2010 EMU Softball Media Guide by Eastern Michigan University Athletics

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Table of Contents EMU Quick Facts Media Relations Schedule/SID Info 2010 Outlook Easton 2010 Eagles Roster TV/Radio Roster Michelle Hletko Jessica Patterson Jenny Scherer Jaclyn Caro Lauren Delapaz Stacie Skodinski Jamie Melchert Sarah Gerber McKenna Russ Jessica Richards Allison Scherer Kaylee Tolliver Blaharski, Coquillard, Ignowski Kniceley, Nicholson, Smith Williamson EMU Coaching Staff Head Coach Karen Baird Asst. Coach Eric Oakley Asst. Coach Ashley Strauss Assts. Bausick/Han 2009 In Review Mid-American Conference Pepsi EMU Softball History Game Records Season Records Career Records Awards/Honors Letterwinners Year-by-Year Results All-Time vs. Opponents 2009 Opponents Eastern Michigan Univ. Athletic Department NCAA/Compliance EMU Identity Adidas

General Information Name Eastern Michigan University Location Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Founded 1849 Enrollment 22,638 Nickname Eagles Colors Green (PMS 349) and White Conference Mid-American (MAC) Administration President Dr. Susan W. Martin Athletics Director Dr. Derrick Gragg Assoc. AD-SWA Stephannnie Vandenberg Assoc. AD Doug Dowdy Assoc. AD Mike Malach Assoc. AD-Compliance Melody Reifel Werner Assoc. AD-Development Craig Fink Assoc. AD-Media Relations Jim Streeter Media Relations Associate AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter Assistant Director Greg Steiner Grad. Asst. Dan Wyar, Jeremy Allen GA/Softball Contact Luke Pattarozzi Office Phone 734.487.0317 Fax 734.485.3840 Pattarozzi Cell Phone 608.225.9802 Pattarozzi E-mail lpattaro@emich.edu Mailing Address 799 N. Hewitt Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Coaching Staff Head Coach Alma Mater, Year Years at EMU Record at EMU MAC Record Career Record Office Phone Assistant Coaches

Karen Baird Adrian, 1994 Eighth 134-202 (Seven years) 64-82 232-294 (11 years) 734.487.1031 Eric Oakley Ashley Strauss

Team Information 2009 Overall Record 22-30 2009 MAC Record/Finish 8-14/4th West 2009 Home Record 7-7 2009 Away Record 5-10 2009 Neutral Site Record 10-7 Starters Returning/Lost 7/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 Newcomers 7 All-MAC Players Returning/Lost 3/0 Facility Varsity Field History First Year of Softball 1981 All-Time Record 652-795-4 All-Time MAC Record 308-389-1 MAC Tourn. Appearances (Last) 7 (2007) NCAA Tourn. Appearances (Last) 1 (2007)

The 2010 Eastern Michigan University softball media guide is a publication of the EMU sports information office. Writing, layout and design by Luke Pattarozzi. Edited by Jim Streeter, Greg Steiner, Dan Wyar, Jeremy Allen, Chelsea Acho, Chris Puzzuoli, Karen Baird, Eric Oakley.

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Media Relations EMU Athletics Mission Statement

Our mission above all else, is to guide, support and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence- academically, athletically and socially while maintaining a successful Division I-A athletics program.

Vision of EMU Athletics

Jim Streeter

Greg Steiner

Jeremy Allen

Luke Pattarozzi

Dan Wyar

Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations..........................................Jim Streeter Office Phone................................................................................................ 734.487.0317 Cellular Phone.............................................................................................. 734.260.1004 Home Phone................................................................................................ 734.485.3221 E-mail.......................................................................................... jim.streeter@emich.edu Asst. Director of Athletic Media Relations................................................Greg Steiner Office Phone................................................................................................. 734.487.0318 Cellular Phone.............................................................................................. 734.845.1132 Home Phone................................................................................................ 734.508.6179 E-mail......................................................................................... greg.steiner@emich.edu

Our vision is to become the premier program in the Mid-American Conference, both academically and athletically.

Core Values of EMU Athletics

Four values guide and govern our action at all times and in all our affairs. The values define “what we stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” These values include: ♦ Respect - We treat ourselves and those we serve

with dignity, kindness and respect.

Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance. ♦

Passion - We have a strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us. ♦

Graduate Assistant/Softball Contact.....................................................Luke Pattarozzi Office Phone................................................................................................. 734.487.0317 Cellular Phone.............................................................................................. 608.225.9802 E-mail................................................................................................. lpattaro@emich.edu Graduate Assistant........................................................................................... Jeremy Allen Office Phone................................................................................................. 734.487.0318 Cellular Phone.............................................................................................. 724.980.9260 E-mail....................................................................................................jallen6@emich.edu

Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on campus, within the community, as well as on the regional and national levels ♦

EMU Softball on the Web

Graduate Assistant..................................................................................................Dan Wyar Office Phone................................................................................................. 734.487.0318 Cellular Phone.............................................................................................. 440.666.2129 E-mail.....................................................................................................dwyar@emich.edu Office Fax............................................................................................................ 734.485.3840 Address:..........................................................................Room 307, Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

How to Get EMU Softball Information

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EMU on Mobile Devices

• The Eastern Michigan University Sports Information office: Softball Contact: Luke Pattarozzi.........................................................................734.487.0317 Office Fax......................................................................................................................734.485.3840

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Media Relations EMU Media Policies and Services The Eastern Michigan University softball guide is intended to be a source of information for the media. If additional information on EMU softball and other Eagle sports is required, please contact the EMU Media Relations Office, located on the second floor of the Convocation Center. Contact The Athletic Media Relations contact for the softball team is Luke Pattarozzi. He can be reached at 734.487.0317 or via e-mail at lpattaro@emich.edu. Services The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office offers a weekly release containing team and individual notes, statistics, reviews of past games and a look ahead to upcoming events. Additional information will include Mid-American Conference rankings, statistics and league notes. Credentials and parking EMU does not issue credentials for softball, as the event is free to the public. All media wishing to attend away games should contact the host institution regarding media policies. Parking for Varsity Field can be found next to the field and will be limited to a first-come, first-serve basis. Media personnel will be responsible for their own parking arrangements. Press services Game programs, notes and cumulative statistics for all participating teams will be available one hour prior to all games. Box scores will be available at the conclusion of the game. Interviews Head Coach Karen Baird and her staff are available for interviews on an appointment-only basis between games and after practices. Personal interviews with the coach and players should be scheduled with the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. Individual players are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Their availability will depend on practice and class schedules. Please give at least 24-hour advance notice so the players can be contacted and arrangements can be made. Home phone numbers for players and coaches will not be given out by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. The coaching staff and players will be available for post-game interviews following a short cooling-off period.

Directions to Eastern Michigan University and Varsity Field By air: Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Huron Street; head north on Huron Street. Stay on Huron Street (take the right fork as it turns in to Huron River Drive). Proceed approximately three miles from the fork (past a McDonald’s on your right), the softball field will be on your left. From North: U.S. 23 to Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A); head east on Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Huron River Drive. Turn right on Huron River Drive and the softball field is at the second stop light on the right. From South: See directions above. From East: I-94 west to Huron Street; head north on Huron Street. Stay on Huron Street (take the right fork as it turns in to Huron River Drive). Proceed approximately three miles from the fork (past a McDonald’s on your right), the softball field will be on your left. From West: From the West - I-94 east to U.S. 23 north; exit U.S. 23 at Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A) and follow directions from North.

World Wide Web The media can access all the latest EMU softball news on the athletic department’s Web site, located at EMUEagles.com. The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office produces this Web site with the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of the Eagles. Softball information available on the EMU Web site includes statistics, rosters, press releases and notes.

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Schedule/SID Info EMU 2010 Schedule Feb. 26-28 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5-7 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 19-21 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 23 March 30 March 31 April 2 April 3 April 4 April 6 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 13 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 24 April 25 April 28 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 5 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 12-15

2010 Mid-American Conference Composite Schedule

at FGCU Invitational (Ft. Myers, Fla.) vs. Villanova........................................... 8:15 p.m. vs. Minnesota...................................... 11:15 a.m. vs. St. Francis (Pa.)................................ 8:15 p.m. vs. Connecticut.........................................11 a.m. vs. Georgia Southern................................ 1 p.m. at Florida Gulf Coast (DH)........................ 5 p.m. at Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Fla.).........6 p.m. at Florida International (Miami, Fla.)... 4 p.m. at FAU “Miken” Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.) vs. Florida State........................................... 4 p.m. at Florida Atlantic....................................... 8 p.m. vs. Michigan State...................................... 1 p.m. vs. Florida A&M........................................... 4 p.m. vs. Connecticut.........................................11 a.m. at Missouri Tournament (Columbia, Mo.) vs. Northern Colorado............................11 a.m. vs. Northwestern........................................ 1 p.m. vs. Ball State...............................................11 a.m. at Missouri.................................................... 3 p.m. vs. Northwestern......................................10 a.m. at Notre Dame (DH)................................... 4 p.m. at Michigan State....................................... 4 p.m. DETROIT (DH)...................................3 p.m. at Toledo* (DH)............................................ 1 p.m. at Bowling Green*...................................... 2 p.m. at Bowling Green*...................................... 1 p.m. at Oakland (DH).......................................... 3 p.m. at Miami* (DH)............................................ 1 p.m. at Ball State*................................................. 2 p.m. at Ball State*................................................. 1 p.m. CLEVELAND STATE (DH)..................3 p.m. OHIO* (DH).......................................1 p.m. AKRON*............................................2 p.m. AKRON*............................................1 p.m. CENTRAL MICHIGAN*......................2 p.m. CENTRAL MICHIGAN*......................1 p.m. IPFW (DH).........................................3 p.m. at Kent State* (DH).................................... 1 p.m. at Buffalo*..................................................... 2 p.m. at Buffalo*..................................................... 1 p.m. at Michigan*................................................ 6 p.m. WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH).............1 p.m. NORTHERN ILLINOIS* .....................2 p.m. NORTHERN ILLINOIS*......................1 p.m. at MAC Championships (Akron, Ohio).... TBA

BOLD CAPS HOME @ EMU Varsity Field *Mid-American Conference game; (DH) - indicates a doubleheader

April 2 Buffalo at Western Michigan - DH Central Michigan at Bowling Green - DH Kent State at Northern Illinois - DH Eastern Michigan at Toledo - DH

April 24-25 Kent State at Akron Buffalo at Ohio Toledo at Ball State Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan Bowling Green at Miami

April 3-4 Miami at Ball State Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green Buffalo at Northern Illinois Central Michigan at Toledo Kent State at Western Michigan Ohio at Akron

April 30 Toledo at Ohio - DH Ball State at Northern Illinois - DH Eastern Michigan at Kent State - DH Central Michigan at Buffalo - DH Bowling Green at Akron - DH Miami at Western Michigan - DH

April 9 Western Michigan at Ohio - DH Eastern Michigan at Miami - DH Central Michigan at Ball State - DH Northern Illinois at Akron - DH

May 1-2 Bowling Green at Ohio Miami at Northern Illinois Central Michigan at Kent State Eastern Michigan at Buffalo Toledo at Akron Ball State at Western Michigan

April 10-11 Western Michigan at Akron Eastern Michigan at Ball State Toledo at Bowling Green Buffalo at Kent State Northern Illinois at Ohio Central Michigan at Miami

May 7 Toledo at Kent State - DH Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan - DH Northern Illinois at Central Michigan - DH Bowlign Green at Buffalo - DH Akron at Ball State - DH Ohio at Miami - DH

April 16 Northern Illinois at Toledo - DH Akron at Central Michigan - DH Ball State at Buffalo - DH Miami at Kent State - DH Ohio at Eastern Michigan - DH

May 8-9 Bowling Green at Kent State Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan Akron at Miami Toledo at Buffalo Ohio at Ball State Western Michigan at Central Michigan

April 17-18 Akron at Eastern Michigan Ohio at Central Michigan Miami at Buffalo Northern Illinois at Bowling Green Ball State at Kent State Western Michigan at Toledo April 23 Western Michigan at Northern Illinois - DH Toledo at Miami - DH Kent State at Ohio - DH Buffalo at Akron - DH Bowling Green at Ball State - DH School Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Connecticut Cleveland State Detroit Florida A&M Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Florida International Florida State Georgia Southern IPFW Kent State Miami Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio St. Francis (Pa.) Toledo Western Michigan Villanova

May 12-15 • MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) #1 Seed vs. #8 Seed #2 Seed vs. #7 Seed #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed

*The top three teams in each division, and the next two teams (regardless of division) with the best overall conference win percentage. The division winners will be the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds; all other seeds will be seeded based on conference win percentage.

2010 EMU Softball Opponent SID Information

Contact Amanda Aller Vanessa Virbitsky Hannah Archer Erin Dengler Chad Twaro Betsy Devine Brian McCann Scott Kretzmann N/A Justin Johnson Michael Pierce Maegan Azpiazu Brandon Mellor Barrett Gilham Bill Salyer Aaron Chimenti Michael Roth Leah Howard Vince Baker Pat McCabe Steven Keers Scott Ward Joe Summins Doug Meffley Tony Yelovich Scott MacDonald Darrin Bates Bob Volkert Scott Miles Mat Kanan Megan O’Shea

Phone 330.972.6584 765.285.8242 419.372.7105 716.645.5523 989.774.3277 860.486.1498 216.687.5115 313.993.1745 850.599.3200 561.297.3513 239.590.7097 305.348.0261 850.645.7683 912.478.5448 260.481.6646 330.672.8468 513.529.7092 734.615.0679 517.355.2271 612.624.4345 573.882.3241 970.351.2522 815.753.9539 847.491.3688 574.631.6107 248.370.4008 740.593.1299 814.472.3128 419.530.4925 269.387.4125 610.519.5927

Fax 330.374.8844 765.285.8929 419.372.6015 716.645.6840 989.774.5391 860.486.5085 21.687.7257 313.993.1765 850.599.3206 561.297.3963 239.590.7014 305.348.2963 850.644.7293 912.478.0046 260.481.6002 330.672.2112 513.529.6729 734.647.1188 517.353.9636 612.625.0359 573.882.4720 970.351.2018 815.753.9540 847.491.8818 574.631.8231 248.370.3138 740.597.1838 814-472-3896 419.530.4428 269.387.4139 610.519.7323

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E-mail ama38@akron.edu vavirbitsky@bsu.edu ahannah@bgsu.edu edengler@buffalo.edu twaro1cd@cmich.edu elizabeth.devine@uconn.edu b.mccann66@csuohio.edu scott.kretzmann@udmercy.edu N/A jjohn218@fau.edu mpierce@fgcu.edu mazpiazu@fiu.edu bmellor@fsu.edu bg00251-gw@georgiasouthern.edu slayerw@ipfw.edu achiment@kent.edu rothmb@muohio.edu lchoward@umich.edu bakervin@ath.msu.edu mcca0512@umn.edu keerss@missouri.edu scott.ward@unco.edu jsummins@niu.edu d-meffley@northwestern.edu yelovich.1@nd.edu macdona2@oakland.edu batesd@ohio.edu rvolkert@francis.edu scott.miles@utoledo.edu mat.kanan@wmich.edu megan.oshea@villanova.edu

2010 Outlook 2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

2010 Outlook With seven starters returning and just three letterwinners lost from last year’s squad, the Eastern Michigan University softball team is hopeful in making a return to the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the first time since winning it in 2007. The Eagles showed signs of growth in 2009, beating a 22ndranked Louisville team early on. They also rattled off four straight wins and needed a fifth to close out the campaign in order to break a tie with Bowling Green to qualify for the final MAC Tournament spot, but fell just short on the final day of the regular season. The days ahead look promising for the Green and White as they return several key components and add a few more, including Miss Softball in the state of Michigan in 2009, freshman pitcher Jenna Ignowski, as well as EMU’s career home runs leader, senior Jenny Scherer, and record holder for batting average in a single season, junior Stacie Skodinski. The Eagles lost a fouryear starter and solid leader in Heather Han, but return three seniors in Jenny Scherer, Michelle Hletko and Jessica Patterson who will lead a talented, young group of players with one goal in mind, the MAC Tournament. “The seniors want to get this team back to the MAC tournament,” said Head Coach Karen Baird, who enters her eighth season at the helm. “Last season, we were growing. After beating Louisville and having a great stretch at the end of the year, they realized that we are a strong team.” Jenny Scherer is having one of, if not the best career an EMU student-athlete has ever had in a softball uniform. Last season alone, she set a record for home runs in a single season with 14, giving her 36 for her career, shattering the old mark of 24. She holds three of the top four single season home run totals. Her 41 runs batted in were tops in the MAC and fifth all-time in a single year for EMU, while her 33 runs scored were tied for seventh-best in a single campaign. “Every day you see her working hard. Every day she wants to improve her game,” Baird said. “That has helped the freshmen realize, ‘There’s a senior working hard. We want to work hard too’.” Skodinski, showed that she could be following in her teammate’s footsteps. Skodinski turned in the best single season batting average in EMU softball history with a mark of .425 (51-for-120) and nine of those 51 hits resulted in round trippers. She finished the season second on the team in hits, home runs, RBI, total bases and walks. Her on-base and slugging percentage were tops in the league at .486 and .767, respectively. As a team, the Eagles finished with the third-highest batting average in the MAC at a .277 clip. EMU was second overall in hits (375 hits in 52 games) and led the league in home runs (38)

and doubles (78). Hitting is not a concern heading into this year, pitching and defense are, but Baird and her staff have added some much needed depth in each department that should improve the team’s weaknesses heading into 2010. Going around the horn, Kaylee Tolliver started all 51 games she appeared in at first base in 2009. The sophomore turned in an impressive .983 fielding percentage, committing just seven errors in 403 chances. At second base will be freshman Katy Blaharski, who comes off a .453 batting average as a senior at Airport High in Carleton, Mich. Blaharski will assume lead-off duties in the batting order as well, utilizing her blazing speed at the top of the lineup. Skodinski will play shortstop where she started all 41 games she played in 2009. Moving from second base to the hot corner will be Lauren Delapaz, who showed great improvement over the off-season and proved to the coaching staff she could handle a move back to her old position. “Delapaz at third should shore up the defense with not having to rotate at third like we did last season,” Baird said. “If everyone feels comfortable, it’s going to be a lot easier for them to make the routine play.” Doing the catching will be sophomore Sarah Gerber and freshman Nellie Coquillard. Gerber is no stranger to catching EMU pitching as she started in 19 games at the position as a freshman last season. When she wasn’t catching, she was playing third base (26 starts) as she appeared in all 52 games. Both Gerber and Coquillard will battle for the starting job, but both will see significant time behind the plate. In addition to her incredible offensive numbers, Jenny Scherer also turned in the best defensive season of her career in 2009 with a fielding percentage of .971. She’ll anchor center field for the Eagles. “Her offensive stats tend to overshadow her defense,” Assistant Coach Eric Oakley said of the Eagle captain. “She covers so much ground and is basically another coach in the outfield for us.” Jessica Richards and McKenna Russ will flank Scherer in the outfield, covering left and right fields, respectively. As a freshman, Russ was third on the team with a .316 batting average in 2009. She hit four homers and drove in 22 runs in addition to leading the team in hits (54). EMU lost nine one-run games last season, which could partly be attributed to the amount of walks allowed. As a staff, the Eagles walked 174 batters which equates to nearly four free passes per seven innings. “We really did not have many pitching options last year,” Baird

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2010 Outlook said. “When we started to struggle, we put the world on [Jaclyn Caro’s] shoulders. What I expect [this year] with the depth our pitching has the option of going to the bullpen more often. We have enough diversity in our pitching that we can show one thing one game and something completely different the next.” Caro is coming off a year in which she won 13 games as a sophomore, striking out 135 batters in 187.2 innings pitched. She was relied upon often in 2009 as she appeared in 39 games, making 29 starts and going the distance in 19 of those instances. Baird insists she is the team’s ace until someone proves otherwise. Whether they’re competing for that spot or not, Caro will be relieved to see that there are several capable arms that will be able to share the load in 2010. Ignowski, the most decorated newcomer on the staff has earned a high regard from the get-go as her story has been well documented in local papers around her hometown of Niles, Mich. She threw 18 perfect games and holds more than 19 school records for Niles. Following her senior season, she was named Miss Softball in Michigan after leading her team to the state title. She was also named the Gatorade Michigan Softball Player of the Year in 2008. “She is a very hard worker and wants to learn at the next level,” Oakley said. “She’s already had to diversify her pitching and so far she’s shown good results. She is very passionate about pitching.” Jamie Melchert and Jillian Williamson are two more arms added to the roster this year. Melchert joins the Eagles this season after spending the previous two with Muskegon Community College. She is the first junior college transfer in the history of the program, but she’s taken to EMU as if she began her career here. “She fit right away. It was as if she has been here three years,” Oakley said. “She is going to come in and give us some outs. She might not overpower anybody, but she is going to find a way to get people out. She possesses a lot of leadership on the mound.” Another returner that saw quite a bit of action in 2009 was Hletko. She won seven games for the Eagles which included a no-hitter against Albany in the season opener. It was the 11th nohitter in EMU history. Hletko finished the year 7-12 with a 4.24 ERA in 107.1 innings pitched. “She was a little inconsistent throughout [last year], but when she is on her game and feeling confident, she is phenomenal,” Oakley said. “I’m expecting her to have the best year of her career.” Allison Scherer, the sister of Jenny, was asked to pitch last season due to the lack of available arms and did so admirably, working on that skill while sacrificing in other areas for the betterment of the team. She compiled a 2-3 record, making four

starts and 13 appearances spanning over 32.2 innings. To her delight, she will be able to focus more on her hitting, which is the main reason she was recruited. She is the front-runner for the position of designated player. Baird and the coaching staff have already toyed with potential lineups this season. They hope to display a rare combination of speed and power this season. “We have a little more speed to put up in the leadoff spot,” Baird said. “We’re looking to be more aggressive on the bases this year. We have a lot of speed in our lineup and that’s something that makes a big difference and puts a lot of pressure on the defense.” The schedule this year will be a bit demanding throughout as the Eagles will be away from Varsity Field for the season’s first 20 games. They begin the campaign with Villanova to kick off the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational, Feb. 26, in Fort Myers, Fla. The first week of March they travel across the state to the Atlantic side to take part in the Miken Classic hosted by Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. EMU will face No. 23 Florida State in the tournament opener in what will be the first of four games against teams ranked in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Preseason Top-25 Poll. They meet No. 15 Northwestern twice, March 19 and 21, in a tournament hosted by Missouri and then face the ninth-ranked Tigers, March 20. The Eagles will play their annual game with No. 4 Michigan on the road, May 5. The schedule is finally kind to the Eagles towards the end of the year as they finish up with 14 of their last 19 at the friendly confines of Varsity Field. “We love our schedule,” Baird said. “We always say, ‘You have to play the best to be considered with the best’. To finish the last stretch at home is huge because that’s when you’re the most tired at the end of the season,” Baird said. Despite the demand a collegiate softball schedule can have on a student-athlete, the Eagles still managed to rank 16th in the nation and third in the MAC among Division I softball programs in overall grade point average with a 3.384 GPA. Baird was happy with the achievement, but is hoping for a better result this year. “We pride ourselves on academics,” Baird said of her program that has ranked in the top-20 nationally for six years in a row. “We want to be top five in the nation and have the best GPA in the MAC.” The journey begins Friday, Feb. 26, at 8:15 p.m. when the Eagles open the season with Villanova at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational.

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Front Row (L to R): Nellie Coquillard, Kaylee Tolliver, Lindsay Smith, Lauren Delapaz, Stacie Skodinski, Courtney Nicholson Second Row: McKenna Russ, Emily Pitcole, Jaclyn Caro, Katy Blaharski, Jessica Patterson, Jenny Scherer, Michelle Hletko, Sarah Gerber, Allison Scherer, Alexa Kniceley Third Row: Jillian Williamson, Jamie Melchert, Jenna Ignowski, Jessica Richards

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball Roster No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 25

Name Michelle Hletko Sarah Gerber Lindsay Smith Jaclyn Caro Katy Blaharski McKenna Russ Jessica Patterson Jessica Richards Courtney Nicholson Jamie Melchert Jillian Williamson Jenny Scherer Lauren Delapaz Allison Scherer Alexa Kniceley Kaylee Tolliver Stacie Skodinski Jenna Ignowski Nellie Coquillard

Pos. P C OF P IF OF Utl OF OF P P OF IF IF IF IF IF P C

Ht. 5-8 5-8 5-4 5-7 5-5 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-6 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-7 5-4 5-4 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-6

B/T R/R R/R B/R R/R L/R L/L R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R

Cl.-El. Sr.-Sr. So.-So. Fr.-Fr. Jr.-Jr. Fr.-Fr. So.-So. Sr.-Sr. So.-So. Fr.-Fr. Jr.-Jr. Fr.-Fr. Sr.-Sr. Jr.-Jr. So.-So. Fr.-Fr. So.-So. Jr.-Jr. Fr.-Fr. Fr.-Fr.

Hometown-High School (Previous School) Westmont, Ill.-Westmont North Canton, Ohio-Hoover Seville, Ohio-Cloverleaf Chino, Calif.-St. Lucyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Priory Carleton, Mich.-Airport North Canton, Ohio-Hoover Ionia, Mich.-Ionia Canton, Ohio-Jackson Navarre, Ohio-Canton Central Catholic Scottville, Mich.-Mason County Central (Muskegon CC) Sebewaing, Mich.-Unionville-Sebewaing Area Stow, Ohio-Stow-Munroe Plymouth, Mich.-Canton Stow, Ohio-Stow-Munroe Taylor, Mich.-Gabriel Richard Amanda, Ohio-Amanda Clearcreek South Bend, Ind.-Washington Niles, Mich.-Niles Niles, Mich.-Niles

Head Coach: Karen Baird (Eighth season) Assistant Coaches: Eric Oakley, Ashley Strauss Volunteer Assistant: Dennis Bausick Student Assistant: Heather Han Pronunciation Hletko: LET-ko Caro: CAIR-o Scherer: SHEAR Delapaz: DEL-a-paaz Skodinski: SKA-din-skee

Melchert: MEL-chert Kniceley: NICE-lee Ignowski: IG-now-skee Coquillard: CO-kwee-ard

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#2 Michelle Hletko • P Sr.-Sr. • 5-8 • R/R Westmont, Ill.-Westmont

#3 Sarah Gerber • C So.-So. • 5-8 • R/R North Canton, Ohio-Hoover

#7 McKenna Russ • OF So.-So. • 5-7 • L/L North Canton, Ohio-Hoover

#12 Jillian Williamson • P Fr.-Fr. • 5-11 • R/R Sebewaing, Mich.-UnionvilleSebewaing Area

#19 Kaylee Tolliver • INF So.-So. • 5-8 • L/L Amanda, Ohio-Clearcreek

#4 Lindsay Smith • OF Fr.-Fr. • 5-4 • B/R Seville, Ohio-Cloverleaf

#8 Jessica Patterson • UTL Sr.-Sr. • 5-9 • R/R Ionia, Mich.-Ionia

#14 Jenny Scherer • OF Sr.-Sr. • 5-7 • R/R Stow, Ohio-Stow-Munroe

Lauren Delapaz • INF Jr.-Jr. • 5-7 • R/R Plymouth, Mich.-Canton

South Bend, Ind.-Washington

Courtney Nicholson • OF Fr.-Fr. • 5-6 • R/R

Navarre, Ohio-Canton Cent. Cath.

#11 Jamie Melchert • P Jr.-Jr. • 5-10 • R/R Scottville, Mich.-Mason County Cent.

#16 Allison Scherer • INF So.-So. • 5-4 • R/R Stow, Ohio-Stow-Munroe

#23 Jenna Ignowski • P Fr.-Fr. • 5-10 • R/R Niles, Mich.-Niles

Katy Blaharski • INF Fr.-Fr. • 5-5 • L/R Carleton, Mich.-Airport

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#15

#21 Stacie Skodinski • INF Jr.-Jr. • 5-6 • R/R

Jaclyn Caro • P Jr.-Jr. • 5-7 • R/R Chino, Calif.-St. Lucy’s Priory

#9 Jessica Richards • OF So.-So. • 5-9 • L/R Canton, Ohio-Jackson

#17 Alexa Kniceley• INF Fr.-Fr. • 5-4 • L/R

Taylor, Mich.-Gabriel Richard

#25 Nellie Coquillard • C Fr.-Fr. • 5-6 • R/R Niles, Mich.-Niles

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

Head Coach Karen Baird Eighth Season at EMU 134-202 Overall, 64-82 MAC

2010 Eagles

Michelle Hletko Senior Westmont, Ill.-Westmont Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Three Letters: 2007, 2008, 2009

Hletko’s Single Game Bests Hits 2, accomplished three times Runs 1, accomplished four times RBI 1, vs. Northern Illinois, 4-26-09 Strikeouts 6, accomplished twice Pitched the 11th no-hitter in EMU history, 2-20-09 MAC West Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 24, 2009) EMU: 2009: Appeared in 29 games for the Eagles…Went 7-12 with a 4.24 ERA in 107.1 innings while striking out 63 batters… Earned MAC West Pitcher of the Week honors (2-24) after a 1-0 record and a 1.08 ERA in 13 innings after the first week…Her first win was the 11th no-hitter in EMU history as she struck out two in an 8-0 victory over Albany…Struck out a season-high six batters twice, once in a 5-1 loss to Wright State (3-24) and again in a narrow 3-2 loss to Ball State on 3-28…At the plate, hit .357 on the year with 10 hits in 28 at bats…Went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in a doubleheader split against Northern Illinois…Was successful in all three stolen base attempts on the year...2008: Appeared in 14 games in the circle, starting seven times…Picked up 17 strikeouts while going 1-3 on the year in 31.2 innings…Made 20 plate appearances with a .100 average… Had first career hit at Notre Dame (April 9)…2007: Appeared in 10 games, starting six…Pitched 28.1 innings with an ERA of 4.20…Picked up fist collegiate victory against Oakland, pitching a complete game with three strikeouts (April 17)…Appeared in relief against Oregon State in the NCAA Regional…Had 16 strikeouts on the season…High School: Named All-Suburban Prairie Conference, All-Area and Academic All-Conference four times…Helped lead the Sentinels to three regional championships…During senior year, totaled 21 wins, 337 strikeouts, 11 shutouts and threw four no-hitters, while posting a 0.25 ERA

Year 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .000 .100 .357 .250

GP 10 11 17 39

GS 6 7 15 29

Year 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

ERA 4.20 7.52 4.24 4.85

W 1 1 7 9

L 4 3 12 19

AB 0 20 28 48 App 10 14 29 53

R H 2B 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 10 0 4 12 0 GS 6 7 16 29

3B 0 0 0 0

en route to earning the conference player of the year award and All-State honors…Led her team to a fourth place finish in the state during senior season…Fanned 1,140 batters, totaled 30 shutouts and posted 15 no-hitters in a four-year Westmont career...Named Westmont Student-Athlete of the Year during senior year…Personal: Full Name: Michelle Lynne Hletko... Daughter of Joseph and Mary Hletko...Has two brothers, Joe and Danny…Born: 11-14-87…Major: Marketing.

Career Statistics HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 .100 1 0 0 1 10 .357 0 5 0 1 12 .250 1 5

CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB 1 0 0 0 28.1 35 30 17 25 2 0 0 0 31.2 50 40 34 22 5 1 0 0 107.1 133 92 65 59 8 1 0 0 167.1 218 162 116 106

SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 7 0 .143 0 0 0 0 6 0 .455 0 0 3 3 13 0 .333 0 0 3 3

PO A 1 2 0 4 16 26 17 32

E 0 0 4 4

FLD% 1.000 1.000 .913 .925

SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 16 4 0 2 146 .318 1 3 1 1 7 17 9 3 6 176 .352 1 4 0 0 8 63 29 6 9 440 .302 3 11 1 4 16 96 42 9 17 852 .315 5 18 2 5 31

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

2010 Eagles

Jessica Patterson Senior Ionia, Mich.-Ionia Utility Bats/Throws: R/R Three Letters: 2007, 2008, 2009

Patterson’s Single Game Bests 2, accomplished four times 2, accomplished four times 1, accomplished six times

Hits Runs RBI

EMU: 2009: Played in 37 games, starting 28 for the Eagles…Went 11-for58 at the plate with a double, three runs batted in and 12 runs scored… Tied for the team lead in sacrifice hits with six and was 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts...2008: Played in 24 games, a starter in 15 of them…Hit .156 with three doubles…Stole four bases, good for third on the team… Knocked in three runs while scoring six…2007: Started two games at DP for the Eagles…Appeared as a pinch runner in 27 games…Was second on the team with five stolen bases…Scored 11 runs…High School: Selected first team All-Michigan after senior year…Named All-State honorable mention after junior campaign…Also an All-Conference athlete in volleyball and basketball…Personal: Full Name: Jessica Lee Patterson... Daughter of Craig and Michaelean Patterson…Has a brother, Billy…Born: 2-27-88… Major: Exercise Science.

