brown, a junior from Conover, N.C., had a fielding percentage of .707 as she patrolled the hot corner last season. Brown will be backed up by freshman Maddie Fletcher, a freshman who played last season at Providence High School in Charlotte, N.C. Behind the plate is returning catcher Katie Brown and freshman Chelsi Mallory. Brown is coming off a season where she caught 30 percent (12-40) of all runners trying to take a base and will be counted on to calm down the pitching staff when the game gets tight. Mallory will be coming behind the plate on games when Brown needs a break and has already shown the Brevard coaching staff the willingness to work hard to improve on her abilities.
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Time to Play (cont.)
Returning in the outfield for the Tornados is senior Beth Brooker. Brooker, a native of Fayetteville, Ga. will be joined by Carlos, Curlee, Mallory and Fletcher, as Coach Stubbs predicts this group will be one of her strongest and fastest units on the team. With the individual speed in the outfield, the team will expect to see fewer balls fall into play and keep the innings shorter for the BC pitching staff. On the offensive side of the diamond, the Tornados return five of their top seven batters from the 2008 campaign. Katie Thornburg was the team leader in batting average, hitting .298 while leading the team in hits (34) and RBIs (16). Kristina Clayton was second on the team, batting .278, while tying for the team lead in stolen bases with 11 steals in 14 attempts. Jennifer Brown was fourth on the team in batting with a .242 average, and tied for the team lead in home runs with two. Sarah Carlos was a point behind, hitting .241 while starting 40 games at first base, leading the team with eight doubles. Katie Brown hit .229, and Beth Brooker hit .188 to round out the returning BC batters. Rachel Montgomery will also see time at the plate as a designated hitter in the 2009 season. Newcomers Kasey Fagan, Becca Curlee, Chelsi Mallory, and Maddie Fletcher are expected to make an immediate impact at the plate for the Tornados. Fagan was 8th in the Mid-Florida Conference in home runs last season with eight and was an All-MFC honorable mention player. Curlee is a versatile line-drive hitter who will use all fields to take advantage of her speed on the bases. Mallory has shown power in her time here at Brevard College and will be looked at to come up with key hits in game situations. Fletcher rounds out the group of newcomers and is known to be a consistent hitter. The Tornados will be looking at a possible combination of Curlee, Clayton or Brooker setting the table at the top of the lineup, with Thornburg, Mallory, Fagan, Katie and Jennifer Brown, and Maddie Fletcher waiting to drive them home. The Tornados look to improve on their 13-27 record from the 2008 season as they embrace their first full season as South Atlantic Conference and NCAA Division II members.
Class Breakdown Where Are They From? Seniors: 2 (Brooker, Thornburg) Juniors: 7 (Houser, Clayton, K.Brown, J.Brown, Gift, Fagan, Montgomery) Sophomores: 1 (Carlos) Freshmen: 3 (Curlee, Mallory, Fletcher) 6
N.C.:
Liz Houser Kristina Clayton Katie Brown Jennifer Brown
Katie Thornburg Chelsi Mallory Maddie Fletcher Jennifer Gift
Alaska: Sarah Carlos Becca Curlee Ga.: Beth Brooker
Fla.: Rachel Montgomery Kasey Fagan
Player Individual Bios and Statistics
Seniors Beth Brooker Katie Thornburg Juniors Liz Houser Kristina Clayton Katie Brown Jennifer Brown Jennifer Gift Kasey Fagan Rachel Montgomery
