2014 university of maine softball media guide

2014 Maine Softball Media Guide

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Q U I C K FA C T SGeneral InformationLocation .................................................................... Orono, MaineFounded .................................................................................1865Enrollment ........................................................................... 11,168President .........................Paul W. Ferguson (Whittier College ‘74)Director of Athletics......................... Karlton Creech (NC State ‘95)Nickname.....................................................................Black BearsColors ...............................Maine Blue (sky), Navy Blue and WhiteFacility (Capacity) ...................................Mike Kessock Field (950)Dimensions ........................................... LF-200’; CF-220’; RF-200’Conference ................................................................America EastAffiliation ................................................................NCAA Division I

Coaching InformationHead Coach..............................................Lynn Coutts (Maine ‘87)Career Record ...........................................25-69-1 (Third Season)Record at Maine ....................................... 25-69-1 (Third Season)Assistant Coach........................................Mike Coutts (Maine ‘82)Athletic Trainer.............................................................Amy AdamoSoftball Office Phone ............................................. (207) 581-4065

Team Information2013-14 Captains ...........................................EmJ Fogel, Jean StevensLetterwinners Returning/Lost...................................................10/4Position Starters Returning/Lost ................................................7/1Pitchers Returning/Lost .............................................................3/1Newcomers...................................................................................82012-13 Overall Record ..........................................................8-392012-13 America East Record/Regular Season Finish ..4-14/Sixth

HistoryFirst Year of Intercollegiate Softball ........................................1979All-Time Record ................................................... 693-785-2 (.468)Conference Championships .........................................1994, 2004Regular Season Conference Championships ....1994, 2004, 2006NCAA Regional Appearances.......................................1994, 2004District All-Americans............................................................... FiveAmerica East Coach-of-the-Year Honors ..............................ThreeAmerica East Player-of-the-Year Honors ................................ FiveFirst-Team America East Honorees / Honors ...........................122Second-Team America East Honorees / Honors ........................33America East All-Rookie Team Honorees ...................................16

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T STable of Contents/Quick Facts......................................................22013-14 Returning/Lost - Rosters .............................................3-42013-14 Schedule ........................................................................5The University of Maine .............................................................6-7Student-Athlete Support Services/Black Bear Athletics...........8-11Coaching Staff ............................................................................12 Lynn Coutts, Head Coach .....................................................12 Mike Coutts............................................................................13Player Profiles .......................................................................14-272012-13 Season Review ............................................................28History & Records..................................................................29-30Mike Kessock Field.....................................................................31

M A I N E M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSoftball Contact ....................................................Tyson McHattenPhone .................................................................... (207) 581-3596Email.......................................... [email protected] .......................... 5747 Memorial Gym, Orono, ME 04469 The 2013-14 Maine Softball Media Guide is a publication of the Uni-versity of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office. Writer/Editor/Layout & Design: Tyson McHatten. Executive Editor: Laura Reed. Contributors: Andrew Mahoney and Stu Haskell for his historical research. Front cover design by Emily Davidson & Tyson McHatten. Photographs supplied by Pe-ter Buehner, Michael C. York, Mike Mardosa, David Burnham and Friends of Maine Softball. Layout and design with Adobe Indesign on a MacBook

ComplianceIn complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and in pursuing its own goals of pluralism, the University of Maine System shall not dis-criminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability, or veterans status in employment, education, and all other areas of the University. The Uni-versity provides reasonable accomodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Questions and complaints about discrimina-tion in any area of the University should be directed to Equal Opportuni-ty Office, Room 101, 5754 North Stevens Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5703.

Captains: Jean Stevens EmJ Fogel



Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Cl. GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SLG OBP FLD

(R) C EmJ Fogel Jr. 47/47 .305 164 15 50 7 0 0 10 8 14 .348 .335 .983

(L) 1B Hilary Kane -- 42/42 .254 122 9 31 11 0 2 14 11 22 .392 .328 .996

(R) 2B Kristen Koslosky Jr. 47/47 .152 138 11 21 3 0 0 2 12 35 .174 .225 .958

(R) 3B Jean Stevens Sr. 47/45 .258 128 19 33 5 0 13 38 22 19 .602 .373 .874

(R) SS Makaila Kowalsky So. 44/42 .200 110 11 22 5 0 0 6 14 20 .245 .290 .928

(R) LF Hannah Hill R-Sr. 42/40 .219 114 13 25 7 0 2 10 8 31 .333 .276 .940

(R) CF Stephanie Wood Jr. 45/40 .200 110 10 22 3 0 0 2 1 20 .227 .207 .939

(R) RF Jessica Burk Jr. 47/46 .245 143 17 35 4 1 1 10 11 17 .308 .303 .856

Pitchers Returning (R) and Lost (L) Cl. W-L ERA APP/GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP

(R) Hannah Hill R-Sr. 3-14 4.29 22/16 9 1/0 0 96.1 108 79 59 55 71 12 0

(L) Beth Spoehr -- 4-12 3.46 21/17 5 1/0 0 93.0 105 67 46 26 54 2 3

(R) Kylie Sparks Sr. 1-4 5.69 15/7 3 0/0 0 51.2 91 58 42 13 28 1 4

(R) Alexis Bogdanovich So. 0-9 3.48 23/6 4 0/0 1 72.1 96 47 36 12 32 3 1

Other Key Returnees Cl. GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SLG OBP FLD

