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Winthrop University one of America’s best where students live, learn and lead Founded in 1886, Winthrop University is rated as one of top regional higher education institutions in the nation. The picturesque campus is ideally located in the beautiful upstate section of South Carolina in the growing city of Rock Hill and only 30 minutes from uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.
With its 100-acre main campus and 300-acre athletic complex, Winthrop is home to a student body that numbers nearly 6,400.Unique acxademic coiurse offerings and modern, well-equipped facilities guarantee a national-caliber education. Winthrop, students excel in an academic environment that is second to none.
University President ‘We are Eagles, come fly with us’
Dr. Daniel F. Mahony Winthrop’s 11th President
B.S. in accounting from Virginia Tech, 1987 M.S. in sport management from West Virginia, 1990 Ph.D. in sport management from Ohio State, 1995
Dr. Daniel F. Mahony became Winthrop University’s 11th president on July 1, 2015, after serving for seven years as dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services and a professor of sport management at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Mahony also spent 13 years as a faculty member and administrator at the University of Louisville where his positions included sport administration program director, department chair, associate dean, assistant provost, and associate provost. Prior to his faculty and administrative positions, Dr. Mahony worked in both public accounting and intercollegiate athletics. He earned a B.S. in accounting from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in sport management from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in sport management from Ohio State University. He is an active researcher in the areas of sport consumer behavior and intercollegiate athletics and has published more than 60 articles in various refereed journals, several book chapters, and one book. Dr. Mahony received the 2007 Earle F. Zeigler Award from the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) for his research contributions to the field. He is a NASSM Research Fellow and served as the association’s president from 2003-2004. Dr. Mahony is the recipient of the 2015 McInnis/Ryan Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA), which recognized his principled and ethical leadership practices, and his scholarship regarding issues of justice and ethics in college, high school and professional sport. Originally from Clinton, New Jersey, Dr. Mahony has been married for more than 20 years to wife Laura, with whom he has two children, son Gavin and daughter Elena
Athletic Director
Winthrop Athletics
Ken Halpin, Ph.D. Athletic Director
Dr. Renae Myles Sr. Associate AD For Internal Operations/SWA
Ken Halpin, the former deputy athletic director at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, is in his first year as athletic director at Winthrop. Halpin is responsible for the administration of all aspects of Winthrop’s NCAA Division I athletics program. In his role, he provides strategic leadership and direction for a program that places a priority on academic achievement and athletic excellence. Over the past five years at EWU Halpin served in multiple roles, most recently as deputy athletic director overseeing a wide range of responsibilities covering all external operations including development, marketing, com-
Matt Martin Associate AD for External Operations
munications, ticketing, sponsorships, licensing, special projects, and special events. He was also the sport supervisor for the men’s and women’s tennis programs. Halpin’s first year at EWU was spent as the director of corporate partnerships for their multi-media rights partner, which has since been acquired by Learfield, generating corporate revenue for the EWU Athletic Department. Halpin received a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Washington State University in 2015 and an M.A. in sport administration from Gonzaga University in 2008, where he has taught as an adjunct
Sherika Montgomery Associate AD for Student Success
Jack Frost Assistant AD Athletic Communications
professor in the sport management program for the past seven years. He earned a B.A. from Willamette University in 2005, where he was an All-Conference performer in both
football and baseball.
Halpin and his wife, Amber, are the parents of two sons--Kenny, 8, and Jonathan, 3, and tje family looks forward to a new addition in November.
Joanna Harris Assistant AD Academic Services
Jeff Lahr Assistant AD Athletic Training
Area Attractions Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte Skyline
Time-Warner Arena BB&T Ballpark Downtown Rock Hill Ampitheater
Paramount Carowinds Theme Park
Athletic Facilities
Athletic Complex Is Superb
Winthrop’s 300-acre athletic complex includes outdoor venues for baseball, (The Winthrop Ballpark), men’s and women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse (Eagle Field), men’s and women’s track & field (Belk Track), men’s and women’s tennis (Memorial Courts), and softball (Terry Field).
Irwin ‘Ike’ Belk Track
The Winthrop Ballpark Memorial Courts
Eagle Field
Terry Field
Student Services
Academic & Student-Athlete Services Winthrop Athletics is strongly committed to the welfare and support of its student-athletes through its Academics, Student Services and Compliance offices. A variety of resources are available to student-athletes in the Rock Hill CocaCola Academic Resource Center which is housed in the Winthrop Coliseum. The academic staff works closely with its student-athletes throughout their entire experience at Winthrop to ensure their academic success.
Graduation Is Our Goal
Student Services CHAMPS/Life Skills Programs The CHAMPS/Life Skills program provides Winthrop student-athletes with personal development opportunities that challenge and enhance the collegiate experience. The program is de-
signed to provide leadership and service learning experiences. In addition, programs and seminars address career development, and academic and personal pursuits.
Athletic Training
Athletic Training Winthrop provides five full-time certified athletic trainers along with three graduate assistant trainers who are dedicated to attaining excellence in all aspects of sports medicine. Led by the veteran head athletic trainer Jeff Lahr, the staff works hard to deliver the highest quality health care to all of its student-athletes. Lahr, the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training, is in his 20th year at Winthrop. Several students enrolled in the University’s athletic training program are also involved in helping with daily training room and game management duties. The University athletic training department is teamed up with Dr. William Graham, who serves on staff at Ortho Carolina-Pineville, to provide the best healthcare for its student-athletes.
Strength & Conditioning
Strength & Conditioning Since Winthrop began its Strength and Conditioning program nearly 15 years ago, it has become a key component to the success of Winthrop Athletics. The program was created to aid in injury prevention and improve athlete performance. All student-athletes receive personal instructions and attention from head strength coach Hayes Galitski and his staff that includes a full-time assistant and graduate assistants. The head strength coach is responsible for designing and implementing the strength and conditioning programs for all 18 sports teams and works closely with each individual coaching staff to design a program that is geared for that particular sport. Winthrop offers a modern and well-equipped strength and conditioning facility in the coliseum as well as the baseball stadium.
2007 Big South Champions
In 2007 the Lady Eagles broke 13 school team records, including most wins in a single season with 50. The program made its first ever trip to the NCAA Regionals and picked up its first ever wins in an NCAA Regional by knocking off Furman and North Carolina. The season included wins over Georgia, Purdue, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh and South Carolina. The team captured the 2007 Buzz Classic hosted by Georgia Tech. Lisa Kingsmore became the school’s fifth different player in history to finish a season with a .400 or better batting average. Jenny Scrymgeour set the school record for RBI in a single season with 60. The team also had winning streaks of 11 and 10. Individually, Winthrop combined to earn 28 awards.
2008 Big South Champions
In 2008, the Lady Eagles defeated Liberty 6-1 in the championship game to capture its second straight Big South Championship. The game was played at Terry Field, giving Seniors Stephanie Reid, Sarah Magee and Izzy Trottier victories in their last game on their home turf. The team won 36 games (86 in two seasons) while earning victories over #18 Oregon State, Georgia Tech, Auburn and Rutgers. Winthrop was 14-1 in league games, posting the most conference wins in a single season in school history. Cari Wooldridge earned Big South Conference Tournament MVP honors for the second straight season.
2017 Season Outlook With a more seasoned squad heading into the 2017 season, co-head coach Mark Cooke feels the team is headed in the right direction and this could be the year the program gets back to being one of the best teams in the Big South Conference. The Eagles fielded one of the youngest teams in the country last year and rode the arms of two freshmen pitchers to a 15-43 record with 18 of the losses coming by two runs or less and four by three runs. One of the areas that lacked from last year’s team was power from top to bottom in the lineup and the experience in the circle. “We’re again very young as we have four seniors and two juniors,” Cooke pointed out. “We’ll still be an underclassmen dominated team but we’re going to be a very intense, fast team with a lot of power. The team is set up around our pitching. The difference this year is we’re going with two experienced pitchers that are quality, which was the thing that hurt us last year with no consistency in the circle.” There are seven starters back in the field and two in the circle to give experience at almost every position, putting the Eagles in a position to be successful this season. IN THE CIRCLE Injuries and inexperience plagued the Eagles in the circle last season, but the positive is the experience Kiley Majette and Keleigh Romine gained from having to throw so many innings in their first collegiate season. Majette tossed a team-high 171.1 innings and finished 7-17 with a team-best 5.15 ERA with 92 strikeouts. During league play she was 2-7 with a 4.44 ERA and 37 strikeouts to 29 walks in 69.1 innings. Romine tossed 69.2 innings with a 3-9 mark as she made 13 starts in 17 appearances. Her best performance of the season came on the road at Longwood in a 1-0 loss as she tossed a complete game allowing one run on three hits. The biggest issue last season was the amount of walks the duo issued (156 total between the two in 241 innings), but Cooke doesn’t feel that will be a problem this season, especially
after seeing them pitch in the fall. Both Majette and Romine will be looked upon to lead the rotation and also provide leadership to the other two pitchers in freshmen Sabrina Shroades and Madyson Watson. Shroades come to the Eagles after an illustrious high school career where she was 50-5 with a 0.61 ERA and recorded 646 strikeouts. She was a two-time West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist, and a 2015 West Virginia Sportswriters Association Player of the Year runner-up. In 2015 and 2016 she was a First Team West Virginia AAA All-State selection. The three-time Journal Softball Player of the Year also batted in high school finishing with 21 home runs and a school record 169 RBI. Watson was a three-time All-MOAC selection and helped lead her high school team to a district championship, sectional championship and state runner-up in 2014. She was also a 2016 All-Ohio Player selection. Cooke speaks a lot about increasing the power of the team and one of the things he credits the most is strength & conditioning. “I give our strength coach Andy Parker a lot of credit,” said Cooke. “We are really strong this year and I think the mental toughness from his weight training will be very important to us this year.
percentage of .358. She will provide leadership to a young pitching staff and will also give the team a solid bat near the top of the order. Freshman Ashley Westbrooks will be the primary backup behind the plate. Westbrooks will also see time at shortstop. Westbrooks is a fivetime All-Region and four-time All-State selection after a high school career with 31 home runs and batting average over .500. AROUND THE HORN The Eagles return their corner starters from last season, but there will be some adjustments in the infield. Leah Young, who had a career-
BEHIND THE PLATE This position has been solidified for three season and will be for a fourth consecutive year with Paige Haley expected to take the bulk of the games behind the plate again this season. Haley is one of the top catchers in the history of the program both offensively and defensively. Haley has 137 starts and has played in 148 games during her career with a batting average of .256. She has 58 runs, 100 hits, 13 doubles, three triples and 32 RBI. She has a .978 career fielding percentage and during her career has been one of the top 3-4 catchers in the league throwing runners out trying to steal bases. Last season she set career-highs in games played (52), games started (52), runs scores (23), tied career-best 12 RBI, 16 walks and an on-base
Kiley Majette (above) led the Eagles in wins, innings pitched and strikeouts as a freshman in 2016.
