2010 university of the ozarks softball media guide

University of the Ozarks

2010 Media Guide

#3 Stephany Henson

#21 Nicole Ashley

#12 Sarah Otteman

#21 Nicole Ashley

#25 Morgan Goates#8 Kelsey Mefford

#3 Stephany Henson

#17 Colbey Russo

#6 Rebecca Groff

#20 Emily Burns

#29 Kelsey Stephens

#7 Julie Wilkinson

#9 Kaci Foster

CoSIDA Award The 2009 Univer-sity of the Ozarks Softball Media Guide was voted third-best in the nation in its division by the College Sports

Information Directors of America. It is the sec-ond straight year the media guide has been honored.

Table of Contents

Media Guide Credits Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Peppas Assistant Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Gallegos Layout & Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Peppas Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Doty, Ozarks Public Relations Office Desktop Publishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adobe InDesign CS3/Photoshop CS3 Print Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MultiAd (Illinois) The 2010 softball media guide is a publication produced by the Sports Information Office annually. To receive a free copy of the media guide, e-mail Sports Informa-tion Director Josh Peppas at [email protected] or phone him at 479-979-1483.

University of the Ozarks Location. . . . . . . . . .Clarksville, Arkansas (7,719)Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1834Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lady EaglesSchool Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple & GoldField. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurie FieldCapacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150National Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA IIIConference. . . . . . . . . . . . American SouthwestPresident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Rick NieceAthletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jimmy Clark Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ozarks.edu

Team Information 09 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35 (.125) 09 Conference Record. . . . . . . . . . . .3-21 (.125) Home/Away/Neutral . . . . . . . . . . .1-15/2-16/2-409 Conference Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneReturning Starters/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/10 Program History All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . 116-212-1 (.354) First Season of NCAA III Softball . . . . . . . . . .2001ASC Tournament Appearances . . . . . . . . None ASC Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None NCAA Tournament Appearances . . . . . . .None Winning Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Two Coaching Staff Head Coach . .Elizabeth Caroscio (5th season) Alma Mater, Yr. . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Geneseo, ‘02 Record at School . . . . . . . . . .50-107 (4 seasons) Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479-979-1463 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Assistant Coach . . . .Chelsea Joslin (1st season) Alma Mater, Yr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ozarks, ‘08 Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479-979-1463 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Sports Information Staff Sports Information Director . . . . . . Josh PeppasAlma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . Univ. of the Ozarks, ‘00Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479-979-1483Home Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479-670-3781Cell Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479-647-0415E-mail Address. . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Assistant SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniel Gallegos Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479-979-1483Cell Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501-442-2930Chief Athletic Photographer . . . . . . .Zach Doty Student Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Williams Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eagles.ozarks.edu

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General Information Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Sports Information Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Media Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Media Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Administration & Staff Dr. Rick Niece, President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Jimmy Clark, Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chad Floyd, Head Athletic Trainer. . . . . . . . 3Staff Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Coaching Staff Head Coach Elizabeth Caroscio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Assistant Coach Chelsea Joslin. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2010 Softball Preview 2010 Team Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62010 Team Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2010 Team Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2010 Player Profiles Senior Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11 Nicole Ashley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9 Stephany Henson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11Junior Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14 Emily Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Sarah Otteman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Julie Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Sophomore Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17 Kaci Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Morgan Goates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Rebecca Groff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kelsey Mefford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Colbey Russo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Kelsey Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Freshmen Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Laken Littlefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ali Mathis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2010 Opponents 2010 Opponent Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2009 Season Review 2009 Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2009 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2009 Game Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2009 Season In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Softball History Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Game Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Career Offensive Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Career Pitching Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Career Fielding Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Honors & Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Team Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Coaching Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Year-By-Year Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28 All-Time Series Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Hurie Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

American Southwest Conference ASC Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ASC Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

This Is Ozarks Campus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Academic Excellence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Media Information

Josh Peppas Sports Information Director

Josh Peppas is in his ninth year as Sports Information Director at Ozarks. He addition-ally serves as the Assistant to the Director of Athletics. Pep-

pas is responsible for the day-to-day opera-tions of the Sports Information Office, including maintaining the athletic web site and promot-ing Ozarks’ ten sports. He is an active member of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Peppas has had a combined seven media guides earn “Best in the Nation” citations from CoSIDA the past two years. The cover of the 2008 women’s soccer media guide was named the nation’s best in its category. The 2009 base-ball media guide was voted the top NCAA III guide in the nation. Peppas also produces Eagle Insider, a quarterly alumni E-Magazine for the athletic department. A native of Ozark, Ark., he earned his bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration from Ozarks in 2000. He and his wife, Kelli, are the parents of Brant (4) and Brayden (2).

Daniel Gallegos Assistant SID Daniel Gallegos is in his third year as the assistant sports information director at Ozarks. In addition to his assistance with the day-to-day operations of

the Sports Information Office, he is the primary contact for baseball. He serves as the official statistician at baseball and softball games. He is a member of the National Collegiate Base-ball Writers Association (NCBWA) and earned ASC Assistant SID Academic All-Conference status last year. Gallegos is the play-by-play announcer for Eagles baseball, softball and basketball. He played one season of baseball at Ozarks. A native of Sherwood, Ark., Gallegos is a senior strategic communications major.

Chris WilliamsStudent Assistant SID

Chris Williams enters his first year as a student assistant in the Sports Information Office. Williams, a senior from For-rest City, Ark., starred for the

Eagles on the basketball court during his four years. Williams was named All-Conference last season after leading the ASC in rebounding (8.6) and three-point percentage (48%), while finishing seventh in scoring (15.5) and eighth in steals (1.7). He earned ASC Player of the Week honors once last season. Williams will graduate this May with a degree in physical education.

Zach DotyChief Photographer

Zach Doty is in his second year as the chief athletic department photographer. Doty, of Andrews, Texas, is a sophomore strategic commu-

nications/marketing major. Doty is a member of the cross country team, Vice President of membership in Phi Beta Lambda and made the Dean’s List. Prior to Ozarks, Doty worked at a Waco, Texas, ABC television affiliate and operated his professional freelance studio in Waco.


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Sports Information Office: Josh Peppas, SID [email protected] Office: 479.979.1483 Cell: 479.647.0415 Home: 479.670.3781 Daniel Gallegos, Assistant SID [email protected] Office: 479.979.1483 Cell: 501.442.2930 Zach Doty, Chief Photographer [email protected] Cell: 254-652-0489

Chris Williams, Student Assistant SID [email protected]

Coverage Ozarks maintains a comprehensive official athletic department web site. Up-to-date information, including schedules, statistics, rosters and news releases for all ten varsity sports are provided. Biographical infor-mation for players and coaches provide in-depth coverage found only on www.ozarks.edu/athletics. In-game Live Stats from Stat Crew has been added to help fans follow games on Ozarks’ web site. Live video streaming is done for all home softball games. Media guides for each sport along with general department news, softball-related links, Aerie Club and Hall of Fame information are found on the site. CredentialsMedia or photo credentials are not required for admittance to Ozarks softball games for working media. However, it is requested that media seeking to cover a game contact the Sports Information Director prior to the game to ensure seating at press row. Re-quests for seating in press row can be made at 479.979.1483 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Press Services Media guides, game programs, rosters, up-to-date results, and statistics are available to working members of the media prior to each home game. Additional information is available by request. An official NCAA box score and play-by-play information may be obtained from the SID approximately 10 min-utes following the conclusion of the game. Interviews All player and coach interviews must be arranged through the Sports Information Office.

Print Media The Johnson County Graphic 203 East Cherry Street Clarksville, AR 72830Publisher: Christene Fisher, 479.754.2005www.thegraphic.com The Russellville Courier201 East Second StreetRussellville, AR 72811 Sports Editor: Sean Ingram, 479.968.5252www.couriernews.com Ark. Democrat-Gazette PO Box 2221 Little Rock, AR 72203 Sports Editor: Wally Hall, 501.378.3411 www.ardemgaz.com RadioKXIO 106.9 FM 901 South Rogers Clarksville, AR 72830 Sports: Blaine Leeds, 479.705.1069River Valley Radio (KCJC-KWKK-KVLD-KVOM-KCAB)2705 Parkway Avenue Russellville, AR 72811 Sports: Aaron Thomas, 479.968.6816 KDYN 96.7 FM 9331 Puddin Ridge RoadOzark, AR 72949Sports: Marc Dietz, 479.667.4567KUOZ 100.5 Radio Station 415 College AvenueClarksville, AR 72830 Advisor: Susan Edens, 479.979.1450 Softball-Related Links www.ASCsports.org www.ncaasports.comwww.nfca.org

Staff & Administration

Dr. Rick NiecePresident Raised in a small town (pop. 900) in Ohio, Dr. Rick Niece attended a school that housed all classes, grades 1-12, in one building. After graduat-ing from high school, Dr. Niece attended Ohio State University

where he received a bachelor of science degree with majors in English and speech. His master’s degree and Ph.D. are from Kent State University. Dr. Niece began his professional career in education as a high school English and speech teacher. He subsequently held a variety of administrative positions at the public school level: department chair, supervisor, assistant principal, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent. In 1988, Dr. Niece left the public school sector and became an assistant professor and special assistant to the dean at Kent State Uni-versity in Ohio. He later went to Walsh Univer-sity in Canton, Ohio where he served in several positions: professor, academic dean, provost, executive vice president, and interim presi-dent. In 1997, Dr. Niece was named president of the University of the Ozarks. He and his wife, Sheree, currently live in Clarksville.

Jimmy ClarkAthletic Director Jimmy Clark begins his fourth year as the Athletic Director and his ninth year as head baseball coach. As Athletic Director, he is responsible for all aspects of the ath-letic department, with oversight of 17 staff

members. A former baseball standout at the Univer-sity of Central Arkansas, Clark was named the 2005 American Southwest Conference East Division Baseball Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles to their first winning season in nearly a decade. Clark’s 2007 club earned a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 1996. The 2008 team went 32-11, the best record in school history, and made the playoffs. That team was ranked as high as 14th by D3baseball.com during the season. Two of his players from the 2008 club earned All-America honors from D3baseball.com and another was named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-America Team. A native of Conway, Ark., he earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from UCA and his master’s degree in second-ary education from University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Clark and his wife, Kelli, have two sons, Dax and Cole.

Chad FloydAthletic Trainer Chad Floyd is in his ninth year as the full-time head athletic trainer. A native of Ozark, Ark., he began his athletic training ca-reer with the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. He then went to Ar-kansas Tech University

for three years and on to the Minnesota Twins minor league system. He worked two years with Cooper Clinic Sports Medicine where he oversaw numerous area high schools. He holds state, district and national training cer-tifications and has an Arkansas teaching cer-tificate in health and physical education. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers As-sociation, Southwest Athletic Trainers Associa-tion and Arkansas Athletic Trainers Association. Floyd received the University’s Alvin C. Broyles Outstanding Professional Staff Award, given to a member of the professional staff who has demonstrated exemplary dedication, professionalism and ability in his or her position, for the 2007-2008 school year. Floyd is a 1995 graduate of Arkansas Tech University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. He and his wife, Mary, are the parents of one son, Jalen.


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Athletic Directory Jimmy Clark, Athletic Director 479-979-1484 [email protected] Josh Peppas, Sports Information Director [email protected] Chad Floyd, Head Athletic Trainer [email protected] Baseball Office Jimmy Clark, Head Coach [email protected] Mummey, Assistant Coach [email protected] Curt Dixon, Assistant Coach [email protected] David Smith, Assistant Coach [email protected]

Men’s Basketball Office Doug Boxell, Head Coach 479-979-1326 [email protected] Hammond, Assistant Coach [email protected] Women’s Basketball OfficeCarl Ramsey, Head Coach 479-979-1325 [email protected] Holland, Assistant Coach [email protected]

Cross Country Office Brian Hull, Head Coach [email protected] Men’s Soccer OfficeJohn Cossaboon, Head Coach 479-979-1210 [email protected] Matt Torok, Assistant Coach [email protected] Women’s Soccer OfficeBryan Drotar, Head Coach [email protected] Colby Keesee, Assistant Coach [email protected]

Softball Office Elizabeth Caroscio, Head Coach [email protected] Chelsea Joslin, Assistant Coach [email protected] Tennis Office Shaun Wiseman, Head Coach [email protected] Travis Smith, Assistant Coach [email protected]

Coaching Staff

Elizabeth Caroscio Head Coach Elizabeth Caroscio begins her fifth season as the head coach at Ozarks. Caroscio took over a program that finished with only 11 wins in 2005, and

quickly made improvements to the club. Her conference win total in 2007 was the most the program has had since the 2004 season. And, the program’s 17 wins that season was the third-most in school history. The 2008 season proved to be historic as Ozarks had wins over a pair of top-25 teams, including the nation’s No. 2 team. In four years, Caroscio has coached 15 All-Conference players, 16 ASC All-Academic Team members, three Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region players and three NFCA Academic All-Americans. Prior to Ozarks, Caroscio coached at NCAA III College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York, where she was at the helm of the Blue Angels during the 2005 season. Caroscio made the most of her only season there by earning Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference Softball Coach of the Year honors. Prior to New Rochelle, she was an assistant coach at NCAA III Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York, from 2002-2004. Caroscio helped the 2004 squad to a 24-16 mark and a spot in the conference post-season playoff tournament. Caroscio earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo in 2002. She earned her master’s degree from Canisius College in 2004. Her vast athletic administration experience includes one year as a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Advisor at Long Island University-C.W. Post and two years in the Marketing and Promotions Department at Canisius College. She currently serves as Ozarks’ SAAC staff representative.

Caroscio was a four-year starter at NCAA III SUNY Geneseo where she served as the team captain during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. She was a two-time All-Conference and a NFCA All-Region player while leading Geneseo to a NCAA III Sweet 16 appearance. Caroscio is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators.

Chelsea Joslin enters her first year as an assistant coach at Ozarks. Joslin, a native of Claremore, Okla., returns to Ozarks after a record-setting four-year playing career. A first baseman and catcher, Joslin was among the elite power hitters in the American

Southwest Conference from 2005-2008. She is second all-time in the ASC in home runs with 32. Joslin owns career school records in home runs, batting (.378), slugging percent-age (.647), RBI (131) and total bases (281). She owns a number of single-season offensive records at her alma mater. She was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region Team in 2008 and was a four-time All-Conference player. During her career, she was also a member of the ASC All-Academic Team. Joslin received her bachelor’s degree in Physical Education in 2008. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Kinesiology from UT-Permian Basin.


