2011 tiffin university softball media guide

Welcome...

At Tiffi n University, our students endeavour to excel in both the classroom and the athletic arena. Our athletic pro-grams have enjoyed tremendous success in recent years with conference championships, teams being nationally ranked and challenging at national tournaments. There have been numerous individual ac-colades including All-Americans, and it is no small accomplishment that in the past few years we have set new standards of excellence with our individual and team academic achievements. We expect our student-athletes to be just as successful in the classroom. A recent self study con-ducted by the university indicated that, of all the athletes who completed their eligibility at Tiffi n Uni-versity in the last fi ve years, 95% of those athletes graduated. While many colleges would be ecstatic with these results, we will never be content until it is 100%. We are proud of our rich history and look forward to setting new milestones as we enter the NCAA Division II playing fi eld and the highly competitive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. We are proud of our athletes and what they have accomplished. They have been the force behind the winning tradition that has been established, and I am confi dent the future will also be highly successful for Tiffi n University athletics.

- Lonny Allen Athletic Director

Tiffin University Athletic DepartmentLonny Allen...Athletic Director, Head Baseball CoachPam Oswald...SWA, Head Women’s Basketball CoachJohn Hill...Head Coach - Men’s BasketballDarby Roggow...Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Men’s Golf CoachScott Hall...Head Women’s Golf CoachJeremy Croy... Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Track Coach Gary Goff..Head Football CoachKelly Daniel...Dir. of Compliance and Ath. ServicesShane O’Donnell..Sports Information DirectorVickie Galaska...Offi ce ManagerRon Martin...Head Cross Country CoachRudy Brownell...Head Men’s Soccer CoachJacqueline Crytzer....Athletic TrainerDr. Bonnie Tiell...Faculty Athletic Representative

Phil Conley...Head Tennis Coach Dana Cordova...Head Volleyball CoachPaula Fantini...Head Women’s Soccer CoachJulie Vogel...Equestrian CoachColleen Dixon...Women’s Lacrosse CoachDoug Jesse...Head Wrestling CoachKrista Swanagan...Retention Coordinator

Offi ce phone - 419-448-3453Location - Gillmor Student CenterMailing Address - 155 Miami St. Tiffi n, Ohio 44883FAX - 419-443-5007

The Tiffi n University Programs/Media Guides are written and designed in the Sports Information Offi ce, with typesetting done by Shane O’Donnell. Layout and printing are done by Allegra Print and Imaging of Findlay. For further information, please contact Shane O’Donnell, Sports Information Director, at the address or phone number listed above. Tiffi n University is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or Vietnam-era veteran status in employment, educational programs, policies, athlet-ics, activities, admissions, and other school administered programs.

It is the policy of Tiffi n University that any illegal recruiting activities as determined by the NCAA Division II policy is strictly prohibited by all members of the institu-tion including but not limited to: boosters, coaches, athletic support staff, and student-athletes. It is also the policy of this institution that all coaches (and boosters) involved with recruiting will participate in annual continuing education regarding NCAA and conference recruiting rules and the intent of these rules. A continual monitoring system per-formed by university members who are not affi liated with the athletic program as to the actual extent of compliance with institutional recruiting policies and procedures will be conducted.

Welcome to this athletic season at Tiffi n University. I invite you to watch and cheer for all of our women’s and men’s teams. Intercollegiate athletics play an important role at Tiffi n University. The students who participate develop life-long friendships and learn leadership and teamwork skills, how to set goals and work hard to achieve those goals, how to deal with adversity, the importance of persistence, sportsmanship, and physical fi tness, and other skills and abilities that contribute to satisfying and productive lives and careers. Our athletic program also provides visibility and name recognition for TU, helps develop a sense of excitement, morale and school spirit on campus, and provides opportunities for students, employees, alumni, and supporters to unite behind a common goal. We are especially proud of the high standards of conduct displayed by our coaches and players on and off the fi eld.

Paul Marion, Ph. D.

09-10 FACULTY SPORT SPONSORS Football - Tim ShawVolleyball - Jamie Orr Men’s Basketball - Kellie McGilvray Women’s Basketball: - Tim SchultzMen’s Soccer - Becky Fox Women’s Soccer - Erin Dean and Sharon Perry-Nause Men’s Golf - Amir Sosa Women’s Golf - Jan SamoriskiMen’s Tennis - Terry Sullivan Women’s Tennis - EK EsawiMen’s TK & CC - Vinnie Gajjala Women’s TK & CC - Vicki IngallsBaseball - Scott Blough & Gene Chintala Softball - Danielle Foster Equestrian - Phyllis WattsWomen’s Lacrosse - Mike HerdlickWrestling - Pat McLeod

Dragons Head Coach Jeff Nickerson

Dragons Softball By Season1985 15-121986 21-91987 13-231988 6-161989 7-201990 21-71991 27-9-11992 28-81993 34-151994 19-141995 22-231996 23-141997 13-19

1998 17-231999 20-222000 29-152001 27-192002 31-172003 33-202004 39-152005 34-222006 57-112007 37-112008 27-14-12009 23-252010 34-18

Jeff Nickerson enters his third season as Head Coach of the Drag-ons.

Nickerson, who has a career mark of 224-171, posted a 34-18 record in 2010, helping lead the Lady Dragons to the NCAA National Tournament in just his second season. Prior to coming to Tiffi n, he had head coaching stints at Presbyterian College in South Carolina and Ohio Northern University.

