ASSISTANT COACH CHRISSY SCHOONMAKER Custer finished 25-11 on the year, marking the most wins by a Tech freshman and the highest winning percentage in school history for pitchers with a minimum of 25 decisions. She also ended the year among the all-time greats in single-season appearances, games started, complete games, shutouts, strikeouts and innings pitched. The Spanaway Lake, Wash. native ranked fourth in the Big 12 for wins as she was only the second Tech pitcher to reach 20 wins in a season, joining Renfro, who accomplished the feat three times from 19982001. Renfro is the only player to have her number retired in program history. Sartini joined head coach Shanon Hays at Tech after a successful five-year stint at her alma mater, Arkan-
sas. The Razorbacks, playing in one of the nation’s toughest softball leagues, the Southeastern Conference (SEC), earned consecutive NCAA postseason berths during Sartini’s final two seasons in 2008 and 2009.
A member of the inaugural Arkansas team in 1997, she played three infield positions - second, third and shortstop - and was available to pitch at a moment’s notice, helping lead the Razorbacks to three SEC tournaments and an NCAA Regional berth.
At Arkansas, Sartini worked with the team’s pitchers, hitters and infielders, while also directing the program’s camps and various business functions. In her final season, 20 members of the Arkansas softball team earned academic honors, including three who were perfect in the classroom, under Sartini’s guidance as academic coordinator for the squad.
An All-SEC selection in 1999, Sartini still ranks third all-time for assists in Arkansas’ history and ranks near the top of the record books for walks and sacrifices. She is part of the infield combination that still shares the NCAA record for double plays in a game with four turned on March 21, 1999.
Sartini began her coaching career at BirminghamSouthern College where she spent three seasons as an assistant coach building the program.
The Galt, Calif. native graduated from Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, food and life science with an emphasis in education, communication and technology in 2000.
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CHRISSY SCHOONMAKER 3rd Season Overall • 1st Season at Texas Tech • South Carolina ‘07, ‘09
Former South Carolina standout Chrissy Schoonmaker enters her first season in the Texas Tech dugout as the program’s new assistant coach. Schoonmaker spent the past two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater and will work primarily with the Red Raider infielders while also serving as first base coach and base running instructor. She will also be the program’s camp coordinator and will assist in both recruiting and scheduling future opponents. Schoonmaker (pronounced SKOON-make-er) worked with all aspects of Beverly Smith’s program at South Carolina, assisting with the infielders, outfielders, and occasionally the pitching staff as well. The Gamecocks steadily improved their offensive numbers in each of her two seasons, breaking five single-season school records during that time, including the program’s home runs and slugging percentage marks.
Schoonmaker started in 176 games during her career, totaling eight home runs and 34 RBI while also ranking among the top defensive infielders in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Prior to what was supposed to be her senior season in 2007, Schoonmaker suffered a broken neck caused by a car accident that fall. She recovered to return as one of the Gamecocks’ regular starters the following season where she was named to the inaugural SEC all-defensive team. The Gamecocks advanced to the postseason twice during her playing time, beginning with the 2004 trip to the NCAA Tucson Regional. South Carolina also made the postseason in 2007, advancing to its first-ever Super Regional while she was still recovering from her neck injury. Schoonmaker was a five-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection and two-time NFCA Scholar-Athlete honoree. She completed her undergraduate degree
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in psychology (minor in sports management) with one year of eligibility remaining in 2007 before later earning her masters in communications in 2009.
PERSONAL Hometown______________________Sebastian, Fla. High School_________________ Sebastian River ‘03 College__________________ South Carolina ‘07, ‘09 Undergraduate Degree______________ Psychology Masters Degree________________ Communications
COACHING HISTORY YEAR SCHOOL 2009 Dreher High School (S.C.) 2010 Dreher High School (S.C.) 2011 South Carolina 2012 South Carolina
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Schoonmaker, a Sebastian, Fla. native, began her coaching career as an assistant softball coach at Dreher (S.C.) High School in 2009 before being named the program’s co-head coach the following season. After finishing her playing career following the 2008 season, Schoonmaker worked in South Carolina’s revenue development department before moving to a public relations position at Lexington Medical Center. As a player, Schoonmaker was a four-year starter in the infield where she saw time at every position across the diamond while playing for legendary head coach Joyce Compton, who totaled more than 1,000 victories during her career that still ranks among the most all-time in NCAA history.
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