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ELIZABETH CAROSCIO PROFILE Elizabeth Caroscio At Ozarks 50-107 (4 seasons) Education:State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo - 2002 B.A. - Communications Canisius College - 2004 M.A. - Sports Administration Head Coaching Experience: University of the Ozarks (2006-present) College of New Rochelle (2005) Assistant Coaching Experience: Buffalo State College (2002-04)

Record At Ozarks: Overall ASC ASC Finish2006 14-23 (.378) 3-19 6th2007 17-23 (.425) 7-17 5th2008 14-26 (.350) 7-17 6th 2009 5-35 (.125) 3-21 6thTotals 50-107 (.318) 20-74 Caroscio Notables: Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Con- ference Coach of the Year at College of New Rochelle in 2005 Coached 15 All-Conference players in three years at Ozarks Coached 16 Academic All-Confer- ence players under her tenure Defeated #2 and #21 ranked teams in the country in 2008 Coached Ozarks’ all-time leader in slugging percentage, hits, home runs and stolen bases Coached Ozarks’ all-time pitching leader in strikeouts and saves Had three players named to the NFCA Academic All-America Team in 2008 Coached Ozarks first Louisville Slug- ger/NFCA All-Region Player Helped Buffalo State College to the conference post-season playoff tour - nament in 2003 & 2004 Member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Attendee of the National Fastpitch Coaches College Member of the National Association of Coll. Women Athletic Administrators Four-year starter at SUNY Geneseo In 2002, led team to a SUNYAC Cham- pionship and NCAA III tournament (pro gram’s first) her senior season

2010 Preview

After suffering a down year in 2009, the Lady Eagles are deter-mined to make things better in

2010. The 2010 version of the Lady Eagles softball team is relying on hard-work and a selfless attitude to help them put the program back on the winning track. Ozarks fell on hard times last season, ending with a 5-35 overall record, but the 2010 team has a renewed focus, ac-cording to fifth-year Head Coach Elizabeth Caroscio. “Our focus is to work hard,” said Caro-scio. “In order for us to be successful the girls must give every ounce of effort and not be outworked. The team is coming together, and I believe if we take care of the little things, the outcome can be in our favor.” With the 2009 season behind them, the Lady Eagles are focused on how to improve this season, instead of dwelling on the past. “Last season’s outcome provided motiva-tion, but it is more of what can we do now,” said Caroscio. “Our focus is not about the past. We want to take this season one game at a time, one pitch at a time and one inning at a time. We want to prove people wrong.” The Lady Eagles return six starting position players and its top ace on the pitching staff.

Overall, ten lettermen return, and all will play significant roles this season. “Everyone has a role,” said Caroscio. “We will have players that must step in and play a different position. This is a scrappy team and one that will have to claw for everything they get.” The coaching staff has stressed the impor-tance of fundamentals during the off-season and in preseason practice. “We believe as a coaching staff if we focus on the fundamentals - make the routine plays, don’t give the opponent an extra out, bunt the ball properly, move runners over, be selfless on offense - that the score will take care of itself and the wins will come,” said Caroscio. “It is three outs, for seven innings, for 40 games. That is how we broke it down to the team.” The pitching staff will be led by four-year starter Stephany Henson. The right-hander will be joined in the rotation by sophomores Kelsey Mefford and Kaci Foster and incom-ing freshman Laken Littlefield. Henson already ranks near the top in several school records and could end her career owning a number of others. In 2009, Henson led the team in ap-pearances (24), strikeouts (69) and collected two wins. Mefford finished with 78.0 innings in the circle, while Foster tossed 15.1 innings. Mef-ford fanned 29.

“Stephany is obviously our leader,” said Caroscio. “We will lean on her. She has been a real leader for our other pitchers and has been a mentor to them. Kaci got some spot playing time last year and pitched well in the fall. We may not use Kelsey as much in the circle because she is at third. Laken is a fresh-man coming in that will throw some innings for us. We have a hard-working group in the circle. Our pitchers and catchers have been working great together.” Mental toughness is something that the coaching staff feels has to be improved in the circle. The influence of Emily Burns behind the plate has been important to the entire staff, according to Caroscio. “We want to make our pitchers more mentally tough,” said Caroscio. “They need to focus on one pitch at a time. Emily is the glue of the pitching staff. She has really stepped up and works well with them. She knows how to maximize output from each pitcher. The bat-tery unit is so important.” The infield is a mix of one veteran player and several sophomores who saw significant time a year ago. Junior Sarah Otteman, who Caroscio describes as a true utility player, makes the switch to shortstop after spend-ing time at a number of positions in the past. Second base will be occupied by sophomore Morgan Goates. Mefford is entrenched at


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2010 Lady Eagles Determined To Improve

2010 Preview

third, while sophomores Kelsey Stephens and Rebecca Groff will share duties at first base. “We really have only one position in the infield that is the same as last year,” said Caro-scio. “And that is at first base. Our middle in-field is completely different. Sarah has moved to shortstop. She has a great arm and has good range. She has stepped up as a leader, too. She is vocal when she needs to be. Mor-gan has worked hard and is playing with more confidence. Her arm strength and range has improved. I feel like our middle infield will be pretty good. Kelsey (Mefford) will be a huge help at third. Nicole Ashley might see some time at third depending on the rotation of the pitching staff.” Two starters return in the outfield. Ashley, a senior, anchors right field, while sophomore Colbey Russo will play the center field position. Freshman Ali Mathis is penciled in as the starter in left field. “Nicole is in right and plays strong there which helps us make plays at first,” said Caro-scio. “Colbey has put a lot of effort on getting quicker and getting better reads off the bat in the off-season. Ali will be in left field.” In a conference dominated by strong pitching and solid defense, runs can be tough to come by, but Caroscio expects her club to improve its offensive production. The Lady Eagles scored 115 runs last season, a number that must be higher in 2010 in order for the team to compete in one of the premier soft-ball conferences in the country. “We won’t be a power team, but we will generate runs,” said Caroscio. “I think we will see more doubles from this team. We don’t have the home run power we once had, but we have power to hit to the gaps. We have the ability to put the ball in play. In the fall, it wasn’t just one player getting all the hits, it was throughout the lineup.” Russo hit .270 as a freshman, the second highest average of any returner. The speedy outfielder collected 27 hits, including three doubles. Ashley, who collected 21 hits in 2009, enters her senior season as a three-year starter. Mathis will utilize her speed in the outfield and on the base paths. “Colbey wants to get better,” said Caro-scio. “She has worked a lot with Coach Joslin and has worked at hitting on the left side to have that option. She is fast and if we can get her on the bases, we can push her around. Both Nicole and Ali will help us out offensively. I think they can get those extra base hits to score people.” Otteman can be dangerous at the plate. She is a .321 career hitter and has 32 career RBI. “Sarah will be a clutch player for us,” said Caroscio. “She can hit to the gaps and drive in runs.” Stephens provides Ozarks with another bat


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that can produce. She hit .250 with five doubles last season. Groff has a keen eye at the plate and started in 24 games. Burns, who homered once last season, is expected to provide power to the team. Both Mefford and Goates saw limited action at the plate last season, but will have increased roles this season. “Kelsey (Stephens) can come up with clutch hits,” said Caroscio. “She can ex-ecute the bunt, too. I think Emily could have a breakout year. She is playing with a lot of confidence and she has power. Beca is our contact hitter. She doesn’t strikeout a lot. She will put the bat on the ball. Her and Sarah will be the toughest strikeout on the team. Kelsey (Mefford) didn’t get a lot of swings last season, but this year she will get more at bats. She can be a gap-type hitter. She has some power. Goates can drive the ball and be productive.” The schedule includes the usual grueling ASC teams and six non-conference oppo-nents. Three of Ozarks’ conference opponents within their division were ranked No. 1 in the country at one time during the 2009 season. “We want to win all of our non-conference games,” said Caroscio. “I think winning our non-conference games can give us momen-tum for our conference games. This confer-ence is the toughest in the nation year in and year out. It is a matter of stepping up to the plate and believing that we can win. This team has every opportunity to win just like all of the teams. It won’t be easy, but that is why we play the game. It goes back to our number one goal to always give 100 percent effort.”

2010 Schedule February 23 Lyon College (DH) 1 pm27 ^Cornell College 2 pm27 ^University of Dallas 4 pm March5 #Concordia Univ. Texas 10 am5 #Texas Lutheran University 3 pm6 #Hardin-Simmons University 10 am6 #Howard Payne University 3 pm8 Blackburn College (DH) 1 pm11 Hendrix College (DH) 2 pm16 Hillsdale Baptist (DH) 2 pm19 *East Texas Baptist Univ. (DH) 6 pm20 *East Texas Baptist Univ. (DH) 1 pm26 *LeTourneau University (DH) 2 pm27 *LeTourneau University 12 pm April 1 *Louisiana College (DH) 4 pm2 *Louisiana College(DH) 1 pm9 *Mississippi College (DH) 2 pm10 *Mississippi College (DH) 12 pm13 Hendrix College (DH) 5 pm16 *UT Tyler (DH) 2 pm17 *UT Tyler (DH) (Sr Day) 12 pm23 *UT Dallas (DH) 4 pm24 *UT Dallas (DH) 12 pm ^University of Dallas Spring Kickoff#ASC First Pitch Tournament*American Southwest Conference GameHome games in bold

2010 Roster

Numerical Roster

# Name Class Ht Position B/T Hometown High School

2 Ali Mathis FR 5-7 OF L/L Lebanon, MO Lebanon HS

3 Stephany Henson SR 5-4 RHP R/R Coal Hill, AR Westside HS

6 Rebecca Groff SO 5-5 1B R/R Prattville, AL Prattville HS

7 Julie Wilkinson JR 5-4 C/3B R/R Unionville, MO Putnam County HS

8 Kelsey Mefford SO 5-6 RHP/3B R/R Clarksville, AR Clarksville HS

9 Kaci Foster SO 5-10 RHP R/R Decatur, AR Decatur HS

12 Sarah Otteman JR 5-8 SS/UT R/R Lockport, IL Lockport Township HS

17 Colbey Russo SO 5-4 OF S/R Dallardsville, TX Big Sandy HS

20 Emily Burns JR 5-5 C R/R Lonoke, AR Lonoke HS

21 Nicole Ashley SR 5-5 OF R/R West Memphis, AR Marion HS

25 Morgan Goates SO 5-5 2B R/R Dover, AR Dover HS

27 Laken Littlefield FR 5-6 RHP R/R Boonville, AR Booneville HS

29 Kelsey Stephens SO 5-5 1B R/R Anna, TX Anna HS

Alphabetical Roster

# Name Class Position

2 Ali Mathis FR OF

3 Stephany Henson SR RHP

6 Rebecca Groff SO 1B

7 Julie Wilkinson JR C/3B

8 Kelsey Mefford SO RHP/3B

9 Kaci Foster SO RHP

12 Sarah Otteman JR SS/UT

17 Colbey Russo SO OF

20 Emily Burns JR C

21 Nicole Ashley SR OF

25 Morgan Goates SO 2B

27 Laken Littlefield FR RHP

29 Kelsey Stephens SO 1B


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Roster Breakdown By Position

Infielders Morgan Goates, Rebecca Groff, Kelsey Mef-ford, Sarah Otteman, Kelsey Stephens, Julie Wilkinson

Pitcher Kaci Foster, Stephany Henson, Laken Littlefield, Kelsey Mefford

OutfieldNicole Ashley, Ali Mathis, Colbey Russo

UtilitySarah Otteman

CatcherEmily Burns, Julie Wilkinson

Pronunciation Guide Name Colbey Russo Ru-So Sarah Otteman OTT-a-Men

Front Row: #17 Colbey Russo & #21 Nicole Ashley. Second Row: #6 Rebecca Groff, #8 Kelsey Mefford, #3 Stephany Henson, #25 Morgan Goates & Team Manager Julie Wilkinson. Third Row: Head Coach Elizabeth Caroscio, #27 Laken Littlefield, #20 Emily Burns, #2 Ali Mathis, #29 Kelsey Stephens & Assistant Coach Chelsea Joslin. Back Row: #9 Kaci Foster & #12 Sarah Otteman.

Senior Profile

JUNIOR - 2009 Played in all 40 games. Homered and drove in 3 runs against Sul Ross State March 8. Also had 3 RBI against UT-Dallas March 16 and Hendrix College April 15. Had 2 hits in six different games. Went 2-for-4 in back-to-back

games in March. Scored a pair of runs against UT-Dallas April 7. Collected 5 sac-rifice hits. Doubled in three games. Had 4 at bats five different times. SOPHOMORE - 2008 Started in 25 games and drew 10 walks, fourth-most on the team. Scored 13 runs. Was a perfect 4-of-4 in stolen base at-tempts. Went 2-for-3 against Sul Ross State March 7, Hendrix College March 25 and UT-Dallas April 1. Scored 3 runs against Sul Ross State March 7. Finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against UT-Dallas March 12. Drew 3 walks against Robert Morris College March 1. FRESHMAN - 2007Tied for third on the team in doubles (5), and tied for fifth on the team in RBI (12). Against UT-Dallas March 16, went 3-for-4 with a double and knocked in 2 runs. In game two against UT-Dallas, drove in 3 runs. Had 3 RBI in game three against LeTourneau April 5. Went 2-for-3 in her first collegiate game. Recorded three 2-hit games. MARION HSEarned All-Conference honors her junior and senior season. Hit .340 and had 19 RBI. Recorded 34 hits. Helped team to a state championship her senior season. Played in the Arkansas Activities Association All-Star game. PERSONALParents: David and Vivian AshleyMajor: Physical Education

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 6 vs Howard Payne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 6 vs UMHB 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Schreiner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Bapt. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Bapt. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 102 7 21 14 3 0 1 3 2


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#21 Nicole AshleySenior - Outfielder - R/R - West Memphis, Ark. - Marion HS

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 5 LeTourneau 4-5-07 Hits: 3 UT-Dallas 3-16-07RBI: 3 6 times (Hendrix College) 4-15-09 Runs: 3 Sul Ross State 3-7-08HR: 1 2 times (Sul Ross State) 3-8-09BB: 3 Robert Morris 3-1-08SB: 1 9 times (Hendrix College) 4-15-09

Year BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%2009 .206 40-38 102 7 21 3 0 1 14 27 .265 3 1 .236 0 5 2-2 55 20 .9042008 .181 34-25 72 13 13 0 0 1 8 16 .222 10 2 .294 1 0 4-4 36 26 .8992007 .189 37-36 106 9 20 5 0 0 12 25 .236 9 1 .256 1 1 2-3 89 27 .899Totals .192 111-99 280 29 54 5 0 2 34 68 242 22 4 .259 2 6 8-9 180 73 .900

Ashley’s Career Statistics

Senior Profile

JUNIOR - 2009 Pitched a team-high 125.1 innings. Struck out 69 and had 4 or more K’s in eight dif-ferent games. Fanned 8 and gave up just 1 earned run in 6.0 in-nings against Schreiner March 7. Did not give up an earned run against LeTourneau in

