2012 Western Carolina Softball Online Guide

2012 ROSTER N u m er i c a l Roster

# Name Pos. B / T Ht. 00 Shemekia Scotton UT L / L 5-5 1 Erin Foster OF R / R 5-5 2 Alex Church OF/SS R / R 5-8 3 Haley Pace P R / R 5-0 4 Makenzie McAteer 3B/OF R / R 5-8 5 Amelia Griffin OF/SS L / R 5-2 7 Jordan Fulton OF/P L / L 5-6 8 Jordan Garrett P R / R 5-2 10 Katie King P/1B L / R 6-0 11 Heather Chastain C R/ R 5-11 12 Megan Taylor P/1B R / R 5-6 14 Morgan Blanton IF/OF R / R 5-8 15 Ashley Jones UT R / R 5-3 16 Megan Crowe IF/OF R / R 5-3 18 Bekah Burkett P/OF R / R 5-6 22 Robyn Burnette OF/IF L / L 5-3 24 Morgan Wyatt C/UT R / R 5-4 29 Kelly Braman SS/C R / R 5-5 35 Sara Spencer 2B R / R 5-3 Head Coach: Jim Clift - First Season Assistant Coach: Danielle Glosson - First Season Volunteer Assistants: Kendall Fuller - Second Season / Danielle Reese - First Season

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Hometown (Previous School) Robbins, N.C. (North Moore HS) Salisbury, N.C. (West Rowan HS/Walters State) Concord, N.C. (Jay M. Robinson HS) Canton, N.C. (Pisgah HS) Monroe, N.C. (Parkwood HS) Lexington, N.C. (North Davidson HS) Winston-Salem, N.C. (West Forsyth HS) Henderson, N.C. (Southern Vance HS) Richland, Wa. (Richland HS) Dunnsville, Va. (St. Margarets HS) Cullowhee, N.C. (Smoky Mountain) Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) Bessemer City, N.C. (Bessemer City) Concord, N.C. (J.M. Robinson HS) Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds) Canton, N.C. (Pisgah HS) Mocksville, N.C. (Davie County HS) Cornelius, N.C. (Hopewell HS) Hudson, N.C. (South Caldswell HS)

February 11-12

2012 SCHEDULE

Georgia State Tournament 11

vs. Longwood Atlanta, Ga. 11

vs. ETSU Atlanta, Ga. 12

at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 12

Bracket Play Atlanta, Ga. 17-19 Florida State Tournament 17

at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 17

vs. Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 18

vs. North Dakota State Tallahassee, Fla. 18

vs. Mercer Tallahassee, Fla. 19

vs. Mercer Tallhassee, Fla. 24-26 NC A &T Invitational 24

vs. Marist Greensboro, N.C. 24

vs. UT Valley Greensboro, N.C. 25

vs. North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N.C. 26

vs. Youngstown State Greensboro, N.C. 26

Championship Game Greensboro, N.C. March 2-4 Buzz Classic

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vs. Morehead State Atlanta, Ga.

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vs. Rhode Island Atlanta, Ga.

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vs. Jacksonville State Atlanta, Ga.

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vs. UT Martin Atlanta, Ga.

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vs. Alabama State Atlanta, Ga.

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at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 13 USC UPSTATE (DH) CULLOWHEE 17

*at Georgia Southern (DH) Statesboro, Ga. 18

*Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 20 OHIO (DH) CULLOWHEE 24 *COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (DH) CULLOWHEE 25 *COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CULLOWHEE 28 at ETSU (DH) Johnson City, Tenn.

31 *FURMAN (DH) CULLOWHEE April

1 *FURMAN CULLOWHEE

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*at Appalachian State Boone, N.C.

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*at Appalachian State (DH) Boone, N.C. 11

at Winthrop (DH) Rock Hill, S.C. 12 ALABAMA STATE (DH) CULLOWHEE 14

*atChattanooga (DH) Chattanooga, Tenn.

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*at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn.

21 *ELON (DH) CULLOWHEE 22 *ELON CULLOWHEE 26

at North Carolina A&T (DH) Greensboro, N.C. 28

*at UNCG (DH) Greensoboro, N.C. 29

*at UNCG Greensobor, N.C. May

5 *SAMFORD (DH) CULLOWHEE

6 *SAMFORD CULLOWHEE 9-12

Southern Conference Softball Championship Boone, N.C. * - denotes Southern Conference game DH - denotes double-headers BOLD - denotes home games

10 AM 2:30 PM 12:15 PM TBA 4:45 PM 6:30 PM 4:45 PM 6:30 PM 11AM 11 AM 3 PM 3 PM 9 AM TBD 12 PM 5 PM 4 PM 6 PM 12 PM 5 PM 3/5 PM 1/3 PM 1 PM 3/5 PM 1/3 PM 1 PM 4/6 PM 1/3 PM 1 PM 5 PM 12/1 PM 4/6 PM 4/6 PM 1/3 PM 1 PM 1/3 PM 1 PM 3/5 PM 1/3 PM 1 PM 3/5 PM 1 PM TBA