2017 Season Outlook year at the plate, will move from first to second. Young wasn’t an all-conference selection, but put up all-conference numbers with a .272 average, 31 runs, five doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 37 RBI as she was also 8-for-12 on the bases. She was second among first basemen in the league in runs, home runs, stolen bases and RBI and third in hits and on-base percentage. Young was also a good defensive first baseman with a fielding percentage of .985, 319 putouts and a career-high 20 assists. Cooke said her transition from first to second isn’t as difficult as it could normally be as Young came to Winthrop as an infielder playing mostly second. Freshman Ansley Gilreath is expected to take over at first base as Cooke feels she’ll be an immediate impact player. He says her height and reach make her valuable at first base and she’s got power that should strengthen the heart of the batting order. One of the key ingredients missing from last season’s lineup was junior Maddie Antone, who sat out the 2016 season. Her absence was a big hole in the lineup after she amassed 61 runs, 15 doubles, 14 home runs and 58 RBI in her first two
seasons while posting a batting average of .367. The 2014 Big South Conference Freshman of the Season will see time at shortstop and as the designated player and provide a much-needed big bat in the lineup this season. In 240 at-bats she’s struck out just 24 times and has a career on-base percentage of .474. Returning at the hot corner is sophomore Blake Wallert, who started 22 games at third base and 19 games at short despite battling some injuries. She was batting .318 through the first nine games of the season, but her average dipped down to .228 on Apr. 12 after a loss at Furman. Then Wallert finished the season on a high with 12 hits in the final 13 games with 13 RBI. She is a good defensive player having committed just four errors (2 in same game) in the final 30 games of the year. Sophomore Brooke Ellison will provide a skillful backup at several positions after having started 23 games of the 35 games she played in last season. She finished with seven runs and six RBI and a .929 fielding percentage. Ellison has very good quickness and speed. Redshirt freshman Jill Derrick can also play most positions in
the infield and outfield as she’ll provide depth along with freshman A.G. Gardner, who will also see some time as the designated player. OUTFIELD This is an area where the Eagles will have speed along with good arms as four players battle for three spots. Sophomore Morgan Lowers will move to center after a solid first year in right field. Lowers led the Eagles in batting at .295 to go along with 22 runs, 51 hits, 10 doubles and 18 RBI while batting leadoff for the majority of the season. She will once again provide a good bat at the top of the batting order and good defense in the field. She committed just two errors in right field last season and led all outfielders with seven assists. Junior Shayna Covington will move to right field after seeing most of her time in left. The speedy slap hitter batted .264 last season with 16 runs. She covers a lot of ground in the outfield and has a strong arm. Redshirt junior Madison Templeton and junior Tara Loken will compete for time in left field. Templeton has battled injuries for most of her career and hasn’t seen many at-bats but has provided good defense in the outfield. She’s played 43 games with 41 starts and has never committed an error and has two assists. Loken started a careerhigh 32 games last season and finished with 11 runs, a home run and five RBI. Loken has 74 career games with 54 starts and has also never committed an error and has three assists. DESIGNATED PLAYER
Leah Young (above) led the Eagles in several offensive categories as she set career-highs in games started (56), runs (31), hits (43), doubles (5), home runs (9), RBI (34), on-base percentage (.389) and walks (17).
This is an area that won’t have any one or two players penciled in as the amount of depth the team has will provide the coaching staff with several options for this role. “If you look up and down our lineup we have a lot of quality players in a lot of different positions right now,” said Cooke. We’re really excited about getting on the field and getting to play.
2017 Season Outlook SCHEDULE This is year is no different than any other year that Cooke has been at the helm of the Eagle softball program. A tough non-conference is always part of the formula Cooke puts together to prepare his team for conference action. “If you look at our schedule you’ll see we’re ducking no one again as we’re playing some of the best teams in the country,” said Cooke. “Our non-conference schedule is going to be as good as its been in quite a while. We like it that way and want to challenge our kids to get better.” Winthrop will have five tournaments and three midweek contests before opening Big South play on Mar. 18. The Eagles open up in Athens, GA at the Red & Black Showcase and will face East Carolina twice, Syracuse twice and nationallyranked Georgia. The remaining tournaments will have the Eagles facing Monmouth, Illinois-Chicago, Lipscomb, College of Charleston, East Tennessee State, Bucknell, North Carolina Central, Youngstown State, DePaul, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Cleveland State, Delaware, and UNC Greensboro. The Eagles will have two midweek doubleheaders on the road at South Carolina and Jacksonville State and will play a single-game at nationally-ranked Alabama right before the league opener. The remainder of the non-conference schedule mixed in with league play includes doubleheaders at home with Western Carolina and Furman, a road double-header at Coastal Carolina and a single-game at North Carolina. In league play the Eagles open with a three-game series against Presbyterian College and will host the top three teams in the preseason poll in Longwood, Liberty and Campbell. The Eagles will have a split series at Gardner-Webb and also play road series at Charleston Southern and Radford. Paige Haley (right) is a three-year starter and will play a big leadership role behind the plate with young pitching staff.
KEY NON-BIG SOUTH MATCHUPS Saturday, Feb. 10 at #10/12 Georgia (Athens, GA) The Eagles once again open the season at the Red & Black Showcase and will have two games with East Carolina and two games with Syracuse but squeezed in there is another date with a nationally-ranked Georgia squad. Winthrop’s last win over Georgia came on Feb. 16, 2007 when the held off a 7th inning rally for an 8-6 win. Georgia was ranked 18th at the time. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at South Carolina (Columbia, SC) Winthrop will head to Columbia for a doubleheader against South Carolina, which is coming off an NCAA Regional apperance last year. The two teams met in Columbia last season with the Eagles falling 9-1. South Carolina went on to win 38 games. The two schools have met over 60 times. The program’s first ever opponent in 1974 was South Carolina, which was also three of the first four opponents. Friday, Mar. 3 and Saturday, Mar. 4 vs. DePaul (Rock Hill, SC) DePaul is traditionally one of the best 30-35 teams in the country and will make its first trip to Rock Hill. The Blue Demons are coming off a 27-25 season. Winthrop and DePaul have met just two times with the last meeting on Feb. 25, 2012 as the Eagles fell 10-0 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. The only other meeting was Mar. 1, 2008 as the Eagles fell 4-0 to 17th-ranked DePaul after allowing three runs in the top of the first. Wednesday, Mar. 15, at Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) Winthrop will face Alabama the day after a doubleheader at Jacksonville State. The Tide are ranked 7th in both preseason polls after 51-14 campaign in 2016. Winthrop last played at Alabama on Feb. 24, 2013 in the final game of a tournament as it fell 6-1. Wednesday, Apr. 19, at North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) Eagles will head to North Carolina for a midweek single-game. The Tar Heels are coming off a 32-25 season and have received votes in both preseason polls. Winthrop last played UNC on Apr. 7, 2010 when it was swept in a DH (2-0, 3-2) to the 24th-ranked Tar Heels
Co-Head Coach Mark Cooke MARK COOKE Co-Head Softball Coach 28th Season
Mark Cooke is in his 28th year as head coach of the Winthrop University softball team. Cooke, a 1989 graduate of USC Spartanburg, has turned the Lady Eagle softball program into a nationally competitive team. With back-to-back Big South Conference Championships in 2007 and 2008, Cooke and his staff turned in two of the best seasons in school history. In 2007 he guided the team to a co-championship of the regular season with Liberty, a conference tournament championship and the school’s first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. In 2008, the team followed up with another regular season championship with a 14-1 record in the league, another conference tournament championship and NCAA Regional. From 2007-09, Cooke’s teams posted 90 total wins that included victories over Georgia Tech, #18 Oregon State, Auburn, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Jacksonville State and Santa Clara. In his career he’s compiled over 800 victories and has a
career record of 806-807-3. His 800th victory came on Mar. 9, 2016 in a 3-2 victory over UNC Wilmington at home. Cooke surpassed 750 wins on Mar. 9, 2015 when the Eagles defeated Marist, 5-3. In his 27 seasons at Winthrop he’s compiled a record of 732-760-3. His 650th victory at Winthrop came on May 9, 2013 in the Big South Tournament as the Eagles upset 4th-seeded Radford 4-1. He has 184 Big South Conference regular season victories and is two away from becoming the all-time leader. He became the all-time leader in wins in Big South history on Mar. 20 in a 9-5 win over Presbyterian College, passing Coastal Carolina’s Jess Dannelly (669). The 32-year veteran head coach has been named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He led the Lady Eagles Big South Championships in 1990, 1991, 2007 and 2008. The team has finished runner-up six times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010 and 2013). He reached the 400-career win mark with a semi-final victory over Coastal Carolina in the 2002
conference tournament. In 2005 he reached his 500th victory at home against Furman on April, 21. Cooke coached his 1,000th career game in a 4-3 victory over Birmingham-Southern in the Big South Conference Tournament on May 12, 2006. Prior to his arrival at Winthrop in the dual role of head volleyball and softball coach, Cooke served a brief stint as an assistant at Spartanburg Methodist before taking over the head coaching reins of the USCS softball team. In three seasons at USC Spartanburg, Cooke compiled an 84-49 record with all of his teams finishing no lower than third place in the NAIA District 6. On two occasions, Cooke’s teams enjoyed rankings in the Top 20. Cooke then spent a year as an assistant coach at Northeast Louisiana University. After seven years as Lady Eagle volleyball coach, he turned over those duties to concentrate on softball. Throughout his career as head softball coach he’s produced nine 30-plus win seasons, 94 All-Big South selections,
52 All-Tournament selections, six BSC tournament MVPs, 11 All-Region selections, five Big South Players of the Year, four Big South Scholar Athletes of the Year, four Big South Rookies of the Year, an NFCA All-American, and two First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America selections. There have also been four Academic All-America Selections by Capital One or ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA . Cooke played fast-pitch extensively over the years. Since he began playing in 1981, he has been a member of teams that have captured eight state titles and four regional crowns. He is married to the former April Haimbaugh of Niles, MI. They are the parents of two sons, Seth and Noah.
Co-Head Coach Mark Cooke
Year 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total
School USCS USCS USCS Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop Winthrop 29 years
Cooke’s Collegiate Coaching Record Record 28-18 31-15 25-16 34-19 29-19 20-39 17-32 17-33 31-25 26-28 13-36 24-30 26-24-1 35-22 22-33 23-26 27-32 42-24-1 39-23-1 30-30 50-18 36-19 26-21 28-29 16-36 16-39 28-29 27-26 26-25 15-43 807-809-3
Conference Place N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14-6 2nd 11-1 1st 10-7 2nd 4-4 4th 4-8 8th 6-6 4th 5-8 7th 2-14 9th 6-8 7th 5-8-1 6th 5-5 3rd 2-8 5th 4-6 T-4th 4-8 5th 8-4 2nd 9-3 1st 5-7 5th 11-4 T-1st 14-1 1st 15-3 2nd 8-10 T-3rd 5-13 7th 3-18 8th 12-12 5th 12-12 5th 14-9 3rd 4-20 8th 202-213-1
Tournament NCAA Finish N/A N/A N/A 4-1, 1st 3-1, 1st 2-2, 2nd 1-2 1-2 2-2 2-2 N/A N/A 1-2 3-2, 3rd 3-2, 2nd 3-2, 2nd 3-2, 3rd 4-2, 2nd 2-2, 2nd 0-2 3-1, 1st Regional 3-0, 1st Regional 0-2 3-2, 2nd 1-2 0-2 3-2, 2nd 1-2 1-2 1-2 50-45
Mark Cooke has led Winthrop to 4 Big South Titles and 11 Big South Conference Tournament Championship games
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95 All-Big South Selections 52 Big South All-Tournament Selections 11 All-Region Selections 6 Big South Tournament Most Valuable Players 5 Big South Players of the Year 4 Big South Scholar Athletes Of The Year 4 Capital One/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America 4 Big South Rookie/Freshmen of the Year
Co-Head Coach Kendall Fuller KENDELL FULLER CO-HEAD COACH
Career Record (15-43, 1 year) Kendall Fuller is in her fifth season with the softball program and second as Co-Head Coach. After her first season she was promoted to Associate Head Coach and two years later was named Co-head coach. Fuller came to Winthrop after a two-year stint at Western Carolina where she was a volunteer assistant coach while earning a Masters of Science degree with an emphasis in Biology. Her duties with the Catamounts included coaching first base and the outfield, assisting in recruiting and travel coordination as well as practice planning, hitting and the organization/direction of camps and clinics. Fuller also served as the academic liaison between softball and academic support as well as developing and maintaining scouting reports. One of the most notable things Fuller did at Western Carolina was designing an academic success plan resulting in five NFCA Academic All-Americans. She also coached center fielder Erin Foster, who voted to the First Team All-Southern Conference as well as an NFCA MidEast First Team All-Region selection. Winthrop and Western Carolina have faced off four times in the last two seasons so Fuller has a little familiarity with the Eagles. Plus Fuller served as a guest coach for Winthrop Softball Camp in 2011. Prior to her collegiate level coaching experience, Fuller was an assistant varsity softball coach at South Brunswick H.S. in Southport, NC. She was an assistant coach for varsity basketball and the head coach of the junior varsity girls’ basketball team as well. Fuller, a 2008 graduate from Appalachian State, has been a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association since 2010. Fuller earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Secondary Education from Appalachian State.
