Elon Softball Media Guide 2009 by Chris Rash

2009 Elon Phoenix Softball Media Guide

Media Guide Table of Contents

Table of Contents.......................................................1 Quick Facts................................................................1 This is Elon..............................................................2-3 Elon Administration..................................................4-6 Academic Support......................................................7 Athletic Training..........................................................8 Strength and Conditioning..........................................9 Legend of the Phoenix............................................BC Southern Conference...............................................36 2009 Outlook............................................................10 Head Coach Patti Raduenz...................................... 11 Assistant Coach Keli Jo Storz..................................12 Assistant Coach Natalie Layden..............................12 Roster.......................................................................13 Returning Players................................................13-20 Newcomers.........................................................20-22 2008 Recap..............................................................23 2008 Statistics and Results......................................24 2009 Tournaments....................................................29 Opponents...........................................................25-28 Offensive Records...............................................30-31 Fielding Records......................................................31 Pitching Records.................................................32-33 All-Time Series Records...........................................24

The 2009 Elon softball media guide was designed and written by Jen Blackwell, assistant sports information director. Editorial assistance provided by Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information and Media Relations Matt Eviston and Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Rash. Photography provided by Andrew Brickey, Kyle Phillips, Jerome Sturm, WG Sports Photography, Megan Donald, SoCon Photos and others. Cover design and printing done by PIP Printing and Document Services, Burlington, N.C. Special thanks to the Rev. Jim Waggoner of Raleigh, N.C., longtime Elon sports historian. Special thanks to coach Patti Raduenz and coach Keli Jo Storz for their assitance.

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Elon University School.......................................................... Elon University Location................................................................ Elon, N.C. Founded....................................................................... 1889 Enrollment................................................................... 5,628 Nickname................................................................ Phoenix Colors........................................................Maroon and Gold Affiliation...................................................... NCAA Division I Conference.............................................................Southern President.....................................................Dr. Leo Lambert Director of Athletics............................................ Dave Blank Athletics Department Phone........................... 336-278-6800 Coaching Staff Head Coach...................................................Patti Raduenz Alma Mater.............................................Michigan State, ‘97 Career Record...................................................................... Record at Elon...................................................... 194-248-2 Assistant Coach............................................... Keli Jo Storz Alma Mater..............................................West Alabama, ‘01 Assistant Coach........................................... Natalie Layden Alma Mater............................................................. Elon, ‘05 Office Phone................................................... 336-278-6766 Team Information 2008 Record................................................................ 26-27 2008 SoCon Record...................................................... 12-9 Letterwinners R/L............................................................ 9/5 Position Players R/L (Including DP)................................ 9/3 Pitchers R/L..................................................................... 2/2 Newcomers........................................................................ 4 Media Information Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations/Sports Information.............Matt Eviston Eviston’s phone.............................................. 336-278-6711 Eviston’s email.......................................meviston@elon.edu Asst. Sports Information Director/ Softball Contact...............................................Jen Blackwell Blackwell’s office phone................................. 336-278-6834 Blackwell’s cell phone..................................... 336-303-6874 Blackwell’s email................................jblackwell2@elon.edu Asst. Sports Information Director........................Chris Rash Rash’s phone.................................................. 336-278-6712 Rash’s email............................................... crash@elon.edu SID fax............................................................ 336-278-6768 Website..............................................www.elonphoenix.com

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THIS IS ELON

• The Princeton Review currently ranks Elon ninth among the nation’s most beautiful campuses. • Recent additions include the Koury Business Center (opened 2006), The Oaks Residence Halls (2006), Academic Village (2002), Irwin Belk Track (2002) and Rhodes Stadium (2001) • The Carol Grotnes Belk Library houses more than 200,000 volumes and more than 200 computers

Students

• Elon’s total enrollment sits at 5,628 with 4,939 undergraduate students and 517 graduate students • Average student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1 • Average class size of 22 • Students represent 46 states, the District of Columbia and 45 nations • Elon offers more than 150 student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, student media, musical ensembles, honor societies, spiritual life organizations, club sports and service groups • Nearly 64 percent of Elon students study abroad • The Education Trust ranks Elon’s graduation rates among the best in the country

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THIS IS ELON

• Elon boasts an excellent faculty of 291 fulltime members • 84 percent of full-time faculty members hold a Ph.D. in their field • Elon faculty salaries rank fourth among the 36 private colleges and universities in North Carolina

Academics

• Elon offers 50 major fields of study leading to the bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts or bachelor of science degrees • Elon has four graduate programs in business administration, education, physical therapy and law • About 78 percent of Elon students complete an internship or co-op work experience prior to graduation • Elon operates on a 4-1-4 academic calendar, with the traditional fall and spring semesters and a four-week winter term in January • 72 percent of Elon students graduate in four years • Most popular majors include business, communications and journalism, education, psychology and biology • 2008 US News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges ranks Elon second among 119 Southern master’s level institutions

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Media guide Dr. Leo Lambert President Elon University

Administration

Leo M. Lambert became Elon’s eighth president in January 1999. Very early in his tenure, his responsibilities included completing the Elon Vision strategic plan, including the construction of Rhodes Stadium and the opening of Belk Library. Today, Lambert’s work focuses on an ambitious new strategic vision which aims to place Elon, with a national reputation for engaged learning, among the nation’s best small, selective, private universities. Substantial progress has been achieved toward realizing this goal. The academic climate of the campus has been strengthened by endowed programs such as the Kenan Honors Fellowships, the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lectures and the Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Leadership. He has led efforts to more than double expenditures for library acquisitions, increase faculty sabbatical opportunities and improve Elon’s position in Division I athletics by joining the Southern Conference. Lambert has been committed to further strengthening Elon’s renowned programs of experiential learning, and the results have included top national rankings for Elon’s study abroad, volunteer service, undergraduate research and leadership programs. Lambert has provided national leadership in efforts such as Campus Compact and Project Pericles, which encourage students to become civically engaged in their communities. During his tenure, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has attained AACSB International accreditation, the School of Communications has achieved accreditation by ACEJMC and the Elon University School of Law, which opened in Greensboro in 2006, achieved American Bar Association provisional approval in 2008. Recent new campus facilities have included the Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, the Academic Village, The Colonnades dining hall and residence halls, The Oaks residence complex and Belk Track and White Field. Lambert has written extensively about post-secondary education and is co-editor of a book about university teaching that was published by the Syracuse University Press in 2005. His alma mater, the State University of New York, awarded him an honorary doctorate of human letters in 2002 in recognition of exceptional achievements in higher education. Lambert’s greatest honor in life, in collaboration with his wife Laurie, has been the privilege of parenting two daughters, Callie, a student at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Mollie, a student at Furman University.

Dr. Gerald Francis Provost Elon University Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Francis is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Elon University. As provost, he is second in command, responsible for the academic program, admissions and student life. Francis received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Appalachian State University, where he was a member of the basketball team. He earned a doctorate in mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech). Francis came to Elon in 1974 as a professor in the department of mathematics. During his tenure, he received the Daniels-Danieley Award as Elon’s most outstanding teacher. In 1983, he joined the administrative ranks as dean of academic affairs, and was later named vice president before assuming his current position in 1994. During his years at Elon, the institution has doubled in size, increased quality among faculty and students and made substantial facilities improvements. Francis is a native of Arlington, Va., and is married to Burlington native Laine Neese Francis. His daughter Kristen and her husband James McCarthy are both Elon alums and have two children, Jay and Gerry, and reside in Elon.

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Administration

Dave Blank Director of Athletics Third Year Dave Blank begins his third year as the Elon University Director of Athletics for the 2008-09 campaign, following another year of notable improvement for the Phoenix in terms of athletic success, academic progress, marketing and fundraising. During his first two years at Elon, he has ignited ambitious expansions in the Department of Athletics – including a restructuring of the Phoenix Club with emphasis on funding scholarships for student-athletes, a restructuring of the academic assistance program for athletics in conjunction with the Office of the Provost and a plan for future facility improvements, including an already completed renovation and expansion of the Latham Park baseball facility. In June 2008, Blank was appointed to serve on the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet – a 31-member cabinet consisting of athletics directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives representing the nation’s multi-sport Division I conferences which will help shape the future of Division I athletics. Under Blank’s direction, 12 of Elon’s 16 teams fashioned higher Southern Conference finishes during the 2007-08 season than they did during the 2006-07 campaign. What makes that fact even more impressive is that 10 Phoenix squads achieved a higher SoCon finish during the 2006-07 season than they did during the previous campaign. In 2007-08, the Phoenix baseball team went on to claim SoCon outright regular season and tournament crowns en route to making the program’s third NCAA regional appearance in seven seasons. Also, Elon fell one mere victory shy of capturing the SoCon’s automatic NCAA postseason bid in football, men’s basketball and men’s tennis. During the 2006-07 season, Elon notched its first winning record in men’s soccer at the Division I level and posted SoCon outright regular season and tournament titles and an NCAA postseason appearance in men’s tennis. The Phoenix men’s soccer (2006), football (2007 and 2008), men’s tennis (2007 and 2008) and baseball (2008) teams have all earned national rankings during Blank’s time at Elon. Blank became the Elon Director of Athletics in 2006 after spending six years as the Director of Athletics at Drake University. At Drake, he directed an 18-sport NCAA Division I athletics program that competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. He was responsible for the creation of a comprehensive academic assistance program. During his tenure, Drake student-athletes consistently posted a combined grade-point average of 3.0 or above. Also, Blank oversaw the addition of the women’s crew, women’s golf and women’s soccer programs at Drake. Facility enhancements were a priority during his tenure at Drake, including upgrades in the softball complex, renovation of the strength and conditioning facilities and new locker rooms for several sports. Under Blank’s guidance, Drake completed a $17 million renovation of Drake Stadium, which hosts football, soccer and track and field events as well as the nationally known Drake Relays. He restructured the Bulldog Club, which provides financial support for Drake athletics, resulting in a 90-percent increase in gifts. He also enhanced the marketing of Drake athletics to generate additional exposure and corporate donations. Blank served as chairman of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Committee and was a member of the NCAA I-AA Governance Committee and Football Issues Committee. He received Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director accolades from the All-American Football Foundation in 2005. Before moving to Drake in 2000, Blank worked at Coastal Carolina University where he served as Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics for three years (1996-99) and Director of Athletics for one year (1999-2000). Blank directed the CINO Club, increasing fiscal contributions to Coastal Carolina athletics by more than 200 percent. He spearheaded efforts to raise more than $4 million to establish an intercollegiate football program at the university, which began play in 2003. Before moving into athletics administration, Blank spent eight seasons (1988-1996) as head men’s basketball coach at Lock Haven University. Blank’s teams won 119 games during his tenure, making him the winningest head men’s basketball coach in Lock Haven history. He was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1996. A native of Frostburg, Md., Blank attended Duke University for two years (1978-1980) before graduating from South Carolina in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration (finance). He earned a master of science degree in business administration from South Carolina in 1986. Blank and his wife, Leslie, are the proud parents of four children – Dexter, Samantha, Dustin and Davis.

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Athletics Staff

Clay Hassard Senior Associate AD Administration/Compliance/Campus Relations Clay Hassard, now in his 24th year on the Elon staff, and eighth as the school’s senior associate director of athletics, monitors Elon’s compliance with NCAA regulations and works closely with many of the institution’s administrative offices. He is directly responsible for overseeing the Phoenix football, golf and tennis teams as well as supervising the Elon athletic training/sports medicine, strength and conditioning and sports information offices. A 1984 Elon graduate, Hassard earned All-SAC and Academic All-America distinction as an offensive lineman. He went on to spend five seasons on the Elon football staff as an assistant coach while earning his MBA degree, which he received in 1988. He became part of the department’s administrative staff as an assistant director of athletics in 1990, and was promoted to associate director of athletics in 1995 and senior associate director of athletics in 2001. Hassard and his wife, Elizabeth, are the parents of two daughters, Allison and Claire.

Kyle Wills Senior Associate AD Business/Operations Kyle Wills was promoted to senior associate director of athletics for business and operations in 2005, marking another milestone during his 28-year career on the staff. Wills’ main responsibility is overseeing the overall athletic department operational budget. He also works closely with the university’s accounting office. He is the direct supervisor for Elon’s baseball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer programs. He also oversees the athletics ticket operations, event management and all athletics facilities. Wills’ association with Elon began in the early ‘70’s, when his father worked as the school’s first head athletic trainer and assistant director of athletics under Red Wilson. He graduated from Elon in 1981, and was immediately hired as supervisor of athletic facilities at the school. He was promoted to athletics business manager in 1987 and was named assistant director of athletics in 1995 and associate director of athletics in 1998 Wills and his wife, Linda, are parents of a daughter, Lindsey, who is a sophomore at Elon.