During his three-year tenure at Presbyterian College, he compiled an overall mark of 108 wins against 69 losses, including a 24-18 record within the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Nickerson led the Lady Blue Hose to a school record 48 wins during his fi rst year, guiding the program to its fi rst-ever SAC Tournament Championship and their fi rst appearance in the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament in 2004 where they fell in the Regional Championship. He earned SAC and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors in 2004, while coaching nine all-conference players, in-

cluding the 2005 SAC Freshman of the Year and an NFCA All-South Atlantic Region player in 2006.

During his time at Ohio Northern, Nickerson built the softball program from one with a losing season his fi rst year to recording two straight 20-win seasons in 2002 and 2003. He got his start at ONU as an assistant coach during the 2000 season before being named interim head coach in 2001. He assumed the full-time position after the 2001 season. He also was an assistant softball coach at Capital University and Cortland State Univer-sity in New York.

Nickerson graduated cum laude from Cortland State Uni-versity in Cortland, New York with a Bachelors of Sci-ence degree in Physical Education in 1998. He earned his Masters in Developmental Kinesiology with an emphasis in Physical Education in 2001 from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He and his wife, Mindy, and chil-dren Chelsea, Jordan, and Keagen reside in Ada, Ohio.

Dragons Assistant CoachesDe De JusticeDe De Justice enters her third year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffi n Univer-sity. Justice most recently coached with Rockford Lutheran in Illinois while also posting coaching stints at North Delta in Mississippi and with the Dixie Darlins from 2006-2007. She was a four-year starting catcher/right fi elder at the Univer-sity of Mississippi, where she earned her degree in 2005. While at Mississippi De De posted several offensive career and single season records including home runs, walks, runs, RBI, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage and was also a two-year captain. She played professionally with the Rockford Thunder in the National Pro Fastpitch League in 2007 and also played internationally in the Netherlands with the Gryphons in 2008.

Jessica SallingerJessica Sallinger enters her third year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffi n Uni-versity. Sallinger looks to bring her pitching expertise to the Dragons coaching staff. Sallinger most recently competed with the Chicago Bandits in the Na-tional Pro Fastpitch league, collecting two wins and a save in the 2008 Cham-pionship series. Prior to that, Sallinger was a standout pitcher at Georgie Tech, twice earning All-American honors and three times earning ACC Pitcher of the Year. She is the all-time ACC leader in strikeouts and wins, and holds numerous Georgia Tech records over her career from 2002-2005.

Sarah HaynesSarah Haynes enters her third year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffi n Univer-sity. Haynes brings her success as a softball player at Ohio Northern University to the Dragons. Haynes fi nished her career as the career doubles leader and top 6 all-time in hits and RBI. She was a four-year letterwinner who batted .312 for her career over 160 games and posted an on-base percentage of .353.

Amanda RitzlerAmanda Ritzler enters her second year with the Dragons staff. Ritzler graduated from Ohio Dominican University in 2009,

where she played both basketball and softball. She was a four year middle infi eld starter on the Panthers softball team and led them to 3 AMC South Divi-sion Conference Titles. She is the current holder of two hitting records at Ohio Dominican, most hits in a game with 4 and most doubles in a game with 3. She fi nished her senior season leading the team with a .450 batting average and was second on the team with 59 hits, 12 doubles and 28 RBI. Ritzler captured several honors and awards her senior year including AMC First Team, NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete, and Female Athlete of the Year. Amanda led the women’s basketball team to back-to-back AMC Tournament titles and National Tournament appearances. Ritzler earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Manage-ment.

2011 Tiffi n University Softball Roster

2 Sarah Young FR UT R/R Sacramento CA 3 Kelly Mayer SO P L/L Casstown OH 4 Sarah Gowan FR UT L/R Strongsville OH 5 Stephanie Bobotas JR OF L/R Virginia Beach, VA 6 Jessie Creakbaum JR OF R/R Breman, IN 7 Mindy Meredith FR P R/L Peninsula OH 8 Meagan Baird JR SS R/R Ajax, ONT 9 Katie Toomey FR IF R/R Almont MI 10 Lesy Herbert SO C R/R Sterling, OH 11 Tiffany Smith SR 1B R/R Fairborn, OH 13 Torrie Terry FR IF L/R Toledo OH 14 Amanda Temple JR IF L/R Toledo, OH 15 Caitlin Houk FR C L/L Heath OH 16 Ashley Saionz SO IF R/R Fremont OH 17 Lauren Mazzuca JR 2B R/R Hamilton, ONT 20 Emily Shaw FR IF R/R Trenton MI 21 Melodi Murrieta SR OF R/R Superior, AZ 22 Lyndsey Kight FR 1B/C L/L Adamsville OH 31 Katie Wilber FR OF R/R Morley MI 32 Chelsea Von Driska JR OF R/R West Jefferson, OH 33 Alyssa Brown SO OF L/R Hudson, OH 41 Amber Young SO P R/R Johnstown, OH 45 Abbey Cooksey JR P R/R Newark, OH

Jeff Nickerson - Head CoachDe De Justice - Assistant Coach - 3rd seasonJessica Sallinger - Assistant Coach - 3rd seasonSarah Haynes - Assistant Coach - 3rd seasonAmanda Ritzler - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

