Texas Tech - Kajikawa Classic Game Notes

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Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists

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80-34 Record Past Two Seasons

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2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense

Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy • matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 Thurs., Feb. 9 • 3 p.m.

2011 Record........................................ 34-21 Postseason....................... NCAA Regional Head Coach........................Kathy Van Wyk Record at School..............509-359-1 (15) Career Record.....................................Same

Fri., Feb. 10 • 12:30 p.m.

2011 Record........................................ 23-20 Postseason...........................................None Head Coach............................Kate Drohan Record at School..............357-177-1 (10) Career Record.....................................Same

Fri., Feb. 10 • 8 p.m.

2011 Record........................................ 49-12 Postseason.......... NCAA Super Regional Head Coach......... Ralph & Karen Weekly Record at School..............514-162-2 (10) Career Record............... 1,015-343-2 (24)

Sat., Feb. 11 • 12 p.m.

2011 Record........................................ 42-17 Postseason.........NCAA Super Regionals Head Coach..........................John Rittman Record at School..............641-294-3 (15) Career Record.....................................Same

Sat., Feb. 11 • 9:30 p.m.

2011 Record........................................ 11-36 Postseason...........................................None Head Coach........................Jenny Condon Record at School.................... 200-150 (7) Career Record.....................................Same

2011 Record........................................ 42-16 Postseason....................... NCAA Regional Head Coach...........................Shanon Hays Record at School......................... 80-34 (2) Career Record............................194-50 (4)

RED RAIDERS OPEN SEASON IN ARIZONA

Coming off its second-consecutive trip to the postseason, Texas Tech opens the 2012 season just as it did a year ago - at the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. where the Red Raiders will face San Diego State, Northwestern, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 10 Stanford, and Cal Poly over the three-day event that begins Thursday at the Tempe Sports Complex.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Thurs., Feb. 9 Texas Tech vs. San Diego State_________________ 3 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 10 Texas Tech vs. Northwestern______________ 12:30 p.m.

Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Tennessee_________________ 8 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 11 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Stanford_________________ Noon Texas Tech vs. Cal Poly____________________ 9:30 p.m.

All times listed are central.

TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP 26 - MIKEY KENNEY .324 - 4 - 31

4 - KERMITRIA WARD .281 - 0 - 3

- OR 27 - MELISA RYBA n/a - n/a- n/a

19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON .384 - 10 - 43

3 - EMILY BLEDSOE .383 - 3 - 33 2011 STATISTICS .AVG - HR - RBI

7 - ASHLEY HAMADA .275 - 1 - 12

2 - LOGAN HALL .366 - 6 - 55

18 - SANDY JAMES .352 - 16 - 62

56 - CYDNEY ALLEN .361 - 13 - 55

DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ n/a - n/a- n/a

POSSIBLE PITCHERS Pitcher Cara Custer - FR Kelsey Dennis - SR

W-L ERA 0-0 0.00 13-6 2.93

Pitcher Brittany Talley - SO Chandler Moore - FR

W-L ERA 14-7 2.93 0-0 0.00

Pitcher Kermitria Ward - SO

W-L ERA 5-2 3.32

2012 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State 10 # vs. Northwestern

# vs. Tennessee 11 # vs. Stanford

# vs. Cal Poly 17 $ vs. Ohio State

$ vs. Long Beach State 18 $ vs. Idaho State

$ vs. Portland State 19 $ vs. DePaul

$ vs. Utah State 24 ^ vs. Texas State

^ vs. North Texas 25 ^ vs. UTEP

^ vs. Stephen F. Austin 26 ^ vs. TBD

3 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

8 p.m.

Noon 9:30 p.m.

1:15 p.m.

5:45 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:45 p.m.

11 a.m.

1:15 p.m.

10 a.m.

4 p.m.

10 a.m.

4 p.m.

TBD

MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON

~ UT-ARLINGTON 3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON

~ BINGHAMTON 4 ~ BINGHAMTON

~ UT-ARLINGTON 6 at Texas 7 at Texas 9 NEW MEXICO 10 NEW MEXICO 14 at Stony Brook (DH) 16 + vs. Monmouth

+ at Seton Hall 17 + vs. Manhattan

+ vs. TBD 18 + vs. TBD 27 MIDWESTERN STATE 30 * IOWA STATE 31 * IOWA STATE

1 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

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8 p.m.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

11 a.m.

1 p.m.

8 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

8 a.m.

TBD TBD 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

Noon

APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE 5 * at Oklahoma 6 * at Oklahoma 7 * at Oklahoma 11 * TEXAS 13 * at Missouri 14 * at Missouri 15 * at Missouri 17 * TEXAS A&M (DH) 17 * TEXAS A&M 20 * BAYLOR 21 * BAYLOR 22 * BAYLOR 27 * at Kansas 28 * at Kansas 29 * at Kansas

Noon 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Noon 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

Noon 5 p.m.

5 p.m.

6 p.m.

Noon Noon 5 p.m.

2 p.m.

Noon

MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE 6 * OKLAHOMA STATE 7 * OKLAHOMA STATE 17-20 NCAA Regionals 24-27 NCAA Super Regionals 31-6 NCAA College World Series

1 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

TBA TBA TBA

# ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) • $ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • ^ Texas Shootout (Waco, Texas) • ~ Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) • + Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) • * Big 12 Series • Central times listed.

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QUICK FACTS

MEDIA INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION Location_______________________ Lubbock, Texas Founded_______________________________ 1923 Enrollment____________________________ 32,327 Nickname_________________________Red Raiders Colors_______________________ Scarlet and Black Facility____________________ Rocky Johnson Field Affiliation_____________________ NCAA Division I Conference____________________________ Big 12 Chancellor_________________________ Kent Hance President________________________ Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director__________________ Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA______________Dr. Judi Henry Department Main Number________ (806) 742-3355

PRACTICES Players and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice usually begins at 2:15 (batting cages) on weekdays, and media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office beforehand.

WWW.TEXASTECH.COM This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. Texas Tech Volleyball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.

PLAYER/HEAD COACH INTERVIEWS Texas Tech student-athletes and head coach Shanon Hays are available most days prior to practice.

Hays can also be reached at various points during the day. Normally following weekend road trips, players and coaches are available on the following Monday, which is normally the scheduled “off day” for the team. To set up an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Texas Tech Athletics will provide video highlights and player/coaches interviews through an FTP site hosted by Texas Tech University. Members of the media can download files in QuickTime format that are of broadcast quality. For more information and to get FTP log-in information, please contact Matt Dowdy.

HISTORY Season of Softball_____21st (1981-85; 1996-present) All-Time Record________________ 492-587-4 (.454) NCAA Regional Appearances________________Four ______________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011) FACILITY INFORMATION Name_____________________ Rocky Johnson Field Capacity_______ 1,093 (Room for portable seating) Opened________________________________ 2001 COACHING STAFF Head Coach_____________________ Shanon Hays Alma Mater________________Lubbock Christian ‘91 Record at Tech________________ 80-34 (2 Seasons) Career Record________________ 194-50 (4 Seasons) Best time to reach_________ Afternoon, Contact SID Assoc. Head Coach___________________ Aly Sartini Alma Mater_______________________ Arkansas ‘00 Assistant Coach_____________________ Kristie Fox Alma Mater________________________ Arizona ‘07 Dir. of Operations___________ Shannon Armstrong Office Number__________________ (806) 742-5001

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Texas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media just outside the home dugout following a brief cooling off period.

The Texas Tech clubhouse will remain closed.

CREDENTIALS Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech softball team at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2012 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 7421970; e-mail: matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office outside the stadium entrance on gamedays.

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the country. In the 10 years since its opening, the complex has gone through several changes, including the addition of the team facility down the left field line which opened in 2010, making “The Rock” one of the finest facilities in the country.

DIRECTIONS TO ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field is located on 10th Street near University Medical Center (UMC). The softball complex is adjacent to the McLeod Tennis Center and can be best reached via Texas Tech Parkway.

FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway.

Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn north (right) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (10th Street). Turn back east (right) and Rocky Johnson Field will be on the right side.

TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record____________________________42-16 Conference Record___________________ 5-13 (8th) Home Record___________________________26-10 Away Record______________________________3-5 Neutral Site Record________________________13-1 Postseason______________ NCAA Tucson Regional Final Ranking___________________ Received Votes Letterwinners Returning/Lost_______________15/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost______________7/1 Pitchers Returning Lost_____________________4/1 Newcomers________________________________ 9 Top Returning Position Players_____ Emily Bledsoe _________________ Raven Richardson, Logan Hall, ____________________ Sandy James, Cydney Allen Top Returning Pitchers_____________ Kelsey Dennis _______________________________Brittany Talley Top Newcomers________Cara Custer, Adriana Perez __________________ Katelyn Williams, Melisa Ryba ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications________ Blayne Beal E-mail____________________ blayne.beal@ttu.edu Assistant Director (Softball)__________ Matt Dowdy Office__________________________ (806) 742-2770 Cell___________________________ (806) 928-5190 5 Fax____________________________ (806) 742-1970 OFF DAY Twitter_________________________ @Matt_Dowdy E-mail________________ matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Website____________________www.texastech.com Tech Twitter______ @TechAthletics, @TechGameday Mailing Address_______________ 6th & Boston Ave. ___________________________ Lubbock, TX 79409 2

2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

TEXAS TECH WEEKLY SCHEDULE 6

7 Practice 2:15

8 Media Availability 1:45 Practice 2:15

9 Travel Day Practice in Tempe

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vs. San Diego vs.