Faith Shearer Associate AD Senior Woman Administrator Faith Shearer came to Elon after serving Johns Hopkins University three years (1999-2002) as its senior associate director of athletics and recreation and senior woman administrator. She has also worked two years (1995-1997) as the assistant director of athletics and senior woman administrator at North Carolina Central University and two years (1997-1999) as the assistant director of athletics for internal affairs at Morgan State University. Shearer oversees the Phoenix volleyball, softball, cross country, track and field and women’s basketball programs. She also coordinates academic support and admissions for the department. She is currently serving on both the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics and the NCAA Olympic Sport Lisison Committee. The 1994 Smith College graduate holds a B.A. degree in economics. Shearer was a four-year member of the Smith volleyball team, captaining her senior year squad. She went on to earn an M.S. degree in organizational development and human resources at Johns Hopkins in 2001.

Brian Tracy Assistant AD External Affairs/Dir. of the the Phoenix Club Brian Tracy joined Elon in 2005 as the assistant director of the Phoenix Club and was promoted to director of the Phoenix Club in 2007 and assistant director of athletics for external affairs in 2008. Tracy came to Elon from the Southern Conference office, where he served as the External Affairs Assistant for 2004-05. Tracy oversees the Phoenix Club’s annual fundraising efforts while assuming the leadership responsibilities of the department’s external affairs team as a member of the department’s senior staff. With the SoCon, Tracy assisted with all external affairs, including championships and special events. He served as the SoCon’s primary media relations contact for the league’s cross country, golf and track and field teams as well as the YES clinics. The Lima, Ohio, native was a three-year letterman and two-year starter as a center for the University of Dayton football team. Elected his squad’s top lineman, Tracy played for three Pioneer Football League champion teams and earned honorable mention all-conference accolades during his four years in a Flyer uniform. After graduation, he went on to work as Dayton’s tight ends coach. Tracy and his wife, Meredith, reside in Burlington.

Trip Durham Assoc. AD Marketing/Home Event Operations

Matt Eviston Asst. AD Sports Information/Media Relations

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Academic Support

The Elon University Athletic Department is proactive in ensuring the academic success of all student-athletes from their recruiting visit through graduation, including the integral components of academic support for athletics, academic enhancement program, communication with coaches, registration services, travel notices, recruiting visits, laptops and life skills. Academic Enhancement Program (AEP) All freshmen and select upperclassmen participate in the Academic Enhancement Program. All student-athletes in AEP meet with their assigned academic coordinator each week to discuss academic progress and concerns. In addition to weekly meetings, student-athletes in AEP are required to complete monitored study hours. To accommodate class and practice schedules, both daytime and nighttime options are available to complete monitored study hours. Registration Services All student-athletes are assigned an academic advisor through the academic advising office. The academic advisor serves as the primary contact for preregistration and graduation requirements and student-athletes meet with their academic advisor prior to the beginning of registration to determine scheduling needs. Studentathletes also meet with the academic coordinator for their sport to balance their academic schedule with athletic demands, such as in-season versus out-of-season scheduling.

Cayce Crenshaw Director for Academic Support for Athletics

Life Skills In addition to the academic support provided by Elon Athletics, programs are also in place to promote and enhance the student-athlete experience. Programs and speakers address topics such as freshman transition issues, health and wellness, and career/graduate school preparation. The Student-Athlete Advisory Council is an organization for student-athletes, run by student-athletes, to provide an opportunity to serve the athletic, Elon and greater Burlington communities. Academic Success Of the more than 400 student-athletes, athletic training students, cheerleaders and dance team members at Elon last spring, 206 made the Athletics Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll, which recognizes those students with a semester GPA of 3.0 or better. In addition, 99 athletes achieved either the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List or the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List honors last spring.

Ashley Thierer Academic Coordinator for Athletics (softball)

Jayme Price Academic Coordinator for Athletics

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Between practices, training and games, the Elon softball team members always take time in their busy schedules to give back to the community that supports them throughout the season and their careers at Elon. Last year, members of the team volunteered their time to help middle-schoolers develop their softball skills, teach fifth-graders on Education Day with the Phoenix and other activities that focus primarily spending time with local youth.” “Extending our hands into the community gives us the opportunity to not only form relationships with people, but give something back, most of the time for the less fortunate. Hopefully it will encourage people of the community to come out and watch a few games and help develop a consistent fan base. When they come to watch, they will be able to associate a name with a face and a relationship with each player.” - Patti Weber ‘09 Outfielder “Community service as a team is a great way for us to strengthen our relationships as a group along with having the satisfaction that we helped to make someone’s life or day just a little bit better.” - Erin O’Shea, ‘12 Pitcher

“Doing community service provides an opportunity for my team to interact positively with the people we encounter on a daily basis. It is not just about lending a hand when one is needed, but about creating a relationship we hope to build on in the future.” - Brandi Jones ‘09 Outfielder

“I really enjoy community service. It’s a great way to step away from improving Elon Softball and work towards improving the Elon community. Among our community services are the camps we work; They’re a great way to reach out to young softball players and allow them to grow in our knowledge. It’s also fun to volunteer as a team and share those experiences of reaching out and helping others. It’s a great feeling to be able to volunteer in our community!” - Jackie Gonzalez, ‘11 Infielder “I believe community service is a great way for our team to reach out and make a difference. We have an opportunity to build character outside of softball and see what else we can offer the world. It is a time to take away from the stresses of winning and losing and take time to help others. We all are very blessed to play this sport and one way we like to help out is to hold camps and clinics to kids of all ages to help them reach where we are today.” - Caitlin McGowan ‘11 Infielder

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Strength&conditioning Elon softball places an emphasis on the physical development of its players. Under the direction of head strength and conditioning coach Aaron Walker, the squad benefits from innovative instruction and state-of-the-art facilities. Walker, in his fourth year at Elon, heads up the Phoenix’s strength and conditioning program. Previously, he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Carolina. Walker graduated from East Carolina University in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree in communications. He was a three-year starter for the Pirate football squad, starting in 36 consecutive contests, including three bowl appearances. Assisting Walker is Megan McCollum who is in her fifth year with the Phoenix. McCollum came to Elon after serving an internship at Wake Forest University where she helped implement strength and conditioning programs. She obtained her master’s degree in sports physiology from Texas A&M University in August 2004. McCollum earned her bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University in 2002.

Aaron Walker Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

The Phoenix uses various strength and conditioning techniques to prepare for the highest level of competition. During the preseason, the team improves its bodies through a combination of weight training, track workouts, pilates and agilities. In the Phoenix Iron Works Program, four basic principles are maintained: 1. Accountability: Every athlete is responsible for being on time and doing the workout prescribed for that day. In a team setting, athletes will always be held accountable for the actions of their teammates. 2. Discipline: Simply stated, do the little things right at all times until it becomes habit. Once it becomes a habit, it carries over into every aspect of life, not just athletics. 3. Tempo: Everything done is upbeat and time efficient. From the time an athlete walks in the door, it is time to go to work. There is little or no idle time in the weight room. 4. Positive Spirit: Negativity affects productivity. Bad attitudes will not be tolerated. Everyone is here for the same purpose, so have fun.

Megan McCollum Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

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A Q&A with Head Coach Patti Raduenz

Outlook

Elon Phoenix: What are your goals for this season? PR: I’m excited to coach a young, energetic team with the experienced leadership I’ve seen in our senior class. They are extremely competitive and hungry for the challenges ahead. They have proven to themselves in our fall preseason that they are ready to play. They have set high expectations for our team and are prepared to execute what lies ahead of them. EP: What are you looking to get from your returning players? PR: The four seniors are well equipped and fundamentally sound to be a threat in the Southern Conference. There is no substitute for hard work. My four seniors have been through my system, understand my expectations and share my passion for the game. I’m looking to their experience to lead the team in the behaviors necessary to be successful. EP: You have 10 underclassmen on the team this year, what are your expectations for them? PR: They are expected to grow in the sport every day. Individual skill development will play a key factor in the overall team performance. Passion, perseverance and confidence are the attitudes I expect the players to display on a daily basis. EP: The 2009 non-conference slate is challenging. How does a tough non-conference schedule prepare your team, physically and mentally, for league play? PR: If a team expects to win on a regular basis, they have to be challenged, mentally and physically. Our out-of-conference schedule was designed to challenge this team to be on the top of our game every day. To be the best you have to play the best. EP: Last season, your team won more Southern Conference games than any team in Elon history. What do you have to do to improve and build on that? PR: It is not easy to push yourself to be better every day. When I wake up, I ask myself “What can I do to be better today.” That is a life lesson that all of us can take with us. It is a lesson that as a team we ask ourselves “What can we do to be better this year, what can we do to be better than yesterday.” EP: With no juniors, how much will you rely on the sophomore class to become more vocal leaders? PR: The majority of our sophomore class has a full year of playing experience. They have been through the tough games, seen the level of competition and now are working to improve their own personal level. The sophomores are our future leaders and they are learning every day what responsibilities encompass that. EP: What will your newcomers provide for this team? PR: Athleticism, heart, hustle and passion. The newcomers are very coachable and have a willingness to learn every day. They all have a pure love for the game that is contagious. They know how to win. EP: You are playing 25 games at home this season. How important is a home field advantage to you and your team? PR: Playing in front of our fans and the community provides a huge boost to the mentality of our student-athletes. Any opportunity we have to share and offer pride for the Elon community is an immense impact in motivating the players. EP: You have three left-handed hitters on the team this season. How does that help the team in terms of offensive production and matchups? Scoring runs in bunches is all about finding ways to challenge the opposing defense. Having a diverse group of hitters will help us to push that philosophy. Whether lefty or righty, you have to put the ball in play. Our lefties this year provide two players with speed and one player with plenty of power. We are fortunate to have the same talent from the right side as well. EP: What has the addition of Assistant Coach Natalie Layden brought to your team? PR: To build a great team, I need great leadership. Adding Coach Layden has been a huge boost in the growth of this program. Her development as a coach and a teacher in this sport makes her one of the best in this conference. The players have responded well and I have seen growth in their level of conditioning and mental toughness. EP: Where does your motivation to coach come from? PR: I have always loved being challenged. If someone tells me “you can’t do that” or “you’ll never be that,” I love to show them otherwise. That drive to overcome the doubters and the nonbelievers comes from two people: My mom and a good friend of mine by the name of Jerry Bell. They both have taught me so many valuable lessons on how to live life right!

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Coaches

Patti Raduenz Head Coach Ninth Season Michigan State, ‘97

A former All-Star shortstop and third baseman in the Women’s Professional Softball League, Patti Raduenz now enters her ninth season as the head coach of the Phoenix.

Under her guidance, the 2008 Phoenix squad posted a 26-27 record that included a 12-9 in league play, the most league wins since joining the Southern Conference, The 12-9 mark earned Elon a spot in the SoCon Tournament where they posted a 5-3 win over Western Carolina before dropping the final game to College of Charleston. Raduenz coached shortstop Tracy Dahlen to first-team all conference accolades, while designated player Melanie Helterbran and second baseman Jackie Gonzalez earned second-team honors. Dahlen was also named to the NCCSIA All-State team. In 2007, Raduenz’s squad fashioned a 28-32 overall record and a 9-11 mark in Southern Conference play. Elon earned the No. 6 seed in the SoCon Tournament and a first-round win over Appalachian State before dropping games to eventual tournament champion Furman and Georgia Southern. Raduenz saw both of Elon’s middle infielders – Dahlen and second baseman Paige Goss – earn first team all-conference accolades. Goss also garnered all-state honors and ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District III and Third Team Academic All-America recognition. In 2006, Raduenz’s team posted a 24-29 record with an 11-13 SoCon ledger. Elon earned league tournament wins over Georgia Southern and Furman before falling to Appalachian State. Raduenz guided Goss to all-conference honors and catcher Jaimie Rao to all-state accolades. Raduenz’s 2005 squad posted a 31-32 record, including a 9-12 mark in SoCon action. The Phoenix took conference tournament wins over East Tennessee State and Georgia Southern before being eliminated by Furman. Elon also landed three players on the all-conference teams while outfielder Dani Concepcion was also named to the league’s all-tournament team. Her 2004 squad collected the program’s most wins since Elon moved to the NCAA Division I level, finishing the season 33-23-1 overall and 11-10 in SoCon play. The Phoenix captured its first SoCon tournament win with victories over UNC Greensboro and Georgia Southern. Elon placed a league-high five players on the all-conference teams in its first year of competition in the SoCon. The 2004 team also finished third nationally with a .976 fielding percentage after notching 1160 putouts, 521 assists and only 41 errors in 57 games. Raduenz spent the summer of 2004 playing for the USA Baseball Women’s National team. Her squad represented the United States in the 2004 International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Women’s World Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the World Series held in Japan, capturing the a gold medal at the World Cup. Raduenz notched a .273 batting average for the season. She tallied six runs, three doubles, two triples and eight RBI while posting a .485 slugging percentage. She amassed 90 putouts at first base and four assists. Raduenz was one of only two players to play every inning at the same position and in the same spot in the lineup. She played all 11 games at first base while batting cleanup. The 2003 Elon team finished 20-25-1, including a 4-4 record in the Big South Conference to place fourth in the league. In 2002, the Phoenix finished 16-39, including a 6-4 ledger in Big South play to garner a second Elon Year-by-Year Coaching Records place finish in the regular season. The improvement in the Elon program yielded Big South Coach of the Year honors for Raduenz. YEAR W-L-T .PCT COACH 1990 16-14-0 .533 Sue Leonard In her inaugural campaign at Elon, Raduenz guided the 2001 Phoenix to a 16-41 re- 1991 15-13-0 .536 Sue Leonard cord, a six-game improvement in the win column over the 2000 squad. Elon also won 1992 37-10-0 .787 Sue Leonard its first-ever Big South tournament game that year. 1993 28-7-1 .792 Sue Leonard 1994 30-17-0 .638 Sue Leonard Prior to her arrival at Elon, Raduenz was an assistant coach at the University of North 1995 33-24-0 .579 Sue Leonard Carolina. She served as the hitting and infield instructor for the Tar Heels during the 1996 31-10-0 .705 Sue Leonard 2000 season. Under her tutelage, North Carolina put up the fifth-best batting average 1997 35-17-0 .673 Sue Leonard in the nation that year. Raduenz also served as an assistant at California State Univer- 1998 37-10-1 .781 Sue Leonard sity of Sacramento and Iowa State University in Ames. 1999 16-30-0. .348 Julie Pharr 2000 10-44-0 .185 Julie Pharr In her four seasons as a player at Michigan State University, Raduenz put together 2001 16-41-0 .281 Patti Raduenz a .372 career batting average. During both her junior and senior seasons, her batting 2002 16-39-0 .291 Patti Raduenz average topped the .400 mark. For her senior year, she was awarded the Big Ten Medal 2003 20-25-1 .446 Patti Raduenz of Honor. Raduenz also earned All-American honors and was a two-time Academic All- 2004 33-23-1 .588 Patti Raduenz American. 2005 31-32-0 .492 Patti Raduenz 2006 24-29-0 .453 Patti Raduenz After leaving Michigan State, Raduenz played for the Georgia Pride and the Durham 2007 28-32-0 .467 Patti Raduenz Dragons in the WPSL. She was the first player traded in league history. In 1997, Ra- 2008 26-27-0 .491 Patti Raduenz duenz finished second in batting average and doubles in the WPSL. TOTAL 482-447-4 .517