2011 Dragons Softball Preview Last year the Dragons fi nished 34-18 and qualifi ed for the NCAA tourney for the fi rst time in school history. They fi nished the year ranked 7th in the Midwest Region and posted a 16-10 GLIAC record along with an impressive 11-2 home mark. The Dragons have reason for optimism entering the season as they have lost only 3 letterwinners and one starter from that group. Overall the Dragons return 15 letterwinners and 8 positional starters along with three returning starting pitchers. Leading the returners is senior fi rst baseman Tiffany Smith, who earned All-GLIAC honors by hitting .373 with 13 HR and 60 RBI. Lauren Mazzuca was third in batting with a .319 mark and a team-high 44 runs scored and 4 triples and also earned All-GLIAC selection. On the left side of the infi eld, All-Region and All-Conference standout Amanda Temple returns at third base after leading the team

with a blistering .429 mark. Meagan Baird also returns at shortstop after an All-GLIAC season in which she hit .266. At catcher, Lesy Herbert (.264) returns and will be joined by talented freshman Caitlin Houk, who batted .455 last year while earning First Team All-Ohio honors. The two players will share time behind the dish and also trade duties at DP along with newcomer Torrie Terry (two-time All-District). In the outfi eld, Melodi Murrieta (.203) and Alyssa Brown (.315) will share time in left fi eld, while Stephanie Bo-botas (.255) and Jessie Creakbaum (.267) will handle duties in center fi eld and right fi eld, respectively. Newcomer Katie Toomey (.400, All-State) will also see action in the outfi eld mix. The Dragons’ three returning starting pitch-ers will be joined by a talented freshman, giving TU good depth on the mound. Abbey Cooksey (13-6, 3.72 ERA, 25 games) will lead the pack, followed by Amber Young (8-6, 4.24 ERA, 24 games) and Kelly Mayer (9-4, 4.36 ERA, 21 games) as all three pitchers loaded up on experience last season.

The trio will be joined by Mindy Meredith, a two-time First Team All-Ohio hurler who compiled a 62-12 prep record while also winning a state championship during her career. Three times she amassed a sub-1.00 ERA during her career. The Dragons will play a strong non-conference schedule before jumping into GLIAC play, taking on tough opponents such as Lock Haven, Wisconsin-Parkside, Caldwell, CW Post, and Minnesota-Duluth. Getting off to a strong start is critical for the Dragons this season. “If we can get off to a strong start, the region rankers will take notice and rank you accordingly,” said Head Coach Jeff Nickerson. “We want to make our mark early because it is much harder to climb into the rankings later in the season. We want to make our mark early and keep it rolling into GLIAC play.” Tiffi n’s chief competition in conference play will be Wayne State, Ashland, and Saginaw Valley State.

The Diamond of the Dragons

Tiffi n University enjoys playing its home games at the Tiffi n University Athletic Complex. One of many recently developed facilities on display, the Diamond of the Dragons is a new and at-tractive addition to the softball fi elds of the American Mideast Conference. With capacity for 500, a separate junior varsity fi eld, enclosed bullpens, and a large outfi eld electronic scoreboard, the fi eld offers the Tiffi n University softball team a great place to call home. The fi eld is just 1.5 miles from the Tiffi n University campus and resides on 78 acres of land that also house all the outdoor athletics teams at TU. The fi elds, which debuted in the fall of 1997, also include a baseball fi eld, two soccer fi elds, and two football practice fi elds. Also new to the fi elds is Tiffi n University’s Athletic Fieldhouse. In addition, there is expanded parking accomodating hundreds of vehicles.

Dragons Home Record (since 2004)

2004 18-3 2005 14-8 2006 21-1 2007 21-4 2008 8-6 2009 10-10 2010 11-2 Totals 103-34 (.751)

Tiffi n University Softball - 2009 Athletic Honors

Temple lands Second Team NFCA All-Region honorTiffi n University’s Amanda Temple was named a Second Team All-Midwest Region third baseman by vote of the NFCA head coaches. This is the fi rst postseason honor for Temple, who earlier was named GLIAC Second Team All-Conference after her fi rst season at TU. Temple led TU with .429 average, 70 hits, and 19 doubles.

Dragons land fi ve players on All-GLIAC teamTiffi n University’s Meagan Baird (left), Amanda Temple, and Delaney Talmage were named Second Team All-GLIAC players, while Tiffany Smith and Lauren Mazzuca landed Honorable Mention nods as the All-GLIAC teams were an-nounced following the 2010 season.

Temple, a third baseman, led the Dragons with a .429 aver-age, 70 hits, and 19 doubles to earn the Second Team honor. She was joined by Baird at shortstop after she fi nished third on the team with 27 RBI. Talmage, a utility selection, earned her second All-GLIAC honor after hitting .286 with 5 home runs and 23 RBI.

Tiffany Smith (below right) enjoyed another strong season, earning a util-

ity pick in 2010 after batting .373 with 13 home runs and 60 RBI along with 14 doubles and slugging .722. Lauren Mazzuca (below) was Honorable Mention at second base, hitting .319 with 44 runs scored and 4 home runs.

Tiffi n University Softball - All-time Academic Honors

2010 GLIAC All-Academic

Stephanie Bobotas (Homeland Security)Jessie Creakbaum (Forensic Psychology)Lauren Mazzuca (Sports Managment)Lexie Pinkleman (Education)Tiffany Smith (Education)

2009 GLIAC All-Academic

Christina Baker (Forensic Psychology)Jen Kramer (Criminal Justice)Stacey Lucas (Criminal Justice)Carly Meyer (Psychology)Jessica Ramirez (Homeland Security)Alicia Rock (Homeland Security)Tiffany Smith (Education)Krista Sowers (Accounting)Kelsie Vincent (Psychology)

2008 NFCA Top Ten Academic team - 6th in Division II

2007 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Tracy Lehman Stephanie Orr Katie RorickKristin Sipe

2007 AMC Scholar Athletes

Tracy Lehman Stephanie Orr Katie RorickKristin Sipe

2006 CoSIDA First Team All-District

Kristina Schweikert (Management)