6.0 innings in the circle. Allowed 2 or less earned runs 12 times. Struck out 6 and did not issue a walk against University of Dal-las March 22. Went 7.2 innings and fanned 7 against Central Baptist College March 13. Did not issue a walk in five games. SOPHOMORE - 2008Finished tied for first on the team in ap-pearances (21). Led team in innings pitched (115.1). Fanned 38, second-most on the team. Pitched a team-high 8 complete games. Totaled 16 strikeouts in first four outings. Gave up just 1 earned run in 8.0 innings against Hendrix College April 22. Allowed only 2 earned runs in 8.1 innings against UT-Tyler April 24. Fanned 5 and picked up the win in first outing of the season. Tossed a 4-hit game against Central Baptist College March 27 in 7.0 innings. FRESHMAN - 2007Named to the ASC All-East Division Second Team. Named ASC East Division Pitcher of the Week. Finished seventh in the ASC in shutouts (3) and eighth in complete games (15). Led the team in ERA (3.49) and wins (10) while tying for the team-lead in strikeouts (57). Finished with a 10-8 record. Had a season-high 6 strikeouts against Eureka College March 8. Allowed just 2 hits in each of her 3 shutouts. Gave up just 1 earned run in 7.0 innings of work against UT-Dallas March 17. Logged 6.1 in-nings against UT-Tyler March 23 and struck out 3 and gave up only 1 earned run. In back-to-back starts against LeTourneau, pitched 14.0 innings and did not allow a run and gave up a combined 4 hits. Her top performance of the season came against Hendrix College April 17 when she had a perfect game through six innings in a 2-0 win. WESTSIDE HSNamed All-State, All-Conference and All-District while leading team to a confer-ence championship as a senior. Named All-State and All-District as a junior. Earned All-District honors her sophomore and freshman season. Went 12-2 on the mound with 156 strikeouts. PERSONAL Parents: Dion and Carrie HensonMajor: General Studies

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO WP SVMar 6 vs Howard Payne Univ 5.2 9 5 3 3 5 0 0 Mar 7 vs Schreiner 6.0 7 6 1 2 8 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State Univ 5.1 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 7.2 8 7 4 1 7 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 6.0 9 3 1 2 4 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 1.2 5 4 3 1 0 2 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 6.0 4 4 2 1 5 1 0 Mar 22 at University of Dallas 6.0 10 5 3 0 6 2 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 2.2 8 9 2 3 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 7.0 10 6 3 3 3 1 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 7.0 8 4 1 3 3 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 6.0 10 5 0 2 3 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 3.0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 5.0 9 3 2 3 1 1 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 5.2 13 11 11 3 3 3 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 7.0 11 7 4 1 4 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 7.0 11 9 4 1 1 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 7.0 9 7 1 3 3 1 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi College 6.0 9 5 3 0 2 2 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi College 2.2 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 7.0 9 8 2 1 4 1 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 2.0 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist 3.0 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist 3.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 0 Totals 125.1 183 124 62 39 69 15 0


Career Bests Highs Opponent (last) Date IP: 8.1 UT-Tyler 4-24-08 Scoreless IP: 7.2 Hendrix College 4-22-08 K’s: 8 Schreiner Univ. 3-7-09

Senior - Pitcher - R/R - Coal Hill, Ark. - Westside HS #3 Stephany Henson

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Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB AVG WP2009 4.45 2-19 24 21 11 0 0 125.1 183 124 62 39 69 23 3 7 565 .324 152008 4.92 4-14 21 19 8 0 0 115.1 192 114 81 31 38 27 9 12 524 .366 132007 3.49 10-8 23 19 15 3 0 126.1 168 95 63 29 57 35 5 4 536 .313 6Totals 3.92 16-41 68 59 34 3 0 367.0 543 333 206 99 164 85 17 23 1625 .334 34

Henson’s Career Statistics

Junior Profile

SOPHOMORE - 2009 Started in 26 games. Went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against UT-Dallas April 7. Finished 2-for-3 against Hendrix Col-lege March 25 and LeTourneau April 4. Homered against Sul Ross State March 8. Drew 5 walks.

FRESHMAN - 2008 Saw action in 21 games with 6 starts. Went 1-for-1 with an RBI against LeTourneau Uni-versity April 5. Drew a pair of walks against East Texas Baptist April 26. Went 1-for-1 against Mississippi College April 19 and Louisiana College April 12. LONOKE HSHit .596 and had 7 home runs her senior season. Four-time All-Conference player. Earned All-District her junior and senior season, and named All-State as a senior. Named All-Region as a junior. Member of the All-Star team as a senior. PERSONAL Parents: Corey and Cindy BurnsMajor: Early Childhood Education

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 6 vs UMHB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Schreiner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau Univ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 69 5 16 8 2 0 1 5 0


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#20 Emily BurnsJunior - Catcher - R/R - Lonoke, Ark. - Lonoke HS

Year BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%2009 .232 34-26 69 5 16 2 0 1 8 21 .304 5 2 .303 0 0 0-2 83 20 .9542008 .185 21-6 27 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 .185 7 0 .353 0 0 0-0 7 2 .900Totals .218 55-32 96 7 21 2 0 1 9 26 .270 12 2 .318 0 0 0-2 90 22 .949

Burns’ Career Statistics

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 4 3 times (Hendrix) 4-15-09 Hits: 2 3 times (UT-Dallas) 4-7-09RBI: 2 UT-Dallas 4-7-09 Runs: 1 6 times (UT-Dallas) 4-7-09HR: 1 Sul Ross State 3-8-09BB: 2 East Texas Baptist 4-26-08SB: -

Junior Profile

SOPHOMORE - 2009Recorded 6 doubles, second-most on the team. Had 2 hits in four games. Drove in a pair of runs against Sul Ross March 8 and UT-Dallas March 16. Finished with 28 hits and 116 at bats, second most on the team. Led the team

with 13 walks. Recorded a triple against UT-Dallas March 16. Had 4 at bats in 9 games. Hit safely in 24 games. Collected 6 sacrifice hits and stole 8 bases. Tossed 5.2 innings in the circle, striking out 4.

FRESHMAN - 2008Named to the ASC All-East Division Honor-able Mention Team. Ranked seventh in the ASC in batting (.402). Finished second on the team in batting, RBI (24), doubles (6), hits (47), runs (26), slugging percent-age (.547) and on-base percentage (.466). Homered 3 times and recorded 6 doubles. Went 3-for-5 with 5 RBI against Hendrix College March 25. Had a triple and a double in that game. Went 3-for-4 and drove in 3 runs against Sul Ross State March 7. Finished a perfect 4-for-4 against Texas-Dallas March 12. Totaled 11 hits in four-game series against UT-Dallas. Went 3-for-4 against Hendrix College April 22 and UT-Tyler April 24. Had 14 games with 2 or more hits. In the circle, had 16 ap-pearances and led the ASC in saves (4). Owned a team-best 3.11 ERA. Fanned 20 in 27.0 innings of work. Did not give up an earned run during a five-game stretch. Al-lowed only 2 hits and 1 earned run in first three outings. Fanned 3 against UT-Tyler March 21, Central Baptist College March 27 and LeTourneau April 5. LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP HSHelped team to a conference champion-ship her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. Led team to a regional champi-onship as a junior. PERSONAL Parents: John Otteman and Teri MarciniakMajor: English

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 6 vs Howard Payne 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mar 6 vs UMHB 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 Mar 7 vs Schreiner 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Apr 11 Louisiana College 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll. 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 116 16 28 8 6 1 0 13 8


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Junior - SS/UT - R/R - Lockport, Ill. - Lockport Township HS#12 Sarah Otteman


Otteman’s Career Statistics

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO WP SVMar 6 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor 1.2 4 3 2 3 2 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State Univ 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 2.2 5 7 3 1 1 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 0.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 Totals 5.2 14 12 7 5 4 0 0

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 4 25 times (UT-Tyler) 4-20-09 Hits: 4 UT-Dallas 3-22-08RBI: 5 Hendrix College 3-25-08 Runs: 2 7 times (Louisiana College) 4-10-09HR: 1 3 times (Louisiana College) 4-11-08BB: 2 Mississippi College 4-18-09SB: 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 3-6-09

Junior Profile

SOPHOMORE - 2009 Named to the ASC All-East Division Second Team as a utility player. Led team in hits (40), RBI (22), total bases (55), home runs (2) and slugging percent-age (.458). Hit .333 with 5 doubles and 2 triples. Had 11 multiple-

hit games in 40 starts. Against UT-Dallas March 16, went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. Drove in 3 runs on three different occasions. Homered against UT-Dallas March 16 and Mississippi College April 18. Had 5 multiple-RBI games. Scored a pair of runs against Hendrix College April 15. Had nine games with 2 hits. Hit safely in 27 games. Member of the ASC All-Academic Team. FRESHMAN - 2008Named an NFCA Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete. Hit .274 with 26 hits and 5 doubles in 32 starts. Went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI against Hendrix College March 25. Fin-ished 2-for-3 against Texas Lutheran March 8, Central Baptist College March 27 and LeTourneau April 6. Drew a pair of walks against Ouachita Baptist April 14. PUTNAM COUNTY HSHit .338 and drove in 24 RBI her senior year. Had 2 home runs and recorded 26 hits while scoring 20 runs. Named All-Conference, All-Region and All-District her senior season. Helped team to District championship her junior and senior sea-son. Named to the Kirksville Daily Express First Team as a senior. Team won state championship her freshman year. Named All-Conference and All-District as a sopho-more and junior.

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 6 Howard Payne 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 6 vs UMHB 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Schreiner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ of Dallas 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Mar 22 at Univ of Dallas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Apr 1 Lyon College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3, at LeTourneau 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 Apr 11 Louisiana College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll. 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll. 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Bapt. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Bapt. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 120 10 40 22 5 2 2 9 3


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#7 Julie WilkinsonJunior - Catcher/3B - R/R - Unionville, Mo. - Putnam County HS


Wilkinson’s Career Statistics

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 5 Hendrix College 3-25-08 Hits: 4 Hendrix College 3-25-08 RBI: 3 3 times (Louisiana College) 4-10-09 Runs: 2 LeTourneau 4-6-08 HR: 1 2 times (Mississippi College) 4-18-09BB: 2 2 times (Univ of Dallas) 3-22-09SB: 1 4 times (Louisiana College) 4-10-09

PERSONALParents: Rick and Dawn WilkinsonMajor: Mathematics/Biology

Sophomore ProfilesU N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E O Z A R K S S O F T B A L L

FRESHMAN - 2009Pitched in 8 games and fanned 7. Allowed just one earned run against two different opponents. Went 4.1 innings against Sul Ross State March 8. Did not allow a run against Howard Payne March 6. Tossed 2.2 scoreless

innings against Sul Ross State March 8.

DECATUR HSThree-time All-Conference player. Named All-State as a sophomore. PERSONALParents: Earl and Dorothy FosterMajor: Economics

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO WP SVMar 6 vs Howard Payne 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mar 6 vs UMHB 1.1 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 4.1 7 3 1 0 2 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 2.0 6 6 5 1 2 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 2.0 5 3 2 1 0 1 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 Totals 15.1 31 20 15 7 7 3 0

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Sophomore - RHP - R/R - Decatur, Ark. - Decatur HS#9 Kaci Foster

Year BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%2009 .250 24-2 16 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 .250 2 0 .333 0 0 1-1 2 5 .875Totals .250 24-2 16 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 .250 2 0 .333 0 0 1-1 2 5 .875

Goates’ Career Statistics

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB AVG WP2009 8.80 1-2 8 2 0 0 0 15.1 31 20 15 7 7 4 1 2 76 .408 3Totals 8.80 1-2 8 2 0 0 0 15.1 31 20 15 7 7 4 1 2 76 .408 3

Foster’s Career Statistics

FRESHMAN - 2009Played in 24 games and had 2 starts. Knocked in a run against Sul Ross State March 8. Scored 4 runs.

DOVER HSNamed All-Conference as a junior and senior. Selected All-Region her

junior year. Led team to the state tourna-ment twice and the regional tournament four years. Won the team’s hitting award twice during prep career. PERSONALParents: Sherman and Heather Goates Major: Undeclared

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 7 vs Schreiner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneaU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 16 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 1

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last) Date IP: 4.1 Sul Ross State 3-8-09 Scoreless IP: 2.2 Sul Ross State 3-8-09K’s: 2 2 times (CBC) 3-13-09

#25 Morgan Goates Sophomore - 2B - R/R - Dover, Ark. - Dover HS

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 3 Lyon College 4-1-09Hits: 4 4 times (East Texas Bapt) 4-25-09 RBI: 1 Sul Ross State 3-8-09 Runs: 1 2 times (LeTourneau) 4-3-09 HR: -BB: 1 2 times (LeTourneau) 4-4-09SB: 1 Sul Ross State 3-8-09


FRESHMAN - 2009Started in 24 games and saw action in 33 total games. Collected 10 hits. Finished 2-for-3 with an RBI against Hendrix College March 25. All 6 RBI came against different op-ponents.

PRATTVILLE HSHit .340 and helped team to regional, sec-tional and state tournament as a senior at Prattville High School. Was Co-Captain her senior campaign. Named All-Conference her sophomore and junior seasons. Was team MVP, named All-Tournament and All-European at Lakenheath High School and hit .564 as a junior. Team captain as a junior and was junior varsity team captain at O’Fallon High School. PERSONALParents: John and Paticia GroffMajor: Physical Education

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 6 vs Howard Payne 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 6 vs UMHB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Schreiner 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 73 3 10 6 0 0 0 4 1

Sophomore - 1B - R/R - Prattville, Ala. - Prattville HS #6 Rebecca Groff

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB AVG WP FLD%2009 7.50 1-9 23 13 1 0 0 78.0 122 88 65 54 29 26 4 12 342 .357 10 .906Totals 7.50 1-9 23 13 1 0 0 78.0 122 88 65 54 29 26 4 12 342 .357 10 .906

Mefford’s Career Statistics

Groff’s Career Statistics

FRESHMAN - 2009Pitched 78.0 innings, second-most on the team. Received the win against UT-Dallas April 7 when she went 4.0 innings. Fanned 5 against Louisiana Col-lege April 10. Tossed 6.0 innings against LeTourneau April 4.

Pitched 4.0 scoreless innings against Mis-sissippi College April 18. Picked up a save against LeTourneau April 4. Had 33 at bats and collected one double.

CLARKSVILLE HSThree-time All-Conference player. Helped team to the state championship game as a sophomore and junior. Team won a regional championship her senior season. PERSONALParents: Rhonda Mefford and Mike and Teresa MeffordMajor: Early Childhood Education

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2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO WP SVMar 6 vs UMHB 4.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State 3.2 10 7 3 1 1 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 5.0 8 4 4 1 2 2 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 4.0 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 2.2 5 6 5 2 2 2 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 2.0 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 4.0 6 7 3 5 4 2 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 5.2 4 5 4 3 2 1 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 3.0 7 5 5 4 0 2 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 Apr 4 at LeTourneau 6.0 8 5 4 5 1 2 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 4.0 8 3 3 0 1 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 5.1 9 6 5 2 5 1 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 5.0 6 5 4 8 2 2 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 3.0 6 4 3 3 1 1 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll 4.2 4 8 3 5 1 3 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll 4.0 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 2.1 8 11 7 3 0 1 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist 3.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 78.0 122 88 65 54 29 19 1

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 4 4 times (Mississippi College) 4-18-09Hits: 2 Hendrix College 3-25-09 RBI: 1 6 times (Lyon College) 4-1-09 Runs: 1 3 times (Hendrix College) 3-25-09 HR: -BB: 1 4 times (UT-Dallas) 4-7-09SB: 1 Howard Payne 3-6-09

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last) Date IP: 6.0 LeTourneau 4-4-09 Scoreless IP: 4.0 Mississippi College 4-18-09K’s: 5 Louisiana College 4-1-09

#8 Kelsey Mefford Sophomore - RHP/3B - R/R - Clarksville, Ark. - Clarksville HS


FRESHMAN - 2009Started in 35 games and scored 16 runs. Went 4-for-5 against UT-Dallas March 16. Had 8 multiple-hit games. Scored 3 runs on three occasions. Drove in 2 runs against Sul Ross State March 8. Tripled against Hendrix

College April 15. Stole 4 bases and had 32 total bases. Recorded 3 doubles. Scored 2 runs on three occasions. Opened the year going 8-for-16 in the ASC First Pitch Tournament. Was a perfect 2-for-2 against UT-Tyler April 20. Had 5 at bats against two opponents.

