2014 Catamount Softball Online View Book

2014 ROSTER N u m er i c a l Roster

# Name Pos. 1 Whitney Haywood OF 2 Lexi Ross IF/OF 3 Brooke Coggins UT 4 Makenzie McAteer 3B/OF 5 Amelia Griffin OF/SS 8 Jordan Garrett P 10 Karley Harkey IF/P 11 Heather Chastain C 13 Amber Kimrey IF 15 Taylor Sigmon P/IF 18 Sarah Perrine IF 22 Kara Salvo C/3B 24 Mallory Broome P 25 Courtney Buchanan P 35 Courtney Price OF

Head Coach: Jim Clift - Third Season Assistant Coach: Danielle Glosson - Third Season Athletic Trainer: Brian Angelotti

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Hometown (Previous School) Indian Trail, N.C. (Porter Ridge HS) Cary, N.C. (Green Hope HS) Bryson City, N.C. (Swain County HS/Tennessee) Monroe, N.C. (Parkwood HS) Lexington, N.C. (North Davidson HS) Henderson, N.C. (Southern Vance HS) Cleveland, N.C. (North Irdell HS) Dunnsville, Va. (St. Margarets HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard HS) Catawba, N.C. (Bandys HS) Salisbury, N.C. (West Rowan HS) Waxhaw, N.C. (Cuthberston HS) Monroe, N.C. (Metrolina Christian Academy) Nebo, N.C. (McDowell HS) Matthews, N.C. (Porter Ridge HS)

2014 SCHEDULE

February 14-16 College of Charleston Tournament

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at College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. 14

vs. DePaul Charleston, S.C. 15

vs. Kansas Charleston, S.C. 15

vs. Ole Miss Charleston, S.C. 16

vs. Fordham Charleston, S.C. 21-23 USC Upstate Tournament 21

at USC Upstate Spartanburg, S.C. 22

vs. Liberty Spartanburg, S.C. 23

vs. Liberty Spartanburg, S.C. 23

vs. Winthrop Spartanburg, S.C. 25

at South Carolina (DH) Columbia, S.C. 28/March2 Georgia Tournament 28

vs. UAB Athens, Ga. 28

at Georgia Athens, Ga. March

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vs. UAB Athens, Ga.

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vs. St. John’s Athens, Ga.

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vs. St. John’s Athens, Ga. 7-9 UCF Tournament

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vs. UT Martin Orlando, Fla.

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vs. Pennsylvania Orlando, Fla.

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vs. Colgate Orlando, Fla.

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vs. Bowling Green Orlando, Fla.

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vs. Troy Orlando, Fla. 11

at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.

15 *ELON(DH) CULLOWHEE 16 *ELON CULLOWHEE 19

at ETSU(DH) Johnson City, Tenn.

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*at Appalachian State (DH) Boone, N.C. 23

*at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 29

*at Georgia Southern (DH) Statesboro, Ga. 30

*at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. April

2 USC UPSTATE (DH) CULLOWHEE

5 *SAMFORD (DH) CULLOWHEE

6 *SAMFORD CULLOWHEE 12

*at UNCG (DH) Greensboro, N.C. 13

*at UNCG Greensboro, N.C. 15

at Gardner-Webb (DH) Boling Springs, N.C. 16

at North Carolina Central (DH) Durham, N.C. 23

at Winthrop (DH) Rock Hill, S.C. 26

*FURMAN (DH) CULLOWHEE 27 *FURMAN CULLOWHEE 30 NORTH CAROLINA A&T(DH) CULLOWHEE May

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*at Chattanooga (DH) Chattanooga, Tenn.

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*at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn.

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

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SENIORS

JUNIORS

SOPHOMORES

FRESHMEN

JIM CLIFT Head Coach Third Season San Diego State ‘92

BIO HIGHLIGHTS

• In 2013, Clift led the Catamounts to its first win in the Southern Conference tournament since 2007.

• Also in 2013 senior Haley Pace was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District III First Team, becoming the first player in Catamount softball’s eight-year history to be named to the academic all-district team.

• Under his tutelage, Erin Foster was named 2012 NFCA First Team Mid-East All-Region - the first player to earn that accolade in program history ... Foster was also a 2012 First Team All-Southern Conference selection and finished 2012 ranked 19th in the nation in homeruns with 18.

• In first year, led Catamounts to nine Southern Conference wins, in 2012, the most wins for Western Carolina since the team had nine in 2007.

• The No. 6 seed by Western Carolina, in the 2012 Southern Conference Tournament, was the highest seed by WCU since the team had a No. 5 seed in 2007.

• The 24 wins by Western Carolina, under Clift, was the most for Western Carolina since 2007 when the team amassed 28.