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Keli Jo Storz Assistant Coach Fourth Season West Alabama, ‘01

Keli Jo Storz begins her fourth season as the assistant softball coach at Elon, guiding the pitching staff. In 2008, Storz helped Pam DelPizzo to her first SoCon Pitcher of the Week nod following a week where she recorded a 0.46 ERA by allowing just one earned run in 15.1 innings of work and striking out 10 batters.

During the 2007 campaign, two of her pitchers earned Southern Conference honors throughout the course of the season. Carol Lilley was named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month in March when she posted an 8-4 record and a 1.76 ERA for the month with 34 strikeouts. Melanie Helterbran earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors on March 26 after posting a 0.91 ERA and tossing 23.0 innings to go 3-0 for the week. Storz came to the Phoenix staff from the University of West Alabama where she served for three years as the assistant softball coach and head cross country coach. Storz was responsible for the West Alabama pitching staff, coordinating workouts, practices and bullpen training. She coordinated and instructed the Tigers’ camps and clinics as well as private and group pitching and defensive lessons. Storz was also responsible for the scheduling and transportation to competition sites as well as managing the budget for the cross country program. She served as an instructor in the Physical Education and Athlete Training Program at West Alabama. Before her stint at West Alabama, Storz was the head softball coach at Sumter Academy High School in Livingston, Ala. She also served as the head softball and basketball coach at Wheatland Center Grade School in Wheatland, Wisc. Storz spent four years as a member of the West Alabama softball team where she pitched and played first base and outfield for the Tigers. Storz was a Second Team All-Gulf South Conference selection her senior year and was chosen as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Academic All-American twice. Storz holds the West Alabama record for career games played with 204 and career at bats with 661. She ranks second in Tiger history in runs scored (120) and third in career doubles (35). Storz graduated from West Alabama with a degree in education in 2001 and received her master of arts degree in teaching from West Alabama in 2004. Storz and her husband, Mark, reside in Gibsonville, N.C.

Natalie Layden Assistant Coach First Season Elon, ‘05

A three-year letterwinner for Elon and catcher from 2000-2004, Natalie Layden enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Phoenix. Layden will serve Elon as the hitting coordinator while also working with the team’s outfielders. In addition to her on-field duties, she will also play the role of liaison between the team and its academic coordinator and strength and conditioning staff.

Layden joins the Phoenix staff after spending the last two seasons at Muskingum College, where she helped the Muskies to a final NFCA Division III ranking of fifth in the country last year after fashioning a sizzling 41-12 record. Layden also guided the Muskies to two regular season championships, one conference tournament championship, two regional appearances and a World Series appearance. She served the Muskies as their first base coach while focusing primarily on the team’s hitting. Layden also worked as the head coach for Muskingum’s junior varsity team. As the JV squad’s coach, Layden was responsible for scheduling, coordinating transportation and coaching third base. Prior to coming to Muskingum, Layden served as the equipment manager and assistant to the coaching staff for the National Pro Fastpitch League’s Akron Racers, who advanced to the World Series. Among her responsibilities with the Racers, she managed field maintenance, charted pitches and organized equipment for all team-related activities. Layden began her coaching career by spending a season at Queens University of Charlotte, where she was responsible for the development of the squad’s pitchers and catchers. Under her leadership, the team finished as the league’s regular season and tournament champions. Along with her pitching duties, Layden also assisted with the development of infielders and hitting. After suffering an injury entering her senior season, Layden represented Elon as a student assistant for the 2005 campaign. In this capacity, she assisted in the development of the team’s catchers, charted offensive production and served as the tournament director of the annual Elon Invitational. Layden received a master of arts degree in education from Muskingum in 2008. Prior to that, she earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Elon in 2005.

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2009 Elon Softball

No. 2 4 6 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 22 24

Name Hannah Shelton Patti Weber Jacqueline Gonzalez Erin O’Shea Caitlin McGowan Jaimie Rao Kaitlyn Piazzolla Brandi Jones Ashlee Crewe Lauren Taylor Pam DelPizzo Melanie Helterbran Danielle Lafferty Ashley Myers

By Class: Seniors (4): Weber, Rao, Jones, Helterbran Sophomores (6): Shelton, Gonzalez, McGowan, Crewe, Taylor DelPizzo Freshmen (4): O’Shea, Piazzolla, Lafferty, Myers

Yr. So. Sr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr.

Pos. Ht. OF 5-5 IF 5-9 2B 5-8 P 5-3 2B/SS 5-4 C 5-7 C/3B 5-6 OF 5-7 3B/1B 5-8 P/UT 5-9 P/UT 5-7 P/UT 5-11 SS/2B 5-5 3B/C 5-4

Bats L R L R R R R R R L R R R R

Throws R R R L R R R R R L R R R R

By Home State: North Carolina (4): Jones, Crewe, Taylor, Myers New Jersey (3): Weber, Piazzolla, Helterbran Georgia (3): Gonzalez, O’Shea, Rao Virginia (2): Shelton, McGowan Pennsylvania (1): DelPizzo Delaware (1): Lafferty

Hometown/Previous School Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley Middlesex, N.J./Immaculata Suwanne, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain Midlothian, Va./James River Sugar Hill, Ga./North Gwinnett South Bond Brook, N.J./Immaculata Wilmington, N.C./E.A. Laney Angier, N.C./Harnett Central Lillington, N.C./NC State Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South Sewell, N.J./Washington Township Bear, Del./Caravel Academy Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland High

By Position: Infield (7): Weber, Gonzalez, McGowan, Piazzolla, Crewe, Lafferty, Myers Outfield (2): Shelton, Jones Pitcher (4): O’Shea, Taylor, DelPizzo, Helterbran Catcher (3): Rao, Piazzolla, Myers Utility (2): Taylor, DelPizzo,

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Melanie Helterbran

Pitcher/Utility 5-11 â&#x20AC;˘ R/R Senior Sewell, N.J.

As a Junior (2008)

Started 48 games as a sophomore ... Named to the 2008 all-conference second team as a designated player ... Finished the year with a .359 batting average ... Recorded a team-leading seven home runs ... Drove in a team-best 30 runs, while crossing the plate 30 times ... Had 31 hits including seven doubles ... Reached base on walks 24 times ... Had two homeruns against Western Carolina ... Scored a seasonhigh four runs against Savannah State ... Responsible for six RBI and had a .750 batting average in that game as well ... Hit over .400 in six games ... As a pitcher, she finished the season with a 3.88 ERA in 30 appearances for a record of 9-9 ... Pitched nine complete games ... Opponents hits .281 against her ... Led the team in strikeouts with 82 ... Struck out nine against UNC Greensboro ... Allowed just one hit in five innings of work against Savannah State ... Allowed no runs on five hits in 5.2 innings against Western Carolina.

As a Sophomore (2007)

Posted a 12-10 record in the circle ... Started 18 contests, hurling 10 complete games and appearing in 30 competitions on the mound ... Tossed one shutout and one combined shutout ... Hurled 142.2 innings and struck out 84 batters ... Held opponents to a .280 batting average ... Led the pitching staff with a 3.09 ERA ... Picked up big wins over Syracuse, College of Charleston, Chattanooga and Georgia Southern ... Saw time in Elonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive lineup for the first time ... Posted a .253 batting average with a team-best nine home runs ... Recorded 33 RBI ... Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week on March 26 after posting a 0.91 ERA and tossing 23.0 innings to go 3-0 for the week.

As a Freshman (2006)

Injury prevented her from reaching full potential ... Appeared in 10 games and started three ... Threw 29.2 innings and one complete game ... Posted a 3-4 record and a 5.43 ERA ... Registered 21 strikeouts and held opponents to a .289 batting average.

Personal

Full name is Melanie Christine Helterbran ... Born Dec. 9, 1986 ... Major is human services ... Nicknames are L-5, Mel, and Melly ... Melanie is the daughter of Susan and David Helterbran.

Year 2008 2007 2006 TOTAL

W-L 9-9 12-10 3-4 24-23

SV 0 1 0 1

APP 30 30 10 70

Year 2007 2008 TOTAL

G GS AVG 52 52 .253 50 48 .272 102 100 .262

GS 13 18 3 34

AB 146 125 271

CG 9 10 1 20

R 16 18 34

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H 37 34 71

2B 2 7 9

Career Stats Pitching IP H R 128.0 144 86 142.2 155 80 29.2 35 25 300.1 334 191 3B 0 0 0

Hitting HR RBI 9 33 7 31 16 64

ER 71 63 23 157

BB 18 24 42

BB 47 62 11 120 SB-AT 0-0 0-0 0-0

K 82 84 21 187

ERA 3.88 3.09 5.43 3.66

SAC 0 0 0

SF 1 0 1

OPAB 458 553 121 1132 K 32 26 58

OPAVG .281 .280 .289 .282 PO 4 2 6

AST 37 29 66

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Brandi Jones

Outfield 5-7 â&#x20AC;˘ R/R Senior Wilmington, N.C.

As a Junior (2008)

Started all 50 games for the Phoenix ... Belted a career-high seven home runs in a season ... Drove in 25 runs while scoring 35 ... Recorded a season-best four hits in the opener against Savannah State ... Also scored five times against Savannah State ... Had four putouts in the win against Michigan State ... Had homeruns in back-toback games twice ... Stole five bases in six tries ... Committed just three errors all season for a fielding percentage of .951 ... Ended the season on a 19-game streak without committing an error.

As a Sophomore (2007)

Started 59 games in the outfield ... Moved to centerfield after season-ending injury to teammate Rebecca Rijavec ... Tallied 86 putouts and four assists in the field ... Registered a .221 batting average and scored 30 runs ... Ranked second on the team with 10 doubles ... Recorded six home runs and 28 RBI.

As a Freshman (2006)

Played in 44 games, starting 41 ... Posted a .236 batting average with 29 hits on 123 at bats ... Tallied six doubles, a triple and five home runs ... Registered 18 RBI and 23 runs scored ... Notched a .423 slugging percentage ... Recorded 43 putouts and three assists in left field.

Personal

Full name is Brandi Nicole Jones ... Born Jan. 16, 1987 ... Major is human services ... Nickname is Bran-T ... Brandi is the daughter of Dennis and Joan Jones.

Year 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

G 44 59 50 153

GS 41 59 50 150

AVG .236 .221 .254 .236

AB 123 163 138 424

R 23 30 25 78

H 29 36 35 100

2B 6 10 7 23

Career Stats 3B HR RBI 1 5 18 0 6 28 2 7 25 3 18 71

BB 6 23 15 44

SB-AT 1-1 5-8 5-6 11-15

SAC 0 1 5 6

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K 42 51 31 124

PO 43 86 52 181

AST 3 4 6 13

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Jaimie Rao Catcher 5-7 â&#x20AC;˘ R/R Senior Sugar Hill, Ga.

As a Junior (2008)

Started 37 games as a junior ... Recorded nine putouts against conference foe UNC Greensboro ... Responsible for 20 runs ... Saw time at catcher, outfield and as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designated player ... Had a three-game hitting streak two times during the season ... Drove in four runs against Appalachian State ... Against Ohio, she has two stolen bases ... Posted a .268 batting average, including four doubles, one triple and four homeruns.

