2022 Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball Media Guide

Ocasio

Aliyah

Sashel Palacios

Harrell

Dejah Mulipola

Haylie

Morgan Zerkle

Caleigh Clifton

Gwen Svekis

#22 - Sis Bates

#23 - Amanda Lorenz

- Jazmyn

#25 - Megan Wiggins

#28 - Haylie McCleney

#29 - Tori Vidales

#31 - Maggie Balint

#32 - Sierra Romero

#35 - Nicole Rangel-Mendes

- DJ Sanders

#40 - Alyssa Denham

#41 - Jordan Roberts

#44 - Carrie Eberle

#47 - Lilli Piper

#48 - Georgina Corrick

#52 - Sam Fischer

#68 - Courtney Gano

#70 - Andrea Filler

#73 - Rachele Fico

#77 - Sydney Littlejohn Watkins

#88 - Nadia Taylor

#97 - Caylan Arnold

#98 - Maddi Hackbarth

#99 - Kamalani Dung

2022 ATHLETES UNLIMITED AUX SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE DAY VISITING TEAM HOME TEAM

NETWORK TIME (ET) TIME (PT)

June 13 Monday Team Orange Team Gold ESPNU 6 p.m. 3 p.m.

June 13 Monday Team Blue Team Gold ESPN 8:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

June 14 Tuesday Team Blue Team Orange ESPNU 7 p.m. 4 p.m.

June 14 Tuesday Team Gold Team Orange ESPNU 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

June 15 Wednesday Team Gold Team Blue ESPN2 8 p.m. 5 p.m.

June 15 Wednesday Team Orange Team Blue ESPN2 10:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

June 18 Saturday Team Orange Team Gold ESPNU 3:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.

June 18 Saturday Team Blue Team Gold ESPNU 6 p.m. 3 p.m.

June 19 Sunday Team Blue Team Orange ESPNU 3:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.

June 19 Sunday Team Gold Team Orange ESPNU 6 p.m. 3 p.m.

June 20 Monday Team Gold Team Blue ESPN2 7 p.m. 4 p.m.

June 20 Monday Team Orange Team Blue ESPN2 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

June 23 Thursday Team Orange Team Gold ESPNU 7 p.m. 4 p.m.

June 23 Thursday Team Blue Team Gold ESPNU 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

June 24 Friday Team Blue Team Orange ESPNU 7 p.m. 4 p.m.

June 24 Friday Team Gold Team Orange ESPNU 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

June 25 Saturday Team Gold Team Blue ESPNU 7 p.m. 4 p.m.

June 25 Saturday Team Orange Team Blue ESPNU 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS

The

LEADERSHIP

Jon Patricof

Co-Founder/CEO

Jonathan Soros Co-Founder

BRANDING

Andrew Schloss Creative Director

BROADCAST

ATHLETES UNLIMITED STAFF DIRECTORY

MARKETING

Matt Biggers

Senior Director, Marketing

Laura Zambrana Marketing Manager

MEMBERSHIPS & TICKETING

Jake Williams

Cheri Kempf Senior Vice President

Stephanie Kane Sports Broadcast Video Editor

Eric Rhew Media Relations Manager

Holly Scott Production Manager

CIVIC LEADERSHIP

Hilary Meyer Senior Vice President of Impact

Jazmyn Jackson Manager, Civic Leadership

DIGITAL CONTENT

Jenny Jeffries Senior Director, Social & Content

Hope Ballard Junior Producer

Krystina Brown Social Media Producer

Savanna Collins Digital Media Reporter

JoJo Hesketh Producer

Jade Hewitt Lead Photographer

Ciara Ingram Associate Director of Video

Jonathan Louie Graphic Designer

Adeline Nicholson Social Media Coordinator

Josie Rohach Social Media Coordinator

Erin Williams Junior Producer

James Zehren Social Media Marketing Coordinator

FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Ana Drucker Senior Vice President

Nikki Caldeira General Counsel

Tamara Curl-Green Senior Director of Digital Fan Engagement

Mia Farinelli Manager of Talent & Development

Cora Letteri Assistant Digital Manager

Alexandra Licata Associate Director, Digital Experience

Kristen Miles Senior Director, Operations

Spencer Pullins Sports Equipment Manager

Colton Siebert Financial Business Analyst

Gwen Svekis Manager of Player Care and Coordination

Senior Director, Memberships & Ticketing

Jack Kochman Season Ticket & Group Sales Coordinator

Kerrie McClure Senior Manager, Season Tickets & Group Sales

PARTNERSHIPS

Alessandra Bilardello

Head of Partnership Marketing

Caitlin Jackson Senior Manager, Partnership Marketing

Micah Lubow Director, Partnership Sales

Reid McGrory Senior Manager, Partnership Activation

Michelle Polachek Senior Manager, Partnership Activation

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Nicole Pawlak

DIRECTORS OF SPORT

Tayyiba Haneef-Park

Senior Director, Special Projects

Director of Sport, Volleyball

Ilene Hauser Director of Sport, Basketball

Abi Jackson Director of Sport, Lacrosse Cheri Kempf Director of Sport, Softball

TECHNOLOGY

John Spade

Chief Technology Officer

Johan Daniels IT Field Technician

Gilbert Fong Technology Manager

ATHLETES UNLIMITED AUX SOFTBALL 101

WHO WE ARE

Athletes Unlimited is a new model of professional sports where athletes are decision makers and individual players are champions of team sports. We lit erally change the game with faster play and fluid teams, delivering next-level competition and engagement in which every moment counts. Beginning in 2020 with Women’s Softball and following with Women’s Volleyball (2021), Women’s Lacrosse (2021), Women’s Basketball (2022) and AUX Softball (2022), Athletes Unlimited will build the next generation of both athletes and fans.

Our athletes are in charge of their team and league decisions, and of their individual success. We reboot timetables, rosters, and gameplay to create fast and exciting competition that speaks to contemporary sports fans, bring ing them close to the action and the athletes in games where every moment counts. We incorporate the player-centric model that fans love about fantasy sports. We use digital media platforms and cutting-edge technology to con nect fans deeply to athletes at the top of their game on and off the field, and to the game itself.

HOW THE TEAMS ARE SELECTED

A draft will be held prior to each series of games with the top three players in the individual leaderboard serving as the team captains. The captains will then fill their rosters by selecting 13 other players. Each draft will be held two days prior to the start of each six-game series.

Uniform colors will be assigned based on the team captain’s rank on the leaderboard. The top-scoring captain’s team will wear gold, while the sec ond-highest point scorer’s team dons orange jerseys. The third-place team will wear blue jerseys during each series.

Each team will consist of 14 players, including four pitchers, two catchers, two middle infielders, two corner infielders, three outfielders and one designated player.

RULES OF INTEREST

Game Duration: Each Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball game will consist of seven (7) innings regardless of the game’s score. If the visiting team scores in the top of the seventh inning but trails in the game, the home team will bat in the bottom of the inning in an attempt to win the inning points.

Extra Innings: Team inning points and individual stat points are not earned in extra innings. Only inning points that have carried over from the seventh inning and team game win points can be accumulated.

Captain’s Challenges: Each captain will be permitted two (2) video review challenges per game, which will be sent to the replay official for a final deci sion. A challenge must be indicated by one of the two designated team rep resentatives either verbally or visually before the next pitch is thrown, before all members of the infield have left their positions and fair territory, or before the umpires have left the field of play. A challenge is indicated visually by tapping the top of the head with one hand.

In addition, umpires are allowed to initiate a video review of any call in the reviewable plays list once the game reaches the sixth inning.

The following plays can be reviewed:

1. Whether a batted ball called fair, is fair or foul.

2. Whether a batted ball called a ground-rule double or home run is fair or foul.

3. Whether a batted ball called foul that could result in a ground-rule double or home run is fair or foul.

4. Decide scoring players at home plate, including collisions (illegal and/or malicious slides), obstruction by a defensive player or timing plays

Force tag/play calls

Hit-by-Pitch calls

Placement of Runners

8. With runners on base, a no-catch call can be changed to a catch only if it results in a third out. With no runners on base, a no-catch call can be changed to a catch at any time.

If the ball left the field of play on a home run

All aspects of a scoring play or timing play

Obstruction and interference at any base, only if the play in question re sults or would result in the third out of an inning and relates to a scoring/ timing play

Malicious/flagrant contact

Deciding on a foul tip/foul ball at the plate, including a dropped strike

POSTSEASON AWARDS

ATHLETES UNLIMITED AUX SOFTBALL 101

The top three players on the final leaderboard in addition to the Defensive MVP presented by GEICO will receive a medal designed and fabricated for Athletes Unlimited by Lisa Issenberg, founder of Kiitellä, inc. The front face of the media represents the identity of Athletes Unlimited, while the back face of the medal leans into the specific sport, the year, location and words about Athletes Unlimited’s vision, mission and values on and off the field - Excel lence in Community and Leadership.

ATHLETE COMPENSATION

Athletes are compensated in three ways during an Athletes Unlimited season, including base pay, win bonuses (inning and game wins) and a leaderboard bonus. The leaderboard bonus also includes an additional donation equal to half of the athlete’s leaderboard bonus to their selected cause partner.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

While traditional softball statistics are kept during each Athletes Unlimited AUX game, players earn individual points by accumulating those statistics. Points accumulated by statistics, set and/or match wins and MVP selections are used to create an individual leaderboard, which determines captains for each series and the individual champion at the end of the season.

Points are awarded at the following increments for hitters during the game: Single +10 Points Double +20 Points Triple +30 Points Home Run +40 Points Stolen Base +10 Points Caught Stealing -10 Points Base on Balls +8 Points Hit By Pitch +8 Points Sacrifice Fly/Bunt +10 Points

In addition, pitchers can earn individual points for the following statistics: Out Recorded +4 Points

Earned Run Allowed -10 Points

Athletes will be awarded 10 individual points if their team wins a single inning. If the teams score the same number of runs in an inning, the points carry over to the next inning.

Athletes on the winning team in each game will be awarded 50 individu al points toward the individual leaderboard. The total score determines the overall game winner, which means a team may lose multiple innings, but still win the overall game.

A total of three MVPs will be selected following each game by the athletes with the top player earning 60 points. The second MVP receives 40 points, while the third MVP claims 20 points.

THE BOOK OF UNLIMITED

The Book of Unlimited was designed, handmade and bound for Athletes Un limited. The book weighs nearly 25 pounds, measures approximately 12” by 18” and contains nearly 500 pages. The champion, along with all who com peted, are inscribed into the book. In addition, The Book of Unlimited also contains a history of achievements in Athletes Unlimited, including stories, highlights and events.

The book is opened during the Opening Ceremony for each season and is closed after the champion is named and her name is inscribed into the book. The tradition began during Athletes Unlimited Softball’s inaugural season in 2020.

ATHLETES TAKE NEW APPROACH TO AUX SOFTBALL

By Savanna Collins AUProSports.com Digital Reporter

From changing teams every week, to drafts and navigating the points sys tem, the Athletes Unlimited Softball format presents itself with a unique set of challenges for players.

But for the upcoming AUX Softball season, they’ll be tested in a new way. With doubleheaders and a shortened two-week season, there’s little time to delay success or dwell on failure.

Tori Vidales knows that her mentality going to be more important than ever.

“Instead of going back to the dugout, feeling down on myself, it’s trying to find those little wins within each at-bat so that you can go into the next week, the next practice, the next game feeling better than you did the day before,” Vidales explained.

She took a new approach during her time in the cage with her dad leading up to this season. After each session, she would pinpoint what she learned and needed to work on, such as squaring her hips to the plate more or adjusting her elbow a bit higher.

Vidales would write those details down in a note to take them into the next session. She said, “We could just go straight to my notes,” which kept her from wasting any time trying to feel out what she needed to focus on that day.

“By the time I got ready and warm, I was ready to go,” Vidales added. “I felt like I was growing instead of staying stagnant and repeating the same things over and over again.”

During AUX, there are just two days between each series of games. This leaves little time to adjust to live pitching or find comfort at the plate. Infielder Sierra Romero feels more confident in her game than she has in some time, regardless of the high-pressure environment.

“I think all of us probably have the same mentality: we’re kind of saying ‘just go’. You’re gonna hit the ground running and it may not be pretty at first, but just being ready to ride through it.”

Romero has been working to establish trust back in her left knee after tearing her ACL and meniscus in 2019. It’s been a long time since she’s played “sure” but her headspace ahead of opening day is to play free.

“It’s softball and things are tough, so I’m expecting it to be tougher,” Romero said. “And then just allowing myself to fail. I think that’s the thing too – remem bering this is a game of failure. I’m gonna fail, just not allowing myself to get too frustrated.”

Players will also have to be mentally strong during AUX to be ready to play in doubleheaders. In each three-game series, teams will play a doubleheader on one of the game days. Romero talked about how it has been a while since some of the athletes have played in back-to-back games, especially against elite competition.

“Sometimes, I mean, you could take a game off, [but] you’re not gonna be able to take a game off here,” she said. “You’re gonna wanna bring your A-game; doesn’t matter if it’s your first or second game.”

For two-way pitcher and Week 1 captain Aleshia Ocasio, the doubleheaders will require planning and strategy on how to utilize the pitching staff.

“I do think that we’re gonna have to pitch by committee a little bit more because we have so many games in a fewer amount of days,” Ocasio said. A staple of Athletes Unlimited since season one, Ocasio prepared for AUX similar to how she has in the past: eating healthy, taking care of her body, and weight training to improve her velocity. Then there were a few things Ocasio added this off-season to step up her game. She would give herself an “A” in the circle last season but feels her performance at the plate was subpar. She spent more time working on her hitting be cause she knows that in order to stand out and climb the leaderboard again she’ll have to utilize all the tools she has. She even worked on adding another to her belt: steals.