• Spent two seasons as assistant coach for the Catamounts • A 26-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department

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DANIELLE GLOSSON Assistant Coach Third Season Southern Illinois, 2011

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• To open the 2014 season, with direction from Glosson, junior pitcher Jordan Garrett broke the Western Carolina career strikeout record and Garrett will have plenty of games to add to her total over the course of the next year and a half.

• In 2013, under Glosson’s tutelage, sophomore pitcher Jordan Garrett broke the Western Carolina school record for strikeouts in a season with 223. Working with Glosson, Garrett has enjoyed back-to-back 100 plus strikeout seasons in her first two years as a Catamount.

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

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played and started in all 56 games in left field • Tied the Catamount single-season stolen base record with 16 swipes in 2013 .

• Led the team in hits with 46 and had a .253 batting average • Also led the team in runs scored with 28 • Ranked second on the team in multiple hit games with 12

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4 MAKENZI MCATEER Sr. 2B 5-5 Monroe, N.C. Parkwood HS

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 36 games and started 20 • Had six hits, four runs, a double and two RBI

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11 HEATHER CHASTAIN Jr. C 6-0 Dunnsville, Va. St. Margaret HS

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 55 games and started 53 all in the catcher position • Tied for first on the team in homeruns with seven • Hit the second grand-slam of her career in the win over Appalachian State (03/10/13) • Had a season-best 36 hits • Ranked third on the team in RBI with 23

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

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Broke the Western Carolina single-season strikeout record ending 2013 with 223, which also led the Southern Conference • Made 43 appearances and started 28 • Led the team with a 3.53 ERA tossing 208 innings ... Also had two shutouts and two saves • Her 13 wins were a season best and she became just the second Catamount pitcher to record back-to-back double figure wins, which also ties her for third place in the Catamount record books for wins in a season with former Catamount Mendy McKenzie

• Garrett has 370 strikeouts in her career which is good for second in the Catamount record books and needs 13 strikeouts to break the school record for career strikeouts which stands at 382.

LINK TO FULL BIO/CAREER STATS

24 MALLORY BROOME So. P 5-7 Monroe, N.C. Metrolina Christian Academy

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week (04/08/13) • Made 25 appearances and started 15 • Second on the team with a 3.57 ERA and a 5-10 overall record • Second on the team in strikeouts with 72, ranking her 10th in Catamount record books for strikeouts in a season

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10 KARLEY HARKEY So. IF 5-8 Cleveland, N.C. North Irdell HS

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 43 games and started 39 • Took over as the starting shortstop for the Catamounts in the second game against USC Upstate (03/27/13) and finished the season starting 23 of the last 24 games at that position - In that span had just four errors in those 23 games at shortstop and went a span of 16 straight games without an error

• Hit the first homerun of her Catamount career against Gardner-Webb (04/03/13) • Ended the year with a .207 batting average, 18 hits, 17 runs scored and six RBI with two stolen bases

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13 AMBER KIMREY So. OF 5-3 Charlotte, N.C. Mallard HS

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 42 games and started 22 • Had a .176 batting average with six hits, four runs scored, a double and three RBI

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18 SARAH PERRINE So. UT 5-3 Salisbury, N.C. West Rowan HS

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 23 games and started eight • Had two hits, scored four runs, notched a double and had two RBI

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15 TAYLOR SIGMON So. IF/P 5-11 Catawba, N.C. Bandys HS

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

• Named to the 2014 SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team at first base • Named Southern Conference Player of the Week (04/22/13) • The only freshman to played in all 56 games and started 55 • Spilt time between first base and at pitcher making 12 appearances, starting 10 • Made her pitching debut at Top-25 Florida on February 16, 2013, holding the high-octane Gators to just five runs on six hits and fanned nine batters

• Set her season-high for strikeouts, on the mound, when she recorded 10 strikeouts against ETSU (03/20/13) • Ended the year with 55 strikeouts on the mound • Led the team in RBI (28) and doubles (9) ... Also led the team in multiple hit games with 13 and tied for first on the team in multiple RBI games with seven

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25 COURTNEY BUCHANAN Fr. P 5-7 Nebo, N.C. McDowell HS

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3 BROOKE COGGINS R-Fr. UT 5-8 Bryson City, N.C. Swain County HS / Tennessee

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1 WHITNEY HAYWOOD Fr. OF 5-6 Indian Trail, N.C. Porter Ridge HS

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35 COURTNEY PRICE Fr. OF 5-4 Matthews, N.C. Porter Ridge HS

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LEXI ROSS Fr. IF/OF 5-6 Cary, N.C. Green Hope HS

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KARA SALVO Fr. C/3B 5-3 Waxhaw, N.C. Cuthbertson HS

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HISTORY AND RECORDS Catamount Softball Highlights

• Western Carolina athletics added softball for the 2006 season • Catamounts won 41 games in 2006

• In its inaugural campaign, Catamount softball won the 2006 Southern Conference regular season

• In 2012, Erin Foster became the first Catamount softball player to be named to the NFCA Mideast First Team All-Region.

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