State Northwestern 4 p.m. (CT) 12:30 p.m. vs. Tennessee 8 p.m.

11 vs. Stanford Noon vs. Cal Poly 9:30 p.m.

WEEK 1: ARIZONA STATE KAJIKAWA CLASSIC • GAMES 1-5 TECH IN SEASON OPENERS The Red Raiders have opened the year with a win in each of their last three season openers, pulling Tech to an 8-8 all-time record since softball returned as an intercollegiate sport in 1996. Tech rallied from an early deficit last season to defeat then-No. 16 BYU, 7-5, in nine innings. The Red Raiders defeated Wisconsin, 5-2, to open the 2010 season and Central Florida, 12-4, in 2009.

THE SERIES • San Diego State - Thursday’s season opener will mark the 10th overall meeting between the two schools with Tech holding a 6-3 advantage. The two schools last met on Feb. 14, 2010, when Tech took a 6-1 victory in the finale of the ASU Kajikawa Classic. The Red Raiders are 3-1 all-time when facing the Aztecs at a neutral site.

• Northwestern - The meeting will be the fifth alltime between the two school who have not faced each other since Northwestern took a 3-2 victory on March 2, 2007 to even the series. The Wildcats have won each of the last two meetings in a series where all four games have been played at neutral sites.

• Tennessee - The Red Raiders will be facing Tennessee for only the third time in program history Friday with the Lady Vols winning each of the first two meetings. Tennessee dropped Tech, 4-0, on March 4, 2006, during the Fullerton Worth Tournament and then claimed a 3-0 victory on Feb. 15, 1997 during the UT-Arlington Tournament.

• Stanford - Tech and Stanford will be meeting for the 14th time in history with the Cardinal controlling a commanding 12-1 lead in the series. Tech’s lone win in the series came on May 22, 2010 in an elimination game of the NCAA Stanford Regional. Tech won that game 6-3 behind a strong offensive performance where the Red Raiders scored five runs in the first two innings. Tech is 0-9 all-time when facing Stanford at a neutral site.

• Cal Poly - The meeting will be the third all-time between the two schools and the first since Cal Poly defeated the Red Raiders, 4-2, on March 4, 2007, during the Fullerton Worth Tournament. The Mustangs won the earlier matchup, 2-0, on March 9, 2000 during the Bulldog Classic in Fresno, Calif.

ON DECK Texas Tech returns to the road next weekend to take part in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic held in Las Vegas. The Red Raiders will take on Ohio State, Long Beach State, Idaho State, Portland State, DePaul, and Utah State in the three-day event that begins Feb. 17.

TECH VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS The Red Raiders are a perfect 3-0 over the last two season when facing a ranked opponent during a non-conference tournament. Tech defeated No. 19 Florida State, 2-1, in 2010 during the USF The Game Tournament then downed No. 16 BYU, 7-5, and No. 12 California, 5-4, during last year’s Kajikawa Classic.

The Red Raiders are 9-23 against ranked opponents during Shanon Hays’ two seasons.

TECH PICKS UP VOTES IN PRESEASON POLLS For the second-straight season, Texas Tech will start the season receiving votes in both the USA Today/ NFCA and the ESPN/USA Softball preseason polls.

The Red Raiders picked up five votes in the NFCA

poll and then six in the ESPN rankings. One of seven Big 12 schools appearing in the polls, Tech will face a total of 14 teams this season that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings.

TECH BOASTS SUCCESS AT THE KAJIKAWA For the fifth time in the last six seasons, the Red Raiders will open the season in the desert with the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic. Despite facing several of the nation’s top teams, Tech has posted a 14-5 record in four appearances, including a 9-1 mark under Shanon Hays. Tech’s 2011 squad went a perfect 5-0 at the event last season, defeating the likes of No. 16 BYU and No. 12 California en route to becoming the only school to leave the tournament still undefeated.

Year Record 2011 5-0 2010 4-1 2009 2-2 2008 n/a 2007 3-2 HALL RETURNS HOME ONE FINAL TIME Logan Hall will be returning to her home state this weekend for possibly the last time as a collegiate softball player. The senior, who hails from Tucson, Ariz., has returned to the state three times since transferring from Yuma Community College prior to the 2010 season. Tech begun each of the last two seasons at the Kajikawa Classic and was selected to the NCAA Tucson Regional last year in her hometown. The Red Raiders are 11-3 over the last two seasons when playing in the state of Arizona.

RED RAIDERS FACE CHALLENGE IN THE DESERT The Red Raiders will have a tough task at hand this weekend as four of their five opponents are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings. Stanford leads the pack after being ranked No. 9 by the NFCA and No. 10 by ESPN.com, while Tennessee is No. 14 in the NFCA poll and No. 9 in the ESPN rankings. San Diego State is receiving votes in both polls while Northwestern picked up two votes in the ESPN rankings. Tennessee, Stanford, and San Diego State were all selected to a NCAA Regional last year with the Lady Vols and Cardinal eventually advancing to the Super Regionals.

RED RAIDERS RETURN 15 PLAYERS FROM 2011 With 15 returners back from its 2011 squad, Tech could be primed for another breakout season in 2012. Of those 15 returners, eight were position starters a year ago while Tech’s top two pitchers, senior Kelsey Dennis and sophomore Brittany Talley, also return in the circle. The Red Raiders had no seniors on their roster last year when Tech finished 42-16 overall after falling to Arizona in the finale of the NCAA Tucson Regional.

TAKING THE NEXT STEP Immediately following Tech’s season-ending loss to Arizona in the NCAA Tucson Regional, head coach Shanon Hays had one message for his young team to take the next step in 2012. Advancing to the postseason would no longer just be the goal. Knowing the majority of that squad would return this year, he challenged the group to win a regional this season, a feat that has not been accomplished in school history. The Red Raiders have fallen in the regional finale in each of the last two seasons.

2011 BIG 12 STANDINGS School Missouri Texas Texas A&M Baylor Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma State Texas Tech Iowa State Kansas

Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. 15-3 .833 53-10 .841 14-4 .778 46-10 .821 13-5 .722 44-15 .746 11-7 .611 47-15 .758 10-8 .556 43-19 .694 9-9 .500 41-14 .745 8-10 .444 42-20 .677 5-13 .278 42-16 .724 3-15 .167 21-28 .429 2-16 .111 31-22 .585

UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 9 Texas Tech vs. San Diego St. Cal State Fullerton at Texas

3 p.m.

7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 Oklahoma State vs. North Texas Oklahoma vs. Cal State Bakersfield Kansas vs. Tennessee-Martin Texas Tech vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State vs. Sam Houston St. Texas A&M vs. Stanford Wichita State at Baylor Kansas vs. Troy Oklahoma at UNLV UTSA at Texas Iowa at Baylor Texas A&M vs. BYU Texas Tech vs. Tennessee

11 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

5 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11 Texas A&M vs. San Jose State Oklahoma State vs. TAMU-CC Oklahoma vs. Weber State Iowa State vs. Valparaiso Texas Tech vs. Stanford Arkansas at Baylor Oklahoma State at Houston Colorado State at Texas Oklahoma vs. Kent State Kansas vs. Jackson State Texas vs. TBA Belmont at Baylor Kansas at Southeastern Louisiana Texas A&M vs. Arizona Texas Tech vs. Cal Poly

9:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

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4 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 12 Oklahoma State vs. TAMU-CC Oklahoma vs. Kent State Iowa State vs. Green Bay Kansas vs. Northern Colorado Texas A&M vs. Northwestern Texas vs. TBA UT-Arlington at Baylor Iowa State vs. Western Illinois

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

10 a.m.

10 a.m.

10 a.m.

12 p.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

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USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. Arizona State (30) 2. Florida 3. Alabama 4. California 5. Oklahoma 6. Missouri 7. Baylor 8. Arizona 9. Stanford 10. Georgia 11. Oklahoma State 12. Washington 13. Kentucky 14. Tennessee 15. Michigan 16. Oregon 17. Texas A&M 18. Texas 19. UCLA 20. Houston 21. Nebraska 22. LSU 23. Louisiana-Lafayette 24. Tulsa 25. Louisville

Rec. 60-6 56-13 53-11 45-13 43-19 53-13 47-15 43-18 42-17 51-14 42-20 37-16 40-16 49-12 53-6 42-16 44-15 46-10 36-19 44-18 41-14 40-18 51-11 46-15 38-20

Pts. 2011* 750 1 690 2 675 3 651 5 603 7 594 6 567 4 515 11 467 10 455 9 444 8 402 12 360 13 348 18 324 17 309 15 297 14 278 20 247 19 185 16 173 21 119 22 95 23 45 24 32 RV

Others Receiving Votes: DePaul 23, Syracuse 18, Georgia Tech 17, Notre Dame 12, Fresno St. 10, East Carolina 8, Hawai‘i 7, Hofstra 7, San Diego St. 6, North Carolina 5, Texas Tech 5, Florida St. 2, Massachusetts 2, BYU 1, Fordham 1, New Mexico St. 1.

ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. Arizona State (19) 2. Alabama 3. California 4. Florida (1) 5. Missouri 6. Oklahoma 7. Baylor 8. Arizona 9. Tennessee 10. Stanford 11. Oregon 12. Georgia 13. UCLA 14. Washington 15. Texas A&M 16. Michigan Oklahoma State 18. Kentucky 19. Texas 20. LSU Nebraska 22. Houston 23. Georgia Tech 24. Louisiana-Lafayette 25. Notre Dame

Rec. 60-6 53-11 45-13 56-13 53-10 43-19 47-15 43-18 49-12 42-17 42-16 51-14 36-19 37-15 44-15 53-6 40-20 40-16 46-10 40-18 41-14 44-18 45-12 51-11 46-11

Pts. 2011* 497 1 438 3 425 5 420 2 411 6 408 7 372 4 331 11 316 16 314 10 252 14 239 9 235 16 232 15 228 13 211 17 211 8 203 12 195 19 106 22 106 21 72 18 62 24 52 25 40 23

Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse (37); Ohio State (18); Tulsa (15); BYU (8); North Carolina (8); DePaul (6); San Diego State (6); Texas Tech (6); Auburn (3); Fresno State (3); South Florida (3); Florida State (2); Lipscomb (2); Louisville (2); Northwestern (2); Fordham (1); UMASS (1); UNLV (1). * represents final ranking at end of 2011 season.

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2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

TECH BOASTS A RECORD EIGHT SENIORS After only having a total of two seniors on the roster during his first two seasons, Shanon Hays will have a senior-laden squad for the first time as eight seniors return for their final season in scarlet and black. No Tech team had previously boasted more than six seniors on its roster since softball returned as an intercollegiate sport in 1996. The only two seniors in Hays’ tenure were in 2010 when Ashly Jacobs and Leah Legler completed their eligibility. Both are still associated with the program this season with Jacobs filling the role of graduate student manager and Legler as the volunteer assistant coach.

TECH RETURNS ONE OF NATION’S TOP LINEUPS The majority of last year’s lineup that hit .361 and ranked fourth nationally in both batting average and scoring average returns this season as the Red Raiders bring back eight position starters from a year ago. Tech set the Big 12 Conference record last year with its .361 batting average as seven regulars in the lineup hit .300 or better during the season.

Raven Richardson led all hitters with a .384 mark followed closely behind by Emily Bledsoe and her .383 average.

BLEDSOE NAMED TO PRESEASON WATCH LIST Senior Emily Bledsoe was named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List prior to the season, joining 49 players nationwide including 10 from the Big 12 Conference. Bledsoe, a Fulshear, Texas native, hit a career-high .383 as a junior and is already a fixture in the school’s record book. She is the first Tech player to be named to any preseason watch list in school history.

TECH HITS THE ROAD FOR NON-CONFERENCE After playing the majority of non-conference games at home the past two seasons, the Red Raiders will be hitting the road more often this year with four non-conference tournaments away from home. Following Tech’s trip to Tempe this weekend, the Red Raiders will travel to Las Vegas (Feb. 17-19) for the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, Waco (Feb. 2426) for the Texas Shootout, and South Orange, N.J. (March 16-18) for the Seton Hall Classic.

HAYS SIX WINS SHY OF 200 Shanon Hays enters the 2012 season just six wins why of reaching the 200 win plateau for his career that began at nearby Lubbock Christian in 2008. The Tech head coach is 194-50 over four seasons and 8034 during his two seasons in the Red Raider dugout.

He is just 15 wins shy of becoming the second-winningest head coach in school history, trailing only Renee Luers-Gillespie, who was 138-159-1 during her five seasons since resuming the Tech program in 1996.

PENCIL BLEDSOE IN THE LINEUP During Cal Ripken, Jr.’s historic stretch with the Baltimore Orioles, he earned the iconic nickname “Iron Man” after breaking the major league record for 2,632 consecutive games played. While not nearing Ripken’s mark, Emily Bledsoe has impressed many not just for her glove or bat but for her toughness as well as the Fulshear, Texas native has started in all 171 games since her freshman season in 2009. Already a regular in the Tech record book, the senior will likely enter the top 10 for career games played midway through the season.

HAYS LOOKS TO CUSTER FOR BOOST IN CIRCLE When pitching coach Aly Sartini was out recruiting the Las Vegas area in the summer of 2010, she sat in by chance on the Washington Lady Hawks travel team where this young right-hander with great velocity and good movement was retiring hitters left and right. Sartini along with Shanon Hays immediately began recruiting that right-hander, current freshman Cara Custer, early and secured her commitment before several of the top programs across the country came calling. Now, the Tech coaching staff is expecting the Spanaway, Wash. native to be a dominating presence in the circle for a Tech pitching staff that had a 3.50 ERA a year ago.

RED RAIDERS ADD JUCO CATCHER OF THE YEAR Tech continued to add hitters in the offseason with the signing of two-time California JUCO Catcher of the Year Adriana Perez. One of the top junior college prospects in the country last year, Perez is expected to bolster an already-deep catcher staff that consists of seniors Holley Gentsch and Cydney Allen along with junior Randi Tongate. Perez hit over .500 in each of her two seasons at Antelope Valley College in California, totaling 31 home runs and 117 RBI during that two year stretch.

RYBA RETURNS TO DIAMOND AFTER YEAR OFF Melisa Ryba will be returning to the softball diamond for the first time since the 2010 season this weekend as the redshirt junior sat out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Ryba, who could play varies positions for Tech, transferred from Northern Colorado after hitting .323 as a sophomore with seven home runs and 32 RBI. She was named an All-Independent Co-Freshman of the Year in 2009 before Northern Colorado joined the Pacific Coast Softball Conference in 2010 when she was a second team PCSC AllMountain selection.

TECH PICKED 7TH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL Even with lofty expectations and the majority of its 2011 squad back for another season, Texas Tech was picked seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll of conference coaches. The league is coming off a record year where eight teams (of 10) advanced to the postseason with four of those eventually composing the eight-team Women’s College World Series. Missouri was the preseason favorite to take the league title followed by Oklahoma and then Texas.

Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Missouri (3) 59 2. Oklahoma (4) 56 3. Texas (1) 50 4. Baylor 45 5. Texas A&M 37 6. Oklahoma State 32 7. Texas Tech 22 8. Kansas 13 9. Iowa State 10 BIG 12 PLAY TURNS TO THREE-GAME SERIES For the first time in Big 12 history, all conference series will be three games each. The league had previously gone with a two-game format and a postseason conference tournament until the 2011 season when the tournament was cut. There will be a total of 24 conference games, six more than the 2010 season. With the departure of Nebraska, the league is a nine-team conference as Kansas State does not sponsor softball.

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PERSONAL High School______________ Lubbock Monterey ‘86 College___________________Lubbock Christian ‘91 Degree____________________________ Education Wife____________________________________ Tina Children_______________ Hunter, Heath, Hampton Father is legendary Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays, who retired in 2008 as the fourth-winningest coach in NCAA history.

Brother, Daren Hays, is the current coach at Lubbock Christian University.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD 2006-07 Lubbock Christian n/a 2008 Lubbock Christian 60-9* 2009 Lubbock Christian 54-7^ 2010 Texas Tech 38-18# 2011 Texas Tech 42-16 Total 194-50 * NAIA National Champions ^ NAIA National Championship finalists # NCAA Regional

ACCOMPLISHMENTS u 2008 NAIA National Coach of the Year

u 2008-09 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of

the Year

pletely different sports (men’s basketball).

u Only person in Tech history to coach two com- u Led Tech to a 23-game turnaround in first year. u Broken 15 school records in just over a year. u Three Big 12 weekly award recepiants.

u Three All-Big 12 postseason award honorees.

OTHER EXPERIENCE YEAR 1995-96 1996-99 1999-01 2001-02 2002-03 2004-06 Total

SCHOOL (SEASONS) RECORD Frank Phillips (1) 19-9 Abilene Christian (3) 58-26 Texas Tech Asst. Coach (2) 21-34 Abilene Christian AD Midland College (1) 30-7 Houston Assoc. HC (2) 39-24 187-37

In two seasons as Texas Tech’s head softball coach, Shanon Hays has taken the Red Raiders to consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, breaking a nineyear postseason absence and laying the framework for a program on the rise in the process.

After inheriting a squad that was only 15-42 in 2009, Hays led the Red Raiders to back-to-back 30-plus win seasons, including a 42-16 campaign in 2011 that marked the highest winning percentage in school history.