As a Sophomore (2007)

Spent most of the season behind the plate for the Phoenix ... Started all 60 games ... Posted a .274 batting average with 48 hits, including eight doubles and six home runs ... Recorded 29 runs scored and 23 RBI ... Registered 152 putouts and 17 assists with just two errors for a .988 fielding percentage.

As a Freshman (2006)

Helped to guide the team from behind the plate and as the designated player ... Started 52 games ... Posted a .271 batting average with 42 hits on 155 at bats ... Tallied six doubles, five home runs and 23 RBI ... Recorded a .406 slugging percentage ... Tallied 111 putouts and 21 assists ... Named All-State by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.

Personal

Full name is Jaimie Lee Rao ... Born Aug. 14, 1987 ... Majoring in corporate communications ... Jaimie is the daughter of Barbara and Joeseph Rao.

Year 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

G 52 60 44 156

GS 52 60 37 149

AVG .271 .274 .268 .272

AB 155 175 97 427

R 16 29 18 63

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H 42 48 26 116

2B 6 8 4 18

Career Stats 3B HR RBI 0 5 23 1 6 23 1 4 20 2 15 66

BB 9 17 11 37

SB-AT 2-3 6-7 3-5 11-15

SAC 0 3 2 5

SF 1 2 2 5

K 33 49 37 119

PO 111 152 94 357

AST 21 17 9 47

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Patti Weber

Infield 5-9 • R/R Senior Middlesex, N.J.

As a Junior (2008)

Started each of Elon’s 51 games ... Recorded a .233 batting average in 129 at bats ... Logged nine doubles and scored 24 runs while driving in 13 ... Had 127 putouts and 60 assists ... Rapped two hits in six games ... Tallied at least two RBI in three games ... Earned the team’s Golden Glove Award.

As a Sophomore (2007)

After season-ending injuries occured to two outfielders, she stepped in to assume the starting role in left field ... Posted a .270 batting average with 44 hits, including nine doubles and three home runs ... Tallied 30 runs and 18 RBI ... Recorded 49 putouts and 17 assists in the field ... Was 6-for-6 on stolen bases.

As a Freshman (2006)

Appeared in 49 contests, starting 48 ... Logged a .213 batting average with 31 hits on 134 at bats ... Scored 17 runs ... Notched 46 putouts and 101 assists at third base.

Personal

Full name is Patricia Weber ... Born Nov. 26, 1986 ... Majoring in leisure/sport managment ... Nicknames are P. Dubb and P. Webb ... Patti is the daughter of Beverly and Rick Weber.

Year 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

G 49 59 51 159

GS 48 59 51 158

AVG .231 .270 .233 .246

AB 134 163 129 426

R 17 30 24 71

H 31 44 30 105

2B 4 9 9 22

Career Stats 3B HR RBI 0 1 13 0 3 18 0 0 13 1 4 44

BB 12 21 14 47

SB-AT 3-3 6-6 6-8 15-17

SAC 4 2 17 23

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SF 0 0 2 2

K 36 45 29 29

PO 46 49 127 127

AST 101 17 60 60

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Ashlee Crewe

Third Base/First Base 5-8 â&#x20AC;˘ R/R Sophomore Angier, N.C.

As a Sophomore (2008) Redshirted. As a Freshman (2007) Made appearances in 46 contests, starting 40 games ... Posted a .200 batting average with 24 hits, including four doubles, one triple and two home runs ... Tallied eight RBI and 12 runs scored ... Registered 27 putouts and 43 assists in the field. Personal Full name is Ashlee Elizabeth Crewe ... Born Feb. 17, 1988 ... Majoring in leisure and sport management ... Nickname is Crewe ... Ashlee is the daughter of Kris and Allison Klingel.

Year 2007 Total

G 45 45

GS AVG AB 40 .200 120 40 .200 120

R 12 12

H 24 24

Career Stats 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT 4 1 2 8 4 1-1 4 1 2 8 4 1-1

SAC SF K 0 1 28 0 1 28

PO AST 27 43 27 43

Pam DelPizzo

Pitcher/Utility 5-7 â&#x20AC;˘ R/R Sophomore Warrington, Pa.

As a Freshman (2008) Started 34 games in her 36 appearances as a position player ... Drove in 21 runs and scored 10 ... Recorded her only home run of the season against Western Carolina ... Scored three times and had three RBI in a career day against Savannah State ... Recorded three multi-RBI games against conference opponents ... As a pticher, she earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors after her performances against Savannah State ... Threw eight complete games including two shutouts ... Finished the season with a 7-9 record and allowed 57 runs in 23 appearances. Personal Full name is Pamela Dawn DelPizzo ... Born Dec. 2, 1988 ... ... Majoring in leisure and sport managment ... Nickname is Pam ... Pam is the daughter of Bill and Carol DelPizzo.

Year 2008 TOTAL Year 2007 TOTAL

Career Stats Pitching W-L SV APP GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K ERA OPAB OPAVG 7-9 1 23 20 8 2 105.2 104 57 38 56 56 2.52 497 .246 7-9 1 23 20 8 2 105.2 104 57 38 56 56 2.52 497 .246 Hitting G GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT SAC SF K PO AST 36 34 .240 96 10 23 4 1 1 21 7 0-1 4 5 22 173 38 36 34 .240 96 10 23 4 1 1 21 7 0-1 4 5 22 173 38

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Jacqueline Gonzalez

Second Base 5-8 • L/R Sophomore Suwanne, Ga.

As a Freshman (2008) A second-team all-conference selection ... Finished second on the team in batting average with a .337 clip ... Responsible for 25 runs in 2008, including 21 runs scored and four RBI ... Her .417 on base percentage was good for second on the team ... Had four stolen bases on the year ... In 185 chances, she recorded 86 put outs and 98 assists ... She committed just seven errors for a fielding percentage of .962 ... Earned the team’s Coach’s Award. Personal Full name is Jacqueline Marie Gonzalez ... Born April 24, 1989 ... Major is undeclared ... Nickname is Jackie ... Jacqueline is the daughter of Julio and Raquel Gonzalez.

Year 2008 TOTAL

G 42 42

GS AVG AB 35 .337 101 35 .337 101

R 21 21

H 34 34

Career Stats 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT 0 0 0 4 11 4-5 0 0 0 4 11 4-5

SAC SF K 4 0 12 4 0 12

PO AST 86 98 86 98

Caitlin McGowan

Second Base/Shortstop 5-4 • R/R Sophomore Midlothian, Va.

As a Freshman (2008) Appeared in 31 games as a Phoenix, including 26 starts ... Hit .231 for the season ... Drove in 12 runs and crossed the plate nine times ... Recorded a season-high four hits against Savannah State ... Had a season-high five putouts in games against Iowa and Michigan State ... Had five assists in games against Michigan State and Western Carolina. Personal Full name is Caitlin Marie McGowan ... Born Nov. 2, 1988 ... Majoring in leisure and sport management ... Caitlin is the daughter of Ray and Karen McGowan.

Year 2008 TOTAL

G 31 31

GS AVG AB 26 .231 78 26 .231 78

R 9 9

H 18 18

Career Stats 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT 1 0 0 12 3 0-0 1 0 0 12 3 0-0

SAC SF K 3 0 14 3 0 14

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PO AST 39 56 39 56

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Hannah Shelton

Outfield 5-5 • S/R Sophomore Roanoke, Va.

As a Freshman (2008) Made five starts in 36 appearances ... Scored 13 runs and recorded two RBI in 13 plate appearances ... Was five-for-nine in stolen bases ... Defensively, she notched four putouts and two assists ... Made her first career start against Savannah State where she scored her first run and recorded her first hit as a Phoenix. Personal Full name is Hannah Lynn Shelton ... Born June 23, 1989 ... Nickname is Banana ... Major is strategic communications ... Hannah is the daughter of Mike and Sandy Shelton.

Year 2008 TOTAL

G 36 36

GS AVG AB 5 .231 13 5 .231 13

R 13 13

H 3 3

Career Stats 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT 1 0 0 2 3 5-9 1 0 0 2 3 5-9

SAC SF K 0 0 3 0 0 3

PO AST 4 2 4 2

Lauren Taylor

Pitcher/Utility 5-9 • L/L Sophomore Lillington, N.C.

Prep Career (Harnett Central High) Lettered in softball for four years as a pitcher at Harnett Central High School for head coach Craig Rogers, serving as team captain twice ... Helped lead her team to a runner-up performance in the state championship in 2006 ... Won conference regular season and tournament championships in 2004, ‘06 and ‘07 ... Collected District IV titles in 2004 and 07 ... Tabbed all-conference all four years ... Selected as conference player of the year twice in 2006 and 07 ... Named both Eastern 3-A player of the year and pitcher of the year in 2006 ... 2006 District IV pitcher of the year ... Played in the East-West All-Star Classic in 2007 ... Also lettered in basketball for head coach Bennie Pollock, serving twice as a team captain ... Was allconference in basketball four times ... Named conference player of the year in hoops in 2005 and 07 ... Academic all-conference all four years ... Collected the WRAL Extra Effort Award ... Finished in the top-10 of her graduating class ... Was a junior marshall. Personal Full name is Lauren Elizabeth Taylor ... Born Nov. 15, 1988 ... Nickname is LT ... Majoring in business administration ... Lauren is the daughter of Stamey and Julie Taylor.

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Danielle Lafferty

Shortstop/Second Base 5-5 • R/R Freshman Bear, Del.

Prep Career (Caravel Academy) Helped Caravel Academy claim a pair of state championships as well as a pair of state runner-up finishes ... Served as the team captain for three years ... Earned first team all-state accolades following her junior and senior seasons ... Started at shortstop at the high school level since she was in eighth grade ... Earned the Golden Glove Award as an eighth grader and the Coaches’ Award as a freshman ... Lafferty was an honorable mention all-state pick as a freshman ... Did not play her sophomore year due to a season-ending ankle injury ... Played for the Pennsbury Gems Gold travel team and served as the team captain ... Was a four-year member of Caravel’s basketball team ... Member of the field hockey team as an eighth grader ... Member of the Sportsmanship Committee throughout her prep career. Personal Full name is Danielle Ann Lafferty ... Born February 22, 1989 ... Nickname is DL ... Major is leisure and sport management ... Danielle has one sister, Nicole and is the daughter of Jerry and Nancy Lafferty.

Ashley Myers

Third Base/Catcher 5-4 • R/R Freshman Winston-Salem, N.C.

Prep Career (Parkland High) Three-time North Carolina State Defensive Player of the Year ... Earned all-conference honors as a freshman, junior and senior seasons ... Helped Parkland to a runner-up finish at the Knightdale Invitational ... Also played for the Triangle Lightening, helping the team to a 2007 ASA Tournament title and a 5-0 mark in the Florence Showcase ... Earned MVP honors at the Florence Showcase ... Her 14U team, the North Carolina Rockers won the ASA state title. Personal Full name is Ashley Nicole Myers ... Born May 28, 1990 ... Nickname is Myers ... Major is undeclared ... Ashley is the daughter of Jimmy Myers, Diana Cassell and stepfather Sammie Cassell.

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Erin O’Shea Pitcher 5-3 • R/L Freshman Kennesaw, Ga.

Prep Career (Kennesaw Mountain) Led Kennesaw Mountain to a 5AAAA Region championship in 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2006 ... Named the Georgia State 5AAAA Pitcher of the Year ... Garnered first team all-region honors twice ... Was a member of the all-county second team ...Named to the North Cobb Invitational all-tournament team ... Served as the team captain and received the team’s Clutch Player of the Year and Coach’s Awards ... Fashioned a 13-3 record in 2007 with an ERA of 1.30 and one save ... With her travel team, she posted a 22-6 record for an ERA of 1.24 and four saves ... Earned 2006 Queen of Diamonds College Showcase Best Pitcher accolades ... Guided her travel team to an undefeated run through the 2007 Hall of Fame Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla. for a national tournament berth ... In the classroom, she forged a 4.06 cumulative GPA while winning her school’s Character Award for algebra, French, interior design and language arts. Personal Full name is Erin Marie O’Shea ... Born March 2, 1990 ... Nickname is FunSize ... Major is undeclared... Erin is the daughter of Sean and Jennifer O’Shea ... Her brother Corey is an offensive lineman for the Phoenix football team.

Kaitlyn Piazzolla

Catcher/Third Base 5-6 • R/R Freshman South Bound Brook, N.J.

Prep Career (Immaculata) Helped Immaculata to the 2007 Somerset County championship ... During her junior campaign, she hit .368 with 15 RBI ... As a pitcher, she posted a 11-8 record with six shutouts and 192 strikeouts over 131 innings for an ERA of 0.66 as a junior ... She batted .351and built a .452 on-base percentage for the Jersey Intensity (18U Gold) team ... She eaned co-MVP honors and Somerset County MVP honors ... Named to the First Team All-Area by both the Star-Ledger and Courier-News in 2007 ... Piazzolla also helped her travel teams to the ASA 14U New Jersey state title and a first-place finish in the 16U ASA regional qualifier. Personal Full name is Kaitlyn Piazzolla ... Born August 8, 1990 ... Nickname is KP ... Major is elementary education ... Kaitlyn is the daughter of Mario and Donna Piazzolla.