BIG SANDY HSLettered at Big Sandy High School. PERSONALParents: Clarence and Regina RussoMajor: Biology

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Sophomore - OF - S/R - Dallardsville, Texas - Big Sandy HS#17 Colbey Russo


Stephens’ Career Statistics

Russo’s Career Statistics

FRESHMAN - 2009Played in 34 games and started in 24. Recorded 5 doubles. Went 3-for-4 against Hendrix College April 15. Finished 2-for-3 against UT-Dallas and UT-Tyler. Drew 2 walks against Howard Payne March 6. Had a .959 fielding percentage. All

5 RBI came in different games.

ANNA HSTwo-time All-District Second Team hon-oree. Named team MVP as a senior. Member of the All-Texoma Team as a junior and senior. Hit .586 with one homer and 62 RBI her senior season. Led district in doubles (66), slugging percentage (.800) and on-base percentage (.633). Helped team to a Bi-District Finalist finish her senior year. PERSONALParents: Darrell and Margie StephensMajor: Physical Education

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 6 vs Howard Payne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Mar 7 vs Schreiner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at University of Dallas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi College 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 52 2 13 5 5 0 0 6 0

2009 Game-By-Game Stats Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Mar 6 vs Howard Payne 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 6 vs UMHB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 13 Central Baptist Coll 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 5 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Mar 16 UT-Dallas 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 21 at UT-Tyler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 22 at Univ. of Dallas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 25 at Hendrix College 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 26 at Hendrix College 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 29 East Texas Baptist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 1 Lyon College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3 at LeTourneau 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 4 at LeTourneau 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Apr 7 at UT-Dallas 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 10 Louisiana College 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 11 Louisiana College 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 15 Hendrix College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Apr 15 Hendrix College 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 at Mississippi Coll 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 at Mississippi Coll 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apr 20 UT-Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 25 at ETBU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 100 16 27 4 3 1 0 3 4


Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 5 2 times (UT-Dallas) 4-7-09Hits: 4 UT-Dallas 3-16-09 RBI: 2 Sul Ross State 3-8-09 Runs: 2 3 times (UT-Dallas) 4-7-09 HR: -BB: 1 3 times (UT-Tyler) 4-20-09SB: 2 Sul Ross State 3-8-09

Career Bests Highs Opponent (last time) Date AB: 4 2 times (Hendrix College) 4-15-09Hits: 3 Hendrix College 4-15-09 RBI: 1 5 times (Hendrix College) 4-15-09 Runs: 1 2 times (Hendrix College) 4-15-09HR - BB: 2 Howard Payne 3-6-09SB: -

#29 Kelsey Stephens Sophomore - 1B - R/R - Anna, Texas - Anna HS

Newcomer Profiles

BOONEVILLE HSNamed All-Conference as a senior and sopho-more. Earned the Team Leader award her ju-nior and senior season. PERSONALParents: Aaron and Julie LittlefieldMajor: Chemistry


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#27 Laken LittlefieldFr.- Pitcher - R/R - Booneville, Ark. - Booneville HS

LEBANON HSNamed to the All-Conference First Team three times during prep career. Named All-District twice. Owns school record for most triples in a game (2). Helped team to a con-ference championship her senior season.

PERSONALParents: Rick and Rebecca MathisMajor: Physical Education

#2 Ali MathisFr.- OF - L/L - Lebanon, Mo. - Lebanon HS

2010 OpponentsU N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E O Z A R K S S O F T B A L L

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Feb. 23 Lyon College Location: Batesville, Arkansas Enrollment: 500Conference: TranSouth Affiliation: NAIA Nickname: Pipers2009 Record: 21-26 Conf. Finish: 5-9 (6th) H Coach: Jason Miner Starter’s Returning: 2 SID: Gene McCoy SID Phone: (870) 307-7516

Feb. 27 Cornell College Location: Mount Vernon, Iowa Enrollment: 1,200Conference: IIACAffiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Rams2009 Record: 19-20 Conf. Finish: 4-11 (7th) H Coach: Shanda Ness Starter’s Returning: 5 SID: Kerry Kahl SID Phone: (319) 895-4483

Feb. 27 University of Dallas Location: Irving, Texas Enrollment: 1,299Conference: NEACAffiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Crusaders2009 Record: 20-17 Conf. Finish: 0-0 H Coach: Rachel Hanson Starter’s Returning: 8 SID: Ryan Frey SID Phone: (972) 721-5378

March 5 Concordia University Texas Location: Austin, Texas Enrollment: 2,000Conference: American SouthwestAffiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Tornados2009 Record: 20-20 Conf. Finish: 11-13 (5th) H Coach: Stan Warren Starter’s Returning: 4 SID: Tony Baldwin SID Phone: (512) 313-4503

March 5 Texas Lutheran University Location: Seguin, Texas Enrollment: 1,375Conference: American SouthwestAffiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Bulldogs2009 Record: 12-26 Conf. Finish: 7-17 (6th) H Coach: Missy Steiger Starter’s Returning: 5 SID: Tim Clark SID Phone: (830) 372-6877

March 6 Hardin-Simmons University Location: Abilene, Texas Enrollment: 1,997Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Cowgirls2009 Record: 31-12 Conf. Finish: 21-3 (1st) H Coach: Rita Jordan Starter’s Returning: 6 SID: Chad Grubbs SID Phone: (325) 670-1473 March 6 Howard Payne University Location: Brownwood, Texas Enrollment: 1,039Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Yellow Jackets2009 Record: 29-11 Conf. Finish: 17-7 (2nd) H Coach: Jose Mata Starter’s Returning: 4 SID: Abram Choate SID Phone: (325) 649-8111

March 8 Blackburn College Location: Carlinville, Illinois Enrollment: 736Conference: SLIAC Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Beavers2009 Record: 3-31 Conf. Finish: 0-14 (8th) H Coach: Ryan Sackett Starter’s Returning: 7 SID: Michael Neal SID Phone: (217) 854-3231

March 11/April 13 Hendrix College Location: Conway, Arkansas Enrollment: 1,095Conference: SCAC Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Warriors2009 Record: 22-20 Conf. Finish: 9-7 (3rd)H Coach: Amy Weaver Starter’s Returning: 8SID: Brian Rejer SID Phone: (501) 450-1426

March 16 Hillsdale Baptist College Location: Moore, Oklahoma Enrollment: 344Conference: Independent Affiliation: NCCAA Nickname: Saints2009 Record: 3-27 Conf. Finish: NA H Coach: Kent Williams Starter’s Returning: 5 SID: NA SID Phone: NA

March 19-20 East Texas Baptist University Location: Marshall, Texas Enrollment: 1,152Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Tigers2009 Record: 39-9 Conf. Finish: 21-3 (1st) H Coach: Janae Schlabs-Shirley Starter’s Returning: 5 SID: David Weaver SID Phone: (903) 923-2129 March 26-27 LeTourneau University Location: Longview, Texas Enrollment: 1,327Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: YellowJackets2009 Record: 14-23 Conf. Finish: 7-17 (5th) H Coach: Mike VanBrocklin Starter’s Returning: 6 SID: Brian Howard SID Phone: (903) 233-3724

April 1-2Louisiana College Location: Pineville, Louisiana Enrollment: 1,056Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Wildcats2009 Record: 38-9Conf. Finish: 19-5 (2nd)H Coach: Tim Whitman Starter’s Returning: 7 SID: Will Tubbs SID Phone: (318) 487-7590

April 9-10 Mississippi College Location: Clinton, Mississippi Enrollment: 3,348 Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Choctaws2009 Record: 22-17 Conf. Finish: 15-9 (4th) H Coach: Brooke O’Hair Starter’s Returning: 5 SID: Chris Brooks SID Phone: (601) 925-3234

April 16-17 University of Texas-Tyler Location: Tyler, Texas Enrollment: 3,863Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Patriots2009 Record: 39-10 Conf. Finish: 17-7 (3rd) H Coach: Mike Reed Starter’s Returning: 4 SID: Peyton Low SID Phone: (903) 565-5559

April 23-24 University of Texas-Dallas Location: Richardson, Texas Enrollment: 6,923Conference: American Southwest Affiliation: NCAA III Nickname: Comets2009 Record: 5-31 Conf. Finish: 2-22 (7th)H Coach: Kim Sotomayor Starter’s Returning: 4 SID: Bruce Unrue SID Phone: (972) 883-6308

2010 Schedule February 23 Lyon College (DH) 1 pm27 ^Cornell College 2 pm27 ^University of Dallas 4 pm March5 #Concordia Univ. Tx 10 am5 #Texas Lutheran Univ 3 pm6 #Hardin-Simmons Univ. 10 am6 #Howard Payne Univ. 3 pm8 Blackburn Coll. (DH) 1 pm11 Hendrix College (DH) 2 pm16 Hillsdale Baptist (DH) 2 pm19 *East Tx Bapt Univ. (DH) 6 pm20 *East Tx Bapt Univ. (DH) 1 pm26 *LeTourneau Univ. (DH) 2 pm27 *LeTourneau Univ. 12 pm April 1 *Louisiana Coll. (DH) 4 pm2 *Louisiana Coll.(DH) 1 pm9 *Mississippi Coll. (DH) 2 pm10 *Mississippi Coll. (DH) 12 pm13 Hendrix College (DH) 5 pm16 *UT Tyler (DH) 2 pm17 *UT Tyler (DH) (Sr Day) 12 pm23 *UT Dallas (DH) 4 pm24 *UT Dallas (DH) 12 pm ^University of Dallas Spring Kick-off at Irving, Texas #ASC First Pitch Tournament at Farmers Branch, Texas

*American Southwest Confer-ence Game Home games in bold

2009 Final StatisticsU N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E O Z A R K S S O F T B A L L

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ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHAStephany Henson 4.45 2-19 24 21 11 0/0 0 125.1 183 124 62 39 69 23 3 7 565 .324 15 3 2 3 8Kelsea Morris 7.20 1-4 17 4 0 0/0 1 30.0 57 44 24 18 9 6 4 2 143 .399 8 2 0 3 2Kelsey Mefford 7.50 1-9 23 13 1 0/0 1 78.0 122 88 65 54 29 26 4 12 342 .357 19 10 1 9 9Kaci Foster 8.80 1-2 8 2 0 0/0 0 15.1 31 20 15 7 7 4 1 2 76 .408 3 0 0 1 4Sarah Otteman 11.12 0-1 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 14 12 7 5 4 2 0 2 33 .424 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 6.12 5-35 40 40 12 0/0 2 254.1 407 288 173 123 118 61 12 25 1159 .351 45 15 3 16 23Opponents 3.08 35-5 40 40 25 8/0 3 268.2 259 115 92 77 220 40 9 4 1031 .251 19 25 1 7 28

Multiple-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Julie Wilkinson 9 2 - - 11 Kayla Harris 10 1 - - 11 Colbey Russo 7 - 1 - 8 Danielle Dirks 4 4 - - 8 Nicole Ashley 6 - - - 6 Cassie Saorrono 5 1 - - 6 Sarah Otteman 4 - - - 4 Kelsey Stephens 2 1 - - 3 Emily Burns 3 - - - 3 Rebecca Groff 1 - - - 1 TEAM 51 9 1 0 61

Multiple-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ TotalJulie Wilkinson 2 3 - - 5Danielle Dirks 3 - - - 3Cassie Saorrono 2 1 - - 3Nicole Ashley - 3 - - 3Sarah Otteman 2 - - - 2Colbey Russo 1 - - - 1Kayla Harris 1 - - - 1Emily Burns 1 - - - 1TEAM 12 7 0 0 19

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%Danielle Dirks .339 39-39 115 18 39 2 4 0 12 49 .426 3 3 14 0 .372 0 8 20-21 53 5 0 1.000Julie Wilkinson .333 40-40 120 10 40 5 2 2 22 55 .458 9 3 17 0 .391 1 1 3-5 84 47 8 .942Kayla Harris .324 40-40 105 15 34 4 1 0 10 40 .381 8 2 23 0 .376 2 0 9-11 57 45 21 .829Colbey Russo .270 38-35 100 16 27 3 1 0 4 32 .320 3 2 25 0 .305 0 3 4-5 52 5 4 .934Kelsey Stephens .250 34-24 52 2 13 5 0 0 5 18 .346 6 2 15 0 .350 0 2 0-0 162 1 7 .959Sarah Otteman .241 39-39 116 16 28 6 1 0 8 36 .310 13 5 19 0 .343 0 6 8-9 56 40 15 .865Emily Burns .232 34-26 69 5 16 2 0 1 8 21 .304 5 2 20 0 .303 0 0 0-2 83 20 5 .954Cassie Saorrono .223 40-40 103 9 23 9 0 0 15 32 .311 9 4 16 1 .303 3 1 1-3 70 91 15 .915Nicole Ashley .206 40-38 102 7 21 3 0 1 14 27 .265 3 1 25 0 .236 0 5 2-2 55 20 8 .904Rebecca Groff .137 33-24 73 3 10 0 0 0 6 10 .137 4 0 11 0 .182 0 0 1-1 65 1 5 .930--------------Amelia Reed .500 2-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 0 1 0 .667 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000Morgan Goates .250 24-2 16 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 .250 2 0 7 0 .333 0 0 1-1 2 5 1 .875Lacey Mainer .125 17-2 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 2 0 5 0 .300 0 2 0-2 4 2 0 1.000Kelsey Mefford .061 19-12 33 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 .091 9 1 12 0 .273 1 0 1-1 12 36 5 .906Hannah Riggs .000 11-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 3 3 .571Michelle Mattox .000 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000Kelsea Morris .000 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 .000 0 0 0-0 5 7 1 .923Kyla Golden .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 .000Mercedes Walters .000 12-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 .000Kaci Foster .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 4 2 .714

Totals .251 40-40 1031 115 259 40 9 4 106 329 .319 77 25 220 1 .317 7 28 53-67 763 375 101 .918Opponents .351 40-40 1159 288 407 61 12 25 248 567 .489 123 15 118 1 .415 16 23 86-108 806 289 51 .955

