Spring Hill College Softball 2018

2018

SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL PREVIEW 2018

T

he Spring Hill College (SHC) soft-

season with Southern Intercollegiate Athlet-

2018 as former University of South

Pitcher sophomore Baylie Doiron of Zachary,

ball program enters a new era in Alabama baseball head coach

Steve Kittrell takes the reins as the head coach of the Badgers. Kittrell takes over a team

dominated by youth but extremely motivated.

“We’re a fairly young team,” he says. “So we’re going to have to experiment with our lineup

in the early parts of the season by getting a lot of people in the game and in a lot of different positions. With that said, the players all have great attitudes, work ethics and character.”

Kittrell admits that his infield has suffered

some early injuries and may not be the lineup he originally penciled into position, but he

is confident in his squad. Freshman Caroline

ic Conference (SIAC) All-Conference Relief La., looking to move into the starting slot

backed up by Brenton. Red shirt freshman

Julia Waters of Newark, Del., and freshman

Tiffany Hughes from Gulf Shores, Ala., will also see time in the circle as needed this season.

The outfield appears to be in solid hands

with Johnson having staked her claim to

left field and senior veteran Brooke Vosloh

of Destrehan, La., moving into center field.

“Vosloh is providing the senior leadership

that we need on both offense and defense,”

Kittrell says. “It’s important for a young team to have direction and Brooke is really step-

ping up to that responsibility.” Right field will

Hart from Hoover, Ala., looks ready to assume

be patrolled by a pair of rotating freshmen

man Hannah Fillmore from Brewton, Ala., will

and Kelsie Authement of Bourg, La. “Right

the role at third base while red shirt fresh-

take care of the shortstop position. “Hart has

in Carlisle Jamison of Hendersonville, Tenn., now, Jamison and Authement are neck-and-

the arm to cover third and Filmore is a very

neck for that spot, so that will be another

Hartung of St. Louis, Mo., will see plenty of

course of the year,” says Kittrell. Junior Tiffany

athletic player,” Kittrell says. Freshman Brittany playing time on the left side of the infield, es-

pecially in the early stages of the season while sophomore outfielder Sarah Johnson from

Eunice, La., might also serve on the infield as the season progresses.

On the right side, freshman Delaney

Thomas out of Baker High School in Mobile will handle the duties at second base, but

Kittrell expects to have her play shortstop if

needed. “Our youth and health will alter our

lineup as we approach each game,” he says.

“But our players are all willing to do whatever

we need and that attitude is key.” Senior Randi DeArmitt from Metairie, La., is scheduled to

cover first base, but freshman Hannah Brenton from Mobile (Ala.) Christian School will share time in the role if DeArmitt is asked to step

into another position. Behind the plate, junior Aly Fowler of Dripping Springs, Texas, moves

into the starting job, but Kittrell says that sophomore Cassidy Mehr from Tallahassee, Fla.,

will share the duties.

Badger pitching will feature depth this

experiment we will have to conduct over the Fairchild of Defiance, Ohio, will be the wild

card in Kittrell’s deck covering whatever role

he needs. “Fairchild is the definition of a utility player,” he says. “She’s versatile enough to

play both infield and outfield, so that’s going to be important for us until we can figure out where all of our pieces fit together.”

Despite the uncertainty of the early

lineup, Kittrell is ready to get the year started.

“The key to this year will be getting healthy

and staying healthy,” he says. “Right now we have several players out of position, but our

pitching and defense are still very strong. Our offense is swinging the bats well, but we must be good in our execution and move runners along when we get the opportunity.”

With no true starters back from the 2017

campaign, Kittrell falls back on one of his

favorite old sayings. “At South Alabama, I used to say our goal is to be better in April than we

were in March,” he says. “And that’s absolutely true this year, so we’re excited to get the sea-

son started and begin our great experiment.”

GENERAL FACTS

COACHING STAFF

Steve Kittrell - Interim Head Coach

Steve Kittrell was named the interim head coach of the Badgers softball program on December 4, 2017.

Kittrell built a career record of 1052–644–1 (.620) in 25 seasons as the head baseball coach at the University of South Alabama (USA) from 1984 to 2011 following one season as the Badger head baseball coach in 1983.