Tracy Lehman (Management)Stephanie Orr (Forensic Psychology)Kristina Schweikert (Management)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)


Tracy Lehman (Management)Stephanie Orr (Forensic Psychology)Kristina Schweikert (Management)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)


Kristina Schweikert (Management)Shannon Neumann (Accounting)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)


Kristina Schweikert (Management)Shannon Neumann (Accounting)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)


Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)


Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)

TIFFIN UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL TEAM HAS 10 OF 37 STUDENT ATHLETES RECEIVE A 4.0 GPA FOR FALL 2004

2002-03 Team GPA - 3.27 (15th in the NAIA)

2003 Verizon NCAA Academic All-District IV

Alexis Berg - Third Team

2003 National Fastpitch Coaches Assn.14 All-American Scholar Athletes


Alexis Berg 3.84 (Forensic Psychology)Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)


Alexis Berg 3.84 (Forensic Psychology)Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)


Alexis Berg 3.61 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.52 (Sport Management)


Alexis Berg 3.61 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.52 (Sport Management)

National Fastpitch Coaches Association Honors8 NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes2001-02 Academic Year

National Fastpitch Coaches Association Team GPA

2002 - 3.31 (9th in the NAIA)2001 - 3.38


Lori Bumb 3.88 (Accounting)Jodie Moritz 3.83 (Liberal Studies)Alexis Berg 3.60 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.50 (Sport Management)


Lori Bumb 3.88 (Accounting)Jodie Moritz 3.83 (Liberal Studies)Alexis Berg 3.60 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.50 (Sport Management)

Dragon Softball Record BookSingle Season IndividualBatting average - .495 Dana Kuhlman (1992)Runs - 78 Kristina Schweikert (2006)Hits - 87 Cyla Hawkins (2006)Doubles - Three with 22 Triples - 13 Tracy Lehman (2006)Home runs - 13 Tiffany Smith (2010)Runs batted in - 74 Tracy Lehman (2006)Stolen bases - 32 Davin Berrier (1999)Base on balls - 38 Kristina Schweikert (2006)Sacrifi ce bunts - 28 Denita Robinson (2005)Pitching wins - 32 Rachel Richardson (2004)Earned run average - 0.91 Rachel Richardson (2004)Strikeouts - 204 April Nietrzeba (2006)Innings pitched - 260.1 Rachel Richardson (2004)

Stephanie Orr - 183 RBI, career

Rachel Richardson - 86 victories, career

Kate Siroky - 29 triples, career

Krista Sowers - 559 strikeouts, career

2006 Tiffi n University Dragons- 11 team records set

Single Season TeamBatting average - .388 (2002)Runs - 425 (2006)Hits - 618 (2006)Doubles - 125 (2006)Triples - 36 (2006)Home runs - 42 (2007, 2006)Runs batted in - 401 (2006)Stolen bases - 108 (2002)Base on balls - 187 (2006)Sacrifi ce bunts - 124 (2006)Pitching wins - 55 (2006)Earned run average - 1.40 (2004)Strikeouts - 348 (2006)Innings pitched - 434.1 (2006)Consecutive wins - 21 (1991)

Career IndividualBatting average - .433 Kara McDonald (92-96)Runs - 189 Kristina Schweikert (02-06)Hits - 264 Stephanie Orr (04-07)Doubles - 60 Kristina Schweikert (02-06)Triples - 29 Kate Siroky (99-02)Home runs - 26 Lauren Williams (05-08)Runs batted in - 183 Stephanie Orr (04-07)Stolen bases - 64 Missy Smith (00-03)Base on balls - 104 Kristina Schweikert (02-06)Sacrifi ce bunts - 73 Denita Robinson (02-05)Pitching wins - 86 Rachel Richardson (02-05)Earned run average - 1.32 Rachel Richardson (02-05)Strikeouts - 559 Krista Sowers (06-09)Innings pitched - 760 Rachel Richardson (02-05)

Lauren Williams - 26 HR, career

Cyla Hawkins - 87 hits, season

Dana Kuhlman - .495, season

Kristina Schweikert - 189 runs, career

The Automated ScoreBook Game Results for Unknown (as of Feb 08, 2011) (All games)

Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time --------- ------------- ----- --------/-------- ---- ------- -------- ---------------------- ------ ---- Feb 27, 2010 vs Newberry 0-9 L 0 4 4/ 9 9 1 5 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 0 Feb 27, 2010 at Limestone College 1-7 L 1 5 4/ 7 7 0 7 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Kelly Mayer (L) 0 Feb 28, 2010 vs Univ. of Charleston W 7-2 7 14 4/ 2 8 0 7 1- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 0 nFeb 28, 2010 vs Newberry 1-6 L 1 7 5/ 6 5 0 7 1- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Amber Young (L) 0 Mar. 3, 2010 vs SLIPPERY ROCK UNIV W 7-5 7 8 0/ 5 12 2 7 2- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Amber Young (W) 0 Mar 7, 2010 vs St. Cloud St. W 7-2 7 10 1/ 2 9 1 7 3- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 0 Mar 8, 2010 vs Wilmington W 4-2 4 7 1/ 2 7 0 7 4- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 L.Pinkleman (W) 0 Mar 8, 2010 vs Truman State W 5-4 5 3 1/ 4 7 1 7 5- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 0 Mar 10, 2010 vs Univ. of Charleston W 4-3 4 8 2/ 3 6 2 ( 9) 6- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 0 Mar 10, 2010 vs Northern State W 5-1 5 10 1/ 1 4 0 7 7- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 0 Mar 20, 2010 at Malone W 10-1 10 12 1/ 1 4 1 6 8- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Amber Young (W 2-1) 105 1:30 Mar 20, 2010 at Malone W 12-4 12 9 1/ 4 8 1 5 9- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 L.Pinkleman (W 2-0) 85 1:35 Mar 21, 2010 at Clarion W 6-1 6 10 1/ 1 3 3 7 10- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) - Mar 21, 2010 at Clarion W 12-3 12 13 2/ 3 4 3 6 11- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 0 Mar 27, 2010 at Ohio Dominican Univ. W 3-2 3 10 2/ 2 5 0 7 12- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 62 1.5 03-30-10 at Northern Kentucky 1-6 L 1 2 3/ 6 10 1 7 12- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 L.Pinkleman (L 2-1) - 1:51 03-30-10 at Northern Kentucky 1-8 L 1 4 1/ 8 9 0 7 12- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Kelly Mayer (L 2-2) 87 1:35 Mar 27, 2010 at Ohio Dominican Univ. 2-3 L 2 9 1/ 3 3 1 7 12- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Amber Young (L) 87 1.5 *Mar 31, 2010 at Hillsdale College W 6-3 6 11 0/ 3 5 1 7 13- 6- 0 1- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W 7-1) 55 1:51 *Mar 31, 2010 vs Hillsdale College 2-4 L 2 7 2/ 4 7 3 7 13- 7- 0 1- 1- 0 Amber Young (L 2-3) - 1:49 *Apr 02, 2010 Ashland 0-3 L 0 3 2/ 3 7 0 7 13- 8- 0 1- 2- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 70 1:30 *Apr 03, 2010 at Ashland University 3-7 L 3 9 3/ 7 12 0 7 13- 9- 0 1- 3- 0 Kelly Mayer (L) 83 2:08 *Apr 03, 2010 vs Ashland University 0-6 L 0 2 1/ 6 10 1 7 13-10- 0 1- 4- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 83 1:27 *Apr 02, 2010 at Ashland W 4-3 4 5 0/ 3 7 1 7 14-10- 0 2- 4- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 74 1:15 *Apr 06, 2010 Findlay W 9-4 9 12 0/ 4 7 2 7 15-10- 0 3- 4- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 100 2:03 *Apr 06, 2010 at Findlay W 15-6 15 14 1/ 6 9 3 6 16-10- 0 4- 4- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 77 1:53 04/07/10 at Lake Erie College W 14-6 14 12 0/ 6 9 3 7 17-10- 0 4- 4- 0 Amber Young (W 3-3) 39 2:25 04/07/10 at Lake Erie College W 12-2 12 12 1/ 2 6 5 5 18-10- 0 4- 4- 0 L.Pinkleman (W 3-1) 39 1:40 *Apr 10, 2010 at #9 Saginaw Valley St 3-7 L 3 7 1/ 7 12 3 7 18-11- 0 4- 5- 0 A. Cooksey (L 9-4) - 1:45 *Apr 10, 2010 vs #9 Saginaw Valley St 2-3 L 2 2 2/ 3 9 4 7 18-12- 0 4- 6- 0 Amber Young (L 3-4) 227 2:00 *Apr 11, 2010 at #16 Wayne State 1-5 L 1 5 1/ 5 9 1 7 18-13- 0 4- 7- 0 A. Cooksey (L 9-5) 175 1:40 *Apr 11, 2010 vs #16 Wayne State W 4-3 4 5 0/ 3 9 0 7 19-13- 0 5- 7- 0 Amber Young (W 4-4) - 1:35 Apr 13, 2010 Urbana University W 2-1 2 8 0/ 1 3 3 7 20-13- 0 5- 7- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 45 1:45 Apr 13, 2010 Urbana University W 7-6 7 9 3/ 6 4 0 7 21-13- 0 5- 7- 0 L.Pinkleman (W) 35 1:42 Apr 15, 2010 Ohio Domincan W 4-3 4 7 0/ 3 8 3 7 22-13- 0 5- 7- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 56 2:00 Apr 15, 2010 Ohio Domincan W 6-0 6 8 1/ 0 5 3 7 23-13- 0 5- 7- 0 Amber Young (W) 75 2:00 *Apr 17, 2010 at Ferris State W 4-3 4 8 0/ 3 5 0 7 24-13- 0 6- 7- 0 A. Cooksey (W 11-5) - 1:57 *Apr 17, 2010 vs Ferris State 1-4 L 1 7 1/ 4 6 1 ( 8) 24-14- 0 6- 8- 0 Amber Young (L 5-5) 89 2:02 *Apr 18, 2010 at Grand Valley State 4-5 L 4 9 2/ 5 13 2 7 24-15- 0 6- 9- 0 L.Pinkleman (L 4-2) 148 1:52 *Apr 18, 2010 vs Grand Valley State W 5-4 5 10 2/ 4 7 1 7 25-15- 0 7- 9- 0 Amber Young (W 6-5) 148 1:40 *Apr 21, 2010 #9 Wayne State 1-2 L 1 5 0/ 2 6 1 7 25-16- 0 7-10- 0 A. Cooksey (L 11-6) - 1:25 *Apr 21, 2010 vs #9 Wayne State W 4-3 4 5 3/ 3 5 3 7 26-16- 0 8-10- 0 Amber Young (W 7-5) 55 1:40 *Apr 23, 2010 Lake Superior State W 8-7 8 11 0/ 7 12 2 7 27-16- 0 9-10- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 60 1:45 *Apr 23, 2010 at Lake Superior State W 17-0 17 16 0/ 0 2 4 6 28-16- 0 10-10- 0 Amber Young (W) 65 1:40 *Apr 24, 2010 Northwood W 7-4 7 8 2/ 4 10 1 7 29-16- 0 11-10- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 65 1:45 *Apr 24, 2010 at Northwood W 8-5 8 11 0/ 5 8 2 ( 8) 30-16- 0 12-10- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 67 2:00 *May 1, 2010 Hillsdale College W 5-4 5 8 1/ 4 10 3 7 31-16- 0 13-10- 0 Kelly Mayer (W) 52 1:29 *Apr 30, 2010 vs Findlay W 13-7 13 11 2/ 7 7 7 7 32-16- 0 14-10- 0 Kelly Mayer (W 8-3) 87 2 hr *Apr 30, 2010 Findlay W 6-1 6 8 2/ 1 2 2 7 33-16- 0 15-10- 0 A. Cooksey (W 12-6) 87 1:30 *May 01, 2010 at Hillsdale College W 9-5 9 15 1/ 5 8 1 7 34-16- 0 16-10- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 56 1:45 May 14, 2010 at #18 Ashland Universi 4-8 L 4 4 5/ 8 12 2 7 34-17- 0 16-10- 0 Kelly Mayer (L 9-4) 121 1:50 May 15, 2010 vs Lewis University 3-8 L 3 7 3/ 8 9 1 7 34-18- 0 16-10- 0 Amber Young (L 8-6) 94 1:50