Assistant Coach Cari Moore CARI MOORE
Assistant Coach
Former Eagle standout Cari (Wooldridge) Moore is in her third season as an assistant coach with the softball program. Moore took over after the retirement of assistant coach Danny Parks and will work primarily with the pitchers “It’s always great when you can bring one of your own back to your team,” said Cooke. “She was a dominating pitcher in her career and she’s really taken the time to learn to be a good pitching coach. She’s worked a lot of camps with us over the last 2-3 years and I’m very impressed with how much she’s learned.” Since 2011, Moore has been working as a volunteer pitching coach for Winthrop. She also volunteered at Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill, SC in 2013-14. From 2007-2010 Moore was a standout pitcher for the Eagles, capturing the fourth most wins all-time in the program’s history. She finished her career ranked in the Top 5 all-time at Winthrop in total appearances, earned run average (ERA), complete games, wins, shutouts and strikeouts. In 2007 and 2008 Moore was named the Big South Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player as she helped guide the Eagles to back-to-back championships and NCAA Regional appearances. Moore is just the second Winthrop player to be named the tournament MVP multiple times and the third player in conference history to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. In the history of the program she became the fourth player to be named All-Big South and All-Big South Tournament three times. Moore graduated from Winthrop University in May of 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree. On June 9, 2013, she married Heath Moore and they currently reside in Rock Hill, SC.
Meet The Team
#1 ~ Brooke Ellison Sophomore Outfielder/Infielder Williamston, SC
#2 ~ Leah Young R-Senior Infielder Simpsonville, SC
#7 ~ Morgan Lowers Sophomore Outfielder Suffolk, VA
#8 ~ Blake Wallert Sophomore Infielder Clover, SC
#19 ~ Jill Derrick Sophomore Utility Batesburg-Leesville, SC
#23 ~ Keleigh Romine Sophomore Pitcher Concord, NC
#3 ~ Kiley Majette Sophomore Pitcher Holly Springs, NC
#24 ~ Ashley Westbrooks Freshman Infielder/Catcher Chesnee, SC
#4 ~ A.G. Gardner Freshman Infielder Seneca, SC
#5 ~ Ansley Gilreath Freshman Infielder Greer, SC
#11 ~ Paige Haley Senior Catcher Pickering, Ontario
#17 ~ Maddie Antone R-Junior Infielder/Designated Player Vandergrift, PA
#25 ~ Sabrina Shroades Freshman Pitcher Inwood, WV
#26 ~ Madyson Watson Freshman Pitcher Plain City, OH
Meet The Team
#28 ~ Tara Loken Junior Outfielder Columbia, SC
#31 ~ Shayna Covington Sophomore Outfielder Dillon, SC
Members of the 2017 Winthrop softball team are pictured, front row, from left: Brooke Ellison, Blake Wallert, Paige Haley, Leah Young, Shayna Covington, Jill Derrick, Madyson Watson; back row, A.G. Gardner, Keleigh Romine, Morgan Lowers, Kiley Majette, Madison Templeton, Maddie Antone, Ansley Gilreath, Tara Loken, Sabrina Shroades, Ashley Westbrooks.
#33 ~ Madison Templeton R-Sophomore Outfielder Greenville, SC
Year-by-Year Results LADY EAGLE SOFTBALL THROUGH THE YEARS
Head Coach, Mark Cooke (1990-present) Over 650 wins at Winthrop 4 Big South Titles
Head Coach, Frankie Griffin (1983-1989) 2 Big South Titles
YEAR 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total (43 yrs.)
HOME 1-0 2-0 5-1 2-1 8-3 9-3 11-2 13-2 9-2 11-4 16-1 11-4 16-5 19-4 11-5 16-2 15-3 16-2 14-14 7-11 12-14 16-10 12-12 7-12 16-13 7-8 20-8 8-9 12-12 12-14 16-10 14-2-1 13-7 16-6 19-5 10-1 15-10 7-13 6-13 16-13 16-8 18-8 13-12 517-295-1 (.636)
AWAY 0-1 2-1 1-3 3-3 1-2 2-0 4-5 6-2 7-2 3-0 5-1 14-5 12-5 15-3 9-9 14-3 15-10 8-10 5-19 8-9 5-9 9-7 7-10 4-14 5-12 7-7-1 9-8 8-13 9-6 10-9 13-5-1 9-3 6-10 14-7 11-5 9-10 3-13 6-11 2-13 8-11 7-10 2-8 0-23 306-320-2 (.487)
NEUTRAL 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 10-2 11-4 14-5 13-5 8-3 7-2 3-3 4-13 4-5 4-6 5-7 1-3 2-12 0-10 6-8 7-6 2-10 3-5 12-9 6-6 6-11 2-8 5-9 13-9 17-17 12-13 20-5 6-9 7-10 10-6 3-12 8-13 4-5 4-8 6-9 2-8 274-297 (.480)
OVERALL COACH 2-2 Anne Upchurch 6-1 Anne Upchurch 8-4 Linda Warren 6-6 Linda Warren 9-5 Linda Warren 13-5 Linda Warren 16-9 Elaine Mozingo 29-6 Elaine Mozingo 27-8 Elaine Mozingo 28-9 Frankie Griffin 34-7 Frankie Griffin 33-12 Frankie Griffin 35-12 Frankie Griffin 37-10 Frankie Griffin 24-27 Frankie Griffin 34-10 Frankie Griffin 34-19 Mark Cooke 29-19 Mark Cooke 20-36 Mark Cooke 17-32 Mark Cooke 17-33 Mark Cooke 31-25 Mark Cooke 26-28 Mark Cooke 13-36 Mark Cooke 24-30 Mark Cooke 26-24-1 Mark Cooke 35-22 Mark Cooke 22-33 Mark Cooke 23-26 Mark Cooke 27-32 Mark Cooke 42-24-1 Mark Cooke 39-23-1 Mark Cooke 30-30 Mark Cooke 50-18 Mark Cooke 36-19 Mark Cooke 26-21 Mark Cooke 28-29 Mark Cooke 16-36 Mark Cooke 16-39 Mark Cooke 28-29 Mark Cooke 27-26 Mark Cooke 26-25 Mark Cooke 15-43 Mark Cooke/Kendall Fuller 1,052-887-3 (.542)
All-Time Big South Awards ALL-BIG SOUTH SELECTIONS
Kim Lawrence, CF (1987, 1990) Sandy Gillies, SS (1987, 1988, 1989) Vanessa Glasscock, C-1B-IF (1987, 1988, 1989) Laura Blackmore, P-OF (1987, 1988) Wendy Wilkes, IF (1987) Terri Keith, C, (1987) Tabatha Sturkey, P (1988) Lisa Kemme, P (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) Nina Rozzo, SS (1989,1991) Tara Youngblood, C (1990, 1991, 1992) Lisa Sturgeon, DP (1990) Lauren Paul, DP (1991, 1992) Jennifer Cushman, 2B (1991, 1992, 1993) Carlene Smith, RF (1992) Kathy Herndon, C (1993) Shari Schlicht, 1B (1994) Christine Yon, 2B (1995, 1996) Leslie McAllister, 1B (1998, 2000) Samantha Miller, 1B (1999) Lisa Ryan, OF (1999, 2000, 2001) Kayce Driggers, 3B (2000, 2001) Stephanie Koester, P (2000, 2001) Kristy Roderick, C (2000) Kate Graham, 2B (2000) Kelli Johnson, P (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Janiva Willis, OF (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Kjersti Johnson, OF (2004) Laura Hill, DH/3B (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) Stephanie Reid, SS (2005, 2007, 2008) Shahna Ashard, P (2005) Tessa Thomas, OF (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Hilary Peacock, 1B (2006, 2007) Lisa Kingsmore, OF (2007, 2008, 2009) Jenny Scrymgeour, C (2007) Megan Evans, P (2007, 2008, 2009) Mallory Hogan, 3B/1B (2007, 2008) Pearl Coleshill, 3B (2008) Jo-Lynn Smith, DP (2008) Cari Wooldridge, P (2008, 2009, 2010) Lenny Stoddart, UT (2009) Taylor Wright, P/DP (2009) Chelsey Schoenfeldt, DP/P (2011, 2012, 2013) Veronica Berrie, CF (2011) Kathryn Eberlin, 1B (2011) Megan Chapman, SS (2011) McKenzi Corn, LF (2013, 2014) Alex White, 1B (2014) Maddie Antone, DP/SS (2014, 2015)
BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC Rona Nichols (1998, 1999) Rebecca Coppins (2000) Kaycee Driggers (2001) Teresa O’Hare (2002) Janiva Willis (2003, 2004, 2005) Laura Hill (2006, 2007) Lisa Kingsmore (2008, 2009) Lauren Levin (2010) Kelly Blea (2011) Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2012, 2013) McKenzi Corn (2014)
Sutton Watson (2015) Zharne Glover (2016)
BIG SOUTH PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Christine Yon (Mar. 3, 1996) Kim Buegge (Mar. 16, 1998) Kristy Roderick (Apr. 3, 2000) Kayce Driggers (Apr. 24, 2000) Janiva Willis (Apr. 2, 2002) (Mar. 14, 2004) (May 10, 2004) (Mar. 15, 2005) (May 9, 2005) Kjersti Johnson (Apr. 5, 2004) Stephanie Reid (Apr. 18, 2005) (May 7, 2007) Jenny Scrymgeour (Mar. 12, 2007) Hilary Peacock (Apr. 23, 2007) Mallory Hogan (Mar. 11, 2008) Lisa Kingsmore (Mar. 18, 2008) (Apr. 21, 2008) (Apr. 13, 2009) Ashlee Revell (Mar. 3, 2009) Taylor Wright (Feb. 14, 2011) Chelsey Schoenfeldt (Apr. 18, 2011) (Feb. 13, 2012) (Mar. 12, 2012) (Apr. 2, 2012) Alex White (Apr. 1, 2013) Mel Andrea (Mar. 10, 2014) McKenzi Corn (Apr. 7, 2014) Morgan Lowers (Mar. 28, 2016)
Janiva Willis 4-Time All-Big South, OF
BIG SOUTH PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Stephanie Koester Brianne McKnight Meriale Lineberry Kelli Johnson Cari Wooldridge Megan Evans Sutton Watson
(Apr. 20, 1998) (Apr. 3, 2000) (Apr. 2, 2001) (Apr. 11, 1999) (Mar. 26, 2001) (Mar. 7, 2002) (Mar. 19, 2002) (Mar. 26, 2002) (Apr. 2, 2002) (Mar. 31, 2003) (Mar. 29, 2004) (Apr. 5, 2004) (Apr. 14, 2004) (May 9, 2005) (Feb. 20, 2007) (Apr. 27, 2009) (Mar. 8, 2010) (Mar. 15, 2010) (Mar. 26, 2007) (Feb. 12, 2008) (Feb. 26, 2008) (Mar. 11, 2008) (Feb. 17, 2009) (Mar. 1, 2010) (Feb. 18, 2013) (Apr. 27, 2015)
Laura Hill 4-Time All-Big South, DP/3B
Lisa Ryan 3-Time All-Big South, OF
Kelli Johnson 4-Time All-Big South
Stephanie Reid 3-Time All-Big South, SS
Lisa Kemme 4-Time All-Big South
All-Time Postseason Awards ALL-BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT
Lisa Kemme, RHP (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) Kristin Carlson, 3B, 1B (1988, 1991) Aimee Civalier, 2B (1990) Tara Youngblood, C (1990, 1991, 1992) Lauren Paul, DP (1991, 1992) Sandra Gillies, 2B (1989) Lisa Sturgeon, 3B (1991) Nina Rozzo, SS (1989. 1991) Jen Cushman, 2B (1992) Carlene Smith, RF (1990, 1991) Denise Urian, DH (1992) Christi Adams, (1994) Christine Yon, 2B (1995, 1996) Selena Fine, 2B/OF (1999) Brianne McKnight, RHP (2000, 2001) Rebecca Coppins, RF (2000) Michelle Reisman, SS (2001) Kristy Roderick, C (2001) Katy Agee, C (2002) Carol Douglas, SS (2002) Kelli Johnson, LHP (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Catherine Cashion, P/OF (2003) Lindsey Merriman, 3B (2004) Stephanie Turney, 2B/OF (2004) Janiva Willis, CF (2005) Shahna Ashard RHP/DP (2005) Lauren Blaser, LF (2007) Cari Wooldridge, RHP (2007, 2008, 2010) Tessa Thomas, CF (2007, 2008) Stephanie Reid, SS (2007) Sarah Magee, 2B (2008) Lenny Stoddart, LF (2008) Veronica Berrie, LF/RF (2010) Ashlee Revell, 2B (2010) McKenzi Corn (2013) Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) Teja Durante (2013)
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER ALL-REGION TEAM Lisa Kingsmore, OF, First Team (2007, 2008, 2009)
NAIA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Christie Knight (1983) Darr Alexander (1984) Paige Nichols (1985) Patti Donaldson (1985)
Lisa Kingsmore (left) is the first Winthrop All-America Selection at the NCAA Division I level. She is also the only multiple ESPN Magazine/CoSIDA All-Academic Team All-America selection.