Dagmar Ralphs Sr. --Missed Season Due to Injury--

Nikki Byron Jr. 35/27 .139 79 1 11 0 0 0 6 2 15 .139 .190 .967

Newcomers Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown/Last School/High School

Erin Bogdanovich P/OR L/L Fr. South Portland, Maine/South Portland/Stetson

Chloe Douglass UT R/R Fr. Orono, Maine/Orono

Rachel Harvey C R/R Fr. Southington, Conn./Southington

Felicia Lennon IF R/R Fr. Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield

Nikki Misner P R/R Fr. Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant

Maddie Moore IF R/R Fr. McLean, Va./McLean

Shelby Obert UT R/R Fr. Skowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan

Samantha Ralphs OF L/R Fr. Lebanon, Ill./O’Fallon Township

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE2013-14 Softball Returning/Lost



NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Kristen Koslosky IF L/R Jr. Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley 3 Kylie Sparks P R/R Sr. Kirkland, Wash./Juanita 6 Rachel Harvey C R/R Fr. Southington, Conn./Southington 7 FeliciaLennon IF R/R Fr. Brookfield,Conn./Brookfield 9 Erin Bogdanovich P/OF L/L Fr. South Portland, Maine/South Portland/Stetson 10 Dagmar Ralphs OF L/R Sr. O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township 11 Shelby Obert UT R/R Fr. Skowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan 13 Nikki Misner P R/R Fr. Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant 14 Jessica Burk OF R/R Jr. Warrenton, Va./Bishop O’Connell 15 Alexis Bogdanovich P/OF R/R Jr. South Portland, Maine/South Portland 18 EmJ Fogel C/UT L/R Jr. Vienna, Va./Madison 20 Jean Stevens C/IF L/R Sr. Albany, Ore./West Albany 21 Makaila Kowalsky IF S/R So. Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy 22 Hannah Hill P/OF R/R R-Sr. Fryeburg, Maine/Fryeburg Academy 23 Lydia O’Connor OF L/R So. Newton, Mass./Newton North 24 Stephanie Wood OF R/R Jr. Florence, N.J./Holy Cross H.S. 26 Samantha Ralphs OF L/R Fr. Lebanon, Ill./O’Fallon Township 27 Maddie Moore IF R/R Fr. McLean, Va./McLean 32 Chloe Douglass UT R/R Fr. Orono, Maine/Orono 35 Nikki Byron IF R/R Jr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Mission Viejo

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No Name Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown/High School 14 Burk, Jessica OF R/R Jr. Warrenton, Va./Bishop O’Connell 15 Bogdanovich, Alexis P/OF R/R Jr. South Portland, Maine/South Portland 9 Bogdanovich, Erin P/OF L/L Fr. South Portland, Maine/South Portland 35 Byron, Nikki IF R/R Jr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Mission Viejo 32 Douglass, Chloe UT R/R Fr. Orono, Maine/Orono 18 Fogel, EmJ C/UT L/R Jr. Vienna, Va./Madison 6 Harvey, Rachel C R/R Fr. Southington, Conn./Southington 22 Hill, Hannah P R/R R-Sr. Fryeburg, Maine/Fryeburgh Academy 1 Koslosky, Kristen IF L/R Jr. Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley 21 Kowalsky, Makaila IF/OF S/R So. Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy 7 Lennon,Felicia IF R/R Fr. Brookfield,Conn./Brookfield 13 Misner, Nikki P R/R Fr. Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant 27 Moore, Maddie IF R/R Fr. McLean, Va./McLean 11 Obert, Shelby UT R/R Fr. Skowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan 23 O’Connor, Lydia OF L/R So. Newton, Mass./Newton North 10 Ralphs, Dagmar OF L/R Sr. O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township 26 Ralphs, Samantha OF L/R Fr. O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township 3 Sparks, Kylie P R/R Sr. Kirkland, Wash./Juanita 20 Stevens, Jean C/DP L/R Sr. Albany, Ore./West Albany 24 Wood, Stephanie OF R/R Jr. Florence, N.J./Holy Cross H.S.