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The Automated ScoreBook

Overall Statistics for Unknown (as of Feb 08, 2011)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 34-18 Home: 11-2 Away: 16-13 Neutral: 7-3 Conference: 16-10

Player 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%

A. Temple........... .429 52-51 163 40 70 19 2 2 35 99 .607 16 3 26 0 .486 1 3 5-5 49 111 16 .909

T. Smith............ .373 52-52 158 32 59 14 1 13 60 114 .722 27 2 21 0 .471 0 1 0-0 433 13 7 .985

L. Mazzuca.......... .319 51-51 163 44 52 9 4 4 22 81 .497 22 11 31 0 .434 0 5 23-26 126 118 8 .968

A. Brown............ .315 47-47 149 17 47 10 0 0 24 57 .383 10 0 12 0 .356 1 5 1-3 34 1 4 .897

D. Talmage.......... .286 38-34 105 18 30 5 0 5 23 50 .476 6 2 25 0 .330 2 1 3-4 70 8 2 .975

J.Creakbaum......... .267 44-27 86 20 23 1 0 1 11 27 .314 3 1 23 1 .297 1 5 2-2 38 1 4 .907

M. Baird............ .266 52-52 158 26 42 10 0 2 27 58 .367 16 0 13 0 .333 0 7 2-2 47 133 13 .933

Lesy Herbert........ .264 46-44 125 8 33 5 0 3 24 47 .376 18 1 19 1 .361 0 7 2-5 95 19 4 .966

S. Bobotas.......... .255 52-51 141 24 36 1 0 0 9 37 .262 10 4 28 0 .323 0 7 9-11 61 4 6 .915

L.Pinkleman......... .250 10-2 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0-0 2 7 0 1.000

Kelly Mayer......... .237 27-21 59 13 14 3 1 2 10 25 .424 9 0 23 1 .338 0 1 3-4 15 27 3 .933

M. Murrieta......... .203 36-25 74 11 15 5 0 2 14 26 .351 9 1 26 0 .298 0 2 1-1 24 2 5 .839

A. Ainley........... .133 12-7 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .133 3 0 7 0 .278 0 0 0-0 26 3 0 1.000

M. Manley........... .105 21-6 19 6 2 1 0 0 0 3 .158 0 0 5 0 .105 0 0 1-1 4 5 3 .750

Ashton Estep........ .000 13-1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 0 .000 0 0 0-0 4 3 0 1.000

C.VonDriska......... .000 35-2 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 .000 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 1.000

A. Cooksey.......... .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 5 43 1 .980

Beth Clark.......... .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Teauana Long........ .000 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals.............. .298 52-52 1431 281 426 83 8 34 260 627 .438 149 25 271 3 .373 5 44 53-65 1041 518 77 .953

Opponents........... .279 52-52 1363 211 380 50 6 25 179 517 .379 112 18 173 4 .339 12 52 33-44 1033 435 86 .945

LOB - Team (342), Opp (309). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (13). CI - Team (2), Lesy Herbert 1, D. Talmage 1. IBB - Team (0),

Opp (1). Picked off - A. Temple 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player 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 SHA

Lesy Herbert........ 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L.Pinkleman......... 3.58 4-2 12 5 1 0/0 1 32.2 36 21 13 17 18 4 1 0 124 .290 3 1 0 3 7

A. Cooksey.......... 3.72 13-6 25 22 12 0/0 0 133.0 149 80 55 44 60 14 2 11 524 .284 12 8 0 2 21

Amber Young......... 4.27 8-6 23 17 9 2/0 1 103.1 105 60 49 36 63 23 0 10 400 .263 12 3 0 2 18

Kelly Mayer......... 4.32 9-4 21 8 3 0/0 3 77.0 87 48 37 15 32 8 3 4 309 .282 7 6 0 5 6

Erika Davis......... 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0

Totals.............. 4.05 34-18 52 52 25 2/0 5 347.0 380 211 156 112 173 50 6 25 1363 .279 34 18 0 12 52

Opponents........... 5.76 18-34 52 52 30 3/0 2 344.0 424 278 220 146 271 82 8 33 1428 .297 19 25 1 5 44

PB - Team (22), Lesy Herbert 11, D. Talmage 5, A. Ainley 5, A. Brown 1, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Lesy

Herbert (15-21), A. Cooksey (12-17), D. Talmage (13-14), Kelly Mayer (12-14), Amber Young (6-9), A. Ainley (4-5), L.Pinkleman

(2-3), Erika Davis (1-1), A. Brown (1-1).