“I made sure to replicate my workouts from last year but also add more agility training. That was important because… this year I wanna steal more bases.”

Ocasio is coming in off a championship after being crowned the winner of Athletes Unlimited Softball in 2021. She said she doesn’t allow finishing first on the leaderboard to affect her mentality now.

“Yeah, I’m the reigning champ, but at the end of the day I’m still here competing for another one.”

As with each season, AUX starts with every athlete on the leaderboard with zero points.

2022 ATHLETES UNLIMITED AUX SOFTBALL ROSTER (NUMERICAL)

Victoria Hayward OF 5-7 L/L San Diego, Calif.

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Sydney Romero MIF 5-7 R/R Norman, Okla. Oklahoma sydsyd2 syd_syd2

Danielle O'Toole P 5-8 R/L Chino, Calif. Arizona OH_TOOLY OH_TOOLY3

Amanda Chidester CIF 5-9 R/R Bluffdale, Utah Michigan chid-is-turr chiddy3 chiddy3

Danielle Gibson CIF 6-0 L/R Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas daniellewhorton41 danielleeee41

6 Shannon Rhodes OF 5-6 R/R Fort Worth, Texas Texas shannonrhodes2 shannonrhodes2

8 Aleshia Ocasio P 5-9 L/R St. Cloud, Fla. Florida uh-lee-suh oh-cah-see-oh aleshiaocasio aleshiaocasio

10 Abby Ramirez MIF 5-4 S/R Chicago, Ill. Michigan a_ram410 abber410

11 Aliyah Andrews OF 5-8 L/R Baton Rouge, La. LSU uh-lee-yah aliyahandrews andrews_aliyah

12 Taylor Edwards C 5-7 R/R Omaha, Neb. Nebraska tayylayy2 tayedwards212

13 Sashel Palacios C 5-3 L/R Chula Vista, Calif. Arizona State sah-shell puh-la-cee-os seashell_13 seashel_13

14 Aly Harrell DP 5-7 L/L Huntington, W.Va. Marshall alyjae_ alyharrell

15 Dejah Mulipola C 5-8 R/R Garden Grove, Calif. Arizona day-zhuh muhl-ee-pahl-a dejahmulipola_ dejahmulipola

17 Haylie Wagner P 5-7 R/L Traverse City, Mich. Michigan haywags17 haywags17

18 Morgan Zerkle OF 5-8 L/R Oxford, Ohio Marshall zir-kle (rhymes with circle) mzerkleee mzerkleee

20 Caleigh Clifton MIF 5-8 R/R Wayne, Okla. Oklahoma KAY-lee caleigh_danielle caleigh_20

21 Gwen Svekis C 5-9 R/R Omaha, Neb. Oregon suh-veck-iss gsvekis21 gsvekis21

22 Sis Bates MIF 5-4 L/R Seattle, Wash. Washington sisbates22

23 Amanda Lorenz OF 5-5 L/L Gainesville, Fla. Florida lohr-enz amandalorenz amandalorenz18

24 Jazmyn Jackson OF 5-7 L/R Oakland, Calif. California jazmynrenee jazmynjacksonn

25 Megan Wiggins OF 5-5 L/R Winder, Ga. Georgia meganwiggins25 themeganwiggins

28 Haylie McCleney OF 5-4 L/L Fort Pierce, Fla. Alabama hayliemac8 hayliemac8

29 Tori Vidales CIF 5-8 R/R Deer Park, Texas Texas A&M vuh-dal-is vidalestori vidalestori

31 Maggie Balint P 5-8 R/R Landenberg, Pa. San Diego State bal-int (bal rhymes with cal) maggiebalint balintmaggie

32 Sierra Romero MIF 5-5 R/R Rockledge, Fla. Michigan sierrajoy32 sierrajoy32

35 Nicole Rangel-Mendes OF 5-7 L/L Norman, Okla. Oklahoma nicole_mendes_ nicole_mendes_

37 DJ Sanders DP 5-9 R/R Columbus, Miss. Oregon saygeauxdj_ dj_37ss

40 Alyssa Denham P 6-1 R/R League City, Texas Arizona the_alyssadenham22 denhamalyssa

41 Jordan Roberts C 5-7 R/R Lake City, Fla. Florida daily_cup_of_jo_ jordanalyssar14

44 Carrie Eberle P 6-0 R/R Clearwater Beach, Fla. Oklahoma State ebb-ur-lee carrieeberle carrieeberle

47 Lilli Piper CIF 5-10 R/R Akron, Ohio Ohio State piperswiper23 piperswiper

48 Georgina Corrick P 6-0 R/R Port Charlotte, Fla. South Florida georginacorrick georgecorrick

52 Sam Fischer CIF 5-11 R/R Phoenix, Ariz. LMU samfischer22 samfischer22

68 Courtney Gano CIF 5-9 R/R Seattle, Wash. Washington gain-oh courtneygano cgano8

70 Andrea Filler MIF 5-10 R/R Evanston, Ill. Northwestern andreafiller andreafiller

73 Rachele Fico P 5-7 L/R Oxford, Conn. LSU rachel supafic supafic

Sydney Littlejohn Watkins P 6-1 R/R Newberry, Fla. Alabama smlittlejohn__ slittlejohn28

Nadia Taylor DP 5-8 R/R Leander, Texas Texas njtaylor88 nadiataylor88

Caylan Arnold P 5-7 R/R Maryville, Tenn. Florida State caylanarnold12 arnoldcaylan

Maddi Hackbarth C 5-8 R/R Tempe, Ariz. Arizona State maddi.hack maddihack23

Kamalani Dung P 5-8 R/R Kapolei, Hawaii California kah-muh-lahn-ee kama.dung kamadung

SOFTBALL ROSTER (BY

RACHEL GARCIA

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-6

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Lancaster, Calif. COLLEGE: UCLA

ATHLETE CAUSE: Women’s Sports Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: One of 12 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team USA who won Silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics … posted 1.05 earned run average with 13 strikeouts in 6.2 innings at the 2018 WBSC Women’s World Championship … helped Team USA win Gold medal and had walk-off hit against Japan in the seMiddle Infieldinals … also led Team USA to Gold medals at 2019 Japan Cup and 2019 Pan American Games … competed in 2018 USA Softball International Cup, fashioning a 1.31 earned run average with 11 strikeouts in 5.1 innings.

AT UCLA

Five-year letter winner for the Bruins who authored 99-17 career record with 11 saves … appeared in 149 career games with 95 starts … compiled 66 career complete games and 28 shutouts … finished career with 996 strikeouts in 749.0 innings … also posted .337 career batting average at the plate with 214 hits, including 43 home runs … drove in 175 career runs, including 54 during her freshman season … tallied 50 hits in a season three times … led UCLA to 2019 Wom en’s College World Series title ... three-time recipient of Honda Award for Softball (2018, 2019, 2021) … also received Honda Cup in 2019 and 2021 … honored as 2018 and 2021 NFCA Division I Player of the Year … also earned NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Year accolades in 2019 … two-time Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team selection who was named Most Outstanding Player of 2019 tournament … fourth in UCLA history with 99 victories … also stands fifth in program history with 149 appearances and 813 career strikeouts … tied for second on Bruins’ career saves list … three-time First-Team NFCA All-America selection … also garnered Second-Team All-America notice in 2017 … named All-Pac-12 First Team four times, including three Player of the Year commenda tions … honored as 2019 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year … received NFCA and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year distinction in 2017 … two-time selection as USA Softball Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 … winner of 2021 Senior CLASS Award … selected as 2019 Los Angeles Sportswoman of the Year.

PERSONAL

Currently serving as a volunteer assistant coach at San Diego State … majored in history at UCLA … hobbies include jet skiing and running … also enjoys spending time with youth and her family … has a passion for American Sign Language.

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VICTORIA HAYWARD

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: L/L RESIDENCE: San Diego, Calif. COLLEGE: Washington

ATHLETE CAUSE: Natasha Watley Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Tallied 1,020 leaderboard points during her second Athletes Unlimited season … started all 15 games … hit .354 with 17 hits in 48 at-bats … led AU for second straight year with seven stolen bases, equaling her own single-season record … also paced circuit with seven stolen base attempts … tied for third in the league with 17 hits, including four doubles … tied for fourth with two sacrifice hits.

2020 SEASON: Finished third on the leaderboard with 1,860 points … also ranked fourth with 1,310 win points … accumulated 470 stat points, good for ninth in Athletes Unlimited … fashioned .396 batting average with .459 on-base percentage … tied for the league lead with 53 at-bats … tied for second with 21 hits … ranked fifth in the league with 15 runs scored … one of 12 players to record a triple during inaugural season … tied for ninth in the league with 31 total bases … paced league with seven stolen bases in seven attempts.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Youngest person ever named to Canadian Senior National Team after joining team at 16 years old in 2009 … led Canada to first-ever Olympic medal with Bronze medal performance in 2020 Tokyo Olympics … hit .300 in Tokyo with team-high seven runs scored … fashioned tournament-high 10 hits and seven stolen bases in 2019 WBSC Americas Olympic Qualifier … helped Team Canada claim Silver medal at 2011 Pan American Games … also named to 2015 Pan American Games team, but was unable to compete due to an injury … has competed in five WBSC World Championships.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

All-NPF performer in 2019 while earning Jennie Finch Award.

AT WASHINGTON

Four-year letter winner for the Huskies who played from 2011-14 … ranks 10th in program history with 176 career runs … stands eighth on Huskies’ career list with 73 stolen bases in 78 attempts … hit .414 as a senior, which ranks eighth on Washington’s single-season list … led Pac-12 Conference with 28 stolen bases during senior season … recorded six triples during junior season to tie for second on UW’s single-season ledger … paced Huskies in batting average, at-bats, hits, stolen bases and runs scored during junior and senior campaigns … First-Team NFCA All-America selection as a senior … two-time First-Team All-Region honoree … earned All-Pac-12 Conference distinction three times, including First-Team notice as a junior and senior … three-time Academic All-Pac-12 selection … member of 2011 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.

PERSONAL

Member of Athletes Unlimited Softball Player Executive Committee … currently serving as an assistant coach at San Diego State … grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada … started playing softball at the age of 7 … lists her parents as her biggest inspiration growing up … proudest athletic moment is qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Team Canada … would pursue a career in business management if she was not playing softball … hobbies include cooking, working out and traveling … graduated from Washington with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Political Science … also earned her Master’s degree from Massachusetts in 2017.

STATISTICS

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SYDNEY ROMERO

POSITION: Middle Infield HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Norman, Okla. COLLEGE: Oklahoma

ATHLETE CAUSE: Head and Neck Cancer Living Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Registered 932 leaderboard points during her rookie season … fashioned .220 batting average with nine hits in 15 games … started 12 times … tied with Kelsey Stewart for league lead by being hit by a pitch three times … one of eight players to register a triple … one of 13 players to record a sacrifice fly.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team Mexico who played in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics … hit .222 with four hits, including a double and a home run … also drew three walks.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. 3 overall selection in 2019 NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride … earned All-NPF honors after leading USSSA Pride to league championship.

AT OKLAHOMA

Led Oklahoma to pair of NCAA Women’s College World Series titles during her career from 2016-19 ... finished her career as the Sooners’ all-time leader in at-bats (853), doubles (58) and sacrifice flies (13) … also stands second in Oklahoma history with 320 career hits, 121 career extra-base hits and 558 total bases … ranks among OU’s career leaders in games played (258), runs batted in (215), batting average (.375), runs scored (229) and home runs (54) … struck out just four times in 211 at-bats during 2016 season … two-time First-Team NFCA All-America selection … earned NFCA All-Region and All-Big 12 Conference honors four times, including First-Team notice as a junior and senior … honored as 2019 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year … two-time member of Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PERSONAL

Has dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States … currently serving as a graduate assistant coach at Oklahoma, which has won the last two NCAA Wom en’s College World Series titles … sister, Sierra, is also a professional softball player.

DANIELLE O’TOOLE

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-8 BATS/THROWS: R/L RESIDENCE: Chino, Calif. COLLEGE: Arizona

ATHLETE CAUSE: Frosted Faces Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2021 SEASON: Amassed 680 leaderboard points in her second Athletes Unlimited season … one of six pitchers to appear in 10 games … made two starts … posted 9.90 earned run average with 17 strikeouts in 23.0 innings … ranked sixth in the league with 36 hits allowed … tied for sixth place with 17 strikeouts … threw three wild pitches.

2020 SEASON: Earned 16th place on the inaugural leaderboard with 1,434 points … ranked fifth in the circuit with 494 stat points … one of five players to reg ister at least 200 MVP points … appeared in 13 games with league-leading 10 starts … authored 2.82 earned run average with 3-3 record … allowed 25 earned runs and 66 hits … tied with Haylie Wagner for second in the league with 62.0 innings pitched … one of four pitchers to throw a complete game … ranked second in Athletes Unlimited with 42 strikeouts.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Competed with Team Mexico at 2020 Tokyo Olympics … fashioned 0-2 record with 1.24 earned run average and seven strikeouts in three appearances … allowed just three hits in 3.2 innings against Team USA with two strikeouts … also conceded one earned run over 6.0 innings against Canada with three strikeouts … spent two years with Team USA from 2017-18 … pitched 4.2 innings with six strikeouts while helping Team USA win Gold medal at 2018 WBSC Women’s World Championship … threw 6.1 innings and accumulated four strikeouts in 2018 USA Softball International Cup … member of Gold medal-winning team at 2017 Pan American Championship, posting 2-0 record with 2.80 ERA in 15 innings … also allowed six runs on eight hits while claiming 12 strikeouts … aided Team USA to Silver medal in 2017 World Cup of Softball … led Team USA with 15 innings pitched during the tournament while securing 11 strikeouts.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played three seasons with the NPF’s Chicago Bandits after being picked with No. 8 overall selection in 2017 NPF Draft … authored 1-1 record in 2017 with seven strikeouts over 10.0 innings … did not record a decision in 12.0 innings during the 2018 campaign while posting 14 strikeouts.