Head Coach: Lynn Coutts (Maine ‘87), Third seasonAssistant Coach: Mike Coutts

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE2013-14 Softball Roster



University of Maine2013-14 Softball Schedule

Date Opponent Time Site Feb. 14 vs. St. Bonaventure # 9 AM Charleston, SC vs. Jacksonville St. # 11 AM Charleston, SC Feb. 15 TBA # TBA Charleston, SC TBA # TBA Charleston, SC at Charleston So. # 11 AM Charleston, SC March 2 at South Florida 6:20 PM Tampa, Fla. March 3 vs. Loyola Marymount 1 PM Clearwater, Fla. March 4 vs. Western Mich. 11:45 AM Tampa, Fla. at South Florida 2 PM Tampa, Fla. March 6 vs. Cleveland St (DH) 12 PM Clearwater, Fla. March 7 vs. Saint Joseph’s $ 4:30 PM Clearwater, Fla. vs. Long Island $ 6:45 PM Clearwater, Fla. March 8 vs. Quinnipiac $ 9 AM Clearwater, Fla. vs. Toledo $ 11:15 AM Clearwater, Fla. March 9 vs. Seton Hall $ 11:15 AM Clearwater, Fla. March 12 vs. Netherlands 5 PM Clearwater, Fla. March 13 vs. Penn 1:15 PM Clearwater, Fla. March 14 vs. Miami (Ohio) % 9:30 AM Clearwater, Fla. vs. Boston University % 11:45 AM Clearwater, Fla. March 15 vs. Providence % 11:45 AM Clearwater, Fla. vs. Central Mich. % 2:15 PM Clearwater, Fla. March 16 vs. Buffalo % 9 AM Clearwater, Fla. March 22 at Hartford * (DH) 12 PM West Hartford, Conn. March 23 at Hartford * 12 PM West Hartford, Conn. March 29 UMASS LOWELL* (DH) 1 PM Orono, Maine March 30 UMASS LOWELL* 1 PM Orono, Maine March 31 at Massachusetts 2 PM Amherst, Mass. April 5 at Albany * (DH) 12 PM Albany, NY April 6 at Albany * 11 AM Albany, NY April 12 UMBC * (DH) 12 PM Orono, Maine April 13 UMBC * 11 AM Orono, Maine April 15 HUSSON * 4 PM Orono, Maine April 17 at Harvard (DH) 3 PM Cambridge, Mass. April 19 at Stony Brook * (DH) 12 PM Stony Brook, NY April 20 at Stony Brook * 11 AM Stony Brook, NY April 26 BINGHAMTON * (DH) 12 PM Orono, Maine April 27 BINGHAMTON * 11 AM Orono, Maine May 1 at Boston College 4 PM Chestnut Hill, Mass. May 2 at Bryant (DH) 2 PM Smithfield, RI

All dates and times are subject to changeHome games in BOLD CAPSDH - Doubleheader*-America East contests# - Charleston Southern Tournament$ - USF Under Armour Invitational% - Michele Smith Spring Break TournamentAll time are Eastern Standard Time



UMaine at a glanceThe University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s premier public university. It is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast attracting students from 44 states and more than 67 countries. It currently enrolls 10,900 undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers doctoral degrees in 35 fields, representing the humanities, sciences, engineering and education; master’s degrees in nearly 70 disciplines; 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship on its campus, with substantial efforts aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction.

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University of MainePresident Paul Ferguson

Paul W. Ferguson became the 19th president of the University of Maine in July 2011. A Southern California native, President Ferguson is a Whittier College graduate who

earned a Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology at the University of California, Davis in 1981. He is an accomplished health scientist with a 30-year record of scholarship as an award-winning professor in the fields of toxicology and public health. President Ferguson rose through the academic ranks, leading research and outreach efforts in four states to assess and reduce potential health risks from chemical exposures. During this time, Dr. Ferguson also worked as a senior toxicologist for Unocal Corporation, a Los Angeles-based international energy resources company.

Since 1993, Dr. Ferguson has progressed through academic administration, initially serving as vice provost and dean of graduate studies and research at the University of Louisiana, Monroe. At the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was vice president for research and graduate studies. Prior to joining the University of Maine, Dr. Ferguson was at the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University, where he was provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

As a campus leader highly regarded for his commitment to engagement, inclusivity and quality, President Ferguson has a demonstrated record of university transformations in the areas of increased research and economic development, university-community partnerships, student success, faculty development and academic quality.

Currently, President Ferguson is leading an inclusive, campuswide planning and implementation process, the Blue Sky Project, to elevate the University of Maine to new levels of excellence as the most distinctively community-engaged and student centered of the American research universities.

Director of AthleticsKarlton Creech

Karlton Creech began his tenure as director of athletics at the University of Maine on Feb. 10, 2014. Creech comes to Maine after serving as senior associate director of

athletics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC). He brings 10 years of senior athletics administration experience to UMaine. Since 2012, Creech had been UNC’s senior associate director of athletics, serving as chief of staff and overseeing the department’s capital projects, human resources and facilities. From 2004–2012, he was associate executive director for UNC’s Education-al Foundation Inc., where he managed capital projects (including coordination of the $88 million football stadium expansion), the Annual Fund, marketing, fundraising and ticket sales programs, as well as donor stewardship and development. He also worked for the Student-Aid Association at North Carolina State University from 2001–2004, coordinating ticket sales and fundraising. Creech, a native of Chapel Hill, received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from North Carolina State University as will complete his master of arts degree in man-agement and leadership from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., in 2014.



Ranked as one of the top national universities by Princeton Review, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, and Fiske Guide • ranked as one of the

National Science Foundation’s top 100 public universities for research expenditures • annual

research expenditures of more than $100 million • Maine’s only NCAA Division I athletics program with 17 men’s and women’s teams • Maine’s

most comprehensive academic experience with doctoral degrees in 35 fields, representing the

humanities, sciences, engineering and education; master’s degrees in nearly 70 disciplines; and 90

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honors programs in the U.S. • Maine’s only federally designated land grant and sea grant institution • for every dollar the state invests

in UMaine through the Maine Economic Improvement Fund, researchers leverage $5 from outside sources • winner of two NCAA Division I

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Academic support services for student athletesAthletic academic counselors are committed to providing the environment and support necessary to empower student-athletes to achieve their full academic potential, culminating in a degree from the University of Maine.

• Individual academic counseling• Tracking of academic eligibility

and progress• Tutoring program• Study, time management and

organizational skills• Support for students with

learning disabilities• Sezak Academic Center and

study table• Laptop loan program

Academic support offered

What graduates are saying

“ Looking back at the last five years here at the University of Maine, I can’t help but think about how much I have changed as an individual because of the amazing opportunities and lifelong lessons associated with being a student-athlete. Words cannot express how fortunate and privileged I feel to have been able to represent the University of Maine hockey team and wear its jersey out onto the ice. I will continue to hold close the great memories and extraordinary friendships for the rest of my life.”