Cari Wooldridge (left) is the second player in Winthrop history to be named the Most Valuable Player of the Big South Conference Tournament two straight seasons. She is just the third person to do so in the history of the Big South. Former Winthrop pitcher Lisa Kemme and former Texas A&M Corpus Christi pitcher Sarah Pauly each earned the honor in three straight years and are the only threetime MVPs.
BIG SOUTH REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1988, 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2008 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008 BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT MVP Lisa Kemme (1989-1991) Christine Yon (1995) Cari Wooldridge (2007, 2008) BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Lisa Kemme (1989-1991) Lisa Kingsmore (2008-2009) BIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR Frankie Griffin (1988) Mark Cooke (2005, 2007, 2008) BIG SOUTH ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kelli Johnson (2002) Stephanie Reid (2005) Tessa Thomas (2006) Megan Evans (2007) Maddie Antone (2014) BIG SOUTH SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Janiva Willis (2005) Laura Hill (2007) Lisa Kingsmore (2008-2009)
Lisa Kemme (above) is the only Winthrop player to be named Big South Conference All-Tournament Team four times and Big South Conference Player of the Year three times
Winthrop All-America Selections NAIA ALL-AMERICA TEAM Rhonda Cline Melodye Witherspoon Paige Nichols Diane Sisley Trudy Taylor
First Team (1983, 1984) First Team (1983) First Team (1984, 1985) First Team (1984, 1985) Second Team (1985)
ESPN MAGAZINE/COSIDA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Janiva Willis (OF) Third Team (2004) Laura Hill, (DP) First Team (2007) Lisa Kingsmore (OF) Second Team (2007) First Team (2008) First Team (2009) Chelsey Schoenfeldt (UT) First Team (2013) NFCA ALL-AMERICA TEAM Lisa Kingsmore (OF)
Rhonda Cline (left) was the first two-time NAIA AllAmerica selection
Diane Sisley (above) was a two-time NAIA All-America selection and was inducted to the Winthrop Hall of Fame in 2010
Second Team (2008)
Lisa Kingsmore (right) is the first and only Winthrop AllAmerica Selection at the NCAA Div. 1 level Melodye Withersponn (above) was a First Team NAIA AllAmerican Selection in 1983
Laura Hill (right) became the first Eagle to be named to the First Team COSIDA All-Academic Team
All-Time Career Top 10 (Batting) GAMES PLAYED 241 Laura Hill (2004-07) 240 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 234 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 230 Lindsey Merriman (2003-06) 230 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 228 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 227 Katie Kipisz (2002-05) 223 Hilary Peacock (2004-07) 214 Lauren Blaser (2004-07) 208 Kathy Herndon (1992-95) 208 Leslie McAlister (1998-01) TOTAL AT-BATS 776 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 744 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 730 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 711 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 679 Laura Hill (2004-07) 654 Katie Kipisz (2002-05) 640 Hilary Peacock (2004-07) 639 Lisa Ryan (1998-01) 628 Lindsey Merriman (2003-06) 621 Leslie McAlister (1998-01) BATTING AVERAGE (min. 400 AB) .398 Christine Yon (1993-96) .388 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) .388 Diane Sisley (1983-86) .357 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) .345 Janiva Willis (2002-2005) .336 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) .332 McKenzi Corn (2011-14) .317 Leslie McAlister (1998-2001) .313 Kayce Driggers (1998-2001) .313 Lisa Ryan (1998-2001)
121 Kayce Driggers (1998-01) RBIs 121 Lisa Ryan (1998-01) 145 Christine Yon (1993-96) 118 Trudy Taylor (1985-87) 138 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 113 Christine Yon (1993-96) 131 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 111 Sandy Gillies (1986-89) 130 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 126 Leslie McAlister (1998-01) TOTAL HITS 118 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 283 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 110 Laura Hill (2004-07) 277 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 105 Mallory Hogan (2005-09) 245 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 103 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 225 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 99 Hilary Peacock (2004-07) 211 Christine Yon (1993-96) 200 Diane Sisley (1983-86) TOTAL BASES 200 Lisa Ryan (1998-01) 500 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 197 Leslie McAlister (1998-01) 415 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 196 Laura Hill (2004-07) 381 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 187 Kayce Driggers (1998-01) 341 Christine Yon (1993-96) 340 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) DOUBLES 306 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 51 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 291 Leslie McAlister (1998-01) 47 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 290 Laura Hill (2004-07) 42 Leslie McAlister (1998-01) 271 Diane Sisley (1983-86) 41 Christine Yon (1993-96) 248 Lisa Ryan (1998-01) 40 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 40 Lisa Ryan (1998-01) STOLEN BASES 38 Laura Hill (2004-07) 71 Charlene Smith (1989-92) 34 Hilary Peacock (2004-07) 67 Diane Sisley (1983-86) 32 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 51 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 31 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 49 Susan Funderburk (1994-95) 31 Rona Nichols (1997-00) 49 Janiva Willis (2002-05) Tessa Thomas (above) broke the school record for 46 Kim Cowgill (1994-96) runs in a single-season (63) and went on to become TRIPLES 45 Kayce Driggers (1998-01) the school’s all-time leader with 186 19 Lisa Ryan (1998-01) 41 Sandra Lane (1985-86) 14 Chrstine Yon (1993-96) 37 Megan Chapman (2009-12) 11 Paige Nichols (1983-85) 36 Selena Fine (1997-99) 56 Kim Lawrence (1987-90) 11 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 56 Rebecca Coppins (1997-00) 10 Sandra Lane (1982-85) STRIKEOUTS ON-BASE PERCENTAGE (min 400 AB) 9 Tammy Davis (1992-95) 167 Lindsay Merriman (2003-06) HIT BY PITCH .443 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 9 Tara Youngblood (1989-92) 112 Kathryn Eberlin (2010-13) 33 McKenzi Corn (2011-14) .443 Diane Sisley (1984-86) 8 Rhonda Cline (1981-84) 111 Mallory Hogan (2006-09) 23 Sarah Magee (2005-08) .435 Christine Yon (1993-96) 8 Tessa Thomas (2006-2009) 106 Hilary Peacock (2004-07) 13 Kristy Noble (2012-present) .425 McKenzi Corn (2011-14) 7 Trudy Taylor (1984-87) 102 Lauren Blaser (2004-07) 9 Teja Durante (2010-13) .421 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 7 Charlene Smith (1989-92) 101 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 8 Hilary Peacock (2004-07) .417 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 7 Melodye Witherspoon (1980-83) 101 Stephanie Turney (2003-06) 8 Lauren Blaser (2004-07) .393 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 100 Megan Chapman (2009-12) 8 Kjersti Johnson (2002-05) .379 Megan Chapman (2009-12) HOMERUNS 93 Laura Hill (2004-07) 8 Lindsey Merriman (2003-06) .369 Leslie McAlister (1998-01) 30 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 90 Veronica Berrie (2008-11) 8 Lenny Stoddart (2006-2010) .349 Mallory Hogan (2005-09) 30 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) .349 Kayce Driggers (1998-2001) 25 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) WALKS 23 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 90 Janiva Willis (2002-05) TOTAL RUNS 20 Mallory Hogan (2006-09) 79 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 186 Tessa Thomas (2006-09) 19 Chrstine Yon (1993-96) 75 Megan Chapman (2009-12) 174 Janiva Willis (2002-05) 16 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 67 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 151 Diane Sisley (1983-86) 16 Laura Hill (2004-07) 64 Vanessa Glasscock (1986-89) 144 Stephanie Reid (2005-08) 16 Kjersti Johnson (2002-05) 61 Diane Sisley (1984-86) 142 Lisa Kingsmore (2006-09) 15 Kathryn Eberlin (2010-present) 60 McKenzi Corn (2011-14) 15 Kristy Noble (2011-present) 58 Lenny Stoddart (2006-2010)
All-Time Career Top 10 (Pitching) TOTAL APPEARANCES 146 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 146 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 134 Megan Evans (2007-10) 134 Cari Wooldridge (2007-10) 121 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 118 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 116 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 99 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) 98 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 92 Karen Sadler (1994-97) ERA (Min. 300 innings pitched) 1.110 Darryln Alexander (1981-84) 1.170 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 1.172 Paige Nichols (1983-85) 1.382 Lauren Paul (1991-92) 1.464 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 1.733 Michelle Miruski (1985-87) 2.225 Karen Sadler (1994-97) 2.298 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 2.453 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 2.522 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) INNINGS PITCHED 934.0 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 908.2 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 651.2 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 637.2 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 632.2 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 622.1 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 531.2 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 478.0 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) 447.0 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 380.0 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) GAMES STARTED 134 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 132 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 108 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 100 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 97 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 95 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 84 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 76 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) 66 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 64 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 64 Karen Sadler (1994-97) COMPLETE GAMES 122 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 98 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 66 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 62 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 56 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 49 Lauren Paul (1992-93) 46 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 45 Tara Gilmore (1993-96)