AT ARIZONA

Transferred to Arizona after two seasons at San Diego State … sat out 2015 season before playing final two seasons with the Wildcats … ranks eighth in pro gram history with 1.69 career earned run average … fashioned 402 career strikeouts, the 10th-highest mark on the Wildcats’ all-time list … threw no-hitter on Mar. 24, 2017, against No. 6 Washington, which stands as the no-hitter thrown by an Arizona pitcher against a ranked team … finalist for 2017 USA Softball National Player of the Year … earned First-Team NFCA All-America honors as a senior … two-time NFCA First-Team All-Region and All-Pac 12 Conference pick with the Wildcats … honored as Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year in 2017 … made 83 appearances in two seasons at San Diego State while earning All-Mountain West Conference honors twice … tied for seventh in Aztec history with 45 victories … owns program-record .726 career winning percentage … tallied 39 career complete games with 10 shutouts with the Aztecs … one of four pitchers in SDSU history to win 30 or more games in a season after notching 31 victories as a sophomore … named 2014 Mountain West Pitcher of the Year … made 48 appearances during her sophomore campaign and posted a 31-10 record with a 1.91 earned run average and 196 strikeouts … named Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2013 after compiling 14-7 record in 155 innings … limited opposing hitters to a .250 average with 121 strikeouts and a 1.81 earned run average.

PERSONAL

Born in Fontana, Calif. … mother, Dianna, was a two-time All-America pitcher at UC San Diego from 1989-92 who holds the Tritons’ career record with a 0.91 earned run average.

AMANDA CHIDESTER

POSITION: Corner Infield HEIGHT: 5-9 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Bluffdale, Utah COLLEGE: Michigan

ATHLETE CAUSE: Natasha Watley Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Finished second on the leaderboard with 1,714 points … tied for fourth in the league with 1,140 win points while her 434 stat points were good for third … also tallied 140 MVP points, which were tied for fifth in the circuit … member of inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball All-Defensive Team … batted .413 while starting all 15 games … led Athletes Unlimited with 19 hits, seven home runs and 41 total bases … tied for fourth in the league with 12 runs scored and 12 runs batted in … drew nine walks, good for third in the league.

2020 SEASON: Tallied 1,030 leaderboard points during inaugural season … batted .300 with 15 hits, including six extra-base hits … tied for ninth in the league with 50 at-bats … shared league lead for triples with Anissa Urtez and Aleshia Ocasio … tied for sixth with 13 runs batted in.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Helped Team USA win Silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics … posted .200 batting average with four hits in six games … also drove in three runs … went 2-for-4 against Canada with a run batted in … also registered game-winning hit against Australia to propel Team USA into the medal round … three-time participant in WBSC Women’s World Championship who led Team USA to a Gold medal and two Silver medals … member of Gold medal-winning team at 2017 Pan American Championship, hitting .515 with 17 runs batted in, 11 runs scored and two home runs … also helped Team USA earn Silver medal at 2015 Pan American Games with .400 batting average and six RBI … five-time medalist at World Cup of Softball, including Gold medals in 2012 and 2015.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Named 2019 NPF Player of the Year by Softball America … also named as the league’s Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Home Run Award re cipient during rookie campaign … hit .374 with 15 home runs and 35 runs batted in along with an .814 slugging percentage … led the Chicago Bandits to the NPF regular season title … originally drafted by the Akron Racers in 2012, but chose to play with Team USA … also saw action in 2016 with the Scrap Yard Dawgs.

AT MICHIGAN

Four-year letter winner for the Wolverines who appeared in 231 career games from 2009-12 … authored .355 career batting average with 40 home runs and 200 runs batted in … two-time NFCA All-America selection … honored as Big Ten Player of the Year during junior and senior seasons … recipient of Michigan’s Big Ten Medal of Honor as a senior … four-time All-Big Ten performer who earned First-Team notice as a freshman, junior and senior … finished her career ranked second in program history in runs batted in and grand slams … also ranked fourth on Michigan’s career list with .596 slugging percentage … tallied 248 career hits, good for ninth in UM history … also held 10th place on Wolverines’ career ledger with 157 runs scored.

PERSONAL

Majored in physical education at Michigan … daughter of Brian and Sandy Chidester … has four siblings - RJ, Matt, Trever and Brandon … proud aunt to three nephews and one niece … hobbies include outdoor activities … favorite sport other than softball is tennis … engaged to Athletes Unlimited Softball athlete Anissa Urtez and the couple has a Red-Tri Australian Shepherd named Hank.

CHIDESTER’S TROPHY CASE

DANIELLE GIBSON

POSITION: Corner Infield HEIGHT: 6-0 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Fayetteville, Ark. COLLEGE: Arkansas

ATHLETE CAUSE: Geaux Teal Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 SEASON: One of 13 players selected in the Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

AT ARKANSAS

Four-year letter winner for the Razorbacks after spending her freshman season at Arizona State … appeared in 248 total games, including 189 at Arkansas … fashioned a .366 career batting average with 60 home runs and 220 runs batted in … finished Arkansas career as the Razorbacks’ career leader with 180 runs batted in … belted 10 or more home runs in four of her five seasons, including career-best 20 home runs as a redshirt senior … led Razorbacks to back-to-back Southeastern Conference titles in 2021 and 2022 … earned First-Team NFCA All-America honors in 2022 after claiming Second-Team distinction in 2021 … member of 2022 All-SEC First Team … Top-10 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award … Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America hon oree in 2022 … two-time SEC All-Defensive Team pick … led Razorbacks in batting average (.445), hits (81), doubles (14), home runs (20) and runs batted in (70) during 2022 campaign … led SEC in runs batted in and total bases while ranking second in hits … also one of five players in the circuit to hit 20 or more home runs … posted .355 batting average as a redshirt junior and claimed spot on All-SEC Second Team … started all 25 games during COVID-19 shortened season and hit .295 with 23 hits and 14 RBI … garnered NFCA All-Region Third Team distinction as a sophomore … became the second NCAA Division I softball player to hit for the home run cycle, including the first player to do it in a four-inning span, when she blasted four home runs against SIU-Edwardsville on Feb. 23, 2019 … also became the sixth player in NCAA Division I softball history to hit four home runs in a single game … finished sophomore season as the Razorbacks’ leader with .640 slugging percentage, 12 home runs and 110 total bases … started 58-of-59 games as a freshman at Arizona State … one of three freshmen to earn First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference honors in 2018 … also named to Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … paced the Sun Devils in home runs (12), doubles (12), extra-base hits (24) and slugging percentage (.633).

PERSONAL

Majored in psychology at Arkansas … oldest of three children in family … wore No. 41 at Arkansas because her father, Todd, wore it while playing basketball … younger sisters also wore No. 41.

SHANNON RHODES

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-6

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Fort Worth, Texas COLLEGE: Texas

ATHLETE CAUSE: Morgan’s Message

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: One of 12 players selected in the Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

AT TEXAS

Played final three seasons with the Longhorns after beginning career at Oregon … compiled .332 batting average with 43 home runs and 192 runs batted in while playing 262 career games … tallied 242 hits, including 37 doubles and three triples, while scoring 177 runs … led Longhorns with 53 runs scored, 55 RBI and 117 total bases as a fifth-year senior en route to earning Second-Team NFCA All-Region and All-Big 12 Conference accolades … belted a pair of grand slams at Texas … ranks ninth in program history with .569 slugging percentage … tied Texas single-game record with three home runs and 12 total bases against UTSA on Mar. 27, 2021 … earned Second-Team All-Region honors as a sophomore at Oregon after hitting 11 home runs with 45 RBI over 62 games … member of 2017 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team after starting 54-of-59 games … fashioned .336 batting average in rookie season with seven home runs and 46 runs batted in … named MVP of Eugene Regional after going 7-for-9 in three wins with two doubles and four runs batted in.

PERSONAL

Majored in physical culture and sports at Texas.

ALESHIA OCASIO

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-9 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: St. Cloud, Fla. COLLEGE: Florida

ATHLETE CAUSE: Pitch In for Baseball & Softball

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Earned individual champion after amassing 2,096 leaderboard points … also paced league with 736 stat points and 320 MVP points … member of inaugural Athletes Un limited Softball All-Defensive Team … tied for league lead with 13 appearances, 10 games started and two complete games … second in Athletes Unlimited with 2.32 earned run aver age … authored league-high six victories while posting 6-5 record in 66.0 innings … paced AU with 55 strikeouts … conceded 25 runs, including 22 earned runs … hit .233 in 13 games with seven hits and six runs scored … one of eight players to hit a triple … also went 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts.

2020 SEASON: Placed 11th on the leaderboard after compiling 1,584 points during inaugural season … ranked second in Athletes Unlimited with 240 MVP points while her 464 stat points were good for 10th place … made 10 appearances in the circle with seven starts … fashioned 3.57 earned run average, good for fourth in the league … tied for second in the circuit with five victories after posting 5-1 record … one of four players to pitch a complete game … gave up 18 earned runs over 35.0 innings … struck out 14 hitters while allowing just nine walks … tied for league lead with two triples.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Puerto Rico National Team since 2013 … posted 3-1 record in five games during 2015 Pan American Games … also hit 6-for-16 (.375) with five runs batted in and four runs scored to lead Puerto Rico to Bronze medal … member of 2019 Puerto Rico team that won Bronze medal at 2019 Pan American Games … hit the game-winning home run to lead Team Mexico to Gold medal at 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. 10 overall selection in 2018 NPF Draft by the Chicago Bandits … posted 17 strikeouts in 22 innings with a 1.27 earned run average during rookie season while helping the Bandits reach the NPF Championship … earned All-NPF distinction in 2019 after authoring 0.89 earned run average with 29 strikeouts in 39.1 innings.

AT FLORIDA

Four-year letter winner for the Gators who played in 202 games with 158 starts from 2015-18 … led Florida to 2015 NCAA title … compiled 1.41 career earned run average while authoring 71-14 career record with 10 saves … accrued 19 career shutouts, which are tied for ninth on Gators’ all-time list … also held opposing batters to .192 career batting average … made 119 appearances with 68 starts in the circle … posted 20 or more wins as a pitcher twice, including 23 victories during senior season … struck out 549 hitters in 516.0 innings … posted 0.77 earned run average as a sophomore, the fifth-best mark in Florida history … tied program record with six saves in 2016 … threw three career no-hitters, including two during senior campaign … also involved in four combined no-hitters, including a perfect game against Hampton on Mar. 30, 2018 … fashioned .278 career batting average with 10 home runs and 73 runs batted in … tied for sixth in program history with eight career triples … two-time NFCA All-America selection … received NFCA All-Region distinction all four years … earned All-South eastern Conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … SEC All-Freshman Team honoree in 2015 … member of 2017 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team.

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ABBY RAMIREZ

POSITION: Middle Infield HEIGHT: 5-4 BATS/THROWS: S/R RESIDENCE: Chicago, Ill. COLLEGE: Michigan

ATHLETE CAUSE: Ronald McDonald House Charities - Chicagoland/NW Indiana

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Compiled 940 leaderboard points in her second Athletes Unlimited campaign … hit .158 with three hits in 19 at-bats over nine games … one of eight players to hit a triple … tied for second in the league with nine sacrifice hits.

2020 SEASON: Finished in 20th place on inaugural season leaderboard with 1,380 points … finished eighth in the league with 1,260 win points … posted four hits in 32 at-bats while starting 14-of-15 games … hit by a pitch three times, which tied for the fourth-highest total among all players … went 2-for-4 in stolen base attempts … also tallied two sacrifice hits.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played three seasons for the NPF’s Chicago Bandits … appeared in 82 games from 2017-18 and hit .274 with 43 hits and 19 runs batted in … fashioned .243 batting average with 14 RBI as a rookie in 2017 before posting .340 mark in 2018.

AT MICHIGAN

Four-year letter winner for the Wolverines who appeared in 242 games from 2014-17 … authored .349 career batting average with two home runs and 63 runs batted in … also registered 35 stolen bases while collecting 220 hits and 180 runs … two-time Second-Team All-Big Ten selection at shortstop … earned NFCA All-Region honors at shortstop three times, including First-Team notice as a senior … member of 2015 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team … All-Big Ten Defensive Team honoree as a freshman … three-time Academic All-Big Ten recipient.