— Mark NemecMen’s Ice Hockey

“ My time here at the University of Maine has truly been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I came to this school never imagining the journey I would have as a student-athlete. Being a part of athletics and academics here at the university has made me who I am today. I will forever be grateful for all of the support I have received from the UMaine faculty, my coach Mark Lech, my family, and most importantly, my lovely teammates. Looking back on my time here I can say I have no regrets; I feel lucky to have been given the opportunity to represent UMaine and I will continue to do so in one way or another for the rest of my life.”

— Corey Conner Women’s Track and Field

and Cross Country

“ These past four years as a Black Bear student-athlete have been the best years of my life. The friendships and memories I have made with my teammates and classmates will be cherished forever. It has been an honor to play the sport I love, for the school I love for four amazing years. Once a Black Bear, always a Black Bear — GO BLUE.”

— Michael FransosoBaseball

“ When I started here four years ago, I could have never anticipated how much of a life-changing experience being a UMaine student-athlete would be. The biggest lesson I have learned from my time here is the value of hard work and dedication, and I have come to learn that those two words epitomize University of Maine athletics. I have had the opportunity to play amongst, meet, and be inspired by some incredible athletes and coaches, and the things I will take away from this place stretch far beyond the classroom. My fondest memories will always be those shared on and off the field with my teammates.”

— Madelaine HillWomen’s Soccer

250Scholar-athletes with a GPA of

3.0 or higher in 2012–13

220Conference academic honors

28Capital One Academic

All-America honors — all time

50Capital One Academic

All-District I honors — all time

4Sports that received public

recognition for their multiyear APR scores, which were in the top 10 percent of their

respective sports

2America East Academic Cups

2004 and 2007

3.11Department-wide GPA for all

Black Bear teams competing in America East in 2011–12

4America East teams with highest GPA among their

respective sports



Athletic training/strength and conditioning

Top-rate medical staffThe Maine sports medicine team includes six certified athletic trainers and one graduate assistant certified athletic trainer, a team physician, an orthopedic physician, a wide variety of medical specialists and student-athletic trainers. Other specialists on the Maine athletic healthcare team include an optometrist, chiropractor and dentist.

Mike Kessock Sports Medicine CenterThe Mike Kessock Sports Medicine Center in Memorial Gymnasium houses some of the newest technology in the field of sports medicine. The facility provides injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for student-athletes.

Speed, strength and conditioningUMaine Speed, Strength and Conditioning is a performance-based program focused on achieving success in athletic events and maintaining an injury-free environment. Philo-sophy: Developing a mentally and physic-ally challenging training environment that will allow athletes to maximize their ability; Increasing performance in athletic events; Decreasing the risk of injury through the teaching of progressive strength and power development exercises; Identifing dysfunctional movement patterns and correct the pattern. Fundamentals of an athlete: lower-body strength; lower-body power; core strength; ability to accelerate and decelerate; mobility; and balanced upper body (posterior/anterior).

Intercollegiate Strength Center in the Latti Fitness CenterThe Intercollegiate Athletic Strength Center in the Latti Fitness Center serves as the home for all varsity teams. The Intercollegiate Center is entering its seventh year as home of the Black Bears.

Intercollegiate Strength Center by the numbers• 5,000 square feet• 10,000 pounds of weights• 10 multipurpose power racks• Nine Olympic platforms• Five various cardiovascular machines• Five half racks• Five glue/hamstring machines• Nine sets of Eleiko/Uesaka Olympic bumper sets• Four slide boards• Electrical timing systems

Community involvement: Student-athletes do not just receive tremendous support. They also return the support to the local community. Events that student-athletes took part in last season included Martin Luther King Diversity Day, Toys for Tots, Salvation Army Angel Tree, Operation Christmas Child and Play4Kay. They also volunteered numerous hours at both the Ronald McDonald House and the Old Town–Orono YMCA, Cub Tracks Triathlon, Warm Heads Warm Hearts, Skate with the Bears, Black Bear Mentors, Skating Strides and many more activities. Maine athletics donates thousands of dollars worth of tickets to nonprofits each year.

The women’s basketball team raised $10,255 for its annual Play4Kay Breast Cancer awareness fundraiser game. Since the $10k goal was met, Coach Barron lived up to his word, having his head shaved.

Outstanding support for student-athletes



Historic Achievements>> Maine has celebrated two NCAA championships in men’s ice hockey. Maine defeated Lake Superior State, 5–4, to capture the school’s first crown in 1993, and then knocked off New Hampshire, 3–2, to win the school’s second title in 1999.

>> Every year since 1986, at least one Black Bear team or

individual has competed in an NCAA Championship event.

>> The Black Bear baseball team has made seven

appearances in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

>> The following is a list of conference titles in Maine history:

Men’s Ice Hockey

Hockey East — 1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2004

Baseball

America East — 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011

Men’s Cross Country

America East — 2004

Softball

America East — 1994, 2004, 2006

Football

Yankee Conference — 1949, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1965, 1974,

1982, 1987, 1989

Atlantic 10 — 2001, 2002

Women’s Basketball

America East — 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91,

1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99,

2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05

Men’s Outdoor Track

America East — 1995

Athletic success

Football advanced to the Final Eight of the FCS playoffs

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• UMaine has won two NCAA Division I National Championships in men’s ice hockey in addition to 18 NCAA appearances and 11 Frozen Four appearances.