8 8 8 9-12 9 9 10 10 11 11 12
Sophomores Sarah Carlos
12 12
Freshmen Becca Curlee Chelsi Mallory Maddie Fletcher
13 13 13 13 7
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Beth Brooker
Senior - Fayetteville, Ga. - Fayetteville County High Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Fayetteville, Ga...Graduated from Fayette County High...Born Laura Beth Brooker...Daughter of Martin and Linda Brooker...Health Science Major 2008: Recorded a .188 batting average, with 22 hits in 117 at-bats in her junior year…Recorded three doubles, one triple, and drove in 10 runs for Brevard…Stole three bases in three attempts…Had a .964 fielding percentage in the outfield for Brevard, with two errors in 56 chances…Started all 40 games for Coach Stubbs in 2008…
2008 STATS Year GP-GS 2008 40-40
Avg. .188
H-AB 22-117
R 21
12
2B 3
3B 1
HR RBI 0 10
SLG% BB-K .231 13-16
Katie Thornburg
Senior - Lincolnton, N.C. - West Lincoln High School Position: 2B Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Lincolnton, N.C....Graduated from West Lincoln High School...Born Katie Michele Thornburg...Daughter of Calvin and Cathy Thornburg...Exercise Science and Education Major 2008: Led the team in batting average, hitting .298 with 34 hits in 114 at-bats in her junior year...Led the team with 16 RBIs…Recorded seven doubles and one home run for the season…Stole four bases in four attempts…Had a .965 fielding percentage with five errors in 144 chances… Started all 40 games for Coach Stubbs in 2008…
2008 STATS Year GP-GS 2008 40-40
8
Avg. .298
H-AB 34-114
R 15
2B 7
3B 0
HR RBI 1 16
SLG% BB-K .386 8-22
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Liz Houser
Junior - Greenville, N.C. - Miami-Dade College Position: P Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Greenville, N.C....Transfer from MiamiDade College...Born Elizabeth Ann Houser... Daughter of Ross and Karen Houser... Psychology Major 2006-8: Had a career record of 30-7 while pitching for the
Lady Sharks...Was a first team All-Southern Conference pitcher as a freshman and a second-teamer as a sophomore...Holds single season totals for Miami-Dade with most batters faced in a season and lowest ERA...Holds career records for least walks, hits, doubles, triples, and home runs allowed.
CAREER STATS (Miami-Dade) Year GP 2006 39 2008 29
IP R 165.1 31 79.2 13
5
H 108 35
SO BB 131 42 36 35
ERA W 0.65 21 2.47 9
L 3 4
SV Sho./CG 4 0 -
Kristina Clayton
Junior - Graham, N.C. - Graham High School Position: SS Bats/Throws: R/R
Personal Information: From Graham, N.C...Graduated from Graham High School...Born Kristina Janelle Clayton...Daughter of Janet and Eddie Clayton...Health Science Studies Major
2008: Recorded a .278 batting average, with 32 hits in 115 at-bats in her sophomore year…Recorded three doubles and nine RBIs for the Tornados…Tied for team lead with 11 stolen bases…Had a .955 fielding percentage with seven errors in 157 chances…Started 39 games in her 40 appearances for Coach Stubbs...
2008 STATS Year GP-GS 2008 40-39
Avg. .278
H-AB 32-115
R 12
2B 3
3B 0
HR RBI 0 9
SLG% BB-K .304 5-20
9
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Katie Brown
Junior - Conover, N.C. - Bunker Hill High School Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Conover, N.C....Graduated from Bunker Hill High School...Born Katie Dawn Brown...Daughter of Tracy and Nikki Brown...Exercise Science Major 2008: Recorded a .229 batting average, with 19 hits in 83 at-bats in her sophomore year…Recorded two doubles and four RBIs for the Tornados…Stole one base in three attempts…Had a team-high .985 fielding percentage at catcher for Brevard, with two errors in 136 chances… Started 32 games for Coach Stubbs in 2008…