JIM CLIFT Head Coach First Season San Diego State ‘92

BIO HIGHLIGHTS • Entering first season as Head Coach at WCU • Spent two seasons as assistant coach for the Catamounts • A 26-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department • Spent 20 years as a full-time member of the hostage rescue unit (SRT) • Head Coach of Academy of Our Lady of Peace (2004-09) • Compiled record of 102-52 at Our Lady of Peace

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DANIELLE GLOSSON Assistant Coach First Season Southern Illinois, 2011

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KENDALL FULLER Volunteer Coach Second Season Appalachian State, 2011

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DANIELLE REESE Volunteer Coach First Season Western Carolina, 2010

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Brian Angelotti Athletic Trainer

Kyle May Manager

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KATIE KING Sr. P 6-0 Richland, Wa. Richland HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Recorded season-best 102 strikeouts • Made 36 appearances, 25 as a pitcher, playing 20 games at first base • Career-high 11 strikeouts against College of Charleston on May 1 • Currently ranks third in WCU record books with 239 career strikeouts

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1 ERIN FOSTER Sr. OF 5-5 Salisbury, N.C. West Rowan HS/Walters State

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 53 games and started 52 • Third on the team in hits (40) and RBI (26) • Hit two homeruns, in one inning, against Maryland Eastern Shore (02/13)

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18 BEKAH BURKETT Jr. P 5-6 Asheville, N.C. A.C. Reynolds

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Recorded a career-high six strikeouts against Presbyterian • Made 23 appearances as a pitcher, picking up one save

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22 ROBYN BURNETTE Jr. OF/IF 5-3 Canton, N.C. Pisgah HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 44 games and started 33 • In the 44 games played, 32 have been at second base and four in the outfield

• Had 26 hits and scored 20 runs

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7 JORDAN FULTON Jr. OF 5-6 Winston-Salem, N.C. West Forsyth HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played and started in all 53 game • Led the team in hits (51), runs scored (28) and stolen bases (14) • Second straight year she has had over 50 hits in a season, with 54 in 2010 • Had 16 multiple hit games, 15 games with two hits and one game with three hits

• Holds the school record for career stolen bases

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HALEY PACE Jr. C 5-0 Canton, N.C. Pisgah HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 52 games with 46 of them at the catcher position • Tied for first in homeruns with four, ranked second on the team with 42 hits

• Hit the first grand-slam of her career against Coastal Carolina to win the game.

• Had eight multiple hit performances

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9 AMBER STEINHARDT Jr. P 5-6 Lantana, Fla. Santauiuces HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Ended season on a six-game hitting streak • Had six multiple hits performances • Had a career season-high nine wins on the mound • Made 31 appearances at pitcher and started 17/32 games at first base • Ended year with a .295 batting average with 37 hits and 16 RBI

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00 SHEMEKIA SCOTTON Jr. IF 5-5 Robbins, N.C. North Moore HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played and started in 50 games • Led team with a .328 batting average, ranked her ninth in the WCU record books for best averages in a season

• Had eight muliple hit performances

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12 MEGAN TAYLOR R-Jr. P 5-6 Cullowhee, N.C. Smoky Mountain HS

• Made one start • Had five appearances

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

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29 KELLY BRAMAN So. IF 5-5 Cornelius, N.C. Hopewell HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 49 games and started 39 • Ranked second on the team with a .318 batting average • Had nine multiple hit games, three times notching three hits in a game • Longest hitting streak of the season was six straight games

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5 AMELIA GRIFFIN So. OF 5-2 Lexington, N.C. North Davidson HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Only freshman to play and start all 53 games • Ranked second on the team in runs scored with 27 • Ranked third in WCU record books for stolen bases in a season with 12 • Had 27 hits and four RBI

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4 MAKENZI MCATEER So. IF 5-5 Monroe, N.C. Parkwood HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 45 games and started 41 • Had 17 hits and scored 10 runs

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35 SARA SPENCER So. IF 5-3 Hudson, N.C. South Caldwell HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 23 games and started 19 • Got the first hit of her Catamount career against North Carolina A&T (04/05)

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24 MORGAN WYATT So. UT 5-4 Mocksville, N.C. Davie County HS

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

• Hit two grand-slams, one against Samford (03/27) and one against North Carolina A&T (04/05)

• Lead team with 31 RBI • Played in 48 games and started 46 • Had seven multiple hit games

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RETURNER / NEWCOMERS ASHLEY JONES So. UT 5-3 Bessemer City, N.C. Bessemer City HS

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MORGAN BLANTON Jr. OF 5-8 Shelby, N.C. Crest HS

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HEATHER CHASTAIN Fr. C 6-0 Dunnsville, Va. St. Margarets HS

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RETURNER / NEWCOMERS ALEX CHURCH

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Fr. OF 5-8 Concord, N.C. J.M Robins HS

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MEGAN CROWE Fr. IF 5-3 Concord, N.C. J.M. Robinson HS

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JORDAN GARRETT Fr. P 5-2 Henderson, N.C. Southern Vance HS

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