2009 Results & Game HighsU N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E O Z A R K S S O F T B A L L

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Date Opposing team Score R-H-E R-H-E Inns Overall ASC Pitcher of record Att. Mar 6 vs Howard Payne Univ L 4-5 4-7-1 5-10-2 7 0-1-0 0-0-0 Henson (L 0-1) 95 Mar 6 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor L 3-7 3-4-3 7-10-2 8 0-2-0 0-0-0 Foster (L 0-1) 140 Mar 7 vs Schreiner L 0-6 0-2-7 6-7-1 7 0-3-0 0-0-0 Henson (L 0-2) 100 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State Univ L 5-9 5-6-4 9-13-2 7 0-4-0 0-0-0 Mefford (L 0-1) 100 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State Univ W 9-2 9-13-3 2-5-5 7 1-4-0 0-0-0 Henson (W 1-2) 45 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State Univ W 9-3 9-12-3 3-10-0 7 2-4-0 0-0-0 Foster (W 1-1) 65 Mar 13 Central Baptist College L 1-8 1-6-4 8-9-3 8 2-5-0 0-0-0 Henson (L 1-3) 75 Mar 13 Central Baptist College L 3-14 3-8-3 14-13-3 7 2-6-0 0-0-0 Foster (L 1-2) 210 *Mar 16 Texas-Dallas W 9-8 9-19-3 8-12-1 7 3-6-0 1-0-0 Morris (W 1-1) 120 *Mar 16 Texas-Dallas L 7-10 7-11-2 10-17-3 7 3-7-0 1-1-0 Otteman (L 0-1) 125 *Mar 21 at #3 Texas-Tyler L 0-4 0-2-2 4-4-2 7 3-8-0 1-2-0 Henson (L 1-4) 478 *Mar 21 at #3 Texas-Tyler L 2-6 2-7-0 6-10-1 7 3-9-0 1-3-0 Mefford (L 0-2) 75 Mar 22 at University of Dallas L 2-5 2-3-3 5-10-1 7 3-10-0 1-3-0 Henson (L 1-5) 75 Mar 22 at University of Dallas L 1-5 1-4-4 5-6-1 7 3-11-0 1-3-0 Morris (L 1-1) 136 Mar 25 at Hendrix College L 5-15 5-11-2 15-11-3 5 3-12-0 1-3-0 Morris (L 1-2) 110 Mar 26 at Hendrix College L 3-11 3-5-4 11-14-2 5 3-13-0 1-3-0 Henson (L 1-6) 95 *Mar 29 #14 East Texas Baptist L 2-6 2-6-1 6-10-0 7 3-14-0 1-4-0 Henson (L 1-7) 110 *Mar 29 #14 East Texas Baptist L 0-8 0-3-3 8-8-0 5 3-15-0 1-5-0 Mefford (L 0-3) 150 Apr 1 Lyon College L 3-4 3-10-3 4-8-1 7 3-16-0 1-5-0 Henson (L 1-8) 125 Apr 1 Lyon College L 1-7 1-3-2 7-7-3 7 3-17-0 1-5-0 Mefford (L 0-4) 115 *Apr 3 at LeTourneau L 1-5 1-7-3 5-10-0 7 3-18-0 1-6-0 Henson (L 1-9) 65 *Apr 3 at LeTourneau L 3-7 3-6-1 7-11-0 7 3-19-0 1-7-0 Henson (L 1-10) 68 *Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ W 4-3 4-9-2 3-10-1 7 4-19-0 2-7-0 Henson (W 2-10) 90 *Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ L 1-5 1-6-3 5-8-1 7 4-20-0 2-8-0 Mefford (L 0-5) 85 *Apr 7 at Texas-Dallas L 8-11 8-11-0 11-14-6 7 4-21-0 2-9-0 Henson (L 2-13) 100 *Apr 7 at Texas-Dallas W 7-4 7-14-2 4-14-2 7 5-21-0 3-9-0 Mefford (W 1-4) 100 *Apr 10 #1 Louisiana College L 1-7 1-4-4 7-11-0 7 5-22-0 3-10-0 Henson (L 2-13) 125 *Apr 10 #1 Louisiana College L 5-7 5-6-1 7-13-2 7 5-23-0 3-11-0 Mefford (L 1-5) 135 *Apr 11 #1 Louisiana College L 0-9 0-1-3 9-11-0 7 5-24-0 3-12-0 Henson (L 2-14) 110 *Apr 11 #1 Louisiana College L 2-5 2-5-0 5-6-0 7 5-25-0 3-13-0 Mefford (L 1-6) 115 Apr 15 Hendrix College L 0-7 0-4-4 7-9-1 7 5-26-0 3-13-0 Henson (L 2-15) 105 Apr 15 Hendrix College L 8-13 8-13-4 13-17-0 7 5-27-0 3-13-0 Morris (L 1-3) 125 *Apr 17 at Mississippi College L 1-5 1-2-3 5-9-0 7 5-28-0 3-14-0 Henson (L 2-16) 156 *Apr 17 at Mississippi College L 0-8 0-1-3 8-5-0 5 5-29-0 3-15-0 Mefford (L 1-7) 113 *Apr 18 at Mississippi College L 1-2 1-5-1 2-9-1 7 5-30-0 3-16-0 Henson (L 2-17) 111 *Apr 18 at Mississippi College L 2-3 2-4-0 3-6-1 7 5-31-0 3-17-0 Morris (L 1-4) 111 *Apr 20 #4 Texas-Tyler L 1-8 1-11-4 8-9-0 7 5-32-0 3-18-0 Henson (L 2-17) 75 *Apr 20 #4 Texas-Tyler L 0-22 0-0-3 22-21-0 6 5-33-0 3-19-0 Mefford (L 1-9) 75 *Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist L 1-6 1-5-1 6-10-0 7 5-34-0 3-20-0 Henson (L 2-18) 190 *Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist L 0-8 0-3-2 8-10-0 6 5-35-0 3-21-0 Henson (L 2-19) 190

Team Game Highs BattingAt bats: 38 vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16)Runs scored: 9 vs Sul Ross (Mar 8) 9 vs Sul Ross (Mar 8) 9 vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16) Hits: 19 vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16)RBIs: 9 vs Sul Ross (Mar 8) 9 vs Sul Ross (Mar 8) 9 vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16)Doubles: 6 vs UT Dallas (Apr 7)Triples: 3 vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16)Home runs: 2 vs Sul Ross (Mar 8)Total bases: 30 vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16)Walks: 7 vs UMHB (Mar 6)Strikeouts: 15 vs Louisiana (Apr 10)Sac hits: 3 (4 games)Sac flies: 1 (7 games)Stolen bases: 5 vs Louisiana (Apr 10)Hit by pitch: 2 (5 games)Caught stealing: 2 vs UMHB (Mar 6) 2 vs Schreiner (Mar 7)Runners LOB: 13 vs LeTourneau (Apr 4) 13 vs UT-Dallas (Apr 7)Hit into DP: 1 (5 games) FieldingPutouts: 24 vs CBC (Mar 13)Assists: 14 vs Sul Ross (Mar 8) 14 vs ETBU (Mar 29) 14 vs Louisiana (Apr 10)Errors: 7 vs Schreiner (Mar 7)Passed balls: 3 vs UT-Tyler (Mar 21)DPs turned: 1 (13 games) PitchingInnings pitched: 8.0 vs CBC (Mar 13)Runs allowed: 22 vs UT-Tyler (Apr 20)Earned runs: 13 vs Hendrix (Mar 25)Walks allowed: 10 vs Louisiana (Apr 11)Strikeouts: 8 vs Schreiner (Mar 7) 8 vs CBC (Mar 1)Hits allowed: 21 vs UT-Tyler (Apr 20)Doubles allowed: 5 vs UT-Tyler (Apr 20)Triples allowed: 1 (12 games)Homers allowed: 4 vs UT-Tyler (Apr 20)

Individual Game HighsBattingAt bats: 5 (4 games)Runs scored: 3 - Danielle Dirks vs UT Dallas (Apr 7)Hits: 4 - Colbey Russo vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16)RBIs: 3 - (7 games)Doubles: 2 - Cassie Saorrono vs Sul Ross State Univ (Mar 8) 2 - Colbey Russo vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16) 2 - Cassie Saorrono vs UT Dallas (Apr 7)Triples: 1 - (9 games)Home runs: 1 - (4 games)Total bases: 6 - Colbey Russo vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16) 6 - Julie Wilkinson vs UT-Dallas (Mar 16)Walks: 2 - (7 games)Sac hits: 2 - Danielle Dirks vs LeTourneau (Apr 3) 2 - Danielle Dirks vs Mississippi College (Apr 18)Sac flies: 1 - (7 games)Stolen bases: 3 - Danielle Dirks vs LeTourneau Univ (Apr 4)

FieldingPutouts: 13 - Kelsey Stephens vs Texas-Tyler (Mar 21)Assists: 9 - Cassie Saorrono vs Louisiana College (Apr 10)Errors: 2 - (12 games) PitchingInnings pitched: 7.2 - Stephany Henson vs Central Baptist Coll (Mar 13)Runs allowed: 11 - Stephany Henson vs UT Dallas (Apr 7) 11 - Kelsey Mefford vs Texas-Tyler (Apr 20)Earned runs: 11 - Stephany Henson vs UT Dallas (Apr 7)Walks allowed: 8 - Kelsey Mefford vs Louisiana College (Apr 11)Strikeouts: 8 - Stephany Henson vs Schreiner (Mar 7)Hits allowed: 13 - Stephany Henson vs UT Dallas (Apr 7)Doubles allowed: 3 - (5 games)Triples allowed: 1 - (12 games)Homers allowed: 3 - Kelsey Mefford vs Texas-Tyler (Apr 20)Wild pitches: 3 - Stephany Henson vs UT Dallas (Apr 7) 3 - Kelsey Mefford vs Mississippi College (Apr 17)

2009 Season Review

ASC Honors Two Senior outfielder Danielle Dirks and sophomore third baseman/catcher Julie Wilkinson were named to the American Southwest Confer-ence All-East Division Second Team. Dirks, a native of Farmington, Ark., led Ozarks in batting (.339), runs (18), triples (4), stolen bases (20) and sacrifice hits (8). The right-handed hitter collected 39 hits and 12 RBI. Her 20 stolen bases ranked fifth in the ASC and her four triples placed her second. Dirks was flawless from her right field position, recording 53 put-outs, five assists and did not commit an error. She had eight multiple-hit games. She went 3-for-4 against UT-Dallas twice and LeTourneau University once. Dirks ends her career ranked in the top five in a number of career records at Ozarks. She is second in doubles (22), triples (5), home runs (6) and total bases (176). She is third in RBI (60) and stolen bases (38), fourth in games played (150) and fifth in at bats (438) and hits (126). Wilkinson, a native of Union-ville, Mo., made the All-Conference Team as a utility player. Wilkinson led the team in hits (40), RBI (22), total bases (55), home runs (2) and slugging percentage (.458). She also hit .333 with five doubles and two triples. Wilkin-son, a switch hitter, had 11 multiple-hit games in 40 starts. One of her best performances of the season came against UT-Dallas March 16 when she went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. In two sea-sons, she is already ninth at Ozarks in career slugging percentage (.400). In 2008, Wilkinson was named a NFCA Academic All-American. She was also a member of the ASC All-Aca-demic Team in 2009.


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Dirks Named NFCA All-Region Senior outfielder Danielle Dirks was named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest All-Region Third Team. The Farmington, Ark., native was also named to the American South-west Conference All-East Division Second Team in 2009. Dirks, a 5-foot-5 graduate of Farmington High School, was among the most productive outfielders in the region, hitting .339, scoring 18 times, recording four triples and stealing 20 bases. The right-handed speedster collected 39 hits and 12 RBI. Her 20 stolen bases ranked fifth in the ASC and her four triples placed her second. Dirks was flawless from her right field position, recording 53 putouts, five assists and no errors. She had eight multiple-hit games. Dirks made her mark on the record books, finishing in the top-5 in a number of categories at Ozarks. She is second in career doubles (22), triples (5), home runs (6) and total bases (176). She is third in RBI (60) and stolen bases (38), fourth in games played (150) and fifth in at bats (438) and hits (126). ASC: Nation’s Elite NCAA III Conference The ASC once again proved it was among the strongest conferences in NCAA III during the 2009 season. Three teams from the ASC, all ranked No.1 in the country during the season, made the NCAA III tournament. Only 59 teams qualify for the national tournament and it was the third straight year that the ASC has got-ten three teams in the tourney. East Texas Baptist University hosted a regional that included ASC foes Louisiana College and UT-Tyler. UT-Tyler won the regional and advanced to the eight-team College World Series where it lost in the first round. There is plenty of parity within the ASC. ASC champion UT-Tyler lost seven games to conference opponents.

Pretty In PinkFor the second straight year, members of the softball team participated in the annual Arkansas Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure during the fall semester. They were amongst the thousands of participants across the country. Sopho-more Morgan Goates and Kaci Foster along with senior Danielle Dirks ran in the race. The softball team also helped SAAC hold their second annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign the week prior to the race in which they collected donations, passed out pink ribbons and participated in the race. The pre-vious season, the Lady Eagles joined the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s StrikeOut Cancer initiative to raise money and awareness on behalf of the American Cancer Society. All donations went to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Both teams wore pink during the game.Julie Wilkinson Danielle Dirks

Individual & Team Records

Offensive Batting Average Season .460, Kara Bartholomew (2007) Career .378, Chelsea Joslin (05-08) Team .329 (2002)

Hits Game 4 (11 times) Last: Colbey Russo (2009) Season 63, Kara Bartholomew (2007) Career 170, Kara Bartholomew (04-07) Team 335 (2002)

Home Runs Game 3, Chelsea Joslin (2007) Season 10, Chelsea Joslin (2007, 2008) Career 32, Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) Team 26 (2008)

Runs Batted In Game 6, Chelsea Joslin (2008) Season 45, Chelsea Joslin (2008) Career 131, Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) Team 199 (2002)

Slugging Percentage Season .748, Chelsea Joslin (2005) Career .647, Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) Team .427 (2002)

On Base Percentage Season .478, Chelsea Joslin (2005) Career .422, Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) Team .396 (2002)

Runs Game 4 (2 times) Last: Kara Bartholomew (2007) Season 35, Shannon Rainbolt (2002) Career 106, Shannon Rainbolt (02-05) Team 219 (2002)

Doubles Game 3, Stacy Simpson (2007) Season 15, Leigh Thompson (2002) Career 28, Brooke Grice (2004-07) Team 62 (2002)

Triples Game 2, Jamie Johnson (2001) Season 7, Jamie Johnson (2001) Career 13, Jamie Johnson (01, 03-04) Team 13 (2002)

Total Bases Game 12, Chelsea Joslin (2007) Season 86, Chelsea Joslin (2008) Career 281, Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) Team 442 (2008) At Bats Game 6 (8 times) Last: Stacy Simpson (2007) Season 143, Stacy Simpson (2007) Career 466, Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) Team 1072 (2008)

Stolen Bases Game 4, Kara Bartholomew (2004) Season 29, Kara Bartholomew (2007) Career 74, Kara Bartholomew (04-07) Team 72 (2 times); Last: 2007

Games Played Season 40 (16 Players) Last: 2009 Career 155, Jessica Pianalto (05-08)

Walks Game 3 (8 times) Last: Nicole Ashley (2008) Season 19, Shannon Rainbolt (2004) Career 56, Shannon Rainbolt (02-05) Team 105 (2002) Pitching Earned Run Average Season 2.28, Andrea Mitchell (2006) Career 3.80, Brandi Blake (2003) Team 2.78 (2004) Wins Season 12, Amanda Luney (2002) Career 30, Amanda Luney (2001-04) Team 22 (2002) Saves Season 4, Sarah Otteman (2008) Career 4, Sarah Otteman (2008) Team 5 (2008)