• Alfond Arena is recognized as the college hockey rink with the “Best Atmosphere” by the Wall Street Journal (2011).

• Two Hobey Baker Award winners from UMaine (Scott Pellerin and Paul Kariya), are recognized as the top NCAA men’s ice hockey players.

• 47 former Black Bears have played in the NHL. John Tortorella is head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Garth Snow is general manager of the New York Islanders, while Jack Capuano is their head coach.

• UMaine baseball has made seven College World Series appearances and 16 NCAA regional appearances. Baseball has won seven conference titles, including the 2011 championship.

• UMaine baseball has had seven major league players in addition to coaches Brian Butterfield and Carl “Stump” Merrill.

• UMaine women’s basketball has won 13 conference titles and made seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Four All-Americans have combined for 14 All-American honors.

• UMaine football has won 11 conference titles and made six NCAA Tournament appearances, including three NCAA Final Eight appearances in the last 11 years. UMaine played in the 1965 Tangerine Bowl.

• UMaine football has had 50 players in NFL camps. There are currently eight players listed on NFL rosters. UMaine football has produced 36 All-Americans (2013).

• Three Black Bears have played in the Super Bowl.

• UMaine softball has won three conference titles and made UMaine’s first NCAA appearance by a women’s team in 1994.

• Former UMaine men’s basketball player Rick Carlisle led the Dallas Mavericks to a 2011 NBA Championship win, while Jim Boylan is an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers.

• UMaine field hockey received its highest national ranking ever in 2011 when it was ranked 10th in the nation.

• Track and field great Viktoria Rybalko competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

• UMaine track has garnered five All-America honors in the last three years.

Black Bear Points of Pride

Annabelle Hamilton Michael Cole Corey Conner



University of Maine2013-14 Coaching Staff

HEAD COACH

LYNN COUTTSLynn Coutts enters her third season at the helm of her alma mater.

In year two for Coutts she continued to re-turn to the program to a higher level after announcing another large, highly skilled re-cruiting class and developing a pair of All-Conference selections in Jean Stevens and EmJ Fogel. Coutts’ second season was high-

lighted with non-conference wins over Quinnipiac and Rhode Island before knocking off Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) member Boston College.

In her first year atMaine, CoachCoutts guided theBlackBears back tothe America East Championships. Coach Coutts also worked to develop a pair of student-athletes into All-Conference second team selections while also developing a freshmen duo into All-Rookie team members. Coutts also guided the Black Bears to big non-conference wins over Cal-State Fullerton, Long Beach State and Hofstra.

Lynn Hearty Coutts was a four-year letterwinner for the Black Bears from 1983-1987, earning All-America honors in 1987. In addition, she served as an assistant coach for the Black Bears from 1990-1994 and is a member of the UMaine sports hall of fame.

“We are delighted to have Lynn back at UMaine,” said Abbott. “She is a tremendous leader and an excellent teacher. She has a great vision for how to build on the success of this program. Lynn loves softball and she loves UMaine--wejustcouldn’thaveabetterfitforourprogram.”

“I would like to thank President Paul Ferguson, Athletic Director Steve Ab-bott and the University of Maine for the opportunity to lead the Black Bear softball program,” said Coutts. “Steve’s enthusiasm for UMaine softball is infectious and I am thrilled to join his efforts in creating a presence in America East as well as around the state. I’m eager to begin building a lasting relationship with the student athletes, the University community and all the fans in our state. I can’t wait to get started!”

Coutts comes to Maine with 20 years of softball teaching and coaching expe-rience, as she has had her hand in a variety of softball operations. Coutts has owned and operated the Frozen Ropes Training Center in southern Maine since 1997, where she is responsible for developing pitching and hitting cur-riculum for individual and clinic settings. At the training center, Coutts also recruits and trains softball instructors, hosts coaching clinics for Maine ASA and high school coaches and assists in overseeing the budget.

Aside from running the Frozen Ropes Training Center, Coutts has directed the Maine Thunder softball travel teams, recruiting players and coaches for seven teams while also training both players and coaches. Coutts became the head coach of the Maine Thunder 18U College Showcase Team in 2008. Coutts guided the Thunder to a fourth place showing in 2008 in the Eastern National ASA Tournament. Under her guidance with the Thunder, Coutts placed six of her student-athletes with Division I programs in the past four years.

Coutts has also kept her ties close with the Maine program over the past few years as she was a pitching consultant for the Black Bears in 2007-08. During that year, Coutts spent two days a week designing and organizing specificworkoutsfortheMainepitchingstaff.Couttstraveledwiththeteamto Florida and Hawaii, working closely with the pitching staffs in all aspects of their game including conditioning, mechanics and mentalities.

From 1990-1994, Coutts was an assistant coach with the Black Bears. She worked closely with the Maine pitching staff. The Black Bears improved dra-matically in Coutts’ years as an assistant as the

team went from 11-33 to 32-17 and the North Atlantic Conference Cham-pions in 1994.

Following her time as an assistant with the Black Bears, Coutts coached at Franklin High School from 1997-99. She was also the head coach for Orono High School in 1987.