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Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) Megan Evans (2007-2010)
MOST WINS 90 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 86 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 68 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 59 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 55 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 48 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 43 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 42 Paige Nichols (1983-85) 35 Laura Blackmore (1986-87) 33 Michelle Miruski (1985-87) MOST LOSSES 48 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 47 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 47 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) 46 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 46 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 42 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 42 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 40 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 39 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 33 Karen Sadler (1994-97) SHUTOUTS 39 Lisa Kemme (1988-01) 28 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 18 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 14 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 13 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 10 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 10 Lauren Paul (1991-92) 10 Laura Blackmore (1986-89) 10 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 8 Karen Sadler (1994-97) 8 Michelle Miruski (1985-87) FEWEST EARNED RUNS (min. 300 IP) 60 Paige Nichols (1983-85) 74 Lauren Paul (1991-92) 82 Michelle Miruski (1985-87) 98 Karen Sadler (1994-97) 151 Sutton Watson (2012-present) 156 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 165 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 172 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) 190 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 209 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) FEWEST RUNS (min. 300 IP) 89 Paige Nichols (1983-85) 117 Michelle Miruski (1985-87) 147 Cari Wooldridge (2007-10) 174 Lauren Paul (1991-92) 192 Sutton Watson (2012-present)
203 Karen Sadler (1994-97) 264 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 265 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 283 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 290 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) FEWEST HITS ALLOWED 225 Paige Nichols (1983-85) 236 Michelle Miruski (1985-87) 270 Lauren Paul (1991-92) 387 Karen Sadler (1994-97) 474 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 490 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 514 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 521 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) 535 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) 560 Megan Evans (2007-2010) TOTAL STRIKEOUTS 809 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 805 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 584 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 541 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 492 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 413 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 304 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 234 Tara Gilmore (1993-96) 214 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 213 Lauren Paul (1991-92) TOTAL WALKS 295 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 211 Lisa Kemme (1988-91) 210 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 173 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 167 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 160 Brianne McKnight (1998-01) 155 Lauren Paul (1991-92) 155 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 136 Sara Allen (2012-present) 98 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2010-13) SAVES 8 7 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Izzy Trottier (2005) Cari Wooldridge (2007) Natalie Becker (2011) Stephanie Koester (1999) Danna Haydar (2004) Megan Evans (2008) Lil Tanner (1983, 84) Lisa Kemme (1988, 89) Kristen Gebhart (1993, 95) Brianne McKnight (1999) Kelli Johnson (2002-05) Shahna Ashard (2005) Julie Harvey (2006)
Kelli Johnson (left) became the second Eagle in school history to reach 800 career strikeouts
Izzy Trottier (right) is the all-time leader in saves
Single-Season Top 10 (Batting) GAMES PLAYED 68 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) 68 Tessa Thomas (2007) 68 Laura Hill (2007) 68 Stephanie Reid (2007) 68 Hilary Peacock (2007) 68 Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) 68 Lauren Blaser (2007) 67 Kjersti Johnson (2004) 66 Mallory Hogan (2007) 66 Sarah Magee (2007) TOTAL AT-BATS 238 Tessa Thomas (2007) 222 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) 220 Stephanie Reid (2007) 213 Laura Hill (2007) 210 Hilary Peacock (2007) 209 Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) 201 Janiva Willis (2005) 198 Kjersti Johnson (2004) 194 Mallory Hogan (2007) 190 Stephanie Reid (2006) BATTING AVERAGE (125 PLATE APPEARANCES) .458 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) .446 Lisa Kingsmore (2008) .414 Trudy Taylor (1986) .410 Christine Yon (1995) .410 Paige Nichols (1984) .410 Diane Sisley (1985) .408 McKenzi Corn (2013) .405 Christine Yon (1996) .402 Diane Sisley (1985) RUNS 63 Tessa Thomas (2007) 60 Janiva Willis (2004) 52 Stephanie Reid (2007) 52 Janiva Willis (2005) 52 Diane Sisley (1986) 49 Sandra Lane (1985) 48 Tessa Thomas (2008) 47 Tammy Davis (1995) 47 Diane Sisley (1985) 45 McKenzi Corn (2013) HITS 90 Tessa Thomas (2007) 89 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) 77 Laura Hill (2007) 75 Lisa Kingsmore (2008) 73 Stephanie Reid (2007) 73 Christine Yon (1995) 72 Janiva Willis (2004) 71 Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) 70 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) 70 Janiva Willis (2005) SINGLES 74 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) 63 Tessa Thomas (2007) 61 Susan Funderburk (1995) 57 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) 55 Selena Fine (1999) 55 Trudy Taylor (1986) 53 Jenny Scrymgeour (2007)
51 Laura Hill (2007) 50 Kayce Driggers (2001) 49 McKenzi Corn (2013) 49 Stephanie Reid (2007) 49 Tessa Thomas (2006) DOUBLES 17 Christine Yon (1995) 16 Tessa Thomas (2007) 16 Janiva Willis (2004) 15 McKenzi Corn (2013) 15 Hilary Peacock (2006) 15 Janiva Willis (2005) 15 Christine Yon (1996) 14 Laura Hill (2007) 14 Rona Nichols (1999) 13 Alex White (2014) 13 Tessa Thomas (2008) TRIPLES 10 Sandra Lane (1985) 7 Lisa Ryan (2001) 7 Christine Yon (1994) 7 Melodye Witherspoon (1983) 7 Paige Nichols (1984) 6 Lisa Ryan (2000) 6 Lisa Ryan (1999) 6 Tammy Davis (1996) 6 Rhonda Cline (1984) 5 Leah Young (2015) 5 Christine Yon (1996) 5 Carlene Smith (1990) HOMERUNS 17 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) 11 Janiva Willis (2004) 11 Kjersti Johnson (2004) 10 Mallory Hogan (2008) 10 Kelsey Ritter (2015) 9 Leah Young (2016) 9 Mel Andrea (2014) 9 Kristy Noble (2013) 9 Kathryn Eberlin (2013) 9 Alex White (2013) 9 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) 9 Tessa Thomas (2009) 9 Laura Hill (2007) 9 Stephanie Reid (2007) RBI 60 59 57 55 49 48 41 41 41 40
Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) Christine Yon (1995) Stephanie Reid (2007) Mallory Hogan (2008) Tessa Thomas (2007) Kjersti Johnson (2004) Leslie McAlister (2000) Jannifer Jeffcoat (1987) Christine Yon (1994)
TOTAL BASES 136 Tessa Thomas (2007) 127 Janiva Willis (2004) 124 Laura Hill (2007) 118 Stephanie Reid (2007) 118 Christine Yon (1995)
117 Janiva Willis (2005) 17 Katie Kipisz (2004) 117 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) 17 Katie Kipisz (2003) 111 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) 15 Lisa Kingsmore (2006) 111 Kjersti Johnson (2004) 15 Katie Kipisz (2002) 108 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) 15 Jennifer Cushman (1992) 14 Katie Kipisz (2005) SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 14 Nina Rozzo (1990) .725 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) 14 Laura Blackmore (1986) .722 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) .676 Janiva Willis (2004) STOLEN BASES .663 Christine Yon (1995) 33 Susan Funderburk (1995) .643 Maddie Antone (2014) 27 Kim Cowgill (1996) .639 Christine Yon (1996) 27 Carlene Smith (1990) .631 Lisa Kingsmore (2008) 24 Carlene Smith (1992) .613 Tessa Thomas (2009) 24 Diane Sisley (1986) .604 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2011) 23 Kimberly Cowgill (1994) .596 Taylor Wright (2009) 23 Trudy Taylor (1986) .596 Christine Yon (1994) 23 Sandra Lane (1985) 20 Courtney Peek (1997) ON-BASE PERCENTAGE 19 Diane Sisley (1985) .520 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) .518 Lisa Kingsmore (2008) STRIKEOUTS .503 McKenzi Corn (2014) 53 Lindsey Merriman (2005) .497 Diane Sisley (1986) 45 Leah Young (2016) .493 McKenzi Corn (2013) 45 Kjersti Johnson (2004) .482 Janiva Willis 2004) 42 Jo-Lynn Smith (2008) .475 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) 42 Kelli Johnson (2003) .457 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2012) 41 Lindsey Merriman (2004) .454 Christine Yon (1996) 40 Lindsey Merriman (2006) .451 Diane Sisley (1985) 38 Leah Young (2015) 38 Mallory Hogan (2008) HITTING STREAK (ONLY KEPT SINCE 2002) 37 Lauren Blaser (2007) 20 Lisa Kingsmore (2008) 37 Kjersti Johnson (2005) 17 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) 37 Kristin Carlson (1990) 16 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2011) 16 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) WALKS 15 Laura Hill (2007) 35 Diane Sisley (1986) 14 Tessa Thomas (2006) 34 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) 13 Tessa Thomas (2009) 34 Janiva Willis (2004) 11 Morgan Lowers (2016) 32 K.J. Uyeno (2015) 11 Taylor Wright (2009) 32 Tammy Davis (1995) 10 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) 28 Kathryn Eberlin (2013) 10 McKenzi Corn (2013) 27 Lenny Stoddart (2008) 10 Hilary Peacock (2006) 27 Janiva Willis (2005) 10 Janiva Willis (2004) 27 Kathy Herndon (1995) 10 Janiva Willis (2005) 26 Trudy Taylor (1987) 10 Tessa Thomas (2007) 10 Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) HIT BY PITCH 18 Sarah Magee (2007) CONSECUTIVE GAMES ON BASE (ONLY KEPT SINCE 2006) 15 Maddie Antone (2015) 38 Lisa Kingsmore (2009) 15 McKenzi Corn (2014) 25 Lisa Kingsmore (2008) 13 McKenzi Corn (2013) 22 Megan Chapman (2009) 12 Leah Young (2016) 20 Leah Young (2016) 8 Kristy Noble (2013) 20 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) 5 Kristy Noble (2012) 19 McKenzi Corn (2013) 5 Pearl Coleshill (2010) 18 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2011) 5 Kjersti Johnson (2005) 18 Tessa Thomas (2009) 4 Lisa Kingsmore (2008) 17 Megan Chapman (2011) 4 Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) 16 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) 4 Mallory Hogan (2007) 16 Laura Hill (2007) 4 Hilary Peacock (2006) 4 Lauren Blaser (2006) SACRIFICES (SAC FLY INCLUDED) 4 Sarah Conrad (2001) 25 Kim Lawrence (1990) 4 Missy Aldridge (1991) 20 Nina Rozzo (1989) 4 Jean Roach (1986) 18 Kim Cowgill (1996) 18 Heather Meyer (1990)