Kittrell began his coaching career as the head baseball coach at Niceville (Fla.) High School where he posted a 35–15 record in two seasons. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the head baseball coach at University Military School (UMS) in Mobile where he went 95–34. Kittrell coached at Enterprise (Ala.) State Junior College from 1979 to 1980 with a record of 52–30 before taking the reins of the Spring Hill baseball team for one season in 1983, posting a 33–19 record.

Kittrell played baseball at USA and later played one season in the Boston Red Sox organization, reaching Class-A Winter Haven.

On February 23, 2009, Kittrell became only the 50th coach in NCAA baseball history to reach the 1,000-win plateau and he led the Jaguars to 18 NCAA tournament appearances, including 10 Sun Belt Conference championships.

A member of the USA Athletic Hall of Fame, Kittrell announced his retirement from the Jaguars program on June 25, 2010 effective after the 2011 season.

Name of School: Spring Hill College City/State/Zip: Mobile, AL 36608 Founded: 1830 Enrollment: 1,500 Nickname: Badgers School Colors: Purple, white Home Facility: Murray Field Capacity: 300 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference:

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Division: West President: Christopher Puto, Ph.D. ‘64 Athletic Director: Jim Hall

Alma Mater: Grinnell College, 1995 Faculty Athletic Representative:

Steve Almquist, Ph.D. Compliance: Chad LeBlanc Senior Woman Administrator:

Allison Whitworth Athletic Department Phone: 251-380-3485 Athletic Department Fax: 251-460-2196 Sports Information Director: Jim Stennett

Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1990 SID Phone: (251) 380-4468 SID Email: jstennett@shc.edu Athletic Web Site: www.shcbadgers.com Twitter: SHCBADGERS Facebook: SHCBADGERS Instagram: SHCBADGERS

COACHING STAFF

McDaniel earned a degree in Communication Arts from SHC and served as a softball graduate assistant coach in 2016. She currently resides in Saraland with her husband, Bryson McDaniel.

Interim Head Coach: Steve Kittrell

Alma Mater: South Alabama (1971) Record at school/years: 0-0 / 1st season Career record/years: 0-0 / 1st season Office Phone: (251) 380-3490 Assistant Coach:

Shea McDaniel (1st season) Pitching Coach:

Michaela Hamilton (1st season) Office Phone: (251) 380-3489 Head Athletic Trainer: Dani Ellis, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainers:

Abigail Hunt, ATC;

James Scarbrough, ATC Office Phone: 251-380-3493

Michaela Hamilton - Pitching Coach

TEAM INFORMATION

Shea McDaniel - Assistant Coach

Former SHC shortstop Shea McDaniel (neé Blanchard) joined the SHC program as assistant coach in January 2018. Originally hailing from Breaux Bridge, La., and a 2011 graduate of Teurlings Catholic High School, McDaniel was a four-year starter for the Badgers form 2012-15 and played on the Badgers’ 2013 NAIA National Runner-Up team. She holds SHC season records for at-bats (233 in 2013) and fewest infield errors (0 in 2013) while also appearing on numerous of the school’s Top 10 career and season records lists.

Hailing from Harris County, Ga., Michaela Hamilton joined the Badger staff in January 2018. She prepped at Harris County High School, graduating in 2009. A first baseman and pitcher, Hamilton played at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla., and earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts before transferring to Troy University where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Information Systems. She currently resides in Mobile.

Overall Record Last Year: 33-16 Conference Record/Finish:

17-2 SSAC West (1st of 6) Last Postseason Appearance: 2014

Result: Lost 4-0 at Oklahoma City

in NAIA Opening Round

Championship Game Final NCAA Postseason Ranking: N/A No. of Players returning/lost/new: 8/14/7

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2018 ROSTER No. Player

Pos.

Class Ht.

B/T

Exp. Hometown/Previous School(s)

00

Aly Fowler

C/1B

Jr.

5-8

R/R

1L

Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs HS/West Liberty U.

1

Brittany Hartung

UTIL

Fr.

5-3

R/R

HS

St. Louis, Mo./Webster Groves HS

2

Hannah Fillmore

SS

R-Fr.