Appearances Season 25, Andrea Mitchell (2007) Career 79, Amanda Luney (2001-04) Complete Games Season 21, Amanda Luney (2002) Career 60, Amanda Luney (2001-04) Team 37 (2 times); Last: 2003 Games Started Season 21 (3 times) Last: Stephany Henson (2009) Career 69, Amanda Luney (2001-04)

Innings Pitched Game 9.1, Amanda Luney (2001) Season 132.2, Andrea Mitchell (2007) Career 415.1, Amanda Luney (01-04) Team 262.2 (2007)

Strikeouts Game 12, Dana Marvin (2006) Season 98, Dana Marvin (2005) Career 237, Dana Marvin (2004-06) Team 166 (2006)

Single-Game Records

Most at bats 47 vs Louisiana College - Apr 22, 2005

Most runs scored 19 vs University of Dallas - Feb 15, 2002

Most hits 22 vs University of Dallas - Feb 15, 2002

vs Hendrix College - Mar 25, 2008 Most runs batted in 19

vs University of Dallas - Feb 15, 2002 Most doubles 8

vs University of Dallas - Feb 15, 2002 vs LeTourneau - Apr 5, 2007

Most triples 3 vs UT-Dallas - Mar. 16, 2009

Most home runs 3 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor - Mar 5, 2005

vs LeTourneau - Apr 6, 2007 Most total bases 34

vs LeTourneau - Apr 6, 2007 Most walks 11

vs Mississippi College - Apr 19, 2008 Most sacrifice hits 3

vs Texas Lutheran Univ. - Mar 4, 2006 vs Rhodes College - Mar 21, 2006 vs LeTourneau Univ. - Apr 7, 2006 vs Hendrix College - Feb 24, 2004

vs Louisiana College - Apr 22, 2005 vs Hendrix College - Feb 24, 2005

vs Howard Payne - Mar 5, 2005 vs LeTourneau - Apr 3, 2009

vs Mary Hardin-Baylor - Mar 6, 2009 vs Howard Payne - Mar 6, 2009

Most stolen bases 9 vs Hendrix College - Feb 24, 2004

Most steal attempts 9 vs Hendrix College - Feb 24, 2004

Most intentional walks 2 vs UT-Dallas - Mar 26, 2005

Most innings pitched 11.0 vs Hendrix College - Apr 23, 2006

vs Schreiner University - Mar 3, 2007 Most hits allowed 21

vs East Texas Baptist - Mar 16, 2001 vs UT-Tyler - Apr 20, 2009

Most runs allowed 22 vs UT-Tyler - Apr 20, 2009

Most earned runs allowed 14 vs Mississippi College - Apr 18, 2008

Most walks allowed 10 vs Louisiana College - Apr 11, 2009

Most strikeouts 12 vs Greenville College - Mar 14, 2006

Most batters faced 51 vs Louisiana College - Apr 22, 2005

Most chances 45 vs Louisiana College - Apr 22, 2005

Most putouts 33 vs Hendrix College - Apr 23, 2006

Most assists 19 vs UT-Tyler - Apr 24, 2008

Most errors 10 vs Louisiana College - Mar 27, 2001

Most caught stealing by 3 vs Texas-Tyler - Apr 1, 2005


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Career Offensive Leaders

Highest batting avg. (minimum 100 AB) 1. .378 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) 2. .371 - Leigh Thompson (2002-03) 3. .365 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) 4. .344 - Kaitlyn Poirier (2008) 5. .326 - Regan Brown (2002-03)

Highest slugging pct. (minimum 100 AB) 1. .647 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) 2. .531 - Kaitlyn Poirier (2008) 3. .482 - Leigh Thompson (2002-03) 4. .462 - Jamie Johnson (2001, 03-04) 5. .441 - Kelly Bennett (2002-03)

Highest on base pct. (minimum 100 AB) 1. .422 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) 2. .413 - Leigh Thompson (2002-03) 3. .404 - Sarah Otteman (2008-09) 4. .401 - Regan Brown (2002-03) 5. .384 - Kaitlyn Poirier (2008)

Most games played 1. 155 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08) 2. 153 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) 3. 151 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) 4. 150 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09) 5. 147 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05)

Most games started 1. 154 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08) 2. 151 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) 3. 150 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) 4. 149 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09) 5. 146 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05)

Most at bats 1. 466 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) 2. 461 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05) 3. 447 - Brooke Grice (2004-07) 4. 439 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08) 5. 438 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)

Most runs scored 1. 106 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05) 2. 91 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) 3. 70 - Brooke Grice (2004-07) 4. 63 - Jodie Clark (2004-07) 63 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08) 5. 59 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)

Most hits 1. 170 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) 2. 164 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) 3. 135 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05) 4. 127 - Brooke Grice (2004-07) 5. 126 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)

Most doubles1. 28 - Brooke Grice (2004-07)2. 22 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)3. 21 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)4. 20 - Leigh Thompson (2002-03)5. 19 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)

Most triples1. 13 - Jamie Johnson (2001, 03-04)2. 5 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)3. 4 - Erica Newell (2003-06) 4 - Regan Brown (2002-03) 4 - Jodie Clark (2004-07)4. 3 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05) 3 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)5. 2 - Sarah Fielder (2002-03) 2 - Sarah Otteman (2008-09) 2 - Jennifer Hudlow (2002)

Most home runs1. 32 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)2. 6 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)3. 4 - Kaitlyn Poirier (2008) 4 - Cassie Saorrono (2008-09) 4 - Brooke Grice (2004-07) 4 - Jamie Johnson (2001, 03-04)4. 3 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08) 3 - Erica Newell (2003-06) 3 - Kelly Bennett (2002-03) 3 - Sarah Otteman (2008-09)5. 2 - Julie Wilkinson (2008-09) 2 - Nicole Ashley (2007-09) Most runs batted in1. 131 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)2. 76 - Brooke Grice (2004-07)3. 60 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)4. 51 - Leigh Thompson (2002-03)5. 48 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05)

Most total bases1. 281 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)2. 176 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)3. 172 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07)4. 167 - Brooke Grice (2004-07)5. 153 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05) Most walks1. 56 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05)2. 46 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)3. 34 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)4. 32 - Brooke Grice (2004-07)5. 29 - Jodie Clark (2004-07)

Most times hit by pitch1. 10 - Cassie Saorrono (2008-09) 10 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)2. 8 - Brooke Grice (2004-07)3. 7 - Sarah Otteman (2008-09)4. 5 - Erica Newell (2003-06)5. 4 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08) 4 - Jodie Clark (2004-07) 4 - Nicole Ashley (2007-09) 4 - Julie Wilkinson (2008-09) 4 - Kelly Bennett (2002-03) Most sacrifice flies1. 6 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)2. 5 - Brooke Grice (2004-07) 5 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)3. 4 - Cassie Saorrono (2008-09) 4 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)4. 2 - Nicole Ashley (2007-09) 2 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05) 2 - Jamie Johnson (2001, 03-04) 2 - Kayla Harris (2009)5. 1 - Leigh Thompson (2002-03)

Most sacrifice hits1. 21 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08) 21 - Jodie Clark (2004-07)2. 17 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07)3. 12 - Devon Bottoms (2003-06)4. 11 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)5. 10 - Sarah Otteman (2008-09) 10 - Erica Newell (2003-06)

Most stolen bases1. 74 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07)2. 40 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05)3. 38 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)4. 33 - Jodie Clark (2004-07)5. 25 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)

Most stolen base attempts1. 81 - Kara Bartholomew (2004-07)2. 43 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)3. 42 - Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05)4. 37 - Jodie Clark (2004-07)5. 29 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)


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Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)

Leigh Thompson (2002-03)Kara Bartholomew (2004-07)

Career Pitching & Fielding Leaders

Lowest earned run avg. (minimum 100 IP)1. 3.80 - Brandi Blake (2003)2. 4.04 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)3. 4.16 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)4. 4.49 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)5. 5.05 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)

Lowest opponent batting avg. (minimum 100 IP)1. .282 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)2. .287 - Brandi Blake (2003)3. .314 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)4. .317 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06) .317 - Brittany Thompson (2008)5. .334 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)

Most strikeouts/9 inn game (minimum 100 IP)1. 7.05 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)2. 6.79 - Brittany Thompson (2008)3. 5.04 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)4. 4.02 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)5. 3.77 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)

Most wins1. 27 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)2. 17 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)3. 16 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06) 16 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)4. 13 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)5. 10 - Janae Smith (2002)

Most saves1. 4 - Sarah Otteman (2008-09)2. 2 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)3. 1 - Kelsea Morris (2009) 1 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07) 1 - Dana Marvin (2004-06) 1 - Kelsey Mefford (2009)

Most appearances1. 79 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)2. 68 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)3. 64 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)4. 60 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)5. 48 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)

Most games started1. 69 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)2. 59 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)3. 45 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)4. 44 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)5. 31 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)

Most complete games1. 60 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)2. 34 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)3. 30 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)4. 25 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)5. 18 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)

Most shutouts1. 5 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)2. 4 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)3. 3 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07) 3 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)4. 2 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)5. 1 - Brandi Blake (2003)

Most innings pitched1. 415.1 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)2. 367.0 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)3. 302.2 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)4. 262.1 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)5. 212.1 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)

Most trikeouts1. 237 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)2. 164 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)3. 147 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)4. 127 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)5. 89 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)

Fewest walks allowed/9 inn game1. 1.19 - Andrea Mitchell (2006-07)2. 1.89 - Amanda Luney (2001-04)3. 2.13 - Brandi Blake (2003)4. 2.43 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)5. 3.24 - Dana Marvin (2004-06)

Highest fielding pct. (minimum 100 chances)1. .985 - Erica Newell (2003-06)2. .984 - Jeanne Randall (2004-07)3. .976 - Andrea Dewey (2003-04)4. .975 - Kelly Bennett (2002-03) .975 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)5. .968 - Sarah Fielder (2002-03)

Lowest stolen base against pct. 1. .727 - Sarah Otteman (2008-09)2. .756 - Julie Wilkinson (2008-09)3. .778 - Stephany Henson (2007-09)4. .788 - Brittany Thompson (2008)5. .810 - Chanceree Catlett (2004-06)

Most chances1. 670 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)2. 615 - Erica Newell (2003-06)3. 597 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)4. 526 - Sarah Fielder (2002-03)5. 523 - Brooke Grice (2004-07)

Most putouts1. 609 - Chelsea Joslin (2005-08)2. 574 - Erica Newell (2003-06)3. 474 - Sarah Fielder (2002-03)4. 321 - Jeanne Randall (2004-07)5. 303 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)

Most assists1. 335 - Brooke Grice (2004-07)2. 257 - Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)3. 187 - Jamie Johnson (2001, 03-04)4. 186 - Danielle Dirks (2006-09)5. 171 - Leigh Thompson (2002-03)


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Amanda Luney (2001-04)

Dana Marvin (2004-06)

Honors & Coaching Records

Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region Team 2007 Kara Bartholomew (2nd) 2008 Chelsea Joslin (2nd)2009 Danielle Dirks (3rd) ASC Newcomer of the Year2002 Leigh Thompson All-ASC2003 Shannon Rainbolt Leigh Thompson2002 Leigh Thompson ASC All-East Division2001 Jamie Johnson (Hon. Men.) Amanda Luney (Hon. Men.)2002 Leigh Thompson (1st) Kelly Bennett (Hon. Men.) Regan Brown (Hon. Men.) Amanda Luney (Hon. Men.) Shannon Rainbolt (Hon. Men.)2003 Shannon Rainbolt (1st) Leigh Thompson (1st) Amanda Luney (2nd) Jamie Johnson (Hon. Men.)2004 Jodie Clark (1st) Kara Bartholomew (2nd) Shannon Rainbolt (2nd) Dana Marvin (Hon. Men.) Erica Newell (Hon. Men.)2005 Kara Bartholomew (Hon. Men.) Jodie Clark (Hon. Men.) Brooke Grice (Hon. Men.) Chelsea Joslin (Hon. Men.) Erica Newell (Hon. Men.)2006 Dara Clark (Hon. Men.) Danielle Dirks (Hon. Men.) Brooke Grice (Hon. Men.) Chelsea Joslin (Hon. Men.) Dana Marvin (Hon. Men.) 2007 Kara Bartholomew (2nd) Chelsea Joslin (2nd) Stephany Henson (2nd) Brooke Grice (Hon. Men.)2008 Chelsea Joslin (2nd) Sarah Otteman (Hon. Men.) Jessica Pianalto (Hon. Men.) Kaitlyn Poirier (Hon. Men.)2009 Danielle Dirks (2nd) Julie Wilkinson (2nd) NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete2002 Amie Jondro2004 Sydney Johnson Shannon Rainbolt 2008 Chelsea Joslin Kaitlyn Poirier Julie Wilkinson ASC All-Academic Team2003 Amie Jondro Julia Nicholson2004 Devon Bottoms Kaleigh Dees

Andrea Dewey Trenda Neff Erica Newell Shannon Rainbolt2005 Tiffany Armstrong Jodie Clark Dana Marvin Trenda Neff Erica Newell Shannon Rainbolt Jeanne Randall Kayla Reedy2006 Tiffany Armstrong Jodie Clark Trenda Neff Jessica Pianalto Jeanne Randall 2007 Tiffany Armstrong Jodie Clark Chelsea Joslin Andrea Mitchell Jessica Pianalto Jeanne Randall Stacy Simpson2008 Chelsea Joslin Jessica Pianalto Stacy Simpson2009 Julie Wilkinson

Miscellaneous Team Records

Longest Winning Streak: 9 (2002 & 2004)Longest Losing Streak: 14 (2009)

Most Runs Scored: 19

vs Univ of Dallas (Feb. 15, 2002)

Most Combined Runs: 29 vs Univ of Dallas (Feb. 15, 2002)

Largest Margin Of Victory: 17

vs Hendrix (Feb. 24, 2002) vs Westminster (March 23, 2004)

Largest Margin Of Defeat: 22

vs UT-Tyler (April 20, 2009)

Most Wins vs. Opponents:LeTourneau University.........................23-12Hendrix College................................16-15-1UT-Dallas..............................................14-16

Most Losses vs. Opponents:East Texas Baptist..................................1-35Louisiana College.................................0-34Mississippi College.................................6-30