2008 STATS Year GP-GS 2008 32-32
Avg. .229
H-AB 19-83
9
R 7
2B 2
3B 0
HR RBI 0 4
SLG% BB-K .253 8-15
Jennifer Brown Junior - Conover, N.C. - Bunker Hill High School Position: 3B Bats/Throws: R/R
Personal Information: From Conover, N.C....Graduated from Bunker Hill High School...Daughter of Tracy and Nikki Brown...Exercise Science Major
2008: Recorded a .242 batting average, with 22 hits in 91 at-bats in her sophomore year…Recorded four doubles, one triple, and was tied for the team lead with two home run…Had 13 RBIs…Stole three bases in three attempts… Started 33 games in her 38 appearances for Coach Stubbs in 2008…
2008 STATS Year GP-GS 2008 38-33
10
Avg. .242
H-AB 22-91
R 14
2B 4
3B 1
HR RBI 2 13
SLG% BB-K .374 11-28
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Jennifer Gift
Junior - Durham, N.C. - North Raleigh Christian Academy Position: P Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Durham, N.C....Born Jennifer Marne Gift...Daughter of Jeff and Penny Gift...Art/ Graphic Design Major
2008: Started 22 games on the mound for the Tornados and
recorded a team-high 20 complete games and three shutouts in compiling an 8-18 record in her sophomore year…Came in relief 10 times and recorded one save…Led the team with 166 innings pitched with a 4.47 earned run average…Had 121 strikeouts to 68 walks…Opponents batted .312 against Gift…
2008 STATS Year GP 2008 32
IP R 166.0 127
H 218
SO BB 121 68
23
ERA W 4.47 8
L 18
SV Sho./CG 1 3/20
Kasey Fagan
Junior - Keystone Heights, Fla. - Florida Community College Position: 1B/DH Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Keystone Heights, F.L....Transfer from Florida Community College...Graduated from Keystone Heights High School...Born Taryn Kasey Fagan...Daughter of Keith Fagan and Kim Johnson...Business Major 2007-8: Hit .268 in two seasons as a member of the FCCJ
Stars...was 8th in the Mid-Florida Conference in home runs last season with eight and was an All-MFC honorable mention player...Hit 20 career home runs...Split time with several players last year at first base as a member of the FCCJ women’s softball team, and recorded a .978 fielding percentage, while being known for her ability to pick the ball...
CAREER STATS (FCCJ) Year GP-GS 2007 59-59 2008 45-44
Avg. .268 .268
H-AB 42-157 30-112
R 20 12
2B 2 2
3B 0 0
HR RBI 12 39 8 19
SLG% BB-K .510 22-48 .500 22-20
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Rachel Montgomery Junior - Largo, Fla. - Keswick Christian School Position: P Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Largo, F.L....Homeschool Graduate, Played at Keswick Christian School...Born Rachel Lynn Montgomery...Daughter of John and Susan Montgomery...Art Major 2008: Scored a run and walked for the Tornados in her sophomore year…Started one game on the mound… Played in three games for Coach Stubbs in 2008…
2008 STATS Year GP-GS 2008 3-2 Year GP 2008 1
Avg. H-AB .000 0-1 IP R H 0.0 0 0
1
R 1 SO 0
2B 0 BB 1
3B 0 ERA 0.00
HR RBI 0 0 W L 0 0
SLG% BB-K .000 1-0 SV Sho./CG 0 0/0
Sarah Carlos
Sophomore - Eagle River, Alaska - eagle River High Position: 1B/OF Bats/Throws: L/L Personal Information: From Eagle River, Alaska...Born Sarah Nicole Carlos...Daughter of Cindy and Dale Carlos...Business Management Major