5-7

R/R

HS

Brewton, Ala./Flomaton HS

3

Brooke Vosloh

OF

Sr.

5-8

R/R

1L

Destrehan, La./St. Mary’s Dominican HS

5

Baylie Doiron

RHP

So.

5-5

R/R

1L

Zachary, La./Zachary HS

7

Sarah Johnson

UTIL

So.

5-2

S/R

1L

Eunice, La./Iota HS

8

Hannah Brenton

RHP

Fr.

5-9

R/R

HS

Mobile, Ala./Mobile Christian School

9

Carlisle Jamison

UTIL

Fr.

5-8

R/R

HS

Hendersonville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS

13

Tiffany Fairchild

INF

Jr.

5-6

R/R

SQ

Defiance, Ohio/Tinora HS

15

Kelsie Authement

UTIL

Fr.

5-4

R/R

HS

Bourg, La./South Terrebonne HS

16

Delaney Thomas

INF

Fr.

5-6

L/R

JC

Mobile, Ala./Baker HS/Coastal Alabama CC

21

Julia Waters

RHP

R-Fr.

5-8

R/R

RS

Newark, Del./Alexis I. DuPont HS

24

Randi De’Armitt

INF/RHP Sr.

5-8

R/R

2L

Metairie, La./Archbishop Chapelle HS

33

Caroline Hart

INF

Fr.

5-3

R/R

HS

Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS

35

Cassidy Mehr

C/1B

So.

5-9

R/R

SQ

Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS

40

Tiffany Hughes

RHP/1B Fr.

6-2

R/R

HS

Gulf Shores, Ala./Gulf Shores HS

2018 ROSTER

00

1

2

3

5

7

8

9

13

15

16

21

24

33

35

40

Aly Fowler Junior

Hannah Brenton Freshman

Randi De’Armitt Senior

Brittany Hartung Freshman

Carlisle Jamison Freshman

Caroline Hart Freshman

Hannah Fillmore R-Freshman

Tiffany Fairchild Junior

Cassidy Mehr Sophomore

Brooke Vosloh Senior

Kelsie Authement Freshman

Baylie Doiron Sophomore

Delaney Thomas Freshman

Tiffany Hughes Freshman

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Sarah Johnson Sophomore

Julia Waters R-Freshman

2017 RESULTS Date

Opponent

Site

Result

NCAA Division II Gulf Coast Invitational Feb. 3 vs. Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) Feb. 4 vs. University of North Alabama

vs. Barry University Feb. 5 vs. Valdosta State University

Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala.

Feb. 8

Home

University of Mobile (DH)

W, 3-0; W, 2-1 (8)

AUM Tournament Feb. 11 at Auburn University at Montgomery

vs. Christian Brothers University Feb. 12 vs. Christian Brothers University

at Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala.

Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19

Home Home Home

Mississippi College (DH) *Kentucky State University (DH) *Kentucky State University

Disney Tournament vs. Armstrong State University Feb. 24 vs. University of North Georgia

vs. University of North Georgia Feb. 25 vs Armstrong State University

Feb. 26 vs Eckerd College

Gulf Coast Invitational Tournament vs. Ave Maria University Mar. 3 vs. Central Methodist University

vs. Avila University Mar. 4 vs. Reinhardt University

Mar. 10 *Tuskegee University (DH) *Tuskegee University Mar. 11 SIAC Softball Crossover Tournament *vs. Fort Valley State University Mar. 16 *vs. Claflin University

*vs. Benedict College Mar. 17

*vs. Paine College *vs. Clark Atlanta University Mar. 18 Mar. 22 Mar. 24 Mar. 28 Mar. 31 Apr. 1 Apr. 5 Apr. 8 Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Apr. 14

at University of West Florida (DH) *at Lane College (DH) at University of Mobile (DH) Miles College Miles College (DH) University of West Florida *at LeMoyne-Owen College (DH) *at LeMoyne-Owen College at Mississippi College (DH) Auburn University at Montgomery (DH)

W, 10-9 L, 4-5 L, 8-9 L, 2-4

W, 8-0 (6); L, 2-3 W, 9-0 (5); W; 4-0 W, 3-2

Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla.

W, 5-1 (8) W, 3-2 L, 0-2 L, 4-3 W, 4-0

Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala.