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Jon Janssen

Year Head Coach Overall Pct. ASC Pct. ASC Finish

2001 Jon Janssen 3-20 .130 2-14 .125 4th

2002 Jon Janssen 20-18 .526 10-14 .416 4th

2003 Jon Janssen 13-21 .382 7-17 .291 5th

2004 Jon Janssen 19-18 .513 9-15 .375 5th

2005 Jon Janssen 11-28-1 .287 5-23 .178 7th

Totals Jon Janssen 66-105-1 .386 33-83 .284

2006 Elizabeth Caroscio 14-23 .378 3-19 .136 6th




Totals Elizabeth Caroscio 50-107 .318 20-74 .212

Totals 116-212-1 .354 53-157 .252Elizabeth Caroscio

Brooke GriceJamie JohnsonShannon Rainbolt

Year-By-Year Results

2001 Overall: 3-20; ASC: 2-14 (4th) Head Coach: Jon Janssen Feb 2 Hendrix College L 2-6 Feb 20 Hendrix College L 4-6 Feb 23 at LeTourneau Univ. L 1-7 Feb 23 at Hendrix College L 2-4 Feb 24 vs Williams Baptist Coll. W 5-4 *Mar 9 vs Schreiner University L 2-10 *Mar 9 vs Sul Ross State Univ. L 3-5 *Mar 10 vs Concordia-Austin W 10-9 *Mar 10 vs Texas Lutheran Univ. L 0-8 *Mar 16 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-8 *Mar 16 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 3-14 *Mar 17 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 1-14 *Mar 17 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 1-9 *Mar 23 at LeTourneau Univ. W 3-1 *Mar 23 at LeTourneau Univ. L 2-5 Mar 26 Hendrix College L 5-10 Mar 26 Hendrix College L 3-14 *Mar 27 Louisiana College L 3-10 *Mar 27 Louisiana College L 0-11 *Apr 6 at Mississippi College L 5-10 *Apr 6 at Mississippi College L 0-11 *Apr 7 at Mississippi College L 0-1 *Apr 7 at Mississippi College L 6-8 2002 Overall: 20-18; ASC: 10-14 (4th) Head Coach: Jon Janssen Feb 9 Hendrix College W 16-0 Feb 9 Hendrix College W 16-1 Feb 15 at University of Dallas W 10-0 Feb 15 at University of Dallas W 19-15 Feb 23 vs University of Dallas W 8-4 Feb 23 vs Williams Baptist Coll. W 5-2 Feb 24 at Hendrix College W 17-0 Feb 24 vs University of Dallas W 8-1 *Mar 8 vs Howard Payne Univ. W 11-3 *Mar 8 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor L 1-12 *Mar 9 vs Schreiner University L 3-6 *Mar 9 vs Sul Ross State Univ. W 10-7 *Mar 15 at East Texas Baptist L 0-2 *Mar 15 at East Texas Baptist L 0-19 *Mar 16 at East Texas Baptist L 0-2 *Mar 16 at East Texas Baptist L 0-18 *Mar 22 LeTourneau Univ. W 11-10 *Mar 22 LeTourneau Univ. W 8-0 *Mar 23 LeTourneau Univ. W 8-0 *Mar 23 LeTourneau Univ. W 4-1 Mar 29 at Washington Univ. L 0-7 Mar 29 vs Coe University L 0-8 Mar 30 vs Maryville College L 1-8 *Apr 5 at Louisiana College L 0-11 *Apr 5 at Louisiana College L 1-11 *Apr 6 at Louisiana College L 0-13 *Apr 6 at Louisiana College L 0-2 Apr 9 Williams Baptist College W 5-4 Apr 9 Williams Baptist College L 2-6 *Apr 12 Mississippi College L 1-3 *Apr 12 Mississippi College L 7-11 *Apr 13 Mississippi College L 2-7 *Apr 13 Mississippi College L 1-2 Apr 17 at Williams Baptist Coll. W 7-1 *Apr 19 UT-Dallas W 2-0 *Apr 19 UT-Dallas W 8-6 *Apr 20 UT-Dallas W 5-2 *Apr 20 UT-Dallas W 3-2

2003 Overall: 13-21; ASC: 7-17 (5th) Head Coach: Jon Janssen Feb 11 Ouachita Baptist Univ. W 3-1 Feb 11 Ouachita Baptist Univ. L 0-5 Feb 20 at Arkansas Tech Univ. W 7-2 Feb 20 at Arkansas Tech Univ. L 0-2 *Mar 7 vs Concordia-Austin W 11-3 *Mar 7 vs Texas Lutheran W 2-1 *Mar 8 vs Howard Payne Univ. L 4-6 *Mar 8 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor L 3-9 Mar 11 at Ouachita Baptist Univ. L 0-1 Mar 12 at Ouachita Baptist Univ. W 8-3 *Mar 21 at LeTourneau Univ. W 3-1 *Mar 21 at LeTourneau Univ. L 0-1 *Mar 22 at LeTourneau Univ. W 2-1 *Mar 22 at LeTourneau Univ. W 8-2 Mar 24 Westminster College W 9-1 Mar 24 Westminster College W 8-0 *Mar 28 Louisiana College L 1-12 *Mar 28 Louisiana College L 2-8 *Mar 29 Louisiana College L 1-3 *Mar 29 Louisiana College L 4-7 *Apr 4 at Mississippi College L 0-8 *Apr 4 at Mississippi College L 2-7 *Apr 5 at Mississippi College L 0-1 *Apr 5 at Mississippi College W 6-1 *Apr 11 at UT-Dallas L 1-6 *Apr 11 at UT-Dallas L 0-3 *Apr 12 at UT-Dallas W 2-0 *Apr 12 at UT-Dallas L 5-6 Apr 22 Arkansas Tech Univ. W 6-4 Apr 22 Arkansas Tech Univ. L 1-5 *Apr 25 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 2-15 *Apr 25 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-7 *Apr 26 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-15 *Apr 26 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 2-7 2004 Overall: 19-18; ASC: 9-15 (5th) Head Coach: Jon JanssenFeb 24 Hendrix College W 10-9 Feb 24 Hendrix College W 8-2 Feb 28 at Westminster College W 6-2 Feb 28 at Westminster College W 8-0 *Mar 5 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor L 3-7 *Mar 5 vs Schreiner Univ. W 5-3 *Mar 6 vs Sul Ross State Univ. W 7-4 *Mar 6 vs Concordia-Austin W 10-2 Mar 10 vs Eureka College W 11-2 Mar 10 vs Eureka College W 5-1 *Mar 12 LeTourneau Univ. W 10-1 *Mar 12 LeTourneau Univ. W 5-2 *Mar 13 LeTourneau Univ. W 12-7 *Mar 13 LeTourneau Univ. W 14-6 Mar 15 vs Huntington College L 0-5 Mar 15 vs Huntington College W 7-0 Mar 16 vs Grand View College L 0-2 Mar 16 vs Grand View College W 10-5 *Mar 19 at Louisiana College L 0-7 *Mar 19 at Louisiana College L 2-10 *Mar 20 at Louisiana College L 0-3 Mar 20 at Louisiana College L 0-1 Mar 23 Westminster College W 17-0 *Mar 26 Mississippi College L 0-3 *Mar 26 Mississippi College L 1-2 *Mar 27 Mississippi College W 3-1 *Mar 27 Mississippi College W 3-2

*Apr 3 UT-Dallas L 0-6 *Apr 3 UT-Dallas L 1-2 *Apr 4 UT-Dallas L 3-9 *Apr 4 UT-Dallas L 1-8 *Apr 16 at East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-7 *Apr 16 at East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-14 *Apr 17 at East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-13 *Apr 17 at East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-6 Apr 19 at Hendrix College W 8-1 Apr 19 at Hendrix College L 1-2 2005 Overall: 11-28-1; ASC: 5-23 (7th) Head Coach: Jon Janssen Feb 24 at Hendrix College T 7-7 Feb 24 at Hendrix College W 5-3 Mar 1 Ouachita Baptist Univ. L 1-15 Mar 1 Ouachita Baptist Univ. L 6-8 *Mar 4 vs Texas Lutheran Univ. L 0-3 *Mar 4 vs Hardin-Simmons Univ. L 3-10 *Mar 5 vs Howard Payne Univ. L 2-4 *Mar 5 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor L 8-9 *Mar 11 at Mississippi College L 0-7 *Mar 11 at Mississippi College L 0-8 *Mar 12 at Mississippi College L 6-13 *Mar 12 at Mississippi College W 2-1 *Mar 25 UT-Dallas L 0-1 *Mar 25 UT-Dallas W 7-2 *Mar 26 UT-Dallas L 1-3 *Mar 26 UT-Dallas W 2-1 Mar 29 Central Baptist College W 8-0 Mar 29 Central Baptist College W 3-2 *Apr 1 at UT-Tyler L 1-6 *Apr 1 at UT-Tyler L 0-5 *Apr 2 at UT-Tyler L 2-9 *Apr 2 at UT-Tyler L 6-7 Apr 5 at Ouachita Baptist Univ. L 1-7 Apr 5 at Ouachita Baptist Univ. L 0-6 *Apr 8 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 5-15 *Apr 8 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 2-10 *Apr 9 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 1-9 *Apr 9 East Texas Baptist Univ. L 0-8 Apr 13 Hendrix College W 8-3 Apr 13 Hendrix College L 1-2 *Apr 15 at LeTourneau Univ. L 1-2 *Apr 15 at LeTourneau Univ. W 11-4 *Apr 16 at LeTourneau Univ. L 6-7 *Apr 16 at LeTourneau Univ. W 12-0 *Apr 22 Louisiana College L 2-5 *Apr 22 Louisiana College L 8-9 *Apr 23 Louisiana College L 4-7 *Apr 23 Louisiana College L 3-14 Apr 26 at Central Baptist Coll. W 12-3 Apr 26 at Central Baptist Coll. W 10-5 2006Overall: 14-23; ASC: 3-19 (6th)Head Coach: Elizabeth Caroscio Mar 1 at Henderson State L 1-9 Mar 1 at Henderson State L 1-6 Mar 3 vs Schreiner University W 9-0 Mar 3 vs Sul Ross State W 6-5 Mar 4 vs Concordia-Austin W 5-1 Mar 4 vs Texas Lutheran Univ. L 4-5 Mar 8 vs Eureka College W 3-0 Mar 8 vs Eureka College W 6-2 Mar 14 Greenville College W 4-3 Mar 14 Greenville College W 5-0


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Year-By-Year & All-Time Results

*Mar 17 at UT-Dallas L 1-4 *Mar 17 at UT-Dallas L 4-5 Mar 21 at Rhodes College W 9-1 Mar 22 Hendrix College W 5-4 Mar 22 Hendrix College W 9-3 *Mar 24 UT-Tyler L 2-6 *Mar 24 UT-Tyler L 2-8 *Mar 25 UT-Tyler L 1-2 *Mar 25 UT-Tyler L 4-7 *Mar 31 at East Texas Baptist L 1-8 *Mar 31 at East Texas Baptist L 1-9 *Apr 1 at East Texas Baptist L 2-7 *Apr 1 at East Texas Baptist L 1-7 *Apr 7 LeTourneau Univ. W 7-6 *Apr 7 LeTourneau Univ. W 12-11 *Apr 8 LeTourneau Univ. L 0-5 *Apr 8 LeTourneau Univ. W 6-1 *Apr 13 at Louisiana College L 1-9 *Apr 13 at Louisiana College L 0-10 *Apr 14 at Louisiana College L 0-3 *Apr 14 at Louisiana College L 1-9 *Apr 21 Mississippi College L 2-4 *Apr 21 Mississippi College L 0-7 *Apr 22 Mississippi College L 1-6 *Apr 22 Mississippi College L 0-8 Apr 23 at Hendrix College W 7-3 Apr 23 at Hendrix College L 3-4 2007Overall: 17-23; ASC: 7-17 (5th)Head Coach: Elizabeth Caroscio Mar 2 vs Hardin-Simmons L 1-3 Mar 2 vs Howard Payne Univ. L 2-8 Mar 3 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor L 1-5 Mar 3 vs Schreiner University L 12-13 Mar 8 Eureka College W 9-1 Mar 8 Eureka College W 7-6 Mar 9 Piedmont College W 1-0 Mar 9 Piedmont College L 2-3 Mar 13 Ouachita Baptist L 5-6 Mar 13 Ouachita Baptist W 5-4 *Mar 16 UT-Dallas W 9-5 *Mar 16 UT-Dallas W 11-6 *Mar 17 UT-Dallas L 5-13 *Mar 17 UT-Dallas W 2-1 Mar 21 at Westminster College W 4-3 Mar 21 at Westminster College W 7-3 *Mar 23 at UT-Tyler L 1-2 *Mar 23 at UT-Tyler L 3-4 *Mar 24 at UT-Tyler L 0-8 *Mar 24 at UT-Tyler L 0-8 Mar 28 at Hendrix College W 5-0 Mar 28 at Hendrix College W 7-4 *Mar 30 East Texas Baptist L 3-12 *Mar 30 East Texas Baptist L 3-4 *Mar 31 East Texas Baptist L 2-9 *Mar 31 East Texas Baptist L 3-6 *Apr 5 at LeTourneau Univ. W 10-6 *Apr 5 at LeTourneau Univ. W 1-0 *Apr 6 at LeTourneau Univ. W 16-12 *Apr 6 at LeTourneau Univ. W 4-0 *Apr 14 Louisiana College L 2-14 *Apr 14 Louisiana College L 2-9 *Apr 15 Louisiana College L 1-9 *Apr 15 Louisiana College L 2-7 Apr 17 Hendrix College W 2-0 Apr 17 Hendrix College W 6-1 *Apr 20 at Mississippi College L 2-3

*Apr 20 at Mississippi College L 1-4 *Apr 21 at Mississippi College L 1-3 *Apr 21 at Mississippi College L 1-9 2008Overall: 14-26; ASC: 7-17 (6th)Head Coach: Elizabeth Caroscio Mar 1 Robert Morris College W 13-5 Mar 1 Robert Morris College W 7-5 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State W 13-1 Mar 7 vs Concordia Univ Texas W 5-3 Mar 8 vs Texas Lutheran Univ W 4-2 Mar 8 vs Hardin-Simmons L 3-10 *Mar 12 UT-Dallas L 8-9*Mar 12 UT-Dallas W 11-5 *Mar 15 East Texas Baptist W 5-4 *Mar 15 East Texas Baptist L 4-5 *Mar 21 UT-Tyler L 5-16 *Mar 21 UT-Tyler L 3-15 Mar 25 at Hendrix College W 14-5 Mar 25 at Hendrix College L 4-5 Mar 27 Central Baptist College L 1-3 Mar 27 Central Baptist College W 8-4 Mar 29 at Millsaps College L 0-8 Mar 29 at Millsaps College L 1-9 *Apr 1 at UT-Dallas W 6-4 *Apr 1 at UT-Dallas L 7-10 *Apr 5 LeTourneau Univ. W 5-2 *Apr 5 LeTourneau Univ. L 4-10 *Apr 6 LeTourneau Univ. L 2-5 *Apr 6 LeTourneau Univ. L 10-12 *Apr 11 at Louisiana College L 1-3 *Apr 11 at Louisiana College L 0-9 *Apr 12 at Louisiana College L 0-8 *Apr 11 at Louisiana College L 0-4 Apr 14 at Ouachita Baptist L 0-4 Apr 14 at Ouachita Baptist L 1-6 *Apr 18 Mississippi College W 9-4 *Apr 18 Mississippi College L 2-18 *Apr 19 Mississippi College L 4-5 *Apr 19 Mississippi College W 8-6 Apr 22 Hendrix College L 1-2 Apr 22 Hendrix College L 6-7 *Apr 24 at UT-Tyler W 2-1 *Apr 24 at UT-Tyler L 2-3 *Apr 26 at East Texas Baptist L 4-9 *Apr 26 at East Texas Baptist L 0-7