Prior to Hays’ arrival, Tech had only advanced to the postseason twice in program history with its last trip being in 2001, which was also its most-previous season with a winning record. Tech’s 80-34 record under Hays is one win shy of its previous four seasons combined as the Red Raiders won 81 games from 2006-09.

Most importantly, though, the Red Raiders have been in the postseason each season, advancing to the NCAA Stanford Regional in 2010 and the Tucson Regional in 2011. Tech fell in the regional finale each year as eventual College World Series participant Hawaii ended the squad’s run in 2010 while host Arizona dropped the Red Raiders in 2011.

No Tech squad had previously advanced to a regional in consecutive seasons, nor had any team previously appeared in the top 25 rankings. The Red Raiders changed that on Feb. 15, 2011 as they appeared in the top 25 of both polls, breaking a drought that lasted over a decade. Tech, which had not been ranked previously in either poll since the end of the 1999 season, climbed as high as No. 19 throughout the year, the highest ranking in school history.

Under Hays, Tech has consistently produced one of the top lineups in the nation as the Red Raiders spent most of the 2011 season with the highest batting average in the nation before ending the year fourth overall. The squad’s 7.17 runs per game ranked fourth as well in scoring nationally, while its .533 slugging percentage was just inside the top 10 nationally in ninth.

With that type of production up and down the lineup, the Red Raiders have snapped 13 single-season offensive marks in the school record book, including the previous highs for batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, and RBI.

While playing in a conference dominated by pitching, Tech has only been shutout six times under Hays as the Red Raiders have been among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories as well. Four players - Cydney Allen, Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney - have been honored on either the All-Big 12 second team or on the NFCA postseason awards lists following each season.

Tech’s transformation should come as little surprise after Hays’ work at Lubbock Christian. Following his appointment as the program’s first head softball coach in 2006, Hays worked for a full academic year in preparation for LCU’s first season in 2008.

The Lady Chaps did not disappoint in their inaugural season, compiling a 60-9 record and claiming the NAIA National Championship, earning Hays NAIA National Coach of the Year honors. Hays wrapped his twoyear tenure at LCU with a 114-16 overall record after advancing to the national championship again in 2009.

Known as a top-flight recruiter and motivator, Hays was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year both seasons and produced five NFCA and NAIA first team All-Americans during his tenure.

Hays turned to softball after a successful career as a basketball coach that included two seasons on the Texas Tech bench as an assistant coach from 1999-2001 under James Dickey. He is the first person at Texas Tech to coach two completely different sports (one men’s and now one women’s).

Hays began playing fastpitch softball as a youth, along with baseball and basketball, because his father, the legendary Texas Tech and LCU baseball coach Larry Hays, also played fastpitch softball. Hays, the elder, whose 1,509 career wins were good enough for fourth on the all-time collegiate baseball list, retired as Tech’s all-time winningest coach prior to the 2009 season.

He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School in 1986 and makes his home in Lubbock with his wife, Tina, two sons, Hunter, Heath, and daughter, Hampton.

For Hays’ complete bio, visit texastech.com.

HAYS AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS NON-CONFERENCE Alcorn State__________________ 2-1 Appalachian State_____________ 1-0 Arizona______________________ 0-1 Auburn______________________ 0-1 Boise St.______________________ 3-0 Boston University______________ 1-0 Bradley______________________ 1-0 Bryant_______________________ 3-0 BYU_________________________ 1-0 California_____________________ 1-0 Chattanooga__________________ 1-0 Colorado State________________ 1-0 Dayton______________________ 3-0 Evansville____________________ 3-0 Florida A&M__________________ 1-0 Florida State__________________ 1-0 Harvard______________________ 1-0 Hawai’i_______________________ 0-1

Houston Baptist_______________ 2-0 Howard______________________ 3-0 Indiana______________________ 1-0 Jackson State _________________ 3-0 Jacksonville___________________ 1-0 Liberty_______________________ 1-0 Long Island___________________ 1-1 Maine_______________________ 3-0 Maryland_____________________ 0-1 Missouri- Kansas City___________ 3-0 New Mexico__________________ 2-0 New Mexico State______________ 1-1 North Carolina Central__________ 3-0 Northern Illinois_______________ 2-0 Oregon______________________ 1-0 San Diego State_______________ 1-0 Southern Utah________________ 1-0 St. John’s_____________________ 2-0 Stanford_____________________ 1-1

UT Arlington__________________ 1-0 Texas Southern________________ 1-0 Towson______________________ 1-0 UC Davis_____________________ 1-0 Utah Valley___________________ 3-0 Wichita State__________________ 3-1 Wisconsin____________________ 1-0 Total_______________________67-7 BIG 12 Baylor_______________________ 1-3 Iowa State____________________ 3-1 Kansas_______________________ 4-1 Missouri_____________________ 0-4 Nebraska_____________________ 1-3 Oklahoma____________________ 2-3 Oklahoma St._________________ 2-2 Texas________________________ 0-4 Texas A&M____________________ 0-4 Total_____________________ 13-25

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Texas Tech Softball Game Results for Texas Tech (as of Feb 06, 2012) 2011 RESULTS (All games)

Date

Feb 10, 2011 Feb 11, 2011 Feb 12, 2011 Feb 12, 2011 Feb 13, 2011 Feb 18, 2011 Feb 18, 2011 Feb 19, 2011 Feb 19, 2011 Feb 20, 2011 Feb 20, 2011 Feb 25, 2011 Feb 25, 2011 Feb 26, 2011 Feb 26, 2011 Feb 27, 2011 Mar 04, 2011 Mar 04, 2011 Mar 05, 2011 Mar 05, 2011 Mar 06, 2011 Mar 06, 2011 Mar 09, 2011 Mar 09, 2011 Mar 11, 2011 Mar 11, 2011 Mar 12, 2011 Mar 12, 2011 Mar 13, 2011 Mar 13, 2011 Mar 17, 2011 Mar 18, 2011 Mar 18, 2011 Mar 19, 2011 Mar 19, 2011 Mar 20, 2011 * Mar 26, 2011 * Mar 27, 2011 * Apr 01, 2011 * Apr 02, 2011 * Apr 06, 2011 * Apr 06, 2011 * Apr 09, 2011 * Apr 10, 2011 * Apr 13, 2011 * Apr 13, 2011 * Apr 16, 2011 * Apr 17, 2011 * Apr 22, 2011 * Apr 23, 2011 * Apr 30, 2011 * May 01, 2011 * May 13, 2011 * May 14, 2011 May 20, 2011 May 21, 2011 May 21, 2011 May 22, 2011

Opponent

vs #16 BYU vs Bradley vs #12 California vs Indiana vs Appalachian State UTAH VALLEY BRYANT BRYANT UTAH VALLEY BRYANT UTAH VALLEY NORTHERN ILLINOIS ST. JOHN'S ST. JOHN'S NORTHERN ILLINOIS WICHITA STATE HOWARD DAYTON DAYTON HOWARD DAYTON HOWARD NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO ALCORN STATE EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE ALCORN STATE ALCORN STATE EVANSVILLE vs Colorado State vs Jacksonville vs Long Island vs Chattanooga vs Boston University vs Liberty #13 MISSOURI #13 MISSOURI #14 OKLAHOMA #14 OKLAHOMA #17 BAYLOR #17 BAYLOR at Iowa State at Iowa State KANSAS KANSAS at #19 Oklahoma State at #19 Oklahoma State #5 TEXAS #5 TEXAS at #14 Nebraska at #14 Nebraska at #18 Texas A&M at #18 Texas A&M vs New Mexico State vs Harvard vs New Mexico State vs #10 Arizona

* = Conference game () extra inning game

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Score W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W L L W L L L W W L W L L L L L W L L L W W L

7-5 13-2 5-4 4-1 10-9 8-3 10-0 10-2 8-2 8-0 14-5 16-3 5-3 19-8 8-0 10-2 8-0 8-0 11-0 10-0 10-0 7-1 9-6 5-3 2-4 8-0 5-1 15-0 18-0 8-0 17-5 5-1 8-4 3-1 4-0 6-5 1-4 1-10 5-0 6-7 1-5 3-10 15-5 16-5 5-9 10-0 1-2 1-7 2-15 5-9 0-7 5-0 0-3 2-5 0-9 7-0 6-4 2-10

Inns

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

Overall

1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 6-0-0 7-0-0 8-0-0 9-0-0 10-0-0 11-0-0 12-0-0 13-0-0 14-0-0 15-0-0 16-0-0 17-0-0 18-0-0 19-0-0 20-0-0 21-0-0 22-0-0 23-0-0 24-0-0 24-1-0 25-1-0 26-1-0 27-1-0 28-1-0 29-1-0 30-1-0 31-1-0 32-1-0 33-1-0 34-1-0 35-1-0 35-2-0 35-3-0 36-3-0 36-4-0 36-5-0 36-6-0 37-6-0 38-6-0 38-7-0 39-7-0 39-8-0 39-9-0 39-10-0 39-11-0 39-12-0 40-12-0 40-13-0 40-14-0 40-15-0 41-15-0 42-15-0 42-16-0