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The 2008 Phoenix finished the season with a record of 26-27, including a 12-9 mark in league action, the most Southern Conference wins in school history. The fourth-seeded Phoenix fell to UNC Greensboro 1-0 in the opening round of the Southern Conference tournament before bouncing back with a 5-3 win over Western Carolina. Elon ended its tournament run with a 8-0 loss to the College of Charleston, which went on the face Chattanooga in the championship game. The team saw two Elon career records fall during the season as Tracey Dahlen became the all-time leader in assists with 544 and Debbie Zeigler is now first in runs batted in with 122. The two left their mark in the Elon record books, ranking among the top-10 in many offensive categories. Dahlen ranks seventh in hits, sixth in RBI, third in at bats, fifth in runs and sixth in stolen bases. She is also tied for eighth in doubles and sixth in home runs. Zeigler finished her career ranked fourth in hits and doubles, third in fielding percentage and fifth in at bats. She is tied for ninth in homeruns. For her efforts, Dahlen was named the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MVP and earned first-team all-conference and all-state honors. Joining her on the all-conference team were Melanie Helterbran and Jackie Gonzalez who were named to the second team. The Phoenix opened the 2008 season with an impressive sweep of Savannah State. The team did not allow the Tigers to score a run for a combined score of 45-0 over the three-game series. Elon posted non-conference wins over Binghamton, Seton Hall, Georgetown and Ohio in home tournaments. The team then traveled to the Stetson Invitational where it completed a two-game sweep of Big-10 member Michigan State before entered conference play. The Phoenix opened SoCon play with a three-game sweep of Western Carolina. The team fashioned a 6-1 win in the first game. The teams battled hard for the next two games, including a 13-6 slugfest in which Elon prevailed. Following the sweep, Elon went to Chapel Hill to face the 19th-ranked Tar Heels for the second game of a two-game series. The team held UNC scoreless for six-and-a-half innings, before the Tar Heels erupted with an eight-run seventh inning to get the win. During the second meeting, Elon held North Carolina to just one run, but could not add any offense and fell 1-0. Elon dropped the series with Furman, Georgia Southern and Chattanooga two games to one before splitting a two-game series with North Carolina A&T that included a 10-0 shutout of the Lady Aggies. The victory over N.C. A&T sparked a four-game win streak for the Phoenix. Elon garnered its second conference sweep of the season with a three-game sweep of Appalachian State. The team stepped out of conference play with a twin bill against Radford, falling in both games. Elon then faced nearby UNC Greensboro, dropping the first game but avoiding the sweep with a 4-2 win to snap a four-game skid. Elon split with Charlotte before the College of Charleston visited Elon for the final series of the regular season. CofC took game one 4-3, but Elon answered by winning the final two contests by scores of 2-1 and 8-4.

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2008 Stats

Player Dahlen Gonzalez Hartman Helterbran Rao Zeigler Jones Waters DelPizzo Weber McGowan Shelton Rijavec Shanahan Lilley Schroeder TOTALS Opponents

Avg. .352 .337 .282 .272 .268 .265 .254 .250 .240 .233 .231 .231 .218 .185 .000 .000 .296 .289

GP-GS 51-51 42-35 52-52 43-42 44-37 48-45 50-50 6-1 36-34 51-51 31-26 36-5 47-42 24-20 3-3 3-3 53-53 53-53

AB 162 101 142 125 97 132 138 4 96 129 78 13 119 27 0 0 1363 1413

R H 2B 33 57 8 21 34 0 34 40 7 18 34 7 18 26 4 27 35 7 25 35 7 1 1 0 10 23 4 24 30 9 9 18 1 133 3 1 18 26 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 367 62 228 408 57

3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6

2008 Statistics

HR 3 0 5 7 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 18

RBI 22 4 31 31 20 19 25 0 21 13 12 2 15 8 0 0 223 202

TB 76 34 64 62 44 42 67 1 32 39 19 4 36 0 0 0 525 531

SLG .469 .337 .451 .496 .454 .318 .486 .250 .333 .302 .244 .308 .303 .185 .000 .000 .385 .376

BB 20 11 21 24 11 15 15 1 7 14 8 3 16 1 0 0 167 178

HBP 1 3 8 1 2 6 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 34 23

SO 27 12 31 26 37 12 31 1 22 29 14 3 33 11 0 0 289 186

GDP 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6

OB .424 .417 .399 .393 .348 .366 .331 .400 .284 .318 .326 .375 .321 .290 .000 .000 .360 .375

SF 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8

SH 5 4 4 0 2 4 5 0 4 17 3 0 3 1 0 0 52 40

SB-AT 21-25 4-5 5-5 0-0 3-5 2-2 5-6 2-2 0-1 6-8 0-0 5-9 6-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 59-75 62-76

PO A E 87 138 11 86 98 7 59 6 3 2 29 1 94 9 0 124 38 5 52 6 3 0 0 0 173 38 3 127 60 15 39 56 12 4 2 2 44 3 3 152 5 2 4 15 1 2 10 1 1049 513 69 1042 390 85

PCT. .953 .963 .956 .969 1.000 .970 .951 .000 .986 .926 .888 .750 .940 .987 .950 .923 .958 .966

LOB - Team (336), Opp (389). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (10). IBB - Team (3), Rao 1, DelPizzo 1, Helterbran 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Dahlen 1. Player DelPizzo Helterbran Lilley Schroeder TOTALS Opponents

ERA 2.25 3.88 3.98 4.40 3.54 3.65

W-L APP 7-9 23 9-9 30 7-7 22 3-2 14 26-27 53 27-26 53

GS 20 13 14 6 53 53

CG 8 9 3 1 21 25

SHO/CBO 2/0 2/0 0/1 0/1 5/1 7/0

SV 1 0 0 0 1 2

IP 105.2 128.0 81.0 35.0 349.2 347.1

H 104 144 105 55 408 367

R ER 57 28 86 71 57 46 28 22 228 177 254 181

BB 56 47 54 21 178 167

SO 56 82 40 8 186 289

2B 14 27 9 7 57 62

3B 0 4 1 1 6 6

HR 5 5 7 1 18 28

AB B/AVG 423 .246 512 .281 327 .321 151 .364 1413 .289 1363 .269

WP 6 9 5 4 24 28

HBP 7 10 5 1 23 34

BK 0 0 0 0 0 0

SFA 2 2 1 3 8 12

SHA 9 13 9 9 40 52

PB - Team (11), Zeigler 5, Rao 5. Hartman 1, Opp (19). Pickoffs - Team (1), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Zeigler (30-38), Rao (25-30), Helterbran (23-26), DelPizzo (19-24), Lilley (16-20), Hartman (6-6), Schroeder (4-6), Weber (1-2).

2008 Results

Opponent Result Opponent Result Feb. 6 at Georgia Southern* L, 3-6 9 Savannah State W, 10-0 12 at Chattanooga* L, 2-8 Savannah State W, 9-0 at Chattanooga* W, 5-1 10 Savannah State W, 26-0 13 at Chattanooga* L, 2-4 16 vs Maryland L, 4-5 15 at North Carolina A&T L, 0-6 at Coastal Carolina W, 5-2 at North Carolina A&T W, 10-0 17 vs Maryland L, 8-9 19 Appalachian State* W, 5-0 at Coastal Carolina L, 6-7 Appalachian State* W, 5-1 23 James Madison L, 1-2 20 Appalachian State* W, 10-9 Binghamton W, 5-1 22 Radford L, 2-4 24 Georgetown W, 6-3 Radford L, 14-2 27 at #23 North Carolina L, 1-9 26 at UNC Greensboro* L, 4-5 March at UNC Greensboro* L, 0-2 1 Ohio L, 1-2 27 at UNC Greensboro* W, 4-2 Seton Hall L, 4-7 29 Charlotte L, 0-8 2 Seton Hall W, 12-2 Charlotte W, 3-1 Ohio W, 8-1 May 14 vs Bowling Green W, 4-3 3 College of Charleston* L, 3-4 vs Iowa L, 0-6 College of Charleston* W, 2-1 15 vs Michigan State W, 5-4 4 College of Charleston* W, 8-4 at Stetson L, 1-2 7 UNC Greensboro^ L, 0-1 16 vs Michigan State W, 7-6 8 Western Carolina^ W, 5-3 22 at Western Carolina* W, 6-1 9 College of Charleston^ L, 0-8 at Western Carolina* W, 7-5 23 at Western Carolina* W, 13-6 25 at #19 North Carolina L, 0-1 26 at Campbell L, 2-10 * indicates Southern Conference game at Campbell L, 3-5 ^ indicates Southern Conference Tournament game 29 Furman* W, 4-2 Furman* L, 5-10 30 Furman* L, 3-9 April 5 at Georgia Southern* L, 2-8 at Georgia Southern* W, 11-2

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Location.................................. Boone, N.C. Enrollment.......................................16,600 Athletics Director...................Charlie Cobb Stadium................... ASU Softball Stadium Coach................................Amy Herrington Record at ASU..... 11-37 (Second Season) Career Record.................................. Same Assistants.....Beth Wade, Jonathan Woodard

2008 Record...............................................11-37 2008 SoCon Record.................................... 7-10 Starters R/L................................................... 6/2 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/0 Letterwinners R/L.........................................11/4 Softball SID........................... Courtney Burchett SID Phone.................................... 828-262-7166 SID E-mail................ burchettcm@appstate.edu

www.goasu.com Bucknell Bison Location.............................. Lewisburg, Pa. Enrollment.........................................3,583 Athletics Director.................. John P. Hardt Stadium..................... Varsity Softball Field Coach.............................. Heather Rakosik Record at Bucknell.......69-121-1 (Fifth Season) Career Record.....141-203-2 (Ninth Season) Assistants.......Samantha Kszepka, Lisa Verge

2008 Record.............................................. 23-29 2008 Patriot League Record....................... 13-7 Starters R/L................................................... 7/3 Pitchers R/L................................................... 1/2 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 15/5 Softball SID.......................................Becky Hart SID Phone.................................... 570-577-1835 SID E-mail....................... reh039@bucknell.edu

www.bucknellbison.com Campbell Fighting Camels Location......................... Buies Creek, N.C. Enrollment.........................................4,663 Athletics Director.............. Stan Williamson Stadium................ Eakes Athletic Complex Coach................................. Drew Peterson Record at CU.......230-250-1 (Ninth Season) Career Record....513-400-3 (19th Season) Assistants...........................Theresa Stephens

2008 Record.............................................. 42-25 2008 A-Sun Record..................................... 9-13 Starters R/L................................................... 8/1 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/0 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 16/5 Softball SID........................................Joe Prisco SID Phone.................................... 910-893-1369 SID E-mail....................... priscoj@campbell.edu

www.gocamels.com Charlotte 49ers Location.............................. Charlotte, N.C. Enrollment....................................... 22,388 Athletics Director....................... Judy Rose Stadium............................Phillips Complex Coach................................... Aimee DeVos Record at Charlotte... 336-432-2 (13th Season) Career Record...................................Same Assistants........Kristi Killough, Melissa Porche

2008 Record.............................................. 35-31 2008 A-10 Record....................................... 12-8 Starters R/L................................................... 8/1 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/0 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 14/2 Softball SID.......................................Tim Leister SID Phone.................................... 704-687-6311 SID E-mail..............................tleister@uncc.edu

www.charlotte49ers.com Chattanooga Lady Mocs Location.......................Chattanooga, Tenn. Enrollment......................................... 9,807 Athletics Director......................... Rick Hart Stadium......................... Jim Frost Stadium Coach...................................... Frank Reed Record at UTC..............286-179 (Eighth Season) Career Record....... 762-266 (18th Season) Assistants.....Brad Irwin, Shaina Ervin, Jeff Martin

2008 Record.............................................. 41-22 2008 SoCon Record.................................... 13-5 Starters R/L................................................... 6/2 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/1 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 14/6 Softball SID.................................. Chad Flowers SID Phone.................................... 423-425-2116 SID E-mail.......................chad-flowers@utc.edu

www.gomocs.com

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College of Charleston Cougars Location............................Charleston, S.C. Enrollment....................................... 11,316 Athletics Director........................... Joe Hull Stadium................................ Patriotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point Coach............................... Shelley Hoerner Record at CofC.................96-89 (Fourth Season) Career Record....... 301-209 (10th Season) Assistants........ Kat Ihlenburg, Sarah Pauly

2008 Record.............................................. 33-33 2008 SoCon Record.................................... 12-8 Starters R/L................................................... 8/2 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/0 Letterwinners R/L.........................................11/5 Softball SID.................................... Josh Darling SID Phone.................................... 843-953-5465 SID E-mail..............................darlingj@cofc.edu

www.cofcsports.com East Carolina Pirates Location.............................Greenville, N.C. Enrollment....................................... 25,990 Athletics Director................... Terry Holland Stadium.........................ECU Softball Field Coach......................................... Tracy Kee Record at ECU..............534-279-1 (15th Season) Career Record...................................Same Assistant......................... Natalie Koziowski