Year 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .000 .156 .190 .167

GP 29 24 37 90

GS 2 15 28 45

AB 6 32 58 96

R 11 6 12 29

H 0 5 11 16

2B 0 3 1 4

3B 0 0 0 0

Career Statistics HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 3 8 .250 5 0 0 3 12 .207 1 0 0 6 20 .208 6 1

SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 3 0 .143 0 0 5 6 13 0 .270 0 0 4 5 15 0 .203 0 6 4 5 31 0 .223 0 6 13 16

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

PO 0 12 14 26

A 0 0 3 3

E 0 4 4 8

FLD% .000 .750 .810 .784

2010 Eagles

Jenny Scherer Senior

Stow, Ohio-Stow-Munroe Outfield Bats/Throws: R/R Three Letters: 2007, 2008, 2009

#14

Scherer’s Single Game Bests Hits 4, vs. San Diego, 2-27-08 Runs 4, vs San Diego, 2-27-08 RBI 5, accomplished twice Home Runs 2, vs. Detroit, 4-29-09 Led MAC in home runs, RBI and total bases in 2009 2008, 2009 All-MAC Second Team 2009 Academic All-MAC 3-time MAC West Player of the Week 2007 All-MAC First Team 2007 MAC All-Freshman Team EMU: 2009: Second team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC selection…Played in 49 games, starting 48 of those in the outfield for the Eagles…Named MAC West Player of the Week twice… Set the single season and career home run records with 14 on the year, giving her 36 in her illustrious career…Third on the team in hits with 47 and currently sixth all-time in batting average with a .315 clip after turning in a .318 average in 2009… Recorded the fifth highest total for RBI in a season with 41, giving her 98 for her career which is third on the all-time list… In a 12-2 win over Detroit, she went 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBI…Finished the season with home runs in her final three games and six in her last seven games…Is tied for sixth in career runs with 93 after crossing the plate a team-high 33 times…2008: Second team All-MAC selection…Belted 11 home runs, tying her mark from 2007…Led the team in runs scored (30), home runs (11), RBI (20) and total bases (87)…One of four players to start all 45 games…Became the first Eagle in school history to hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with a home run, triple, double and a single against San Diego (Feb. 27)…Was named MAC Player of the Week after that performance…Finished the season with a .312 batting average…2007: First team AllMAC selection…Was also named to the All-MAC Freshman

Year 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .315 .312 .318 .315

GP GS 49 49 45 45 49 48 143 142

AB 146 138 148 432

R 30 30 33 93

H 2B 46 11 43 9 47 12 136 32

3B 3 1 0 4

HR 11 11 14 36

RBI 37 20 41 98

team…Led the Eagles with 11 home runs, then the second-best output in a season…Led the conference in home runs (eight), RBI (20) and total bases (55) during MAC play…Was third on the team with a .315 batting average…Led EMU with 96 total bases, three triples, 37 RBI, 11 home runs and a .658 slugging percentage…Totaled 12 multi-hit games…One of four Eagles to start every game…Had three three-hit games on the season…High School: Named first team All-Ohio, Western Reserve Conference MVP and to the Plain Dealer All-Star team after senior campaign…Named to the WRC first team all four years…Four-year varsity letter winner…Personal: Full Name: Jennifer Dominga Scherer...Daughter of Jim and Gemma Scherer…Has two sisters Becky and Allison, and one brother, James…Sister, Allison joins her on the 2010 team…Born: 3-31-88… Major: Accounting.

Career Statistics TB SLG% BB HBP 96 .658 15 2 87 .630 16 0 101 .682 16 2 284 .657 47 4

SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 30 0 .384 1 2 4 5 40 14 6 .900 27 1 .383 0 0 6 8 39 4 4 .915 33 0 .387 2 0 7 7 61 6 2 .971 90 1 .385 3 2 17 20 140 24 12 .932

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

2010 Eagles

Jaclyn Caro Junior

Chino, Calif.-St. Lucy’s Priory Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Two Letters: 2008, 2009

Caro’s Single Game Bests Hits 2, vs. Buffalo, 4-18-09 Runs 2, vs. Bucknell, 2-15-08 RBI 3, vs. Bucknell, 2-15-08 Home Runs 1, vs. Bucknell, 2-15-08 Strikeouts 10, vs. Northern Illinois, 4-25-09 MAC West Pitcher of the Week (March 24, 2009) EMU: 2009: Made 39 appearances in the circle while starting 29 games for the Eagles in her sophomore season…Went 13-14 with a team-leading 3.17 ERA in 187.2 innings pitched…Struck out 135 batters including a season-high 10 in an extra inning loss to Northern Illinois (4-25)…Recorded 19 complete games, two shutouts and a pair of saves…Earned MAC West Pitcher of the Week honors (3-24) after striking out 17 batters in 21 innings of one run ball which included three complete games, one of which amounted to a shutout win over Toledo…Also went 12-of-44 at the plate with two doubles and four RBI...2008: Started 18 games in the circle for EMU, pitching 141.0 innings…Compiled a 9-13 record with a 3.57 ERA… Racked up 83 strikeouts with three shutouts…Allowed opponents to hit at a .279 clip…In 26 plate appearances, hit .077 with one home run… Notched a career-high seven strikeouts in three games…High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner in softball…Selected to the San Gabriel All-Area team following her senior year…Garnered second-team All-Sierra League honors after junior and senior campaigns…Named MVP of her JV softball team during her freshman season…Played two years of basketball…Made honor roll during senior year...Personal: Full Name: Jaclyn Nicole Caro…Parents are Raul and Trudy Caro…Has two brothers, Joel and Nick, and a sister, Natalie…Born: 10-18-88…Major: Speech Pathology... Minor: Business.

Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .077 .273 .200

GP 13 23 36

GS 12 22 34

Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

ERA 3.57 3.17 3.34

W L 9 13 13 14 22 27

App 31 39 70

AB 26 44 70

R 3 7 10

GS 18 29 47

H 2 12 14

2B 0 2 2

3B 0 0 0

Career Statistics HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP 1 4 5 .192 4 1 0 4 14 .318 7 0 1 8 19 .271 11 1

CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB 12 3 0 0 141.0 154 79 72 48 19 2 0 2 187.2 192 113 85 93 31 5 0 2 328.2 346 192 157 141

SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 8 0 .226 0 2 0 0 16 0 .373 0 6 0 0 24 0 .317 0 8 0 0 SO 83 135 218

PO A 3 63 13 85 16 148

2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP 30 3 7 621 .279 4 5 23 11 12 868 .261 9 11 53 14 19 1489 .268 13 16

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

E 1 4 5

FLD% .985 .961 .970

BK SFA SHA 3 5 11 0 3 23 3 8 34

2010 Eagles

Lauren Delapaz Junior Plymouth, Mich.-Canton Infield Bats/Throws: R/R Two Letters: 2008, 2009 Hits Runs RBI Home Runs

#15

Delapaz’s Single Game Bests 3, vs. Akron, 4-5-09 2, accomplished twice 2, acoomplished four times 1, accomplished twice

EMU: 2009: Played in 48 games, starting 47 of those for the Eagles, 36 at second base…Hit .205 with a home run, 11 RBI and 14 runs scored… Also knocked in five doubles and a triple while going 6-for-7 in stolen base attempts…Turned in four multi-hit games including a 3-for-3 effort in a game against Akron (4-5)…2008: Played six different positions, proving to be a versatile fielder and hitter for EMU…Appeared in 37 games, 34 as a starter…Hit .240 with four doubles, a home run and a triple…Racked up six multi-hit games…Scored nine runs while stealing one base…High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Canton High School…Had a career .466 batting average, with 173 hits and 101 RBI…Hit 24 career triples, good for eighth in MHSAA records…After her senior campaign, was named Female Athlete of the Year…Named All-Conference, All-District, All-Observerland and Detroit News All-Metro following her senior season… Following her junior year, was named All-Conference, All-District, All-Observerland and All-State, in addition to being named the number eight top softball player by The Detroit News…Was named the number 15 top softball player by The Detroit News during her sophomore year…Personal: Full Name: Lauren Alexa Delapaz…Parents are Cosme and Patricia Delapaz…Has a brother, Kevin…Father, Cosme, played four years of baseball at Wayne State…Born: 12-19-88…Major: Special Education.

Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .240 .205 .221

GP 37 48 85

GS 34 47 81

AB R H 104 9 25 127 14 26 231 23 51

2B 4 5 9

3B 1 1 2

Career Statistics HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP 1 9 34 .327 9 0 1 11 36 .283 12 2 2 20 70 .303 21 2

SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 31 0 .301 0 6 1 1 25 0 .282 1 6 6 7 56 0 .290 1 12 7 8

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

PO A E FLD% 15 11 1 .963 81 104 15 .925 96 115 16 .930

2010 Eagles

Stacie Skodinski Junior South Bend, Ind.-Washington Infield Bats/Throws: R/R Two Letters: 2008, 2009

#21

Skodinski’s Single Game Bests Hits 3, accomplished eight times Runs 3, accomplished four times RBI 4, vs. Toledo, 5-1-09 Home Runs 2, vs. Illinois-Chicago, 3-14-09 2009 MAC All-Second Team MAC West Player of the Week (Feb. 24, 2009) Led MAC in on-base and slugging percentage in 2009 2008 MAC All-Freshman Team EMU: 2009: Second team All-MAC selection…Played in 42 games, starting 41 at shortstop for the Eagles…Led the MAC in slugging (.767) and on base percentage (.486) and turned in the highest batting average (.425) for a single season in school history…Named MAC West Player of the Week (Feb. 24) after opening the season on a tear, going 10-for-13 with a home run, six RBI and three runs scored…Tallied three hitting-streaks of five games or more including a 12-gamer from April 17-May 1, hitting .543 (19-for-35) with five homers, 16 RBI and 12 runs scored…Drove in the eighth-most runs in a single season with 37 and the seventh-most home runs with nine…In two seasons, has the highest cumulative batting average of any Eagle in history at .341, 19 points higher than any other player…2008: Named to the All-MAC Freshman team…Started all 45 games at shortstop…Hit .264 with nine doubles, three home runs and two triples… Stole three bases and scored 15 runs…Went 3-for-4 with three RBI against Bowling Green (3-21)…Was part of ASA Regional All-Star team that took on Team USA during summer 2008...High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at South Bend Washington High School…Following her senior season, was named First Team All-Northern Indiana Conference…Also named team MVP…Won softball sportsmanship award during her junior year…Was selected Second Team All-Conference during her sophomore campaign…Helped lead the Panthers to a conference championship in 2005…Garnered All-NIC honorable mention after freshman season…Personal: Full Name: Stacie Lynn Skodinski…Parents are Michael and Nancy Skodinski…Has a brother, Collin…Born: 3-31-89…Major: Secondary education-English.

Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .264 .425 .341

GP 45 42 87

GS 45 41 86

AB R H 2B 129 15 34 9 120 27 51 12 249 42 85 21

3B 2 1 3

HR 3 9 12

RBI 12 37 49

Career Statistics TB SLG% BB HBP 56 .434 5 3 92 .767 15 1 148 .594 20 4

SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO 29 0 .304 1 1 3 6 71 20 0 .486 2 1 5 9 64 49 0 .395 3 2 8 15 135

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

A 77 77 154

E FLD% 12 .925 17 .892 29 .909

2010 Eagles

Jamie Melchert Junior

Scottville, Mich.-Mason County Cent. Transfer from Muskegon CC Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R EMU: A 2010 transfer from Muskegon CC…2008-09: A first team All-Conference and Region in 2009…All-Tournament selection in 2008 and 2009…High School: Four-year letterwinner at Mason County Central High School in Scottville, Mich…Also lettered in volleyball and basketball…Member of National Honor Society…Personal: Full Name: Jamie Marie Melchert…Parents are Greg and Lori Melchert…Father played baseball at West-

#11

ern Michigan and was in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1984-85…Has one brother, Brandon, and one sister, Ashley, who played on same team in 2008-09 for Muskegon CC…Born: 9-1088…Major: Secondary Education.

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2010 Eagles

Sarah Gerber Sophomore

North Canton, Ohio-Hoover Catcher Bats/Throws: R/R One Letter: 2009

Gerber’s Single Game Bests Hits 3, accomplished three times Runs 3, vs. Detroit, 4-29-09 RBI 3, vs. Tennessee State, 2-28-09 Home Runs None MAC West Player of the Week (March 24, 2009) EMU: 2009: Only player to play in all 52 games, starting 46 of those, 19 as the backstop for the Eagles in her freshman campaign…Was fifth on the team with a .277 BA and fourth with a .349 OBP…Recorded six doubles and a triple while knocking in nine runs…Was tied for second on the team with 15 walks… Tallied three hits in a game on three separate occasions, two of which she was perfect at the plate…Earned MAC West Player of the Week honors (3-24) after recorded a .625 BA (10-for-16) with a double and an RBI in five games…Led the team in fielding percentage…Did not commit an error in 155 chances… High School: Four year varsity letterwinner at North Canton

Year Avg 2009 .277 TOTAL .277

GP 52 52

GS 46 46

Hoover…Played in high school with fellow teammate McKenna Russ…Helped lead the Vikings to the 2008 Division I state title… Selected honorable mention All-Ohio after her senior year… Led the team in batting average (.381) while earning first team All-District and All-Federal League honors following her senior campaign…Was part of state championship team during her sophomore season as well en route to earning All-Federal League honors…Personal: Full Name: Sarah Ann Gerber…Parents are Bryan and Lucinda Gerber…Has a brother, Seth…Born: 8-3-90…Major: Special Education.

Career Statistics AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A 130 24 36 6 1 0 9 44 .338 15 0 20 1 .349 1 6 2 5 104 51 130 24 36 6 1 0 9 44 .338 15 0 20 1 .349 1 6 2 5 104 51

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

E FLD% 0 1.000 0 1.000

2010 Eagles

McKenna Russ Sophomore North Canton, Ohio-Hoover Outfield Bats/Throws: L/L One Letter: 2009

Russ’s Single Game Bests Hits 4, vs. IPFW, 4-1-09 Runs 3, vs. IPFW, 4-1-09 RBI 4, accomplished twice Home Runs 1, accomplished four times MAC West Player of the Week (March 17, 2009) EMU: 2009: Played in 51 games, starting 50 in the outfield for the Eagles in her freshman season…Led the team with 54 hits, 171 at bats and 181 plate appearances…Recorded a .316 BA which was third on the team and strung together two hitting streaks of seven or more, her longest being an 8-gamer from Feb. 27-March 14…Led the MAC and recorded the third-highest total for doubles in a season with 16…Was second on the team in runs scored with 28…Blasted four home runs and knocked in 22 RBI…Best game was a 4-for-4 effort in which she hammered out three doubles and a homer, driving in four runs and scoring three in a 10-2 win over IPFW (4-1)…High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at North Canton Hoover…Played in high school with fellow teammate Sarah Gerber…Three year starter for the Vikings…Scored the winning run in the state champion-

Year Avg 2009 .316 TOTAL .316

GP 51 51

GS 50 50

ship game to give Hoover the Division I state title in 2008…Led her team to conference championship and district championship three times…Hit .300 with a perfect fielding percentage during her senior season…Collected over 100 hits while batting .376 during her four years as a Viking…Second team All-Federal League selection after junior season…Hit a two-run home run during the state championship game of her sophomore season to give Hoover a 2-0 victory in 2006…Four-year varsity letterwinner and all conference, county and district selection in volleyball…Personal: Full Name: McKenna Michael Russ…Parents are Michael and Kathi Russ…Has a sister, Callan…Born: 7-1790…Major: Communications.

Career Statistics AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO 171 28 54 16 1 4 22 84 .491 6 2 39 0 .344 1 1 7 9 37 171 28 54 16 1 4 22 84 .491 6 2 39 0 .344 1 1 7 9 37

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

A 1 1

E FLD% 1 .974 1 .974

2010 Eagles

Jessica Richards Sophomore Canton, Ohio-Jackson Outfield Bats/Throws: L/R One Letter: 2009 Hits Runs RBI Home Runs

Richards’ Single Game Bests 3, vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 2-24-09 1, accomplished 15 times 2, vs. Detroit, 4-29-09 None

EMU: 2009: Played in 48 games, starting 41of those between the second, third and the outfield for the Eagles in her freshman campaign…Recorded a .259 average at the dish, going 28for-108 with four doubles, a triple, six RBI and 15 runs scored… Tallied four multi-hit games including a 3-for-4 effort against Florida Gulf Coast (2-24)…High School: Four year varsity letterwinner at Jackson…Hit .439 during her senior season, earning first team All-Federal League, All-Northeast Ohio and second

Year Avg 2009 .259 TOTAL .259

GP 48 48

GS 41 41

team All-State honors…Was selected team’s defensive player of the year after senior season…Hit .497 during junior campaign to earn first team All-Federal League accolades…During sophomore season, batted .500…Named first team All-Federal League, All-Northeast Ohio and second team All-State as well as team’s offensive player of the year…Personal: Full Name: Jessica Marie Richards…Parents are Robert and Ronda Richards…Born: 5-290…Major: Elementary Education.

Career Statistics AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A 108 15 28 4 1 0 6 34 .315 10 0 28 1 .322 0 4 9 14 41 30 108 15 28 4 1 0 6 34 .315 10 0 28 1 .322 0 4 9 14 41 30

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

E FLD% 5 .934 5 .934

2010 Eagles

Allison Scherer Sophomore Stow, Ohio-Munroe Infield Bats/Throws: R/R One Letter: 2009

#16

Scherer’s Single Game Bests 4, accomplished four times 1, accomplished four times 1, accomplished twice 3, vs. Illinois-Chicago, 3-14-09

Hits Runs RBI Strikeouts

EMU: 2009: Played in 23 games, starting 12 in the field while making 13 appearances in the circle, starting four times…Compiled a 2-3 record with a 7.71 ERA in 32.2 innings pitched…At the plate, turned in a .121 average with two doubles in just 33 at bats…High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Stow-Munroe…Four-time first team all-conference selection…Following senior campaign, was selected first team All-State… All-State honorable mention after junior season…Personal: Full name: Allison May Scherer…Joins sister, Jenny, on the team…Parents are Jim and Gemma Scherer…Has a brother, James, and two sisters, Jenny and Becky…Born: 9-24-90…Major: Marketing.

Year Avg 2009 .121 TOTAL .121

GP 23 23

Year ERA 2009 7.71 TOTAL 7.71

W L App GS 2 3 13 4 2 3 13 4

GS 12 12

AB 33 33

R 4 4

Career Statistics H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A 4 2 0 0 2 6 .182 4 0 13 0 .211 1 1 0 0 12 25 4 2 0 0 2 6 .182 4 0 13 0 .211 1 1 0 0 12 25

CG SHO CBO SV IP H 0 0 0 0 32.2 50 0 0 0 0 32.2 50

R 39 39

E FLD% 2 .949 2 .949

ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 36 18 15 14 1 6 172 .345 7 6 1 1 2 36 18 15 14 1 6 172 .345 7 6 1 1 2

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2010 Eagles

Kaylee Tolliver Sophomore Amanda, Ohio-Clearcreek Infield Bats/Throws: L/L One Letter: 2009

#19

Tolliver’s Single Game Bests Hits 3, accomplished twice Runs 2, accomplished twice RBI 2, accomplished five times Home Runs 1, accomplished three times 2009 MAC All-Freshman Team EMU: 2009: Played in 51 games, starting all of them at first base for the Eagles…Hit .231 (30-for-130) with three home runs, 18 RBI, 13 runs scored, five doubles a .320 on base percentage…Recorded a five-game hitting streak from April 17-24 including a pair of three-hit efforts against Kent State and Buffalo…Held a .983 fielding percentage, committing only seven errors in 410 chances…High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Amanda Clearcreek…Three-time first team All-Mid-State League pick… Holds the school batting average record and is the career leader in home runs…Named first team All-Central District after senior season…Received Offensive Player Award and MVP honors after senior campaign…Twotime second team All-County honoree…Also a three-year letterwinner in volleyball…Member of National Honor Society…Personal: Full Name: Kaylee Dyann Tolliver…Parents are Charles and Michelle Tolliver…Has a sister, Maddie…Born: 12-4-89…Major: Exercise Science.

Year Avg 2009 .231 TOTAL .231

GP 51 51

GS 51 51

Career Statistics AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A 130 13 30 5 0 3 18 44 .338 12 5 35 1 .320 0 1 3 6 388 15 130 13 30 5 0 3 18 44 .338 12 5 35 1 .320 0 1 3 6 388 15

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

E FLD% 7 .983 7 .983

2010 Eagles

Katy Blaharski Freshman Carleton, Mich.-Airport Infield Bats/Throws: L/R EMU: A 2010 recruit…High School: A four-year letterwinner at Airport High in Carleton, Mich…Four-time All-Huron league selection including first team honors twice…All-District Honorable Mention shortstop three times and All-District selection her senior year…Helped team to league championship her sophomore season and was named team MVP after her junior and senior seasons…All-Region and All-State honorable mention shortstop after batting .453 her senior year...Also won Huron League, District, and Regional Championships in her final sea-

son...Was named Academic All-State five times, once for volleyball…Also won a league championship and reached the state finals in volleyball her junior year…Most recently won a Gold National Championship with her 18U softball team…Personal: Full Name: Kathryn Elizabeth Blaharski…Parents are Louis and Karen Blaharski…Has two brothers, Aaron and Tim…Tim played baseball for Siena Heights University from 2002-06…Born: 2-191…Major: Sports Medicine/Exercise.

Nellie Coquillard Freshman Niles, Mich.-Niles Catcher Bats/Throws: R/R

EMU: A 2010 recruit…High School: Four-year letterwinner at Niles High School…Named first team All-State twice, winning a state title her senior season…Helped lead team to back-to-back conference, district and regional championships…Holds a half dozen school hitting records…Also lettered in volleyball and cross country…Personal: Full Name: Nellie Kate Coquillard…

EMU: A 2010 recruit…High School: Four-year letterwinner at Niles High School…Three-time All-State and four-time AllConference selection…Won a 2009 State Championship, starting every game and allowing just one run in the tournament… Gatorade Michigan Softball Player of the Year in 2008, MHSSCA Miss Softball in 2009 and Ed Weede Outstanding Female Athlete in 2009…Threw 18 perfect games in her career and holds more

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Parents are Robert and Susan Coquillard…Has one brother, Cory, and a sister, Eliza…Born: 4-13-91…Major: Marketing.

Jenna Ignowski Freshman Niles, Mich.-Niles Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R

#23

than 19 different records at Niles, such as victories (34), shutouts (31), no-hitters (12) and perfect games (7) in a single-season… Personal: Full Name: Jenna Marie Ignowski…Parents are Dennis and Michelle Ignowski…Has one sister, Nicole…Born: 2-1291…Major: Speech and Language Pathology.

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

2010 Eagles

Alexa Kniceley Freshman Taylor, Mich.-Gabriel Richard Infield Bats/Throws: L/R EMU: A 2010 recruit…High School: Four-year letterwinner at Gabriel Richard High School in Riverview, Mich…Named Offensive Player of the Year for her team following her junior season… Honorable Mention All-Down River sophomore year…All-Down River and Catholic League selection her junior year…All-Catholic League selection senior year…Personal: Full Name: Alexa Christine Kniceley…Parents are Larry and Paulette Kniceley…Has one

sister, Sarah…Born: 1-25-91…Major: Exercise Science.

Courtney Nicholson Freshman

Navarre, Ohio-Canton Central Catholic Outfield Bats/Throws: R/R EMU: A 2010 recruit…High School: Four-year letterwinner at Canton Central Catholic High School…Holds 14 school records and is a two-time Stark County All-Star selection...Posted a .580 batting average, 1.146 slugging percentage and was voted team MVP her senior year...Travel softball team won four state championships...Also lettered in soccer three times and basketball twice…Was a member of the National Honor Society and a high

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honor roll…Personal: Full Name: Courtney Nicole Nicholson… Daughter of Barbara Nicholson…Born: 2-6-91...Major: Pre-Medicine.

Lindsay Smith Freshman Seville, Ohio-Cloverleaf Outfield Bats/Throws: B/R EMU: A 2010 Recruit…High School: Four-year letterwinner at Cloverleaf High School in Lodi, Ohio…Earned first team AllEastern Ohio honors her senior season after claiming honorable mention honors her sophomore year…Personal: Full Name: Lindsay Taylor Smith…Parents are Bryan and Lori Smith…Has one sister, Katlyn…Born: 7-18-91…Major: Accounting.

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Jillian Williamson Freshman Sebewaing, Mich.-Unionville-Sebewaing Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R EMU: A 2010 recruit…High School: Four-year letterwinner at Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School…Back-to-back district, regional and state championships freshman and sophomore seasons and league, district and regional champs her junior year with a trip once again to the state finals…She also won a state championship following her senior season...Three-time All-Conference selection, twice first team, and a first team All-Region,

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District, and State her senior year…Detroit Free Press Scholar Athlete and Academic All-State following senior season as well… Also lettered in volleyball, basketball and track…Honor roll all four years member of National Honor Society and student council…Personal: Full Name: Jillian SharLo Williamson…Parents are Jeffrey and Jodi Williamson…Has one brother, Isaiah, and one sister, Jennifer…Born: 4-7-90…Major: Pre-Medicine.

DID YOU KNOW... Jenny and Allison Scherer are only the second pair of sisters to play for Eastern Michigan softball and the first pair to play together.

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Coaching Staff

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

Head Coach Karen Baird

Karen Baird Eighth Season

Record at EMU: 134-202 MAC Record: 64-82 2007 MAC Coach of the Year Entering her eighth season at the helm of Eastern Michigan University softball, Head Coach Karen Baird has transformed a program that won only six games in her first season to capturing a Mid-American Conference West Division and Tournament title in 2007. The 2009 season was marked by a 7-game improvement over the previous season record, including a no-hitter vs. Albany and a 3-2 win over #17 Louisville in the South Florida Tournament. The 2009 season also saw junior Jenny Scherer break the EMU single-season (14) and Career (36) home run records. The 2009 team earned several post-season honors, including second team All-MAC selections Jenny Scherer and Stacie Skodinski, All-Freshman selection Kaylee Tolliver, and MAC All-Academic honorees Jenny Scherer and Heather Han. Baird, the 2007 MAC Coach of the Year, hit the 100-win plateau as the Eagle head coach during the 2008 season with a 1-0 win against Bucknell (2-16-08). She also won the 200th game of her 11-year coaching career during 2008, defeating San Diego (2-29-08), 1-0. Baird’s teams have also performed consistently in the classroom, finishing in the top-20 nationally in team GPA the past six seasons. In 2008, Baird coached two players who garnered All-MAC honors, including Ashley Strauss, who led the MAC in conference batting average at .512. The 2007 season was a banner year for Baird and the Eagles, as they won the first championship in program history and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. EMU racked up the postseason awards as shortstop Lauren Clark repeated as MAC Player of the Year, four Eagles were selected to All-MAC teams and Baird was selected the MAC Coach of the Year. The 2007 squad also boasted the third-highest GPA in Division I with a 3.52. After struggling during the non-conference portion of the season, the Green and White regrouped to open conference play. EMU won 11 of its first 13 conference games, en route to capturing the West title and earning a No. 2 seed for the MAC Tournament. The Eagles rattled off four straight victories over Bowling Green, Ohio twice and Central Michigan to win the tournament and the conference’s automatic entry to the NCAA Tournament.

Playing in the NCAA Regional at the University of Michigan, the Eagles fell to the Wolverines, 3-0, and then bowed out of the tournament with a loss to Oregon State. In 2006, the Eagles made their sixth tournament appearance, earning a No. 5 seed and beating Central Michigan in the tournament, the first victory in the postseason since 1999. EMU also defeated No. 21 Louisville, 2-1, and limited No. 12 Michigan to zero hits in a 1-0 loss. The Eagles also placed four players on All-MAC squads, including Lauren Clark as the Player of the Year. The 2005 campaign marked the Eagles’ first tournament appearance since 1999. Baird led the team to an 11-12 record in MAC play, good for the No. 7 seed. The team was honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for garnering the sixth-highest grade point average in the nation with a 3.45 GPA. In 2004, Baird led the team to 19 wins, a 13-game improvement from 2003. It was the third-best turnaround in team history. Highlighting the season was an upset of No. 2 ranked Florida State at Varsity Field. The Eagles placed two on All-MAC squads, the first time since 1999 that two players were honored. EMU was honored again by the NFCA for having the highest GPA in the nation, with a 3.552. Baird was named the sixth head coach in softball history, Sept. 3, 2002. She came to EMU from Albion College (1998-2002), where she led the program to conference and national honors. During the 2000 campaign, Albion’s squad posted a Division III-best 3.53 GPA. In 2001, the program won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) tournament championship, marking the first title in school history. Baird has a career record of 210-264, with a mark of 112-172 at EMU. In MAC play, the seventh-year head coach carries a 56-70 mark, improving each year at the helm after consistently playing tough non-conference competition. Baird is a 1994 graduate of Adrian College where she played four years of basketball and softball and three years of golf while earning her bachelor’s degree in health physical education/recreation. Baird also earned a master’s degree from Wayne State University in sports administration. She was inducted into the Adrian Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Head Coach Karen Baird THE KAREN BAIRD FILE EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Year Overall Pct. MAC Record/Finish Highlights 2009 22-30 .423 8-14/4th MAC West Jenny Scherer led MAC in home runs, RBI and total bases 2008 15-30 .333 6-12/5th MAC West Ashley Strauss led MAC in batting average 2007 27-22 .551 13-5/1st MAC West Won MAC Tournament and West Division Title Made first NCAA appearance Third highest GPA in Division I (3.52) 2006 28-28 .500 14-8/3rd MAC West Advanced to MAC Tournament semi-finals (No. 5 seed) Eighth highest team GPA in Division I (3.41) First non-losing season since 1999 2005 17-24 .415 11-12/4th MAC West MAC Tournament appearance (No. 7 seed) First Tourney appearance since 1999 Sixth highest team GPA in Division 1 (3.46) 2004 19-30 .388 8-16/4th MAC West Highest team GPA in Division I (3.55) 2003 6-38 .136 4-17/7th MAC West First season as head coach

ALBION COLLEGE (MIAA) Year Overall 2002 26-10 2001 29-16 2000 17-23 1999 16-23 1998 10-20

Pct. .722 .644 .425 .410 .333

MIAA Finish 3rd place and MIAA Tournament Appearance 2nd place and MIAA Tournament Champions 3rd place and MIAA Tournament Appearance 6th place 6th place

NORTHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 1995-97 Varsity softball coach, softball camp director ADRIAN COLLEGE 1993-94 Student assistant softball coach 1990-93 Member softball team; MIAA MVP in 1993; Three-time all-league selection

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Assistant Coach Eric Oakley

Eric Oakley Fourth Season

Assistant Coach Pitchers/Catcher/Outfielders

Eric Oakley begins his fourth season with the Eastern Michigan University softball team, where he will take over as the pitching and catching coach, as well as continuing to work with the outfielders. He also serves as recruiting coordinator for the Eagles and organizes the camps and clinics. The 2009 season was marked by a 7-game improvement over the previous season record, including a no-hitter vs. Albany and a 3-2 win over #17 Louisville in the South Florida Tournament. The 2009 season also saw junior Jenny Scherer break the EMU single-season (14) and Career (36) home run records. The 2009 team earned several post-season honors, including second team All-MAC selections Jenny Scherer and Stacie Skodinski, AllFreshmen Selection Kaylee Tolliver, and MAC All-Academic Honorees Jenny Scherer and Heather Han. The 2008 season saw some Eagles achieve personal goals, including: Stephanie Sabo’s third consecutive errorless season, Ashley Strauss’ MAC leading .512 batting average, and Jenny Scherer taking over the second place position in career homeruns with her 22nd round-tripper as an Eagle. The 2007 season was a banner year Eagles, as they won the first championship in program history and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. EMU racked up the postseason awards as shortstop Lauren Clark repeated as MAC Player of the Year, four Eagles were selected to All-MAC teams and Baird was selected the MAC Coach of the Year.