Big 12

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

Pitcher of record

Ward, K. (W 1-0) Dennis, K. (W 1-0) Talley, B. (W 1-0) Brokeshoulde (W 1-0) Brokeshoulde (W 1-0) Talley, B. (W 2-0) Brokeshoulde (W 3-0) Dennis, K. (W 2-0) Brokeshoulde (W 4-0) Talley, B. (W 3-0) Ward, K. (W 2-0) Brokeshoulde (W 5-0) Talley, B. (W 4-0) Merlich, K. (W 1-0) Dennis, K. (W 3-0) Talley, B. (W 5-0) Dennis, K. (W 4-0) Talley, B. (W 6-0) Dennis, K. (W 5-0) Brokeshoulde (W 6-0) Brokeshoulde (W 7-0) Talley, B. (W 7-0) Talley, B. (W 8-0) Dennis, K. (W 6-0) Talley, B. (L 8-1) Dennis, K. (W 7-0) Talley, B. (W 9-1) Merlich, K. (W 2-0) Ward, K. (W 3-0) Dennis, K. (W 8-0) Ward, K. (W 4-0) Dennis, K. (W 9-0) Talley, B. (W 10-1) Dennis, K. (W 10-0) Talley, B. (W 11-1) Ward, K. (W 5-0) Dennis, K. (L 10-1) Talley, B. (L 11-2) Dennis, K. (W 11-1) Talley, B. (L 11-3) Ward, K. (L 5-1) Merlich, K. (L 2-1) Dennis, K. (W 12-1) Talley, B. (W 12-3) Ward, K. (L 5-2) Talley, B. (W 13-3) Dennis, K. (L 12-2) Talley, B. (L 13-4) Dennis, K. (L 12-3) Talley, B. (L 13-5) Dennis, K. (L 12-4) Talley, B. (W 14-5) Talley, B. (L 14-6) Dennis, K. (L 12-5) Talley, B. (L 14-7) Dennis, K. (W 13-5) Brokeshoulde (W 8-0) Dennis, K. (L 13-6)

Attend

0 0 0 0 0 215 215 240 301 205 245 230 245 252 254 195 235 255 275 283 232 265 243 254 112 132 187 213 248 290 101 126 133 185 175 118 462 1248 336 337 312 315 313 174 245 256 458 187 837 861 909 608 1028 1333 2000 2490 2490 2246

Time

2:40 1:35 1:49 1:48 2:15 1:56 2:18 1:24 2:01 1:32 1:57 1:50 1:42 2:02 1:20 1:40 1:06 1:09 1:29 1:23 1:34 1:54 1:59 2:30 1:39 1:07 1:44 1:27 1:14 1:08 2:26 1:54 1:57 1:43 1:50 2:24 1:29 1:30 1:37 2:11 1:42 2:13 2:17 2:18 2:22 1:24 1:46 1:33 1:33 2:18 1:57 1:56 1:45 2:03 1:24 1:31 2:09 2:18

Texas Tech Softball WEEK 1: ARIZONA STATE KAJIKAWA CLASSIC • GAMES 1-5 Overall Statistics for Texas Tech (as of Feb 06, 2012) 2011 STATISTICS (All games Sorted

by Batting avg) Record: 42-16 Player

Richardson, Raven Bledsoe, Emily Hall, Logan Allen, Cydney James, Sandy Kenney, Mikey Clemmons, McKenzie Gentsch, Holley Hamada, Ashley Drewry, Stephanie -------------------Heath, Meredith Palmer, Jordan Tongate, Randi Powell, Taylor Ward, Kermitria Reeves, Kristen Talley, Brittany Dennis, Kelsey Merlich, Karli Brokeshoulder, Ashle

avg gp-gs

.384 .383 .366 .361 .352 .324 .313 .284 .275 .260

58-58

.500 .500 .403 .400 .281 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000

37-0

58-58 58-58 57-56 58-58 58-58 44-20 47-35 53-49 45-38

43-0 33-21 32-3 40-12 8-0 31-22 27-26 16-1 21-7

ab

r

151 162 175 147 145 173 64 95 120 104

43 56 41 31 32 60 19 10 25 26

4 4 62 25 32 8 0 0 0 0

Home: 26-9

Away: 3-5

h

rbi

2b 3b hr

58 7 62 15 64 11 53 8 51 9 56 15 20 0 27 4 33 3 27 7

16 2 23 2 7 25 12 10 13 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Neutral: 13-2

tb slg%

Big 12: 5-13

bb hp

so gdp

ob% sf sh sb-att

po

a

2 10 43 99 2 3 33 90 2 6 55 97 2 13 55 104 2 16 62 112 1 4 31 85 1 0 5 22 0 1 17 34 1 1 12 41 0 0 17 34

.656 .556 .554 .707 .772 .491 .344 .358 .342 .327

17 31 10 26 37 28 4 11 4 8

1 8 2 9 1 9 0 4 2 3

33 29 15 33 21 39 6 7 12 11

0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

.444 .495 .398 .481 .484 .443 .353 .375 .310 .328

2 1 3-5 102 3 2 13-16 63 4 2 10-11 144 1 2 0-0 35 1 0 2-2 305 0 2 15-15 64 0 2 6-8 25 2 2 0-0 146 0 9 4-5 37 1 14 4-4 39

86

9 .954

76

11 .927

96

6 .976

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.500 .750 .532 .720 .281 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000

0 3 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 8 6 5 3 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.600 .714 .451 .483 .324 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 0 1 3 2 16 33 2 12 18 0 3 9 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals

.341

58

1471

416

501

84 13 58

363

785

.534

191 41

228

7

Opponents

.267

58

1420

206

379

39

184

596

.420

105 32

259

14

2 58

0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

3-3 5-6 1-1 1-1 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

e fld%

4

0 1.000

19

6 .982

2

0 1.000

2

2 .931

10

1 .994

3

0 1.000

4

1 .977

1

0

0 1.000

1

0

0 1.000

92

10

5 .953

10

13

4 .852

10

13

2 .920

2

4

4 .600

3

19

3 .880

3

10

0 1.000

0

6

1 .857

5

12

0 1.000

.426 16 39

72-82

1087

389

55

.964

.330

33-43

1019

390

76

.949

8 32

LOB - Team (326), Opp (309). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (8). CI - Team (1), Tongate, R. 1. IBB - Team (6), James, S. 4, Allen, C. 1, Hall, L. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Richardson 1, Bledsoe, E. 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

Dennis, Kelsey Talley, Brittany -------------------Ward, Kermitria Brokeshoulder, Ashle Merlich, Karli

app gs

cg

sho

h

r

er

bb

so

2b

2.93 13-6 3.02 14-7

era

w-l

27 26 31 22

9 9

5/3 5/1

0 110.0 109 3 127.2 129

52 69

46 55

28 35

80 80

9 18

1 19 1 13

.258 .260

3 13 3 9

3 3

1 11 2 12

3.32 5.25 5.53

21 21 16

2 7 1

1 1 0

1/2 1/2 0/2

3 0 0

52.2 46.2 25.1

52 53 36

28 36 21

25 35 20

17 18 7

51 41 7

1 7 4

0 10 0 11 0 5

.263 .279 .321

1 3 1

1 3 1

4 0 1

2 3 4

8

32

6 16

39

5-2 8-0 2-1

sv

ip

3b

hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

5 3 2

Totals

3.50

42-16

58 58

20

17/5

6

362.1

379

206

181

105

259

39

2

58

.267

11 32 11

Opponents

7.35

16-42

58 58

22

3/0

1

340.0

501

416

357

191

228

84

13

58

.341

35 41

PB - Team (8), Tongate, R. 5, Gentsch, H. 3, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (2), Gentsch, H. 1, Tongate, R. 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT Tongate, R. (14-18), Gentsch, H. (11-16), Talley, B. (13-16), Ward, K. (8-10), Dennis, K. (7-10), Allen, C. (8-9), Merlich, K. (4-4), Brokeshoulde (1-3).