2008 Record.............................................. 37-30 2008 C-USA Record.................................. 10-12 Starters R/L................................................... 8/2 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/1 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 13/5 Softball SID...................................Sarah Fetters SID Phone.................................... 525-737-4522 SID E-mail.............................. fetterss@ecu.edu

www.ecupirates.com Furman Paladins Location............................. Greenville, S.C. Enrollment......................................... 2,600 Athletics Director................. Dr. Gary Clark Stadium............................... Pepsi Stadium Coach................................... Dana Jenkins Record at Furman....101-201-1 (Sixth Season) Career Record...177-284-1 (Ninth Season) Assistant............................... Austin Murray

2008 Record.............................................. 21-33 2008 SoCon Record.................................... 8-13 Starters R/L................................................... 8/0 Pitchers R/L................................................... 2/0 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 10/2 Softball SID................................ Jordan Caskey SID Phone.................................... 264-294-3065 SID E-mail.............. jordan.caskey@furman.edu

www.furmanpaladins.com Georgia Southern Lady Eagles Location............................. Statesboro, Ga. Enrollment....................................... 16,841 Athletics Director...................... Sam Baker Stadium.................................... Eagle Field Coach...............................Maggie Johnson Record at Georgia Southern.........First Season Career Record........................ First Season Assistants.......Liz Beime, Michelle Carlson

2008 Record.............................................. 37-90 2008 SoCon Record.................................... 13-8 Starters R/L................................................... 7/2 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/2 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 10/3 Softball SID................................. Barrett Gilham SID Phone.................................... 912-478-5448 SID E-mail..... bg00251-gw@georgiasouthern.edu

www.georgiasoutherneagles.com Kent State Golden Flashes Location..................................... Kent, Ohio Enrollment....................................... 16,841 Athletics Director................ Laing Kennedy Stadium................Kent State Softball Field Coach.....................................Karen Linder Record at Kent State...350-271 (13th Season) Career Record.... 603-471-1 (24th Season) Assistants........Kim Burke, Amy Densevich

2008 Record.............................................. 46-12 2008 Mid-American Record......................... 20-2 Starters R/L................................................... 5/4 Pitchers R/L................................................... 2/1 Letterwinners R/L.........................................11/6 Softball SID................................Aaron Chimenti SID Phone.................................... 330-672-8468 SID E-mail.......................... achiment@kent.edu

www.kentstatesports.com

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Longwood Lancers Location................................ Farmville, Va. Enrollment......................................... 5,557 Athletics Director..........Dr. Percy Caldwell Stadium.................................. Lancer Field Coach....................................... Kathy Riley Record at Longwood......338-178-1 (12th Season) Career Record.... 423-257-1 (16th Season) Assistant...................................Kayla Miller

2008 Record.............................................. 27-18 2008 Conference Record.............................. n/a Starters R/L................................................... 6/3 Pitchers R/L................................................... 1/1 Letterwinners R/L.........................................11/4 Softball SID................................. Kristian Martin SID Phone.................................... 434-395-2718 SID E-mail..................martinke@longwood.com

www.longwoodlancers.com North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies Location.......................... Greensboro, N.C. Enrollment....................................... 10,660 Athletics Director................Wheeler Brown Stadium...... Lady Aggies Softball Complex Coach....................................Mamie Jones Record at N.C. A&T...250-451-1 (15th Season) Career Record....................................same Assistant...........................Stacey Jennings

2008 Record........................................... 31-17-1 2008 MEAC Record...................................... 9-3 Starters R/L................................................... 7/2 Pitchers R/L................................................... 2/0 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 12/3 Softball SID................................ Brian Holloway SID Phone.................................... 336-334-7141 SID E-mail..........................bmhollow@ncat.edu

www.ncataggies.com NC State Wolfpack Location.................................Raleigh, N.C. Enrollment....................................... 31,000 Athletics Director...................... Lee Fowler Stadium.....................Dail Softball Stadium Coach....................................... Lisa Navas Record at NC State.....196-121 (Sixth Season) Career Record.... 531-255-1 (15th Season) Assistants.......... Jim Beitia, Leigh Ann Ellis

2008 Record.............................................. 31-27 2008 ACC Record....................................... 8-13 Starters R/L................................................... 7/4 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/0 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 13/7 Softball SID..................................Brandon Yopp SID Phone.................................... 939-513-9185 SID E-mail................. brandon_yopp@ncsu.edu

www.ncataggies.com Samford Bulldogs Location........................... Birmingham, Ala. Enrollment......................................... 4,500 Athletics Director....................... Bob Roller Stadium.................... Bulldog Softball Field Coach...............................Beanie Ketcham Record at Samford.....158-166-1 (Seventh Season) Career Record................................... same Assistants........Erin Gallagher, John Garris

2008 Record.............................................. 25-29 2008 OVC Record..................................... 14-13 Starters R/L................................................... 6/2 Pitchers R/L................................................... 2/1 Letterwinners R/L.......................................... 8/3 Softball SID................................... Katie Walden SID Phone.................................... 205-726-4005 SID E-mail.....................kjwalden@samford.edu

www.samfordsports .com Siena Saints Location........................... Loudonville, N.Y. Enrollment......................................... 3,000 Athletics Director................John Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Argenio Stadium.................................... Siena Field Coach.................................. Deanna Parks Record at Siena...............27-58 (Third Season) Career Record...... 77-141-1 (13th Season) Assistants.....Bill Lajeunesse, Stacy Simpson

2008 Record.............................................. 16-33 2008 MAAC Record.....................................5-11 Starters R/L................................................... 9/3 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/1 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 15/5 Softball SID.......................................Jason Rich SID Phone.................................... 518-783-2377 SID E-mail.................................jrich@siena.edu

www.sienasaints.com

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Southeast Missouri State Location.....................Cape Girardeau, Mo. Enrollment....................................... 10,477 Athletics Director................. Cindy Gannon Stadium..........Southeast Softball Complex Coach................................ Lana Richmond Record at SEMS........756-531-2 (27th Season) Career Record................................... same Assistants..... Jeff Dabney, Michelle Summers

2008 Record........................................... 31-17-1 2008 MEAC Record...................................... 9-3 Starters R/L................................................... 5/4 Pitchers R/L................................................... 1/1 Letterwinners R/L.......................................... 7/6 Softball SID.................................... Patrick Clark SID Phone.................................... 573-651-2937 SID E-mail........................... paclark@semo.edu

www.gosoutheast.com Southern Illinois Salukis Location.............................. Carbondale, Ill. Enrollment....................................... 20,673 Athletics Director...................Mario Moccia Stadium................ Charlotte West Stadium Coach................................... Kerri Blaylock Record at SIU...............345-156 (10th Season) Career Record................................... same Assistants.......Christy Connoyer, Mark Cosgrove

2008 Record.............................................. 30-24 2008 MVC Record....................................... 15-8 Starters R/L................................................... 6/3 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/0 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 13/5 Softball SID........................................Kyle Herm SID Phone.................................... 618-453-5465 SID E-mail................................. kherm@siu.edu

www.siusakukis.com UNC Greensboro Spartans Location.......................... Greensboro, N.C. Enrollment....................................... 16,600 Athletics Director......................Nelson Bob Stadium................ UNCG Softball Stadium Coach................................. Jennifer Herzig Record at UNCG.............72-112 (Fifth Season) Career Record................................... same Assistant............................ Janine Sprague

2008 Record.............................................. 23-33 2008 SoCon Record.....................................7-11 Starters R/L................................................. 10/1 Pitchers R/L................................................... 3/0 Letterwinners R/L........................................ 14/1 Softball SID.........................................Phil Perry SID Phone.................................... 336-334-5615 SID E-mail............................pdperry@uncg.edu

www.uncgspartans.com Western Carolina Lady Catamounts Location............................ Cullowhee, N.C. Enrollment......................................... 9,000 Athletics Director.......................Chip Smith Stadium........ Catamount Softball Complex Coach.............................. Christine Hornak Record at WCU...............47-70 (Third Season) Career Record................................... same Assistant...........................Jessica Williams

2008 Record.............................................. 19-36 2008 SoCon Record.................................... 7-14 Starters R/L................................................... 8/5 Pitchers R/L................................................... 1/2 Letterwinners R/L.......................................... 8/9 Softball SID.................................Denise Gideon SID Phone.................................... 828-227-2336 SID E-mail.............................dgideon@wcu.edu

www.catamountsports.com

2009 Tournament Sites UGA Red & Black Showcase Host...............................Georgia Location...................Athens, Ga. Dates......................... Feb.13-15 Participating Teams... Longwood ........................................... Elon ......................... Cleveland State .................................... Winthrop

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UNC Tar Heel Invitational Host.................... North Carolina Location........... Chapel Hill, N.C. Dates......................... March 6-9 Participating Teams.. Georgetown ........................................... Elon ...........................Michigan State ................................... Princeton

Media Guide

Tournaments

Bojanglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Invitational Feb. 21-22 East Field - Elon, N.C. 11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 21 North Carolina A&T vs. Southern Illinois North Carolina A&T vs. Elon Southern Illinois vs. Elon

10 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 22 Southern Illinois vs. North Carolina A&T Southern Illinois vs. Elon North Carolina A&T vs. Elon

Golden Corral Classic Feb. 28-March 1 East Field - Elon, N.C. 11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 28 Kent State vs. Bucknell Kent State vs. Elon Bucknell vs. Elon

11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 1 Bucknell vs. Kent State Bucknell vs. Elon Kent State vs. Elon

Live Stats: http://org.elon.edu/athletics/stats/livestats/sb/xlive.htm Red and Black Showcase Feb. 13-15 University of Georgia - Athens, Ga. Friday, February 13 4 p.m. - Elon vs. Cleveland State Saturday, February 14 10 a.m. - Elon vs. Winthrop 2 p.m. - Elon vs. Georgia Sunday, February 15 10 a.m. - Elon vs. Longwood

www.georgiadogs.com Tar Heel Invitational March 6-8 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, N .C. Saturday, March 6 4 p.m. - Elon vs. North Carolina Saturday, March 7 10 a.m. - Elon vs. Princeton 2 p.m. - Elon vs. Georgetown Sunday, March 8 4 p.m. - Elon vs. Michigan State

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Record Book

Batting Avg.

Dani Concepcion

Season (min. 100 AB) 1. Kelly Lloyd 2. Angie Padon 3. Laura Case 4. Velma Degree 5. Kristy Hines 6. Dana Wascak 7. Kristen Kendrick 8. Hope Rehman 9. Laura Case 10. Kelly Lloyd Career (min. 300 AB) 1. Kelly Lloyd 2. Laura Case 3. Kristy Hines 4. Tricia Wissinger 5. Angie Padon Hope Rehman 7. Dana Wascak 8. Dani Concepcion 9. Kristen Kendrick Jenny Gustin

Triples 1997 1992 1993 1992 1995 1997 1998 1994 1992 1998

.445 .421 .412 .402 .398 .393 .392 .391 .387 .373

1996-99 1990-93 1993-96 1992-94 1990-92 1993-96 1994-97 2002-05 1997-00 2001-04

.381 .369 .350 .345 .343 .343 .337 .328 .321 .321

Paige Goss

Hits

Jenny Gustin

Season 1. Kristy Hines 2. Dani Concepcion 3. Paige Goss 4. Dani Concepcion 5. Kelly Lloyd 6. Emily Hall 7. Jen Warren Jenny Gustin 9. Debbie Zeigler 10. Angie Padon Hope Rehman Debbie Zeigler Career 1. Dani Concepcion 2. Jenny Gustin 3. Paige Goss 4. Debbie Zeigler 5. Dana Wascak 6. Hope Rehman 7. Kelly Lloyd 8. Tracey Dahlen 9. Kristen Kendrick 10. Kristy Hines

Debbie Zeigler

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1992 1994 1991 1993 1996 1992 1993 1994 1995

13 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6

1990-93 1991-93 1994-97 1990-92 1991-94 1993-96 1992-95 2004-07 1993-96 1996-99

21 20 15 14 12 12 10 10 9 9

Home Runs 1995 2005 2007 2002 1997 2001 1997 2004 2006 1992 1994 2007

82 74 73 69 65 64 61 61 60 59 59 59

2002-05 2001-04 2004-07 2005-08 1994-97 1993-96 1996-99 2005-08 1997-00 1993-96

229 212 207 198 195 192 191 190 187 186

2005 2007 2004 1997 2000 2001 2005 1998 2002 2001 2001

20 18 16 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12

2002-05 2001-04 1996-99 2005-08 1998-01 1999-02 1997-00 1992-94 2002-05 2005-08

48 46 42 40 33 31 27 26 26 26

Doubles Season 1. Dani Concepcion 2. Debbie Zeigler 3. Jenny Gustin 4. Kelly Lloyd Emily Hall Emily Hall Megan Borgaard 8. Kelly Lloyd Dani Concepcion 10. Pam Brock Jenny Gustin Career 1. Dani Concepcion 2. Jenny Gustin 3. Kelly Lloyd 4. Debbie Zeigler 5. Emily Hall 6. Pam Brock 7. Kristen Kendrick 8. Tricia Wissinger Megan Borgaard Tracey Dahlen