After struggling during the non-conference portion of the season, the Green and White regrouped to open conference play. EMU won 11 of its first 13 conference games, en route to capturing the West title and earning a No.2 seed for the MAC Tournament. The Eagles rattled off four straight victories over Bowling Green, Ohio twice and Central Michigan to win the tournament and the conference’s automatic entry to the NCAA Tournament. Playing in the NCAA Regional at the University of Michigan, the Eagles fell to the Wolverines, 3-0, and then bowed out of the tournament with a loss to Oregon State. Prior to joining the Eagles, Oakley was the head coach at Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School. Oakley, an EMU graduate with a degree in political science, coached competitive travel softball from 1999-2004, primarily with the Motor City Madness organization. His 2001 18-and-under team finished third at the Triple Crown World Series. The squad was the only team east of the Mississippi River to qualify and compete in the national event. He has coached several players who have gone on to play at the collegiate level. A member of the NFCA, he began coaching in 1992 with Brighton Parks and Recreation. He coached junior varsity softball at both Novi High School and Farmington Hills Mercy High School. His coaching career also includes two years of coaching girls’ varsity basketball at Birmingham Seaholm High School.

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Assistant Coach Ashley Strauss

Ashley Strauss First Season Assistant Coach Hitters

Ashley Strauss joins the Eagles coaching staff as an assistant coach a year after serving as a student assistant for the team. Strauss, a former EMU softball standout, will primarily be coaching hitters as well as acting as first base coach during contests. She will also be coordinating scouting reports and assisting with compliance for the Eagles. A native of Trenton, Mich., Strauss brings experience as a three-year starter at first base for EMU, and was an integral part of the 2007 MAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament team. As a three-time AllMAC second team honoree, she ended her EMU career with 41 doubles, third on the all-time list. Her career batting average of .318 and fielding percentage of .986 ties her for second-best in EMU history. In 2008, she led the league in batting average in both overall games (.388) and MAC games (.518). These

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

Avg .207 .286 .338 .388 .318

GP GS AB 34 20 58 56 56 175 49 49 157 45 45 129 184 170 519

R H 4 12 24 50 24 53 20 50 72 165

accomplishments earned her a spot on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Region second team. Head Coach Karen Baird on Strauss, “Ashley brings with her not only a great knowledge of hitting, but the tools to communicate with the players. Her accomplishments on the field earn her instant respect with the team and her dedication to Eastern Michigan and the game of softball brings a great energy to the coaching staff. She is passionate about softball, and continues to be a student of the game.”

Career Statistics 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 1 0 1 5 16 .276 5 0 11 1 5 27 78 .446 6 3 12 1 0 22 67 .427 13 2 17 1 3 16 78 .605 7 3 41 3 9 70 239 .461 31 8

SO GDP OB SF SH SB ATT PO 12 0 .270 0 7 2 2 125 35 0 .319 1 13 5 8 364 15 1 .386 4 4 6 7 274 19 0 .423 3 2 7 13 336 81 1 .360 8 26 20 30 1099

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A 8 17 18 31 74

E FLD 1 .993 4 .990 8 .973 4 .989 17 .986

Denis Bausick Third Season Volunteer Assistant Coach

Heather Han First Season Student Assistant Coach Eastern Michigan, 2009

Heather Han complete her softball playing career in 2009 and now joins the Eagle coaching staff as a student assistant in 2010. Han finished her career sixth in doubles (31), seventh in home runs (14) and seventh in career putouts (707). She was a two-time MAC West Player of the Week selection and a member of the All-MAC Freshman team back in 2006. The four-year starter helped push the Eagles to MAC West Division and Tournament titles in 2007 en route to a NCAA appearance, the first in school history. Last season, she turned in one of her best statistical seasons as an Eagle, batting .302 and starting 50-of-51 games while hitting five homers and driving in 19 runs. She completed her bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in elementary education in the spring of 2009 and is now pursuing her masters at EMU in sport management. Han should be a great asset to a Green and White squad Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .202 .269 .244 .302 .259

GP GS 43 36 49 49 45 45 51 50 188 180

AB 104 134 119 149 506

R 11 19 8 26 64

H 2B 21 2 36 10 29 10 45 9 131 31

3B 0 0 1 1 2

HR 3 5 1 5 14

RBI 14 27 17 19 77

Career Statistics TB SLG% BB HBP 32 .308 13 1 61 .455 18 3 44 .370 18 2 71 .477 11 1 208 .411 60 7

SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO 11 0 .292 2 6 0 1 76 22 1 .365 1 6 0 1 267 25 1 .353 0 6 0 0 195 17 2 .354 0 7 1 3 169 75 4 .344 3 25 1 5 707

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A 51 36 29 53 169

E FLD% 8 .941 4 .987 5 .978 8 .965 25 .972

2009 in Review

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2009 EMU Overall Statistics Eastern Michigan Overall Stats Overall: 22-30 MAC: 8-14 Player AVG GP GS AB R H 21 SKODINSKI, Stacie .425 42 41 120 27 51 14 SCHERER, Jenny .318 49 48 148 33 47 7 RUSS, McKenna .316 51 50 171 28 54 13 HAN, Heather .302 51 50 149 26 45 3 GERBER, Sarah .277 52 46 130 24 36 9 RICHARDS, Jessica .259 48 41 108 15 28 19 TOLLIVER, Kaylee .231 51 51 130 13 30 11 GREENE, Kelsey .212 40 36 99 7 21 15 DELAPAZ, Lauren .205 48 47 127 14 26 8 PATTERSON, Jessica .190 37 28 58 12 11 ------------------- 2 HLETKO, Michelle .357 17 15 28 3 10 5 CARO, Jaclyn .273 23 22 44 7 12 16 SCHERER, Allison .121 23 12 33 4 4 22 SHERMAN, Jennie .000 8 1 9 0 0 Totals Opponents

.277 .286

2B 3B HR 12 1 9 12 0 14 16 1 4 9 1 5 6 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 3 4 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0

0 0 0 0

52 1354 213 375 78 6 38 52 1352 2 54 387 67 19 30

RBI 37 41 22 19 9 6 18 15 11 3

TB 92 101 84 71 44 34 44 31 36 12

SLG% .767 . 682 . 491 .477 .338 .315 .338 .313 .283 .207

1 4 2 1

10 14 6 0

.357 .318 .182 .000

189 579 .428 225 582 .430

BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB 15 1 20 0 .486 2 1 5 16 2 33 0 .387 2 0 7 6 2 39 0 .344 1 1 7 11 1 17 2 .354 0 7 1 15 0 20 1 .349 1 6 2 10 0 28 1 .322 0 4 9 12 5 35 1 .320 0 1 3 4 2 23 0 .252 2 3 1 12 2 25 0 .282 1 6 6 1 0 15 0 .203 0 6 4 0 7 4 0

0 0 1 1

0 6 1 1

3 0 0 0

ATT 9 7 9 3 5 14 6 1 7 5 3 0 0 0

PO A E FLD% 64 77 17 .892 61 6 2 .971 37 1 1 .974 169 53 8 .965 104 51 0 1.000 41 30 5 .934 388 15 7 .983 4 2 0 1.000 81 104 15 .925 14 3 4 .810

5 6 0 16 0 13 0 5

0 0 0 0

.455 .373 .211 .000

16 26 4 13 85 4 12 25 2 0 0 0

.913 .961 .949 .000

113 20 295 174 29 216

5 3

.339 11 43 48 69 1004 478 69 .956 .377 8 41 73 92 1023 428 66 .956

LOB - Team (306), Opp (348). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (11). CI - Team (1), HAN 1. IBB - Team (9), SKODINSKI 4, SCHERER, J. 4, GREENE 1, Opp (3). Player ERA W L APP GS 5 CARO, Jaclyn 3.17 13 14 39 29 2 HLETKO, Michelle 4.24 7 12 29 16 16 SCHERER, Allison 7.71 2 3 13 4 11 GREENE, Kelsey 10.00 0 1 4 3 Totals Opponents

4.10 3.51

CG SHO CBO SV IP 19 2 0 2 187.2 5 1 0 0 107.1 0 0 0 0 32.2 0 0 0 0 7.0

22 30 52 52 24 30 22 52 52 25

3 5

0 2 334.2 2 8 341.0

H R ER BB SO 192 113 85 93 135 133 92 65 59 63 50 39 36 18 15 12 10 10 4 3

2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP 23 11 12 .261 9 11 29 6 9 .302 3 11 14 1 6 .345 7 6 1 1 3 .400 0 1

387 254 196 174 216 67 19 30 375 213 171 113 295 78 6 38

.286 19 29 .277 25 20

BK SFA SHA 0 3 23 1 4 16 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 8 1 11

PB - Team (12), HAN 9, GERBER 3, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (4), HAN 3, GERBER 1. SBA/ATT - HAN (50-66), CARO (42-57), GERBER (23-26), HLETKO (22-24), SCHERER, A. (8-8), GREENE (1-3).

Second Team All-MAC Jenny Scherer- Outfield Stacie Skodinski - Shortstop MAC All-Freshman Team Kaylee Tolliver - First Base Academic All-MAC Jenny Scherer Heather Han MAC West Player of the Week Stacie Skodinski - Feb. 24 Jenny Scherer - March 3 McKenna Russ - March 17 Sarah Gerber - March 24 Jenny Scherer - May 5

2009 Honors and Achievements Led the MAC in home runs, RBI, total bases Jenny Scherer - 14 Overall; 6 MAC - 41 Overall; 15 MAC - 101 Overall; 41 MAC Led the MAC in doubles McKenna Russ - 16 Overall; 2 MAC Led the MAC in on-base and slugging percentage Stacie Skodinski - .486 Overall; .460 MAC - .767 Overall; .717 MAC

MAC West Pitcher of the Week Michelle Hletko - Feb. 24 Jaclyn Caro - March 24

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2009 Game-by-Game Results Game date Opposing team Score ! Feb 20, 2009 vs Albany W 8-0 ! Feb 20, 2009 at USF L 0-5 ! Feb 21, 2009 vs FAMU W 6-4 ! Feb 22, 2009 vs #22 Louisville W 3-2 Feb 24, 2009 at Florida Gulf Coast-1 L 6-9 Feb 24, 2009 at Florida Gulf Coast-2 L 2-3 Feb 25, 2009 vs Bethune-Cookman L 1-3 Feb 25, 2009 at UCF L 4-5 @Feb 27, 2009 vs Villanova L 1-5 @Feb 27, 2009 vs Maine L 2-10 @Feb 28, 2009 vs Syracuse L 3-6 @Feb 28, 2009 vs Tennesse State W 10-9 @Mar 01, 2009 vs Stony Brook W 6-1 # Mar 13, 2009 at #17 Louisville L 2-3 # Mar 13, 2009 vs Minnesota W 5-2 # Mar 14, 2009 vs Illinois-Chicago W 8-4 # Mar 14, 2009 vs #17 Ohio State L 0-11 # Mar 15, 2009 vs #22 Ohio State L 3-11 $ Mar 20, 2009 vs Harvard W 5-1 $ Mar 21, 2009 vs Toledo W 3-0 $ Mar 21, 2009 at Radford L 3-11 $ Mar 22, 2009 vs Harvard L 6-10 $ Mar 22, 2009 vs Toledo W 5-1 Mar 24, 2009 at Wright State-1 L 1-5 Mar 24, 2009 at Wright State-2 L 7-8 * Mar 27, 2009 MIAMI UNIVERSITY-1 W 4-1 * Mar 27, 2009 MIAMI UNIVERSITY-2 L 1-4 * Mar 28, 2009 BALL STATE-1 L 0-6 * Mar 28, 2009 BALL STATE-2 L 2-3 Apr 01, 2009 at IPFW-1 W 2-1 Apr 01, 2009 at IPFW-2 W 10-2 * Apr 03, 2009 at Ohio-1 L 2-4 * Apr 03, 2009 at Ohio-2 L 0-9 * Apr 04, 2009 at Akron L 4-7 * Apr 05, 2009 at Akron L 2-3 * Apr 11, 2009 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 3-2 * Apr 12, 2009 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 6-5 Apr 15, 2009 at #8 Michigan L 0-9 * Apr 17, 2009 KENT STATE-1 L 4-5 * Apr 17, 2009 KENT STATE-2 L 2-11 * Apr 18, 2009 BUFFALO-1 W 10-1 * Apr 18, 2009 BUFFALO-2 L 2-6 * Apr 24, 2009 at Western Michigan-1 L 5-10 * Apr 24, 2009 at Western Michigan-2 L 2-3 * Apr 25, 2009 at Northern Illinois L 4-5 * Apr 26, 2009 at Northern Illinois W 9-8 Apr 29, 2009 at Detroit-1 W 5-2 Apr 29, 2009 at Detroit-2 W 12-2 * May 1, 2009 TOLEDO-1 W 7-0 * May 1, 2009 TOLEDO-2 W 4-3 * May 02, 2009 BOWLING GREEN W 8-7 * May 03, 2009 BOWLING GREEN L 3-6

EMU r-h-e 8-10-1 0-3-0 6-9-4 3-7-0 6-12-2 2-5-0 1-3-0 4-7-0 1-5-2 2-5-0 3-8-1 10-13-0 6-5-1 2-6-0 5-7-2 8-10-3 0-0-3 3-8-2 5-7-3 3-9-0 3-6-0 6-10-1 5-12-0 1-4-3 7-10-1 4-4-0 4-10-1 0-5-3 2-5-2 2-11-1 10-12-3 2-6-0 0-3-2 4-10-1 2-9-1 3-1-4 6-8-3 0-0-1 4-7-3 2-7-2 10-11-0 2-9-2 5-7-0 2-4-0 4-6-3 9-11-3 5-8-1 12-13-2 7-11-1 4-8-0 8-10-0 3-3-1

OPP r-h-e 0-0-3 5-6-0 4-4-1 2-6-2 9-9-1 3-6-2 3-8-0 5-9-0 5-7-0 10-14-1 6-10-1 9-9-0 1-4-2 3-9-2 2-6-1 4-5-3 11-9-0 11-9-1 1-4-1 0-5-1 11-14-1 10-11-4 1-5-0 5-7-1 8-14-2 1-7-2 1-5-1 6-13-0 3-9-1 1-3-0 2-5-3 4-8-0 9-7-0 7-8-0 3-6-0 2-3-1 5-6-3 9-7-0 5-9-0 11-8-0 1-5-4 6-10-1 10-11-2 3-5-0 5-8-2 8-11-2 2-5-2 2-4-3 0-3-1 3-7-2 7-10-2 6-9-3

Inns 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 (8) 7 5 5 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 (8) 6 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 6 (9) 7 7 (9) 7 7 5 7 7 7 7

Overall 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 3-4-0 3-5-0 3-6-0 3-7-0 3-8-0 4-8-0 5-8-0 5-9-0 6-9-0 7-9-0 7-10-0 7-11-0 8-11-0 9-11-0 9-12-0 9-13-0 10-13-0 10-14-0 10-15-0 11-15-0 11-16-0 11-17-0 11-18-0 12-18-0 13-18-0 13-19-0 13-20-0 13-21-0 13-22-0 14-22-0 15-22-0 15-23-0 15-24-0 15-25-0 16-25-0 16-26-0 16-27-0 16-28-0 16-29-0 17-29-0 18-29-0 19-29-0 20-29-0 21-29-0 22-29-0 22-30-0

* = Mid-American Conference game ! = USF “The Game” Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) @ = UCF Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) # = Courtyard by Mariott Cardinal Tournament (Louisville, Ky.) $ = Highlander Classic (Radford, Va.) () extra inning game

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Mid-American 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-3-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 1-6-0 1-7-0 2-7-0 3-7-0 3-7-0 3-8-0 3-9-0 4-9-0 4-10-0 4-11-0 4-12-0 4-13-0 5-13-0 5-13-0 5-13-0 6-13-0 7-13-0 8-13-0 8-14-0

Pitcher of record HLETKO (W 1-0) SCHERER, A. (L 0-1) CARO (W 1-0) SCHERER, A. (W 1-1) GREENE (L 0-1) CARO (L 1-1) HLETKO (L 1-1) HLETKO (L 1-2) HLETKO (L 1-3) CARO (L 1-2) CARO (L 1-3) CARO (W 2-3) HLETKO (W 2-3) HLETKO (L 2-4) CARO (W 3-3) SCHERER, A. (W 2-1) CARO (L 3-4) HLETKO (L 2-5) CARO (W 4-4) CARO (W 5-4) HLETKO (L 2-6) HLETKO (L 2-7) CARO (W 6-4) HLETKO (L 2-8) HLETKO (L 2-9) CARO (W 7-4) HLETKO (L 2-10) CARO (L 7-5) HLETKO (L 2-11) CARO (W 8-5) HLETKO (W 3-11) CARO (L 8-6) HLETKO (L 3-12) CARO (L 8-7) CARO (L 8-8) CARO (W 9-8) CARO (W 10-8) SCHERER, A. (L 2-2) CARO (L 10-9) SCHERER, A. (L 2-3) CARO (W 11-9) CARO (L 11-10) CARO (L 11-11) CARO (L 11-12) CARO (L 11-13) HLETKO (W 4-12) CARO (W 12-13) HLETKO (W 5-12) CARO (W 13-13) HLETKO (W 6-12) HLETKO (W 7-12) CARO (L 13-14)

2009 MAC In Review East Division Team Kent State - ^ Miami - * Ohio - * Akron - * BGSU - * Buffalo

MAC W L 15 6 13 9 12 10 11 10 8 14 7 15

T 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Division Pct W .714 25 .591 31 .545 22 .524 35 .364 13 .318 25

Overall L T 25 0 22 0 25 0 23 0 33 0 27 0

MAC Team W L T Pct. W Ball State - Z 18 3 0 .857 29 W. Michigan - * 16 6 0 .727 25 N. Illinois - * 12 10 0 .545 20 E. Michigan 8 14 0 .364 22 Toledo 6 16 0 .273 8 C. Michigan 4 17 0 .190 12

Pct. .500 .585 .468 .603 .283 .481

Overall L T 24 0 22 0 37 0 30 0 38 0 31 0

Z - West Division and Tournament Champions ^ - Division Champions; * - MAC Tourney Qualifier Team Batting Ohio Akron E. Michigan Miami Ball State W. Michigan Bowling Green C. Michigan Toledo Kent State N. Illinois Buffalo

G AVG. 47 .292 58 .289 52 .277 53 .271 53 .270 47 .245 46 .242 43 .235 46 .235 50 .226 57 .218 52 .214

AB 1260 1473 1354 1352 1375 1214 1101 1130 1105 1272 1399 1282

R 194 222 213 202 204 152 134 122 119 149 178 141

Team Pitching Akron W. Michigan Miami Ball State Buffalo Kent State C. Michigan E. Michigan Ohio N. Illinois Bowling Green Toledo

G 58 47 53 53 52 50 43 52 47 57 46 46

ERA 2.32 2.63 2.70 2.91 2.94 3.00 3.13 4.10 4.38 4.40 4.57 5.58

W 35 25 31 29 25 25 12 22 22 20 13 8

L 23 22 22 24 27 25 31 30 25 37 33 38

Team Fielding W. Michigan Akron Ball State Kent State Miami Ohio E. Michigan C. Michigan Buffalo N. Illinois Toledo Bowling Green

G 47 58 53 50 53 47 52 43 52 57 46 46

PO 949 1156 1061 1002 1035 921 1004 858 1042 1108 851 859

A 338 399 364 256 426 375 478 416 433 472 331 473

H 368 425 375 367 371 298 266 266 260 287 305 274 SV 2 1 3 2 3 3 0 2 6 2 1 0

E 38 50 49 49 58 52 69 60 78 84 64 120

PCT .971 .969 .967 .963 .962 .961 .956 .955 .950 .950 .949 .917

2B 65 58 78 64 59 52 45 41 41 40 32 41

IP 386.0 316.1 345.0 353.2 347.1 334.0 286.0 334.2 307.0 369.1 286.1 283.2

DP 16 12 12 8 12 7 13 15 6 9 10 7

3B 13 14 6 6 16 5 9 4 8 8 11 7

H 340 263 352 336 320 289 301 387 371 447 383 413 PB 7 12 11 12 8 5 12 7 8 19 5 38

HR 21 16 38 14 17 31 26 17 16 30 19 13

BB 92 93 113 126 142 117 96 100 90 84 145 125

R 162 141 178 181 193 170 186 254 230 280 277 284

ER 128 119 133 147 146 143 128 196 192 232 187 226

SO 192 211 295 236 278 283 303 211 261 350 277 312

SB-ATT 41-56 132-167 48-69 31-45 99-130 45-51 10-15 47-65 30-49 37-47 79-107 64-88

BB 89 152 103 132 160 110 124 174 123 142 107 97

SO 271 262 272 302 314 424 192 216 234 247 204 150

SBA-ATT 50-69 38-56 53-65 53-61 32-54 45-66 73-92 51-66 59-86 78-92 65-81 100-116

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Pct. .547 .532 .351 .423 .174 .279

Mid-American Conference

Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in the 63-year history of the league this past March. Steinbrecher came to the MAC after serving for six years as the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference. The league has grown its commitment to championships by expanding to six its number of neutral site post season events – football (Detroit’s Ford Field), volleyball (Toledo’s SeaGate Centre), men’s and women’s basketball (Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena), softball (Akron’s Firestone Stadium) and most recently baseball (Chillicothe’s VA Memorial Stadium). The MAC tied a league record in 2008 with five schools participating in bowl games – Buffalo (International); Ball State (GMAC); Central Michigan (Motor City); Western Michigan (Texas); and Northern Illinois (Independence Bowl). The 2008 season also saw the first MAC football team ranked in the Top 25 since 2003. Ball State was ranked as high as 12th in the BCS Standings, 12th in the AP and 13th in the USA Today Poll. The Cardinals were ranked in all three polls for 10 straight weeks. MAC football teams won a league record four games versus opponents from the Big Ten. Toledo became the first MAC team to ever beat Michigan in Ann Arbor; Ball State won its first-ever game against a Big Ten foe when the Cardinals beat Indiana; Central Michigan also defeated Indiana; and Western Michigan beat Illinois in a game played at Ford Field. In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC signed an eight-year rights agreement through the 2016-2017 academic year for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. The deal will be the most extensive in the 63-year history of the conference. The new deal calls for a minimum of 25 events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN platform including the men’s and women’s basketball championships, a regularseason MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship and a minimum of 11 regular-season football games. Women’s athletics shined for the MAC this past year. For the first time in the history of the conference the MAC sent three teams to the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament (Miami, Ohio

and Western Michigan). Western Michigan became only the third team to make it to the Sweet Sixteen (Ohio 2005 and Western Michigan 1983). In women’s basketball MAC Tournament Champion Ball State upset perennial national power Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tournament handing the Lady Vols their first ever loss in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The victory was named “Pontiac Game Changing Performance” of the 2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, while first year head coach Kelly Packard was named Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year by the WBCA. Akron continued its dominance of MAC men’s soccer with its 11 regular-season championship to go along with its sixth MAC Tournament title – both league records. The Zips were ranked as high as No. 2 during the season and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Northwestern, 1-0. Steve Zakuani, who helped guide the University of Akron men’s soccer program to a record-setting campaign in 2008, was the first overall pick of the 2009 Major League Soccer Super Draft. Zakuani earned 2008 MAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Year honors and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, which goes to the best men’s soccer player in the country. The conference now has national leadership positions on the following NCAA committees: Warde Manual, Buffalo (Academic Cabinet); Susan Lipnickey, Miami (Leadership Council and Infractions Appeals); Derrick Gragg, Eastern Michigan (Legislative Council); Dr. John Peters, Northern Illinois (Board of Directors); Tom Collins, Ball State (Amateurism Cabinet); Kelly Andrews, Toledo (Awards, benefits, Expenses & Financial Aid Cabinet); Stephannnie HarveyVandenburg, Eastern Michigan (Recruiting & Athletic Personal Issues Cabinet); Brad Bates, Miami (Academic Performance); Eileen Jennings, Central Michigan (Infractions); Ted McKown, Kent State (International Students Records); Jim Klein, Toledo (Legislative Review & Interpretations); Karin Lee, Ball State (Minority Opportunities and Interest); Melody Reifel Werner, Eastern Michigan (Research); Catharine Marsszeky, Kent State (Student-Athlete Advisory); Lee Merserve, Bowling Green (Walter Byers Scholarship). The MAC also has representation on Division I Sport Committees and related govern-

ing groups: Cathy O’Donnell, Kent State (Field Hockey); Dave Heeke, Central Michigan (Football Issues); Marling “Newt” Engle, Akron (Rifle); Karin Lee, Ball State (Tennis); Rich Ceronie (Track & Field); Laing Kennedy, Kent State (Men’s Basketball); Charlie Coles, Miami (Men’s Basketball Issues); Jim Schaus, Ohio and Reggie Witherspoon, Buffalo (Men’s Basketball Rules); Steven Cady, Miami (Men’s Ice Hockey); Mary Lu Gribschaw, Akron (Men’s Soccer); Greg Christopher, Bowling Green (Women’s Basketball); Anucha Brown-Sanders, Buffalo and Donyale Canada, MAC (Women’s Basketball Issues); Curt Miller, Bowling Green (Women’s Basketball Rules); Jerry Reighard, Central Michigan (Gymnastics); Matt Wolfert, Ball State (Women’s Soccer); Dee Abrahamson, Northern Illinois (Women’s Softball Rules); Derek van der Merwe, Central Michigan (Wrestling). From two-time Super Bowl quarterback winning Ben Roethlisberger (Miami University), NFL Defensive MVP James Harrison (Kent State University), British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburgh (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics. History of the MAC Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men’s and women’s basketball since moving to Northeast Ohio. The Mid-American Conference was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only. Comprising the East Division is the University of Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946) and Temple University (2007). The West Division members are Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, 1997), University of Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan University (1947). In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

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Game Records Offensive Team Records Runs 18 16 16 15 15 14 14

Detroit Ohio Missouri-Kansas City Detroit (gm 2) Toledo Stetson Detroit (gm 2)

4-2-82 4-22-89 3-15-92 4-8-83 4-21-06 3-6-90 3-29-06

Western Michigan (gm 2) Detroit (gm 2) St. Francis Miami (Ohio) North Carolina Campbell Toledo (gm 2) Detroit (gm 2)

4-19-94 3-20-01 2-24-96 4-6-96 2-23-93 3-5-01 4-21-06 4-6-04

RBI 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12

Toledo Missouri-Kansas City Detroit (gm 2) Detroit Ohio Radford Miami (Ohio) Evansville Cleveland State Detroit (gm 2)

4-21-06 3-15-92 3-29-06 4-2-82 4-22-89 2-26-94 4-6-96 4-3-93 3-6-04 4-6-04

Doubles 6 Ohio 6 Toledo (gm 2) 5 Miami (Ohio) 5 Western Michigan 5 Ball State (gm 1) 5 IPFW (gm 1)

5-5-04 4-21-06 4-5-96 4-1-07 4-27-07 4-1-09

Triples 3 Bowling Green 3 Western Michigan 3 Eastern Illinois 3 St. Francis

3-21-84 4-28-92 3-15-95 2-24-96

Home Runs 5 Detroit (gm 2) 5 Detroit (gm 2) 4 Winthrop 3 Ohio State 3 Miami 3 Indiana 3 Detroit 3 Northern Illinois 3 Toledo (gm 2)

4-6-04 3-29-06 3-4-06 3-28-82 5-6-94 3-15-03 4-6-05 4-2-06 5-1-09

Extra-Base Hits 8 Detroit (gm 2) 8 Ohio 8 Detroit (gm 2) 6 accomplished eight times

4-6-04 5-5-04 3-29-06

Stolen Bases 8 George Mason 7 South Carolina-Spartanburg 6 Toledo (gm 2) 6 Bowling Green 6 Wisconsin-Green Bay 6 Miami (Ohio) 6 Miami (Ohio) (gm 2) 6 Kent State

3-2-96 3-5-82 4-6-83 3-21-84 3-13-92 4-6-96 4-5-97 4-18-97

Pitching Records

Strikeouts 18 Toledo 17 Akron 16 Ohio 13 Buffalo 12 Bowling Green 12 Detroit 12 South Florida 11 Adelphi 11 Detroit 11 Northern Illinois 11 Boston U. 11 Toledo

4-29-84 4-17-02 3-30-84 4-9-06 4-3-84 4-11-02 2-27-07 3-22-84 4-16-84 4-19-02 2-24-06 4-22-07

Perfect Game Nanette Push vs. Ball State

4-29-83

No-Hitters Nanette Push vs. Ohio Nanette Push vs. Toledo Nanette Push vs. Northern Illinois Patti Lepri/Nanette Push vs. BGSU Nanette Push/Patti Lepri vs. BGSU Annette Bates vs. Ohio Marci Kelley vs. Central Michigan Carrie Knight vs. East Carolina Kristen Anderson vs. Detroit Michelle Lloyd vs. #12 Michigan Michelle Hletko vs. Albany

4-17-82 5-8-82 4-23-83 4-3-84 5-1-84 4-25-92 4-25-95 3-1-97 4-11-02 5-3-06 2-20-09

Strikeouts in a Game 18 Nanette Push vs. Toledo 4-29-84 17 Marcy Mobley vs. Akron 4-17-02 16 Nanette Push vs. Ohio 3-30-84 12 Nanette Push vs. Bowling Green 4-3-84 12 Marcy Mobley vs. N. Illinois 4-11-02 11 Nanette Push vs. Adelphi 3-22-84 11 Nanette Push vs. Detroit 4-16-84 11 Marci Kelley vs. Western Illinois 3-14-96 11 Marcy Mobley vs. N. Illinois 4-19-02 11 Michelle Lloyd vs. Boston U. 2-24-06 11 Michelle Lloyd vs. Toledo 4-22-07 10 Nanette Push vs. Francis Marion 3-2-82 10 Nanette Push vs. South Carolina 3-6-82 10 Nanette Push vs. Toledo 4-30-82 10 Nanette Push vs. Bowling Green 3-21-84 10 Linda Milholland vs. Winthrop 3-8-88 10 Marci Kelley vs. Detroit 3-22-94 10 Marci Kelley vs. Georgia State 3-17-95 10 Nikki Denman vs. Buffalo 4-8-06 10 Jaclyn Caro vs. N. Illinois 4-25-09

EMU Combined Shutouts Hits Date NH Lepri/ Push vs. BGSU 4-3-84 3 Push/ Lepri vs. St. Louis 4-6-84 1 Push/Lepri vs. Bowling Green 5-1-84 NH Push/Lepri vs. Bowling Green 5-1-84 3 Kinnard/Russell vs. Toledo 4-25-86 3 Kinnard/Harms vs. Miami 5-2-86 3 Harms/Milholland vs. Kent St. 5-12-89 4 Kinnard/Milholland vs. Kent St. 5-13-89 1 Goerl/Bates vs. Detroit 3-25-91 6 Goerl/Bates vs. Ohio 4-26-91 3 Bates/Cianciola vs. Samford 4-18-92 3 Drouillard/Cianciola vs. Iowa St. 3-12-93 3 Flores/Kelley vs. Detroit 3-22-95 9 Flores/Kelley vs. Kent State 4-29-95 6 Repicky/Wolf vs. W. Michigan 4-18-99 6 Wolf/Hamilton vs. Toledo 4-1-00 6 Hamilton/Otterbacher vs. NIU 4-21-01 5 Otterbacher/Price vs. TAMUCC 2-28-03 6 Woodrum/Denman vs. MSU 3-28-06

Last season, Michelle Hletko threw the 11th no-hitter in EMU history, accomplishing the feat February 20, 2009 vs. Albany in the season opener at the USF “The Game”Tournament in Tampa, Fla. Hletko struck out two and walked three in an 8-0 Eagle win.