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BREAKDOWN (2011)

STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION

(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) PITCHER: Dennis, Kelsey______________ 26________ (18-8) Talley, Brittany_____________ 22________ (16-6) Brokeshoulder, Ashley_______ 7__________ (6-1) Ward, Kermitria_____________ 2__________ (1-1) Merlich, Karli_______________ 1__________ (1-0)

Date Opp. P 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DP

CATCHER: Gentsch, Holley_____________ 32________ (23-9) Tongate, Randi_____________ 21________ (15-6) Allen, Cydney______________ 5__________ (4-1) FIRST BASE: James, Sandy______________ 56_______ (41-15) Richardson, Raven__________ 2__________ (1-1) SECOND BASE: Hall, Logan________________ 58_______ (42-16)

2/9 SDSU 2/10 NU 2/10 TENN 2/11 STAN 2/11 Poly 2/17 OSU 2/17 LBSU 2/18 ISU 2/18 PSU 2/19 DEP 2/19 USU 2/24

TX ST

2/24 UNT 2/25 UTEP 2/26 SFA

THIRD BASE: Bledsoe, Emily______________ 58_______ (42-16)

2/27 TBD

SHORTSTOP: Richardson, Raven__________ 56_______ (41-15) Powell, Taylor______________ 2__________ (1-1)

3/2 UTA

LEFT FIELD: Drewry, Stephanie__________ 37________ (30-7) Clemmons, McKenzie________ 20________ (12-8) Ward, Kermitria_____________ 1__________ (0-1) CENTER FIELD: Kenney, Mikey______________ 58_______ (42-16) RIGHT FIELD: Hamada, Ashley____________ 49_______ (34-15) Ward, Kermitria_____________ 9__________ (8-1) DESIGNATED PLAYER: Allen, Cydney______________ 51_______ (37-14) Gentsch, Holley_____________ 3__________ (3-0) James, Sandy______________ 2__________ (1-1) Powell, Taylor______________ 1__________ (0-1) Drewry, Stephanie__________ 1__________ (1-0)

3/2 BING 3/3 UTA 3/3 BING 3/4 BING 3/4 UTA 3/6 UT 3/7 UT 3/9 UNM 3/10 UNM 3/14 SBU 3/14 SBU 3/16 MON 3/16 SHU 3/17 MAN 3/17 TBD 3/18 TBD 3/27 MSU 3/30 ISU 3/31 ISU 4/1 ISU 4/5 OU 4/6 OU 4/7 OU 4/11 UT 4/13 MU 4/14 MU 4/15 MU 4/17 A&M-1 4/17 A&M-2 4/20 BU 4/21 BU 4/22 BU 4/27 KU 4/28 KU 4/29 KU 5/5 OSU 5/6 OSU 5/7 OSU

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STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER Date Opp.

Leadoff

2nd

3rd

BREAKDOWN (2011) Cleanup

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) LEADOFF: Kenney, Mikey______________ 38________ (35-3) Bledsoe, Emily______________ 17________ (6-11) Hall, Logan________________ 3__________ (1-2)

2/9 SDSU 2/10 NU 2/10 TENN 2/11 STAN

2ND SPOT: Drewry, Stephanie__________ 33________ (29-4) Clemmons, McKenzie________ 11_________ (9-2) Hall, Logan________________ 10_________ (3-7) Hamada, Ashley____________ 4__________ (1-3)

2/11 Poly 2/17 OSU 2/17 LBSU 2/18 ISU 2/18 PSU

3RD SPOT: Bledsoe, Emily______________ 38________ (35-3) Kenney, Mikey______________ 17________ (6-11) James, Sandy______________ 3__________ (1-2)

2/19 DEP 2/19 USU 2/24

TX ST

2/24 UNT

CLEANUP: Allen, Cydney______________ 43________ (37-6) James, Sandy______________ 11_________ (3-8) Kenney, Mikey______________ 3__________ (1-2) Hall, Logan________________ 1__________ (1-0)

2/25 UTEP 2/26 SFA 2/27 TBD 3/2 BING 3/2 UTA

5TH SPOT: Hall, Logan________________ 27________ (24-3) James, Sandy______________ 14________ (12-2) Allen, Cydney______________ 9__________ (2-7) Gentsch, Holley_____________ 3__________ (2-1) Bledsoe, Emily______________ 3__________ (1-2) Richardson, Raven__________ 2__________ (1-1)

3/3 UTA 3/3 BING 3/4 BING 3/4 UTA 3/6 UT 3/7 UT

6TH SPOT: James, Sandy______________ 29________ (25-4) Hall, Logan________________ 17________ (13-4) Richardson, Raven__________ 7__________ (3-4) Gentsch, Holley_____________ 2__________ (0-2) Tongate, Randi_____________ 1__________ (0-1) Allen, Cydney______________ 1__________ (0-1) Hamada, Ashley____________ 1__________ (1-0)

3/9 UNM 3/10 UNM 3/14 SBU 3/14 SBU 3/16 MON 3/16 SHU 3/17 MAN

7TH SPOT: Richardson, Raven__________ 40________ (35-5) Hamada, Ashley____________ 8__________ (3-5) Clemmons, McKenzie________ 6__________ (2-4) Drewry, Stephanie__________ 2__________ (1-1) Gentsch, Holley_____________ 1__________ (0-1) James, Sandy______________ 1__________ (1-0)

3/17 TBD 3/18 TBD 3/27 MSU 3/30 ISU 3/31 ISU 4/1 ISU 4/5 OU

8TH SPOT: Gentsch, Holley_____________ 29________ (24-5) Tongate, Randi_____________ 19________ (14-5) Richardson, Raven__________ 4__________ (1-3) Powell, Taylor______________ 3__________ (1-2) Allen, Cydney______________ 3__________ (2-1)

4/6 OU 4/7 OU 4/11 UT 4/13 MU 4/14 MU

9TH SPOT: Hamada, Ashley____________ 36________ (29-7) Ward, Kermitria_____________ 10_________ (8-2) Richardson, Raven__________ 5__________ (2-3) Clemmons, McKenzie________ 3__________ (1-2) Drewry, Stephanie__________ 3__________ (1-2) Tongate, Randi_____________ 1__________ (1-0)

4/15 MU 4/17 A&M-1 4/17 A&M-2 4/20 BU 4/21 BU 4/22 BU 4/27 KU 4/28 KU 4/29 KU 5/5 OSU 5/6 OSU 5/7 OSU

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

BATTING At bats:.......................... 35.........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011) Runs scored:................ 19........................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011) Hits:................................. 18.....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011) RBIs:................................ 17........................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011) ......................................... 17.....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 13, 2011) Doubles:......................... 5.................................................................vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011) Triples:............................ 3........................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011) Home runs:................... 5............................................................ vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011) Total bases:.................. 28.........................................................at Iowa State (Apr 09, 2011) Walks:............................. 18............................................... vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011) Strikeouts:.................... 14..............................................at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011) Sac hits:.......................... 3........................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011) Sac flies:.......................... 2............................................................................................. (4 games) Stolen bases:................ 5........................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011) .......................................... 5..........................................................at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011) Hit by pitch:.................. 5..........................................................vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011) Caught stealing:.......... 2................................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011) .......................................... 2......................................... vs New Mexico State (May 21, 2011) Runners LOB:............... 11................................................................vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011) Hit into DP:.................... 1............................................................................................. (8 games)

BATTING At bats:........................... 5............................................................................................. (6 games) Runs scored:................. 5............................Kenney, Mikey at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011) Hits:.................................. 4.............................. James, Sandy at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011) RBIs:................................. 8.............................. James, Sandy at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011) Doubles:......................... 2........................... Drewry, Stephanie vs Bryant (Feb 20, 2011) .......................................... 2............................Kenney, Mikey vs Oklahoma (Apr 02, 2011) .......................................... 2...................................Bledsoe, Emily vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011) Triples:............................ 2.................................Hall, Logan vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011) Home runs:................... 2.....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011) .......................................... 2................................... James, Sandy vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011) .......................................... 2..............................Allen, Cydney vs Evansville (Mar 11, 2011) Total bases:................... 8............................................................................................. (4 games) Walks:.............................. 4....................Allen, Cydney vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011) Strikeouts:..................... 3..........................Richardson, Raven vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011) .......................................... 3.... Richardson, Raven vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011) .......................................... 3.................................... Kenney, Mikey vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011) Sac hits:.......................... 2.................. Drewry, Stephanie vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011) Sac flies:.......................... 1...........................................................................................(16 games) Stolen bases:................ 2............................................................................................. (5 games) Hit by pitch:.................. 2....................Drewry, Stephanie vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011) .......................................... 2............................. Allen, Cydney vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011) .......................................... 2............................Kenney, Mikey at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011) Caught stealing:.......... 1...........................................................................................(10 games) Runners LOB:................ 6..............................Gentsch, Holley vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011)

FIELDING Putouts:......................... 27..................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011) ......................................... 27...............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011) Assists:........................... 14................................................................. vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011) Errors:.............................. 4......................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011) Passed balls:................. 2................................................ vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011) DPs turned:................... 2............................................................................................. (4 games) PITCHING Innings pitched:.........9.0.................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011) .........................................9.0..............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011) Runs allowed:.............. 15...................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011) Earned runs:................. 14...................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011) Walks allowed:............ 10.............................................................vs Arizona (May 22, 2011) Strikeouts:.................... 12.........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011) Hits allowed:................ 18...................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011) ......................................... 18...................................................................vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011) Doubles allowed:........ 4.................................................................. vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011) Triples allowed:........... 1............................................................... vs Bradley (Feb 11, 2011) .......................................... 1........................................................ at Texas A&M (May 13, 2011) Homers allowed:......... 7....................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011) Wild pitches:................. 1...........................................................................................(11 games) Hit batters:.................... 3............................................................ at Nebraska (Apr 30, 2011)