Single-Season Top 10 (Pitching) TOTAL APPEARANCES 52 Lisa Kemme (1990) 49 Natalie Becker (2012) 44 Lisa Kemme (1989) 41 Kiley Majette (2016) 41 Sutton Watson (2013) 41 Lauren Paul (1992) 40 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2012) 39 Megan Evans (2007) 39 Cari Wooldridge (2007) 39 Kelli Johnson (2004) GAMES STARTED 51 Lisa Kemme (1990) 39 Lisa Kemme (1989) 35 Kelli Johnson (2002) 34 Kelli Johnson (2004) 32 Megan Evans (2007) 32 Shahna Ashard (2005) 32 Kelli Johnson (2003) 31 Kelli Johnson (2005) 30 Cari Wooldridge (2010) 29 Sara Allen (2014) 29 Sutton Watson (2013) 29 Megan Evans (2008) 29 Shahna Ashard (2006) 29 Tara Gilmore (1994) ERA (Min. 130 IP) 0.51 Lisa Kemme (179.2/1991) 0.82 Lauren Paul (145.2/1991) 0.96 Lisa Kemme (361.2/1990) 1.13 Laura Blackmore (136.0/1987) 1.23 Kelli Johnson (244.2/2004) 1.24 Lisa Kemme (271.2/1989) 1.33 Paige Nichols (166.1/1985) 1.36 Kelli Johnson (206.1/2005) 1.39 Megan Evans (161.1/2008) 1.47 Michelle Miruski (144.2/1986) INNINGS PITCHED 361.2 Lisa Kemme (1990) 271.2 Lisa Kemme (1989) 244.2 Kelli Johnson (2004) 241.1 Lauren Paul (1992) 204.2 Shahna Ashard (2005) 232.1 Kelli Johnson (2002) 225.1 Kelli Johnson (2003) 202.0 Cari Wooldridge (2008) 179.2 Lisa Kemme (1991) 174.1 Stephanie Koester (2000) COMPLETE GAMES 50 Lisa Kemme (1990) 33 Lisa Kemme (1989) 31 Lauren Paul (1992) 30 Kelli Johnson (2002) 29 Kelli Johnson (2004) 28 Kelli Johnson (2003) 26 Lisa Kemme (1991)
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Cari Wooldridge (2010) Stephanie Koester (1999) Karen Sadler (1997)
MOST WINS 34 Lisa Kemme (1990) 32 Lisa Kemme (1989) 25 Megan Evans (2007) 24 Kelli Johnson (2004) 21 Kelli Johnson (2005) 21 Kelli Johnson (2002) 20 Kelli Johnson (2003) 20 Paige Nichols (1985) 18 Shahna Ashard (2005) 18 Megan Evans (2008) MOST LOSSES 26 Lauren Paul, 1992 (10-26) 20 Chelsey Schoenfeldt, 2012 (5-20) 19 Tara Gilmore, 1994 (9-19) 18 Shana Ashard, 2003 (7-18) 18 Karen Sadler, 1997 (5-18) 17 Kiley Majette (2016) 17 Chelsey Schoenfeldt, 2011 (9-17) 17 Lisa Kemme, 1990 (34-17) 16 Shahna Ashard, 2003 (6-16) 15 Sutton Watson, 2013 (17-15) 15 Natalie Becker, 2012 (10-15) 15 Stephanie Koester, 2000 (19-15) SHUTOUTS 39 Lisa Kemme (1988-01) 28 Kelli Johnson (2002-05) 18 Cari Wooldridge (2007-2010) 14 Shahna Ashard (2003-06) 13 Stephanie Koester (1998-01) 10 Kristen Gebhart (1992-95) 10 Lauren Paul (1991-92) 10 Laura Blackmore (1986-89) 10 Megan Evans (2007-2010) 8 Karen Sadler (1994-97) 8 Michelle Miruski (1985-87) FEWEST EARNED RUNS (min. 130 IP) 13 Lisa Kemme (1991) 17 Lauren Paul (1991) 22 Laura Blackmore (1987) 29 Stephanie Koester (1998) 29 Michelle Miruski (1986) 32 Megan Evans (2008) 32 Paige Nichols (1985) 35 Tara Gilmore (1993) 40 Kelli Johnson (2005) 42 Kelli Johnson (2003) FEWEST RUNS (min. 130 IP) 37 Megan Evans (2008) 39 Laura Blackmore (1987) 40 Cari Wooldridge (2008) 44 Michelle Miruski (1986) 46 Paige Nichols (1985)
49 50 64 64 66
Lauren Paul (1991) Lisa Kemme (1991) Shahna Ashard (2005) Kelli Johnson (2005) Julie Harvey (2006)
FEWEST HITS ALLOWED (min. 130 IP) 75 Laura Blackmore (1987, 136.0) 87 Michelle Miruski (1986, 144.2) 92 Lisa Kemme (1991, 179.2) 97 Lauren Paul (1991, 145.2) 104 Paige Nichols (1985, 166.1) 111 Megan Evans (2008, 161.1) 118 Julie Harvey (2006, 141.1) 120 Tara Gilmore (1993, 131.1) 123 Stephanie Koester (1998, 135.2) MOST HITS ALLOWED 240 Kiley Majette (2016) 220 Lisa Kemme (1990, 361.2) 212 Tara Gilmore (1994, 165.0) 211 Kelli Johnson (2002, 232.1) 200 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2011, 161.0) 198 Kelli Johnson (2003, 225.1) 194 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2012, 128.0) 188 Kelli Johnson (2004, 244.2) 184 Cari Wooldridge (2010, 202.0) 183 Sutton Watson (2013, 185.0) MOST RUNS 151 Tara Gilmore (1994, 165.0) 145 Kiley Majette (2016) 132 Lauren Paul (1992, 241.1) 117 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2011, 161.1) 116 Natalie Becker (2012, 181.0) 109 Brianne McKnight (2000, 147.0) 106 Shahna Ashard (2003, 161.1) 106 Lisa Kemme (1990, 361.2) 101 Sutton Watson (2013, 185.0) 101 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2012, 128.0) MOST EARNED RUNS 126 Kiley Majette (2016) 97 Natalie Becker (2012, 181.0) 86 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2012, 128.0) 83 Sutton Watson (2013, 185.0) 81 Shahna Ashard (2004, 115.1) 79 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2011, 161.1) 79 Shahna Ashard (2006, 171.1) 78 Megan Evans (2009, 145.2) 76 Stephanie Koester (2001, 161.2) 76 Brianne McKnight (2000, 147.0) 74 Sara Allen (2014, 165.0) TOTAL STRIKEOUTS 282 Lisa Kemme (1990) 256 Lisa Kemme (1989) 216 Shahna Ashard (2005) 215 Kelli Johnson (2003) 215 Kelli Johnson (2002) 210 Kelli Johnson (2004)
191 Natalie Becker (2012) 185 Cari Wooldridge (2010) 175 Lisa Kemme (1991) 170 Megan Evans (2007) TOTAL WALKS 138 Natalie Becker (2012) 111 Lauren Paul (1992) 103 Shahna Ashard (2006) 87 Shahna Ashard (2005) 85 Lisa Kemme (1989) 79 Keleigh Romine (2016) 77 Kiley Majette (2016) 75 Natalie Becker (2011) 74 Sara Allen (2014) 63 Shahna Ashard (2003) 59 Kelli Johnson (2005) FEWEST WALKS (min. 130 IP) 17 Kristen Gebhart (1992, 133.1) 28 Karen Sadler (1997, 138.0) 28 Tara Gilmore (1993, 131.1) 29 Laura Blackmore (1987, 136.0) 29 Michelle Miruski (1986, 144.2) 31 Tara Gilmore (1994, 165.0) 33 Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2011, 161.1) 34 Megan Evans (2007, 184.1) 35 Stephanie Koester (2000, 174.1) 35 Tabatha Sturkie (1988, 144.0)
Kelli Johnson (above) is the only 4-time 20-game winner in school history
Team Batting Top 10 GAMES PLAYED 68 2007 67 2004 63 2005 60 2006 59 2003 57 2013 57 2010 57 2000 56 1995 56 1992 TOTAL AT-BATS 1,897 2007 1,727 2004 1,629 2005 1,598 2006 1,518 2013 1,517 2010 1,496 2000 1,492 2003 1,468 2008 1,456 2016 BATTING AVERAGE .321 2007 (68g) .315 1983 (37g) .309 1984 (41g) .298 1999 (51g) .297 2000 (57g) .294 1995 (56g) .293 2009 (47g) .293 1986 (46g) .291 1985 (45g) .280 1998 (54g) ON-BASE PERCENTAGE .368 2007 .361 2009 .351 2013 .336 2004 .335 2008 .333 2014 .323 2016 .322 2010 .320 2006 .314 2012 TOTAL RUNS 394 2007 (68g) 293 1986 (46g) 292 1995 (56g) 292 1985 (45g) 284 2004 (67g) 260 2013 (57g)
254 237 235
1987 (47g) 2006 (60g) 2009 (47g)
RUNS PER GAME 6.96 1988 6.37 1986 6.49 1985 5.89 1983 5.79 2007 5.66 1984 5.40 1987 5.21 1995 5.00 2009 4.56 2013 TOTAL HITS 608 2007 473 2004 439 2006 402 2005 402 2008 395 2013 385 2010 381 2014 375 2009 351 2016
16 15 15 15 15 14 14
1990 2000 1996 1995 1994 1999 2004
HOMERUNS 64 2013 52 2004 50 2009 48 2014 47 2007 33 2006 30 2005 29 2015 29 2008 26 2012 21 2010/2011/2016
RBIs 344 2007 244 2000 242 2004 234 2013 225 1995 218 2006 SINGLES 217 2014 442 2007 209 2009 372 1995 203 2008 324 1986 200 2015 338 2006 200 1985 319 2000 318 2004 TOTAL BASES 313 1999 881 2007 307 2008 746 2004 306 1985 658 2013 301 2010 608 2006 600 2014 DOUBLES 596 2009 106 2007 577 2005 89 2004 559 2008 82 2000 519 2010 76 1999 483 2016 69 2005 66 2006 STOLEN BASES 64 1998 108 1996 62 2008 105 1986 61 2014 91 1995 60 2001 88 1994 82 1990 TRIPLES 79 1983 26 1985 73 1985 23 1984 68 2003 18 2983 68 1997 17 1988 66 2015
66
1998
STRIKEOUTS 320 2013 299 2004 297 2005 293 2014 292 2016 287 2003 284 2011 283 2010 273 2008 267 2015 WALKS 186 2013 176 1987 174 2015 162 1995 153 2004 151 2000 149 2016 139 1986 138 2012 138 1988 HIT BY PITCH 38 2015 34 2007 32 2014 31 2016 29 2013 21 2008 21 2010 19 2002 18 2012 18 2006 SACRIFICES 106 1990 87 1992 80 1989 78 1988 71 1996 71 1986 69 2016 69 1998 69 1997 65 1987
Team Pitching Top 10 ERA 0.64 1991 0.71 1984 0.80 1983 1.34 1989 1.07 1990 1.46 1986 1.54 1985 1.55 2008 1.55 2008 1.60 2005 1.60 2005 LOWEST OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE .153 1986 .168 1990 .178 1987 .193 1989 .195 1985 .205 2005 .219 2008 .227 1992 .228 1988 .241 2004 HIGHEST OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE .323 2016 .297 1994 .296 2012 .293 2001 .279 2013 .278 2011 .274 2015 .272 2009 .269 1997 .268 2014 INNINGS PITCHED 455.0 2004 449.0 2007 437.0 2005 394.2 2006 391.0 2010 377.1 2013 374.2 2000 374.2 1992 372.1 1990 365.0 2012 364.2 2008 MOST STRIKEOUTS 396 2005 388 2007 373 2004 321 2006 311 2003 302 2010 298 2008 284 1990
282 274
2012 2002
FEWEST STRIKEOUTS 110 1983 113 1987 116 1997 122 1985 126 1992 150 1986 155 1995 156 1994 179 1993 181 1984 MOST WALKS 224 2016 200 2012 176 2006 169 2015 167 2014 163 2011 154 2005 153 2013 135 2004 128 1992 FEWEST WALKS 66 1987 67 1983 68 1995 68 1985 69 1984 71 1990 77 1988 88 2003 88 2002 90 1996 COMPLETE GAMES 51 1990 46 1992 46 1991 44 2003 42 2005 41 2004 40 1988 38 1987 36 2002 36 2000 36 1985 36 2010 SHUTOUTS 18 2008 18 2007 16 1990 15 1989 15 1987 11 1992
11 11 10 10
2005 2004 1991 2006