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Individual Game Records Runs Scored 4 Jami Bronson vs. NC-Wilmington 3-7-87 4 Angie Fielder vs. Ohio State 3-20-87 4 Toni Flood vs. Eastern Illinois 3-18-94 4 Paula Slingerland vs. St. Francis 2-24-96 4 Dawn Godfrey vs. Miami (Ohio) 4-6-96 4 Jenny Scherer vs. San Diego 2-27-08 Extra Base Hits 4 McKenna Russ vs. IPFW (gm 2) 4-1-09 3 Melissa Drouillard vs. Miami 4-6-96 3 Kristen Zabalavicius vs. Campbell 3-5-01 3 Nikki Denman vs. Detroit (gm 2) 4-6-04 3 Ashley Strauss vs. Ball State 4-30-06 3 Lauren Clark vs. N. Illinois 3-30-07 3 Jenny Scherer vs. San Diego 2-27-08 Hits 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Val Canfield vs. W. Michigan 4-19-94 Lisa Marcero vs. South Carolina 3-6-82 Kim Waddell vs. Michigan 4-26-82 Linda Armstrong vs. Ind. State 4-7-84 Angie McDonald vs. W. Mich. 4-12-88 Sue Greathouse vs. Ohio 4-25-92 Ann Marie Moss vs. N. Carolina 2-23-93 Val Canfield vs. Ohio 4-9-94 Sherry Harper vs. Miami 4-22-95 Jodi Twichell vs. St. Francis 2-24-96 Kristie Berry vs. N. Carolina 2-27-96 Melissa Drouillard vs. Butler 3-24-96 Melissa Drouillard vs. Miami 4-6-96 Cyle Ruedisale vs. NC-Wil. 3-1-97 Paula Slingerland vs. Toledo 4-3-99 Lisa Beavers vs. Ball State 4-2-99 Crystal Thompson vs. W. Mich. 4-15-00 Crystal Thompson vs. C. Mich. 4-26-00 Crystal Thompson vs. Campbell 3-5-01 Crystal Thompson vs. Detroit 3-20-01 Kristen Zabalavicius vs. Detroit 3-20-01 Randi Wolfe vs. Marshall (gm 2) 4-6-01 Heather Giroux vs. Toledo 4-21-06 Jenny Scherer vs. San Diego 2-27-08 Heather Han vs. Wright State 3-24-09 McKenna Russ vs. IPFW (gm 2) 4-1-09

Jenny Scherer was the only Eagle in history to hit for the cycle when she did so vs. San Diego on Feb. 27, 2008.

Doubles 3 McKenna Russ vs. IPFW (gm 2) 4-1-09 2 Chris Loscalzo vs. Bowling Green 5-1-84 2 Kerri Adams vs. Akron 4-30-88 2 Jennifer Kulchycki vs. Detroit 3-21-90 2 Kerri Adams vs. W. Michigan 4-17-90 2 Jennifer Kulchycki vs. Miami 4-28-90 2 Jennifer Kulchycki vs. Furman 4-19-91 2 Anne Marie Moss vs. W. Mich. 4-28-92 2 Ann Marie Moss vs. Akron 5-1-93 2 Traci Haydu vs. Akron 5-1-93 2 Ann Marie Moss vs. Detroit 3-22-94 2 Toni Flood vs. Toledo 4-5-94 2 Melissa Drouillard vs. S. Illinois 3-18-95 2 Sherry Harper vs. Miami 4-21-95 2 Sherry Harper vs. Miami 4-22-95 2 Melissa Drouillard vs. Miami 4-5-96 2 Melissa Drouillard vs. Miami 4-6-96 2 Lisa Beavers vs. Kent (gm 2) 4-19-96 2 Melissa Drouillard vs. W. Mich. 5-7-96 2 Kristie Berry vs. Bowling Green 5-3-97 2 Jennifer Deland vs. N. Illinois 3-28-98 2 Aimee Hamilton vs. Akron 5-5-00 2 Kristen Zabalavicius vs. Campbell 3-5-01 2 Deanna Wisnieski vs. Ohio 4-7-01 2 Katie Grens vs. N. Illinois 4-13-03 2 Deanna Wisnieski vs. Rutgers 2-22-04 2 Nikki Denman vs. Pittsburgh 3-6-04 2 Nikki Denman vs. Ohio 5-5-04 2 Ashley Strauss vs. W. Kentucky 2-18-06 2 Ashley Strauss vs. Toledo 4-21-06 2 Lauren Clark vs. Miami 4-28-06 2 Ashley Strauss vs. Ball State 4-30-06 2 Ashley Strauss vs. Oakland 4-17-07 2 Ashley Strauss vs. Toledo 4-21-07 2 Ashley Strauss vs. BGSU 3-21-08 2 Stacie Skodinski vs. Albany 2-20-09 2 Stacie Skodinski vs. FAMU 2-21-09 2 Stacie Skodinski vs. IPFW 4-1-09 2 Heather Han vs. Minnesota 3-13-09 2 Heather Han vs. Wright State 3-24-09 Triples 2 Jen Reed vs. Miami 2 Kim Turpin vs. W. Michigan 2 Kim Turpin vs. W. Michigan 2 Kristie Berry vs. North Carolina

4-27-90 4-28-92 4-28-92 2-27-96

Home Runs 3 Nikki Denman vs. Detroit 2 Jane Shaffer vs. Seton Hall 2 Traci Haydu vs. Miami 2 Lauren Clark vs. Toledo 2 Lauren Clark vs. Winthrop 2 Jenny Scherer vs. Detroit 2 Stacie Skodinski vs. UIC

4-6-04 3-23-84 5-6-94 3-26-05 3-4-06 4-29-09 3-14-09

RBI 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Chris Loscalzo vs. Bowling Green 5-1-84 Nikki Denman vs. N. Illinois 5-12-06 Dawn Godfrey vs. Radford 2-26-94 Dawn Godfrey vs. Detroit 3-22-94 Melissa Drouillard vs. Drake 3-16-96 Nikki Denman vs. Detroit 4-6-04 Heather Giroux vs. Toledo 4-21-06 Jessica Grant vs. W. Michigan 4-1-07 Jenny Scherer vs. San Diego 2-27-08 Jenny Scherer vs. Detroit 4-29-09 Kelly Rhodes vs. Francis Marion 3-2-82 Mary Crechiolo vs. Winthrop 3-5-82 Nada Obrenovich vs. Toledo 4-6-83 Jane Shaffer vs. Seton Hall 3-23-84 Chris Loscalzo vs. Tenn. Tech 3-29-86 Chris Loscalzo vs. Bowling Green 4-26-86 Gina Vitale vs. Georgia State 3-21-87 Jami Bronson vs. Butler 3-26-87 Kim Turpin vs. Ohio 4-24-92 Jennifer Kulchycki vs. Ohio 4-24-92 Val Canfield vs. Indiana 3-18-94 Melissa Drouillard vs. Detroit 3-22-94 Traci Haydu vs. Miami-Ohio 5-6-94 Kristie Berry vs. W. Michigan 4-11-95 Kristie Berry vs. W. Illinois 3-14-96 Melissa Drouillard vs. Miami 4-6-96 Kristie Berry vs. Miami 4-4-97 Cyle Ruedisale vs. Morgan State 2-26-99 Christie Koester vs. Oakland 3-22-00 Aimee Hamilton vs. Ohio 4-7-00 Kristen Zabalavicius vs. Mich. 5-2-01 Deanna Wisnieski vs. CMU 5-26-03 Lauren Clark vs. IPFW 3-28-05 Ashley Strauss vs.Toledo 4-21-07 Lindsay Ritz vs. Bowling Green 5-10-07 Heather Han vs. Bowling Green 5-2-09 McKenna Russ vs. IPFW (gm 2) 4-1-09 Stacie Skodinski vs. Toledo 5-1-09

Stolen Bases 4 Dawn Godfrey vs. Miami-Ohio 4-6-96 3 Linda Armstrong vs. Spartanburg 3-5-82 3 Linda Armstrong vs. BGSU 3-21-84 3 Linda Armstrong vs. BGSU 5-1-84 3 Brenda Yaklin vs. Detroit 4-5-88 3 Angie McDonald vs. Miami 4-15-88 3 Kim Turpin vs. North Carolina 3-22-92 3 Jodi Twitchell vs. St. Francis 2-24-96 3 Dawn Godfrey vs. George Mason 3-2-96 3 Cyle Ruedisale vs. George Mason 3-2-96 3 Dawn Godfrey vs. Butler 3-24-96 3 Kristie Berry vs. Kent State 4-18-97

Heather Giroux knocked in five runs on four hits against Toledo (4-21-06).

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Individual Season Records Hitting Records

Games Played 66 Sara Seegers (1993) Anne Marie Moss (1993) Val Canfield (1993) 64 Dawn Godfrey (1993) At-Bats 218 Sara Seegers (1993) 215 Anne Marie Moss (1993) 204 Paula Slingerland (1999) 195 Dawn Godfrey (1994) Dawn Godfrey (1996) 191 Angie Fielder (1988) 190 Traci Haydu (1994) Val Canfield (1994) 189 Paula Slingerland (1996) Runs 47 38 36 35 34 33 32 Hits 86 75 74 73 66 65 64 62 RBI 51 43 42 41 38 37 36

Sara Seegers (1993) Melissa Drouillard (1996) Dawn Godfrey (1994) Lauren Clark (2006) Lauren Clark (2007) Kim Turpin (1992) Angie Fielder (1988) Anne Marie Moss (1994) Paula Slingerland (1999) Jenny Scherer (2009) Dawn Godfrey (1996) Paula Slingerland (2000) Sara Seegers (1993) Melissa Drouillard (1996) Paula Slingerland (1999) Anne Marie Moss (1993) Angie McDonald (1988) Ann Marie Moss (1994) Lauren Clark (2006) Dawn Godfrey (1996) Melissa Drouillard (1994) Kristie Berry (1996) Melissa Drouillard (1996) Lauren Clark (2007) Lauren Clark (2006) Traci Haydu (1993) Jenny Scherer (2009) Kristie Berry (1996) Jenny Scherer (2007) Stacie Skodinski (2009) Anne Marie Moss (1993)

Batting Average .425 Stacie Skodinski (2009) .412 Melissa Drouillard (1996) .394 Sara Seegers (1993) .388 Ashley Strauss (2008) .382 Angie Fielder (1988) .374 Kristie Berry (1995) .373 Christie Koester (2000) .368 Paula Slingerland (1999) .367 Lauren Clark (2006)

Doubles 17 Ashley Strauss (2008) Melissa Drouillard (1996) 16 McKenna Russ (2009) Anne Marie Moss (1994) 15 Lauren Clark (2006) Lauren Clark (2007) 13 Sherry Harper (1995) 12 Stacie Skodinski (2009) Jenny Scherer (2009) Ashley Strauss (2007) Jennifer Kulchycki (1991) Cyle Ruedisale (1996) 11 Accomplished five times Triples 8 Christie Koester (2000) 7 Mary Crechiolo (1981) Kim Turpin (1992) 5 Melissa Drouillard (1994) Dawn Godfrey (1995) Deanna Wisnieski (2004) 4 Kristie Berry (1996) Kristie Berry (1997) Randi Wolfe (1998) Randi Wolfe (1999) Cyle Reudisale (1999) Randi Wolfe (2001) Home Runs 14 Jenny Scherer (2009) 13 Lauren Clark (2006) 11 Jenny Scherer (2007) Jenny Scherer (2008) 10 Melissa Drouillard (1996) Nikki Denman (2004) 9 Stacie Skodinski (2009) Liz Flack (2005) 8 Lindsay Schmid (2007) 5 Accomplished eight times Stolen Bases 42 Sara Seegers (1993) 41 Dawn Godfrey (1996) 34 Angie Fielder (1988) 30 Dawn Godfrey (1994) 26 Dawn Godfrey (1993) 20 Kim Turpin (1992) 16 Paula Slingerland (1999) 13 Paula Slingerland (1997)

Pitching Records

Games Pitched 50 Marci Kelley (1994) 42 Marci Kelley (1995) 40 Melissa Drouillard (1993) 39 Jaclyn Caro (2009) 37 Annette Bates (1992) Marci Kelley (1996) 35 Linda Milholland (1989) 33 Nanette Push (1984) Aimee Woodrum (2006) Aimee Woodrum (2007) 32 Marla Otterbacher (2003) 31 Jaclyn Caro (2008) Aimee Hamilton (1999) Marcy Mobley (2002) Nikki Denman (2003) 30 Stacie Wolfe (1999) Games Started 43 Marci Kelley (1994) 38 Melissa Drouillard (1993) 36 Annette Bates (1992) 33 Marci Kelley (1995) 31 Marci Kelley (1996) 30 Nanette Push (1984) 29 Jaclyn Caro (2009) 26 Marla Otterbacher (2003) Gemie Goerl (1991) 25 Marcy Mobley (2002) Complete Games 39 Marci Kelley (1994) 33 Melissa Drouillard (1993) 31 Marci Kelley (1995) 28 Annette Bates (1992) 26 Nanette Push (1984) 24 Marci Kelley (1996) 22 Nanette Push (1982) 19 Jaclyn Caro (2009) Marcy Mobley (2002) Wins 28 22 18 16

Marci Kelley (1994) Nanette Push (1984) Melissa Drouillard (1993) Annette Bates (1992) Marci Kelley (1995)

Shutouts 12 Nanette Push (1984) 11 Nanette Push (1982) 10 Stephanie Chew (1988) BOLD indicates record set by active player

Paula Slingerland hit .368 and stole 16 bases during the 1999 campaign. She swiped 50 bases during her career and currently sits fourth all-time.

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Career Records At-Bats 741 Dawn Godfrey (93-96) 691 Paula Slingerland (96-97,99-00) 678 Melissa Drouillard (93-96) 675 Kristie Berry (94-97) 668 Anne Marie Moss (91-94) 632 Cyle Reudisale (96-99) 617 Tami McDermott (89-92) 615 Val Canfield (92-95) 596 Lauren Clark (04-07) 591 Jennifer Kulchycki (89-92) 580 Randi Wolfe (98-01) Runs 122 122 101 96 94 93 83 82 79 79

Dawn Godfrey (93-96) Paula Slingerland (96-97, 99-00) Lauren Clark (04-07) Melissa Drouillard (93-96) Sara Seegers (90-93) Jenny Scherer (07-present) Tami McDermott (89-92) Val Canfield (92-95) Kristie Berry (94-97) Randi Wolfe (98-01) Christine Koester (99-03)

Hits 218 211 206 202 187 184 182 172 171 167 165 162

Melissa Drouillard (93-96) Paula Slingerland (96-97, 99-00) Dawn Godfrey (93-96) Kristie Berry (94-97) Anne Marie Moss (91-94) Lauren Clark (04-07) Randi Wolfe (98-01) Sara Seegers (90-93) Christine Koester (99-03) Cyle Reudisale (96-99) Ashley Strauss (05-08) Val Canfield (92-95)

RBI 124 118 98 95 90 88 80

Melissa Drouillard (93-96) Kristie Berry (94-97) Jenny Scherer (07-present) Lauren Clark (04-07) Anne Marie Moss (91-94) Dawn Godfrey (93-96) Lindsay Schmid (04-07)

Batting Average (100 At-bats) .341 Stacie Skodinski (08-present) .322 Melissa Drouillard (93-96) .318 Ashley Strauss (05-08) .318 Christine Koester (99-03) .316 McKenna Russ (09-present) .315 Jenny Scherer (07-present) .314 Randi Wolfe (98-01) .311 Sara Seegers (90-93) .309 Lauren Clark (04-07) .305 Paula Slingerland (96-97, 99-00) Doubles 43 Melissa Drouillard (93-96) 42 Anne Marie Moss (91-94) 41 Ashley Strauss (05-08) 40 Lauren Clark (04-07) 37 Val Canfield (92-95) 32 Jenny Scherer (07-present) 31 Heather Han (06-09) Kristie Berry (94-97) Jennifer Kulchycki (89-92) 28 Cyle Reudisale (96-99) Christine Koester (99-03) 25 Deanna Wisnieski (01-04) Nikki Denman (03-06) Triples 19 14 13 12 10 9 8

Mary Crechiolo (80-83) Melissa Drouillard (93-96) Randi Wolfe (98-01) Jennifer Kulchycki (89-92) Christine Koester (99-03) Cyle Reudisale (96-99) Kristie Berry (94-97)

Home Runs 36 Jenny Scherer (07-pres.) 24 Lauren Clark (04-07) 19 Melissa Drouillard (93-96) 19 Nikki Denman (03-06) 17 Liz Flack (02-05) 16 Lindsay Schmid (04-07) 14 Heather Han (06-09) 12 Stacie Sodinski (08-present) 10 Kristie Berry (94-97) 10 Christine Koester (99-03) 9 Deanna Wisnieski (01-04) 9 Katie Grens (03-06)

Stolen Bases 107 Dawn Godfrey (93-96) 72 Sara Seegers (90-93) 56 Angie Fielder (86-88) 50 Paula Slingerland (96-97,99-00) 39 Jody Twichell (96-99) 38 Linda Armstrong (81-84) 35 Randi Wolfe (98-01) 35 Christine Koester (99-03) 32 Brenda Yaklin (85-88) Pitching Records Wins 58 Marci Kelley (94-96) 54 Nanette Push (81-84) 54 Linda Milholland (88-91) 31 Heidi Russell (85-88) 30 Aimee Hamilton (98-01) Games 129 Marci Kelley (94-96) 110 Aimee Hamilton (98-01) 103 Linda Milholland (89-91) 99 Nanette Push (81-84) Complete Games 94 Marci Kelley (94-96) 76 Nanette Push (81-84) 67 Linda Milholland (88-91)

Jenny Scherer set the career record for home runs in a season in 2009, totaling 36 by the end of her junior season and eclipsing the old mark of 24 by Lauren Clark â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07. She also set the single season mark for home runs with 14 in 2009.

Putouts 1540 Kristie Berry (94-97) 1397 Jennifer Kulchycki (89-92) 1358 Tauna Kinsey (98-01) 1190 Ashley Strauss (05-08) 871 Val Canfield (92-95) 776 Mary Anne Papiersky (83-86) 707 Heather Han (06-09) 684 Katie Grens (03-06) 665 Dawn Godfrey (93-96) 657 Lisa Marcero (81-82) Assists 595 464 446 408 376 372 370

Anne Marie Moss (91-94) Paula Slingerland (96-97, 99-00) Gina Vitale (87-90) Randi Wolfe (98-01) Melissa Drouillard (93-96) Lauren Clark (04-07) Raven McElwee (89-92)

Fielding Percentage (100 Chances) .994 Stephanie Sabo (05-08) .986 Lisa Marcero (81-82) .986 Tauna Kinsey (99-01) Ashley Strauss (05-08) .985 Kristie Berry (94-97) .983 Kaylee Tolliver (09-present) Lisa Beavers (1999) .982 Nikki Denman (03-06) .981 Natalie Hales (2002) .980 Sue Greathouse (89-92)

Innings 780 Marci Kelley (94-96) 658 Nanette Push (81-84) 603 Linda Milholland (88-91) 516 Aimee Hamilton (98-01) 446.1 Nikki Denman (03-06) 426.2 Aimee Woodrum (04-07) 377.2 Michelle Lloyd (04-07) 363 Heidi Russell (85-88) 352 Gemmie Goerl (90-91) 328.2 Jaclyn Caro (08-present) 296.2 Corey Repicky (97-00) 261 Carrie Knight (96-98) Strikeouts 484 Marci Kelley (94-96) 459 Nanette Push (81-84) 312 Michelle Lloyd (04-07) 310 Linda Milholland (88-91) 304 Aimee Woodrum (04-07) 259 Nikki Denman (03-06) 219 Aimee Hamilton (98-01) 218 Jaclyn Caro (08-present) 186 Marcey Mobley (2002) 177 Heidi Russell (85-88) 176 Gemmie Goerl (90-91) Earned Run Average 0.81 Nanette Push (81-84) 1.21 Linda Milholland (88-91) 1.46 Stephanie Chew (87- 88) 1.63 Deb Murtagh (82-83,85) 1.71 Annette Bates (89-92) 1.71 Marci Kelley (94-96)EM Complete Game Shutouts 35 Nanette Push (81-84) 18 Marci Kelley (94-96) 17 Linda Millholland (88-91) BOLD indicates player on 2010 roster

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Awards/Honors Mid-American Conference Awards First Team 1983 Nancy Oestrike Nanette Push 1984 Linda Armstrong 1985 Lori Patton 1986 Chirs Loscalzo 1988 Jackie Grace 1992 Kim Turpin 1993 Sara Seegers 1994 Marci Kelley 1996 Melissa Drouillard Dawn Godfrey 2000 Paula Slingerland 2004 Deanna Wisnieski 2006 Lauren Clark Katie Grens 2007 Lauren Clark Michelle Lloyd Jenny Scherer Second Team 1990 Linda Milholland 1992 Jennifer Kulchycki Susan Greathouse 1993 Anne Marie Moss 1994 Anne Marie Moss Toni Flood 1997 Kristie Berry 1998 Jennifer Deland 1999 Randi Wolfe Cyle Ruedisale Paula Slingerland 2000 Christie Koester 2004 Nikki Denman 2005 Liz Flack 2006 Nikki Denman Ashley Strauss 2007 Ashley Strauss 2008 Jenny Scherer Ashley Strauss 2009 Jenny Scherer Stacie Skodinski Honorable Mention 1995 Marci Kelley 1996 Marci Kelley Kristie Berry All-Tournament Team 1999 Crystal Ratliff Randi Wolfe 2006 Lauren Clark Nikki Denman 2007 Lindsay Schmid (MVP) Lauren Clark Michelle Lloyd Lindsay Ritz

Coach of the Year 2007 Karen Baird Player of the Year 1996 Melissa Drouillard 2006 Lauren Clark 2007 Lauren Clark Miscellaneous Awards All-America Second Team 1988 Angie Fielder Easton All-America Third Team 2007 Lauren Clark All-Mideast Region First Team 1988 Angie Fielder 1993 Sara Seegers 2006 Lauren Clark 2007 Lauren Clark All-Mideast Region Second Team 1994 Melissa Drouillard Marci Kelley 2008 Ashley Strauss

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Jenny Scherer Ashley Strauss Jenny Scherer Heather Han

Honorable Mention 1990 Susan Greathouse Tami McDermott 1991 Kerri Adams Gemie Goerl Susan Greathouse 1992 Jennifer Kulchycki 1998 Jennifer Holly 1999 Paula Slingerland National Fastpitch Coaches Association Academic All-America 1997 2003

Kristie Berry Colleen Caplin Jennifer Holly Nikki Denman

Academic Awards Academic All-MAC 1984 Linda Armstrong Kim Szewczul 1985 Marissa Popowski 1987 Chris Harms 1988 Stephanie Chew Chris Harms 1989 Kerri Adams Chris Harms 1990 Kerri Adams 1991 Tami McDermott 1992 Annette Bates Susan Greathouse Tami McDermott 1995 Kristie Berry 1996 Kristie Berry Sherry Harper 1997 Kristie Berry Colleen Caplin 1998 Colleen Caplin 1999 Jennifer Holly 2004 Nikki Denman Genny Hann 2005 Nikki Denman Liz Flack 2006 Nikki Denman Heather Giroux 2007 Michelle Lloyd Lindsay Schmid Aimee Woodrum

Lindsay Schmid was named the MVP of the MAC Tournament in 2007, becoming the first EMU player to earn the honor.

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All-Time Letterwinners A Adams, Kerri ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91 Allen, Lauren ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Anderson, Kristen ‘02 Apiligain, Laura ‘93 Armstrong, Linda ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84 B Bates, Annette ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 Bayliss, Jaclyn ‘97, ‘98 Beall, Sue ‘80 Beavers, Lisa ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Begay, Amy ‘86 Benson, Debbie ‘83 Berry, Kristie ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Bluthardt, Kayla ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Boyd, Jan ‘80, ‘81 Bronson, Jami ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89 Brown, Tiffany ‘02 Borakowski, Sue ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89 Bullach, Kate ‘95 Burke, Laura ‘80 C Call, LouAnn ‘81 Cambell, Carol ‘88, ‘89 Canfield, Valerie ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95 Caplin, Colleen ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Caro, Jaclyn ‘08, ‘09 Chambers, Kari ‘08 Champanois, Trina ‘94 Chew, Stephanie ‘87, ‘88 Cianciola, Nikol ‘92 Clark, Lauren ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Clark, Nora ‘85 Crechiolo, Mary ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83 D Davisson, Jullie ‘87, ‘88 Deland, Jennifer ‘97, ‘98 Delapaz, Lauren ‘08, ‘09 Denman, Nikki ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Dion, Lisa ‘80 Drouillard, Melissa ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 Duhm, Lisa ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87 F Fielder, Angie ‘86, ‘87, ‘88 Flack, Liz ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Flood, Toni ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 Florence, Rebecca ‘03 Flores, Trisha ‘95, ‘96

G Gerber, Sarah ‘09 Giroux, Heather ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Godfrey, Dawn ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 Goerl, Gemie ‘90, ‘91 Gorak, Michalene ‘91, ‘92 Grace, Jackie ‘84, ‘87, ‘88, Grant, Jessica ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Grens, Katie ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Greathouse, Susan ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 Grutza, Carolyn ‘01, ‘02, ‘03. ‘04 Gulliver, Kelly ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 H Hallock, Rhonda ‘94 Hamilton, Aimee ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Han, Heather ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Hann, Genny ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Harbach, Dawn ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91 Harper, Sherry ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 Haydu, Traci ‘91, ‘92 ‘93, ‘94 Harms, Chris ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89 Hletko, Michelle ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Holly, Jennifer ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Hopping, Louise ‘80 Horosko, Jen ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Hume, Patty ‘81 I Ivie, Kelly ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 J Jakubiak, Gretchen ‘86 Jozefowicz, Jill ‘07 K Kelley, Marci ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 Kendrick, Shelly ‘81, ‘82, ‘83 Kinnard, Rebecca ‘86, ‘87, ‘88 Kinsey, Tauna ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Koester, Christie ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Knight, Carrie ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Kulchycki, Jennifer ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 L Lee, Shan ‘96 Lehnis, Cindy ‘95 Lepri, Patty ‘83, ‘84 Lloyd, Michelle ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Loscalzo, Chris ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86 Lowe, Danielle ‘03 Lyons, Kathy ‘81, ‘82 M Manofsky, Renee’ ‘00

Marcero, Lisa ‘81, ‘82 McComb, Susan ‘86 McDermott, Tami ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 McElwee, Raven ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 McGraw, Diane ‘83 Meikle, Ann ‘06 Milholland, Linda ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91 Miller, Trish ‘83 Moss, Anne Marie ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94 Morris, Darleen ‘87 Murtagh, Debbie ‘82, ‘83

Schaffer, Tammy ‘94, ‘95 Schaffer, Jane ‘84 Scherer, Jenny ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Schmid, Lindsay ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Skodinski, Stacie ‘08, ‘09 Skubik, Cammy ‘80 Slingerland, Paula ‘96, ’97, ’99,`00 Stansberry, Kaysie ‘02, ‘03 Stoll, Julie ‘01, ‘02 Strauss, Ashley ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Szewczul, Kim ‘84, ‘85

N Nelson, Amy ‘01, ‘02 Newman, Gretchen ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 Nichols, Evelyn ‘99, Novak, Laura ‘84, ‘85, ‘86 Nuneza, Lisa ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89

T Thiesmeyer, Sara ‘00 Thompson, Crystal ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Threet, Krissy ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Tolliver, Kaylee ‘09 Tomczak, Kelly ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Toomey, Erin ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90 Townsley, Jenny ‘83 Trapp, Christa ‘98 Turpin, Kim ‘91, ‘92 Turner, Teresa ‘93, ‘94 Twichell, Jody ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99

O Obernovich, Nada ‘83 Oestrike, Nancy ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83 Oljace, Gail ‘80, ‘81, ‘82 Olsen, Jeanne ‘82, ‘83, ‘84 Otterbacher, Marla ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 P Pachiva, Joanne ‘81 Papiersky, Mary Anne ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86 Patterson, Jessica ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Patton, Lori ‘84, ‘85 Price, Amy ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Price, Jessica ‘01 Push, Nanette ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84 Popowski, Marisa ‘84, ‘85 R Radecki, Karen ‘99 Raines, Jilian ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Ratliff, Crystal ‘98, ‘99 Rastigue, Marcy ‘00 Reed, Jennifer ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 Repicky, Corey ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Rhodes, Kelly ‘81, ‘82, ‘83 Richards, Jessica ‘09 Ritz, Lindsay ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Ruedisale, Cyle ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Russ, McKenna ‘09 Russell, Cari ‘90, ‘91 Russell, Heidi ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88 S Sabo, Stephanie ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Santoni, Gina ‘84 Seegers, Sara ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93

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V Vanguilder, Kim ‘86, ‘87, ‘88 Vilums, Gena ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 Vitale, Gina ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90 Vonk, Kathy ‘85 W Waddell, Kim ‘82, ‘83 Walker, Amy ‘86 Ward, Jodi ‘80, ‘81, ‘82 Watson, Wendy ‘93, ‘94 Webb, Barb ‘00 Wheeler, Kim ‘85 Wisniewski, Nancy ‘84 Wisnieski, Deanna ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Woodrum, Aimee ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Wolf, Stacie ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Wolfe, Randi ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Wood, Katie ‘95 Y Yaklin, Brenda ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88 Yeakey, Dasha ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Yocum, Amy ‘95, ‘96 Z Zabalavicius, Kristen ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02

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Year-by-Year Results 1981 season Coach: Ann Johnson 21-13 Overall 3-19 W Fairleigh Dickinson ! 3-20 W Liberty Baptist ! W Seton Hall ! 3-21 W Adelphi ! 3-21 W E. Stroudsburg ! 3-28 L Ball State L Ball State 4-03 W Ferris State L Ferris State 4-04 W Detroit W Detroit (8) 4-07 L Michigan State L Michigan State 4-10 W Detroit @ W Illinois-Chicago @ 4-11 W Kent State @ W Ohio @ W Miami @ 4-15 L Western Michigan L Western Michigan 4-16 W Wayne State L Wayne State 4-18 L Central Michigan L Central Michigan 4-20 L Michigan W Michigan 4-23 W Toledo W Toledo 4-25 W Wright State W Wright State 4-27 W Detroit W Detroit 4-30 L Central Michigan # L Michigan #

4-0 3-0 7-2 4-1 2-1 1-4 1-3 4-3 1-2 9-1 8-7 0-3 0-3 8-1 6-5 1-0 4-0 4-3 2-3 1-9 1-0 0-4 0-3 0-1 1-3 2-0 3-0 6-4 2-1 15-1 4-1 3-1 0-1 1-5

! = Spring Trip, Columbia, S.C. @ = Huron Invitational, Ypsilanti # = State AIAW Tournament, Ann Arbor

1982 season Coach: Ann Johnson 27-20 Overall; 10-8 MAC 3-02 W Francis Marion$ 5-0 3-04 W Ithaca$ 6-5 W Ithaca$ 6-2 3-05 W Spartanburg$ 8-4 W Winthrop$ 7-0 3-06 W South Carolina$ 1-0 L Miami-Ohio$ 0-2 W Miami-Ohio$ 3-0 3-28 L Ohio State 5-6 L Ohio State 4-5 4-02 W Detroit 18-0 W Detroit 4-2 4-14 W Grand Valley State 4-1 W Grand Valley State 1-0 4-16 W Toledo% 9-2 L Central Michigan% 0-1 4-17 W Ohio% 4-0 W Kent State% 8-1 4-18 W Ball State 9-0 W Ball State 12-4 4-20 L Bowling Green 1-3 W Bowling Green 4-1 4-23 L Northern Illinois 0-1 W Northern Illinois 1-0 4-26 W Michigan 4-1 L Michigan 2-4 4-30 W Toledo 1-0 W Toledo 4-0 5-01 L Western Michigan^ 1-2 W Michigan State^ 2-1 L Northwestern^ 1-5 5-03 L Wayne State 0-2 L Wayne State 1-5 5-04 L Western Michigan 0-1 L Western Michigan 0-2 5-06 L Bowling Green 1-5 L Bowling Green 2-4 5-08 W Toledo 2-0 W Toledo 3-1 5-10 L Michigan State 1-2 L Michigan State 1-2 5-11 L Central Michigan 3-7 W Central Michigan 1-0 5-13 W Detroit 2-0 L Detroit 1-2 5-16 W Toledo& 4-0 L Western Michigan& 0-1 $ = Spring Trip, South Carolina % = Eastern Michigan Tournament ^ = Michigan State Tournament & = MAC Tournament, Kalamazoo, Mich.