Home Home Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala.

W, 3-2 W, 11-8 W, 5-0 W, 7-4

L, 0-1 L, 0-3 L, 0-1 W, 6-5 W, 8-0 (6); W, 11-0 (5) W, 8-0 (5)

Pensacola, Fla. Jackson, Tenn.

Univ. of Mobile Home Home Home Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Clinton, Miss.

Home

W, 13-0 (5) W, 10-2 (6) W, 12-0 (5) W, 15-1 (5) W, 6-3 L, 0-6; L, 0-5 W, 10-2; W, 4-0 W, 6-1; L, 0-3 L, 2-3 W, 9-1 (5); L, 2-3 L, 0-6 W, 17-0 (5); W, 8-0 (6) W, 18-4 (5) W, 2-0; W, 8-6 W, 1-0; L; 0-5

*SIAC game(s); (DH) Doubleheader

2017 SIAC FINAL STANDINGS

Team East Claflin Albany State Clark Atlanta Benedict Fort Valley State Paine

SIAC

Overall

18-2 17-4 12-8 10-10 3-18 0-22

34-14 25-24 19-26 26-24 4-29 2-24

Team West Spring Hill* Miles Kentucky State Lane Tuskegee LeMoyne-Owen

SIAC

Overall

17-2 13-4 11-8 8-9 3-14 3-16

33-16 18-28 16-22 16-17 3-31 6-22

*Ineligible for SIAC Tournament during NCAA transition

2017 FINAL STATS Record: 37-14 Home: 16-4 Away: 8-7 Neutral: 13-3 SIAC: 24-0 Player

avg gp-gs ab

r

Kali Clement Aly Fowler Sarah Johnson Jenna Charnock Katelyn Wilson Carmen Byrd Madeline Burchell Bayleigh Anders Rene Kausin Savannah Woodruff Mary Glass Baylie Doiron -------------------Tiffany Fairchild Cassidy Mehr Randi DeArmitt Brooke Vosloh MaKayla Herrin Abby Grace Praytor Danielle Clark Abigail Solomon

.372 .360 .340 .340 .336 .312 .306 .278 .275 .271 .235 .219

145 50 50 159 107 157 124 115 102 133 51 32

36 54 4 18 16 17 44 54 19 36 27 49 28 38 25 32 17 28 32 36 10 12 2 7 1

4 13 20

1 2 0 2 4 0 5 6 2 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Totals

Opponents

48-48 21-13 32-20 49-49 38-35 49-49 48-46 46-46 48-48 48-48 26-15 15-12

.500 4-0 .308 8-4 .300 12-3 .160 29-8 .100 9-3 .000 3-0 .000 3-0 .000 1-0 .306 49

.203 49

25 10 2 2 0

h 2b 3b hr rbi tb 11 1 4 7 5 5 6 5 3 3 1 0

1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1

10 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 7

0 0 0

0 2 0 2 0 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

1301 272 398 54 8

1125 117 228 37 9

49 4 11 16 20 17 31 19 17 17 12 1

slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e

97 19 21 63 41 58 57 40 31 43 19 1

.669 .380 .420 .396 .383 .369 .460 .348 .304 .323 .373 .344

2 4 8

.500 1 .308 3 .400 1 .160 3 .100 2 .000 1 .000 1 .000 0

4 1 0 0 0

17 234 519 .399

16 102 331 .294

19 1 5 17 8 14 18 19 10 17 9 5

0 1 3 2 0 2 2 9 8 0 6 2

14 4 10 15 4 10 6 7 9 11 9 4

0 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1

.437 .377 .431 .410 .373 .376 .397 .417 .380 .353 .409 .350

0 0 0

.600 0 0 .438 0 0 .318 1 0 .276 0 1 .250 0 0 .333 0 0 .333 0 0 .000 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

154 36 114 5

125 42 245 7

3 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1

5 0 2 4 2 2 6 5 8 6 0 1

7-8 0-0 2-5 25-28 0-0 7-12 9-10 2-2 6-7 4-5 0-0 0-0

238 1 12 65 25 75 225 89 72 81 0 0

0-0 1-1 0-0

0 1 0 1.000 26 1 0 1.000 2 1 1 .750 16 1 1 .944 13 0 1 .929 0 1 0 1.000 5 32 3 .925 0 0 0 .000

