UNIVERSITY FACTS Location ............................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Founded ............................................................................................................................................1981 Enrollment ..............................................................................................17,467 (13,453 undergraduates) Nickname ....................................................................................................................................Spartans Colors...........................................................................................................................Gold, White & Navy Affiliation ........................................................................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ..................................................................................................................................Southern Home field .............................................................................................................UNCG Softball Stadium Capacity ............................................................................................................................................. 500 Field dimensions.................................................................................................................. 200-210-200 Chancellor ...................................................................................................................... Dr. Linda P. Brady Alma mater ........................................................................................................... Douglass College, 1969 Director of Athletics ............................................................................................................Nelson E. Bobb Alma mater ......................................................................................................................Kent State, 1970 Athletics Department phone............................................................................................... 336-334-5952 Ticket Office phone ............................................................................................................ 336-334-3250 UNCG SOFTBALL INFORMATION Head coach ............................................................................................. Jennifer Herzig (Charlotte, 2001) E-mail ............................................................................................................................ jlherzig@uncg.edu Softball Office phone ....................................................................................................... (336) 334-5057 UNCG record .................................................................................................................... 72-112 (3 years) Overall record ................................................................................................................................... Same Assistant coach ........................................................................... Vanessa Oakes (UNC Greensboro, 2007) Assistant coach ....................................................................Janine Sprague (East Tennessee State, 2006) Athletic trainer .............................................................................................................................. Tori Hart 2008 overall record ......................................................................................................................... 23-33 2008 SoCon record ........................................................................................................................... 7-11 2008 home record ........................................................................................................................... 10-12 2008 away record .............................................................................................................................. 6-11 2008 neutral record ........................................................................................................................... 7-10 2008 SoCon Tournament finish ............................................................................................................ 2-2 Letterwinners returning/lost ..............................................................................................................14/1 Starters returning/lost .......................................................................................................................10/1 Newcomers..............................................................................................................................................4 SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Sports information director ...............................................................................................Mike Hirschman E-mail ................................................................................................................... mwhirsch@uncg.edu Cell phone..................................................................................................................... 336-202-5331 Assistant sports information director (softball contact) ................................................................ Phil Perry E-mail ...................................................................................................................... pdperry@uncg.edu Cell phone..................................................................................................................... 336-207-2383 Assistant sports information director .................................................................................... David Percival E-mail ......................................................................................................................drperciv@uncg.edu Cell phone..................................................................................................................... 336-420-7518 Sports Information Office phone......................................................................................... 336-334-5615 Sports Information Office fax .............................................................................................. 336-334-3182 Press box phone................................................................................................................. 336-256-1188 Sports Information Office address .......................................................................................UNCG Athletics .......................................................................................................................................PO Box 26168 ................................................................................................................ Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Web site ............................................................................................................... www.uncgspartans.com
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Name Cory Mattson Kristen Gabel Kayla Hensley Whitney Sirois Leslie Furness Brittany Ausley Lyndsay Mouse Kaitlin Merkt Mary Catherine Vercoe Hannah Angel Amber Harrell Whitney Miller Laura Olenderski Jordan Jewett Emily Akiyama Katie Stripling Chasity Covington Alex Emeterio
Pos. RHP OF INF C C OF 2B SS 1B/P RHP RHP SS/2B OF OF 3B C/OF 2B/OF 1B
B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R
Yr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. R-So. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr.