EMU softball has had five former players inducted into the EMU Hall of Fame. They are featured throughout the year-by-year results section.

1983 season Coach: JoAnn Robinson 19-24-1 Overall; 9-10-1 MAC 3-21 L Northwestern State 7-11 W Northwestern State 3-1 3-22 L Louisiana Tech 0-1 L Louisiana Tech 0-4 3-24 W Southern Illinois* 5-0 W Southern Illinois* 3-1 3-25 L Northern Illinois* 0-3 W St. Francis* 10-2 L Indiana* 1-2 3-31 W Kent State 4-2 L Kent State 3-5 4-6 W Toledo 5-0 W Toledo 12-2 4-7 L Michigan (13) 0-3 L Michigan 1-4 4-8 W Detroit 4-3 W Detroit 15-0 4-10 L Ball State 5-6 L Ball State 0-3 4-12 L Western Michigan 0-2 W Western Michigan 1-0 4-13 L Central Michigan 0-3 T Central Michigan 0-0 4-15 L Ohio! 5-7 L Ohio! 4-6 W Indiana State! 4-3 L Miami-Ohio! 1-3 4-18 L Western Michigan 0-1 L Western Michigan 0-1 4-20 W Ball State 1-0 W Ball State 2-0 4-23 W Northern Illinois 1-0 W Northern Illinois 4-3 4-24 W Northern Illinois 2-0 L Northern Illinois 3-8 4-29 W Ball State@ 11-0 W Detroit@ 1-0 L Northwestern@ 0-1 5-3 L Central Michigan 1-6 L Central Michigan 0-3 5-4 L Michigan 0-10 5-6 W Ohio# 4-2 L Central Michigan# 0-1 L Western Michigan# 0-3 * = Southern Illinois Tournament ! = Huron Invitational @ = Wolverine Invitational, Ann Arbor # = MAC Tournament

1984 season Coach: Nancy Plantz 24-19 Overall; 13-7 MAC 3-21 W Bowling Green$ 10-0 3-22 L Trenton State$ 2-7 L Adelphi$ 0-1 W Bowling Green$ 3-0 3-23 W Seton Hall$ 10-0 3-24 L Massachusetts$ 0-1 3-30 W Ohio 1-0 W Ohio 2-1 3-31 L Ohio 0-1 L Ohio 0-4 4-02 W Wayne State 5-1 W Wayne State 4-2 4-03 W Bowling Green 2-1 W Bowling Green 3-0 4-04 W Central Michigan 1-0 L Central Michigan 1-3 4-06 W Evansville% 11-1 W St. Louis% 9-0 W Illinois State% 4-0 4-07 W Indiana State% 4-1 L Western Michigan% 1-5 4-10 L Michigan 0-1 L Michigan 2-7 4-11 W Kent State 2-0 W Kent State 9-0 4-13 W Ohio^ 6-0 L Western Michigan^ 0-1 4-16 L Detroit 1-8 W Detroit 6-0 4-20 W Kent State 2-0 W Kent State 2-0 4-29 W Toledo 1-0 L Toledo 2-4 5-02 L Michigan State 0-3 L Michigan State 1-3 5-04 L Central Michigan 1-3 L Miami-Ohio 2-3 5-05 W Miami-Ohio 3-1 L Central Michigan 2-7 5-11 L Western Michigan& 1-2 W Ball State& 3-1 5-12 W Central Michigan& 1-0 L Western Michigan& 3-4 $ = Spring Trip, Columbia, S.C. % = Redbird Invitational, Normal, Ill. ^ = EMU Huron Invitational & = MAC Tournament, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Nanette Push • Class of 1998 • 35 Complete Game Shutouts, Perfect Game An outstanding softball player from 1981-84, Nanette Push was inducted in the EMU Hall of Fame, Oct. 24, 1998. She earned four varsity letters as one of the top pitchers in school history. During her four-year career she set most of EMU’s pitching records and is still ranked in the top three in most categories. Her 0.81 career ERA ranks as EMU’s best ever. She notched 54 wins during her career, which is still second all-time, and is ranked second in Eastern’s record book in games pitched (99), complete games (76) and strikeouts (459). Push’s 12 shutout wins in 1984 and 11 shutouts in 1982 are still the two best single-season efforts in history. Push earned first team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 1983.

Nanette Push

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Year-by-Year Results 1985 season Coach: Nancy Plantz 17-17-1 Overall; 8-12 MAC 3-17 T Rutgers* W Massachusetts* 3-18 W Glassboro* W Colgate* 3-20 W Massachusetts* L South Carolina* 3-21 W Glassboro* 3-22 L Trenton State* 3-29 L Western Illinois 4-05 W Miami-Ohio W Miami-Ohio 4-10 L Bowling Green L Bowling Green 4-12 W Saginaw Valley State W Saginaw Valley State 4-13 L Youngstown State W Youngstown State 4-19 L Toledo L Toledo 4-20 W Bowling Green L Bowling Green 4-26 L Western Michigan L Western Michigan 4-27 L Northern Illinois L Northern Illinois 4-30 L Toledo (11) L Toledo 5-01 W Central Michigan (9) L Central Michigan 5-03 W Ohio W Ohio (6) 5-04 W Kent State W Kent State 5-07 W Michigan L Michigan * = Spring Trip, Columbia, S.C. 1986 season Coach: Nancy Plantz 15-19 Overall; 8-10 MAC 3-16 W Virginia+ (9) L Iowa State+ W Rutgers+ 3-17 L Massachusetts+ 3-18 W Miami-Ohio (8)+ L South Florida+ 3-21 W Western Florida! L Bradley (8)! 3-22 L Mississippi State! W Ohio State! 3-23 L Rutgers+ 3-29 W Tennessee Tech W Eastern Illinois 3-30 L Eastern Illinois L Michigan 4-04 L Ohio L Ohio 4-05 W Kent State L Kent State (8) 4-15 L Central Michigan (9) W Central Michigan (8) 4-18 L Western Michigan L Western Michigan 4-19 L Northern Illinois W Northern Illinois 4-25 W Toledo L Toledo 4-26 W Bowling Green L Bowling Green 5-02 L Miami-Ohio W Miami-Ohio 5-03 W Ball State W Ball State 5-06 L Michigan + = Spring Trip, Columbia, S.C. ! = Florida State Tournament

3-3 4-2 2-1 8-2 6-3 0-2 7-1 3-4 3-4 8-4 4-2 3-5 3-5 3-1 1-0 2-4 4-2 0-5 3-11 5-2 1-2 2-5 2-3 0-1 0-4 0-1 3-7 3-2 3-4 4-3 10-0 8-3 3-1 9-6 1-10

3-2 2-12 7-3 0-2 4-3 0-2 3-2 1-2 0-1 7-3 2-5 10-0 2-0 0-3 0-4 2-5 1-4 3-1 4-5 3-4 3-1 0-1 3-5 1-2 5-2 1-0 0-2 2-1 5-7 2-3 4-0 3-0 9-0 1-4

1987 season Coach: Nancy Plantz 19-26 Overall; 4-8 MAC 3-13 L Arizona State@ 1-8 L Rutgers@ 0-2 L Florida State@ 1-7 3-14 L South Carolina@ 0-3 W Bradley (8)@ 5-4 3-15 L Temple 1-11 3-16 L Stetson 3-5 3-18 L Sacred Heart 0-2 W Sacred Heart 7-4 3-19 L Bradley 2-5 3-20 W Ohio State# 5-3 L Massachusetts# 6-8 L Furman# 3-6 3-21 W Bradley# 3-2 W Georgia State# 9-1 3-26 W Butler$ 4-1 W Butler$ 6-1 3-27 W Tennessee Tech$ 3-0 W Tennessee Tech$ 6-2 4-07 W Wayne State 2-1 W Wayne State 3-0 4-10 W Western Illinois% 1-0 L Iowa State% 1-2 4-11 W Valparaiso% 3-1 L Bradley% 0-1 4-14 L Michigan State 0-1 W Michigan State 8-0 4-15 L Ferris State (11) 1-5 W Ferris State 7-0 4-17 L Toledo 0-4 L Toledo 0-6 4-18 L Bowling Green 0-4 L Bowling Green 4-9 4-19 L Michigan 1-4 L Michigan 1-4 4-21 L Central Michigan 2-5 L Central Michigan 0-10 4-24 W Western Michigan 1-0 W Western Michigan 4-3 5-01 L Ball State 0-4 W Ball State 3-0 5-02 L Miami-Ohio 0-2 W Miami-Ohio 3-0 5-05 L Detroit 2-4 L Detroit 1-2 @ = South Florida Tournament, Tampa, Fla. # = Florida State Tournament $ = Miami Tournament, Miami, Fla % = Westerwinds Classic, Macomb, Ill.

1988 season Coach: Connie Miner 36-21 Overall; 21-11 MAC 3-05 L Florida State^ L Florida State^ 3-06 L East Carolina^ 3-07 W NC-Wilmington^ W NC-Wilmington^ 3-08 W Winthrop^ W Winthrop^ 3-11 W Virginia^ L South Florida^ L Florida State^ 3-12 L Louisiana Tech^ W Temple^ W North Carolina^ 3-26 W Butler L Butler W Miami-Ohio 4-01 W Kent State W Kent State 4-02 W Kent State L Kent State 4-05 W Detroit W Detroit 4-08 L Bowling Green W Bowling Green 4-09 W Bowling Green W Bowling Green 4-12 W Western Michigan W Western Michigan 4-15 L Miami-Ohio L Miami-Ohio 4-16 W Miami-Ohio W Miami-Ohio 4-19 L Central Michigan W Central Michigan 4-22 W Ohio W Ohio 4-23 W Ohio 4-29 W Bradley& W St. Louis& 4-30 L Akron& 5-03 W Western Michigan W Western Michigan 5-04 W Youngstown State W Youngstown State 5-06 W Ball State L Ball State 5-07 W Ball State L Ball State (9) 5-10 W Central Michigan L Central Michigan 5-11 L Michigan (9) L Michigan 5-13 L Toledo W Toledo 5-14 L Toledo (10) L Toledo ^ = Spring Trip, Florida & = Westerwinds Classic, Macomb, Ill.

1-3 3-4 0-1 13-0 12-0 5-1 5-3 2-0 0-1 4-7 0-7 6-3 4-1 1-0 4-5 3-2 1-0 2-0 4-0 3-6 2-0 2-0 4-5 4-2 9-8 7-3 4-2 4-1 2-5 2-4 3-2 4-3 0-11 2-1 1-0 2-1 5-3 2-0 10-0 7-9 3-2 4-3 2-0 5-1 1-0 1-3 3-0 1-2 8-2 0-5 0-1 0-3 0-1 1-0 3-4 3-5

1989 season Coach: Connie Miner 22-34 Overall; 11-17 MAC 3-04 L Florida State* 0-2 L Florida State* 1-5 3-05 W Virginia* 3-1 L Virginia 4-6 3-06 W East Carolina* 5-3 3-07 W Western Illinois* 3-2 W South Florida* 7-0 L South Florida* 5-6 3-08 L Temple* 1-2 L Temple* 0-8 3-10 L Akron+ 1-2 L NE Louisiana+ 1-9 3-11 L Arizona State+ 0-3 W South Carolina+ 1-0 3-13 W Missouri* 2-1 L Missouri* 0-7 3-14 L New Mexico* 1-4 L New Mexico* 1-2 3-28 L Ohio State 2-3 W Ohio State 6-3 3-31 L Toledo 1-2 L Toledo 0-10 4-01 W Toledo 3-2 L Toledo 2-5 4-04 W Western Michigan 9-2 L Western Michigan 3-5 4-07 L Bowling Green 2-3 W Bowling Green 2-0 4-08 W Bowling Green 8-2 W Bowling Green 1-0 4-11 L Central Michigan 0-1 W Central Michigan 2-1 4-12 L Western Michigan 4-5 L Western Michigan 2-3 4-14 L Ball State 1-11 L Ball State 0-1 4-15 L Ball State 0-2 L Ball State 0-2 4-19 W Michigan State 2-1 L Michigan State 0-1 4-21 L Ohio 0-4 W Ohio 9-3 4-22 W Ohio 16-1 W Ohio 4-2 5-02 L Central Michigan 1-3 L Central Michigan 4-5 5-06 L Akron! 1-6 W Detroit! 4-1 5-07 L Indiana! 2-6 W Detroit 4-1 5-09 L Michigan 0-1 W Michigan 2-1 5-12 L Kent State 5-8 W Kent State 2-0 5-13 W Kent State 4-0 L Kent State 0-3 * = Spring Trip, Florida + = South Florida Tournament, Tampa, Fla. ! = EMU Tournament

Angie Fielder• Class of 2001 •Second Team All-American

Angie Fielder closed out her three-year Eastern Michigan University career May 14, 1988, leaving a new chapter in the record books for softball. Fielder finished as the all-time leader in hits and stolen bases. She also left as the single-season leader in at-bats, hits, batting average and steals. She was named to the Mideast Regional Team and was honored as a second team All-American, the first EMU softball player so honored. In 1987 her career took off. She tied a then season-high batting average at .352 and stole 15 bases. The 1988 campaign marked the pinnacle of her career. Fielder batted a stellar .382, registering 73 hits and scored 33 times. Even more impressive was that she doubled the record for stolen bases in one season, recording 34 thefts.

Angie Fielder

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

Year-by-Year Results 1990 season Coach: Connie Miner 32-24 Overall; 17-10 MAC Mid-American Conference Runner-up 3-02 L Florida A&M@ 2-3 3-03 L Florida State@ 0-1 L Florida State@ 0-1 3-05 L South Florida@ 2-3 W South Florida@ 9-5 3-06 W Stetson@ 4-1 W Stetson@ 14-2 3-08 L Iowa@ 0-3 W Iowa@ 6-3 3-09 W Virginia (9)# 4-3 W Winthrop (8)# 4-3 L Iowa State# 0-3 3-10 L Michigan# 0-5 L Oklahoma# 7-9 W South Florida# 1-0 3-11 L Michigan# 3-8 3-12 L New Mexico@ 2-7 L New Mexico@ 3-7 3-21 L Detroit 2-4 W Detroit 6-0 3-30 W Northern Iowa& 13-5 L Creighton$ 1-8 3-31 W Illinois State$ 2-1 L DePaul$ 1-8 4-01 W Northern Illinois 9-2 4-03 L Central Michigan 0-1 W Central Michigan 2-0 4-06 W Toledo 6-0 W Toledo 3-2 4-07 W Toledo 6-2 L Toledo 0-7 4-09 W Michigan 7-4 W Michigan 5-2 4-13 W Ohio 10-0 W Ohio 5-3 4-14 W Ohio 5-3 W Ohio 2-0 4-17 W Western Michigan 5-4 W Western Michigan 3-0 4-20 W Ball State 10-0 4-21 W Ball State 5-1 W Ball State 1-0 4-24 L Central Michigan 1-2 W Central Michigan 7-4 4-27 W Miami-Ohio 4-2 L Miami-Ohio 2-4 4-28 L Miami-Ohio 1-2 W Miami-Ohio 4-0 5-01 W Michigan State 5-0 W Michigan State 4-1 5-05 L Kent State 0-3 L Kent State 3-8 5-08 L Western Michigan 3-8 L Western Michigan 0-1 5-11 L Bowling Green 1-2 W Bowling Green 3-1 @ = Spring Trip, Florida # = USF Classic, Tampa, Fla. $ = Creighton Tournament, Omaha, Neb.

1991 season Coach: Connie Miner 34-24 Overall; 17-15 MAC 3-01 L Fresno State% 0-8 L New Mexico% 5-7 L Arizona State% 3-5 3-02 L Arizona State% 2-9 W McNeese State% 5-2 3-04 W New Mexico 2-0 L New Mexico 3-4 3-07 W Illinois State^ 4-3 W Illinois State (9)^ 9-7 3-08 W Winthrop& 2-1 W Indiana& 7-4 W Detroit& 10-5 3-09 W Western Illinois& 3-1 L Florida State& 0-1 3-10 W Creighton& 4-3 L Iowa& 0-4 3-25 W Detroit 5-0 W Detroit 5-0 3-29 L Kent State 0-1 W Kent State 2-1 3-30 L Kent State 0-4 L Kent State (9) 3-4 4-02 L Western Michigan 0-1 L Western Michigan 1-2 4-05 W Ball State 4-0 W Ball State 5-2 4-06 W Ball State 7-2 W Ball State 7-1 4-12 L Toledo 4-5 L Toledo 4-6 4-13 W Toledo 2-1 W Toledo 6-2 4-16 L Central Michigan 2-5 W Central Michigan 4-3 4-19 W Furman* 8-0 4-20 L Florida State* 2-3 4-21 W East Carolina* 3-1 W North Carolina* 3-1 W SW Louisiana* 1-0 W NW Louisiana (15)* 2-1 4-24 L Michigan 0-1 W Michigan 2-0 4-26 W Ohio 1-0 W Ohio 7-0 4-27 W Ohio 1-0 W Ohio 2-0 4-30 L Western Michigan 2-6 W Western Michigan 5-4 5-03 L Bowling Green 0-2 W Bowling Green 2-1 5-04 L Bowling Green 1-2 W Bowling Green 2-1 5-07 L Central Michigan 0-3 W Central Michigan 5-3 5-10 W Miami-Ohio 4-2 L Miami-Ohio 0-1 5-11 L Miami-Ohio 1-2 L Miami-Ohio 1-7 % = New Mexico State Tournament, Las Cruces, N.M. ^ = Spring Game, Tampa, Fla. & = South Florida Tournament, Tampa, Fla. * = Frost Cutlery Tournament, Chattanooga, Tenn.

1992 season Coach: Connie Miner 27-26 Overall; 14-16 MAC 2-22 W North Carolina+ 1-0 W NC-Charlotte+ 8-2 W NC-Wilmington+ 3-0 2-27 L North Carolina 0-3 W North Carolina 6-4 2-28 W Winthrop (9) 4-3 L Winthrop 2-4 2-29 L East Carolina 1-4 L East Carolina (8) 1-2 3-13 L Indiana St. # 0-2 W Wisc.-Green Bay# 4-2 3-14 L Missouri# 4-9 3-15 W MO-Kansas City# 16-7 L Wisc.-Green Bay# 2-3 3-27 W Kent State* 1-0 L Kent State* 0-2 3-28 W Kent State* 1-0 L Kent State* 1-5 3-31 L Western Michigan* 2-3 W Western Michigan* 5-0 4-3 L Ball State* 4-5 W Ball State* 7-0 4-10 L Toledo* 0-4 L Toledo* 2-3 4-11 L Toledo* 4-5 L Toledo* 3-5 4-14 W Central Michigan* 2-1 L Central Michigan* 1-4 4-17 L Tenn. Tech@ 0-2 W Nicholls St.@ 2-1 W Samford@ 13-0 4-18 W NC-Charlotte@ forfeit W NE Louisiana@ 9-4 W Samford@ 1-0 4-19 L Louisiana Tech@ 1-4 4-24 L Ohio* 0-1 W Ohio* 11-1 4-25 W Ohio* 8-5 W Ohio* 4-0 4-28 W Western Michigan* 4-1 W Western Michigan* 7-4 4-29 L Michigan State 3-4 W Michigan State 7-6 5-1 L Bowling Green* 0-4 L Bowling Green* 1-2 5-2 L Bowling Green* 0-3 L Bowling Green* 0-11 5-5 L Central Michigan* 1-2 L Central Michigan* 2-3 5-8 W Miami* 1-0 W Miami* 6-2 5-9 W Miami* 3-2 W Miami* 3-2 += Wilmington, North Carolina Tournament #= Missouri Tournament @ = Frost Cutlery Tourney-Chattanooga *= Mid-American Conference game

Sara Seegers â&#x20AC;˘ Class of 2005 â&#x20AC;˘ First Team All-Mideast Region

Sara Seegers earned four varsity letters (1990-93) and was named first-team All-Mideast Region and first-team All-MAC in 1993. The 1995 graduate set six EMU single-season records in 1993, for games played (66), at bats (218), runs scored (47), hits (86), batting average (.394) and stolen bases (42). All of the records are still standing with the exception of batting average where she is ranked second all-time. The versatile catcher and outfielder is still among the leaders career statistics. She is ranked in stolen bases (second-72), batting average (third-.311), runs scored (fourth-94), and hits (seventh-172).

1993 season Coach: Connie Miner 33-33 Overall; 20-16 MAC 2-20 L North Carolina# W UNC-Greensboro# W UNC-Wilmington# 2-21 L Penn State# L North Carolina# 2-23 W North Carolina L North Carolina 2-27 L East Carolina@ L South Carolina@ 3-12 L Virginia$ L Oklahoma State$ W Iowa State$ 3-13 W South Florida$ W Robert Morris$ 3-26 L Northern Illinois% L Southwest Missouri% W Missouri-Kansas City% 3-27 W St. Louis% L Missouri% 3-28 W Indiana State% W Wisc.-Green Bay% 3-31 L Michigan State L Michigan State 4-3 W Evansville ^ W Kent ^ 4-4 L Ohio State ^ W Kent ^ L Ohio State ^ 4-6 W Toledo* L Toledo* 4-9 W Ohio* L Ohio* 4-10 W Ohio* W Ohio* 4-13 W Central Michigan* W Central Michigan* 4-16 L Kent State* L Kent State* 4-17 L Kent State* L Kent State* 4-20 L Western Michigan* W Western Michigan* 4-23 L Ball State* L Ball State* 4-24 L Ball State* W Ball State* 4-27 W Western Michigan* W Western Michigan* 4-30 W Akron* W Akron* 5-1 W Akron* W Akron* 5-4 L Toledo* W Toledo* 5-5 L Michigan L Michigan 5-7 L Miami* W Miami* 5-8 L Miami* W Miami* 5-11 W Central Michigan* L Central Michigan* 5-14 L Bowling Green* W Bowling Green* 5-15 W Bowling Green* L Bowling Green* #= at UNC-Wilmington Tournament % = at Missouri Tournament @ = at South Carolina Tournament $ = at South Florida Tournament ^= at Ohio State Tournament *= Mid-American Conference game

Sara Seegers

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

0-7 3-2 5-0 0-4 1-2 11-4 4-6 2-4 2-9 0-4 1-8 11-0 7-4 4-2 0-4 1-6 9-1 8-1 0-1 1-0 4-2 1-6 3-4 13-1 4-0 2-5 6-5 1-7 2-1 0-3 9-6 4-5 7-0 8-1 3-2 1-0 2-3 0-4 2-7 5-8 1-3 10-1 3-4 2-5 0-5 4-2 4-2 5-2 6-5 1-0 7-6 1-0 4-7 9-4 1-6 0-3 5-6 8-2 5-6 4-3 3-1 5-9 2-4 1-0 3-0 1-3

Year-by-Year Results 1994 Season Coach: Connie Miner 37-26 Overall; 17-17 MAC 2-19 W Georgia Tech# W South Carolina# 2-20 W Georgia Tech# W South Carolina# 2-21 L South Carolina# L South Carolina# 2-24 W North Carolina# L North Carolina# 2-25 W Campbell% L East Carolina% 2-26 W Penn State% W Radford% W Maryland-Baltimore% 3-18 W Iowa State$ W Eastern Illinois$ W Indiana$ 3-19 L Florida State$ W Louisiana Tech$ W Southwest Missouri St.$ 3-22 W Detroit W Detroit 3-25 L Creighton^ W Missouri-Kansas City^ 3-27 W Western Illinois^ L Missouri^ 3-30 W Michigan State L Michigan State 4-5 W Toledo* 4-8 W Ohio* L Ohio* 4-9 W Ohio* W Ohio* 4-13 L Michigan W Michigan 4-15 L Kent State* L Kent State* 4-16 W Kent State* L Kent State* 4-19 L Western Michigan* L Western Michigan* 4-22 W Ball State* W Ball State* 4-23 L Ball State* L Ball State* 4-26 W Western Michigan* W Western Michigan* 4-29 L Akron* L Akron* 4-30 W Akron* W Akron* 5-3 L Toledo* L Toledo* W Toledo* 5-6 W Miami* W Miami* 5-7 L Miami* 5-10 W Central Michigan* W Central Michigan* L Central Michigan* 5-13 L Bowling Green* W Bowling Green* 5-14 L Bowling Green* L Bowling Green* #= South Carolina Tournament % = East Carolina Tournament $= Florida State Tournament ^= Missouri Tournament *= Mid-Americna Conference game

9-2 5-4 7-1 2-1 1-5 3-4 6-4 1-2 2-1 0-2 1-0 13-0 8-1 1-0 10-9 10-0 0-1 3-2 1-2 12-2 9-1 0-3 8-2 5-2 0-5 2-0 0-1 3-1 5-1 1-2 6-5 8-3 1-2 2-0 1-3 0-9 3-0 5-6 1-2 7-8 1-0 1-0 5-7 0-5 6-1 4-2 3-4 2-6 9-6 6-4 1-5 1-4 2-0 9-1 9-1 4-5 5-4 4-1 2-6 0-1 2-0 3-7 0-5

1995 season Coach: Connie Miner 24-34 Overall; 15-20 MAC 2-17 W New Mexico State$ 5-3 W Utah State$ 4-2 2-18 L UNLV$ 3-6 L Arizona State$ 0-6 L UMass$ 1-0 2-19 W Purdue$ 9-7 2-23 L Arizona State% 3-6 L Hawaii% 2-3 W Hawaii% 3-2 2-24 L Cal-Poly% 0-2 2-25 W Tulsa% 5-0 2-26 L Iowa% 0-4 3-15 L Eastern Illinois# 2-3 W Easern Illinois# 6-2 3-17 L Princeton # 1-2 L Ohio State# 0-1 L Georgia State# 3-4 3-18 L Southern Illinois# 11-12 3-22 W Detroit 4-0 W Detroit 4-0 3-29 W Michigan State 4-3 3-31 L Ball State* 0-4 W Ball State* 2-0 4-1 L Ball State* 0-1 W Ball State* 3-2 4-7 L Toledo* 0-4 L Toledo* 0-8 4-8 L Toledo* 2-5 W Toledo* 9-3 4-11 W Western Michigan* 12-2 L Western Michigan* 1-4 4-14 L Ohio* 3-8 L Ohio* 1-7 4-15 L Ohio* 0-1 L Ohio* 1-3 4-21 W Miami* 7-2 W Miami* 11-1 4-22 W Miami* 6-1 W Miami* 4-2 4-25 W Central Michigan* 2-0 W Central Michigan* 5-0 L Central Michigan* 3-4 4-28 L Kent State* 1-2 L Kent State* 0-5 4-29 L Kent State* 1-2 W Kent State* 2-0 5-2 L Western Michigan* 0-2 W Western Michigan* 7-2 5-5 L Bowling Green* 2-3 W Bowling Green* 7-2 5-6 W Bowling Green* 3-2 L Bowling Green* 0-5 5-9 L Michigan 0-5 L Michigan 0-8 5-12 W Akron* 7-5 L Akron* 0-3 5-13 L Akron* 3-4 L Akron* 3-8 $= Coca Cola Softball Classic-Tempe, Ariz. % = Arizona State Classic- Tempe, Ariz. # = Lady Seminole Invitational-Tallahassee *= Mid-American Conference game

1996 season Coach: Connie Miner 25-32-2 Overall; 11-20 MAC 2-24 L Penn State# W Maryland# W St. Francis# 2-25 W Temple# L Illinois Chicago# 2-27 W North Carolina T North Carolina 2-28 W East Carolina L East Carolina 3-1 W Georgia Tech% L East Carolina% 3-2 W Wisconsin% W George Mason% 3-3 W Wisconsin% T East Carolina 3-14 W Western Illinois^ 3-15 W Southern Illinois^ L Ohio State^ 3-16 W Drake^ L Florida State^ 3-23 L Northern Illinois& L Purdue& 3-24 W Butler& W Butler& 3-29 W Ohio* W Ohio* 3-30 W Ohio* L Ohio* 4-2 W Western Michigan* W Western Michigan* 4-5 W Miami* W Miami* 6 W Miami* W Miami* 4-11 L Michigan State L Michigan State 4-12 L Toledo* 4-13 L Toledo* L Toledo* 4-16 L Akron* L Akron* 4-19 L Kent State* L Kent State* 4-20 L Kent State* L Kent State* 4-23 L Central Michigan* L Central Michigan* 4-26 L Ball State* W Ball State* 4-27 L Ball State* L Ball State* 5-3 L Bowling Green* L Bowling Green* 5-4 L Bowling Green* L Bowling Green* 5-7 L Western Michigan* W Western Michigan* 5-8 L Michigan L Michigan # = North Carolina Tournament % = East Carolina Tournament ^ = Florida State Tournament & = Purdue Tournament * = Mid-American Conference game

0-7 2-0 11-3 5-0 0-3 8-3 4-4 5-2 3-4 3-1 0-1 11-1 6-3 6-0 4-4 6-2 4-1 0-9 8-7 0-7 1-2 3-4 4-1 6-1 3-0 5-1 2-1 2-6 6-2 5-1 9-0 9-0 13-1 12-1 0-4 4-8 0-1 1-3 1-5 1-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 0-2 1-2 3-5 2-4 8-2 4-5 2-7 0-1 2-3 3-4 0-3 0-1 7-2 0-6 0-7

1997 season Coach: Nancy Oestrike 11-39 Overall; 4-28 MAC 2-21 L Campbell# 3-8 L UNC-Charlotte# 0-2 2-22 W Temple# 6-0 L Robert Morris# 1-3 2-25 L North Carolina 0-7 W North Carolina 4-0 2-26 L East Carolina 2-5 W East Carolina 3-1 2-28 L Maryland-Baltimore% 1-6 3-1 W UNC-Wilmington% 6-2 W East Carolina% 4-0 L Canisius% 4-5 3-13 W Western Illinois (at FSU) 6-3 3-14 L UConn^ 2-3 L Wisconsin^ 2-8 W Bradley^ 8-3 3-15 L Tennessee-Chattanooga^ 4-9 L Florida State 1-5 3-28 L Ohio* 3-4 L Ohio* 0-2 3-29 L Ohio* 2-7 L Ohio* 11-12 4-1 L Western Michigan* 0-1 L Western Michigan* 1-4 4-4 W Miami* 4-2 W Miami* 14-4 4-5 L Miami* 0-10 W Miami* 9-5 4-11 L Toledo* 0-5 L Toledo* 3-4 4-12 L Toledo* 1-5 L Toledo* 4-8 4-15 L Akron* 2-3 L Akron* 3-4 4-18 L Kent State* 4-7 W Kent State* 2-0 4-19 L Kent State* 0-3 L Kent State* 5-6 4-22 L Central Michigan* 0-1 L Central Michigan* 1-2 4-25 L Ball State* 0-5 L Ball State* 2-3 4-26 L Ball State* 0-3 L Ball State* 0-3 4-29 L Western Michigan* 0-7 L Western Michigan* 1-3 5-2 L Bowling Green* 0-9 L Bowling Green* 3-9 5-3 L Bowling Green* 2-6 L Bowling Green* 2-4 # =Triangle Classic Tournament % = East Carolina Tournament ^= Florida State Tournament *= Mid-American Conference game

Marci Kelley• Class of 2008 • All Mid-East Region Second Team Marci Kelley was a three-year letterwinner and closed out her career as one of the top pitchers in EMU history. She holds EMU career records for wins (58), games pitched (129), complete games (94), innings pitched (780), strikeouts (484) and is sixth in ERA (1.71). She also holds single-season records for games pitched (50 in 1994), games started (43 in 1994), complete games (39 in 1994) and wins (28 in 1994). Kelley garnered All-American second team honors in 1995. She then went on to enjoy an outstanding post-graduate career as a softball player for Daly’s Restaurant, earning All-American honors in 1997. She helped lead Daly’s to a runner-up finish in the national tournament in 1995 and 1997. The team placed third in 1996. She also played in the Women’s Fastpitch League for the Virginia Roadsters in 1997.