PERSONAL

Currently serves as an assistant coach at DePaul … helped guide Blue Demons to the 2021 BIG EAST regular season title and BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year recognition … majored in communication studies at Michigan … father, Ruben, played football at Lakeland College … sister, Amanda, played softball at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

ALIYAH ANDREWS

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-8 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Baton Rouge, La. COLLEGE: LSU

ATHLETE CAUSE: Ronald McDonald House Charities - Tampa Bay

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Finished eighth in the league with 1,510 leaderboard points, including leaguehigh 1,200 win points … member of inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball All-Defensive Team … starter in all 15 games who garnered .319 batting average … tied for eighth in the league with 15 hits … one of eight players to hit a triple during the season … scored 10 runs, which were tied for seventh in the circuit … went 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts … struck out a league-high 13 times … one of 12 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

AT LSU

Five-year letter winner for the Tigers who played in 268 games from 2017-21, the fifth-highest total in program history … authored .353 career batting average with two home runs and 51 runs batted in … closed college career with 286 hits, including 12 doubles and eight tri ples, while scoring 196 runs … two-time NFCA All-Region First Team honoree … Second-Team NFCA All-America selection as a fifth-year senior after batting .365 with two home runs and 19 RBI in 57 games … also secured spot on All-Southeastern Conference First Team … earned Second-Team All-SEC commendations in 2018 and 2019 … three-time member of SEC All-Defensive Team … received four All-Louisiana nods, including First-Team status in 2019 and 2021 … finished career ranked second all-time at LSU with 145 stolen bases … ranks third at LSU with 196 career runs scored, while her 286 career hits are fourth in the Tigers’ annals … set LSU single-game record with eight at-bats against Ole Miss on Apr. 6, 2018 … equaled school single-game mark with four stolen bases against Oregon State on Feb. 17, 2018 … one of six players in program history to score 60 or more runs in a single season … owns LSU single-season record with 47 stolen bases in 2019 … also swiped 42 bases as a sophomore … owned 79 career multi-hit games, the third-highest total in LSU history.

PERSONAL

Graduated with a degree in mass communications from LSU … sister, A.J., played softball at LSU from 2011-15 and competed in Athletes Unlimited’s inaugural championship season … earned nickname “Air Aliyah” for her spectacular diving catches, which have been featured as part of ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10.

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ANDREWS’ TROPHY CASE

TAYLOR EDWARDS

POSITION: Catcher HEIGHT: 5-7

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE: Nebraska

ATHLETE CAUSE: The Trevor Project

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2021 SEASON: Earned 764 leaderboard points in her second Athletes Unlimited season … hit .194 with seven hits in 36 at-bats over 13 games, including 12 starts … tied for ninth in the league with three doubles.

2020 SEASON: Accumulated 1,150 points during inaugural season to finish in 26th place on the leaderboard … batted .295 with 13 hits in 44 at-bats while starting all 15 games … tied for fifth in the league with three doubles … drew six walks to finish tied for sixth among all players … one of 11 players to register a sacrifice fly.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Helped Team USA win gold medals at the WBSC World Championship and USA Softball International Cup events in 2018 … hit .286 with a home run and five runs batted in during USA Softball International Cup … also served as a replacement player for Team USA during 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. 8 overall selection in 2014 NPF Draft by the Pennsylvania Rebellion … played four NPF seasons, tallying 27 home runs and 110 runs batted in during 170 games … hit .241 with three home runs and 13 runs batted in over 32 games during rookie season … spent next two years with the Chicago Bandits and ap peared in 90 games … enjoyed best NPF season in 2016 after accumulating 10 home runs and 34 RBI in 43 games while hitting .353 … closed NPF career in 2017 with the Scrap Yard Dawgs and authored a .243 batting average with five home runs and 34 runs batted in over career-best 48 games … played two seasons for Scrap Yard Fastpitch, an independent team in Conroe, Texas … member of “This Is Us Softball” team in summer of 2020 … spent two seasons overseas in the Japanese Professional League with Team Denso-Bright Pegasus.

AT NEBRASKA

Four-year starter for the Huskers from 2011-14 who finished her career with 17 Nebraska records … also held a pair of NCAA marks at the end of her career … boasted .327 career batting average with 54 home runs and 202 runs batted in … hit over .300 in three of her four seasons, including .356 mark as a freshman in 2011 … also fashioned .987 career fielding percentage … first catcher in program history to earn NFCA All-America honors … received Third-Team All-America distinction as a freshman in 2011 before elevating to First-Team All-America during her senior season … honored as Diamond Sports/NFCA Division I Catcher of the Year in 2014, becoming the first Nebraska player to win the award … two-time First-Team All-Big Ten honoree … closed her career as the school’s all-time leader in home runs (54), grand slams (4), walks (150) and times being hit by a pitch (39) … also held three single-season school records and four single-game marks … finished second in program history in runs batted in (202) while her 177 runs scored and 423 total bases stand third on the Huskers’ career annals … set NCAA record by hitting a home run in six consecutive games from Feb. 13-20, 2011 … also blasted two grand slams in the same game during the 2013 season to establish national single-game mark … joined Ali Viola as the only players in Nebraska history to register more than 150 career hits, runs scored and runs batted in … only Husker to record multiple seasons with 15 or more home runs … joined twin sister, Tatum, as the third and fourth players in program history to post three seasons with 10 or more home runs … one of two players in program history with 40 career doubles and 40 career home runs … member of 2013 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team … finalist for 2011 USA Softball Player of the Year award.

PERSONAL

Grew up playing softball with her twin sister, Tatum, who will be a facilitator for the 2022 AUX and Softball Championship seasons … played together at Ne braska in addition to three seasons in NPF with the Pennsylvania Rebellion and Chicago Bandits … younger sister, Tristen, also played softball at Nebraska … majored in sociology at Nebraska … hobbies include fishing, being outdoors and spending time with her family … also considers herself a huge animal lover … dream job is to be a professional angler or live off the land.

SASHEL PALACIOS

POSITION: Catcher HEIGHT: 5-3 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Chula Vista, Calif. COLLEGE: Arizona State

ATHLETE CAUSE: Morgan’s Message

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Finished with 934 leaderboard points in her second Athletes Unlimited campaign … fashioned .206 batting average while starting 13-of-14 games … tallied seven hits, including two home runs, in 34 at-bats.

2020 SEASON: Tallied 670 points on inaugural season leaderboard … fashioned .250 batting average with six hits in 24 at-bats while starting 10-of-13 games … ranked second in the league with nine walks.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team Mexico who played in World Cup of Softball in 2014 and 2015 … recorded seven hits with a home run and four runs batted in during 2017 Canada Cup … also competed in 2017 and 2019 Pan American Games with Team Mexico … won a Silver medal during 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games … led Team Mexico to fourth place finish at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, hitting .222 in five games.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Began her professional career with the NPF’s Chicago Bandits in 2018, batting .275 with one home run and six runs batted in … played for the Cleveland Comets during the 2019 campaign.

AT ARIZONA STATE

Four-year letter winner for the Sun Devils who started 146-of-163 games from 2014-17 … posted .322 career batting average with 18 home runs and 88 runs batted in … tallied 133 hits, including 19 doubles … earned First-Team All-Pac 12 honors as a senior after hitting .322 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI.

PERSONAL

Has been playing softball since the age of four … lists qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Team Mexico as her proudest athletic accomplishment … hobbies include spending time with family, reading and going to the beach … inspired to work hard by her family, especially her parents … younger sister, Sharlize, is a catcher on the Arizona softball team … father, Francisco, was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft and was picked by the Detroit Tigers in the 1993 MLB Draft.

AT MARSHALL

ALY HARRELL

POSITION: Designated Player HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: L/L RESIDENCE: Huntington, W.Va. COLLEGE: Marshall

ATHLETE CAUSE: Play Like a Girl!

Five-year letter winner for the Thundering Herd who started 215-of-220 games from 2018-22 … authored .390 career batting average with 53 home runs and 220 runs batted in … also tallied 222 hits, including 47 doubles … one of 12 players in program history to accrue 200 or more career hits … ranks third on Marshall’s career home runs list … first-ever Marshall student-athlete to win Senior CLASS Award … named First-Team Senior CLASS Award All-American in 2022 … four-time NFCA All-Region selection, including back-to-back First Team nods in 2021 and 2022 … four-time All-Conference USA First Team performer who garnered C-USA Rookie of the Year status in 2018 … closed her career ranked among Marshall’s all-time leaders in batting average (fifth), hits (eighth), runs scored (sixth), doubles (third), home runs (third) and runs batted in (tied for second) … also owns Thundering Herd’s career record with 175 walks and .562 on-base percentage … just the third player in Marshall history to reach base in 200 or more career games … holds Marshall single-season record with .602 onbase percentage during COVID-shortened 2020 campaign … one of two players in Marshall history to drive in at least one run in 100 games … also one of two players in school history to finish their career with a .700 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage … posted 59 career multi-hit games, including 19 outings as a fifth-year senior … tied program single-season record by striking out just three times in 94 at-bats during the 2021 campaign … set single-season school record with NCAA-leading 68 walks during sophomore campaign … belted 11 home runs during freshman year to set Marshall rookie record … drew a walk in eight consecutive games from Mar. 24-Apr. 7, 2018 to establish a new program mark.

PERSONAL

Has three older siblings … earned her undergraduate degree in biology … pursuing a post baccalaureate certificate in the College of Science at Marshall … spent her spare time at Marshall volunteering with local little league teams … also served as a volunteer at VA hospitals along with the Hoops Children’s Hos pital … spent time at a local animal shelter and was involved with the Marshall Sweetheart Clinic.

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DEJAH MULIPOLA

POSITION: Catcher HEIGHT: 5-8

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Garden Grove, Calif.

COLLEGE: Arizona

ATHLETE CAUSE: The Trevor Project

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2021 SEASON: Earned 1,320 leaderboard points in her rookie season … registered .325 batting average while starting 13-of-14 games … posted 13 hits, includ ing six extra-base hits … led Athletes Unlimited with two triples … tied for 10th with eight runs batted in … also tallied 25 total bases to rank 10th in the league … drew six walks, which were tied for eighth in the circuit … one of 12 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team USA since 2018 … also played for United States Junior Women’s National Team in 2017 … guided team to Silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics … went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Mexico.

AT ARIZONA

Four-year letter winner for the Wildcats who started all 237 games from 2017-21 … sat out 2020 season to compete in Team USA’s “Stand Beside Her” Tour and train for the Tokyo Olympics … accrued .335 career batting average with 68 home runs and 203 runs batted in … tallied 219 hits, including 33 doubles and six triples, while scoring 192 runs … stands ninth on Wildcats’ career home runs list … ranks 10th in program history with .716 career slugging percentage … stands eighth on Arizona’s career list with 131 walks … posted perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 227 chances as a senior … tied for first in Arizona history with .997 career fielding percentage … honored as Johnny Bench Catcher of the Year in 2019 … two-time selection as NFCA Catcher of the Year … earned First-Team NFCA All-America distinction as a junior and senior … three-time First-Team NFCA All-Region honoree … received All-Pac-12 honors three times, including FirstTeam commendations in 2019 and 2021 … led Pac-12 Conference as a senior in home runs (21), RBI (63), walks (34) and on-base percentage (.518) … became first Arizona catcher to earn First-Team All-America notice since 1998 during her junior season after compiling .311 batting average with 23 home runs in 62 games … named Second-Team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore who earned spot on Pac-12 All-Defensive Team … NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year finalist in 2017 after hitting .335 with 12 home runs and 49 runs batted in.

PERSONAL

HAYLIE WAGNER

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: R/L RESIDENCE: Traverse City, Mich. COLLEGE: Michigan

ATHLETE CAUSE: The 22q Family Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2021 SEASON: Finished in 18th place on the leaderboard with 1,320 points … tied for ninth with 1,050 win points … fifth in the league with 11 appearances in the circle … ranked seventh with 3.61 earned run average in 31.0 innings … posted 2-2 record with a save … one of four pitchers to record a save … tied for third in the league with 23 strikeouts.

2020 SEASON: Ranked 10th on the inaugural season leaderboard with 1,662 points … accumulated 472 stat points to finish eighth among all athletes … tied for sixth with 180 MVP points … made 12 appearances in the circle, including nine starts … third in the league with 3.13 earned run average while authoring 5-4 record … ranked second among all pitchers with three complete games … tied for second with 62.0 innings pitched … conceded 67 hits and 28 earned runs … third in the loop with 31 strikeouts.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accumulated 30 wins and 11 saves over five NPF seasons after being signed by the Pennsylvania Rebellion in 2015 … authored 11-5 record in 2017 with 51 strikeouts over 90.3 innings … posted 6-2 mark in 2018 with 33 strikeouts while throwing 44.0 innings.

AT MICHIGAN

Four-year letter winner for the Wolverines from 2012-15 who played in 162 games with 121 starts … authored 100-18 career record in the circle with a 1.82 earned run average … also registered 20 career shutouts along with 66 complete games and seven saves … struck out 518 hitters in 720.0 innings … also tallied .164 average as a hitter with seven home runs and 32 runs batted in … two-time NFCA All-America selection, including Second-Team notice as a junior … also tabbed Third-Team All-America during senior season … three-time NFCA All-Region honoree … named Big Ten Pitcher and Freshman of the Year in 2012 … four-time All-Big Ten selection who received First-Team commendations as a freshman and senior … member of 2015 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PERSONAL

Inspired by her parents and grandmother … hobbies include working out, outdoor activities, baking, cooking and spending time with family and friends … mo tivated by making her family proud by pushing herself beyond limits … majored in general studies at Michigan … received her Master’s degree in Social Work from Michigan in 2020 while working as a graduate manager for the Wolverines’ softball team … sister, Kylie, played softball at UNLV from 2010-12 … brother, Tyler, played baseball at Georgetown College and was recipient of 2019 ABCA-Rawlings NAIA Gold Glove at third base.