Coutts has been committed to high school softball as she served as Presi-dent of the Maine High School Softball Coaches Association from 2010-11. Coutts shined as a player for the Black Bears as she was a member of the Black Bear pitching staff from 1983-87. Coutts led the team to the 1987 ECAC Championship and also captained the Black Bears from 1985-87. At the time of her graduation, Coutts held the school-records for most innings pitched in a season (183), and career (544.3), most strikeouts in a season (152), and career (318), and most victories in a season (18) and career (41). She was named a Northeast All-American in 1987 and was inducted into the University of Maine Hall of Fame in 1993.

Coach Coutts and her husband, former UMaine Associate Head Baseball Coach and current softball assistant Mike Coutts, have two children, Jackson 15 and Maggie 11.

Head Coach Lynn Coutts



ASSISTANT COACH

M I K EC O U T T S

Mike Coutts enters his second year as assistant coach with the University of Maine softball pro-

gram. Coutts will work with players in all aspects while fo-cusing in on hitting technique.

In his first year with the Black Bears, Coutts helped all-con-ference junior Jean Stevens develop into the America East leader with 13 home runs and tied for the league-lead with 38 RBI. Fellow all-conference selection EmJ Fogel also showed high-skill with the bat as she hit a team-leading .305.

University of Maine softball head coach Lynn Coutts an-nounced on Sept. 25, 2012, the hiring of Mike Coutts as as-sistant coach. Mike Coutts, a former Black Bear baseball team member and assistant Black Bear baseball coach, will focus on working closely with the hitters, infielders and the catchers.

Coutts brings with him a wealth of knowledge on the dia-mond as he spent the 1987-97 seasons as an associate/assistant baseball coach under the great John Winkin at the University of Maine. During his time assisting at Maine, Coutts helped lead the Black Bears to NCAA Regional Ap-pearances in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1993 while coaching 10 future Major League Baseball professionals.

Coutts spent four seasons as a member of the Black Bear baseball team from 1978-81. In 1981, as the team captain, Coutts helped lead the squad to a College World Series ap-pearance. Coutts was named to the Northeast Regional First Team in 1980-81; an All-New England First Team selection in 1981; a Cape Cod Summer League All-Star in 1980 and a Yankee Conference First Team selection from 1979-81.

From 1995-2002, Coutts was the head coach of the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Summer Baseball League. While with the Kettleers, Coutts led the team to a pair of league championships in 1995 and 1999. Following the 1995 sea-son, Coutts was named 1995 Cape Cod Coach of the Year. Coutts coached professionals Chase Utley, Garrett Atkins and Mitch Stetter all while they were with the Kettleers.

Following his time in the Cape League, Coutts held head coaching stints in the Alaska Collegiate Baseball League and the New England Collegiate Baseball League.

From 2009-10, Coutts was the head baseball coach at Deer-ing High School in Portland, Maine. While at Deering, Coutts led the team to the 2009 State Championship and a perfect 22-0 record after racking up 50-consecutive victories.

University of Maine2013-14 Coaching Staff

At one point, Coutts’ Deering squad was ranked as the #50 program in the United States.

Most recently, Coutts was the head coach at Scarborough High School in Scarborough, Maine. While at the helm, Coutts led the team to a Western Maine Championship in 2012.

Since 1997, Coutts has operated the Frozen Ropes Base-ball & Softball Training Center in Portland Maine where he has conducted numerous coaching clinics as well as offering one-on-one training in all areas of the game.

Coutts also co-authored “Organization of Indoor Baseball Practice” while producing a video by the same title.

Coutts graduated from the University of Maine in 1982 with a Bachelor of Health and Physical Education before earning his Master of Education/Administration in 1989, also from the University of Maine.

Coutts and his wife, head coach Lynn Coutts, are the par-ents of two children: 15-year-old son Jackson and 11-year-old daughter Maggie.

Assistant Coach Mike Coutts



SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013): Tossed 72.1 innings in 23 games with six starts ... Compiled a 3.48 ERA with one save and four complete games ... Struck out 32 batters while givingup96hitsandwalkingonly12...Recordeda.933field-ing percentage with eight putouts and 20 assists ... Recorded a season-highfivestrikeoutsinsixinningsagainstAlbany(4/7)... Earned a save in a two-inning appearance against Quin-nipiac (3/12) ... Tossed three innings of one-hit, shutout ball against Stony Brook (4/21) in game one of a doubleheader before going 9.2 innings in the second game, surrendering just one run.

BEFORE MAINE: Transfered to Maine after playing her freshman season at Saint Anselm College ... Appeared in 19 games with 14 starts in the circle for the Hawks ... Went 7-10 while racking up 74 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings with a 3.01 ERA ... Played her high school softball at South Portland High School ... Helped team win the State Championship in 2010 ... Named Miss Maine Softball, Maine Gatorade Player of the Year, SMAA Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year in 2011.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 11, 1992 ... Daughter of Jeanne and Edward Bagdanovich ... Has one brother, who plays basketball at Bates College, and a sister who plays at Maine ... Also participated in basketball and soccer while in high school ... When not playing softball, enjoys working out, run-ning, spending time at camp, going to the beach and reading ... A Food Science & Human Nutrition major.