MOST RUNS ALLOWED 361 2016 293 2013 265 1994 265 2012 256 2001 244 2011 242 2004 238 2014 232 2006 231 2015 FEWEST RUNS ALLOWED 56 1984 61 1983 85 1989 93 1985 99 1991 99 1986 105 2008 107 1987 124 1990 143 1995 MOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 287 2016 225 2013 223 2012 186 2001 183 2015 182 2006 176 2014 175 2011 174 2004 166 2007 FEWEST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 29 1984 29 1983 30 1991 57 1990 59 1989 68 1985 64 1986 71 1987 81 2008 100 2005 102 1992 109 1995 SAVES 6 5 5 5 4
2009 2015 2006 2005 2008
4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2004 1999 2012 2016 2014 2011 2007 1996 1989
MOST HITS ALLOWED 488 2016 460 2007 435 2001 430 2012 429 2004 427 2013 384 2011 383 2010 380 2006 377 1996 377 1994 FEWEST HITS ALLOWED 165 1984 173 1983 179 1986 189 1991 191 1989 200 1985 207 1987 233 1990 296 2008 321 1993 321 1992 MOST DOUBLES ALLOWED 74 2016 68 2007 68 2006 67 2001 67 2012 61 2010 57 2004 57 2003 56 1996 55 2013 FEWEST DOUBLES ALLOWED 7 1986 8 1985 11 1991 12 1990 19 1987 28 1988 29 1992 31 1994 32 1989 32 2008
Team Pitching/Fielding Top 10 MOST TRIPLES ALLOWED 17 1988 16 1994 14 1997 13 1996 13 1995 12 2016 12 1992 12 1989 11 2011 11 1993 11 1990 FEWEST TRIPLES ALLOWED 1 1999 2 2015 2 2001 3 2000 4 2009 4 2005 5 2014 5 1998 6 2013 6 2007 6 2006 6 2004 6 2002 MOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED 55 2013 54 2016 54 2006 40 2012 39 2015 38 2014 38 2009 35 2010 32 2011 30 2007 24 2004 FEWEST HOME RUNS ALLOWED 1 1989 4 1987 4 1985 5 1991 5 1990 6 1986 9 1997 9 1995 9 1993 9 1992 9 1988 MOST WILD PITCHES 49 2014 43 1992 42 2007 40 2016 40 2004 35 2012
34 33 32 30 30
1994 2013 2011 2001 1993
FEWEST WILD PITCHES 0 1990 1 1991 5 1988 9 2009 9 1987 10 2008 12 1986 13 1999 14 1997 14 2010 MOST HIT BATTERS 53 2013 42 2016 33 2014 33 2012 30 2005 29 2010 27 2004 24 2015 24 2002 24 2001 FEWEST HIT BATTERS 2 2003 2 1987 4 1985 5 1991 6 1997 7 2009 7 1989 8 1993 8 1988 9 1992 9 1992
130 121 115 110 110 109 103
1990 1993 2000 1999 1996 1994 1987
FEWEST ERRORS 44 2009 47 2008 50 2012 54 2006 62 2007 65 2010 69 2015 70 2014 75 2016 78 2005 MOST DOUBLE PLAYS 36 2016 22 2015 22 2010 18 2014 17 1996 16 2001 16 1995 15 2008 14 1985 14 2011 14 2004
MOST STOLEN BASES AGAINST 79 2004 77 2002 75 1996 71 2013 70 2003 69 2007 67 2000 67 1999 64 2012 FIELDING------------------------------------------------64 1992 HIGHEST FIELDING PERCENTAGE .978 1984 .970 2012 .970 2008 .968 2007 .967 2006 .966 2009 .963 2010 .962 1983 .957 2005 .954 2014 MOST ERRORS 160 1997 138 1992 131 1988
MOST PASSED BALLS (since 1992) 38 2002 30 1996 29 2014 22 2013 22 2004 19 1993 17 1992 15 2016 15 2011 14 2012 13 2007
Individual Single-Season Records (Batting) SEASON INDIVIDUAL RECORDS --HITTING GAMES PLAYED 68 Lisa Kingsmore (2007) Tessa Thomas (2007) Laura Hill (2007) Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) Laura Blaser (2007) Hilary Peacock (2007) HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE .458, Lisa Kingsmore (2009) MOST AT BATS 238, Tessa Thomas (2007) MOST RUNS 63, Tessa Thomas (2007) MOST HITS 90, Tessa Thomas (2007) MOST DOUBLES 17, Christine Yon (1995) MOST TRIPLES 10, Sandra Lane (1985) MOST HOME RUNS 17, Chelsey Schoenfeldt (2013) MOST RUNS BATTED IN 60, Jenny Scrymgeour (2007) MOST TOTAL BASES 136, Tessa Thomas (2007) MOST STOLEN BASES 33, Susan Funderburk (1995) MOST STRIKEOUTS 53, Lindsay Merriman (2005) MOST WALKS 35, Diane Sisley (1986) MOST TIMES HIT BY PITCH 18, Sarah Magee (2007)
Lisa Kingsmore --Best batting average in school history
Tessa Thomas holds the school record for runs in a season and career
Chelsey Schoenfeldt set a new standard for home runs in a season with 17 in 2013 Jenny Scrymgeour drove in a school record 60 RBI in 2007
Christine Yon is still the alltime leader in doubles in a season
Individual Single-Season Records (Pitching) --PITCHING MOST APPERANCES 52, Lisa Kemme (1990) MOST GAMES STARTED 51, Lisa Kemme (1990) MOST COMPLETE GAMES 50, Lisa Kemme (1990) MOST WINS 34, Lisa Kemme (1990) MOST LOSSES 26, Lauren Paul (1992) BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE .867 (13-2), Kim Harley (1987) MOST SHUTOUTS 16, Lisa Kemme (1990) MOST SAVES 5, Cari Wooldridge (2009) MOST INNINGS PITCHED 361.2, Lisa Kemme (1990) MOST RUNS ALLOWED 151, Tara Gilmore (1994) MOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 97, Natalie Becker (2012) FEWEST RUNS ALLOWED 32, Laura Blackmore (1986) FEWEST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 11, Lisa Kemme (1991) MOST STRIKEOUTS 282, Lisa Kemme (1990) *Led Nation MOST WALKS 138, Natalie Becker (2012) MOST HIT BATSMEN 22, Kelli Johnson (2005) MOST WILD PITCHES 40, Lauren Paul (1992) LOWEST EARNED RUN AVERAGE 0.50, Lisa Kemme (1991)
Cari Wooldridge (above) set a school record with five saves in 2009
Lisa Kemme (above) holds the single-season record for wins, complete games, shutouts, and strikeouts among other categories
Team Single-Season Records SEASON TEAM RECORDS --HITTING MOST GAMES 68 (2007) MOST WINS 50 (2007) HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE .321 (2007) MOST AT BATS 1,897 (2007) MOST RUNS 394 (2007) MOST HITS 608 (2007) MOST DOUBLES 106 (2007) MOST TRIPLES 17 (1987 and 1988) MOST HOME RUNS 64 (2013) MOST RUNS BATTED IN 344 (2007) MOST TOTAL BASES 746 (2007) MOST RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE 425 (2007) MOST STOLEN BASES 108 (1996) MOST STRIKEOUTS 299 (2004) MOST WALKS 176 (1987) MOST TIMES HIT BY PITCH 38 (2015)
--PITCHING MOST APPEARANCES 68 (2007) MOST GAMES STARTED 68 (2007) MOST COMPLETE GAMES 51 (1990) MOST WINS 50 (2007) MOST LOSSES: 36 (1992, 1997, 2011) BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE .787 (1987) MOST SHUTOUTS 18 (2008) MOST SAVES 6 (2009) MOST INNINGS PITCHED 455.0 (2004) MOST RUNS ALLOWED 265 (2012) MOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 223 (2012) FEWEST RUNS ALLOWED 85 (1989) FEWEST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 26 (1991) MOST STRIKEOUTS 396 (2005) FEWEST STRIKEOUTS 113 (1987) MOST WALKS 224 (2016) FEWEST WALKS 66 (1987) MOST HIT BATSMEN 104 (2007) MOST WILD PITCHES 43 (1992)
2007 Team Won 50 Games And Set 11 Single Season Records
2013 Team Holds The Record For Home Runs With 64
All-Time Record vs. Opponents Akron 3-2 Alabama 0-5 Alabama State 1-0 Albany 1-3 Appalachian State 12-9 Arizona 0-1 Armstrong State 2-0 Auburn 1-3 Augusta College 10-2 Austin Peay 3-2 Ball State 2-3 Beaver 1-0 Belmont 5-2 Benedict 4-4 Bennington 2-1 Bethune-Cookman 1-1 Birmingham-So. 15-8 Bloomsburg State 1-1 Boston 0-2 Boston College 0-1 Bowling Green 2-2 Bradley 1-1 Brown 3-0 Bucknell 1-0 Buffalo 2-1 California 0-2 California-Davis 0-1 California-Northridge 1-0 Campbell 32-17 Canisius 2-0 Carson Newman 1-0 Centenary 0-3 Central Florida 1-0 Central Wesleyan 8-0 Central Michigan 0-5 Charleston Southern 70-32 Charlotte 40-37 Chattanooga 0-3 Claflin 3-1 Cleveland State 5-3 Coastal Carolina 54-56 Coker 4-0 Colgate 0-1 College of Charleston 11-12 Colorado State 0-1 Columbus 2-0 Concord 1-0 Connecticut 2-1 Coppin State 11-0 Cumberland 1-0 Dartmouth 2-1 Davis and Elkins 2-0 Dayton 2-1
Delaware State 5-0 DePaul 0-2 Detroit 1-1 Drake University 0-2 Drexel 0-2 East Carolina 1-15 Eastern Illinois 2-1 Eastern Kentucky 1-3 Eastern Michigan 2-6 Eastern Connecticut 3-0 Eastern Nazarene 2-0 East Stroudsburg 1-1 East Tennessee St. 10-2 Eckerd 2-0 Elon 14-9 Erskine 11-1 Fairfield 2-1 Ferrum 1-0 Florida 0-2 Florida Gulf Coast 0-1 Florida State 0-6 Francis Marion 14-18 Fordham 0-1 Furman 31-30 Gardner-Webb 27-11 Genessee 2-0 George Mason 11-6 George Washington 2-0 Georgia 2-21 Georgia Tech 13-21 Georgia State 6-10 Georgia Southern 19-3 Glassboro State 1-1 Greenville 3-0 Hampton 1-1 Hartford 2-0 Harvard 2-0 Hawaii 0-5 Hofstra 0-1 Holy Cross 1-0 Howard 1-0 Humber College 2-0 Illinois 1-1 Illinois-Chicago 0-1 Illinois State 0-1 Indiana 0-2 IUPUI 1-2 IPFW 0-2 Indiana State 0-1 Iona 1-2 Iowa 0-5 Iowa State 1-3 Ithaca 8-2
Jacksonville 5-1 Jacksonville State 1-3 James Madison 2-4 Kalamazoo 3-1 Kearney State 0-1 Kent State 1-0 Kentucky 1-2 Lafayette 3-0 Lander 3-0 Lehigh 1-0 Liberty 39-33 Limestone 39-7 Lincoln Memorial 0-2 Longwood 5-13 Loras 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-1 Louisiana State 0-1 Louisiana Tech 0-2 Louisville 0-1 Loyola-Chicago 0-1 Loyola Marymount 0-2 Maine 1-5 Marist 1-2 Marshall 4-5 Mary Washington 1-0 Maryland 4-2 Maryland-BC 5-9 Maryville 1-0 Massachusetts 0-1 Mercer 8-4 Miami (Ohio) 0-2 Michigan 0-4 Michigan State 1-0 Middle Tennessee 1-2 Minnesota 0-1 Mississippi State 0-2 Missouri-Kansas City 0-1 Missouri Southern 1-0 Monmouth 2-2 Morgan State 2-0 Morris 2-0 Mt. Saint Mary’s 2-1 Murray State 1-1 Newberry 15-0 Niagara 0-2 Nichols State 0-2 North Dakota St. 0-1 North Carolina 7-31 North Carolina A&T 38-4 North Carolina State 1-5 North Florida 0-2 North Texas 1-1 Northeast Louisiana 0-1
Northeast Missouri 0-2 Northern Colorado 1-0 Northwestern State 0-1 Notre Dame 2-2 Ohio 2-3 Ohio State 0-3 Oklahoma City 0-2 Oklahoma 1-1 Oregon State 1-0 Pacific 1-2 Penn State 0-1 Pittsburgh 5-7 Presbyterian College 12-15 Princeton 1-3 Providence 1-2 Purdue 1-1 Quincy 0-1 Quinnipiac 0-1 Radford 33-44 Rhode Island 1-1 Rider 1-0 Robert Morris 1-0 Rutgers 1-2 Saint Louis 2-1 Salem 4-0 Salem Teikyo 2-0 Samford 1-2 San Jose State 1-0 Santa Clara 1-0 Siena 2-0 Southern Utah 1-0 South Carolina 10-54-1 South Carolina State 30-1 South Florida 2-10 Southeast Missouri 1-0 Southern Illinois 0-2 Southern Mississippi 0-1 Southwest Louisiana 0-1 Spartanburg Methodist 7-0 SC-Spartanurg 1-1 St. Augustine 2-0 St. Bonaventure 2-1 St. Francis (PA) 6-2 St Francis (NY) 1-0 St. Johns 5-1 St. Joseph’s 1-0 St. Leo 5-0 St. Peters 2-1 Stanford 0-1 Stetson 6-4 Syracuse 0-1 Tampa 4-0 Tennessee 1-4
Tennessee State 3-0 Tennessee Tech 5-3 Texas 0-2 Texas A&M 0-3 Texas A&M-CC 5-5 Texas Wesleyan 1-0 Toledo 1-0 Towson 5-8 Trenton State 0-1 Troy 3-0 Tulsa 0-2 Tusculum 0-1 UCLA 0-1 UNC Asheville 21-1 UNC Greensboro 11-16 UNC Wilmington 19-9-1 USC Upstate 11-4 USC-Sumter 1-0 UT-Arlington 0-1 UT-Martin 3-0 Valparaiso 0-2 Vermont 2-0 Villanova 2-0 Virginia 5-7 Virginia Tech 4-6 Voorhees 11-2 Wagner 2-0 Washburn 0-1 Wayne State 1-0 West Georgia 2-0 Western Carolina 9-4 Western Illinois 7-5 Western Kentucky 3-2 Western Michigan 0-4 Western Oregon 1-0 Wichita State 1-1 Winona State 1-0 Wisconsin 1-0 Wright State 9-2 Youngstown State 1-0 2017 Opponents In Gold
Hall of Famer Lisa (Raio) Kemme
Lisa Kemme was inducted to the Big South Conference Hall of Fame in the summer of 2003 and the Winthrop inaugural Hall of Fame in the summer of 2004.