MORGAN ZERKLE

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-8 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Oxford, Ohio COLLEGE: Marshall

ATHLETE CAUSE: Natasha Watley Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2021 SEASON: Finished sixth in the league with 1,576 leaderboard points … ranked seventh with 1,120 win points and 376 stat points … authored .300 batting average while starting 14 games … third in the league with 50 at-bats … collected 12 runs, which were tied for fourth in the circuit … registered 15 hits to rank eighth in the circuit … drove in 14 runs, good for third in Athletes Unlimited … tied with Amanda Lorenz for sixth in the league with 29 total bases … went perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.

2020 SEASON: Earned share of fifth place on the inaugural leaderboard with 1,710 points … tallied 1,360 win points to finish third on the league leader list … posted .426 batting average with .511 on-base percentage … collected 20 hits, including three for extra bases … one of four players to record 20 hits … also one of 12 players to register a triple … tied for league lead with seven stolen bases in seven attempts … also tallied two sacrifice hits to tie for second in the league with six other players.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team USA who earned Silver medal at World Cup of Softball and Japan Cup events in 2017 … hit .500 during 2017 World Cup of Softball with two runs scored and two runs batted in … also competed in 2016 World Cup of Softball as a member of USA Elite Team.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. 26 overall selection in 2017 NPF Draft by Scrap Yard Dawgs.

AT MARSHALL

Four-year letter winner for the Thundering Herd from 2014-17 … one of three players in school history to earn NFCA All-America honors after receiving Sec ond-Team recognition in 2017 … started 193-of-194 career games … authored school-record .451 career batting average with 13 home runs and 104 runs batted in … also scored 181 runs while registering 289 hits, including 25 doubles and school-record 14 triples … tied for third on school’s career stolen base percentage ledger with .876 (162-of-185) … one of 13 players in school history with 100 or more career RBI … holds three of the top four single-season batting average marks in school history, including program-record .506 average as a sophomore … also set single-season records with 89 hits and 62 runs scored in 2015 … one of three players in Marshall history to record multiple seasons with 40 or more stolen bases … ranks second on school’s career hits, stolen bases and runs scored lists … third in Marshall history with 381 career total bases … reached safely in 176-of-194 career games and tallied 88 multi-hit games, including school-record 34 three-hit efforts … also tied for first in career multi-run games (48) … Marshall single-game record holder with five hits against Bucknell on Feb. 14, 2015 … stole at least one base in 100 career games, the second-highest total in program history … opened 2015 season with at least one hit in 27 consecutive games, the longest streak in Marshall history … also fashioned seven straight multi-hit efforts during the streak, which is tied for first in the program’s record book … stole a base in first 12 games of 2015 season to set school record … led NCAA with 48 stolen bases during 2015 season … earned First-Team NFCA All-Region commendations as a sophomore, junior and senior … three-time First-Team All-Conference USA selection who earned Player of the Year honors in 2017 … CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America recipient as a sophomore … finalist for Senior CLASS Award in 2017 … two-time recipient of Conference USA’s Spirit of Service Award.

PERSONAL

Currently working as an assistant softball coach at Miami University, leading the Redhawks to back-to-back Mid-American Conference championships … grad uated from Marshall with a degree in exercise science with a concentration in clinical exercise psychology … earned her Master’s degree in kinesiology in 2019 with an emphasis in athletic administration and sport management.

CALEIGH CLIFTON

POSITION: Middle Infield HEIGHT: 5-8 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Wayne, Okla. COLLEGE: Oklahoma

ATHLETE CAUSE: Alzheimer’s Association

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2021 SEASON: Finished with 1,144 leaderboard points during her second Athletes Unlimited season … batted .310 with 13 hits, including six extra-base hits … tied for fifth in the league with four doubles … also tied for fourth with eight walks.

2020 SEASON: Opened Athletes Unlimited career with 910 leaderboard points … tallied 10 hits in 43 at-bats while starting all 15 games … tied for sixth in the league after being hit by a pitch twice … fourth in the league with 11 strikeouts.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. 9 overall selection by the Chicago Bandits in the 2019 NPF Draft … did not commit an error during the 2019 campaign, recording 13 putouts and 10 assists.

AT OKLAHOMA

Four-year letter winner for the Sooners who started 249-of-254 career games from 2016-19 … fashioned .348 batting average with 37 home runs and 164 runs batted in … also scored 234 runs while registering 228 hits, including 48 doubles and nine triples … led Oklahoma to back-to-back NCAA Women’s College World Series titles (2016, 2017) ... two-time NFCA All-America selection … unanimous First-Team All-America pick as a senior … also received Second-Team All-America notice during sophomore season … four-time NFCA All-Region performer, including First-Team honors in 2016, 2017 and 2019 … four-time All-Big 12 Conference player, including First-Team recognition in 2019 … named 2019 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year … finished career as Oklahoma’s all-time leader by being hit by a pitch 65 times … also ranked second in program history in career runs scored … stands among Sooners’ career leaders in walks (164), on-base percentage (.513), doubles (48), games played (254) and stolen bases (55) … served as a team captain in 2019 while starting 62 games at second base … set Oklahoma single-season record during sophomore year after being hit by a pitch 26 times … two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.

PERSONAL

Proudest moment is playing four years at Oklahoma while learning from the coaching staff … hobbies include snowboarding and spending time with friends and family … sister, Chloe, played softball at Seminole State College.

GWEN SVEKIS

POSITION: Catcher HEIGHT: 5-9 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE: Oregon

ATHLETE CAUSE: It Gets Better Project

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Finished in 10th place on the leaderboard with 1,464 points and 354 stat points … tied for fifth with 140 MVP points … member of inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball All-Defensive Team … hit .347 while starting 14-of-15 games … fourth in the league with 49 atbats … tied for third with 17 hits, including four home runs … drove in nine runs to earn a share of eighth in the circuit … accumulated 34 total bases to finish second in Athletes Unlimited.

2020 SEASON: Finished in a tie for fifth place on the league leaderboard with 1,710 points … shared top honors with Cat Osterman after accumulating 1,380 win points … batted .262 with 11 hits and nine runs scored … also belted three home runs with 11 runs batted in … third in the league with eight walks … one of 11 players to register a sacrifice fly … posted two sacrifice flies to earn share of second place in the league.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of USA Women’s Elite Team during the summer of 2016.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Made professional debut in 2018 in NPF with the Chicago Bandits … boasted .269 batting average with one home run and six runs batted in as a rookie in 2018 … earned All-NPF recognition in 2019.

AT OREGON

Four-year letter winner for the Ducks who started 197-of-217 career games from 2015-18 … finished career with .337 batting average, 45 home runs and 169 runs batted in … also registered 189 hits, including 26 doubles and four triples, while scoring 132 runs … ranks among Oregon’s career leaders in runs batted in, home runs and walks … named to NFCA All-America First Team as a senior after hitting .324 with 17 home runs and 60 RBI … selected as 2018 NFCA Catcher of the Year … three-time NFCA All-Region honoree … two-time All-Pac-12 Conference performer who received First-Team distinction in senior campaign … member of 2015 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … earned spot on 2018 Pac-12 All-Defense Team … holds Oregon single-game record with nine RBI against Oregon State on Mar. 15, 2015 … ranks second on Ducks’ single-season list with 17 home runs during 2018 campaign … led Oregon in home runs as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL

Currently works as Manager of Player Care and Coordination for Athletes Unlimited … hobbies include yoga, shopping for records, reading and journaling … motivated to be the very best and believes if she does her part, she will pave the way for the next generation to dream bigger than they currently can … daughter of Holly and Steve Svekis … has one older sister.

SVEKIS’ TROPHY CASE

SIS BATES

POSITION: Middle Infield HEIGHT: 5-4

BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Seattle, Wash. COLLEGE: Washington

ATHLETE CAUSE: Players for Pits

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Ninth in the league with 1,468 leaderboard points … tied with Kelsey Stewart for second in Athletes Unlimited with 1,190 win points … starter in all 15 games who hit .326 … registered 14 hits, including six for extra bases … tied for league lead with five doubles … one of eight players to hit a triple … also stole a base … one of 12 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Won Gold medal with Team USA in 2017 WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship after hitting .444 (12-for-27) with 12 runs scored and seven runs batted in … also participated in World Cup of Softball XII and finished with .350 batting average while driving in nine runs.

AT WASHINGTON

Five-year letter winner for the Huskies who started all 261 career games from 2017-21 … fashioned .385 career batting average with nine home runs and 145 runs batted in … closed career as Washington’s all-time leader with 320 hits … three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year recipient … earned NFCA All-America honors three times, including First-Team recognition as a sophomore and junior … also received All-Pac-12 First Team notice as a sophomore, junior and graduate student … named 2019 Seattle Female Sports Star of the Year … one of seven unanimous All-America selections during the 2019 campaign who was a finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award … one of six players in program history to record 200 or more hits over first three seasons.

PERSONAL

Graduated from Washington in 2020 and returned to pursue a Master’s degree in Education … first name is Nicole … earned nickname Sis when she grew up playing wiffle ball in her neighborhood with her older brother and his friends.

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AMANDA LORENZ

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-5 BATS/THROWS: L/L RESIDENCE: Gainesville, Fla. COLLEGE: Florida

ATHLETE CAUSE: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Earned 11th place in the leaderboard standings with 1,404 points … eighth in the league with 364 stat points … also tied for fifth with 140 MVP points … one of three out fielders named to inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball All-Defensive Team … hit .235 while starting 14-of-15 games … posted 14 hits, seven for extra bases … drove in league-best 16 runs … second in the league with 51 at-bats … scored 10 runs to tie for eighth in Athletes Unlimited … tied with Ali Aguilar for second in the league with five home runs … drew eight walks and compiled 29 total bases.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Competed in 2018 USA Softball International Cup, posting .200 batting average with one home run and four runs batted in for Team USA … also participated in 2018 Japan All-Star Series … member of 2016 USA Women’s Elite Team and 2018 USA Blue roster.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. 2 overall selection in the 2019 NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride … helped the Pride win the Cowles Cup during her rookie campaign.

AT FLORIDA

Four-year letter winner for the Gators who started all 260 games from 2016-19 … finished career with .406 batting average, 40 home runs and 192 runs batted in … tallied 294 hits, including 59 doubles and 12 triples, while scoring 245 runs … finalist for 2018 Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda … named 2018 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year … also claimed NFCA and SEC Freshman of the Year recognition in 2016 … member of 2017 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team … four-time NFCA All-America performer who was named to First Team as a sophomore, junior and senior … earned First-Team All-Region and All-SEC distinction all four years … selected as Most Valuable Player of the 2018 SEC Tournament … garnered SEC All-Defensive Team commendation at first base during senior season … holds Florida career records in batting average, on-base percentage, doubles and walks … also ranks second in school history with .995 fielding percentage, 223 hits and 507 total bases while her 248 career runs scored stand third on the all-time list … owns four of the top 10 single-season batting averages and walk totals in program history … set school records with .582 on-base percentage and 70 walks during junior campaign … scored 75 runs in 2018, which are tied for second on Gators’ single-season list.

PERSONAL

Member of Athletes Unlimited Softball Player Executive Committee … currently works as a volunteer assistant coach at Florida … enjoys spending time with her teammates … describes herself as a ranch connoisseur and softball nerd.

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LORENZ’S TROPHY CASE

JAZMYN JACKSON

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Oakland, Calif. COLLEGE: California

ATHLETE CAUSE: Chapter 510

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Accumulated 1,088 leaderboard points in her second Athletes Unlimited sea son … hit . 235 with eight hits, including a double and a home run … tied for fifth in the league with two stolen bases.

2020 SEASON: Tallied 1,000 leaderboard points during inaugural campaign … appeared in 13 games and registered .233 batting average with one home run and eight runs batted in … tied for fifth in the league with three doubles … one of 12 players to register a triple.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team USA from 2016-19 who earned gold medal at 2016 World Championships after hitting .591 with eight runs batted in … also led Team USA to Gold medal at 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship after going 3-for-8 with nine runs batted in and 14 runs scored … also competed in World Cup of Softball from 2015-17 … member of 2017 Gold medal-winning Pan American Championship team … two-time partici pant at USA Softball International Cup, winning a Gold and Bronze medal.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played two seasons for Scrap Yard Fastpitch from 2018-19 … also competed for Forli of Italian Softball League in 2018.

AT CALIFORNIA

Four-year letter winner for the Golden Bears from 2015-18 … three-time NFCA All-Region First Team performer … earned All-Pac-12 commendations four times, including First-Team honors as a sophomore and senior … ranks third in program history with 279 career hits … also stands fifth on Golden Bears’ career ledger with 43 doubles … hit .369 during her career, which is tied for third in California history … led Golden Bears in hits three times … holds share of third place on school’s single-season list with 83 hits during 2015 campaign … also stands second on single-season ledger after hitting .446 as a freshman … posted teamhigh 17 doubles and 33 runs batted in during junior season.

PERSONAL

Member of Athletes Unlimited Player Executive Committee … inaugural recipient of Athletes Unlimited Civic Leadership Award … studied business at Califor nia … currently works as Manager of Civic Leadership for Athletes Unlimited … owns her own business, VIA, which is devoted to empowering girls to trust in themselves and create a life they love from lessons learned through the power of sports … enjoys reading, dancing, serving in her community and spending time with friends and family.

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JACKSON’S TROPHY CASE

MEGAN WIGGINS

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-5 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Winder, Ga. COLLEGE: Georgia

ATHLETE CAUSE: Path United

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Tallied 1,054 leaderboard points during her second Athletes Unlimited season … hit .362 while starting 14-of-15 games … tied for third in the league with 17 hits in 47 at-bats … tallied four extra-base hits … one of eight players to record a triple.