Ht. 5-6 5-7 5-7 5-5 5-4 5-4 5-7 5-9 6-0 5-8 5-8 5-6 5-6 5-2 5-7 5-5 5-3 5-5
Hometown/Previous School Everett, WA (Everett) Port Neches, TX (Port Neches-Groves) Durham, CA (Durham) Hope Mills, NC (South View) Greenville, NC (J.H. Rose) Wake Forest, NC (Wakefield) McGuire AFB, NJ (Northern Burlington) Irvine, CA (Woodbridge) Signal Mountain, TN (Baylor School/ETSU) Eastbend, NC (Forbush) McDonough, GA (Henry County) Eldersburg, MD (Liberty) Lewes, DE (Cape Henlopen) Poulsbo, WA (North Kitsap) Kirkland, WA (Lake Washington) Baytown, TX (Barbers Hill) Midland, NC (Central Cabarrus/Chipola) Murrieta, CA (Murrieta Valley)
Seniors Leslie Furness, Lyndsay Mouse, Mary Catherine Vercoe and Hannah Angel
Quick facts/Roster/Schedule ........................................................ 1 Coaching staff ............................................................................2-3 Player profiles ...........................................................................4-18 UNCG vs. Team USA ..................................................................... 19 2008 stats and results ............................................................20-21 The Southern Conference ....................................................... 22-23 2008 SoCon review...................................................................... 23 2009 SoCon preseason poll, teams.............................................. 23 UNCG record book ..................................................................24-28 All-time results....................................................................... 29-32 This is UNCG .......................................................................... 33-36 UNCG administration ..............................................................37-40
USF Louisville Slugger Tournament (Tampa, FL) Fri., Feb. 6 ...................vs. North Florida ................................ 9 a.m. ....................................at South Florida ............................ 1:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 7 ..................vs. Illinois State ................................. 9 a.m. ....................................vs. Florida Gulf Coast .................... 3:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 8 .................vs. Minnesota .................................... 9 a.m. The Green and White Tournament (Charlotte, NC) Fri., Feb. 13 .................vs. UNC Wilmington .................... 12:30 p.m. ....................................at Charlotte .................................. 4:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 14 ................vs. Army ...................................... 10:30 a.m. ....................................TBA (pool play) ....................................... TBA Sun., Feb. 15 ...............TBA (pool play) ....................................... TBA Sixth Annual Georgia Softball Classic (Athens, GA) Fri., Feb. 20 .................vs. Marshall ....................................... 9 a.m. ....................................vs. Ball State ..................................... 1 p.m. Sat., Feb. 21 ................vs. Tennessee State ........................... 9 a.m. ....................................vs. IUPUI ............................................ 1 p.m. Sun., Feb. 22 ...............at Georgia.......................................... 1 p.m. Wed., Feb. 25 ..............at North Carolina (DH)........................ 3 p.m. UNCG Spartan Classic (Greensboro, NC) Fri., Feb. 27 .................Ohio vs. Robert Morris...................... 12 p.m. ....................................Rider at UNCG ................................... 2 p.m. ....................................Rider vs. Ohio .................................... 4 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28 ................Robert Morris vs. Georgetown .......... 10 a.m. ....................................Ohio at UNCG .................................. 12 p.m. ....................................Robert Morris at UNCG.................. 2:30 p.m. ....................................Georgetown vs. Rider .................... 4:30 p.m. Sun., March 1 ..............Rider vs. Robert Morris......................11 a.m. ....................................Georgetown at UNCG ......................... 1 p.m. ....................................Georgetown vs. Ohio .......................... 3 p.m. Sat., March 7 ...............at Western Carolina (DH) * ................. 1 p.m. Sun., March 8 ..............at Western Carolina * ........................ 1 p.m. Sat., March 14 .............Chattanooga (DH) * ........................... 1 p.m. Sun., March 15 ............Chattanooga *................................... 1 p.m. Sat., March 21 .............at Furman (DH) *................................ 1 p.m. Sun., March 22 ............at Furman * ....................................... 1 p.m. Tues., March 24 ...........Harvard ............................................. 3 p.m. Wed., March 25 ...........at North Carolina A&T (DH)................. 2 p.m. Sat., March 28 .............Appalachian State (DH) *................... 1 p.m. Sun., March 29 ............Appalachian State * .......................... 1 p.m. Tues., March 31 ...........Campbell (DH) ................................... 4 p.m. Fri., April 10 .................Samford (DH) * .................................. 4 p.m. Sat., April 11................Samford * ....................................... 12 p.m. Tues., April 14 ..............Charlotte (DH).................................... 3 p.m. Sat., April 18................at Georgia Southern (DH) * ................ 1 p.m. Sun., April 19 ...............at Georgia Southern * ........................ 1 p.m. Wed., April 22 ..............at East Carolina (DH).......................... 3 p.m. Sat., April 25 ...............College of Charleston (DH) * .............. 1 p.m. Sun., April 26...............College of Charleston * ...................... 1 p.m. Wed., April 29 ..............Liberty (DH) ....................................... 3 p.m. Sat., May 2 ..................at Elon (DH) * .................................... 1 p.m. Sun., May 3 .................at Elon * ............................................ 1 p.m. Southern Conference Championship (Chattanooga, TN) Wed., May 6 .................TBA........................................................ TBA Thurs., May 7 ...............TBA........................................................ TBA Fri., May 8....................TBA........................................................ TBA Sat., May 9 ..................TBA........................................................ TBA
The 2009 University of North Carolina at Greensboro softball media guide was written by Phil Perry, UNCG assistant sports information director. This guide was designed using Adobe InDesign CS2. Editorial assistance provided by UNCG Sports Information Director Mike Hirschman, Assistant Sports Information Director David Percival and UNCG Sports Information student worker Chris Parker. Photography by WB Sports, John Bell, Chris English and others.
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