2008: Recorded a .241 batting average, with 27 hits in 112 at-bats in her freshman year…Recorded eight doubles, one triple, and one home run…Drove in 12 runs for the Tornados…Stole three bases in three attempts…Had a fielding percentage of .978 at first base for Brevard, with six errors in 267 attempts…Started all 40 games for Coach
2008 STATS Year GP-GS 2008 40-40
12
Avg. .241
H-AB 27-112
R 14
2B 8
3B 1
HR RBI 1 12
SLG% BB-K .357 4-29
Becca Curlee
Freshman - Eagle River, Alaska - Chugiak HS Position: SS/OF Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Eagle River, Alaska...Graduated from Chugiak High School...Born Rebecca Allison Curlee...Daughter of David and Linda Curlee...Has not declared a major
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Chelsi Mallory Freshman - Mechanicsville, N.C. - Lee-Davis HS Position: C/OF Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Mechanicsville, N.C....Graduated from Lee-Davis High School...Born Chelsi Ann Mallory...Daughter of Debra Mallory... Exercise Science Major
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Maddie Fletcher Freshman - Charlotte, N.C. - Providence HS Position: Bats/Throws: R/R Personal Information: From Charlotte, N.C....Graduated from Providence High School...Born Madeline Grace Fletcher...Daughter of Michael and Susan Fletcher...Mathematics Major
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2008 Season Statistics Player AVG
GP-GS AB R H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
K. Thornburg .298 K. Clayton .278 K. Tettemer .259 J. Brown .242 S. Carlos .241 K. Brown .229 A. Clontz .226 L. Morgan .213 A. Klein .208 B. Brooker .188 A. Rogers .087 Montgomery .000
40-40 114 15 40-39 115 12 40-40 112 14 38-33 91 14 40-40 112 14 32-32 83 7 40-40 106 9 40-39 94 13 10-9 24 1 40-40 117 21 10-7 23 2 2-1 1 1
7 3 7 4 8 2 8 3 2 3 0 0
34 32 29 22 27 19 24 20 5 22 2 0
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 9 11 13 12 4 15 12 5 10 2 0
44 35 38 34 40 21 38 26 9 27 2 0
.386 8 .304 5 .339 9 .374 11 .357 4 .253 8 .358 2 .277 7 .375 2 .231 13 .087 1 .000 1
1 22 2 20 0 27 1 28 2 29 0 15 0 24 0 25 0 11 0 16 0 8 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .238 40-40 992 123 236 47 5 7 109 314 .317 71 6 225 2 Opponents .318 40-40 1082 193 344 70 7 17 181 479 .443 84 7 142 3
.344 2 1 .320 0 10 .314 0 8 .330 0 1 .280 0 2 .293 1 2 .239 1 3 .267 0 5 .269 0 2 .269 0 3 .125 0 1 .500 0 0
4-4 87 52 11-14 55 95 4-6 60 5 3-3 25 28 3-3 245 16 1-3 117 17 1-1 18 17 11-14 48 1 1-2 40 6 3-3 49 5 0-0 13 31 0-0 0 0
5 7 2 22 6 2 5 5 2 2 7 0
.965 .955 .970 .707 .978 .985 .875 .907 .958 .964 .863 .000
.292 4 38 42-53 765 309 65 .943 .369 6 38 47-61 790 335 47 .960
LOB - Team (201), Opp (262). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (3). Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP
H
R
ER BB SO 2B
3B HR AB
B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
Montgomery 0.00 0-0 1 1 0 A. Rogers 4.85 5-9 20 17 8 J. Gift 5.75 8-18 32 22 20
0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 89.0 126 66 48 15 21 21 4 5 383 .329 2 2 0 2 3/0 1 166.0 218 127 106 68 121 49 3 12 698 .312 5 5 0 4
0 17 21
Totals 5.44 13-27 40 40 28 Opponents 2.75 27-13 40 40 26
4/0 1 255.0 344 193 154 84 142 70 7 17 1082 .318 7 7 0 6 9/1 2 261.2 234 121 80 71 225 46 5 7 985 .238 22 6 0 4
38 37
PB - Team (3), K. Brown 3, Opp (16). SBA/ATT - K. Brown (40-52), J. Gift (29-38), A. Rogers (17-22), A. Klein (7-9), Montgomery (1-1).