5Stephanie BobotasJunior Outfi elderVirginia Beach VA

Stephanie Bobotas is an outfi elder from Vir-ginia Beach, Virginia. Stephanie is the daugh-ter of Lisa and Bill and has one sister, Alexa. Stephanie attended Ocean Lakes High School where she was coached by Jack Wheeler and earned 1st Team honors. She is a homeland security major.

2Sarah Young

Freshman UtilitySacramento CA

Sarah is a fi rst and third base player for the TU Dragons. She comes to Tiffi n from Sacramento, California where she attended St. Francis High School. She is the daughter of Geary and Laura Young and sister to Stephanie. Some of her ac-complishments include being a member of the California Scholarship Federation for General Excellence. She is a Forensic Science and Law Enforcement major and plans to work for the Federal Government after graduation.

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB10 141 24 36 9 1 0 0 .255 909 111 24 27 5 0 1 0 .243 6

4Sarah GowanFreshman UtilityStrongsville OH

Sarah is an outfi eld and utility player for the TU Dragons. She comes to Tiffi n from Strongsville, Ohio where she attended Strongsville High School and was coached by Jeanette Howard. She is the daughter of Thomas and Leisa Gowan and sister to Jason, Jeromy, Stephanie, and Shannon. She is a Psychology major and plans on attending graduate school after graduation.

3Kelly Mayer

Sophomore PitcherCasstown OH

Kelly Mayer is a pitcher from Miami East High School in Troy, OH where she was coached by Brian Kadel. She is the daughter of Al and Carla Mayer and has a sister, Adrianne. She is an All-Ohio and Conference player who was three-time team MVP. She is majoring in Homeland Security and Terrorism and plans on becoming an offi cer in the Uniformed Division of the US Secret Service and work up to a Special Agent. She is active on campus in Criminal Justice club and the Global Aff airs Organization.

Yr IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA10 77 87 48 37 15 32 9 4 4.32

6Jessie CreakbaumJunior Outfi elderBreman IN

Jessie Creakbaum is an outfi elder/3rd baseman from Bremen, Indiana. Jessie is the daughter of Rose Creakbaum and has a brother, Jason. Jessie attended Bremen Senior High School where she was coached by Chris Kuhl and Stan Hueni and earned Academic and All Con-ference Outfi elder (3 years), MVP (2 years) and 2nd Team All-State honors. Jessie is a forensic psychology major and plans on becoming a FBI profi ler after graduation.


7Mindy MeredithFreshman PitcherPeninsula OH

Mindy is a pitcher for the TU Dragons. She comes to Tiffi n from Hudson, Ohio where she attended Hudson High School and was coached by Jeff Brown. Mindy earned two First Team All-Ohio honors as a pitcher. She was instrumental in leading Hudson to a State Championship as a freshman and a runner-up fi nish as a junior. She is the daughter of Tom and Joenne Meredith and sister to Crystal. She is a Criminal Justice major and plans on mov-ing somewhere warm after graduation and becoming an ASPCA animal cop.

8Meagan Baird

Junior ShortstopAjax ONT

Meagan Baird is a 2010 Second Team All-GLIAC shortstop. She was also a 2008 Canadian Nationals All-Star who comes from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Meagan is the daughter of Rick and Janice Baird and has a brother, Matthew. She was selected for Team Ontario for the Canadian National team in 2009 and was J.Clarke Richardson Collegiate high school’s 2004 Female Athlete of the Year. She is majoring in Sports Management.


9Katie Toomey

Freshman Infi elderAlmont MI

Katie is a shortstop, third base and utility player for the TU Dragons. She comes to Tiffi n from Fremont, California where she attended Armada High School and was coached by Bud Winans and Mike Cuto. She is the daughter of Bart Perry and Laura Toomey and sister to James and Calvin. Some of her accom-plishments include 1st Team All- County, All League, All District, All Region, All State, Team Captain, League MVP, Team MVP, and Port Huron Times Herald All Area Team. She is a Business major.

14Amanda TempleJunior Infi elderToledo OH

Amanda Temple is an All-Region and All-GLIAC infi elder who played at Whitmer High School in Toledo, OH for coach Mark Figliomeni. She is the daughter of Rick Temple and has a brother Ricky and a sister Jamie. She is a First Team All-State player who also earned two First Team All-City and two All-District honors at Whitmer. She was also named 2008 City League Player of the Year. At Owens CC last year, she was a First Team All-American and RBI record holder. She is majoring in Corrections and wants to work at a federal prison after graduation.

13Torrie Terry

Freshman Infi elderToledo OH

Victoria is a 2nd base player for the TU Dragons. She comes to Tiffi n from Toledo, Ohio where she attended Whitmer High School and she was coached by Mark Figliomeni. She is the daughter of James and Patricia and sister to Madison and Jordan. Some of her accomplish-ments include being All-District and All-City her junior and senior year of high school. She is a Sports Management major and plans on working for a pro sports team after graduation.

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB10 163 40 70 35 19 2 2 .429 5

10Lesy Herbert

Sophomore CatcherSterling OH

11Tiffany Smith

Senior First basemanFairborn OH

Lesy Herbert is a catcher from Norwayne High School in Sterling, OH who played for coach Bob Lance. She is the daughter of Jeff and Gina Herbert and has a brother Tanner and sister Lea. She is majoring in Law Enforcement and wants to enter become a police offi cer after gradua-tion. She is active in the Criminal Justice club on campus.