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

Marci Kelley

Year-by-Year Results 1998 Season Coach: Nancy Oestrike 12-45 Overall; 6-22 MAC 2-20 L vs. Santa Clara# 1-3 L vs. San Diego State# 3-5 2-21 L vs. Long Beach State# 1-7 L vs. Stanford# 0-4 (6) L vs. UCLA# 0-3 2-24 L at Loyola-Marymont 1-3 L at Loyola-Marymont 3-4 2-25 L at UC-Santa Barbara 2-3 (11) L at UC-Santa Barbara 2-5 2-26 L vs. Virginia$ 1-4 W vs. Cal State Fullerton$ 6-5 2-27 L vs. Long Beach State$ 0-6 W vs. San Jose State$ 8-5 2-28 L vs. San Diego State$ 0-7 L vs. Stanford$ 0-13 3-6 L at Dayton 2-5 L at Dayton 6-7 3-12 W at Florida A&M 3-2 (14) W at Florida A&M 8-4 3-13 L vs. LSU% 0-4 L vs. Penn State% 0-8 (5) L vs. Florida State% 2-4 3-14 L vs. Northern Iowa% 1-9 (6) L vs. Robert Morris% 1-2 3-27 L WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4-5 W WESTERN MICHIGAN* 9-7 3-28 L NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 0-1 L NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1-2 4-3 L at Ball State* 0-2 L at Ball State* 2-8 4-4 L at Toledo* 1-3 W at Toledo* 7-0 4-8 W DETROIT 4-3 W DETROIT 4-3 4-10 W TOLEDO* 6-2 W TOLEDO* 9-1 4-11 L BALL STATE* 0-2 L BALL STATE* 0-13 4-14 L at Central Michigan* 3-8 L at Central Michigan* 1-2 4-17 L KENT* 3-11 (6) L KENT* 4-9 4-18 L AKRON* 3-7 L AKRON* 1-3 4-21 L CMU* 0-2 L CMU* 0-8 (5) 4-24 W at Miami* 3-2 L at Miami* 2-9 4-25 L at Bowling Green* 1-2 L at Bowling Green* 2-4 4-28 L at Michigan State 0-4 L at Michigan State 0-4 5-1 W at Western Michigan* 4-0 L at Western Michigan* 1-2 5-2 L at Northern Illinois* 0-4 L at Northern Illinois* 1-4 (5) 5-5 L at Michigan 3-4 (8) #= Campbell/Cartier Tournament $ = Cal State Fullerton Tournament % = Florida State Tournament *= Mid-American Conference game

1999 Season Coach: Nancy Oestrike 31-26 Overall: 16-12 MAC 2-26 W vs Morgan State # W vs Canisius # 2-27 W vs Towson State # 2-28 L vs Delaware # 3-1 L at East Carolina 3-1 W at East Carolina 3-4 L at Virginia 3-4 L at Virginia 3-5 W at Virginia % L vs North Carolina % 3-6 L vs Princeton % W vs Cleveland State % 3-24 W DAYTON L DAYTON 3-27 W at Eastern Kentucky @ L vs Morehead State @ W vs Morehead State @ 3-28 W at Eastern Kentucky @ L vs Morehead State @ 3-31 L MICHIGAN L MICHIGAN 4-2 W at Ball State* W at Ball State* 4-3 W at Toledo* L at Toledo* 4-5 W NOTRE DAME L NOTRE DAME 4-9 W BOWLING GREEN* 4-10 W MIAMI* L MIAMI* 4-14 L MICHIGAN STATE 4-17 W at Northern Illinois* L at Northern Illinois* 4-18 W at Western Michigan* W at Western Michigan* 4-20 L CENTRAL MICHIGAN* L CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 4-23 L at Marshall* L at Marshall* 4-24 L at Ohio* W at Ohio* 4-27 L at Central Michigan* W at Central Michigan* 4-30 W WESTERN MICHIGAN* W WESTERN MICHIGAN* 5-1 L NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 5-4 W at Detroit W at Detroit 5-7 W BALL STATE* L BALL STATE* 5-8 W TOLEDO* W TOLEDO* 5-13 W vs Bowling Green $ W at Northern Illinois $ 5-14 L vs Central Michigan $ 5-15 L at Northern Illinois $ # = East Carolina Tournament % = Virginia Tournament @ = Eastern Kentucky Tournament * = Mid-American Conference game $ = MAC Tournament game

12-1 10-2 6-5 0-1 4-6 3-0 2-5 1-3 6-3 3-5 0-1 8-4 1-0 1-3 4-0 1-5 3-0 3-0 2-3 1-12 2-11 6-2 3-1 3-1 3-5 5-4 2-8 6-1 6-5 0-3 0-2 7-2 0-2 1-0 2-1 2-3 2-9 3-4 0-7 2-9 6-3 0-9 4-3 4-2 4-3 0-1 2-1 4-1 6-3 5-2 2-3 6-5 6-4 1-0 4-2 0-3 0-3

2000 season Coach: Nancy Oestrike 19-29 Overall: 6-15 MAC 2-25 W vs St. Bonaventure # 7-0 W vs Villanova # 4-3 2-26 L vs Florida State # 1-4 2-26 L vs. Furman # 0-3 2-27 W vs. Florida Atlantic # 5-3 L vs. St. Bonaventure # 2-4 2-28 W vs. Villanova # 3-2 W vs. Furman # 5-0 3-1 W at Florida Atlantic 4-3 L at Florida Atlantic 0-3 3-3 L vs. Wichita State @ 4-6 W vs. Bowling Green @ 6-3 3-4 W vs. Robert Morris @ 12-2 L vs. Florida International @ 0-3 3-5 L vs. Arkansas @ 1-6 3-22 W OAKLAND 4-1 W OAKLAND 5-0 3-25 W vs. Butler $ 9-1 L vs Dayton $ 2-8 3-26 L vs. Cleveland State $ 2-4 L vs. Cleveland State $ 3-4 3-29 L at Notre Dame 2-5 3-31 L at Toledo* 2-3 4-1 L at Toledo* 1-2 W at Toledo* 2-0 4-5 L at Michigan State 0-4 4-7 W OHIO* 8-4 4-12 W DETROIT 6-2 W DETROIT 3-1 4-14 W at Western Michigan* 3-0 4-15 L at Western Michigan* 5-6 L at Western Michigan* 2-3 4-18 W CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 2-1 L CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 1-3 4-21 L NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1-4 4-22 L NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 2-8 L NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1-7 4-26 W at Central Michigan* 3-2 L at Central Michigan* 4-5 4-28 L BALL STATE* 0-4 4-29 L BALL STATE* 1-4 W BALL STATE* 5-4 5-2 L at Michigan 0-4 L at Michigan 0-8 5-5 L at Akron* 3-7 L at Akron* 4-5 5-6 L at Kent State* 2-4 L at Kent State* 8-12 # = Florida Atlantic Tournament @ = Florida International Tournament $ = University of Dayton Tournament *= Mid-American Conference game

2001 season Coach: Nancy Oestrike 15-34 Overall: 8-16 MAC 3-2 L vs UMKC @ L Georgia State @ L vs Georgia Tech @ 3-4 L vs UMKC @ W vs UMKC @ 3-5 L vs Campbell L vs Campbell 3-6 L at Georgia Tech L at Georgia Tech 3-7 L at Mercer W at Mercer 3-9 L vs Furman # W vs Saint Louis # 3-10 W vs Mercer # L vs Mercer # 3-20 l at Detroit Titans W at Detroit Titans 3-23 W at Miami * L at Miami * 3-24 L at Miami * 3-30 L at Ball State * 3-31 L at Ball State * L at Ball State * 4-4 L at Ohio State L at Ohio State 4-6 L MARSHALL * W MARSHALL * 4-7 W OHIO * L OHIO * 4-10 W at Oakland L at Oakland 4-11 W MICHIGAN STATE 4-13 W WESTERN MICHIGAN * 4-14 W WESTERN MICHIGAN * L WESTERN MICHIGAN * 4-20 L NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 4-21 W NORTHERN ILLINOIS * L NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 4-24 L at Akron * L at Akron * 4-27 W TOLEDO * 4-28 W TOLEDO * L TOLEDO * 5-2 L MICHIGAN L MICHIGAN 5-4 L at Central Michigan * 5-5 L at Central Michigan * L at Central Michigan * @ = Georgia State Invitational; # = Georgia State Classic; * = Mid-American Conference game

Melissa Drouillard • Class of 2004 • 1996 MAC Player of the Year

Melissa Drouillard finished her softball career as the 1996 Mid-American Conference Softball Player of the Year, becoming the first EMU player to receive the award. The Grosse Pointe, Mich. native recorded a .412 average to lead the MAC by more than 50 points while leading the league with 51 RBI and tied for the lead with 32 runs scored. In addition, Drouillard ranked second in the MAC in doubles (17) and home runs (10). Drouillard ended her career as Eastern’s all-time leader in hits (218), RBI (124), batting average (.322), doubles (43) and home runs (19). She currently ranks second in three career categories: at bats (678), runs (96) and triples (14). During her outstanding career, Drouillard also set the single-season records for RBI (51), batting average (.412), doubles (17) and home runs (10). During the 1995 summer she was a third team All-America selection and was named to the second team All-Region after an outstanding sophomore year. She also played for the Livonia Daly’s Class-A summer travel team. Drouillard excelled in the field, at the plate and on the pitcher’s circle. She is second all-time in appearances (40), games started (38) and complete games (33). She also ranks third all-time with 18 wins during her career.

Melissa Drouillard

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

4-5 1-9 0-3 0-2 6-4 10-11 2-10 0-8 2-3 0-1 6-1 3-6 3-0 10-9 3-6 1-2 10-5 5-1 0-1 3-9 0-2 2-5 0-8 0-8 1-4 0-6 9-3 3-2 3-4 4-1 2-4 6-2 3-2 7-6 0-1 1-2 6-0 3-4 0-9 1-2 2-1 3-1 0-1 0-8 6-7 1-3 0-2 0-2

Year-by-Year Results 2002 season Coach: Nancy Oestrike 18-28 Overall; 9-15 MAC 2-22 W vs. Drake ! L vs. Arizona ! 2-23 L vs. Cal State Northridge ! L vs. Northern Iowa ! 2-24 W vs. San Jose State ! 2-26 L at Arizona State L at Arizona State 2-27 L at Arizona 3-1 L vs. Evansville # W vs. Long Beach # 3-2 L vs. Arizona # 3-3 L vs. Hawaii # 3-13 W at Dayton W at Dayton 3-23 W at Western Michigan* L at Western Michigan* 3-24 L at Western Michigan* 3-29 W MIAMI* 3-30 L MIAMI* W MIAMI* 4-4 L at Michigan State 4-6 W at Marshall* L at Marshall* 4-7 W at Ohio* L at Ohio* 4-9 W OAKLAND W OAKLAND 4-11 W DETROIT W DETROIT 4-13 L BALL STATE* L BALL STATE* L BALL STATE* 4-17 L AKRON* W AKRON* 4-19 W at Northern Illinois* 4-20 L at Northern Illinois* L at Northern Illinois* 4-26 L CENTRAL MICHIGAN* L CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 4-27 L CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 5-2 L at Michigan L at Michigan 5-4 W at Toledo* L at Toledo* 5-5 W at Toledo* ! = Wildcat Invitational #= Hillenbrand Invitational *= Mid-American Conference game

6-0 0-11 1-3 1-2 3-1 1-9 2-11 0-10 1-5 6-5 3-6 3-7 4-3 3-0 1-0 1-7 0-1 2-1 0-1 5-1 0-2 3-2 1-3 3-2 1-2 1-0 6-3 2-1 1-0 0-2 1-4 2-3 2-5 5-4 5-3 0-8 0-5 0-1 0-8 0-3 3-6 1-11 2-0 0-1 7-0

2003 season Coach: Karen Baird 6-38 Overall; 4-17 MAC 2-28 W at Texas A&M-CC ! L vs. Wichita State ! 3-1 L vs. Texas Tech ! L vs. New Mexico ! 3-2 L vs. Baylor ! 3-4 L at Texas A&M-CC L at Texas A&M-CC 3-5 L at Southwest Texas St. L at Southwest Texas St. 3-6 L at Texas L at Texas 3-7 L at Texas San-Antonio 3-15 W at Indiana L at Indiana 3-23 L KENT STATE* W KENT STATE* 3-24 L KENT STATE* 3-26 L MARSHALL* L MARSHALL* 3-27 L DAYTON L DAYTON 3-29 L at Ball State* L at Ball State* 3-30 L at Ball State* 4-2 L MICHIGAN STATE 4-12 L at IPFW L at IPFW 4-13 W NORTHERN ILLINOIS* L NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 4-15 L at Michigan L at Michigan 4-16 W TOLEDO* L TOLEDO* 4-18 L W. MICHIGAN* L W. MICHIGAN* 4-19 W W. MICHIGAN* 4-25 L at Central Michigan* 4-26 L at Central Michigan* L at Central Michigan* 4-29 L at Michigan L at Michigan 5-2 L at Bowling Green* 5-3 L at Bowling Green* L at Bowling Green* ! = Islander Invitational *= Mid-American Conference game

2-0 1-4 2-3 4-7 2-12 0-10 1-3 0-11 2-7 0-8 1-7 3-12 3-2 4-5 0-8 9-7 0-8 0-11 5-7 2-4 3-5 0-9 2-9 3-4 1-8 1-6 5-6 4-0 0-8 2-5 2-10 8-4 1-6 2-5 1-6 5-2 2-6 0-1 4-7 0-6 2-12 1-5 1-5 2-4

2004 season Coach: Karen Baird 19-30 Overall: 8-16 MAC 2-20 W vs Long Island @ L at Florida Atlantic @ 2-21 W vs Rutgers @ L vs Michigan @ 2-22 L vs Rutgers (11) @ 2-23 L at Florida Atlantic L at Florida Atlantic 3-5 L at Marshall # W vs Pittsburgh # 3-6 W vs Cleveland State # 3-7 W vs Cleveland State # 3-7 L at Marshall # 3-13 W at IUPUI L at IUPUI 3-14 W at Butler W at Butler 3-20 L at Notre Dame L at Notre Dame 3-27 L at Northern Illinois* W at Northern Illinois* 3-28 L at Northern Illinois* 4-3 L BALL STATE* L BALL STATE* 4-4 W BALL STATE* 4-6 W at Detroit W at Detroit 4-9 L at Miami * L at Miami * 4-10 L at Miami* 4-14 L MICHIGAN L MICHIGAN 4-17 L at Western Michigan * W at Western Michigan * 4-18 L at Western Michigan * 4-24 L CENTRAL MICHIGAN * L CENTRAL MICHIGAN * 4-25 L CENTRAL MICHIGAN * 4-28 L at Michigan State 5-1 W BOWLING GREEN * 5-2 L BOWLING GREEN * W BOWLING GREEN * 5-5 W OHIO * W OHIO * 5-8 L AKRON * L AKRON * 5-9 L at Toledo * W at Toledo * 5-10 L #2 FLORIDA STATE W #2 FLORIDA STATE

6-2 2-5 3-1 0-5 6-8 0-2 0-3 3-5 7-4 12-1 5-2 2-5 3-1 3-7 4-3 3-0 0-2 1-9 4-5 4-0 2-4 1-2 3-8 10-0 6-4 12-0 1-2 6-7 2-7 0-5 0-5 1-9 3-1 6-10 1-8 0-7 3-9 1-5 3-2 5-9 6-0 2-1 9-2 0-5 1-2 1-2 4-1 0-2 6-5

2005 season Coach: Karen Baird 17-24 Overall: 11-12 MAC 3-2 L at Arizona State L at Arizona State 3-4 L at #1 Arizona 3-5 L at #1 Arizona 3-18 L at Ohio State @ 3-19 W vs Ball State @ 3-20 L vs. Notre Dame @ 3-26 W vs. Toledo* W vs. Toledo* 3-28 W vs. IPFW W vs. IPFW 3-30 W vs. Buffalo* L vs. Buffalo* 4-2 L vs. Central Michigan* L vs. Central Michigan* 4-3 L vs. Central Michigan* 4-5 L at Notre Dame L at Notre Dame 4-6 W vs. Michigan State 4-9 W vs. Northern Illinois* W vs. Northern Illinois* 4-10 L vs. Northern Illinois* 4-13 W vs. Toledo* 4-16 L at Bowling Green* L at Bowling Green* 4-17 W at Bowling Green* 4-19 L at Michigan L at Michigan 4-22 L at Ball State* 4-27 W vs. Kent State* W vs. Kent State* 4-30 L at Marshall* 5-1 L at Marshall* L at Marshall* 5-4 W at Oakland W at Oakland 5-7 W vs. Western Michigan* W vs. Western Michigan* 5-8 L vs. Western Michigan* 5-11 L vs. #2 Central Michigan& 5-12 L vs. #6 Bowling Green&

2-1 6-2 15-0 3-2 12-7 3-2 4-1 4-3 3-2 11-1 10-3 3-1 9-0 1-0 7-1 2-1 1-0 7-5 4-3 2-1 2-0 7-1 5-1 4-1 8-0 2-0 5-1 14-2 2-1 2-1 3-2 1-0 2-1 7-3 6-3 9-0 6-5 3-0 1-0 4-1 2-1

@ = Buckeye Invitational & = MAC Tournament game * = Mid-American Conference game

@ = Florida Atlantic Tournament # = Marshall Tournament * = Mid-American Conference game

Varsity Field has been the home of the Eagles since the 1980s. The stadium has a renovated press box (1998) and includes a large bleacher seating area that can accommodate more than 500 fans. In 2007, a turf outdoor cage and new equipment room were added. The Eagles also have a new locker room with 25 lockers and a storage area at Varsity Field, added after the 2008 season.

Stacie Skodinski recorded the highest single-season batting average in EMU history in 2009 at a .425 (51-of-120) clip. She also led the MAC in slugging percent (.767), tallying 22 extra base hits, the second-most by an Eagle in 2009

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

Year-by-Year Results 2006 season Coach: Karen Baird 28-28 Overall: 14-8 MAC 2-17 L vs. #11 Washington! L vs. #25 LSU! 2-18 W vs. Western Kentucky! W vs. Mississippi Valley! 2-19 L vs. #11 Washington! 2-24 L vs. Austin Peay State @ W vs. Boston University @ 2-27 W at Mercer 2-28 L at Kennesaw State L at Kennesaw State 3-1 L at #11 Georgia L at #11 Georgia 3-3 W vs. Dartmouth# L vs. Syracuse# 3-4 L vs. Minnesota# L vs. Winthrop# 3-10 L vs. Portland State$ W vs. Kansas$ 3-11 L vs. Minnesota$ L vs. Kansas$ 3-24 L vs. #12 Michigan% 3-25 W vs. Middle Tennessee% W vs. Toledo% 3-26 W vs. #21 Louisville% 3-28 W at Michigan State 3-29 W DETROIT W DETROIT 3-31 L WESTERN MICHIGAN* W WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4-1 W NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 4-2 W NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 4-4 L at Notre Dame L at Notre Dame 4-7 L at Kent State* W at Kent State* 4-8 W at Buffalo* 4-9 W at Buffalo* 4-14 L at Central Michigan* 4-15 L at Central Michigan* 4-21 W at Toledo* W at Toledo* 4-22 L at Bowling Green* 4-23 L at Bowling Green* 4-28 L MIAMI* W MIAMI* 4-29 W BALL STATE* 4-30 W BALL STATE* 5-3 L at #13 Michigan 5-5 L OHIO* W OHIO* 5-6 W AKRON* 5-7 W AKRON* 5-11 W vs. Central Michigan& L vs. Western Michigan& 5-12 W vs. Northen Illinois& L vs. Kent State& * = Mid-American Conference game ! = Tiger Classic @ = Mercer Invitational # = Georgia Tech Buzz Classic $ = Kansas Jayhawk Classic % = Louisville Tournament & = MAC Tournament

9-0 5-0 5-1 10-2 1-0 6-1 3-2 4-1 2-0 8-0 5-0 3-2 4-3 5-0 3-1 7-4 7-3 1-0 3-2 2-1 1-0 4-2 4-3 3-2 2-0 3-2 14-9 4-0 6-5 5-3 5-3 2-0 1-0 5-1 3-2 9-1 8-5 2-1 3-2 15-3 11-3 2-1 3-2 2-0 6-0 3-1 4-0 4-2 4-3 2-0 2-1 4-0 6-0 5-2 8-5 2-0

2007 Season Coach: Karen Baird 27-22 Overall; 13-5 MAC

2008 Season Coach: Karen Baird 15-30 Overall; 6-12 MAC

2-23 L vs. UAB! 5-0 L vs. South Florida! 3-2 2-24 L vs. Drake! 7-6 L at South Florida! 8-0 2-25 W vs. Drake! 1-0 2-26 L at Florida 4-0 L at Florida 9-1 2-27 L at South Florida 8-0 L at South Florida 7-6 3-1 L at Central Florida 4-2 L at Central Florida 7-4 3-2 L vs. Villanova@ 8-6 W vs. South Alabama@ 6-5 3-4 W vs. Virginia Tech@ 6-1 3-17 W at Louisville 4-2 L at Louisville 3-2 3-23 L at Indiana# 3-1 3-24 W vs. Buffalo# 8-6 3-24 L vs. Illinois-Chicago# 7-1 W at Indiana 3-2 3-25 W vs. Illinois-Chicago# 8-5 3-30 L at Northern Illinois* 5-4 W at Northern Illinois* 5-0 3-31 W at Western Michigan* 10-0 4-1 W at Western Michigan* 9-2 4-10 W at Notre Dame 2-1 4-13 L vs. Central Michigan 7-2 W vs. Central Michigan 9-1 4-17 W vs. Oakland 9-0 W vs. Oakland 6-1 4-20 W vs. Bowling Green* 1-0 W vs. Bowling Green* 2-1 4-21 W vs. Toledo* 7-1 4-22 W vs. Toledo* 6-8 4-27 W at Ball State* 7-1 W at Ball State* 6-3 4-28 L at Miami* 1-0 4-29 L at Miami* 3-1 5-1 L at Michigan 3-0 5-4 W at Akron* 12-0 W at Akron* 1-0 5-5 W at Ohio* 5-1 5-6 W at Ohio* 6-1 5-9 W vs. Ohio$ 8-3 5-10 W vs. Bowling Green$ 7-3 5-11 W vs. Ohio$ 8-3 5-12 W vs. Central Michigan$ 6-5 5-18 L at Michigan^ 3-0 5-19 L vs. Oregon State^ 6-1 * = Mid-American Conference game != USF “The Game” Tournament @ = Altamonte Springs Tournament # = Indiana University Classic $ = MAC Tournament ^ = NCAA Regional Tournament

2-15 2-16 2-17 2-25 2-26 2-27 2-28 2-29 2-29 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-21 3-21 4-2 4-5 4-6 4-8 4-9 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-16 4-18 4-19 4-20 4-25 4-26 4-27 4-30 5-2 5-3 5-4

W W W L L L L L L L W L L W L L W L W L L L W L L L L L W L L L W W W L L W L W L W L L L

2009 Season Coach: Karen Baird 22-30 Overall; 8-14 MAC

vs. Bucknell at Longwood # vs. Bucknell # vs. Morehead State # vs. Pittsburgh # at Fresno State at Fresno State at UC Riverside at UC Riverside at San Diego at San Diego at #20 SDSU vs. James Madison! vs. San Diego! vs. #8 UCLA! at #20 SDSU! vs. St. Peter’s! at #21 Ohio State vs. Bowling Green at Michigan State at Central Michigan* at Central Michigan* vs. Cleveland State vs. Cleveland State at Notre Dame at Notre Dame at Bowling Green* at Bowling Green* at Toledo* at Toledo* at #6 Michigan vs. Akron* vs. Akron* vs. Ohio* vs. Ohio* at Ball State* at Ball State* at Miami* at Miami* at Oakland at Oakland at Buffalo* at Buffalo* at Kent State* at Kent State*

*= Mid-American Conference game # = Longwood Lead-off Classic ! = Aztec Invitational

12-7 2-1 1-0 0-2 0-2 0-11 3-11 2-6 0-1 0-5 10-3 0-3 1-6 1-0 0-8 3-4 5-0 1-2 12-4 2-4 0-2 5-9 3-1 1-5 1-10 1-5 0-3 4-9 11-1 3-5 0-11 3-7 7-1 8-0 3-2 0-7 4-5 2-1 2-9 2-0 5-7 4-3 2-6 0-8 1-4

2-20 2-21 2-22 2-24 2-25 2-27 2-28 3-1 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-20 3-21 3-22 3-24 3-27 3-28 4-1 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-11 4-12 4-15 4-17 4-18 4-24 4-25 4-26 4-29 5-1 5-2 5-3

W L W W L L L L L L L W W L W W L L W W L L W L L W L L L W W L L L L W W L L L W L L L L W W W W W W L

vs. Albany # at South Florida # vs. Florida A&M # vs. #22 Louisville # at Florida Gulf Coast at Florida Gulf Coast vs. Bethune-Cookman at Central Florida vs. Villanova ! vs. Maine ! vs. Syracuse ! vs. Tennessee State ! vs. Stony Brook ! at #17 Louisville $ vs. Minnesota $ vs. Illinois-Chicago $ vs. #22 Ohio State $ vs. #22 Ohio State $ vs. Harvard & vs. Toledo & at Radford & vs. Harvard & vs. Toledo & at Wright State at Wright State vs. Miami* vs. Miami* vs. Ball State* vs. Ball State* vs. IPFW vs. IPFW at Ohio* at Ohio* at Akron* at Akron* vs. Central Michigan* vs. Central Michigan* at #8 Michigan vs. Kent State* vs. Kent State* vs. Buffalo* vs. Buffalo* at Western Michigan* at Western Michigan* at Northern Illinois* at Northern Illinois* at Detroit at Detroit vs. Toledo* vs. Toledo* vs. Bowling Green* vs. Bowling Green*

8-0 0-5 6-4 3-2 6-9 2-3 1-3 4-5 1-5 2-10 3-6 10-9 6-1 2-3 5-2 8-4 0-11 3-11 5-1 3-0 3-11 6-10 5-1 1-5 7-8 4-1 1-4 0-6 2-3 2-1 10-2 2-4 0-9 4-7 2-3 3-2 6-5 0-9 4-5 2-11 10-1 2-6 5-10 2-3 4-5 9-8 5-2 12-2 7-0 4-3 8-7 3-6

*= Mid-American Conference game # = USF The Game Tournament ! = UCF Invitational $ - Courtyard by Marriott Cardinal Tourney & - HIghlander Classic

The 2007 team became the first team in the history of the program to win the Mid-American Conference Tournament and West Division titles. With the tournament win, the Eagles made their first NCAA appearance, falling to Oregon State and Michigan at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Senior Lauren Clark was named the MAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, becoming the first player to repeat as the top player in the conference.

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

All-Time vs. Opponents School Record Last Time Adelphi 1-1 L, 0-1; 3-22-84 Akron 13-24 L, 2-3; 4-5-09 Albany 1-0 W, 8-0; 2-20-09 Arizona 0-5 L, 2-3; 3-5-05 Arizona State 0-10 L, 2-6; 3-2-05 Arkansas 0-1 L, 1-6; 3-5-00 Austin Peay 0-1 L, 1-6; 2-24-06 Ball State 34-49 L, 2-3; 3-28-09 Baylor 0-1 L, 2-12; 3-2-03 Bethune-Cook 0-1 L, 1-3; 2-24-09 Boston U. 1-0 W, 3-2; 2-24-06 Bowling Green 32-47 L, 3-6; 5-3-09 Bradley 3-4 W, 8-3; 3-14-97 Bucknell 2-0 W, 1-0; 2-16-08 Buffalo 6-3 L, 2-6; 4-18-09 Butler 8-1 W, 3-0; 3-14-04 CS Fullerton 1-0 W, 6-5; 2-26-98 Cal-Poly 0-1 L, 0-2; 2-24-95 CS Northridge 0-1 L, 1-3; 2-24-02 Campbell 1-3 L, 2-10; 3-5-01 Canisius 1-1 W, 10-2; 2-26-99 Central Florida 0-3 L, 4-5; 2-25-09 Central Michigan 28-60-1 W, 6-5; 4-12-09 Cleveland State 4-3 L, 1-5; 4-8-08 Colgate 1-0 W, 8-2; 3-18-85 Connecticut 0-1 L, 2-3; 3-14-97 Creighton 1-2 L, 0-3; 3-25-94 Dartmouth 1-0 W, 4-3; 3-3-06 Dayton 3-6 L, 3-5; 3-27-03 Delaware 0-1 L, 0-1; 2-28-99 DePaul 0-1 L, 1-8; 3-31-90 Detroit 39-6 W, 12-2; 4-29-09 Drake 3-1 W, 1-0; 2-25-07 East Carolina 6-9 W, 3-0; 3-1-99 E. Stroudsburgh 1-0 W, 2-1; 3-21-81 Eastern Illinois 3-2 W, 6-2; 3-15-95 Eastern Kentucky 2-0 W, 3-0; 3-28-99 Evansville 2-1 L, 1-5; 3-1-02 Fairleigh D. 1-0 W, 4-0; 3-19-81 Ferris State 2-2 W, 7-0; 4-15-87 Florida 0-2 L, 9-1; 2-26-07 Florida A&M 3-1 W, 6-4; 2-21-98 Florida Atlantic 2-4 L, 0-3; 2-23-04 Florida Int. 0-1 L, 0-3; 3-4-00 Florida GC 0-2 L, 2-3; 2-24-09 Florida State 1-16 W, 6-5; 5-10-04 Francis Marion 1-0 W, 5-0; 3-2-82 Fresno State 0-3 L, 3-11; 2-25-08 Furman 2-3 L, 3-6; 3-9-01 George Mason 1-0 W, 6-3; 3-2-96 Georgia 0-2 L, 2-3; 3-1-06 Georgia Southern First Meeting Georgia State 1-2 L, 1-9; 3-2-01 Georgia Tech 3-3 L, 2-3; 3-6-01 Glassboro 2-0 W, 7-1; 3-21-85 Grand Valley 2-0 W, 1-0; 4-14-82 Harvard 1-0 W, 5-1; 3-20-09 Hawaii 1-2 L, 3-7; 3-3-02 Illinois State 5-0 W, 9-7; 3-7-91 Illinois-Chicago 2-2 W, 8-4; 3-14-09 Indiana 4-4 W, 3-2; 3-24-07 Indiana State 3-1 W, 1-0; 3-28-93

School Record Last Time Iowa 1-3 L, 0-4; 2-26-95 Iowa State 2-3 W, 1-0; 3-18-94 IPFW 4-2 W, 10-2; 4-1-09 Ithaca 2-0 W, 6-2; 3-4-82 IUPUI 1-1 L, 3-7; 3-13-04 James Madison 0-1 L, 1-6; 2-29-08 Kansas 1-1 L, 1-2; 3-11-06 Kennesaw State 0-2 L, 0-8; 2-28-06 Kent State 27-40 L, 2-11; 4-17-09 Liberty Baptist 1-0 W, 3-0; 3-20-81 Long Beach 1-2 W, 6-5; 3-1-02 Long Island 1-0 W, 6-2; 2-20-04 Longwood 1-0 W, 2-1; 2-15-08 Louisiana Tech 1-4 W, 3-2; 3-19-94 Louisville 3-2 L, 2-3; 3-13-09 Loyola-Mary 0-2 L, 3-4; 2-24-98 LSU 0-2 L, 0-5; 2-17-06 Maine 0-1 L, 2-10; 2-27-09 Marshall 2-11 L, 3-7; 5-1-05 Maryland 1-0 W, 2-0; 2-24-96 Massachusetts 2-4 L, 0-1; 2-18-95 McNeese State 1-0 W, 5-2; 3-2-91 Mercer 3-2 W, 4-1; 2-27-06 Miami 41-29 L, 1-4; 3-27-09 Michigan 8-50 L, 0-9; 4-15-09 Michigan State 11-22 L, 2-4; 4-2-08 Middle Tenn. 1-0 W, 4-2; 3-25-06 Minnesota 1-2 W, 5-2; 3-13-09 Miss. State 0-1 L, 0-1; 3-22-86 Miss. Valley 1-0 W, 10-2; 2-18-06 Missouri 1-4 L, 0-5; 3-27-94 Morehead State 1-3 L, 0-2; 2-16-08 Morgan State 1-0 W, 12-1; 2-26-99 NC-Charlotte 2-1 L, 0-2; 2-21-97 NC-Wilmington 5-0 W, 6-2; 3-1-97 NE Louisiana 1-1 W, 9-4; 4-18-92 New Mexico 1-7 L, 4-7; 3-1-03 New Mexico St. 1-0 W, 5-3; 2-17-95 Nicholls State 1-0 W, 2-1; 4-17-92 North Carolina 7-8 L, 3-5; 3-5-99 Northern Colorado First Meeting Northern Ill. 20-28 W, 9-8; 4-26-09 Northern Iowa 1-2 L, 1-2; 2-23-02 Northwestern 0-2 L, 0-1; 4-29-83 Northwestern St. 1-1 W, 3-1; 3-21-83 Notre Dame 2-11 L, 1-5; 4-9-08 NW Louisiana 1-0 W, 2-1; 4-21-91 Oakland 10-2 L, 5-7; 4-30-08 Ohio 48-25 L, 0-9; 4-3-09 Ohio State 3-13 L, 3-11; 3-15-09 Oklahoma 0-1 L, 7-9; 3-10-90 OK State 0-1 L, 1-8; 3-12-93 Oregon State 0-1 L, 1-6; 5-19-07 Penn State 1-3 L, 0-8; 3-13-98 Pittsburgh 1-1 L, 0-2; 2-17-08 Portland State 0-1 L, 3-7; 3-10-06 Princeton 0-2 L, 0-1; 3-6- 99 Purdue 1-1 L, 3-4; 3-23-96 Radford 1-1 L, 3-11; 3-21-09 Robert Morris 2-2 W, 12-2; 3-4-00 Rutgers 2-3-1 L, 6-8; 2-22-04 Sacred Heart 1-1 W, 7-4; 3-18-87

School Saginaw Valley Samford San Diego San Diego St. San Jose State Santa Clara Seton Hall S. Alabama S. Carolina S. Florida S. Illinois Spartanburg St. Bonaventure St. Francis (Pa.) St. Louis St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stanford Stetson Stony Brook SW Louisiana SW Missouri SW Texas St. Syracuse Temple Tenn. Chatt. Tenn. State Tenn. Tech Texas Texas A&M CC Texas-SA Texas Tech Toledo Towson State Trenton State Tulsa UAB UC Riverside UCLA UC SB UMBC UNKC UNC Greensboro UNLV Utah State Valparaiso Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech Washington Wayne State W. Florida W. Illinois W. Kentucky W. Michigan Wichita State Winthrop Wisconsin Wisc. GB Wright State Youngstown St.

