TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION QUICK FACTS......................................................1 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE ............................2 MEDIA INFORMATION ........................................3 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY .....................4 INTERIM PRESIDENT DR. PORTIA H. SHEILDS .....7 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TERESA PHILLIPS........8
COACHES AND STAFF HEAD COACH JEFF DABNEY ..........................10 ASSISTANT COACH SAMANTHA BUCKNER ..12 STUDENT COACH BRITTANY WEBB...............13 VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH EMILY STEGEMAN .....13 GRADUATE ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRANIER DANNETA BROWN ...... 13
TEAM INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER ......................................14 TEAM PHOTO ....................................................14
PLAYER PROFILES SUSIE BURKE ...................................................16 BRITTANY DAVIS...............................................18 KELLY TROGLIN ................................................20 KARA MURR ......................................................22 TEDRA ALFORD ................................................24 OLIVIA GAMACHE .............................................25 ASHLEY HAYNES ..............................................26 AISHA WALKER .................................................27 DEVIN AMAR .....................................................28 JENNIFER GIVENS ...........................................28 SAVANNAH GUTIERREZ ..................................29 SHANN’DA HAMER ...........................................29 KATE MORRIS ...................................................30 SHEA MORRIS...................................................30 JORDAN REHL ..................................................31 TAYLER SHIMIZU ..............................................31
SEASON OUTLOOK SEASON OUTLOOK ..........................................34 2012 OPPONENTS ............................................36
HISTORY & RECORDS 2011 RESULTS ..................................................40 2011 STATISTICS...............................................41 PAST SEASONS ................................................42 YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS ...................43 SINGLE SEASON RECORDS ......................44-46 CAREER RECORDS.....................................47-49 RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS ...........................50 RESULTS VS. OPPONENTS ........................51-56 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS ...........................57-59 ALL-TIME NUMERICAL ROSTER .....................60 ALL-TIME LETTER WINNERS...........................61
TSU TIGER FIELD .....................................................62 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING .........................63 ACADEMICS ......................................................64 TRAINING ROOM ..............................................65 TSU OLYMPIAN STATUE ..................................66 TSU ATHLETIC FACILITIES ..............................67 NASHVILLE ........................................................68
QUICK FACTS Name of School: .... Tennessee State University Location: .................................. Nashville, Tenn. Founded: .................................................. 1912 Enrollment: .............................................. 9,024 Nickname: ...............................................Tigers Colors: ............................ Royal Blue and White Affiliation: .................................NCAA Division I Conference: .................................... Ohio Valley Interim President:..... Dr. Portia Holmes Shields Alma Mater:...District of Columbia Teachers College Athletics Director:................... Teresa L. Phillips Alma Mater: .....................................Vanderbilt Senior Women’s Administrator: ....Valencia Jordan Alma Mater: ...................................Austin Peay Ticket Office Phone: ...................615-963-5841
HOME FIELD Home Field : .....................................Tiger Field Capacity: ..................................................... 500 Press Box Number ........... 615-963- 1883/1882
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: ...................................Jeff Dabney Alma Mater, Year: .............. Wichita State, 1998 Record at TSU (Years): ................11-43 (1 year) Overall Record (Years): ....... 235-223 (10 years) Softball Office Phone: .................615-963-1543 Assistant Coach: ................. Samantha Buckner Alma Mater: ............................. Arkansas, 2008 Student Assistant:...................... Brittany Webb Alma Mater: ..................Tennessee State, 2012
TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Overall Record ................................ 11-43 2011 OVC Record/ Finish .................. 5-24/11th Letterwinnners Returning/Lost .................7/10 Position Starters Returning............................. 2 Position Starters Lost ...................................... 6 Pitchers Returning .......................................... 3 Pitchers Lost ................................................... 1 Newcomers..................................................... 8
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Softball Contact: ............................ Jose’ Garcia Office Phone: ..............................615-963-5674 Cell Phone: .................................615-838-4199 Email: ........................... jfgarcia42@yahoo.com Media Relations Fax: ..................615-963-7692 Press Row Phone: .......................615-963-1882 Media Relations Coordinator.... Zekeya Anderson Office Phone: ..............................615-963-1867 Cell Phone: .................................615-828-3603 Email: ......................zanderson01@tnstate.edu Assistant SID ..................................Russell Luna Email ................................... rluna@tnstate.edu Website ............................. www.tsutigers.com Mailing Address .. TSU Athletic Media Relations ...................................3500 John A Merritt Blvd ...........................................Nashville, TN 37209
Grad. Assistant Athletic Trainer:.... Danetta Felder Training Room Phone: ................615-963-7769
CREDITS - The 2012 Tennessee State University Softball Media Guide was prepared by the Office of Athletic Media Relations. Layout and design by Zekeya Anderson, with input and assistance from Zena Lewis, Jose’ Garcia, and Marques Wilkins. Editorial assistance by Yvon Morris and Athletic Media Relations Interns. Photographs by Sam Jordan, Nathaniel Perry, Don McPeak, John Cross, OVC members, Garfield Bather, Don Claussen and the Tennessee State University Athletic Archives. Cover design by Zena Lewis. All rights reserved. Printing by MultiAd Printing Solutions Company - Peoria, Ill. Thanks to the TSU Xerox Service. Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution and is an affirmative action institution committed to educating a non-racially identifiable student-body. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons who need assistance with this material may contact TSU’s Athletic Media Relations Office.
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