2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

20 0 4 3 4 73 15 55 73 4 0 5

fld%

5 .981 0 1.000 4 .800 2 .971 0 1.000 7 .955 7 .972 5 .966 11 .929 3 .966 0 .000 1 .833

.391 13 42 65-81 945 293 51 .960

.305 2 47 40-51 927 405 99 .931

LOB - Team (352), Opp (282). DPs turned - Team (18), Opp (9). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (3), K Clement 1, R Kausin1, J Charnock 1. Picked off - M Burchell 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

era

Danielle Clark Katelyn Wilson Baylie Doiron

-------------------Sarah Johnson Bayleigh Anders Abby Grace Praytor Totals

Opponents

er

bb

so

1.91 21-9 39 30 23 10/0 1 2.02 5-4 11 7 3 2/0 1 2.32 6-3 16 11 6 4/0 0

202.0 146 72 55 41.2 22 13 12 66.1 57 26 22

76 23 23

127 24 4 44 2 2 71 11 3

0.00 0-0 1 0.00 0-0 1 3.82 1-0 2

0 0

0.1 3.2

2.02

49 32 69/0 2

3.92

w-l app gs cg sho sv ip

33-16 49 16-33 49

1

0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0

49 33 9/1 1

1.0

h

0

0 3

r

0 0 6

0

0 2

315.0 228 117 91

0

0 3

0

1 2

2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

0

0 0

0

0 0

125 245 37 9

309.0 398 272 173 154

114 54 8

9 5 2 0

0 0

.204 .156 .228 .000

.000 .214

16 .203 17 .306

9 0 3

30 0 4 0 7 0

1 0 0

33 5

0

0 0 1

0 0 0

0 0 1

0

12 42 0

2

47

0 0

25 36 1

PB - Team (5), K Clement 5, Opp (11). Pickoffs - Team (3), K Clement 2, A Praytor 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - K Clement (39-49), D Clark (21-28), B Doiron (13-15), K Wilson (6-7), C Mehr (1-1), A Praytor (0-1).

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9

0 0

42

2018 SCHEDULE Date

Opponent

NCAA Division II Gulf Coast Invitational

vs. Shorter University vs. University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) vs. Lee University vs. University of Mobile s. University of North Alabama

Feb. 2

Feb. 3

Feb. 4 v

AUM Tournament Feb. 10

Feb. 11

Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 28

Site

Time

Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala.

2:30 p.m.

4:45 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

vs. Columbus State University vs. Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) vs. Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) vs. Clark Atlanta University

Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala.

*Kentucky State University *Kentucky State University (DH) vs. Southern University (DH) University of West Alabama (DH)

Home Home New Orleans, La. Home

2 p.m.

1 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

Gulf Coast Invitational Tournament

1:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

10 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

Mar. 2

Mar. 3

vs. Columbia College (Mo.) vs. William Carey University vs. Brewton-Parker College

Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores, Ala.

11 a.m.

1 p.m.

9 a.m.

Mar. 7 Mar. 10 Mar. 11

University of West Florida (DH) *Lane College (DH) *Lane College

Home Home Home

1 p.m.

12 p.m.

2 p.m.

SIAC Softball Crossover Tournament Mar. 15

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

*vs. Clark Atlanta University *vs. Fort Valley State University *vs. Paine College *vs. Claflin University *vs. Albany State University *vs. Benedict College

Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala. Jasper, Ala.

Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Apr. 4 Apr. 6 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 15 Apr. 18

*at Tuskegee University (DH) *at Tuskegee University at University of North Alabama (DH) at University of West Alabama (DH) *at Miles College *at Miles College (DH) *LeMoyne-Owen College (DH) *LeMoyne-Owen College at University of West Florida

Tuskegee, Ala. Tuskegee, Ala. Florence, Ala. Livingston, Ala. Fairfield, Ala. Fairfield, Ala. Home Home Pensacola, Fla.

*SIAC game(s); (DH) Doubleheader

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1:15 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

10 a.m.

4:45 p.m.

10 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

4 p.m.

2 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.