Tiff any Smith is an All-Region and 2-time All-GLIAC outfi elder who comes from Fairborn, Ohio. Tiff any is the daughter of Tammi and Bryan Knecht and has a brother, Ryan, and two sisters, Courtney and Kati. While attending Fairborn High School, Tiff any earned 1st and 2nd Team All League, 2 time team MVP and the Ohio High School Fast Pitch Softball Coach’s Association Scholar Athlete Award. Tiff any is a math and science education major and plans on teaching at Fairborn Middle School after graduation.

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB10 158 32 59 60 14 1 13 .373 009 137 14 44 38 10 0 9 .321 108 69 14 34 20 5 0 3 .493 0


16Ashley Saionz

Sophomore Infi elderFremont OH

Ashley Saionz is an infi elder who played at Fre-mont Ross High School in Fremont, OH for coach Mike Gilbert. She is the daughter of Brian Saionz and Lori Greider and has two sisters, Kylee and Ally. She was an Honorable Mention GBC player and is majoring in Forensic Psychology. Ashley, a member of the Criminal Justice club, wants to work for either the Secret Service or the FBI after graduation.

15Caitlin Houk

Freshman CatcherHeath OH

Caitlin is a catcher for the TU Dragons. She comes to Tiffi n from Hebron, Ohio where she attended Lakewood High School and was coached by Chris Nadalson and Bo Hanson. She is the daughter of Marvin and Carmela and sister to Kyle and Kaleigh and Corey. Some of her ac-complishments include First Team All Ohio, First Team All District, First Team All League, MVP of the team, and Player of the Year for Newark Columbus Dispatch and Advocate. She is a Psy-chology major and wishes to be an addictions counselor after graduation.

17Lauren MazzucaJunior Second basemanHamilton ONT

Lauren Mazzuca is a two-time All-GLIAC mid-dle infi elder from Hamilton, Ontario. Lauren is the daughter of Joyce and Dominic and has three brothers, Ryan, Andrew and Adrian. She attended St. Mary’s High School and earned Senior Athlete of the Year and Team MVP 2005 and 2006 honors. Lauren is a sports man-agement major. In 2009 Lauren also earned Second Team All-Midwest Region honors.


20Emily Shaw

Freshman Infi elderTrenton MI

Emily is a shortstop and 3rd base player for the TU Dragons. She come to Tiffi n from Trenton, Michigan where she attended Trenton High School and was coached by John Beidenbach. She is the daughter of Bill and Colleen Shaw and sister to Clark. Some of her accomplish-ments include MVP, All-District, All-Region, Captain and All-League. She is a Forensic Sci-ence major.

22Lyndsey Kight

Freshman 1B/CatcherAdamsville OH

Lyndsey is a 1st base and outfi eld player for the TU Dragons. She comes to Tiffi n from Adamsville, Ohio where she attended Tri-Valley High School and was coached by Sarah Slaughter. She is the daughter of Linda and Jeff rey Kight and sister to Ben and Jacob Kight and Kayla Hedge. Some of her accomplish-ments include honorable mention All-Ohio, three time 1st Team Eastern District, two time 2nd Team All MVL and 1st Team All MVL. She is an Accounting and Finance major.


21Melodi MurrietaSenior Outfi elderSuperior AZ

Melodi Murrieta is an outfi elder who played at Superior High School in Superior AZ for coach Andy Smith. She is the daughter of Fred and Karen Murrieta and has three brothers, Payton, Richard, and Jonathan. She is a two-time Ju-nior College All-American and Regional MVP. She is majoring in Criminal Justice and wants to attend a police academy in Arizona after graduation.

33Alyssa Brown

Sophomore Outfi elderHudson OH

Alyssa Brown is an outfi elder who played at Hudson High School in Hudson OH for coach Jeff Brown. She is the daughter of Jeff and Michelle Brown and has a brother Michael and sister Casey. Alyssa is a two-time First Team All-NOC player who also earned two Summit County All-Star honors. She was 2008 Off ensive Player of the Year in the NOC and Honorable Mention Northeast Ohio. She is majoring in Sports Man-agement.

41Amber Young

Sophomore PitcherJohnstown OH

45Abbey CookseyJunior PitcherNewark OH

Amber Young is a pitcher who played at Johnstown Monroe High School in Johnstown OH for coach Deana Bennett. She is the daughter of Jay and Eloise Young and has a brother Matthew and a sister Jennifer. She is a First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-District standout who was named 2008 Player of the Year while leading her team to four consecutive Sectional Champion-ships. She is majoring in English Education and wants to become a middle school English teacher after graduation. On campus she is involved with H2O.

Abbey Cooksey is a pitcher from Newark, Ohio. Abbey is the daughter of Ray and Lori and has two brothers, Nathan and Noah. Ab-bey attended Newark High School where she was coached by Randy Noland and earned 2nd Team OCC and 2nd Team All-Advocate honors. Abbey is undecided in her major.

Yr IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA10 133.0 149 80 55 44 60 13 6 3.7209 59.1 83 51 44 21 22 3 7 6.67

32Chelsea Von DriskaJunior Outfi elderWest Jefferson OH

Chelsea Von Driska is an outfi elder who played at West Jeff erson High School in West Jeff erson OH for coach Jimmy Stevens. She is the daughter of Joe Von Driska and Suzanne Harrington and has a brother Jared. She is a two-time All-League softball player and is majoring in Psychology. She wants to become a social worker after graduation.



Yr IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA10 103.1 105 60 49 36 63 8 6 4.27

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