CAREER BESTS (at Maine)At Bats ............ 1 (4x) at Boston University (4/27/13)Runs ..........................................................................NoneHits ...........................................................................NoneWalks ........................................................................NoneSteals .........................................................................NoneRBI ...........................................................................NoneDoubles ...................................................................NoneTriples ......................................................................NoneHome Runs .............................................................NoneHit Streak .................................................................NoneInnings Pitched ............9.2 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Zero Earned Runs Allowed... 8x vs Hartford (5/5/13)Complete Games............. 5 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Complete Game Shutouts..................................... NoneStrikeouts .....................................5 vs Albany (4/7/13)Winning Streak .......................................................None

15Alexis

Bogdanovich

ClassJunior

PositionPitcher

HometownSouth Portland,

Maine

Previous SchoolSouth Portland

Bats/ThrowsRight/Right

Individual Career History

Bogdanovich, Alexis

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2013 .000 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0TOTAL .000 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2013 4 . 4 8 0-9 23 6 4 0/0 1 72.1 96 47 36 12 32TOTAL 4 . 4 8 0-9 23 6 4 0/0 1 72.1 96 47 36 12 32

BOGDANOVICH’S CAREER STATISTICS

Alexis Bogdanovich



CAREER BESTSAt Bats ............................. 6 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Runs .................................... 2 (5x) at UMBC (3/24/13)Hits ..........................3 vs Loyola Marymount (3/6/13)Walks .................................. 2 (3x) at UMBC (3/23/13)Steals ........................................... 2 at UMBC (3/23/13)RBI ....................................4 vs Binghamton (4/14/12)Doubles ..................2 vs Loyola Marymount (3/6/13)Triples ........................................ 1 at UMBC (3/24/13)Home Runs .............................1 (3x) vs BYU (3/7/13)Hit Streak ........................................... 7 (4/14-4/22/12)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013): Appeared in all 47 games with 46 starts ... Batted .245 with 35 hits and 17 runs while driving in 10 to go along with four doubles, a triple and one home run ... Went 4-for-4 in stolen bases while slugging .308 ... Had six multi-hit games including a three-for-three day with two doubles and a pair of RBI vs. Loyola Mary-mount (3/6) ... Went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and a double in Maine’s season opener vs. NC Central (2/8) ... Had a two-for-four day with a double and an RBI vs. Quinnipiac (3/12) ... Scored a pair of runs against Quinnipiac (3/15) ... Tallied back-to-back two hit performances against UMBC. Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in game one before picking up two more hits with two runs scored and an RBI in game two (3/23-24).

PRE-SEASON 2013: Named to the College Sports Mad-ness Pre-Season America East Second Team

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Named to the America East All-Rookie team ... Played in 39 games with 36 starts in her rookie season for the Black Bears ... Hit .248 with 11 RBI, 11 runs scored, 35 total bases and 27 hits ... Had three doubles with a pair of home runs and three stolen bases ... Recorded a .981fieldingpercentage ...Went2-for-4withoneRBI inher collegiate debute on Feb. 10 against Illinois State ... Had a pair of hits against Long Island (2/12) ... Was 1-for-2 with a pair of runs scored at Cal State Fullerton (2/28) ... Had two hits, a pair of putouts and an assist against Harvard (3/11) ...Beltedherfirstcareerhomerunanddrove in four runsagainst Binghamton (4/14) ... Had a walk-off single against Binghamton (4/15) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored against Husson (4/17) ... Had a four-game streak with two or more hits from 4/28-5/1 ... Was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, a double and and two RBI against UMBC (4/28) ... Went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the America EastsemifinalagainstBostonUniversity(5/11).

BEFORE MAINE: Played high school ball for coach Tommy Orndorff at Bishop O’Connell High School ... Led

her NFCA Nationally Ranked high school team to three consecutive Virginia State Championships and four WCAC Conference Titles ... Played third base while batting .461 and slugging .824 ... A three-time First-Team All-State and All-Conference selection ... First-Team All-Extra Washington Post and two-time Second-Team All-Met selection ... All-time Bishop O’Connell record holder for total runs scored (174), triples (25) and career home runs (20), at the time of her graduation ... also played travel ball with the 18U Shamrocks and Wagner’s Gold ... also a three-time varsity indoor track letter-winner and a member of the Latin and Keyettes Clubs.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 5, 1992 ... Daughter of Sherry and Charles Burk ... An exercise science-physical therapy major ... has one brother and one sister ... her grandfather, Fred-erick Burk, was signed to play minor league baseball for the Boston Red Sox organization in the late 1940s ... When not playing softball, enjoys reading, shopping and hanging out with friends.

14Jessica

Burk

ClassJunior

PositionOutfield

HometownWarrenton, Va.

Previous SchoolBishop O’Connell


Jessica Burk


Burk, Jessica

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2012 .248 39-36 105 11 26 3 0 2 11 9 20 3-32013 .245 47-46 143 17 35 4 1 1 10 11 17 4-4TOTAL .246 86-82 248 28 61 7 1 3 21 20 37 7-7

BURK’S CAREER STATISTICS



SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013): Appeared in 35 games with 27 starts ... Hit .139 with 11 hits, six RBI and one run scored ... Recorded 131 putouts, third highest on the team, whiletallyinga.967fieldingpercentage...Went2-for-3vs.UMKC (2/10) before again going 2-for-3 in her next game vs. Stephen F. Austin (3/1) ... Drove in a pair of runs vs. Western Carolina (2/9) ... Picked up a hit and an RBI vs. Quinnipiac (3/12) ... Had a hit and an RBI in her last two games against Hartford (5/4-5).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Played in 26 games for Maine with 14 starts ... Hit .163 with four runs scored, one double, one RBI and eight total hits ... Had 19 putouts and22assistswhilerecordinga.976fieldingpercentage...RecordedherfirstcollegiatehitonMarch6atSanDiegoState ... Went 1-for-2 with a double at Cal State Northridge (3/11) ... Had hits in four-straight games she appeared in (4/3-4/17) ... Went 1-for-4 with an RBI against Binghamton (4/14) ... Was 1-for-2 with a run scored at Husson (4/17) ... Named to the America East Honor Roll ... Named a Maine Scholar-Athlete Rising Star.