School
2008 SAC Standings
Conference Overall W-L-T PCT W-L-T PCT
Carson-Newman 12-2 Lenoir-Rhyne 12-2 Wingate 9-5 LMU 7-7 Mars Hill 6-8 Catawba 4-10 Newberry 3-10 Tusculum 2-11 Brevard 0-0
.857 .857 .643 .500 .429 .286 .231 .154 .000
2009 SAC Preseason Poll Poll 1st Points 1. Carson-Newman 5 75 2. Wingate 63 3. Lenoir-Rhyne 2 58 4. Mars Hill 52 5. Lincoln Memorial 43 6. Catawba 1 39 7. Newberry 1 34 8. Tusculum 29 9. Brevard 12 14
49-8 42-14 31-17 32-16 39-16 26-25 19-25 19-24 13-27
.860 .750 .646 .667 .709 .510 .432 .442 .325
Home W-L-T
Road Neutral W-L-T W-L-T
24-2 16-2 17-7 15-7 23-5 11-13 12-13 12-12 8-10
20-5 16-6 12-8 12-6 12-9 7-5 6-9 7-10 5-17
5-1 10-6 2-2 5-3 4-2 8-7 1-3 0-2 0-0
2009 SAC SOFTBALL ALL CONFERENCE TEAM
First Team Second Team
Catcher - Ryann Baker, Catawba Pitcher - Brittany Blankenship, Wingate Pitcher - Stephanie Templeton, C-N First Base - Ashley Seawell, Mars Hill Second Base - Noel Belk, L-R Shortstop - Kat Rivers, L-R Third Base - Sara Henn, LMU Third Base, Hallie Pettigrew, Wingate Outfield - Natalie Haithcox, Mars Hill Outfield - Brittany Cherry, L-R Outfield - Jackie Adams, LMU Utility - Sara Powell, Newberry
Catcher - Amber Palmer, C-N Pitcher - Tiffany Farthing, Mars Hill Pitcher - Paige Brantley, Mars Hill First Base - Sara Little, C-N Second Base - Kat Hammond, Newberry Shortstop - Ashley Basilicato, Tusculum Outfield - Whitney Kee, C-N Outfield - Heather Winchester, Wingate Outfield - LaRonda McClain, Wingate Utility - Mira McPeek, LMU
2009 Opponents Information Belmont Abbey Crusaders March 21 Location: Belmont, N.C. Head Coach: Kenny Terry Founded: 1876 2008 Record: 10-37 Colors: Red and White 2008 Conf. Record: 4-16 Enrollment: 1,198 Conference: Conference Carolinas
Sports Information SID: Chris Poore Email: chrispoore@bac.edu Office: 704-461-5049 Website: www.abbeyathletics.com
Carson-Newman Eagles April 13 Location: Jefferson City, Tenn. Coach: Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Founded: 1851 2008 Record: 49-8 Colors: Orange and Blue 2008 Conf. Record: 12-2 Enrollment: 1,699 Conference: South Atlantic
Sports Information SID: Zeke Beam Email: zbeam@cn.edu Office: 865-471-3513 Website:
Catawba Indians March 28 Location: Salisbury, N.C. Head Coach: Nan Whitley Founded: 1851 2008 Record: 26-25 Colors: Navy Blue and White 2008 Conf. Record: 4-10 Enrollment: 1,000 Conference: South Atlantic
Sports Information SID: Jim Lewis Email: jdlewis@catawba.edu Office: (704) 637-4720 Website: www.gocatawbaindians.com
Charleston Golden Eagles February 28 Location: Charleston, W.V. Head Coach: Annette Olenchick Founded: 1888 2008 Record: 34-26 Colors: Maroon and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 16-8 Enrollment: 1,200 Conference: West Virginia Intercollegiate
Sports Information SID: Jim Workman Email: jimworkman@ucwv.edu Office: 304-357-4719 Website: www.ucwv.edu/athletics
Coker Cobras March 1 Location: Hartsville, S.C. Head Coach: David Hanna Founded: 1908 2008 Record: 35-12 Colors: Navy and Yellow 2008 Conf. Record: 17-1 Enrollment: 1,193 Conference: Conference Carolinas
Sports Information SID: Christian Styker Email: cstryker@coker.edu Office: 843-383-8068 Website: www.cokercobras.com
King Tornado March 16 & April 20 Location: Bristol, Tenn. Head Coach: Jenn Testa Founded: 1867 2008 Record: 20-29 Colors: Blue and Red 2008 Conf. Record: 7-9 Enrollment: 1,515 Conference: Appalachian Athletic
Sports Information SID: Dale Burns Email: wdburns@king.edu Office: 423-652-4779 Website: www.kingtornado.com
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears April 18 Location: Hickory, N.C. Head Coach: Shena Hollar Founded: 1891 2008 Record: 42-14 Colors: Red and Black 2008 Conf. Record: 12-2 Enrollment: 1,600 Conference: South Atlantic
Sports Information SID: John Karrs Email: karrsjd@lr.edu Office: 828-328-7174 Website: www.lrbears.com
www.carsonnewmaneagles.com