2020 SEASON: Earned 27th place on the leaderboard with 1,090 points … starter in all 15 games who tallied .347 batting average with four home runs and 11 runs batted in … tied for ninth in the league with 12 runs scored, 31 total bases and four home runs … finished in a tie for 10th place with 17 hits … drew six walks, good for a share of sixth place … one of 11 players to record a sacrifice fly … went 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Honored as 2013 NPF Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year … led NPF in home runs three times … blasted league-high 12 home runs during 2012 campaign before pacing NPF with 11 home runs in 2013 … opened career with eight home runs and 22 runs batted in during 2011 season … launched 12 home runs with 35 RBI over 43 games for USSSA Pride in 2018 … earned All-NPF honors seven times … also played five years in Japanese Professional League, leading circuit in home runs three times … spent three seasons with Denso Softball Team before two years with BIC Softball Team.

AT GEORGIA

Second-Team NFCA All-America selection as a senior … earned NFCA All-Region First Team honors during junior and senior campaigns … three-time FirstTeam All-Southeastern Conference performer (2008, 2010, 2011) … ranks eighth in program history with .370 career batting average … stands sixth on Geor gia’s career at-bats (743) and home runs (46) lists … one of four players in Georgia history with 200 or more career runs scored … also ranks as one of six players with 200 or more career runs batted in (203) … tied for fifth on Bulldogs’ career hits list (275) … set program record with 23 doubles during senior campaign … finished career ranked second with 61 career doubles and 14 career triples … fashioned a 22-game hitting streak from Apr. 13-June 4, 2010, which is the second-longest streak by a Georgia player … led Bulldogs to a pair of Women’s College World Series appearances.

PERSONAL

Lists graduating college and becoming a Hall of Fame athlete in Gwinnett County as her proudest accomplishments … finds motivation by inspiring others.

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HAYLIE MCCLENEY

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-4 BATS/THROWS: L/L RESIDENCE: Fort Pierce, Fla. COLLEGE: Alabama

ATHLETE CAUSE: The Trevor Project

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Finished in 12th place on the leaderboard standings with 1,402 points … mem ber of inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball All-Defensive Team … authored .378 batting av erage while starting 14 games … third in the league with 14 runs scored and 17 hits … tied for ninth in the circuit with three doubles … one of 13 players to register a sacrifice fly.

2020 SEASON: Inaugural recipient of GEICO Defensive Player of the Year Award … shared fifth place on the league leaderboard with Morgan Zerkle and Gwen Svekis after compiling 1,710 points … tied with Erika Piancastelli for sixth place with 490 stat points … also tallied 180 points, which tied Sahvanna Jaquish and Haylie Wagner for sixth in the circuit … batted .396 while starting all 15 games … tied for the league lead with 53 at-bats while her 21 hits were good for a share of second place … also scored 16 runs to tie Jaquish for second in the league … blasted six home runs, good for third among all hitters … also drove in 13 runs … one of four players to record 40 or more total bases.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team USA since 2013 … helped United States win Silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, earning a spot on the WBSC All-Olympic Team … led team with .529 batting average with a triple and four runs scored … hit safely in five of her six appearances, including a three-hit performance against Canada … led Team USA to Gold medal at 2016 and 2018 WBSC Women’s World Championships … posted team-high .520 average with two home runs and 14 runs scored during 2018 event after hitting .400 with seven runs scored and a home run in 2016 … fashioned .370 batting average in guiding Team USA to Silver medal at 2014 WBSC Women’s World Championship … member of Gold medal-winning squad at 2017 and 2019 Pan American Games … competed in World Cup of Softball from 2014-17, winning two Gold medals and two Silver medals.

AT ALABAMA

Four-year letter winner for the Crimson Tide from 2013-16 … one of six players in Alabama history to earn NFCA All-America honors four times, including three First-Team commendations … started 247-of-248 games during her career … authored .447 career batting average with 27 home runs and 162 runs batted in … also compiled 313 hits, including 57 doubles and 16 triples, while scoring 279 runs … stands as the Crimson Tide’s all-time leader in batting average, on-base percentage and triples … ranks second in school history with .944 career stolen base percentage, swiping 118 bases in 125 attempts … also holds second place on career walks list (199) … one of five players in school history with 300 or more career hits … four-time First-Team NFCA All-Region performer … also received First-Team All-Southeastern Conference distinction three times and was a Second-Team selection as a freshman … three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America pick who was named Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … winner of 2016 Senior CLASS Award … finalist for 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year award … recipient of 2016 NCAA Top 10 Award … named 2015 SEC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year … tallied three grand slams during her career … owns Alabama single-game records for runs scored, walks and times hit by a pitch … posted .465 batting average as a freshman, which ranks fourth in Alabama history … set Crimson Tide single-season record with .596 on-base percentage during senior season.

PERSONAL Earned her Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from Florida Atlantic University … became a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a certified strength and conditioning specialist … father, John, played baseball at Samford University.

MCCLENEY’S TROPHY CASE

TORI VIDALES

POSITION: Corner Infield HEIGHT: 5-8 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Deer Park, Texas COLLEGE: Texas A&M

ATHLETE CAUSE: Books Between Kids - Houston

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Accumulated 1,336 leaderboard points to finish 16th in the league standings … tied for 10th in the league with 120 MVP points … member of inaugural Athletes Unlimited Soft ball All-Defensive Team … starter in 13 games who posted .375 batting average … registered 15 hits to earn share of eighth place … also belted three home runs … one of seven players with 10 or more runs batted in … also drew seven walks.

2020 SEASON: Earned eighth place on inaugural season leaderboard with 1,690 points … also ranked sixth in the league with 1,270 win points … batted .365 with three home runs and 12 runs batted in … tied for fourth among all hitters with 52 at-bats while her 19 hits were tied for fifth … tallied league-leading six doubles … accumulated 34 total bases, the sixth-highest total in Athletes Unlimited.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team Mexico who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics … hit .222 in six games with four hits, including a double, and two runs batted in … posted two hits against Australia with a double and two runs batted in … posted .500 batting average during Americas Olympic Qualifier with nine hits and seven runs batted in … finished second at the 2019 Pan American Games with .471 batting average.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played for NPF’s Cleveland Comets in 2019.

AT TEXAS A&M

Four-year letter winner for the Aggies who started all 240 games from 2015-18 … fashioned .355 career batting average with 65 home runs and 219 runs batted in … also closed career with 246 hits, including 37 doubles and a triple, while scoring 198 runs … one of three Texas A&M softball players to play on an Olympics team … two-time NFCA All-America selection, earning Second-Team notice in 2018 and Third-Team honors in 2016 … four-time NFCA All-Region performer … earned All-Southeastern Conference First Team and All-Defensive Team accolades in 2016 and 2018 … member of 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team and All-SEC Second Team … Texas A&M’s all-time leader with 198 runs scored, 480 total bases and 219 runs batted in … also stands third in program history with 246 hits and 164 walks … ranks second on Aggies’ all-time ledger with 65 home runs … registered 1,200 putouts, good for sixth on school’s career list … led Texas A&M in runs scored and slugging percentage three times … also paced Aggies in total bases all four years … hit the first home run in Davis Diamond history on Apr. 29, 2018, against Auburn.

PERSONAL

Member of Athletes Unlimited Softball Player Executive Committee … decided to attend Texas A&M when she was 14 years old … has worked as a softball analyst for the SEC Network … enjoys being involved in the game of softball both as a player and with broadcasts … hobbies include reading and makeup.

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VIDALES’ TROPHY CASE

MAGGIE BALINT

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-8

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Landenberg, Pa. COLLEGE: San Diego State

ATHLETE CAUSE: Boys and Girls Club of the Golden Triangle

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 SEASON: One of 13 players selected in the Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

AT SAN DIEGO STATE

Played three seasons with the Aztecs after transferring from Oregon … made 143 total appearances with 86 starts … fashioned 1.99 career earned run average with 718 strikeouts over 619.0 innings … finished with 71-23 record with 13 saves and 18 shutouts … tallied 44 complete games, including 31 at San Diego State … ranked ninth on Aztecs’ career list with 43 victories … stands third in SDSU history with .694 career winning percentage … holds sixth place on Aztecs’ career list with 13 solo shutouts and 504 strikeouts … one of four pitchers in San Diego State history to register 10 or more career saves … Mountain West Pitcher of the Year who authored 2.12 earned run average in 41 appearances as a senior … also earned First-Team NFCA All-Region distinction … matched San Diego State single-season record with six saves in addition to posting 18-6 record … tallied 266 strikeouts during 2022 season, the third-highest total in school history … held opponent batters to .191 average … First-Team All-Mountain West selection in 2021 after posting 17-8 record with a 2.18 earned run average and seven shutouts over 166.2 innings … also earned spot on NFCA All-Region Third Team … compiled 28-4 record in two seasons at Oregon with 1.51 earned run aver age over 185.2 innings … posted 21-3 mark as a freshman to earn First-Team All-Pac 12 and NFCA All-Region honors … also ended season as a Top 3 Finalist for the National Freshman of the Year award … went 7-1 with a 2.11 earned run average in 18 appearances during COVID-shortended sophomore season … played alongside current Athletes Unlimited catcher Gwen Svekis and outfielders DJ Sanders and Shannon Rhodes during her freshman year with the Ducks.

PERSONAL

Majored in interdisciplinary studies at San Diego State … working on her Master’s degree in education counseling … mother, Jennifer, was a pitcher at St. John’s … born in Newark, Del.

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SIERRA ROMERO

POSITION: Middle Infield HEIGHT: 5-5 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Rockledge, Fla. COLLEGE: Michigan

ATHLETE CAUSE: The Trevor Project

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Competed for Team USA at the ISF Junior Women’s World Championship in 2013, starting eight games at shortstop with a .500 batting average and 10 runs batted in.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

No. 2 overall selection by the USSSA Pride in 2016 NPF Draft … appeared in 105 games over three-year career … tallied 19 home runs and 78 runs batted in over 105 games … finished with a .346 career batting average … earned All-NPF honors in 2017 after batting .302 with seven home runs with 33 runs batted in … also posted seven homers with 25 runs batted in during 2018 campaign.

AT MICHIGAN

Four-year letter winner for the Wolverines who started 252-of-253 games from 2013-16 … authored .441 career batting average with 82 home runs and 305 runs batted in … tallied 302 hits, including 44 doubles and six triples, with 302 runs scored … honored as 2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year … also received Honda Sport Award for Softball as senior in addition to being named NFCA Division I Player of the Year … first player in Michigan history to earn All-America honors four times, including three First-Team awards (2014, 2015, 2016) … three-time selection as Big Ten Conference Player of the Year … first player in NCAA history to register 300 career runs, 300 career hits and 300 career runs batted in … also holds NCAA records in career runs scored (302) and grand slams (11) … named 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year after establishing Michigan record with 23 home runs … belted school-record four grand slams as a sophomore in addition to setting single-season marks for batting average (.491) and runs (74) … set UM single-season records as a junior with 85 runs scored and 83 runs batted in.

PERSONAL

Majored in general studies at Michigan … sister, Sydney, played softball at Oklahoma.

NICOLE RANGEL-MENDES

POSITION: Outfield HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: L/L RESIDENCE: Norman, Okla. COLLEGE: Oklahoma

ATHLETE CAUSE: Laureus USA

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Member of Team Mexico at 2020 Tokyo Olympics … hit .190 with four hits and a run scored in six games … also represented Team Mexico at 2019 USA Softball International Cup.

AT OKLAHOMA

Five-year letter winner at Oklahoma who started 209-of-241 games from 2017-21 … led Sooners to pair of NCAA titles (2017, 2021) ... closed career with .360 batting average, 25 home runs and 121 runs batted in … also made 27 appearances in the circle, furnishing a 2.47 earned run average with 29 strikeouts in 34.0 innings … three-time selection to Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team … three-time NFCA All-Region performer, including First-Team distinc tion in 2017 … member of 2017 Big 12 Conference Championship All-Tournament Team … named 2017 Big 12 Freshman of the Year in addition to claiming spot on All-Big 12 First Team … holds Oklahoma record by playing in 23 career games at the Women’s College World Series … finished her career ranked second in program history with 16 triples … also stands 10th on Oklahoma’s all-time list with 46 career stolen bases … set OU postseason single-game record with seven runs batted in against Morgan State in 2021 Norman Regional … also holds share of school single-game record with five runs scored against New Mexico on Feb. 27, 2021 … scored three runs against UCLA on June 5, 2021, to establish Oklahoma single-game record at the Women’s College World Series … teamed up with Paige Lowary to throw a no-hitter against Oklahoma State on May 6, 2017.

PERSONAL

Majored in psychology at Oklahoma.

DJ SANDERS

POSITION: Designated Player HEIGHT: 5-9 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Columbus, Miss. COLLEGE: Oregon

ATHLETE CAUSE: Boys and Girls Club of the Golden Triangle

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Earned 15th place on the leaderboard with 1,352 points … tied for fourth in the league with 1,140 win points … tallied two hits in 26 at-bats, but both hits were home runs … also drove in five runs.

2020 SEASON: Accumulated 1,520 points to finish in 14th place on the leaderboard … tied for ninth with 120 MVP points … hit .333 while starting 14 games … second in the league behind Tori Vidales with five doubles … tied for eighth in the circuit with four home runs … drove in 14 runs, good for fifth place among all hitters … tallied 33 total bases.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played two seasons in NPF after being picked with the No. 21 overall selection in the 2018 NPF Draft by the Chicago Bandits … hit .306 as a rookie with seven home runs and 15 runs batted in.