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FIELDING Putouts:......................... 13...................................James, Sandy vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011) Assists:............................ 5............................................................................................. (6 games) Errors:.............................. 2............................................................................................. (4 games) Passed balls:................. 2................. Tongate, Randi vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011) PITCHING Innings pitched:.........8.2..............................Ward, Kermitria vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011) Runs allowed:............... 7.................Talley, Brittany at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011) Earned runs:.................. 6............................ Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011) .......................................... 6......................................Talley, Brittany vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011) Walks allowed:............. 6................................Talley, Brittany vs Arizona (May 22, 2011) Strikeouts:..................... 9..........Ward, Kermitria vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011) .......................................... 9..................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011) .......................................... 9......................Dennis, Kelsey vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011) Hits allowed:................ 11.....................................Talley, Brittany vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011) Doubles allowed:........ 3.....................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011) .......................................... 3.................................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011) .......................................... 3.................Talley, Brittany at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011) Triples allowed:........... 1..................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Bradley (Feb 11, 2011) .......................................... 1.......................... Talley, Brittany at Texas A&M (May 13, 2011) Homers allowed:......... 3............................ Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011) .......................................... 3.............................. Dennis, Kelsey at Nebraska (Apr 30, 2011) .......................................... 3......... Ward, Kermitria vs New Mexico State (May 20, 2011) Wild pitches:................. 1...........................................................................................(11 games) Hit batters:.................... 3.............................. Dennis, Kelsey at Nebraska (Apr 30, 2011)

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Opponent (Date) Bradley (2/11) Bradley (2/11) Indiana (2/12) Appalachian State (2/13) Appalachian State (2/13) Bryant (2/20) Utah Valley (2/20) Utah Valley (2/20) Utah Valley (2/20) Utah Valley (2/20) Northern Illinois (2/25) Northern Illinois (2/25) St. John’s (2/25) St. John’s (2/26) St. John’s (2/26) St. John’s (2/26) St. John’s (2/26) St. John’s (2/26) Wichita State (2/27) Dayton (3/4) Dayton (3/5) Dayton (3/5) Dayton (3/5) Dayton (3/6) Howard (3/6) Howard (3/6) New Mexico (3/9 - #1) New Mexico (3/9 - #1 New Mexico (3/9 - #2) Evansville (3/11) Evansville (3/11) Evansville (3/11) Evansville (3/12) Alcorn State (3/12) Alcorn State (3/12) Alcorn State (3/13) Evansville (3/13) Evansville Colorado State (3/17) Jacksonville (3/18) Long Island (3/18) Chattanooga (3/19) Chattanooga (3/19) Liberty (3/20) Missouri (3/26) Baylor (4/6 - Game 1) Baylor (4-6 - Game 2) Iowa State (4/11) Iowa State (4/11) Iowa State (4/11) Iowa State (4/11) Iowa State (4/12) Iowa State (4/12) Oklahoma State (4/17) Texas (4/22) New Mexico State (5/21) New Mexico State (5/21) Arizona (5/22)

HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Runs Outs Count 3 0 2-2 2 0 1-0 2 2 3-1 1 2 3-2 2 2 0-1 1 2 1-1 1 0 1-1 3 2 1-1 2 2 2-1 3 2 3-1 2 0 3-2 4 2 0-1 2 2 1-1 2 1 1-2 3 0 3-2 4 1 2-1 3 1 2-1 1 1 0-0 1 1 3-1 2 0 2-0 1 0 2-0 1 1 0-0 2 1 0-1 1 0 3-2 3 2 2-1 1 0 0-2 2 1 3-2 4 2 1-1 3 2 2-1 2 1 2-0 2 2 2-0 1 2 1-0 4 1 1-0 2 2 3-1 3 2 3-1 3 0 1-1 1 2 3-2 1 0 2-2 3 2 0-0 4 2 2-2 1 0 0-1 1 2 1-1 2 0 0-1 2 2 2-2 1 0 1-0 1 0 2-2 1 0 2-2 3 2 1-1 3 1 3-2 1 0 1-1 2 0 1-0 4 2 0-2 3 0 1-2 1 1 3-2 1 1 1-0 2 1 1-1 2 0 0-2 1 1 0-0

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* Texas Tech’s 58 home runs and six grand slams are both school records. ^ Sandy James’ 16 home runs snapped the single-season school record.

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CAREER OFFENSIVE RECORD BOOK WATCH BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) ______________.386 2. Logan Hall (2010-present)_____________ .346 3. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________.337 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)__________ .330 5. Raven Richardson (2010-present)______ .329 6. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)__________ .318 7. Elyssa Sigala (2003-04)_________________.315 8. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________.312 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________.312 Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)__________________.312 11. Kim Tillett (1996-98)___________________.308 12. Jennifer Corkin (2005-09)_______________.306 13. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________.300

RBI 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 114 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 107 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_______________ 107 4. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 96 5. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 89 6. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 85 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 84 8. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 83 9. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 71 10. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 69 11. Andrea Joachims (2000-04)______________ 65 12. Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 62 13. Holley Gentsch (2009-present)___________ 61

AT-BATS 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 760 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 675 3. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 642 4. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 622 5. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 630 6. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 590 7. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 560 8. Andrea Joachims (2000-04)_____________ 538 9. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_______________ 515 10. Whitney Riley (2005-08)________________ 492

HOME RUNS 1. Kim Martinez (1997, 1999)_______________ 27 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 23 3. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 21 4. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 19 5. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 17 6. Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 16 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 15 8. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 14 9. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 13 Cydney Allen (2011-present)_____________ 13 11. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 12 Elyssa Sigala (2003-04)__________________ 12 Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 12

HITS 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 256 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 200 3. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 184 4. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 168 5. Paula Workman (1997-00)_______________ 163 6. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)__________________ 153 7. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 152 8. Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_______________ 149 9. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 142 10. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 139 RUNS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 135 2. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 122 3. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 112 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 111 5. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 105 6. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)___________ 104 7. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 85 8. Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 84 9. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 75 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 75 11. Logan Hall (2010-present)________________ 74 Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 74

TRIPLES 1. Denise Jackson (1997-98)_________________ 8 Paula Workman (1997-2000)_______________ 8 3. Whitney Riley (2005-08)__________________ 6 4. Leah Legler (2007-10)____________________ 5 Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_________________ 5 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_________________ 5 Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)_____________ 5 8. Kristi Robles (2002-03)____________________ 4 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)____________ 4 Ellen Middleton (1997-98)_________________ 4

STOLEN BASES 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 84 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)_________________ 78 3. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 39 4. Stephanie Walls (1997-99)________________ 30 5. Heather Parker (2004-07)________________ 28 6. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 27 7. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 26 8. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 25 9. Rebecca Eimen (2001-02)________________ 23 10. Whitney Riley (2005-08)_________________ 21 11. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 20 12. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 19 WALKS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 78 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 76 3. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 59 4. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 57 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 57 6. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 56 7. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 46 8. Jessica Karenke (1996-98)________________ 44 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 44 10. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 43 Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 43 Eva Harshman (1997-2002)_______________ 43 GAMES PLAYED 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 241 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 239 3. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 231 4. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 229 5. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 210 Andrea Joachims (2000-04)_____________ 210 7. Heather Parker (2004-07)_______________ 204 8. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_______________ 199 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 199 10. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 196 Bolder type = active player

DOUBLES 1. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 38 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 36 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 36 4. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 32 Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 32 6. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 30 7. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 27 8. Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 24 9. Kristi Robles (2002-03)___________________ 23 Jenny Kohler (1998-99)__________________ 23 Amiee Weathers (1998-99)_______________ 23 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 23

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CAREER PITCHING RECORD BOOK WATCH EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________1.28 2. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________2.62 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________2.71 4. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________2.92 5. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 2.93 6. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________3.02 Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 3.02 8. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________3.13 9. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 3.42 10. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________3.84 Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________3.84 WINS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_____________ 93 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)__________________ 51 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 42 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 35 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 24 6. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 22 7. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____ 16 8. Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________ 14 9. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)___________ 13 Karli Merlich (2009-11)__________________ 13 LOSSES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_____________ 72 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)__________________ 57 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 43 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 39 5. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 32 6. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 28 Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 28 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 24 Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 24 10. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)________________ 20 SAVES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)______________ 6 Erin Crawford (2003-06)__________________ 6 Julie Hauck (2004-06)____________________ 6 4. Amie Stines (2002-03)___________________ 3 Brittany Talley (2011-present)____________ 3 Kermitria Ward (2011-present)___________ 3 8. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)___________________ 2 Karli Merlich (2009-11)___________________ 2 Tye Coats (2008-09)_____________________ 2 Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_________________ 2 Maggie Ayres (2001-02)__________________ 2 Hillary Phillips (2010)____________________ 2

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GAMES STARTED 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 160 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 120 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 96 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 85 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 48 6. Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 43 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 42 8. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 38 9. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 32 10. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 31

WALKS 1. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 304 2. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 221 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 179 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 158 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 136 6. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 131 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 111 8. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 82 9. Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 79 10. Tye Coats (2008-09)____________________ 78

COMPLETE GAMES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 147 2. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 64 3. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)__________________ 52 4. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 38 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 30 6. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 20 7. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 17 8. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)________________ 15 9. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 14 10. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 12