Season 1. Velma Degree 2. Tracy Herring 3. Laura Case Laura Case Dana Wascak 6. Angie Padon Velma Degree Susan French Kristy Hines 10. Seven tied with 5 Career 1. Laura Case 2. Velma Degree 3. Dana Wascak 4. Angie Padon 5. Tracy Herring Debbie Hall 7. Susan French Paige Goss 9. Kristy Hines Kelly Lloyd

Season 1. Meredith Miley 2005 2. Pam Brock 2000 Jamie Dupont 2003 Christy Melton 2004 Melanie Helterbran 2007 6. Pam Brock 2001 Pam Brock 2002 8. Seven tied with 7 Career 1. Pam Brock 1999-02 2. Brandi Jones 2006- 3. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 Jamie Dupont 2003-04 Melanie Helterbran 2006- 6. Tracey Dahlen 2005-08 Jamie Rao 2006- 8. Christy Melton 2003-04 9. Meredith Miley 2004-05 Laurin Smith 2004-07 Debbie Zeigler 2005-08

11 9 9 9 9 8 8 25 18 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 13

Runs Batted In

Season 1. Debbie Zeigler 2. Pam Brock 3. Angie Padon 4. Velma Degree Christy Melton Megan Borgaard 7. Sadie Ball 8. Kelly Lloyd Pam Brock Debbie Zeigler Tracey Dahlen Career 1. Debbie Zeigler 2. Pam Brock 3. Jenny Gustin 4. Kelly Lloyd 5. Laura Case 6. Tracey Dahlen 7. Dani Concepcion 8. Kristen Kendrick 9. Angie Padon 10. Dana Wascak

2006 2002 1992 1992 2004 2005 2005 1997 2001 2007 2007

43 42 40 39 39 39 38 36 36 36 36

2005-08 1999-02 2001-04 1996-99 1990-93 2005-08 2002-05 1997-00 1990-92 1994-97

122 113 104 102 96 86 85 83 82 81

- Current players are in italic bold - Players from the 2008 roster are in italics

Media Guide Slugging Pct.

Stolen Bases

Season (min. 100 AB) 1. Velma Degree 1992 2. Kelly Lloyd 1997 3. Angie Padon 1992 4. Laura Case 1993 5. Pam Brock 2000 6. Laura Case 1992 7. Tracy Herring 1994 8. Velma Degree 1993 9. Pam Brock 2001 10. Susan French 1994 Career (min. 300 AB) 1. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 2. Angie Padon 1990-92 3. Laura Case 1990-93 4. Pam Brock 1999-02 5. Melanie Helterbran 2006- 6. Tricia Wissinger 1992-94 7. Tracy Herring 1991-94 8. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 9. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 10. Christy Melton 2002-04

.689 .664 .650 .647 .600 .577 .549 .547 .544 .540 .561 .558 .557 .499 .472 .470 .465 .463 .441 .440

At Bats

Season 1. Kristy Hines 1995 Paige Goss 2007 3. Dani Concepcion 2005 4. Meredith Miley 2005 5. Emily Hall 2001 Alyssa Marting 2001 7. Dani Concepcion 2002 8. Megan Borgaard 2005 9. Tracey Dahlen 2007 10. Jenny Gustin 2004 Career 1. Paige Goss 2004-07 2. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 3. Tracey Dahlen 2005-08 4. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 5. Debbie Zeigler 2005-08 6. Jessica Swearengin 2002-05 7. Dana Wascak 1993-96 8. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 9. Emily Hall 1998-01 10. Kristy Hines 1993-96

Assists

Season 1. Kristy Hines 1995 2. Kristy Hines 1996 3. Kristy Hines 1994 4. Cheryl Spivey 1992 5. Megan Slusher 1995 6. Paige Goss 2007 7. Hope Rehman 1994 Tracey Dahlen 2008 8. Cheryl Spivey 1991 9. Tracy Shuford 1990 Career 1. Kristy Hines 1993-96 2. Cheryl Spivey 1990-92 3. Hope Rehman 1993-96 4. Paige Goss 2004-07 5. Jessica Swearengin 2002-05 6. Dana Wascak 1994-97 7. Tracey Dahlen 2005-08 8. Angie Padon 1990-92 9. Tracy Shuford 1990-93 10. Laura Case 1990-93

42 31 30 26 25 23 21 21 20 18 107 62 55 53 48 43 41 37 36 35

Chances 206 206 201 196 195 195 193 190 186 185 708 699 674 661 656 590 560 555 541 531

Runs Scored Season 1. Laura Case 2. Velma Degree 3. Kristy Hines 4. Tricia Wissinger 5. Angie Padon 6. Laura Case 7. Cheryl Spivey 8. Paige Goss 9. Jen Warren 10. Three tied with 37 Career 1. Paige Goss 2. Kristy Hines 3. Dana Wascak 4. Hope Rehman 5. Tracey Dahlen 6. Dani Concepcion 7. Laura Case 8. Tracy Shuford 9. Tricia Wissinger Kelly Lloyd

Record Book

Season 1. Laurin Smith 2. Laurin Smith 3. Laurin Smith 4. Jenny Gustin 5. Pam Brock 6. Debbie Hall 7. Stephanie Davis 8. Kristen Kendrick 9. Pam Brock 10. Allison McCorkle Career 1. Laurin Smith 2. Jenny Gustin 3. Kristen Kendrick 4. Paige Goss 5. Pam Brock 6. Tracey Dahlen 7. Debbie Hall 8. Allison McCorkle 9. Debbie Zeigler 10. Kelly Lloyd

1992 1992 1995 1992 1992 1993 1992 2007 1997

55 53 48 46 45 42 41 40 39

2004-07 1993-96 1994-97 1993-96 2005-08 2002-05 1990-93 1990-93 1992-94 1996-99

127 125 123 113 112 111 110 103 90 90

1992 2007 1992 2008 2001 1994 2006 2007 2005 2004

215 162 138 138 136 131 128 127 124 122

2005-08 2004-07 1996-99 1995-98 1990-93 1992-95 2001-04 1993-96 2004-05 2003-04

544 476 325 319 291 282 272 260 228 220

Fielding Pct. 2005 2007 2006 2004 2001 1995 1994 2000 2002 1992

477 471 460 451 424 384 365 355 340 325

2004-07 2001-04 1997-00 2004-07 1999-02 2005-08 1993-96 1991-94 2005-08 1996-99

1,420 1,241 1,106 1,053 1,007 938 893 759 695 643

2005 2007 2004 2006 2001 1994 1995 2000 2002 2003

450 444 426 425 400 335 324 320 310 306

2004-07 1997-00 2001-04 1999-02 1991-94 1993-96 2004-07 2005-08 1991-94 1996-99

1,321 1,007 918 802 650 636 552 496 473 452

Putouts

Season 1. Laurin Smith 2. Laurin Smith 3. Jenny Gustin 4. Laurin Smith 5. Pam Brock 6. Stephanie Davis 7. Debbie Hall 8. Kristen Kendrick 9. Pam Brock 10. Jenny Gustin Career 1. Laurin Smith 2. Kristen Kendrick 3. Jenny Gustin 4. Pam Brock 5. Allison McCorkle 6. Debbie Hall 7. Paige Goss 8. Debbie Zeigler 9. Tracy Herring 10. Holly Briel

Season 1. Donna Leigh 2. Tracey Dahlen 3. Susan French Tracey Dahlen 5. Jenny Gustin 6. Debbie Hall 7. Tracey Dahlen 8. Paige Goss 9. Paige Goss 10. Paige Goss Career 1. Tracey Dahlen 2. Paige Goss 3. Kelly Lloyd 4. Jill Bodino 5. Donna Leigh* 6. Susan French 7. Jenny Gustin 8. Hope Rehman 9. Meredith Miley 10. Christy Melton

Season (min. 200 chances) 1. Pam Brock 2002 2. Pam Brock 2001 Laurin Smith 2006 4. Laurin Smith 2005 5. Jenny Gustin 2004 Laurin Smith 2007 6. Jenny Gustin 2003 8. Teresa Schmitz 2001 Debbie Zeigler 2007 9. Tracy Herring 1992 Paige Goss 2004 Career (min. 500 chances) 1. Laurin Smith 2004-07 2. Allison McCorkle 1991-94 3. Paige Goss 2004-07 Debbie Zeigler 2005-08 5. Pam Brock 1999-02 6. Teresa Schmitz 1998-01 7. Tracy Herring 1991-94 Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 9. Debbie Hall 1993-96 10. Jenny Gustin 2001-04

.994 .993 .993 .992 .989 .989 .988 .986 .986 .985 .985 .990 .982 .976 .976 .976 .971 .968 .968 .954 .959

- Current players are in italic bold - Players from the 2008 roster are in italics * No fielding records for 1990

Tracey Dahlen became the all-time Elon leader in assists in 2008.

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Wins

Strikeouts/7 IP

Laurin Smith

Season 1. Susan French 1994 2. Susan French 1992 3. Donna Leigh 1992 4. Donna Leigh 1990 Theresa Schifano 1996 6. Gina Krueger 1997 7. Donna Leigh 1993 Cheryl Denny 1998 Meredith Gay 2005 Carol Lilley 2007 Career 1. Susan French 1992-95 2. Donna Leigh 1990-93 3. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 4. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 5. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 6. Gina Krueger 1997-00 7. Carol Lilley 2005-08 Melanie Helterbran 2006- 9. Meredith Gay 2004-07 10. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 Megan Borgaard 2002-05

25 19 18 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 67 61 52 40 39 32 31 31 23 20 20

Kelly Lloyd

Saves Season 1. Jen Lamb 2. Missi Rutt Gina Krueger Whitney Meeks Meredith Gay Career 1. Jen Lamb 2. Missi Rutt Gina Krueger 4. Theresa Schifano Whitney Meeks Meredith Gay

2004 1997 1998 2005 2005

5 2 2 2 2

2003-04 1995-98 1997-00 1995-98 2003-06 2004-07

6 4 4 2 2 2

Strikeouts

Jamie Rao

Megan Borgaard

Season 1. Donna Leigh 1992 2. Donna Leigh 1990 3. Gina Krueger 1999 4. Cheryl Denny 1998 5. Gina Krueger 1997 6. Donna Leigh 1991 7. Donna Leigh 1993 8. Cheryl Denny 1996 Shawn Browne 2001 10. Meredith Gay 2005 Career 1. Donna Leigh 1990-93 2. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 3. Gina Krueger 1997-00 4. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 5. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 6. Susan French 1992-95 7. Carol Lilley 2005-08 8. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 9. Melanie Helterbran 2006- 10. Meredith Gay 2004-07

191 154 135 133 129 126 121 113 113 102 592 367 362 339 302 253 215 194 187 180

Season 1. Donna Leigh 2. Cheryl Denny 3. Gina Krueger 4. Gina Krueger 5. Donna Leigh 6. Donna Leigh 7. Cheryl Denny 8. Theresa Schifano 9. Theresa Schifano 10. Donna Leigh Career 1. Gina Krueger 2. Cheryl Denny 3. Donna Leigh 4. Theresa Schifano 5. Melanie Helterbran 6. Whitney Meeks 7. Meredith Gay 8. Megan Borgaard 10. Shawn Browne Carol Lilley

1992 1998 1997 1999 1993 1991 1996 1996 1997 1990

8.43 8.36 7.59 7.25 6.87 6.10 6.08 5.52 5.40 5.26

1997-00 1995-98 1990-93 1995-98 2006- 2003-06 2004-07 2002-05 1999-01 2005-08

7.25 6.80 6.56 5.56 4.36 4.24 4.14 4.08 3.87 3.87

Earned Run Avg. Season (min. 100 IP) 1. Donna Leigh 2. Gina Krueger 3. Cheryl Denny 4. Theresa Schifano 5. Susan French 6. Theresa Schifano 7. Donna Leigh 8. Theresa Schifano 9. Susan French 10. Cheryl Denny Career (min. 100 IP) 1. Gina Krueger 2. Theresa Schifano 3. Cheryl Denny 4. Susan French 5. Donna Leigh 6. Missi Rutt 7. Whitney Meeks 8. Meredith Gay 9. Jen Lamb 10. Carol Lilley

1993 1997 1998 1997 1993 1996 1992 1995 1995 1996

0.68 1.00 1.45 1.54 1.58 1.68 1.94 1.95 2.00 2.05

1997-00 1995-98 1995-98 1992-95 1990-93 1995-98 2003-06 2004-07 2003-04 2005-08

1.48 1.68 1.80 2.32 2.39 2.88 2.95 2.96 3.07 3.10

Games Started Season 1. Susan French 1994 2. Donna Leigh 1990 Amanda Zentner 2002 4. Shawn Browne 2001 5. Donna Leigh 1992 Carol Lilley 2007 7. Susan French 1992 8. Meredith Gay 2005 9. Donna Leigh 1991 Gina Krueger 1997 Whitney Meeks 2003 Whitney Meeks 2005 Career 1. Donna Leigh 1990-93 2. Susan French 1992-95 3. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 4. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 5. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 6. Carol Lilley 2005-08 7. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 8. Gina Krueger 1997-00 9. Shawn Browne 1999-01 10. Megan Borgaard 2002-05

