2010 UNCG Softball Media Guide

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2010 UNCG SOFTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK FACTS

SCHEDULE

Quick facts, roster, schedule .............................. 1 Head coach Jennifer Herzig ................................ 2 Assistant coach Vanessa Oakes.......................... 4 Assistant coach Gwen Johnson ........................... 5 Player bios ......................................................... 6 2009 season statistics..................................... 20 2009 results and leaders ................................. 21 The Southern Conference ................................. 22 2009 Southern Conference review.................... 23 Career records ................................................. 24 Single-season records...................................... 26 Single-game records ........................................ 28 Yearly leaders .................................................. 30 All-time results................................................. 32 Series records .................................................. 37 Honors............................................................. 38 All-time roster .................................................. 39 Coaching records ............................................. 39 UNCG vs. Team USA ......................................... 40 This is UNCG .....................................................41 Chancellor Linda P. Brady................................. 45 Director of Athletics Kim Record ....................... 46 Staff photo directory ........................................ 47 Staff phone/email directory ............................. 48

UNIVERSITY FACTS Name ...................... UNC Greensboro (no hyphen) Location .................................... Greensboro, N.C. Founded ...................................................... 1891 Enrollment .................18,502 (14,664 undergrad) Nickname .............................................. Spartans Colors..................................... Gold, White & Navy Home field (capacity) ... UNCG Softball Stadium (500) Affiliation ...................................... NCAA Division I Conference .............................................Southern Chancellor .................................Dr. Linda P. Brady Director of Athletics ............................Kim Record Alma mater .....................................Virginia, 1984 Athletics Department phone..........336-334-5952 Ticket Office phone .......................336-334-3250

JU Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) Fri., Feb. 12 ........... vs. Virginia Tech .....................12:15 p.m. Fri., Feb. 12 ........... at Jacksonville .........................4:45 p.m. Sat., Feb. 13 .......... vs. Drexel .................................... 10 a.m. Sat., Feb. 13 .......... vs. Bethune-Cookman ..............2:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 14 ......... at Jacksonville .........................1:30 p.m.

ON THE COVERS Front: UNCG seniors Emily Akiyama, Brittany Ausley, Amber Harrell, Laura Olenderski and Whitney Sirois. Back: Redshirt junior Kaitlin Merkt and sophomore Alex Emeterio.

CREDITS The 2010 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 Creative Suite CS4. Printed by Franklin Printing in Nashville, Tenn. Editorial assistance provided by Sports Information Director Mike Hirschman and Assistant Sports Information Director David Percival. Photography by WG Sports Photos, John Bell, Chris English, Jerry Wolford, Sideline Sports and others. Special thanks to SID staff members past and present for their contributions to this publication.

UNCG SOFTBALL INFORMATION Head coach ................................... Jennifer Herzig Alma mater .................................. Charlotte, 2001 Record at UNCG (years) ........................98-145 (4) Career record (years) ............................98-145 (4) Assistant coach ...Vanessa Williams (UNCG, 2007) Assistant coach ....... Gwen Johnson (UNCG, 2008) Softball Office phone ....................336-334-5057 2009 overall record ....................................26-33 2009 SoCon record/finish .....................9-12/7th Returning/lost ............................................. 12/5 Starters returning/lost ................................... 9/3 Newcomers........................................................ 6 SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Sports Information Director ..........Mike Hirschman Email.................................. mwhirsch@uncg.edu Cell phone ..................................336-202-5331 Asst. SID (softball contact) ..................... Phil Perry Email..................................... pdperry@uncg.edu Cell phone ..................................336-207-2383 Asst. SID .........................................David Percival Email.................................... drperciv@uncg.edu Cell phone .................................. 336-420-7518 Sports Information phone .............336-334-5615 Sports Information fax .................. 336-334-3182 Press box phone............................336-334-5625 SID Office address ........................ UNCG Athletics ................................................... PO Box 26168 .............................Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Web site ..........................www.uncgspartans.com

ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 15 17 19 21 23 24 27 29 37

Name Cory Mattson Kristen Gabel Kayla Hensley Whitney Sirois Chelsea D’Ambrosio Raeanne Hanks April Langley Eileen Horsmon Brittany Ausley Heather Robb Kaitlin Merkt Ally Johnson Amber Harrell Laura Olenderski Jordan Jewett Emily Akiyama Katie Stripling Alex Emeterio

Pos. RHP OF INF C C RHP OF 1B OF INF SS 3B RHP OF OF 3B C/OF 1B

B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R

Yr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So.