LISA (RAIO) KEMME pitched for the Lady Eagles from 1988-1991. She is the holder of nearly every Winthrop career and season pitching record (as seen on pages 30-31). During her collegiate career, she led the Lady Eagles to three Big South Conference Championships. She also posted wins over such national powers as Florida State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Wichita State. In the summer of 2003, Kemme was inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame. In August of 2004 she was inducted into the inaugural Winthrop Hall of Fame. Kemme was a four-time All-Big South Conference honoree and was the Big South Player of the Year and Big South Tournament MVP in 1989, 1990, and 1991. During the summers, she pitched for the Redan Bandits and led them to two national titles while being named an All-American in 1989 and Most Valuable Player in the ASA National Tournament in 1989 and 1990. “As a player, Lisa was one of the hardest workers I have ever met,” said coach Mark Cooke. “She was the most mentally composed pitcher I have ever seen. She always controlled every game and never gave up. I never had to coach Lisa, I simply watched her work.” Upon completion of her college career, she has opened the Pitcher’s Mound in Atlanta, GA. She is currently teaching the art of fastpitch pitching to over 100 young girls from all over the Southeast. She is recognized as the premier pitching coach on the East Coast. “The highest tribute I ever saw a player get was in the 1990 Big South Conference championship game. The Coastal Carolina coach Jess Dannelly called time out in the bottom of the seventh and went from the third base coaching box to the pitcher’s mound. I came running out of the dugout to explode at him for talking to my pitcher,” said Cooke. “As I reached the first base line, I heard coach Dannelly tell Lisa that she had just pitched two of the most beautiful games he had ever seen and he knew he would not get the chance to tell her after the game, so he wanted to tell her before the celebration.” She is the mother of Stella Rose Raio, born Oct. 29, 2003.
Hall of Famer Christine (Korver) Yon CHRISTINE (KORVER) YON played softball at Winthrop from 1993-1997 and is one of the greatest hitters in the history of the school and the Big South. She ranks among the Winthrop career top 10 leaders in eight offensive categories and was a two-time All-Big South Conference and Big South All-Tournament Team selection in 1994 and 1995. After the 1995 Big South Tournament she was voted the tournament’s Most Valuable Player by the head coaches and was the only Eagle on the all-tournament team that season. She helped Winthrop defeat Coastal Carolina, and Charleston Southern before finally being elimnated in game 12 of the tourney. In the win over the Bucs she hit a three-run, lead-changing home run and had four RBI in the game. She finished the tournament with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI in three games while batting over .500. She ranks as Winthrop’s all-time leader in RBI with 145. That also ranks 8th all-time in Big South history. She is second in total hits, home runs and total bases. Before the 2007 season, she was the single season record holder for highest batting average at .410, hits with 73, doubles with 17, triples with 7 and RBI with 57. She is still on top of batting average, doubles, and triples, but her hits and RBI records were broken. She ranks 9th all-time with 14 triples in Big South history. She is the all-time leader with 30 home runs, but played several games on fields that did not have an outfield fence. Had she done so, her career total could be a lot more. As a freshman she started all 19 games she played and batted .500 with 15 runs, 15 RBI and a .707 slugging %. As a sophomore and full-time starter she led the team with a .331 average, seven triples, six home runs and 40 RBI. It was her junior year when she broke through and had a huge season for the Eagles. She finished with a .410 average, which is still the school record. She had 17 doubles, 57 RBI, 41 runs and only struck out six times. Her senior season she finished with better than a .400 batting average again and became just the second player in school history to finish with a .400 average or more in two seasons. Christine is currently employed at Anderson University in Anderson, SC.
Hall of Famer Diane (Adams) Sisley
DIANE (ADAMS) SISLEY played softball at Winthrop from 1982-1986 and enjoyed an impressive career in which she earned national recognition and inked her name in the record books. The Palms, CA native was inducted into the Winthrop University Hall of Fame on Jan. 29, 2010 and is the third softball player to be inducted. Adams graduated Winthrop in 1986 and currently resides in Sumter, SC where she is the store manager at Petco. During her four-year career at Winthrop she placed her name in the Top 10 of several offensive categories. She still ranks in the Top 10 career leaders in five categories-- runs scored (151), hits (200), total bases (271), stolen bases (67) and bases on balls (61). Adams was the first player in school history to reach 200 hits in a career. For her career she earned NAIA All-American honors in 1984 and 1985 while playing the shortstop position. In 1985 she was also selected to the NCAA Division II All-South Team.
Hall of Famer Janiva Willis Janiva Willis was inducted into the 2012 Winthrop Hall of Fame after an illustrious career as an Eagle. When she ended her career, Willis became one of just three players in school history to be named All-Big South four times. Her teammate Kelli Johnson did so the same four years as Willis. Fellow Hall of Famer Lisa Kemme was the first. All four years she was named to the All-Big South First Team. In four years, Willis played 234 games recording 174 runs, 245 hits, 500 total bases, 51 doubles, 11 triples, 30 home runs, 103 RBI, 49 stolen bases, and 90 walks. Willis left the program as the all-time leader in games played, total at-bats, total runs, total hits, doubles, home runs, total bases, and walks. She also inked her name into some single-season records: most at-bats (201), runs (60), home runs (11), total bases (125), and walks (27). In 2004 when Willis set the school record for runs in a season she averaged 0.95 per game, which ranked 11th nationally. That season she also led the Big South in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, total bases and walks. In 2005, she was named the Big South Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year and following her senior year in 2005, Willis was named the NCAA’s South Carolina Woman of the Year and was a Top 10 Finalist for NCAA National Woman of the Year. In 2002, Willis played with the Canadian National team and later on in 2005 and 2007 as well.
Hall of Famer Darrylyn Alexander
Darrlyn Alexander, class of 1984, was inducted in the Winthrop Hall of Fame in 2013. Alexander was a standout softball student-athlete, who was named to the 1984 NAIA National Tournament AllAmerican Team. She was a three-time selection on the NAIA All-State team in 1981, 1983 and 1984 while competing as a pitcher. She compiled a career pitching record of 61-17 and a career earned run average of 1.11. She helped lead her Winthrop teams to an overall record of 122-31-1 during her career. In 1983, she led Winthrop to a fourth place finish in the NAIA National Tournament, and in 1984 she led the Eagles to a fifth place finish in that tournament. She is now the owner and instructor of Pitcher Perfect, a softball pitching instruction company in Totowa, N.J.
Hall of Famer Kelli (de la Rionda (Johnson)
Kelli (de la Rionda) Johnson is was inducted into the Winthrop Hall of Fame in 2014. She is a member of the class of 2005 and was a four-time All-Big South Conference selection as a pitcher. Johnson and teammate Janiva Willis became the second and third players in school history to be named All-Big South all four years and is now 1-of-5 to do so. The 2002 Big South Freshman of the Year was featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in thr Crowd” section of April 2004 after tossing perfect games within a six-day period as she finished her career with five no-hitters. She is ranked second all-time in victories, strikeouts, shutouts, complete games and starts. She went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in elementary education from Gardner-Webb where she served as graduate assistant for the softball program. Johnson is currently serving as a 4th-grade teacher at Somerset Academy Gables in Miami, FL where her husband and two children reside. She is married to former Winthrop baseball player Carlos de la Rionda.
Hall of Famer Ronda Cline Ronda Cline (Class of 1984) was named an NAIA First Team All-American in 1983 and 1984 after helping lead the Winthrop softball team to back-to-back NAIA World Series. She was also an NAIA All-District 6 selection in 1983 and 1984 and was named to the District 6 All-Tournament Team both years. Following graduation, Cline joined the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department where she has served for 30 years and will retire in December. She also remained active in athletics and played professional women’s football with the Carolina Queens from 2006 through 2008.
Hall of Famer Paige Nichols
Paige Nichols (Class of 1985) was a two-time NAIA First Team All-American in 1984 and 1985, and was named to the 1985 NAIA District 6 All-Tournament Team. She played a key role on the 1985 team that reached a NAIA No. 1 national ranking and advanced four games into the NAIA World Series. She still ranks in Winthrop’s Top 10 in two batting categories and five pitching categories. She also ranks first in fewest earned runs allowed in a career as well as fewest hits allowed. At the time she finished her career, she ranked first all-time in wins with 42 and currently ranks eighth. She still ranks third in career ERA (1.172). Nichols also finished her career ranked first for lowest ERA in a single-season, wins, strikeouts and games started, and collected 116 hits and 60 RBIs which ranked first all-time at the time her career ended. Her .410 batting average in 1984 is tied for the 4th best average in a single-season, and she is one of only six players in school history to hit .400 or better in a single-season. She has enjoyed a career working for FedEx.