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Limestone Saints February 28 & April 5 Location: Gaffney, S.C. Head Coach: Jimmy Martin Founded: 1845 2008 Record: 23-35 Colors: Blue and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 9-11 Enrollment: 3,500 Conference: Conference Carolinas
Sports Information SID: Leah Goode Email: lgoode@limestone.edu Office: 864-488-8219 Website: www.golimestonesaints.com
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters April 8 Location: Harrogate, Tenn. Head Coach: Dan Burns Founded: 1897 2008 Record: 32-16 Colors: Blue and Gray 2008 Conf. Record: 7-7 Enrollment: 2,918 Conference: South Atlantic
Sports Information SID: Rusty Peace Email: rusty.peace@lmunet.edu Office: 423-869-6236 Website: www.lmurailsplitters.com
Louisburg Hurricanes March 5 Sports Information Location: Louisburg, N.C. Head Coach: Monica Gordy SID: Holly Mitchell Founded: 1779 2008 Record: N/A Email: hmitchell@louisburg.edu Colors: Navy and Red 2008 Conf. Record: N/A Office: 919-497-3264 Enrollment: 696 Website: Conference: NJCAA www.louisburg.edu/athletics Mars Hill Lions April 4 Sports Information Location: Mars Hill, N.C. Head Coach: David Williams SID: Rick Baker Founded: 1856 2008 Record: 39-16 Email: rbaker@mhc.edu Colors: Royal Blue and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 6-8 Office: 828-689-1373 Enrollment: 1,100 Website: Conference: South Atlantic www.sports.mhc.edu
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Milligan Buffaloes March 19 Location: Milligan, Tenn. Head Coach: Wes Holly Founded: 1866 2008 Record: 36-19 Colors: Black and Orange 2008 Conf. Record: 14-2 Enrollment: 1,014 Conference: Appalachian Athletic
Sports Information SID: Jay Bernhardt Email: sportsinfo@milligan.edu Office: 423-461-8990 Website: www.milliganbuffs.com
Montreat Cavaliers February 21 & March 7 Location: Montreat, N.C. Head Coach: Lee Swanson Founded: 1916 2008 Record: 12-34 Colors: Navy and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 4-12 Enrollment: 1,011 Conference: Appalachian Athletic
Sports Information SID: Amanda Hollifield Email: ahollifield@montreat.edu Office: 828-712-7742 Website: www.montreatcavaliers.com
Mountain State Cougars February 14 Location: Beckley, W.V. Head Coach: Tim Berry Founded: 1933 2008 Record: 28-19 Colors: Black and Blue 2008 Conf. Record: 16-4 Enrollment: 8,267 Conference: Kentucky Intercollegiate
Sports Information SID: N/A Email: N/A Office: N/A Website:
Newberry College March 24 Location: Newberry, S.C. Head Coach: Joe Ellston Founded: 1856 2008 Record: 19-25 Colors: Scarlet and Gray 2008 Conf. Record: 3-10 Enrollment: 850 Conference: South Atlantic
Sports Information SID: Josh Manck Email: josh.manck@newberry.edu Office: 803-321-5667 Website: newberry.athleticsite.com
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North Greenville Crusaders February 20 & April 14 Location: Tigerville, S.C. Head Coach: Jan McDonald Founded: 1892 2008 Record: 17-26 Colors: Red, Black and White 2008 Conf. Record: N/A Enrollment: 2,000 Conference: Independent
Sports Information SID: Micah Sepko Email: msepko@ngu.edu Office: 864-977-7157 Website: www.ngcrusaders.com
Queens Royals March 25 Location: Charlotte, N.C. Head Coach: Stacey Schramm Founded: 1857 2008 Record: 11-28 Colors: Blue and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 7-11 Enrollment: 2,300 Conference: Conference Carolinas
Sports Information SID: Sarah Waple Email: haucks@queens.edu Office: 704-337-2585 Website: www.queensathletics.com
Seton Hill Griffins March 21 Location: Greensburg, Penn. Head Coach: Laura Cymmerman Founded: 1882 2008 Record: 14-38 Colors: Red and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 6-14 Enrollment: 1,198 Conference: West Virginia Intercollegiate
Sports Information SID: Jason Greene Email: greene@setonhill.edu Office: 724-830-1132 Website: www.setonhill.edu/athletics