Ht. Hometown/Previous School 5-6 Everett, Wash. (Everett) 5-7 Port Neches, Texas (Port Neches-Groves) 5-7 Durham, Calif. (Durham) 5-5 Hope Mills, N.C. (South View) 5-3 Houston, Texas (J. Frank Dobie) 5-9 Rainier, Ore. (Rainier Senior) 5-5 Wilson, N.C. (Fike/Pitt CC) 5-10 Dunkirk, Md. (Northern) 5-4 Wake Forest, N.C. (Wakefield) 5-2 Apex, N.C. (Middle Creek) 5-9 Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge) 5-7 Port Orchard, Wash. (South Kitsap) 5-8 McDonough, Ga. (Henry County) 5-6 Lewes, Del. (Cape Henlopen) 5-2 Poulsbo, Wash. (North Kitsap) 5-7 Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington) 5-5 Baytown, Texas (Barbers Hill) 5-5 Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Valley)

Head coach: Jennifer Herzig (Charlotte, 2001), fifth season Assistant coach: Vanessa Williams (UNCG, 2007), second season Assistant coach: Gwen Johnson (UNCG, 2008), first season

UNCG SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Fri., Feb. 19 ........... vs. Delaware ............................... 11 a.m. Sat., Feb. 20 .......... vs. St. Joseph’s ........................1:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 20 .......... at North Carolina ..........................4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 21 ......... Consolation game ....................... 11 a.m. Sun., Feb. 21 ......... Championship game ................1:30 p.m. UNCG Spartan Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) Fri., Feb. 26 ........... Cleveland State vs. Sacred Heart. 11 a.m. Fri., Feb. 26 ........... Cleveland State vs. Niagara...........1 p.m. Fri., Feb. 26 ........... Sacred Heart at UNCG ..............3:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 26 ........... Niagara at UNCG ......................5:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27 .......... Niagara vs. Sacred Heart ............. 11 a.m. Sat., Feb. 27 .......... Cleveland State at UNCG...............1 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27 .......... #4 vs. #1 .................................3:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27 .......... #3 vs. #2 .................................5:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 28 ......... Consolation game ....................... 11 a.m. Sun., Feb. 28 ......... Championship game .....................1 p.m. Buzz Classic (Woodstock, Ga.) Fri., March 5 .......... vs. Akron ..................................... 11 a.m. Fri., March 5 .......... vs. Howard ....................................1 p.m. Sat., March 6 ......... vs. Bowling Green........................ 11 a.m. Sun., March 7 ........ vs. Jacksonville State .................. 11 a.m. Sun., March 7 ........ vs. Tennessee Tech ........................1 p.m. Sat., March 13 ....... Georgia Southern * .......................1 p.m. Sat., March 13 ....... Georgia Southern * .......................3 p.m. Sun., March 14 ...... Georgia Southern * .......................1 p.m. Thurs., March 18.... North Carolina ..............................5 p.m. Sat., March 20 ....... at College of Charleston * .............1 p.m. Sat., March 20 ....... at College of Charleston * .............3 p.m. Sun., March 21 ...... at College of Charleston * .............1 p.m. Wed., March 24 ..... Marshall .......................................3 p.m. Wed., March 24 ..... Marshall .......................................5 p.m. Thurs., March 25.... NC State .......................................3 p.m. Thurs., March 25.... NC State .......................................5 p.m. Tues., March 30 ..... East Carolina ................................3 p.m. Tues., March 30 ..... East Carolina ................................5 p.m. Fri., April 2 ............. Elon * ...........................................5 p.m. Sat., April 3............ Elon * ...........................................1 p.m. Sat., April 3............ Elon * ...........................................3 p.m. Wed., April 7 .......... at Liberty ......................................2 p.m. Wed., April 7 .......... at Liberty ......................................4 p.m. Sat., April 10.......... at Appalachian State *..................1 p.m. Sat., April 10.......... at Appalachian State *..................3 p.m. Sun., April 11 ......... at Appalachian State *..................1 p.m. Sat., April 17 .......... Western Carolina *........................1 p.m. Sat., April 17 .......... Western Carolina *........................3 p.m. Sun., April 18 ......... Western Carolina *........................1 p.m. Thurs., April 22 ...... North Carolina A&T .......................3 p.m. Thurs., April 22 ...... North Carolina A&T .......................5 p.m. Sat., April 24.......... at Furman * ..................................1 p.m. Sat., April 24.......... at Furman * ..................................3 p.m. Sun., April 25......... at Furman * ..................................1 p.m. Tues., April 27 ........ at Charlotte...................................4 p.m. Tues., April 27 ........ at Charlotte...................................6 p.m. Sat., May 1 ............ Chattanooga * ..............................1 p.m. Sat., May 1 ............ Chattanooga * ..............................3 p.m. Sun., May 2 ........... Chattanooga * ..............................1 p.m. Sat., May 8 ............ at Samford * .................................2 p.m. Sat., May 8 ............ at Samford * .................................4 p.m. Sun., May 9 ........... at Samford * .................................2 p.m. Southern Conference Championship (at highest seed) Wed., May 12......... TBA ...................................................TBA Thurs., May 13 ....... TBA ...................................................TBA Fri., May 14 ............ TBA ...................................................TBA Sat., May 15 .......... TBA ...................................................TBA * Southern Conference game

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