Record Last Time 2-0 W, 1-0; 4-12-85 2-0 W, 1-0; 4-18-92 2-1 W, 1-0; 2-29-08 1-4 L, 3-4; 3-1-08 1-0 W, 3-1; 2-24-02 0-1 L, 1-3; 2-20-98 2-0 W, 10-0; 3-23-84 1-0 W, 6-5; 3-2-07 4-5 L, 3-4; 2-21-94 4-9 L, 0-5; 2-20-09 3-1 W, 4-1; 3-15-96 1-0 W, 8-4; 3-5-82 1-1 L, 2-4; 2-27-00 2-0 W, 11-3; 2-24-96 4-0 W, 3-0; 3-9-01 1-0 W, 5-0; 3-2-08 0-2 L, 0-13; 2-28-98 2-1 W, 14-2; 3-6-90 1-0 W, 6-1; 3-1-09 1-0 W, 1-0; 4-21-91 0-2 L, 1-2; 3-19-94 0-2 L, 2-7; 3-5-03 0-2 L, 3-6; 2-28-09 3-3 W, 6-0; 2-22-97 0-1 L, 4-9; 3-15-97 1-0 W, 10-9; 2-28-09 3-1 L, 0-2; 4-17-92 0-2 L, 1-7; 3-6-03 1-2 L, 1-3; 3-4-03 0-1 L, 3-12; 3-7-03 0-1 L, 2-3; 3-1-03 49-42 W, 4-3; 5-1-09 1-0 W, 6-5; 2-27-99 0-2 L, 3-4; 3-22-85 1-0 W, 5-0; 2-25-95 0-1 L, 0-5; 2-23-07 0-2 L, 0-1; 2-26-08 0-2 L, 0-8; 3-1-08 0-2 L, 2-5; 2-25-98 1-1 L, 1-6; 2-28-97 4-2 W, 6-4; 3-4-01 1-0 W, 3-2; 2-20-93 0-1 L, 3-6; 2-18-95 1-0 W, 4-2; 2-17-95 1-0 W, 3-1; 4-11-87 2-2 L, 1-5; 2-27-09 5-5 W, 6-3; 3-5-99 1-0 W, 6-1; 3-4-07 0-2 L, 0-1; 2-19-06 5-3 W, 3-0; 4-7-87 1-0 W, 3-2; 3-21-86 6-1 W, 6-3; 3-13-97 1-0 W, 5-1; 2-18-06 41-53 L, 2-3; 4-24-09 0-1 L, 1-4; 2-28-03 6-2 L, 4-7; 3-4-06 2-1 L, 2-8; 3-14-97 2-1 W, 4-2; 3-28-93 2-2 L, 7-8; 3-24-09 3-1 W, 5-1; 5-4-88

BOLD indicates 2010 opponent

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

2010 Opponents Akron Zips Saturday, April 17 at Akron - 2 p.m. Sunday, April 18 at Akron - 1 p.m.

Ball State Cardinals Saturday, April 10 at BSU - 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11 at BSU - 1 p.m.

Bowling Green Falcons Saturday, April 3 at BGSU - 2 p.m. Sunday, April 4 at BGSU - 1 p.m.

Location............................................................................. Akron, Ohio Enrollment...................................................................................25,942 Nickname .........................................................................................Zips Colors.............................................................................. Blue and gold President.....................................................................Dr. Luis Proenza Athletics Director .........................................................Tom Wistrcill Facility .................................................... Lee Jackson Softball Field Head Coach ........................................................................Julie Jones Career Record .....................................................................316-347-2 School Record . ............................................................................72-87 Assistant Coaches ................................ Julie Pratt, JJ Thornberry 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................35-24 2009 MAC Record/Finish .......................................11-10/4th-East Series with EMU ................................................ Akron leads, 24-13 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 12/5 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................6/4 Softball Contact ..........................................................Amanda Aller E-mail ................................................................. ama38@uakron.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 330.972.6584 Office Fax........................................................................ 330.374.8844

Location.............................................................................Muncie, Ind. Enrollment...................................................................................17,728 Nickname ...............................................................................Cardinals Colors.................................................................... Cardinal and White President............................................................... Dr. Jo Ann M. Gora Athletics Director ........................................................... Tom Collins Facility ............................................................BSU Softball Complex Head Coach ..............................................................Craig Nicholson Career Record .........................................................................810-180 School Record . ....................................................87-90 (Four Years) Assistant Coach . ..................................................Stephanie DeFeo 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................29-24 2009 MAC Record/Finish ........................................ 18-3/1st-West Series with EMU .................................................... BSU leads, 49-34 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/8 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................6/3 Newcomers.............................................................................................9 Softball Contact ...................................................Vanessa Virbitsky E-mail ................................................................vavirbitsky@bsu.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 765.285.8242

Location............................................................Bowling Green, Ohio Enrollment...................................................................................15,356 Nickname .................................................................................. Falcons Colors.................................................................... Orange and Brown President.............................................................Dr. Carol Cartwright Athletics Director ................................................Greg Christopher Facility ...........................................................Meserve Softball Field Head Coach .........................................................Shannon Salsburg Career Record ...................................................65-69 (Three years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coach . .............................Lani Shaffer, Hayley Wiemer 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................13-33 2009 MAC Record/Finish ......................................... 8-14/5th-East Series with EMU ................................................. BGSU leads, 32-47 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/2 Newcomers.............................................................................................7 Softball Contact ....................................................... Hannah Archer E-mail ................................................................. ahannah@bgsu.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 419.372.7105 Office Fax........................................................................ 419.372.6015

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BGSUfalcons.com

BallStateSports.com

Buffalo Bulls Saturday, May 1 at Buffalo - 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2 at Buffalo - 1 p.m.

CMU Chippewas Saturday, April 24 at EMU - 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25 at EMU - 1 p.m.

Location..............................................................................Buffalo, N.Y. Enrollment...................................................................................28,192 Nickname ........................................................................................Bulls Colors................................................................Royal Blue and White President................................................................... John B. Simpson Athletics Director ..................................................... Warde Manuel Facility ..................................................................... Nan Harvey Field Head Coach ..............................................................Jennifer Teague Career Record ..............................................................25-27 (1 year) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches ....................Jessica Jones, Angela Churchill 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................25-27 2009 MAC Record/Finish ......................................... 7-15/6th-East Series with EMU ........................................................EMU leads, 6-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/3 Starters Returning/Lost............................................................... 11/3 Softball Contact ............................................................ Erin Dengler E-mail .............................................................edengler@buffalo.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 716.645.5523 Office Fax........................................................................ 716.645.6840

Location.........................................................Mount Pleasant, Mich. Enrollment...................................................................................26,354 Nickname ...........................................................................Chippewas Colors....................................................................... Maroon and Gold President........................................................ Kathy Wilbur (Interim) Athletics Director .......................................................... Dave Heeke Facility ..........................................................Margo Jonker Stadium Head Coach ..................................................................Margo Jonker Career Record .................................................979-580-5 (30 years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Associate Head Coach.................................................. Sami Baugh Assistant Coaches ...................................................Colleen Powers 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................12-31 2009 MAC Record/Finish ........................................4-17/6th-West Series with EMU ...............................................CMU leads, 60-28-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................8/3 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................8/3 Softball Contact ..............................................................Chad Twaro E-mail ..............................................................twaro1cd@cmich.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 989.774.3277 Office Fax........................................................................ 989.774.5391

UBathletics.buffalo.edu

Kent State Golden Flashes Friday, April 30 at KSU (DH) - 1p.m.

Location................................................................................ Kent, Ohio Enrollment...................................................................................33,786 Nickname ...................................................................Golden Flashes Colors...................................................................Navy Blue and Gold President...............................................................Dr. Lester A. Lefton Athletics Director .................................................... Laing Kennedy Facility ........................................................Kent State Softball Field Head Coach ....................................................................Karen Linder Career Record .................................................628-497-1 (24 years) School Record . ...................................................375-297 (13 years) Assistant Coaches ............................Kim Burke, Amy Densevich 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................25-26 2009 MAC Record/Finish ..........................................15-6/1st-East Series with EMU .................................................... KSU leads, 40-27 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 15/3 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................7/3 Softball Contact ......................................................Aaron Chimenti E-mail .................................................................achiment@kent.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 330.672.8468 Office Fax........................................................................ 330.672.2112 KentStateSports.com

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Miami RedHawks Friday, April 9 at Miami (DH) - 1 p.m.

Northern Illinois Huskies

Ohio Bobcats Friday, April 16 at EMU (DH) - 1 p.m.

Location............................................................................Oxford, Ohio Enrollment...................................................................................16,300 Nickname ............................................................................ RedHawks Colors.............................................................................Red and White President...............................................................Dr. David C. Hodge Athletics Director ............................................................. Brad Bates Facility ........................................................ Miami Softball Stadium Head Coach ................................................ Kelly Kovach Schoenly Career Record ........................................................ 82-86-1 (3 years) School Record . ........................................................................... Same Assistant Coaches ....... Christina Sutcliffe, Amanda Buchholz 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................33-24 2009 MAC Record/Finish ........................................ 13-9/2nd-East Series with EMU ....................................................EMU leads 41-29 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 13/3 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................7/2 Softball Contact ...........................................................Michael Roth E-mail ..............................................................rothmb@muohio.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 513.529.7092 Office Fax........................................................................ 513.529.6729

Location................................................................................ DeKalb, Ill. Enrollment...................................................................................24,397 Nickname ..................................................................................Huskies Colors..................................................................... Cardinal and Black President................................................................. Dr. John G. Peters Athletics Director ....................................................... Jeff Compher Facility .................................................................... Mary M. Bell Field Head Coach ........................................................Lindsay Chiounard Career Record ......................................................33-67 (Two years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Asst. Coaches ................................ Megan Cioli, Tammy Williams 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................20-37 2009 MAC Record . .....................................................................12-10 Series with EMU .....................................................NIU leads, 28-20 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 12/5 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................6/5 Softball Contact ...........................................................Joe Summins E-mail ...................................................................jsummins@niu.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 815.753.9539 Office Fax........................................................................ 815.753.9540

Location........................................................................... Athens, Ohio Enrollment...................................................................................28,442 Nickname ................................................................................. Bobcats Colors..........................................................Hunter Green and White President...................................................... Dr. Roderick J. McDavis Athletics Director ............................................................ Jim Schaus Facility .................................................................. Ohio Softball Field Head Coach ............................................................... Jodi Harmanek Career Record .............................................129-147-1 (Four years) School Record . ...................................................... 22-25 (One year) Assistant Coaches ................. Jenna Hall, Sharonda McDonald 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................22-25 2009 MAC Record/Finish ............................ 12-10/3rd-MAC East Series with EMU ...................................................EMU leads, 48-25 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/4 Starters Returning/Lost............................................................... 10/0 Softball Contact .............................................................Darrin Bates E-mail ...................................................................... batesd@ohio.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 740.593.1299 Office Fax........................................................................ 740.597.1838

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OhioBobcats.com

MURedHawks.com

Saturday, May 8 at NIU - 2 p.m. Sunday, May 9 at NIU - 1p.m.

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

2010 Opponents Toledo Rockets Friday, April 2 at Toledo (DH) - 1 p.m.

WMU Broncos Friday, May 7 at EMU (DH) - 1 p.m.

Cleveland State Vikings Tuesday, April 13 at EMU - 3 p.m.

Location............................................................................Toledo, Ohio Enrollment...................................................................................23,064 Nickname ..................................................................................Rockets Colors.......................................................... Midnight Blue and Gold President.................................................................... Dr. Lloyd Jacobs Athletics Director ...................................................Michael O’Brien Facility ................................................................................... Scott Park Head Coach .................................................................Tarrah Beyster Career Record .................................................................8-38 (1 year) School Record . ..................................................................... First Year Assistant Coaches .................................................................. KJ Kelly 2009 Overall Record .................................................................... 8-38 2009 MAC Record/Finish ........................................6-16/6th-West Series with EMU ...................................................EMU leads, 49-42 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 14/4 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................6/3 Softball Contact ............................................................... Scott Miles E-mail ........................................................scott.miles@utoledo.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 419.530.4925 Office Fax........................................................................ 419.530.4428

Location.................................................................. Kalamazoo, Mich. Enrollment...................................................................................24,576 Nickname ................................................................................. Broncos Colors..........................................................................Brown and Gold President..................................................................Dr. John M. Dunn Athletics Director .............................................. Kathy Beauregard Facility ........................................................................Fran Ebert Field Head Coach .....................................................................Kathy Leitke Career Record ................................................ 530-379-1 (18 years) School Record . ................................................. 218-212-1 (9 years) Associate Coach . .........................................................Jamie Spitale 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................25-22 2009 MAC Record/Finish .......................................16-6/2nd-West Series with EMU ................................................. WMU leads, 53-41 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................9/6 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................7/4 Softball Contact ................................................................Mat Kanan E-mail ..........................................................mat.kanan@wmich.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 269.387.4125

Location......................................................................Cleveland, Ohio Enrollment...................................................................................16,245 Nickname ...................................................................................Vikings Colors........................................................... Forest Green and White President............................................................ Dr. Ronald Berkman Athletics Director ................................................................Lee Reed Facility ................................................................................Viking Field Head Coach ........................................................... Angie Nicholson Career Record..................................................... 142-97 (Five years) School Record....................................................99-50 (Three years) Assistant Coaches ...................... Josie Henry, Stephanie Taylor 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................35-18 2009 Horizon League Record/Finish ............................17-5/2nd Series with EMU ........................................................EMU leads, 4-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/7 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................5/5 Softball Contact ......................................................... Brian McCann E-mail .....................................................b.mccann66@csuohio.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 216.687.5115

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Connecticut Huskies Sunday, Feb. 28 at FGCU Invitational - 11 a.m. Sunday, March 7 at FAU “Miken” Classic - 11 a.m. Location...........................................................................Stoors, Conn. Enrollment...................................................................................29,383 Nickname ..................................................................................Huskies Colors................................................ National Flag Blue and White President............................................................Dr. Michael J. Hogan Athletics Director ...........................................Jeffrey A. Hathaway Facility ......................................................UConn Softball Complex Head Coach ..................................................................Karen Mullins Career Record .................................................772-494-5 (28 years) School Record . ...............................................762-484-5 (26 years) Associate Head Coach................................. Andrea D’Innocenzo Assistant Coaches ....................... Ellen Mahoney, Peter Looney 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................29-22 2009 Big East Record/Finish ..........................................11-2/Sixth Series with EMU ................................................... UConn leads, 1-0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................8/8 Softball Contact ........................................................... Betsy Devine E-mail ...............................................elizabeth.devine@uconn.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 860.486.1498 UConnHuskies.com

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Detroit Mercy Titans Wednesday, March 31 at EMU (DH) - 3:00 p.m.

Florida A&M Rattlers Saturday, March 6 at FAU “Miken” Classic - 4 p.m.

Location.......................................................................... Detroit, Mich. Enrollment..................................................................................... 5,700 Nickname ..................................................................................... Titans Colors.................................................................. Red, White and Blue President..........................................Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J. Athletics Director ...........................................................Keri Gaither Facility ........................................................................ Buysse Ballpark Head Coach .................................................................... Sunny Jones Career Record ........................................................ 47-43-1 (2 years) School Record . ............................................................... First Season Assistant Coaches ............................................... Ali Hess, Larry Boyles 2009 Overall Record .................................................................... 7-42 2009 Horizon Record/Finish .............................................3-17/9th Series with EMU ..................................................... EMU leads, 39-6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/7 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................8/3 Softball Contact ....................................................Scott Kretzmann E-mail ...........................................scott.kretzmann@udmercy.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 313.993.1745 Office Fax........................................................................ 313.993.1765

Location......................................................................Tallahassee, Fla. Nickname .................................................................................. Rattlers Colors..................................................................... Orange and Green President............................................................... James H. Ammons Athletics Director ...................................................... William Hayes Head Coach ...........................................................Veronica Wiggins Assistant Coaches ........................................................Lori Goodart Series with EMU ........................................................EMU leads, 3-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................n/a Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................n/a Softball Contact ...............................................................................n/a E-mail ...................................................................................................n/a Office Phone.......................................................................................n/a Office Fax.............................................................................................n/a

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DetroitTitans.com

Florida Atlantic Owls

March 3 at FAU - 6 p.m. March 5 at FAU “Miken” Classic - 8 p.m. Location......................................................................Boca Raton, Fla. Enrollment...................................................................................26,000 Nickname ....................................................................................... Owls Colors................................................................................Blue and Red Interim President..................................................Dr. John Pritchett Athletics Director ...................................................... Craig Angelos Facility ............................................................FAU Softball Complex Head Coach ........................................................................Joan Joyce Career Record .....................................................652-352 (15 years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches ..................... Chan Walker, Heather Gelbard 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................30-30 2009 Sun Belt Record/Finish ......................................... 10-13/7th Series with EMU ......................................................... FAU leads, 4-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/4 Starters Returning/Lost............................................................... 10/3 Softball Contact ....................................................... Justin Johnson E-mail .....................................................................jjohn218@fau.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 561.297.3513 Office Fax........................................................................ 561.297.3963 FAUSports.com

WMUbroncos.com

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Tuesday, March 2 at FGCU (DH) - 5 p.m.

Florida International Thursday, March 4 at FIU - 5 p.m.

Location....................................................................... Fort Myers, Fla. Enrollment...................................................................................11,200 Nickname .................................................................................... Eagles Colors.......................................... Colbalt Blue and Emerald Green President.......................................................Dr. Wilson G. Bradshaw Athletics Director ......................................................Ken Kavanagh Facility ........................................................ FGCU Softball Complex Head Coach ..................................................................... Dave Deiros Career Record ....................................................................... 327-90-2 School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches .........................Paige Jones, Tom Thompson 2009 Overall Record .................................................................... 47-9 2009 Atlantic Sun Record/Finish . ........................................... 15-5 Series with EMU ........................................................FGCU lead, 2-0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 8/11 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................5/8 Softball Contact ........................................................ Michael Pierce E-mail ....................................................................mpierce@fgcu.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 239.590.7097 Office Fax........................................................................ 239.590.7014

Location................................................................................Miami, Fla. Enrollment...................................................................................38,000 Nickname ................................................................Golden Panthers Colors.......................................................................................Blue Gold President........................................................ Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg Athletics Director ............................................................Pete Garcia Facility ............................................................. FIU Softball Complex Head Coach ............................................................Beth McClendon Career Record ............................................................ 60-63 (2 years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches . Lindsay Leftwich, Megan Higginbotham 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................31-29 2009 Sun Belt Record/Finish ......................................... 13-11/4th Series with EMU ...........................................................FIU leads, 0-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/8 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................8/5 Softball Contact ....................................................Maegan Azpiazu E-mail .................................................................... mazpiazu@fiu.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 305.348.0261 Office Fax........................................................................ 305.348.2963

FGCUathletics.com

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

FIUsports.com

2010 Opponents Florida State Seminoles Friday, March 5 at FAU “Miken” Classic - 4 p.m.

Georgia Southern Sunday, Feb. 28 at FGCU Invitational - 1 p.m.

IPFW Mastodons Wednesday, April 28 at EMU (DH) - 3 p.m.

Location......................................................................Tallahassee, Fla. Enrollment...................................................................................39,136 Nickname ............................................................................ Seminoles Colors.........................................................................Garnet and Gold President.................................................................... Dr. Eric J. Barron Athletics Director .................................................. Randy Spetman Facility ....................................................................JoAnne Graf Field Head Coach ...............................................................Lonni Alameda Career Record .................................................. 201-174-1 (6 years) School Record . ...................................................... 44-16 (One year) Assistant Coaches .................... Sara Pickering, Angel Santiago 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................44-16 2009 ACC Record/Finish ...................................................17-4/2nd Series with EMU .......................................................FSU leads, 16-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 10/5 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................7/2 Newcomers.............................................................................................7 Softball Contact ...................................................... Brandon Mellor E-mail ....................................................................... bmellor@fsu.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 850.645.7683

Location....................................................................... Statesboro, Ga. Enrollment...................................................................................19,086 Nickname .................................................................................... Eagles Colors............................................................................Blue and White President.................................................................Dr. Bruce F. Grube Athletics Director ............................................................. Sam Baker Facility ..................................................................................Eagle Field Head Coach ............................................................Maggie Johnson Career Record ........................................................ 29-25 (One year) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coach . .................................................................Liz Beirne 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................29-25 2009 Southern Conference Record/Finish ............... 14-10/4th Series with EMU ...........................................................First Meeting Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 13/7 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................7/3 Softball Contact .............................................................. Rose Carter E-mail ..............................................rcarter@georgiasouthern.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 912.478.5448 Office Fax........................................................................ 912.478.0046

Location..................................................................... Fort Wayne, Ind. Enrollment...................................................................................13,675 Nickname ...........................................................................Mastodons Colors................................................................Royal Blue and White Chancellor.......................................................Dr. Michael A. Wartell Athletics Director ...........................................................Tommy Bell Facility ..................................................................IPFW Softball Field Head Coach ....................................................................... Amy Tudor Career Record .................................................... 81-143 (Five years) School Record . ................................................................First season Assistant Coaches .................Mandee Luers, Maggie Swanson 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................14-24 2009 Summit Record/Finish .............................................9-13/7th Series with EMU .................................................................... Tied, 4-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................n/a Starters Returning/Lost............................................................... 11/1 Softball Contact .................................................................. Bill Salyer E-mail .....................................................................salyerw@ipfw.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 260.481.6646 Office Fax........................................................................ 260.481.6002

Seminoles.com

GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com

GoMastodons.com

Michigan Wolverines Wednesday, May 5 at Michigan - 6 p.m.

Michigan State Spartans Sunday, March 7 at FAU “Miken” Classic - 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 at Michigan State - 4 p.m.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday, Feb. 27 at FGCU Invitational - 11:15 a.m.

Location....................................................................Ann Arbor, Mich. Enrollment...................................................................................38,890 Nickname ........................................................................... Wolverines Colors............................................................................Maize and Blue President...............................................................Mary Sue Coleman Athletics Director ..............................................................Bill Martin Facility ..................................................... Wilpon Softball Complex Head Coach ................................................................Carol Hutchins Career Record .............................................. 1130-404-4 (26 years) School Record . ............................................ 1107-393-4 (25 years) Assistant Coaches ..................Bonnie Tholl, Jennifer Brundage 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................47-12 2009 Big Ten Record/Finish ...............................................17-2/1st Series with EMU ...................................................... U-M leads, 50-8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 15/3 Starters Returning/Lost............................................................... 11/1 Softball Contact ...........................................................Leah Howard E-mail ..............................................................lchoward@umich.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 734.615.0679 Office Fax........................................................................ 734.647.1188

Location............................................................... East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment...................................................................................47,100 Nickname ................................................................................Spartans Colors.........................................................................Green and White President........................................................Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Athletics Director ............................................................Mark Hollis Facility ..................................................................... Old College Field Head Coach ...............................................................Jacquie Joseph Career Record .................................................629-562-1 (21 years) School Record . ...............................................493-429-1 (16 years) Assistant Coaches .............Kathryn Gleason, Jessica Bograkos 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................21-28 2009 Big Ten Record/Finish ..............................................5-14/9th Series with EMU ...................................................MSU leads, 22-11 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 12/3 Position Players Returning/Lost..................................................9/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost.................................................................3/1 Softball Contact ..............................................................Vince Baker E-mail ........................................................... bakervin@ath.msu.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 517.355.2271 Office Fax........................................................................ 517.353.9636

Location................................................................ Minneapolis, Minn Enrollment...................................................................................51,140 Nickname ................................................................ Golden Gophers Colors....................................................................... Maroon and Gold President..............................................................Robert H. Bruininks Athletics Director ............................................................Joel Maturi Facility ..................................................Jane Sage Cowles Stadium Head Coach ....................... Lisa Bernstein and Julie Standering Career Record .................................................581-447-3 (18 years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches ....................................................... Piper Marten 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................23-32 2009 Big Ten Record/Finish ..............................................6-14/8th Series with EMU .......................................................... UM leads, 2-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................................11/10 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................7/3 Softball Contact ..............................................................Pat McCabe E-mail ...............................................................mcca0512@umn.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 612.624.4345 Office Fax........................................................................ 612.625.0359

MGoBlue.com

GopherSports.com

MSUSpartans.com

Missouri Tigers Saturday, March 20 at Missouri - 3 p.m.

Northern Colorado Friday, March 19 at Mizzou Classic - 11 a.m.

Northwestern Wildcats Friday, March 19 at Missouri Classic - 1 p.m.

Location........................................................................ Columbia, Mo. Enrollment...................................................................................30,200 Nickname ..................................................................................... Tigers Colors.................................................................... Old Gold and Black President.................................................................. Dr. Brady Deaton Athletics Director ......................................................Michael Alden Facility ........................................................................ University Field Head Coach ...........................................................Ehren Earleywine Career Record ................................................ 137-53 (Three years) School Record . ..................................................283-108 (Six years) Assistant Coaches ..........................Melissa Tucci, Pete D’Amour 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................50-12 2009 Big 12 Record/Finish .................................................12-6/1st Series with EMU .......................................................... MU leads, 4-1 Starters Returning/Lost . ...............................................................6/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost.................................................................3/1 Softball Contact ............................................................Steven Keers E-mail ............................................................... keerss@missouri.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 573.882.3241 Office Fax........................................................................ 573.882.4720

Location..........................................................................Greeley, Colo. Enrollment...................................................................................12,148 Nickname ...................................................................................... Bears Colors..............................................................................Blue and Gold President..............................................................................Kay Norton Athletics Director .......................................................... Jay Hinrichs Facility ............................................. Butler-Hancock Softball Field Head Coach .................................................................... Jen Schunke Career Record .................................................. 45-108 (Four years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coach . ............................. Cristin Green, Mark Roberts 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................18-32 2009 PCSC Record/Finish ............................................First season Series with EMU ...........................................................First meeting Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 10/5 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................8/2 Softball Contact ................................................................Scott Ward E-mail ..............................................................scott.ward@unco.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 970.351.2522

MUTigers.com

UNCbears.com

Location............................................................................ Evanston, Ill. Enrollment..................................................................................... 8,000 Nickname ................................................................................ Wildcats Colors........................................................................Purple and White President.................................................................. Morton Schapiro Athletics Director ............................................................Jim Phillips Facility ........................................................Sharon J. Drysdale Field Head Coach .................................................................... Kate Drohan Career Record ........................................... 309-134-1 (Nine years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Associate Coach............................................................Caryl Drohan Assistant Coach . .............................................................Tori Nyberg 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................31-15 2009 Big Ten Record/Finish ..............................................14-6/3rd Series with EMU .................................................................. NU leads, Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 13/4 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................8/2 Softball Contact ..........................................................Doug Meffley E-mail .............................................. d-meffley@northwestern.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 847.491.3688 Office Fax........................................................................ 847.491.8818

2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

NUsports.com

2010 Opponents Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tuesday, March 23 at Notre Dame - 4 p.m.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies Tuesday, April 6 at Oakland (DH) - 3 p.m.