FEWEST WALKS PER 7 INNINGS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_______________1.31 2. Danielle Brady (1996-97)_______________1.74 3. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 1.78 4. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 1.93 5. Emily Hayes (1996-97)_________________1.99 6. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________2.04 7. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________2.17 8. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 2.37 9. Jenny Cannon (1996-97)_______________2.45 10. Karli Merlich (2009-present)_____________2.52

INNINGS PITCHED 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_________ 1,181.2 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________698.0 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________614.2 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)________________556.1 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)______________341.0 6. Amie Stines (2002-03)________________268.0 7. Danielle Brady (1996-98)______________266.2 8. Julie Hauck (2004-06)_________________255.0 9. Alex Watkins (2006-09)________________225.2 10. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)______________191.1

STRIKEOUTS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)___________1,226 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 470 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 436 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 319 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 298 6. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 181 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 157 8. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________ 147 9. Danielle Brady (1996-98)_______________ 114 10. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________ 101 11. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____ 97

APPEARANCES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 195 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 149 Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 146 4. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 116 5. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 106 6. Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 74 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 65 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 59 Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 59 10. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 58 RUNS ALLOWED 1. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 379 2. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 341 3. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 314 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 310 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 258 6. Danielle Brady (1996-98)_______________ 219 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 187 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 183 9. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)_______________ 178 10. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________ 159

STRIKEOUTS PER 7 INNINGS (MIN. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________7.26 2. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________6.12 3. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________5.62 4. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 5.11 5. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 5.09 6. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________4.92 7. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________4.75 8. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________4.71 9. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 4.40 10. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________4.10 Bolder type = active player

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B/T CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) R/R Sr-2L Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) L/R Sr-3L Fulshear, Texas (Foster H.S.) L/R So-1L Waco, Texas (Midway H.S.) R/R Jr-2L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford H.S.) L/R Sr-3L Touchet, Wash. (DeSales Catholic H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield H.S.) R/R Jr-TR Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) L/R Sr-2L Fort Worth, Texas (Chipola College) L/L So-1L Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm H.S.) L/L Fr-HS Ceder Park, Texas (Vista Ridge H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton H.S.) R/R Jr-1L Dallas, Texas (Angelo State) R/R Sr-2L Placentia, Calif (Yavapai C.C.) L/L Sr-1L Helena, Ala. (Wallace State C.C.) R/R Sr-3L Hewitt, Texas (Midway H.S.) R/R Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee H.S.) R/L Jr-2L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West H.S.) L/R Jr-RS Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) R/R Jr-TR Des Moines, Iowa (Yavapa College) R/R Fr-HS Pasadena, Texas (Deer Park H.S.) R/R So-1L Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta H.S.) R/R Sr-1L Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) R/R Fr-HS Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake H.S.)

NO. NAME 56 Cydney Allen 17 Hannah Bell 3 Emily Bledsoe 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder 28 Emily Cooper 77 Cara Custer 20 Kelsey Dennis 22 Holley Gentsch 2 Logan Hall 7 Ashley Hamada 10 Meredith Heath 29 Derryn Hebert 18 Sandy James 26 Mikey Kenney 14 Katibeth King 8 Chandler Moore 9 Adriana Perez 32 Taylor Powell 19 Raven Richardson 27 Melisa Ryba 11 Brittany Talley 6 Randi Tongate 4 Kermitria Ward 12 Katelyn Williams

POS. C RHP INF RHP OF RHP LHP C INF OF OF UTIL INF OF C RHP/INF C INF/OF INF INF/OF LHP C OF/RHP OF

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Shanon Hays (3rd Season) Associate Head Coach: Aly Sartini (3rd Season) Assistant Coach: Kristie Fox (3rd Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Leah Legler (1st Season) Director of Operations: Shannon Armstrong (1st Season) Athletic Trainer: Amanda Martinez (1st Season) Graduate Student Manager: Ashly Jacobs (2nd Season)

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY POSITION Infield____________________________________ 8 ___________________ Bledsoe, Hall, Hebert, James _______________ Moore, Powell, Richardson, Ryba Outfield___________________________________ 9 ________________ Cooper, Hamada, Heath, Hebert ____________ Kenney, Powell, Ryba, Ward, Williams Catcher___________________________________ 5 __________________________Allen, Gentsch, King ______________________________ Perez, Tongate Pitcher____________________________________ 7 ____________________ Bell, Brokeshoulder, Custer, ____________________Dennis, Moore, Talley, Ward

BY CLASSIFICATION Seniors___________________________________ 8 ________________ Allen, Bledsoe, Dennis, Gentsch, _______________ Hall, Hamada, Heath, Richardson Juniors____________________________________ 7 ________________ Brokeshoulder, Cooper, Kenney, ___________________ James, Perez, Ryba, Tongate Sophomores_______________________________ 3 __________________________ Powell, Talley, Ward Freshmen_________________________________ 6 __________________________ Bell, Custer, Hebert, _________________________King, Moore, Williams

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

BY HOME STATE Alabama__________________________________ 1 ____________________________________ Dennis Arizona___________________________________ 1 _______________________________________ Hall California__________________________________ 2 ____________________________Perez, Richardson Colorado__________________________________ 3 _________________________ Kenney, Moore, Ryba Iowa______________________________________ 1 ____________________________________ Cooper Oklahoma_________________________________ 1 ______________________________ Brokeshoulder Texas____________________________________ 12 ____________Bell, Bledsoe, Gentsch, Heath, Hebert _____________________ James, King, Powell, Talley _______________________Tongate, Ward, Williams Utah_____________________________________ 1 ______________________________________ Allen Washington_______________________________ 2 _____________________________ Custer, Hamada

Ashley Brokeshoulder Broke-shoulder Cara Custer Cuh-ster Holley Gentsch Ghench (rhymes with wrench) Ashley Hamada Hah-mah-da Derryn Hebert He-burt Mikey Kenney Mike-ee Meilisa Ryba Ree-bah Randi Tongate Rand-ee Tong-gate Kermitria Ward Ker-me-tree-ah

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RADIO/TELEVISION ROSTER

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Logan Hall

3

Emily Bledsoe

INF • 5-6 • Sr-2L • R/R Tucson, Ariz.

Pima C.C.

INF • 5-6 • Sr-3L • L/R Fulshear, Texas Foster H.S.

9

10

Adriana Perez

C • 5-5 • Jr-TR • R/R Lancaster, Calif.

Antelope Valley College

18

Sandy James

INF • 5-5 • JR-1L • R/R Dallas, Texas Angelo State

27

Melisa Ryba

INF/OF • 5-8 • Jr-RS • L/R Littleton, Colo.

Northern Colorado

Kermitria Ward

RHP/OF • 5-1 • SO-1L • R/R Waco, Texas Foster H.S.

6

7

C • 5-9 • Jr-2L • R/R Weatherford, Texas Weatherford H.S.

OF • 5-4 • Sr-3L • L/R Touchet, Wash.

DeSales Catholic H.S.

Randi Tongate

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12

OF • 5-7 • Sr-2L • L/R Fort Worth, Texas Chipola College

LHP • 5-8 • So-1L • L/L Little Elm, Texas Little Elm H.S.

OF • 5-6 • Fr-HS • L/L Ceder Park, Texas Vista Ridge H.S.

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22

INF • 5-8 • Sr-3L • R/R Placentia, Calif.

Yavapai C.C.

LHP • 5-4 • Sr-1L • L/L Helena, Ala. Wallace State C.C.

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29

Meredith Heath

Raven Richardson

Emily Cooper

OF • 5-6 • Jr-TR • R/R Des Moines, Iowa Yavapa College

Shanon Hays Head Coach 3rd Season

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Brittany Talley

Kelsey Dennis

Derryn Hebert

UTIL • 5-7 • Fr-HS • R/R Pasadena, Texas Deer Park H.S.

Aly Sartini

Assoc. Head Coach 3rd Season

Katelyn Williams

Holley Gentsch

C • 5-9 • Sr-3L • R/R Hewitt, Texas Midway H.S.

32

Taylor Powell

INF/OF • 5-8 • So-1L • R/R Henrietta, Texas Henrietta H.S.

Kristie Fox

Assistant Coach 3rd Season

Ashley Hamada

14

Katibeth King

C • 5-4 • Fr-HS • R/R Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian H.S.

23

Ashley Brokeshoulder RHP • 5-5 • Jr-2L • R/R Shawnee, Okla.

Shawnee H.S.

56

Cydney Allen

C • 6-1 • Sr-1L • R/R Taylorsville, Utah Taylorsville H.S.

Leah Legler

Vol. Assistant Coach 1st Season

8

Chandler Moore

RHP/INF • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/R Broomfield, Colo.

Broomfield H.S.

17

Hannah Bell

RHP • 5-5 • Fr-HS • R/R Dayton, Texas Dayton H.S.

26

Mikey Kenney

OF • 5-11 • Jr-2L • R/R Arvada, Colo.

Arvada West H.S.

77

Cara Custer

RHP • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/R Spanaway, Wash.

Spanaway Lake H.S.

Shannon Armstrong Director of Operations 1st Season