AT OREGON

Spent her senior season with the Ducks after transferring from Louisiana … earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 Conference honors after batting .281 while starting 62-of-63 games … tallied 16 home runs with 51 runs batted in during her lone season at Oregon … named Third-Team All-Region during her senior campaign … belted 51 home runs with 167 runs batted in during three seasons with Louisiana … First-Team NFCA All-America performer who led NCAA with 29 home runs, 82 runs batted in and a 1.013 slugging percentage during junior campaign at Louisiana … honored as 2017 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in addition to being one of 10 finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year … also earned First-Team All-Sun Belt recognition as a freshman and sophomore.

PERSONAL

Currently serves as a volunteer assistant coach at Mississippi State … motivated to work hard every day because she never wants to underachieve the expec tations she has for herself … proudest moment was becoming a professional softball player … lists the Twilight series as her favorite movie and book.

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ALYSSA DENHAM

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: League City, Texas COLLEGE: Arizona

ATHLETE CAUSE: National PKU Alliance

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Tied for 18th place on the leaderboard with 1,320 points … tied for fifth in the league with 140 MVP points … tied for fifth in the league with five games started during eight appearances … posted 2-1 record with 3.71 earned run average in 28.0 innings … tied for sixth in the circuit with 17 strikeouts … one of 12 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

AT ARIZONA

Four-year letter winner for the Wildcats after playing freshman season at Louisiana … posted 52-18 record in 93 appearances at Arizona … authored 1.92 career earned run average with 367 strikeouts in 438.0 innings pitched … ranks ninth on Arizona’s career earned run average list … Third-Team NFCA All-America performer as a fifth-year senior after garnering 19-8 record with a 1.95 earned run average and seven shutouts … ranked eighth in the Pac-12 with 107 strikeouts during 2021 season … boasted 9-1 record in COVID-shortened 2020 campaign with 1.92 earned run average and 76 strikeouts … two-time Third-Team AllPac-12 performer in 2018 and 2019 who pitched three career no-hitters … finalist for 2017 NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year at Louisiana after registering 15-2 record with 2.27 earned run average in 28 appearances, including 20 starts … named Sun Belt Conference and Louisiana Sports Writers Association Freshman of the Year in 2017.

PERSONAL

Currently works as an assistant coach at McNeese State … graduated from Arizona in 2021 with a degree in Literacy, Learning, and Leadership with an empha sis on Community Education … has three older sisters - Stephenie, Jessica and Tiffany - who all played softball at McNeese … plans to teach Special Education and believes her calling is to become a teacher and coach.

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JORDAN ROBERTS

POSITION: Catcher HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Lake City, Fla. COLLEGE: Florida

ATHLETE CAUSE: LUV Michael

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Finished her second Athletes Unlimited season with 1,304 leaderboard points … hit .320 with two home runs and eight runs batted in while starting 10-of-13 games … tied for sixth in the league with six walks … one of 13 players to register a sacrifice fly.

2020 SEASON: Earned 12th place on the inaugural leaderboard with 1,580 points … fifth in the league with 1,280 win points … appeared in 11 games with two starts … batted .538 with seven hits in 13 at-bats … one of 11 players to register a sacrifice fly.

AT FLORIDA

Four-year letter winner for the Gators who started 171-of-205 games from 2017-20 … posted .257 batting average with 27 home runs and 125 runs batted in … finished career with 118 hits, including 16 doubles, while scoring 54 runs … Florida’s career leader with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, recording no errors in 676 chances.

PERSONAL

Was a weightlifter before playing college softball … also played volleyball and competed on cross country and swimming teams in high school … qualified for the state meet in weightlifting during her freshman and sophomore years.

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS

CARRIE EBERLE

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 6-0 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Clearwater Beach, Fla. COLLEGE: Oklahoma State

ATHLETE CAUSE: The Innocence Project

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball Rookie of the Year who finished fourth on the leaderboard with 1,592 points … also ranked second in the league with 200 MVP points while her 382 stat points were good for sixth … tied with Aleshia Ocasio for league lead with 13 games pitched and 10 games started … one of four players to register a save … also fashioned 3-2 record with two complete games in 51.0 innings … ranked fifth in AU with 3.16 earned run average … notched 17 strikeouts, which shared sixth place in the league … one of 12 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

AT OKLAHOMA STATE

Played three seasons at Virginia Tech before transferring to Oklahoma State for final two years … made 154 career appearances with 122 starts … authored 1.88 career earned run average with 598 strikeouts in 808.1 innings pitched … also tallied 84 career complete games with 27 shutouts and five saves … fashioned 36-5 record in two years at Oklahoma State with 224 strikeouts and a 1.13 earned run average over 266.1 innings … stands second in OSU history with .878 career winning percentage … ranks third on Cowgirls’ single-season list with 26 victories during 2021 campaign … Second-Team NFCA All-America performer as a fifth-year senior, accumulating a 26-4 record with a 1.40 earned run average and 156 strikeouts … honored as 2021 Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year after leading Cowgirls to Women’s College World Series … received spot on CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team as a fifth-year senior … also received Second-Team All-America distinction from Softball America during COVID-shortened 2020 season after fashioning 0.46 earned run average in 76.0 innings … teamed up with Kelly Maxwell to throw the first combined perfect game in OSU history on Mar. 24, 2021, against North Texas … also threw two solo no-hitters with the Cowgirls … finalist for 2021 USA Softball Player of the Year … stands fifth in Virginia Tech history with 2.27 career earned run average … struck out 366 hitters in three seasons with the Hokies while pitching 534.0 innings … amassed a 45-35 record at Virginia Tech with 15 shutouts in 106 appearances … two-time NFCA All-Region and All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree at VT, including First-Team notice in 2019 … named 2019 ACC Pitcher and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL

Graduated from Virginia Tech in 2019 before transferring to Oklahoma State … mother and father both attended Virginia Tech … has one brother … completed her Master’s degree in Forensic Sciences last summer … currently serving as a graduate assistant coach at Oklahoma State.

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EBERLE’S TROPHY CASE

LILLI PIPER

POSITION: Corner Infield HEIGHT: 5-10

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Akron, Ohio COLLEGE: Ohio State

ATHLETE CAUSE: American Lung Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Finished in 13th place with 1,364 leaderboard points … eighth in the league with 1,100 win points … one of 13 players to record a sacrifice fly.

2020 SEASON: Collected 1,300 leaderboard points during inaugural season to finish in 22nd place … hit .414 while starting 5-of-13 games … tallied two home runs with six runs batted in … tied for fifth in the league with three doubles.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Selected by the Cleveland Comets in the 2019 NPF Draft with the No. 15 overall selection.

AT OHIO STATE

Transferred to Ohio State after playing softball and basketball as a freshman at Akron … one of two players in Ohio State softball history to earn NFCA All-Amer ica honors three times … claimed pair of Second-Team honors after receiving Third-Team All-America recognition in 2017 … three-time unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten Conference performer … finalist for 2019 Big Ten Medal of Honor … only Buckeye to finish each season of their career with a .400 batting average … one of only two players in Ohio State history with 50+ runs and 50+ runs batted in during the same season … ranks second in OSU history with .419 career batting average … ranks among Ohio State’s career leaders with 48 home runs, 153 runs scored, 144 runs batted in, 40 stolen bases and 211 hits … ranked eighth in NCAA Division I during 2018 season with school-record 20 home runs … also finished 11th in the nation with 18 homers in first season with the Buck eyes … boasted .876 slugging percentage during 2018 campaign, the third-highest single-season mark in Big Ten Conference history … hit .313 as a freshman with the Zips, posting 15 hits in 20 games … also scored 10 runs with a home run and six runs batted in.

PERSONAL

Currently serves as a volunteer assistant coach at Michigan State … aunt, Kay, was a two-sport athlete at Akron who played softball and volleyball from 1982-85.

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GEORGINA CORRICK

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 6-0

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Port Charlotte, Fla. COLLEGE: South Florida

ATHLETE CAUSE: The Trevor Project

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ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 SEASON: One of 13 players selected in the Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of British National Team … participated in 2016 and 2018 WBSC World Championships … authored 2-2 record during 2018 event with a 4.94 earned run average and 30 strikeouts over 34.0 innings … tallied pair of seven-strikeout efforts against Japan and the Philippines.

AT SOUTH FLORIDA

Five-year letter winner for the Bulls who made 177 appearances, including 142 starts … authored 113-32 record with 1.04 earned run average … accrued 1,302 strikeouts in 985.2 innings … also tallied 55 career shutouts and 103 complete games … broke or tied 39 school or conference records during her career … holds school career records for no-hitters, starts, complete games, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts, shutouts, opponent batting average and perfect games … also owns American Athletic Conference career marks for wins, earned run average, strikeouts, complete games, shutouts, perfect games and no-hitters … second player in program history to earn three NFCA All-America commendations … also one of 16 student-athletes in school history to claim three All-America honors … became first USF softball player to earn First-Team NFCA All-America distinction since 1992 when she claimed a spot on the top team in 2022 … only pitcher in American Athletic Conference history to earn four league Pitcher of the Year awards … three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree, including a pair of First-Team commendations … also recognized as 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year … threw seven solo no-hitters during her career, including a pair of perfect games … spun a five-inning perfect game against Florida A&M on Mar. 6, 2022, before adding another perfect game against Houston on Apr. 29, 2022 … also threw four no-hitters during 2021 campaign … honored as a Top 3 finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Year … finished redshirt senior season with 0.51 earned run average and 37-5 record after guiding Bulls to NCAA Regional appearance … fashioned 418 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to .121 batting average … also allowed just 20 earned runs over 274.1 innings … claimed Third-Team NFCA All-America status in 2021 after leading the nation with 15 shutouts … also became the first USF pitcher to throw a no-hitter in back-to-back games, completing the feat against East Carolina on Apr. 30 and May 1, 2021 … threw the first postseason no-hitter in program history against Baylor on May 22, 2021 … ranked fourth in NCAA Division I with a 0.98 earned run average and 333 strikeouts in 2021 … tied USF single-game record with 18 strikeouts against Wisconsin on Mar. 7, 2020 … finished with a 12-3 record during COVID-shortened 2020 campaign … secured Second-Team NFCA All-America status as a sophomore after composing 11 shutouts with 25 victories … opened career with 15-9 record and 1.68 earned run average in 2018 en route to being named AAC Rookie and Co-Pitcher of the Year.

PERSONAL

Working towards her Master’s degree in global sustainability … has one sibling.

SAM FISCHER

POSITION: Corner Infield HEIGHT: 5-11 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Phoenix, Ariz. COLLEGE: LMU

ATHLETE CAUSE: 100 Club of Arizona

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Accumulated 916 leaderboard points in second Athletes Unlimited season.

2020 SEASON: Tallied 930 points during rookie campaign … batted .302 while starting 14-of-15 games … tallied three home runs with nine runs batted in … tied for league lead with 15 strikeouts.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team USA from 2012-15 and Team USA Women’s Elite Team in 2016 … posted .330 batting average for Team USA with eight home runs and 31 runs batted in over four seasons … also led Team USA to Gold medals at 2015 World Cup of Softball and Japan Cup events … member of Gold medal-winning team at 2014 World Cup of Softball, hitting .200 with a run scored … helped Team USA claim Silver medal at ISF World Championship with .348 batting average, two home runs and nine runs batted in.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played two seasons with the Akron Racers of NPF before signing with Scrap Yard Fastpitch in 2018 … appeared in 81 games with Akron at shortstop and first base … also contributed 19 home runs with 51 runs batted in … played two years in the Japanese Professional League for the Toda Medics.

AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

Four-year letter winner for the Lions who became the first All-America selection in program history … earned spot on NFCA All-America Second Team in senior season … first player in LMU softball history to earn All-PCSC First Team honors four times … two-time PCSC Coastal Division Player of the Year … appeared in 214 career games … closed career as Lions’ all-time leader in home runs (65), runs batted in (172), total bases (495), batting average (.387), slugging percentage (.786), on-base percentage (.494), runs scored (194), doubles (52) and walks (127) … led NCAA Division I with .492 batting average and .665 on-base percent age as a senior inducted into Loyola Marymount Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 … also had her No. 52 jersey retired.

PERSONAL

Member of Athletes Unlimited Softball Player Executive Committee … credits her career to her family, including her parents, Rick and Debbie, and her brother, Tom … majored in business at Loyola Marymount … known for posting entertaining tweets about softball and McDonald’s.

COURTNEY GANO

POSITION:

R/R

Washington

Seattle, Wash.

ATHLETE CAUSE: Women’s Sports Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

2021 SEASON: Compiled 914 leaderboard points during her first Athletes Unlimited season.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Helped Team USA win bronze medal at the 2018 USA Softball International Cup … also member of Gold medal-winning squad at 2018 Japan Cup.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Began her professional career with Forli of the Italian Softball League in 2017, hitting .540 in 18 games … signed with the Chicago Bandits of NPF in 2018 and registered a hit in her first nine games with the team … finished rookie campaign with .384 batting average along with five home runs and 26 runs batted in.

AT WASHINGTON

Five-year letter winner for the Huskies who appeared in 163 games from 2012-16 … played several positions during her career, including catcher, first base, shortstop and third base … missed 2013 campaign due to an injury … posted .298 career batting average with 24 home runs and 102 runs batted in … finished career with 120 hits, including 21 doubles and two triples, while scoring 80 runs … Third-Team NFCA All-Region performer as a junior after belting 18 home runs, which are tied for eighth in Washington single-season history … also received Second-Team All-Pac-12 Conference distinction.