USA Today/NFCA Division I 2010 Preseason Top-25 Poll

Location................................................................... Notre Dame, Ind. Enrollment...................................................................................11,733 Nickname .......................................................................Fighting Irish Colors..............................................................................Gold and Blue President....................................................Dr. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Athletics Director .....................................................Jack Swarbrick Facility ........................................................... Melissa Cook Stadium Head Coach ...............................................................Deanna Gumpf Career Record ........................................... 332-153-1 (Eight years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches .................................Kris Ganeff, Lizzy Lemire 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................43-17 2009 Big East Record/Finish ............................................19-4/2nd Series with EMU ........................................................ ND leads, 11-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 13/5 Softball Contact .......................................................... Tony Yelovich E-mail ................................................................... yelovich.1@nd.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 574.631.6107 Office Fax........................................................................ 574.631.8231

Location.....................................................................Rochester, Mich. Enrollment...................................................................................18,920 Nickname .................................................................Golden Grizzlies Colors............................................................................ Gold and Black President....................................................................Dr. Gary D. Russi Athletics Director .............................................................Tracy Huth Facility ......................................................................OU Softball Field Head Coach .........................................................Glenn MacDonald Career Record .................................................... 88-122 (Five years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches .............. Alan Crummey, Jane Zimmerman 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................24-27 2009 Summit Record/Finish .......................................... 12-11/5th Series with EMU ..................................................... EMU leads, 10-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 20/5 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................9/3 Softball Contact ...................................................Scott MacDonald E-mail ....................................................... macdona2@oakland.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 248.370.4008 Office Fax........................................................................ 248.370.3138

2009 Record 1. Washington (30).............................. 51-12 2. Alabama............................................. 54-11 3. Florida....................................................63-5 4. Michigan..................................47-12 5. Arizona St........................................... 47-19 6. Arizona................................................ 46-17 7. Georgia............................................... 47-12 8. UCLA.................................................... 45-11 9. Missouri...................................50-12 10. Stanford.............................................. 48-11 11. Oklahoma.......................................... 41-16 12. California............................................ 38-20 13. Georgia Tech..................................... 46-15 14. Ohio St................................................. 47-11 15. Northwestern..........................31-15 16. Tennessee...................................... 40-18-1 17. Baylor................................................... 40-22 18. LSU................................................... 34-18-1 19. North Carolina.................................. 47-13 20. Massachusetts.................................. 41-10 21. DePaul................................................. 39-14 22. Louisville............................................. 48-11 23. Florida State............................44-16 24. Louisiana-Lafayette........................ 45-13 25. Fresno St............................................. 38-20

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St. Francis (Pa.) Feb. 27 at FGCU Invitational - 8:15 p.m. Location...............................................................................Loretto, Pa. Enrollment..................................................................................... 2,000 Nickname .............................................................................. Red Flash Colors.............................................................................Red and White President...................................................................Reb. Gabriel Zeis Athletics Director ........................................................ Bob Krimmel Facility .........................................................Red Flash Softball Field Head Coach ................................................................... Sabrina Lane Career Record ...................................................................................n/a School Record . .................................................................................n/a Assistant Coaches ...........................................................................n/a 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................21-30 2009 NEC Record/Finish ....................................................5-11/8th Series with EMU ........................................................EMU leads, 2-0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................n/a Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................n/a Pitchers Returning/Lost.................................................................n/a Softball Contact .............................................................. Bob Volkert E-mail ................................................................rvolkert@francis.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 814.472.3128 Office Fax........................................................................ 814.472.3196

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Friday, February 26 at FGCU Invitational - 8:15 p.m. Location........................................................................... Villanova, Pa. Enrollment..................................................................................... 6,240 Nickname ................................................................................ Wildcats Colors............................................................................Blue and White President.......................................................Rev. Peter M. Donohue Athletics Director ......................................................Vince Nicastro Facility ................................................. Villanova Softball Complex Head Coach ............................................................Maria DiBernardi Career Record .................................................648-517-9 (26 years) School Record . ............................................................................ Same Assistant Coaches .......................Linda Goss and Sheri Donley 2009 Overall Record ..................................................................23-26 2009 Big East Record/Finish .......................................... 6-18/12th Series with EMU ........................................................ Series tied, 2-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 11/7 Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................7/2 Softball Contact ........................................................ Megan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea E-mail ................................................megan.oshea@villanova.edu Office Phone.................................................................. 610.519.5927 Office Fax........................................................................ 610.519.7323

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2010 Eastern Michigan University Softball

Eastern Michigan University Where We’re Located Eastern Michigan University is located in historic Ypsilanti, seven miles east of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit and just 20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It is an area rich in academic, research, technological and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre main campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails and has 122 buildings throughout the academic and athletic campuses. Eagle Crest – Eastern Michigan’s conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Recently named “A Cool City,” by Michigan’s Governor Jennifer Granholm, Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted 160 years.

What Makes Us Unique In 1849, with the passage of Act No. 138, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves nearly 22,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

Enrollment Profile

With nearly 22,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the university community. The University currently has approximately 17,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our students represent 45 states and 93 foreign countries. Of undergraduate students, 69 percent are full time and 60 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health professions. EMU’s population is approximately 70 percent white; 16 percent black; 3 percent international; 6 percent undeclared; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic and 0.5 percent Native-American. Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Learning Center; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; the World College Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered on site; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training through the Centers for Corporate Training; and EMU Worldwide. With more than 200 academic and social organizations, an extensive intramural sports program, 21 NCAA Division I-A sports and numerous cultural activities from which to choose, EMU students have diverse opportunities to become involved in campus life. Students’ on-campus housing choices range from traditional dormitory-style rooms to apartments and include living/learning center options.

Faculty/Staff

Eastern Michigan University employs 689 full-time faculty and 1,100 staff members. Ninety-four percent of EMU professors have doctoral degrees or terminal degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many involve students in their research. In 2009, the University celebrated its 29th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergraduate research.

EMU’s Economic Impact

Since its founding in 1849, Eastern Michigan has provided quality services to the residents of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and other states and nations. EMU’s total impact on the Michigan economy of an estimated $3 billion annually reflects a return of more than $30 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $115 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.25 in taxes for each dollar received from Community Outreach Eastern Michigan is making an impact nationally by the state. channeling its academic research as a means of solving real-world problems. EMU currently has 14 research institutes and centers that focus on community building and civic engagement, quality, community and regional development, small business development, geospatial education, textiles, export assistance and product development. EMU is well known for merging theory and practice for the benefit of the community. Applied research leads to new knowledge, new jobs and new business. Annually, the university receives about $15 million in revenues for sponsored research and community service activities.

The Alumni Association

Representing more than 142,000 alumni and friends, the Alumni Association sponsors social and service-related programs for more than 20 geographically-based and special-interest alumni chapters.

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Eastern Michigan University Mission Statement

Eastern Michigan University is committed to excellence in teaching through traditional and innovative approaches, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Building on a proud tradition of national leadership in the preparation of teachers, we maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs. We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges.

Our History

When the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course. The school’s name has changed several times – to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status. Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times; adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975 and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs that include Continuing Education, the Centers for Corporate Training, the World College and numerous community-focused institutes. The University has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Education Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Village residence hall (2001), University House (2003) and the Student Center (2006).

Fast Facts

Founded: 1849 - Michigan State Normal School Enrollment: Fifth-largest state institution in Michigan Undergraduates: 17,808 Graduates: 4,830 Gender: Undergraduates: 59% female; 41% male Graduates: 65% female; 35% male Michigan residents: 88 percent President: Susan Martin Board of Regents: Eight-member board, appointed by governor Faculty: 689 full time Faculty holding Ph.D.: 93 percent Student/Faculty Ratio: 19:1 New Freshmen Average GPA: 3.1 New Freshmen Average ACT: 21 New Freshmen Average SAT: 1014 Academic programs: 423 majors, minors and concentrations, plus 167 graduate degrees and certificate programs Doctoral programs: 2 - Educational Leadership; Clinical Psychology Campus Buildings: 122 Campus Size: 880 acres Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division FBS (1-A) NCAA Conference: Mid-American Conference Mascot: Eagles Colors: Green and White 2009-10 Tuition and Fees* In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: Room and Board, 18 meals weekly: *subject to change

$8,377 $22,282 $7,785

The City of Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County with a population of 22,362. Originally a trading post established in 1809 by Gabriel Godfroy, a FrenchCanadian fur trader from Montreal, a permanent settlement was established on the east side of the Huron River in 1823 by Major Thomas Woodruff. It was incorporated into the Territory of Michigan as the village Woodruff’s Grove. A separate community a short distance away on the west side of the river was established in 1825 under the name “Ypsilanti”, after Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek War of Independence. Woodruff’s Grove changed its name to Ypsilanti in 1829, and the two communities eventually merged. Henry Ford and the automotive industry came to Ypsilanti in the 1930s and beautiful Ford Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the manufacturing plants. During World War II, Ypsilanti became home to the Willow Run Bomber Plant, a factory that would employ 100,000 workers.

Timeline March 28, 1849: State Legislature passed Act No. 138 entitled “An Act to Establish a State Normal School.” Oct. 5, 1852: Official dedication of Michigan State Normal School. March 29, 1853: Michigan State Normal School opens, offering two programs of study, a “classical course” and an “English course.” 1854: Michigan State Normal School holds first commencement, with three graduates. Sept. 1881: The student newspaper, The Normal News, is founded as a monthly. 1890: MSNS is the first Michigan institution to establish a department of geography. Oct. 22, 1896: Theodore Roosevelt visits Michigan State Normal School. Sept. 15, 1897: The student newspaper is renamed The Normal College News, published twice a month. 1897: MSNS is the first U.S. teacher’s college to become a four-year institution. April 28, 1899: Michigan State Normal School is renamed Michigan State Normal College. 1900: Student athletes unofficially adopt the nickname Normalites. Athletes could wear either a “Y” for Ypsilanti or an “N” for Normal. 1915: MSNC is the first U.S. teacher’s college to establish training for teachers of the disabled. Oct. 24, 1929: Athletic teams are named the Hurons. July 1, 1956: Michigan State Normal College becomes Eastern Michigan College. July 6, 1956: The student newspaper is renamed The Eastern Echo, a weekly publication. June 1, 1959: Eastern Michigan College is renamed Eastern Michigan University. 1959: The College of Education is established. 1959: The College of Arts and Sciences is established. Oct. 13, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy visits Eastern Michigan University 1964: The College of Business is established. 1975: The College of Health and Human Services is established. 1980: The College of Technology is established. 1990: Eastern Michigan University begins the first phase of a $213-million investment in campus renovations. Jan. 30, 1991: The Board of Regents approve changing the Huron name and logo. May 22, 1991: Board of Regents approve new EMU logo and nickname - the Eagles. Sept. 9, 1994: The mascot “Swoop” is officially adopted. Nov. 28, 1995: Groundbreaking for the Bruce T. Halle Library is held. Oct. 30, 1996: President Bill Clinton visits EMU to present a speech on women in the business community. Sept. 20, 1997: A “beaming ceremony” is hosted to celebrate construction of the new Convocation Center. June 1, 1998: The official opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library is held. Oct. 9, 1998: Official dedication of the Bruce T. Halle Library takes place. Jan. 1, 1999: Eastern Michigan University begins a year-long celebration of its sesquicentennial. May 2000: President Bill Clinton delivers the commencement address at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center. Sept. 21, 2004: A ground breaking Ceremony is held for the New $37.5-million EMU Student Center. May 14, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin is appointed the 22nd president of EMU by a unanimous vote of the EMU Board of Regents. July 7, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin begins her role as EMU President.

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EMU President Dr. Susan Martin

Dr. Susan W. Martin EMU President Entering her second year as the president of Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Susan W. Martin has made a significant impact on the campus in her short time in Ypsilanti. Named the 22nd president of EMU May 14, 2008, she is the first female president in EMU’s 160-year history. Martin officially took office July 7, 2008. “I am thrilled to be chosen for the honor of leading this great University, which has a strong history of excellent education and a bright future,” said Martin. During her inaugural address Martin set fourth an ambitious vision for the university. The goals included building on the pillars of academic excellence, refreshing alumni relationships, comprehensive fundraising and earning the public’s trust. Under Martin’s guidance in 2008, EMU was again recognized as a “Best

Midwestern College” by The Princeton Review for the sixth straight year. Additionally, for the fifth consecutive year, The Princeton Review recognized Eastern’s College of Business as one of the “Best 296 Business Schools” in the nation. Eastern Michigan also was awarded a 2009 Michigan Historic Preservation Network’s (MHPN) Government/ Institutional Award for its preservation of the University’s core historic campus. Prior to coming to EMU, Martin was the provost and vice-chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The majority of Martin’s higher education career was at Grand Valley State University, where she taught and published as a professor of accounting and taxation. Martin served as director of the master of taxation program, director of international business programs, and chair of the accounting and taxation department. In June 2001, Martin joined the GVSU provost’s office and served in roles as assistant, associate, and executive as-

sociate vice president of academic affairs. One of her major duties in that office was to help manage the $154 million budget for the Academic Affairs Division. Before GVSU, Martin was deputy state treasurer for the Bureau of Local Government Services for Michigan from June 1981-June 1984. She also was the commissioner of revenue for the state of Michigan from 1985-1988. Martin is chair of the State of Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, originally appointed by former Gov. Blanchard and then reappointed by Governors Engler and Jennifer Granholm. She also was appointed by Gov. Granholm to serve as her ex-officio representative on The Detroit Medical Center Financial Emergency Task Force in 2003-2004. Martin received her doctoral degree in accounting from Michigan State University in 1988 and her master’s degree in accounting from MSU in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1971. In 2009, Martin received the MSU Department of Accounting and Information Systems Alumna of the Year Award. Martin is married and has three children.

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EMU Board of Regents The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michigan ratified a new constitution, Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the governor. The current EMU Regents are Roy Wilbanks, chair; Francine Parker, vice chair; Floyd Clack; Gary D. Hawks; Philip A. Incarnati; Mohamed Okdie; Thomas W. Sidlik; and James F.

Stapleton. “Other institutions of higher education established by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be governed by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The board shall have general supervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution’s funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members or may designate the president to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.”

Roy E. Wilbanks Chair

Roy E. Wilbanks was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to fill the seat vacated by Dr. Rosalind E. Griffin for a term ending in December 2012. Wilbanks was employed by Eastern Michigan University in various roles such as: Assistant to the President for Roy E. Wilbanks Chair Government and Community Relations, Vice President for University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Regents, Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Michigan Foundation. In 2004, he was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Athletic Hall of Fame and, in 2003, he was awarded the John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award. Wilbanks earned a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. Mr. Wilbanks serves as chair of the Athletic Affairs Committee and is a resident of Ypsilanti.

Francine Parker Vice Chair

Floyd Clack

Floyd Clack was appointed by Governor Granholm in June 2005 to fill the seat vacated by Steven G. Gordon, and then reappointed to a full term in January 2007. Clack was a member of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners (District 2) from 1996-2004 and is a former state representative, serving seven terms from 1982 – 1996. He also served as a Floyd Clack member of the Flint City Council from 1979 – 1982 and was a guidance counselor and teacher in the Flint Community Schools. He is a former president of the Flint NAACP. Mr. Clack received a master’s degree in counseling from EMU in 1972. He lives in Flint.

Gary D. Hawks

Gary D. Hawks was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Sharon Rothwell, who resigned. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2010. He was vice president for Community Development at Davenport University from 1993-1998. From 1987-92, Hawks served in the Michigan Department of Education where he held the position of Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and Gary D. Hawks served as Interim State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1987-88 and again from 1991-92. From 1964-81, he held various positions at EMU, including Director of Personnel (1964-70), Executive Director, University Relations (1970-72) and Vice President of University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Regents (1972-81). He has been involved in numerous community organizations such as the Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce, the Ypsilanti Area Kiwanis, and the Boy Scouts of America. Hawks holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Michigan State University and a Master’s Degree in Higher Education from EMU and an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Madonna University.

Philip A. Incarnati

Philip A. Incarnati was appointed to the board by Governor John Engler in February 1992, to fill the seat left vacant by John Burton. He was reappointed in 1994 for a term ending December 2002. In December 2002, Governor Engler reappointed him for a term ending December 2010. Incarnati is president and chief executive officer for the McLaren Philip A. Health Care Corporation in Flint, Michigan. He is a member Incarnati of the following boards: Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Genesee Area Focus Council, Healthcare Council of MidMichigan, Genesee County Medical Control Authority, Flint Cultural Center, Greater Flint Health Coalition, Flint Area Medical Education Corporation, The One Hundred Club of Flint, Inc., HBO & Company and the Detroit Area CEO Exchange. Incarnati is an Eastern Michigan University alumnus with a bachelor of business administration degree in 1976 and a master’s of business administration in 1982. He served as chair of the Board from 1995 to 2005. He is a resident of Clarkston.

Francine Parker Vice Chair

Francine Parker was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Joseph Antonini, whose term expired in December 2006. In 2008, Parker retired as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2014.

Mohamed Okdie

Mohamed Okdie was appointed to the Board by Governor Jennifer Granholm in November 2007 to replace Ismael Ahmed, who resigned to lead the Michigan Department of Human Services. Okdie was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to a term that expires Dec. 31, 2016. Okdie is a school social worker for the Detroit Public Mohamed Okdie School System. He received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and a master’s degree in social work from Wayne State University. Prior to working for the Detroit Public School System, Okdie was a psychiatric social worker at Detroit Receiving Hospital and was a community liaison for Congressman John Conyers.

Thomas W. Sidlik

Thomas W. Sidlik was appointed to the Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan University by Governor Granholm in Dec. 2004 to a term expiring in December 2012. He was elected by the Board as EMU’s Vice-Chair from June 2005 to Jan. 2007. In January 2007, he was elected to be the Chair of the EMU Board of Regents, for a term ending in Feb. 2009. Thomas Sidlik He has served as the Chair of the EMU Educational Policies Committee since January 2007. In March 2009 he was appointed to be the Vice Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee. He is a member of the Finance Policy Committee. In other capacities, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Detroit Institute of Arts. Sidlik retired as a member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG in Aug. 2007. Sidlik has been Vice-Chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council and Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee. Mr. Sidlik is a resident of Ann Arbor.

James F. Stapleton

James Stapleton was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Karen Valvo, who resigned. Stapleton is president and CEO of B&R Consultants. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to a term that expires Dec. 31, 2016. James F. Stapleton

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Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg

Dr. Derrick Gragg Athletics Director The mark of an exceptional athletics program is the progress that is made each year. And under the leadership of athletics director Dr. Derrick Gragg, the Eastern Michigan University department of athletics has turned in a trio of successful campaigns in his first three years at the helm. During Gragg’s first year at EMU in 2006-07, the department set a school and Mid-American Conference record by capturing a remarkable eight team conference titles, adding a league post-season crown and recording two runnerup finishes. The MAC-record eight team championships eclipsed the mark of six held jointly by Central Michigan University (2003-04) and Western Michigan University (1984-85). In 2007-08, Gragg’s second as athletics director, EMU followed up the record-breaking eight championships in 2006-07 with four league regular-season titles and one MAC Tournament crown and the Eagles secured the Reese Trophy which is awarded annually to the top overall men’s athletics program in the league. Eastern had won the prestigious Reese Trophy three previous times (1987-88, 1990-91 and 199596). Gragg was nationally recognized for the leadership in 2008-09, earning the Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA) Administrator of the Year Award. He received the award at the BCA National Convention and Expo Awards Banquet, May 29, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. The Eagles won a pair of MAC titles last season in men’s cross country and swimming, while finishing as the runner-up in men’s golf, men’s indoor track, men’s outdoor track, women’s golf and women’s soccer en route to a second place

finish in the Reese Trophy standings. Gragg was named EMU’s 11th athletic director, Feb. 21, 2006, after spending the previous six years at the University of Arkansas. He first joined the U of A in 2000 as an associate athletic director and was promoted to senior associate athletic director in 2003 and then to deputy athletic director. In his tenure at Arkansas, Gragg was involved in various areas including: athletic administration, sport program oversight, marketing, sports information, recruitment, budget, student-athlete support, compliance, facilities and game management, fund-raising and research. During his career, Gragg has published several articles and editorials on intercollegiate athletics as well as a nationwide study on sports-related gambling. He is a former member of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities & Interests Committee, having served as co-chair of the committee in 2004-05. Gragg also served as a member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors and as a member of the American Heart Association, Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors. He currently serves as a member of the NCAA’s Legislative Council and is a member of the NACDA Division I-A Athletic Directors Scholarship Ad Hoc Steering Committee. A former collegiate wide receiver, Gragg lettered four years at Vanderbilt while earning his degree. He graduated with a bachelor’s in human development in 1992 and was a member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll during his senior year. Gragg served from 1993 to 1995 as an academic counselor at his alma mater before adding the title of director Name: Born: High School: College: Family:

of student life in his final year at Vanderbilt. During his time as a Commodore athletic administrator, he coordinated student life and support programs as well as supervising the academic counseling programs for studentathletes. In 1995, Gragg was named director of compliance & operations at the University of Missouri. During his two years in Columbia, he was the game event manager for 10 Olympic sports programs and served on the Big 12 Compliance Coordinators Group during his last year as compliance coordinator at the university. Named assistant athletic director for compliance at Michigan in 1997, Gragg spent three years with oversight of the UM compliance department. While serving in Ann Arbor, Gragg also earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State University. He then served on the faculty at WSU, teaching intercollegiate sport administration and sports marketing classes. During the past three years, he has also served as an adjunct faculty instructor at both WSU and EMU. Gragg earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the U of A in May of 2004 and also taught two undergraduate courses during his tenure there as an athletic administrator. Gragg is a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA). Gragg and his wife, Sanya, have a daughter, DeSha, 15, and two sons, Avery, 12, and PhillipRaymond, 8.

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Derrick Lamont Gragg 11-19-69 in Huntsville, Ala. Lee H.S. (Graduated in 1988) Vanderbilt University (Graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in human development) Wayne State University (Graduated in 1999 with a master’s degree in sports administration) University of Arkansas (Earned his doctorate in higher education administration in 2004) Wife: Sanya (Whittaker); Daughter: DeSha (15); Sons: Avery (12) and Phillip-Raymond (8)

Intercollegiate Athletics Experience Year School Position 2006-Pre. Eastern Michigan University Director of Athletics 2000-2006 University of Arkansas 2003-06 Senior Associate Athletics Director 2000-03 Associate Athletics Director/Compliance 1997-2000 University of Michigan Director of Compliance 1995-97 University of Missouri Director of Compliance and operations 1993-95 Vanderbilt University Academic Counselor for two years; Director of Student Life for his final year

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EMU Athletic Department Personnel

Lori Baron Athletic Secretary

Erich Keil Facilities Manager

Bobbie Bowling Senior Account Specialist

Mike Malach Associate Athletic Director

Liz Broughton Faculty Athletics Representative

Adam Martin Facilities Assistant

Wayne Smith Asst. Equipment Manager

Steve Smith Staff Athletic Trainer

Erin Burdis Asst. Director of SASS

Jessica Nietrzeba Development Assistant

Jay Sofen Equipment Manager

Maria Farrugia Football Secretary

Doug Dowdy Associate Athletic Director

Steve Nordwall Head Athletic Trainer

Megan Snow Staff Athletic Trainer

Craig Fink Associate Athletic Director

Ann Pierson Academic Counselor

Dr. Michael Paciorek Faculty Compliance Associate

Greg Steiner Asst. Director of Media Relations

Karen Hanson Administrative Secretary

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner Associate Athletic Director

Jim Streeter Assoc. AD/ Media Relations

Bill Tuscany Assoc. Athletic Trainer

Karen Baird Softball

John Goodridge Men’s Cross Country/Interim Track

Kim Berrington Volleyball

Scott Hall Women’s Soccer

Ryan Ray Women’s Tennis

Bruce Cunningham Men’s Golf

Brad Holdren Rowing

Buck Smith Diving

Derek DelPorto Wrestling

Peter Linn Swimming

Sandy Wagner Women’s Golf

Ron English Football

Sue Parks Women’s Cross Country/Track

Steve Wilce Gymnastics

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AnnMarie Gilbert Women’s Basketball

Charles E. Ramsey Men’s Basketball

Scott Schultz Director of Marketing

Stephannnie Vandenberg Assoc. AD/SWA

EMU Head Coaches

Jay Alexander Baseball

Marquis Jackson Asst. Strength Coach

Student -Athlete thlete S ervices Student -A Support upportSS ervices While success on the field is important, success in the classroom is the number one priority. Student Athlete Support Services (SASS) is dedicated to the academic success of the Eagles. Led by Erin Burdis and her staff of counselors, SASS strives to make sure every student-athlete finds academic success at Eastern. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program, integrated with the University, that will assist all student-athletes with their transition into college. This all-encompassing support continues throughout each student-athlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job or enters graduate school. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an academic profile on each studentathlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. Services provided through SASS include the following: programs that focus on student-athletes’ special needs, monitoring academic performance, providing learning assistance, assisting with registration procedures, assisting in monitoring athletic eligibility, providing priority registration and making sure that athletes are advised about current NCAA, MAC and University rules and regulations. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and support. College is not easy, but with hard work and dedication from both the student-athlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. The success of Eastern’s student-athletes hinges on their willingness to seek assistance from SASS as well as other University student services. SASS staff members continually refer student-athletes to the admissions office, Academic Advising Center, Career Services Center, health services, the records office, financial aid and The Holman Learning Center. Faculty members also provide assistance to student-athletes through advising in course selection and providing additional help with courses when requested.

lanti. “Reading Eagles” takes place at elementary schools in the area, sending student-athletes to schools to talk and read to the children. The annual canned food drive run by SAAC takes place in the fall, providing competition between teams, all with the goal of helping the community. The trademark of SAAC is the annual lip-synching and dance competition that is held every March. “Jock Jamz” pits varsity teams against each other, in a competition to see who can perform a better routine. Always a hit with the athletic and campus community, Jock Jamz has been a successful fund raiser, donating its proceeds to Operation Homefront. While SAAC does what it can to help support the community, it puts the student-athletes at EMU first. SAAC constantly looks for ways to increase student attendance at games, as well as provide better communication between professors and student-athletes who have to miss class for competition. Directed by student-athletes who understand the issues that they face and want to make a difference, SAAC has become a Student-Athlete Advisory Council Tying together all of the varsity sports at EMU very successful organization. is the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). Each varsity team is required to have at least one representative, while the larger teams normally volunteer several. This group of student-athletes meets monthly to discuss ways to better the student-athlete experience at EMU. It is the goal of SAAC to be the student-athlete voice to the athletic administration; provide a bridge between the student-athlete and the EMU community; undertake Student-Athlete Advisory Board projects, which will benefit studentathletes and the community; and to represent Eastern Michigan University student-athletes and what they represent. SAAC normally undertakes a few projects a year that benefit the surrounding community of Ypsileads the women’s side with a 3.543. “We feel that academic achievement is the cornerstone of the student-athlete experience,” EMU director of athletics Derrick Gragg explained. “We are very proud of our student-athletes’ work in the classroom and will continue to support them as they move forward to reach the ultimate goal of graduating.” “Obviously, our staff and student-athletes work closely to make sure that a major emphasis is put on the academic success for our teams and this 2009 winter report is the proof that all of that hard work is paying off,” said Erin Burdis, EMU’s Director of Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS). “We are very happy with the results from this past semester and we expect that success to continue into the future.” Other highlights for the winter semester include: • 49 student-athletes with a 4.0 semester GPA • 275 student-athletes (58%) have a 3.0 or higher semester GPA • 13 teams have a 3.0 or higher GPA

Academic Success

Entering the 2009-10 academic year, Eastern Michigan University student-athletes continue to excel on the playing field and in the classroom. The athletics department cumulative GPA is currently at 3.060 after the 2009 winter semester. The swimming & diving team leads the men’s teams with a 3.228, while the gymnastics team

The 16th Annual Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony was held April 13, 2009. (front row, from left) George Lesko (wrestling), Jessica Novakowski (track and field), Ben Thayer (football), Alexandra Studdart (rowing), Ransom Brown (cross country), Lindsey Kolar (swimming), Michelle Heletko (softball), Lauren Quintance (cross country) and Walter Gerbus (baseball). (back row, from left) Matt Hammersmith (cross country), Joanna Woo (tennis), Donald Ellison (swimming), Marjorie Thuot (golf ), Athletic Director Derrick Gragg, Kaitlin Ehman (soccer), Wendale Farow (basketball) and Jill Wolosianky (volleyball).

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NCAA Compliance

Supporting EMU StudentAthletes Since 1994 The EMU Athletic Club provides vital financial support to more than 550 student-athletes at Eastern Michigan University as they strive for excellence on the court and in the classroom. Nearly 1,000 donors generously supported our outstanding scholar-athletes each year. Established in 1994, the EMU Athletic Club raises funds in three key areas for EMU’s 21 varsity athletic teams: annual-use operating funds, endowment, and facility related projects. Today, annual-use giving is the most critical area of support needed by the Athletic Department. These contributions directly support the operating budgets of our teams and help provide the most basic needs to our coaches and student-athletes, including comprehensive national recruiting efforts, out of region travel to maintain nationally competitive schedules, equipment such as uniforms, balls, nets, bats, and much more. Gifts to any of our teams, or to the Eagles for Excellence Fund (which will be used for the most urgent needs of the athletic department), are an investment in the future leaders of the state of Michigan. Join the EMU Athletic Club today and make a difference for EMU Athletics.

How to Make a Gift Online: By Phone: By Mail:

www.emuathleticclub.com 734.487.8236 799 N. Hewitt Road Room 309C Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Join the EMU Athletic Club

For more information or to join the EMU Athletic Club, please contact: Craig Fink - Associate Athletic Director/Executive Director of the EMU Athletic Club Office Phone - 734.487.8236 E-mail: craig.fink@emich.edu

Membership Levels and Benefits: Hall of Fame -- $5,000 and up • All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ... • Receive first-level priority on the purchase of football/basketball season tickets, see (B) below • Purchase rights to six luxury football box seats • Opportunity to travel to a road game with a team of your choice • Specially designed EMU Athletic Club gift Olympian -- $2,500 - $4,999 • All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ... • Purchase rights to four luxury football box seats • Invitation to dinner with Athletic Director with other Olympian and higher members All-American -- $1,000 - $2,499 • All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ... • Football/basketball reserved parking (season ticket holders only) • Purchase rights to four chair back seats for football • EMU Athletic Club Leader recognition pin All-Conference -- $500 - $999 • All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ... • Media guides upon request • Postseason ticket priority • Purchase rights to two chair back seats for football • Invitation to annual social event with EMU head coaches and administrators Captain -- $250 - $499 • All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ... • Access to the E-Club Room (must show membership card) • Exclusive access to the “Eagles Nest.” Located in the Convocation Stadium Club, a hospitality area will be available for select home men’s & women’s basketball conference games and will feature a variety of refreshments and pregame “chalk talks” from members of the coaching staffs. (C) Varsity -- $100 - $249 • Tax deduction, see (A) below • Invitation to special events • Discounts at Eagle Crest Golf Club, Eagle Crest Conference Center and the Ypsilanti Marriott (must show membership card) • Membership card • Membership decal (A) Material value of benefit provided will reduce tax deduction by value of benefit. (B) Current football/basketball season ticket holders retain their current seats. (C) Must also purchase season tickets or single game tickets to access this area.

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The EMU Identity Since the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University athletic teams have gone by the nickname “Eagles.” The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron nickname and logo with the new one. EMU originally went by the nicknames “Normalites,”“Men from Ypsi”and various other titles through the years before “Hurons” was adopted in 1929. The “Hurons” first came into being as the result of a contest sponsored by the Men’s Union in 1929. On Oct. 31 of that year, a three-person committee, composed of Dr. Clyde Ford, Dr. Elmer Lyman and Professor Bert Peet, selected the name “Hurons” from the many entries in the contest. The name was submitted by two students, Gretchen Borst and George Hanner. Hanner was working at the Huron Hotel at the time of the contest and was no doubt as much influenced by his place of employment as by the Huron Indian tribe. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. EMU began investigating the appropriateness of its Huron Indian logo after the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report in October 1988 suggesting that all schools using such logos drop them. The report indicated that the use of Native American names, logos and mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. At that time, four colleges, 62 high schools and 33 junior high/middle schools in Michigan used Indian logos or names. The EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the Huron name with Eagles, taken from three recommendations from a committee charged with supplying a new nickname. The other two final names submitted were Green Hornets and Express.

Eastern Eagles Fight Song

A Look Back at EMU’s Logos

“Eastern Eagles, hats off to you! Fight, fight, fight for ole EMU. Look to the sky, the Eagles will fly, the bravest we’ll defy. ... Rah,rah, rah!”

1929-1991

“Hold that line for ole Green and White. Sons and daughters show your might. So, FIGHT, FIGHT! for ole EMU and vic-tor-y!”

1991-1994

EMU Alma Mater Eastern, sacred Alma Mater to your name we shall be true. Ever marching on to victory, we’ll stand by to see you through, Softly floating on the breeze, verdant green with white of snow, This our banner we will carry in our hearts whe’er we go.

1995-2001

Go Green Go Green, roll up the score. Go Green, let’s get some more. Raise a cheer for old Green and White. Let’s show them we came here to fight. Go Green, vic’try we’ll claim. Go Green, let’s win this game. We’ll always fight for old EMU. Come on and let’s go Green!

2002

2003-present

Some of EMU’s Prominent Alumni • Charlie Batch, Lional Dalton, Jason Jones, L. J. Shelton, Barry Stokes, Kevin Walter – professional football players • Ron Campbell – President, Tampa Bay Lightning •

Fred Cofield, Earle Higgins, Harvey Marlatt, George Gervin, Grant Long, Derrick Dial, Earl Boykins, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas – professional basketball players

• General John G. Coburn -- one of eight four-star generals in the United States • Hayes Jones -- Olympic gold medalist

• Bruce T. Halle -- Founder and CEO of Discount Tire Co.

• Rodney Slater -- former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

• John Heffron -- Winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2004

• Shirley Spork -- co-founder of the LPGA • Bob Welch -- Cy Young Award winner

• Greg Mathis –Judge and later TV personality • Lloyd Olds - designed the zebra shirt worn by referees • Dean Rockwell – Olympic team wrestling coach in 1964 • Rocky Roe -- Major League Baseball umpire • Jack Roush -- CEO and owner of Roush Racing

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