2009Overall: 5-35; ASC: 3-21 (6th)Head Coach: Elizabeth CaroscioMar 6 vs Howard Payne Univ L 4-5 Mar 6 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor L 3-7 Mar 7 vs Schreiner University L 0-6 Mar 7 vs Sul Ross State Univ. L 5-9 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State Univ. W 9-2 Mar 8 vs Sul Ross State Univ. W 9-3 Mar 13 Central Baptist College L 1-8 Mar 13 Central Baptist College L 3-14 *Mar 16 UT-Dallas W 9-8 *Mar 16 UT-Dallas L 7-10 *Mar 21 at UT-Tyler L 0-4 *Mar 21 at UT-Tyler L 2-6 Mar 22 at University of Dallas L 2-5 Mar 22 at University of Dallas L 1-5 Mar 25 at Hendrix College L 5-15 Mar 26 at Hendrix College L 3-11 *Mar 29 East Texas Baptist L 2-6

*Mar 29 East Texas Baptist L 0-8 Apr 1 Lyon College L 3-4 Apr 1 Lyon College L 1-7 *Apr 3 at LeTourneau Univ. L 1-5 *Apr 3 at LeTourneau Univ. L 3-7 *Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ. W 4-3 *Apr 4 at LeTourneau Univ, L 1-5 *Apr 7 at UT-Dallas L 8-11 *Apr 7 at UT-Dallas W 7-4 *Apr 10 Louisiana College L 1-7 *Apr 10 Louisiana College L 5-7 *Apr 11 Louisiana College L 0-9 *Apr 11 Louisiana College L 2-5 Apr 15 Hendrix College L 0-7 Apr 15 Hendrix College L 8-13 *Apr 17 at Mississippi College L 1-5 *Apr 17 at Mississippi College L 0-8 *Apr 18 at Mississippi College L 1-2 *Apr 18 at Mississippi College L 2-3 *Apr 20 UT-Tyler L 1-8 *Apr 20 UT-Tyler L 0-22 *Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist L 1-6 *Apr 25 at East Texas Baptist L 0-8


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All-Time Series Records Arkansas Tech University 2-2 Central Baptist College 5-3 Coe University 0-1Concordia University Texas 0-5East Texas Baptist University 1-35Eureka College 6-0Grand View College 1-1Greenville College 2-0Hardin-Simmons University 0-3 Hendrix College 16-15-1Henderson State University 0-2Howard Payne University 1-4Huntington College 1-1LeTourneau University 23-12Louisiana College 0-34 Lyon College 0-2Mary Hardin-Baylor 0-6Maryville College 0-1Millsaps College 0-2 Mississippi College 6-30Ouachita Baptist 3-9Piedmont College 1-1 Rhodes College 1-0Robert Morris College 2-0 Schreiner University 2-4Sul Ross State University 6-2Texas Lutheran University 2-3University of Dallas 4-2University of Texas-Dallas 14-16University of Texas-Tyler 1-19 Washington University 0-1Westminster College 7-0Williams Baptist College 4-1 TOTAL 116-212-1

All-Time Lettermen & Hurie FieldU N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E O Z A R K S S O F T B A L L

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Katie Pitchford (2008) Kaitlyn Poirier (2008) Kari Pridgin (2001) R Shannon Rainbolt (2002-05) Jeanne Randall (2004-07)Amelia Reed (2009) Kayla Reedy (2004-05) Hannah Riggs (2009) Ashleigh Roberts (2008) Kayci Rockwell (2002-03) Sarah Rosenberg (2001)Colbey Russo (2009)

S Cassie Saorrono (2008-09) Jaimelle Shawn (2001) Jessi Shelton (2001)Chandi Simco (2001) Stacy Simpson (2007-08) CharLee Sloan (2008) Janae Smith (2002) Melissa Spears (2001-02) Wendy Springer (2002) Kelsey Stephens (2009)

T Brittany Thompson (2008) Leigh Thompson (2002-03) W Aimee Walters (2001) Mercedes Walters (2009) Adrianne Ware (2003) Miranda White (2001) Julie Wilkinson (2008-09)

A Tiffany Armstrong (2004-07) Nicole Ashley (2007-09) B Anna Baldwin (2001) Kara Bartholomew (2004-07) Kelly Bennett (2002-03) Brandi Blake (2003) Devon Bottoms (2003-06) Regan Brown (2002-03) Alexandra Bubar (2007) Emily Burns (2008-09) C Chanceree Catlett (2004-06) Dara Clark (2006) Jodie Clark (2004-07) D Kaliegh Dees (2003-04) Andrea Dewey (2003-04) Danielle Dirks (2006-09) E Amanda Erissman (2001) F Sarah Fielder (2002-03) Kaci Foster (2009) Leslie Foster (2001-02) G Jessica George (2008)Morgan Goates (2009)Kyla Golden (2009)

Tessa Grant (2003) Brooke Grice (2004-07)Rebecca Groff (2009) HKayla Harris (2009) Stephany Henson (2007-09) Jennifer Hudlow (2002) J Abby Jansen (2001) Jamie Johnson (2001, 2003-04) Sydney Johnson (2004) Amie Jondro (2002-03) Chelsea Joslin (2005-08) L Amanda Luney (2001-04) M Kayla Mahannah (2007) Lacey Mainer (2009) Dana Marvin (2004-06) Michelle Mattox (2009) Kelsey Mefford (2009) Andrea Mitchell (2006-07) Kelsea Morris (2009)

N Trenda Neff (2004-06) Erica Newel (2003-06) Julia Nicholson (2002-03)

O Sarah Otteman (2008-09) P Jessica Pianalto (2005-08)

Hurie Field Records 2001 0-102002 11-52003 4-102004 11-62005 5-132006 7-92007 9-112008 9-132009 1-15 Total 57-92

American Southwest Conference

American Southwest Conference The American Southwest Conference, one of the largest intercollegiate athletic conferences in NCAA Division III, will celebrate its 14th championship season of competition with the 2009-2010 academic year. Founded in May 1996 to provide a structure for intercollegiate athletics among the member institutions, the American Southwest Conference includes former members of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) and other institutions outside the Texas border. From the eight founding institutions to today’s present group of 15 college and universities, the ASC encompasses institutions sharing similar educational and athletic philosophies. Spreading across four states — Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi — the ASC offers student-athletes competition in 16 sports with opportunity for advancement in both conference and NCAA Division III championships. The roster of American Southwest Conference members in 2009-2010 includes Concordia University Texas, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, LeTourneau University, Louisiana College, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurry University, Mississippi College, University of the Ozarks, Schreiner University, Sul Ross State University, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Tyler, and Texas Lutheran University. ASC championships are conducted in 16 sports (8 men, 8 women). Men’s championships are offered in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Women’s championships are offered in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The American Southwest Conference is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

Amy Carlton ASC Commissioner Amy Carlton is the Commissioner of the American Southwest Conference with over-sight of the league’s long-term and daily ad-ministration and opera-tions, including member

and NCAA relations, compliance, sched-uling and championships. Carlton was appointed Interim Commissioner July 1, 2006 after serving as ASC Assistant Com-missioner/Director of Media Relations. Carlton joined the ASC office in January 2002 after 13-1/2 years in sports information at NCAA Division I institutions, including 10 years as Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations at the University of Michigan (1990-2000). She was Assistant Sports Information Director at Northern Illinois University (1989-90) and a graduate intern at both Western Illinois University (1987-88) and Michigan (1988-89). Carlton began her career at Division III institu-tions as an assistant in the news bureau at Franklin College (1981-82) and Director of News and Sports Information at Man-chester College (1982-87). Carlton is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Ath-letics (NACDA), National Association of Di-vision III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA), National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). A native of Greencastle, Ind., Carlton is a 1981 graduate of Franklin College (Ind.), where she earned a Bachelor of Arts de-gree in journalism.

Greg Weghorst Media Relations Director Greg Weghorst was named Director of Media Relations of the American Southwest Conference in February 2007 after serving in an interim role since August 2006.

Weghorst is the fifth media relations director of the ASC. He provides an oversight of the conference’s media rela-tions operation, including compilation of league statistics and standings and NCAA reports, production of the ASC weekly sport reports, maintaining the ASC web site and assisting with conference issues and tournament administration. A sports writer with the Temple Daily Telegram prior to coming to the ASC, Weghorst provided coverage of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Central Texas Blackhawks/Marshals of the North American Hockey League and Temple-area high schools. He was part of the cov-erage team for the 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl and the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. A native of Waco, Texas, he is a 2003 graduate of Mary Hardin-Bay-lor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications/journalism.


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UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS

For 175 years, University of the Ozarks has approached education with an unyielding search for truth.

That search led our founders to establish the first co-educational college west of the Mis-sissippi. It set the stage for the first Arkansas woman to receive a college degree. And because truth often defies convention, ours was the first historically white college in the state to admit African-Americans.

Every day, our history inspires Ozarks students to discover their own individual truths. But we won’t expect you to find the answers alone. Through every step of your search, we’ll stand by you as true scholars, mentors, and friends.

Founded in 1834 as Cane Hill School, Uni-versity of the Ozarks is a private, four-year comprehensive university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Located on 30 acres in Clarksville, Arkansas (pop. 7,500), Ozarks is home to about 675 students from 22 states and 20 countries.

More than 80 percent of our faculty hold the highest degrees in their fields. Because we’re small by design, our average class size is 14 and the student/ faculty ratio is 13:1.

More than 60 majors, minors, and preprofes- sional degrees, from Composite Science to Strategic Communications are offered. Many Ozarks graduates also go on to top graduate programs in law, medicine, and engineering.

The central mall of campus is flanked by historic Munger Chapel and Walker Hall, a $7 million facility that houses a television studio, radio station, and state-of-the art editing suites. The 38,000-square-foot Robson Library houses more than 175,000 items for reading and research.

Seventy-five percent of students live on cam-pus in one of six residence halls that feature such perks as recreation rooms and in-room computer connections.

At roughly half the national average for a private, liberal arts education, University of the Ozarks’ tuition offers exceptional value. About 95 percent of students receive some type of financial aid, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work study. Over $7.7 mil-lion in financial aid is distributed annually. You may have heard that a liberal arts edu-cation is all about mental agility, intellec-tual prowess, service to others, and critical thinking. We couldn’t agree more. But at Ozarks, we’re also steeped in the tradition of preparedness – for your career, for graduate school, for life. A key part of being prepared is knowing when to ask for help. Ozarks’ Student Support Services (SSS) provides free tutoring, a 24-hour computer lab, resume as-sistance, career and grad school strategies, and more than a dozen other services to help students achieve their very best. Intern-ships are an essential part of the college ex-perience, allowing you to practice newfound skills “in the field” and try a career (or two)

on for size. Ozarks interns are doing research in polymer chemistry, working with the forest service, and volunteering for national political campaigns. Just how much can one student get involved? One Ozarks student landed internships at both the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. and the FOX News Network in Manhattan and created films for Little Rock’s “48 Hour Film Festival” as well as the Cinequest Film Festival.

Once Ozarks graduates get out into the world, there’s no stopping them. Our alumni pursue a truly incredible array of careers, from writing for ad agencies and practicing clinical psychology to working for the Secret Service. And if you’re interested in further-ing your education, expect to be in good company. More than 85 percent of Ozarks students who apply are accepted to top graduate, medical, and law schools. If you’re not accustomed to personal interac-tion with your instructors, you’ll get used to it soon enough. Both in and out of class, Ozarks faculty demand accountability (don’t be surprised if you get a phone call from your professor when you miss class). That sort of “personal attention” is just one example of our genuine concern for each individual stu-dent’s progress. Our faculty is known for inspir-ing remarkable acts. With their help, students are studying abroad in Strasburg, Florence, and Hong Kong. They’re learning about new forms of international currency trading from experts in the field, and using their Latin skills to enhance research papers on medieval

MajorsAccountingArt*Biology*Business AdministrationBusiness Education*ChemistryCommunications-Radio, TV & VideoCommunications-StrategicComposite ScienceEarly Childhood Education*†EconomicsEnglish*Environmental StudiesHistory*History & LiteratureManagementMarketingMathematics*Middle Level Education*†Music Philosophy

THE CAMPUS EXPERIENCE

Physical Education*Political SciencePsychologyPsychology of Human Behavior Religion Religion/PhilosophySocial Sciences*SociologySpanishTheatre Pre-Professional ProgramsPre-EngineeringPre-Law Pre-Medical SciencesPre-PharmacyPre-Respiratory TherapyPre-Veterinary Sciences

* Teaching Certificates available† Special education certificates available

drama. If this sounds more like master’s work than undergraduate, it’s no accident. Because University of the Ozarks is small by design, professors have the time to delve deeply into every student’s interests – and help make the most of their talents. In the political science program, Dr. Gil Parks’ stu-dents are researching national human rights legislation at American University in D.C. and taking on internships with the National Re-publican Senatorial Committee. They’re also attending law schools nationwide, including Notre Dame, Pepperdine, and Georgetown. Similarly, Dr. Sean Coleman encourages his pre-med students to take full advantage of the liberal arts, with foreign language minors, and immersion trips to countries like Mexico and Italy. With over 40 clubs and organizations to choose from, it isn’t hard to find one you’re truly passionate about. For some, it’s a club with academic affilia-tions like Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) – a global, non-profit organization that helps members develop leadership, teamwork, and communication skills by championing free enterprise and community service. Oth-ers pursue more personal passions by joining Amnesty International, College Republicans, or Young Democrats. And if you’re simply looking to have fun, you won’t be disap-pointed. In the student center, ping-pong matches have been known to go on for hours, and you never know when a soccer game might break out in the quad. Movie nights often hit the big screens in the resi-dence halls.

#21 Nicole Ashley#3 Stephany Henson

#20 Emily Burns #12 Sarah Otteman #7 Julie Wilkinson

2010 SCHEDULEFEBRUARY23 Lyon College (DH) 1 pm 27 ^Cornell College 2 pm 27 ^University of Dallas 4 pm

MARCH5 #Corcordia Univ. Texas 10 am 6 #Hardin-Simmons University 10 am 5 #Texas Lutheran University 3 pm 6 #Howard Payne University 3 pm 8 Blackburn College (DH) 1 pm 11 Hendrix College (DH) 2 pm 16 Hillsdale Baptist (DH) 2 pm 19 *East Texas Baptist Univ. (DH) 6 pm 20 *East Texas Baptist Univ. (DH) 1 pm 26 *LeTourneau Univ. (DH) 2 pm

27 *LeTourneau Univ. (DH) 12 pm

APRIL1 *Louisiana College (DH) 4 pm 2 *Louisiana College (DH) 1 pm 9 *Mississippi College (DH) 2 pm 10 *Mississippi College (DH) 12 pm 13 Hendrix College (DH) 5 pm 16 *UT-Tyler (DH) 2 pm 17 *UT-Tyler (DH) - Sr Day 12 pm 23 *UT-Dallas (DH 4 pm 24 *UT-Dallas (DH) 12 pm *Denotes ASC Game ^University of Dallas Spring Kickoff #ASC First Pitch Tournament Home Games In Purple

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