PERSONAL

Graduated from Washington in 2016 with a double major in Sociology and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies … earned Master’s of Business Administration from DeVry University in 2021 … mother, Rhonda, was an All-America softball player at Cal Poly Ponoma and won a gold medal with Team USA in 1987 Pan American Games … has a son, Gregory, who enjoys watching her mom play softball.

ANDREA FILLER

POSITION: Middle Infield HEIGHT: 5-10 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Evanston, Ill. COLLEGE: Northwestern

ATHLETE CAUSE: Laureus USA

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Competed for Team Italy at 2020 Tokyo Olympics … batted .231 in five games with three hits … also fashioned perfect fielding percentage with 14 assists and eight putouts … led Italian National Team to 2021 European Championship, posting .526 batting average with .615 on-base percentage and 1.263 slugging percentage … also competed in 2020 Australian PaCorner Infieldic Cup.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Played for the NPF’s Chicago Bandits during 2016 season … tallied six hits in 14 games, including a home run, while driving in three runs … spent three years in the Italian Softball League … won 2021 Italian Pro League batting title after leading the league with a .517 batting average and eight home runs.

AT NORTHWESTERN

Played final three seasons with the Wildcats after beginning her career at Boston College … earned NFCA All-Region Team distinction three times … two-time First-Team All-Big Ten Conference selection … Third-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree as a senior … tallied 34 home runs and 159 runs batted in over 158 games at Northwestern while hitting .351 … also tallied 160 hits, including 39 doubles with seven triples, while scoring 107 runs … led NCAA Division I with nine sacrifice flies during 2015 season … ranks seventh in program history in batting average and runs batted in… also stands 10th at Northwestern in career home runs … posted .693 career slugging percentage, the fourth-highest mark in school history … one of three players to hit three doubles in a game in Northwestern history … finalist for 2016 Senior CLASS Award … played in 66 games over two seasons at Boston College, posting .317 batting average with eight home runs and 29 runs batted in … tallied 52 hits with the Eagles, including 12 doubles and a triple … earned Second-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition in 2012.

PERSONAL

Has dual citizenship in Italy and the United States … great-grandparents are Italian immigrants who were originally from Fano, Italy … has three brothers … twin brother, Daniel, played college ice hockey … younger brother, Michael, lives and works in New York City … youngest brother, Jonny, plays college golf at Cleveland State … graduated from Northwestern in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in communications … also completed her Master’s degree in Sports Admin istration from Northwestern in 2016 before earning a School of Professional Studies Certificate in Leadership and Marketing in 2017 … served as Director of Operations for the Northwestern softball and field hockey programs from 2018-21 … husband, Kyle Ruchim, played baseball at Northwestern and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2014 Major League Baseball Draft … husband also played professionally with the Schaumburg Boomers in 2015 and 2017 while also spending time in the Chicago White Sox organization in 2016 … will be inducted into Bishop Dwenger High School Hall of Fame in October 2022 … led her high school softball team to the first state title in program history in 2010.

RACHELE FICO

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-7 BATS/THROWS: L/R RESIDENCE: Oxford, Conn. COLLEGE: LSU

ATHLETE CAUSE: Natasha Watley Foundation

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Seven-year NPF veteran who played for the Akron Racers and Chicago Bandits … No. 1 overall selection by the Akron Racers in 2013 NPF Draft … earned All-NPF honors in 2019 after leading the league in wins … pitched a perfect game against the Aussie Peppers on July 23, 2019 … fashioned 18-5 record in the circle during 2018 and 2019 regular seasons … opened career with 6-7 record in 2013 with 37 strikeouts over 74.7 innings … notched 11-7 record en route to All-NPF honors in 2014 while throwing 55 strikeouts in league-high 106 innings.

AT LSU

Four-year letter winner for the Tigers from 2010-13 … made 149 career appearances in the circle with 104 starts … ranks fourth in program history with 82 career complete games, 32 shutouts and 774.0 innings pitched … limited opponents to .195 batting average, which is tied for fourth-lowest mark on LSU career list … finished third in LSU history with 797 career strikeouts … two-time First-Team NFCA All-America selection as a junior and senior … named First-Team All-Region three times, including back-to-back seasons in 2012 and 2013 … honored as MVP of 2012 NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals … earned spot on NCAA Regionals All-Tournament Team all four years … three-time Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference performer who was selected as 2010 SEC Freshman of the Year … member of 2010 SEC All-Defensive Team … garnered All-Louisiana First Team honors three times and was named 2012 Louisiana Pitcher of the Year and 2010 Freshman of the Year … owns three career shutouts in NCAA Tournament play, including two solo shutouts … holds LSU and SEC single-game record with 22 strikeouts against Mississippi State on Mar. 8, 2013 … set LSU single-season records with five saves and 31 runs allowed as a freshman in 2010 … pitched third perfect game in LSU history against Southeastern Louisiana in five-inning game on Feb. 16, 2011 … also posted no-hitter against Ohio State on Feb. 22, 2013.

PERSONAL

Majored in sports administration with a dual concentration in commerce and leadership at LSU.

AT ALABAMA

SYDNEY LITTLEJOHN WATKINS

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Newberry, Fla. COLLEGE: Alabama

ATHLETE CAUSE: King Wolf Animal Sanctuary

Four-year letter winner for the Crimson Tide who made 129 appearances in the circle from 2014-17 … made 81 starts, which are tied for sixth on career list … compiled 67-20 career record with 1.77 earned run average, which ranks sixth in program history … tied for sixth on Alabama’s career wins list … posted 438 strikeouts in 538.2 innings pitched while limiting opponents to .210 batting average … also tallied 43 complete games with 19 shutouts and seven saves during career … owns seven career saves, good for eighth in program history … only pitcher in Alabama history with multiple perfect games during career … Sec ond-Team NFCA All-America and All-Southeastern Conference performer as a junior … member of NFCA All-Region First Team in 2016 … two-time member of SEC Community Service Team … two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honoree … threw two solo perfect games during the 2015 season and combined for two other no-hitters during her career … authored 1.31 earned run average during 2017 season, which ranks as the sixth-best mark in Alabama single-season history … owns distinction of throwing first perfect game in Rhodes Stadium history.

PERSONAL

Majored in exercise science at Alabama … owns Master’s degrees in nutrition sciences and sports business management … currently works with the University of Florida football team as a registered dietitian with her husband, Alex, who played football at Alabama and works as a strength and conditioning coach at Florida … animal lover who has two dogs - Leo and Bo … hobbies include anything to do with animals, baking and trying new restaurants.

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NADIA TAYLOR

POSITION: Designated Player HEIGHT: 5-8 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Leander, Texas COLLEGE: Texas

ATHLETE CAUSE: RBI Austin

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2021 SEASON: Accumulated 1,194 leaderboard points to finish in 26th place … tied for third in the league by being hit by a pitch two times.

2020 SEASON: Posted 1,080 leaderboard points in first Athletes Unlimited season … hit .273 in 15 games, including 14 starts … tied for fifth in the league with three doubles … also shared eighth place with four home runs while driving in 12 runs.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Two-time All-NPF selection who earned Jennie Finch Award in 2018 … appeared in 194 games over five seasons from 2014-18, compiling 21 home runs with 81 runs batted in … hit .321 during 2017 season with 30 hits, including career-best 10 home runs, in 50 games for Texas Charge … opened career with Akron Racers in 2014 before spending three seasons with Dallas/Texas Charge … tallied five home runs with 24 runs batted in during 2018 campaign with a .270 batting average … also played in Minamo Softball League in Japan.

AT TEXAS

Four-year letter winner for the Longhorns from 2009-12 … four-time NFCA All-Region performer, including First-Team honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior … also earned All-Big 12 Conference distinction all four years, including pair of First-Team accolades … ranks fourth in program history with 234 career games played … also shares second place on Longhorns’ career games started list (234) … authored .337 batting average with 32 home runs and 131 runs batted in … collected 219 hits, including 40 doubles and two triples, with 120 runs scored … led Longhorns with 16 doubles as a senior … finished career with 41 doubles, the fifth-highest mark in program history … stands eighth on Texas’ career list with 32 home runs … drew 87 career walks to rank sixth all-time at Texas … owns school record by being hit by a pitch 21 times in her career … reached base safely in 21 consecutive games during freshman season … registered school-record 162 assists as a freshman … hit three doubles against New Mexico on Apr. 1, 2012, to match single-game record … set a school record with five walks against Kansas on Apr. 14, 2012 … two-sport athlete who also played for Longhorns’ basketball team during 2013-14 season … appeared in 14 games and made one start while shooting 35.7 percent (5-for-14) from the field.

PERSONAL

Currently works as a coach, online instructor and motivational speaker … majored in physical culture and sports with a minor in business at Texas … owns NT88 Sports Performance and 88’s Nutrition and Recovery, training Major League Baseball, college baseball and college softball players … brother is a running back for the Green Bay Packers … sister is a high school volleyball coach.

CAYLAN ARNOLD

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-7

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Maryville, Tenn.

COLLEGE: Florida State

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ATHLETE CAUSE: FibroFighters Foundation

Played for Bollate in Italian League from August-October 2021.

AT FLORIDA STATE

Played final two years at Florida State after three seasons at Tennessee … member of 2021 Women’s College World Series runner-up team … authored 71-31 career record with 2.02 earned run average and 673 strikeouts over 664.2 innings … tallied 14-8 record in 44 appearances over two seasons for the Seminoles … threw 189.0 innings and registered 200 strikeouts … earned Second-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a fifth-year senior after ranking fourth in the league with 140 strikeouts … posted 9-5 record while holding opponents to .197 batting average … finished with a 5-3 record during COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, including victories over No. 1 Alabama, No. 22 Arkansas and No. 22 UCF … held opponents to .177 average while tallying 60 strikeouts … accumulated 57-23 record over three years at Tennessee with 473 strikeouts over 475.2 innings … fashioned back-to-back 20-win campaigns to begin career, including 26 victories during sophomore campaign … member of 2018 NFCA All-Region Third Team … honored as 2017 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and a Top 25 finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year award.

PERSONAL

Working towards a career in sports broadcasting … also operates Sunday Golds & Company, a business that sells NIL merchandise for players on the Florida State softball team.

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AT ARIZONA STATE

MADDI HACKBARTH

POSITION: Catcher HEIGHT: 5-8 BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Tempe, Ariz. COLLEGE: Arizona State

ATHLETE CAUSE: Mia Stokes Foundation

Four-year letter winner for the Sun Devils after spending her freshman season at Fresno State … started 187-of-189 games over four seasons at Arizona State … posted .289 batting average with 54 home runs and 170 runs batted in … also tallied 140 hits, including 28 doubles and one triple, while scoring 101 runs … Second-Team NFCA All-America selection as a senior … also member of 2021 Softball America All-America Third Team after leading Sun Devils to 32-14 re cord, including 12-9 mark in the Pac-12 Conference … tied Arizona State single-season record and led Pac-12 Conference with 20 home runs … also led league with 58 runs batted in … blasted nine home runs in 29 games during 2020 COVID-shortened season … led Sun Devils with 19 home runs in junior campaign … started 20-of-26 games as a freshman at Fresno State before missing remainder of the season with an injury … registered 12 hits, including two home runs and a double, while driving in 10 runs.

PERSONAL

Twin sister, Kindra, also played softball at Arizona State … hobbies include snowboarding, skateboarding, video games and basketball … biggest athletic thrill was winning the section championship.

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KAMALANI DUNG

POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 5-8

BATS/THROWS: R/R RESIDENCE: Kapolei, Hawaii COLLEGE: California

ATHLETE CAUSE: Hawaii Food Bank

ATHLETES UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON EXPERIENCE

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2020 SEASON: Accumulated 874 leaderboard points … appeared in 10 games during inaugural season with two starts … allowed 24 runs over 17.0 innings … tallied 16 strikeouts while walking 12 hitters.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Puerto Rico National Team from 2018-21 … tallied eight strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against South Africa during 2018 Women’s Softball World Championship … led Puerto Rico to Gold medal at 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games … competed in four events during 2019 for Puerto Rico, including 2020 Americas Olympic Qualifier … registered three wins at 2019 World Cup before winning Bronze medal at Pan American Games … amassed 18 strikeouts in 8.2 innings with a 0.81 earned run average at Olympics Qualifier.

AT CALIFORNIA

Played final two seasons at California after beginning career at Fresno State … compiled 65-31 record over four-year career with 2.45 earned run average … appeared in 131 games with 96 starts between California and Fresno State … also accrued seven saves to go with 60 complete games and 21 shutouts … threw perfect game against UTEP on Mar. 1, 2018 … earned NFCA All-Region Third Team distinction as a senior after fashioning 13-10 record with two saves and 2.32 earned run average in 157.0 innings … member of 2019 All-Pac-12 Second Team … tallied 19-5 record as a junior with career-best 1.96 earned run average with 186 strikeouts over 160.2 innings … member of 2017 NFCA All-Region Third Team who earned career-high 26 victories in 38 appearances during sophomore season at Fresno State … opened career with a 7-1 mark and two saves in 79.1 innings during 2016 season.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Honey Rodrigues and Lance Dung ... has four younger siblings - Lancen Dung, Kalia Boteilho, Mia Dung, and Lanston Dung ... loves surfing, music, traveling, modeling, family and art ... attended 2021 Grammy Award Show ... acted in films on CBS and HBO ... attended high school at Kamehameha Schools Kapalama ... greatest sports achievement is winning a gold medal with Puerto Rico ... founder of Kama Training, a program helping underserved athletes of the PaCorner Infieldic.