Tiffin Dragons February 27 Location: Tiffin, Ohio Head Coach: jeff Nickerson Founded: 1888 2008 Record: 27-14-1 Colors: Green and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: N/A Enrollment: 2,000 Conference: Independent
Sports Information SID: Shane O’Donnell Email: sodonnel@tiffin.edu Office: 419-448-3288 Website: www.tiffin.edu/athletics
Tusculum Pioneers March 31 Location: Greeneville, Tenn. Head Coach: Fred Gillum Founded: 1794 2008 Record: 19-24 Colors: Black and Orange 2008 Conf. Record: 2-11 Enrollment: 2,500 Conference: South Atlantic
Sports Information SID: Dom Donnelly Email: ddonnelly@tc.edu Office: Website: www.tusculumpioneers.com
Virginia Intermont Cobras February 12 & 15 Location: Bristol,Va. Head Coach: Eric Senter Founded: 1884 2008 Record: 12-27 Colors: Black and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 6-10 Enrollment: 1,150 Conference: Appalachian Athletic
Sports Information SID: Willie Belcher Email: williebelcher@vic.edu Office: 276-466-7944 Website: my.vic.edu/ics/Athletics
West Liberty Hilltoppers March 1 Location: West Liberty, W.V. Head Coach: Herb Minch Founded: 1837 2008 Record: 41-16 Colors: Black and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 20-7 Enrollment: 1,198 Conference: West Virginia Intercollegiate
Sports Information SID: Sean McAndrews Email: mcandrse@wvstate.edu Office: 304-766-4122 Website: www.hilltoppersports.com
Wingate Bulldogs April 10 Location: Wingate, N.C. Head Coach: Michelle Caddigan Founded: 1896 2008 Record: 31-17 Colors: Navy Blue and Gold 2008 Conf. Record: 9-5 Enrollment: 1,600 Conference: South Atlantic Conference
Sports Information SID: David Sherwood Email: dsherwod@wingate.edu Office: 704-233-8186 Website: www.sports.wingate.edu 17
The South Atlantic Conference The South Atlantic Conference was founded in 1975 solely as a football conference. The league received its name from a contest in which Kurt Brenneman of Greensboro, NC became the first to submit the SAC-8 moniker. The SAC-8 consisted of Carson-Newman College, Catawba College, Elon College, Gardner-Webb University, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Mars Hill College, Newberry College, and Presbyterian College. Dr. Fred Bentley, of Mars Hill College, was named league president for its inaugural year, by a vote of the member institutions. After the first season of play in the SAC-8, the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College captured the first football title. In 1989, the league’s 15th year of operation, the South Atlantic Conference became a comprehensive, all-sports conference. That year the South Atlantic Conference sponsored 10 sports - football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis. Later the conference grew to 14 championship sports by adding women ‘s soccer (1990), men’s and women’s cross country (1993) and women’s golf (1999). The South Atlantic Conference was composed of the same eight member institutions from 1975 until 1988, when Wingate University replaced Newberry College as the eighth member institution. Newberry later rejoined the conference in 1996. Today the conference is a group of nine private, liberal and civic arts colleges and universities, similar in size and athletic philosophy. Since becoming eligible for NCAA Division II postseason play in 1993, the league has sent representatives from all of its sponsored sports to NCAA postseason play. In July of 1998, Tusculum College was admitted as a member of the league, and Lincoln Memorial University began play in the conference in the 2006-07 academic year. The league membership now includes Brevard College in Brevard, N.C.; Carson-Newman in Jefferson City, TN; Catawba College in Salisbury, NC; Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC; Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN; Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC; Newberry College in Newberry, SC; Tusculum College in Greeneville, TN; and Wingate University in Wingate, NC. 18
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