34 30 30 26 24 24 23 22 20 20 20 20 90 89 74 68 65 64 55 52 46 43

- Current players are in italic bold - Players from the 2008 roster are in italic

Kristy Hines

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Media Guide Complete Games 220 205 176.1 167.2 163.1 158.2 155.2 146.0 144.2 142.2

1990-93 2002-05 2003-06 1995-98 1999-02 2005-08 1995-98 1997-00 2004-07 2002-05

631.2 583.1 508.0 451.1 409 389.0 377.2 349.2 304.1 302

1994 2005 2002 2002 2005 1990 2007 2001 2007 2008 2000

42 38 34 34 32 31 31 30 30 30 28

1992-95 2003-06 1990-93 1999-02 2005-08 1995-97 2002-05 2004-07 1995-98 2006-

105 104 100 93 90 85 78 73 70 70

1990-93 1992-95 1995-98 2003-06 1995-98 1997-00 1999-02 2005-08 1999-01

89 73 50 47 39 38 34 29 27

Melanie Helterbran

Winning Pct. Season (min. 10 decisions) 1. Cheryl Denny 1998 2. Susan French 1992 3. Susan French 1993 Cheryl Denny 1996 5. Theresa Schifano 1998 6. Donna Leigh 1993 7. Donna Leigh 1992 8. Theresa Schifano 1996 Megan Borgaard 2004 10. Gina Krueger 1997 Career (min. 30 decisions) 1. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 2. Susan French 1992-95 3. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 4. Donna Leigh 1990-93 5. Gina Krueger 1997-00 6. Meredith Gay 2004-07 7. Melanie Helterbran 2006- 8. Jen Lamb 2003-04 Carol Lilley 2005- 10. Whitney Meeks 2003-06

.875 .826 .813 .813 .800 .778 .750 .727 .727 .714 .784 .736 .712 .649 .582 .560 .510 .500 .500 .494

Brandi Jones

Donna Leigh Cheryl Denny

30 29 23 23 20 19 18 17 16 15 15

Carol Lilley

Season 1. Susan French 2. Meredith Gay 3. Amanda Zentner Megan Borgaard 5. Whitney Meeks 6. Donna Leigh Carol Lilley 8. Shawn Browne Melanie Helterbran Melanie Helterbran 10. Amanda Zentner Career 1. Susan French 2. Whitney Meeks 3. Donna Leigh 4. Amanda Zentner 5. Carol Lilley 6. Theresa Schifano 7. Megan Borgaard 8. Meredith Gay 9. Cheryl Denny Melanie Helterbran

1990 1994 1992 1992 1991 2002 2001 2003 1993 1996 1999

Shawn Browne

Games Pitched

Season 1. Donna Leigh 2. Susan French 3. Susan French Donna Leigh 5. Donna Leigh 6. Amanda Zentner 7. Shawn Browne 8. Whitney Meeks 9. Donna Leigh 10. Theresa Schifano Gina Krueger Career 1. Donna Leigh 2. Susan French 3. Theresa Schifano 4. Whitney Meeks 5. Cheryl Denny 6. Gina Krueger 7. Amanda Zentner 8. Carol Lilley 9. Shawn Browne

Meredith Gay

1994 1990 2002 2005 2001 1992 1992 2003 1991 2007

Whitney Meeks

Season 1. Susan French 2. Donna Leigh 3. Amanda Zentner 4. Meredith Gay 5. Shawn Browne 6. Donna Leigh 7. Susan French 8. Whitney Meeks 9. Donna Leigh 10. Melanie Helterbran Career 1. Donna Leigh 2. Susan French 3. Whitney Meeks 4. Theresa Shifano 5. Amanda Zentner 6. Carol Lilley 7. Cheryl Denny 8. Gina Krueger 9. Meredith Gay 10. Megan Borgaard

Susan French

Innings Pitched

Record Book

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Record Book

Opponent Akron Alabama Huntsville Albany Anderson Appalachian State Army Auburn Barton Belmont Bethel Bethune-Cookman Bloomsburg Birmingham-Southern Binghamton Bowling Green Brown Bucknell* Buffalo Campbell Canisius Carson-Newman Catawba Coll. of Charleston Charleston Southern Charleston (WVa.) Charlotte Chattanooga Cleveland State* Coastal Carolina Coker Columbus State Concord Connecticut Cornell Davis & Elkins Dayton Delaware State East Carolina East Tennessee St. Eastern Kentucky Fayetteville State Florida International Florida State Fordham Francis Marion Furman Gardner-Webb George Mason Georgetown* Georgia* Georgia College Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech Greensboro Hampton Howard Illinois-Chicago Indiana Iowa Jacksonville James Madison John Carroll Kennesaw State

W L T Last Mtg. 2 0 0 2/20/04 0 2 0 3/20/00 0 1 0 3/9/07 2 0 0 3/7/97 18 7 0 4/20/08 1 1 0 2/19/06 1 0 0 3/27/98 7 3 0 3/3/98 1 0 0 3/18/01 1 1 0 3/6/96 1 1 0 3/23/04 0 2 0 3/4/98 1 3 0 3/25/03 1 0 0 2/23/08 1 0 0 3/14/08 0 2 0 3/30/99 2 0 0 3/4/07 1 1 0 3/18/06 5 20 1 3/26/08 0 1 0 3/17/06 4 20 0 4/26/97 25 4 0 2/22/98 8 14 0 5/9/08 6 3 0 5/5/02 5 0 0 3/23/96 8 10 0 4/29/08 4 12 0 4/13/08 1 1 0 3/13/02 3 16 0 2/17/08 1 3 0 3/2/97 0 1 0 3/28/97 3 0 0 3/5/95 1 0 0 3/19/05 0 2 0 3/18/07 1 0 0 3/1/97 1 0 0 3/10/02 10 0 0 2/29/04 3 11 1 5/6/04 4 7 0 4/4/04 0 1 0 3/13/99 2 0 0 3/30/95 0 1 0 3/17/06 0 2 0 4/4/03 1 0 0 3/18/05 9 3 0 3/31/98 10 18 0 3/30/08 16 8 0 4/7/04 2 2 0 2/14/03 1 1 0 2/24/08 0 4 0 4/27/02 1 0 0 3/29/97 7 13 0 4/6/08 0 2 0 4/14/02 0 2 0 2/18/00 2 0 0 4/11/90 1 0 0 3/14/98 1 0 0 2/12/05 0 2 0 3/23/05 1 0 0 2/16/01 0 1 0 3/14/08 3 1 0 3/20/07 5 2 0 2/23/08 4 0 0 3/5/94 0 1 0 3/28/97

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Kent State* Kutztown LaRoche Lake Superior St. Lander Lees-McRae Lenoir-Rhyne Liberty Limestone Lindenwood Lipscomb Long Island Longwood Louisville Lynchburg Maine Mansfield Marist Mars Hill Marshall Maryland MD-Baltimore County MD-Eastern Shore UMass-Lowell Methodist Miami (Ohio) Michigan State* Middle Tennessee St. Milligan Minnesota Mississippi Univ.for Women

Mount St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mount Mercy Mount Olive Newberry Norfolk State North Carolina* North Carolina A&T* North Carolina State North Florida UNC Greensboro UNC Pembroke North Carolina Wesleyan

UNC Wilmington North Dakota State Oakland Ohio Ohio Dominican Olivet Nazarene Pace Pfeiffer Princeton* Queens (N.C.) Radford Rider Rhode Island Robert Morris Rutgers Savannah State Samford St. Andrews St. Francis (Pa.) St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Leo Seton Hall

0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 15 4 0 5 10 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 20 1 30 8 0 4 5 0 1 1 0 20 26 1 5 0 0 7 1 0 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 0 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

3/17/01 3/2/96 3/11/90 3/1/97 3/29/96 3/6/99 4/9/97 4/30/03 3/29/96 3/24/92 2/18/07 2/16/1 3/27/98 3/23/00 2/26/94 3/18/07 3/23/00 2/23/03 4/5/97 3/14/04 2/17/08 3/7/03 3/3/06 3/16/96 3/2/93 2/15/02 3/16/08 3/16/01 3/21/97 2/20/00 3/29/97 3/8/02 3/23/92 4/9/99 3/1/97 3/3/07 3/25/08 4/15/08 3/1/07 3/24/97 5/7/08 4/3/97 4/5/94 3/10/07 3/15/05 2/24/06 3/2/08 3/11/90 3/25/92 3/13/98 2/27/98 3/6/05 2/22/97 4/22/08 2/23/07 2/19/00 2/22/04 2/24/07 2/10/08 4/6/02 2/27/97 3/3/07 3/3/01 3/29/97 3/14/04

Shaw Shippensburg USC Aiken USC Spartanburg South Carolina St. South Florida Southern Mississippi Stetson Stony Brook Syracuse Temple Tennessee Tennessee Tech Texas-El Paso Toledo Towson Troy State Tusculum Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech West Chester West Liberty West Virginia St. West Virginia Wesleyan Western Carolina Wingate Winthrop* Wright State

9 1 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 16 10 0 5 12 0 0 2 0

4/10/98 3/3/96 3/7/97 3/7/97 3/7/97 3/24/04 3/17/02 3/15/08 3/13/04 3/17/07 2/16/02 2/25/00 3/22/00 3/19/05 2/12/05 3/19/06 3/26/02 4/11/98 2/25/06 4/18/02 2/22/04 3/27/98 3/5/97 3/9/00 3/2/96 5/8/08 4/5/98 5/8/03 2/21/00

New Opponents in 2009 Siena Southeast Missouri State Southern Illinois* * indicates opponents in tournaments

Head Coach Patti Raduenz defeated her alma mater Michigan State twice last season. The teams will meet again this season at the Tar Heel Invitaional March 8.

Media Guide

SoCon

The Southern Conference, which began its 88th season of intercollegiate competition in 2008, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models.

Southern Conference Staff John Iamarino - Commissioner Geoff Cabe - Senior Associate Commissioner Sue Arakas - Associate Commissioner Doug King - Associate Commissioner Mandi Copeland - Director of Multimedia Services Brandon Neff - Director of Championships Mike Mitchell - Director of Marketing Jason Yaman - Director of Media Relations Jonathan Caskey - Associate Director of Media Relations Laura Hayes - Assistant to the Commissioner Ben Austin - Championship/Operations Assistant Russell Dorn - Media Relations Assistant (SB Contact)

The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first conference basketball tournament (1921), tackling the issue of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing women’s championships (1984) and becoming the first conference to install the three-point field goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents. Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s athletics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league championships were held in volleyball, basketball and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former commissioner, annually recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the conference. From its humble beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral part of the Southern Conference and its success

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2009 Elon Softball Schedule Red and Black Showcase (University of Georgia) Cleveland State 4 p.m. Winthrop 10 a.m. Georgia 2 p.m. Longwood 10 a.m. Bojanglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Elon Invitational (Elon University) North Carolina A&T 1:15 p.m. Southern Illinois 3:30 p.m. Southern Illinois 12:15 p.m. North Carolina A&T 1:15 p.m. Siena 2 p.m. Golden Corral Phoenix Classic (Elon University) Kent State 1:15 p.m. Bucknell 3:30 p.m.

28 March 1 Bucknell 1:15 p.m. Kent State 3:30 p.m. 3 East Carolina 4 p.m. Tarheel Invitational (University of North Carolina) 6 North Carolina 4 p.m. 7 Princeton 10 a.m. Georgetown 3 p.m. 8 Michigan State 4 p.m. 14 Western Carolina* 1 p.m. Western carolina* 3 pm. 15 Western Carolina* 1 p.m. 18 Southeast Missouri State 4 p.m. Southeast Missouri State 6 p.m. 21 Appalachian state* 1 p.m. Appalachian State* 3 p.m. 22 Appalachian State* 1 p.m. 25 Longwood 2 p.m. Longwood 4 p.m. 28 Chattanooga* 1 p.m. Chattanooga* 3 p.m. 29 Chattanooga* 1 p.m. 31 North Carolina State 4 p.m. North Carolina State 6 p.m. April 4 Furman* 1 p.m. Furman* 3 p.m. 5 Furman* 1 p.m. 9 charlotte 4 p.m. charlotte 6 p.m. 10 Georgia Southern* 4 p.m. Georgia Southern* 6 p.m. 11 Georgia Southern* 1 p.m. 18 College of Charleston* 1 p.m. College of Charleston* 3 p.m. 19 College of Charleston* 1 p.m. 21 Campbell 4 p.m. campbell 6 p.m. 25 Samford* 1 p.m. Samford* 3 p.m. 26 Samford* 1 p.m. May 2 UNC Greensboro* 1 p.m. UNC Greensboro* 3 p.m. 3 UNC Greensboro* 1 p.m. 6-9 Southern Conference tournament * indicates conference game BOLD indicates home game