BEFORE MAINE: Played high school ball for the Mis-sion Viejo Diablos under coaches Troy Ybarra and Toni Mascaraneas (University of Arizona) ... Helped lead the Diablos to three South Coast Conference Championships (2009-11) and the California Intercollegiate Federal Regional Finalsthosesamethreeseasons...Wasnamedfirst-teamall-south coast conference in 2011 while also being named to the 2011 Orange County All-Star team ... A two-time “Spirit of the Diablo” leadership award winner, was named second team all-conference in 2010 Hit .398 her senior season, her second highest total behind batting .423 her freshman year... also played travel ball under coaches John Fitzpatrick and Mike Monnahan (American Athletics 18U Gold). Team was 18GoldNationalQualifierin2010&2011.Helpedleadtheteam to the 2010 18 Gold ASA Champions Cup Showcase Tournament Runner-Up award.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 10, 1993 ... Daughter of Maura and Allen Byron ... A secondary education major ... Has one sister, Kathryn, and one brother, Johnathan ... Father played football at the University of Redlands in 1981 & 1982 ... When not playing softball, enjoys shopping, going to the beach, cooking and hanging with friends.

CAREER BESTSAt Bats ............................. 5 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Runs ............................ 1 (5x) vs N.C. Central (2/8/13)Hits .................... 2 (2x) vs Stephen F. Austin (3/1/13)Walks .................. 1 (6x) vs Western Carolina (2/9/13)Steals .........................................................................NoneRBI ............................. 2 vs Western Carolina (2/9/13)Doubles ............. 1 at Cal State Northridge (3/11/12)Triple ........................................................................NoneHome Runs .............................................................NoneHit Streak ..............................................4 (4/3-4/17/12)

35NikkiByron

ClassJunior

Position1b/3b

HometownTrabuco Canyon,

Calif.

Previous SchoolMission Viejo


Nikki Byron

BYRON’S CAREER STATISTICS


Byron, Nikki





PRESEASON (2014): Will captain the Black Bears ... Named to the College Sports madness preseason all-confer-encefirstteam.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013): Named to America East All-Conference second team and College Sports Madness First Team ... Started all 47 games ... Led the Black Bears in hitting at .305 while also leading the team in hits (50) and at-bats (164) ... Drove in 10 while scoring 15 runs and raking up a .335 slugging percentage ... Stole six bases while draw-ingeightwalks...Had153putoutswitha.983fieldingper-centage ... Recorded 14 multi-hit games ... Had three hitting streaks of 6+ games (6, 7, 8) ... Went 4-for-4 with a double and a run scored at Boston University (4/27) ... Had two hits in three-straight games (3/7-8) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI and a double vs. Quinnipiac (3/12) ... Had a 2-for-4 day with a pair of RBI, a run scored and a stolen base vs. Albany (4/7) ... Had three hits against Albany on April 8 ... Recorded three hits with a run scored, RBI, a double and a stolen base against Hartford (5/4) ... Racked up 12 putouts against Albany (4/8) ... Threw out 11 attempted base stealers. PRE-SEASON 2013: Named to the College Sports Madness America East Pre-Season Second Team

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Named to the All-North-east Region First Team ... Honored as the America East All-Conference Second Team catcher ... a two-time America East Rookie of the Week (4/16, 4/30) ... Led the Black Bears in average (.331), slugging percentage (.408), on-base percent-age (.377), runs scored (22), hits (47), doubles (9), total bases (58) and stolen bases (tied-3) ... Caught eight runners stealing ...started45of the48gamessheplayedin...hada.972field-ingpercentage...RecordedherfirstcollegiatehitandRBIonFeb. 10 against Illinois State ... Went 2-for-3 with a double against Long Island (2/12) ... Had a six game hit streak from 2/11-2/29 ... Went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base at Cal State Fullerton (2/28) ... Had two hits, including a triple, with a RBI at Cal State North-ridge (3/11) ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a

RBIatHusson(4/3)...Recordedafivegamehitstreakfrom4/14-4/21 ... Had back-to-back multi hit games on 4/15 & 4/17 ... Had two hits, two RBI and a run scored against Hus-son (4/17) ... Strung together a seven game hit streak from 4/22-5/5 ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double in theAmericaEastsemifinalagainstBostonUniversity(5/11)... Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

BEFORE MAINE: Played high school ball at James Mad-ison High School under coach John Schneeberger ... Cap-tained the team her senior year while batting .488 with a .725 slugging percentage, totaling 26 doubles and three home runs ... Named First-Team Virginia All-State at catcher, First-Team Northern Region and First-Team Liberty District. Was Second-Team Washington Post All-Met and a Virginia High School Coaches All-Star ... In her junior season, helped the team to the Virginia State Final Four ... Also played travel ball withWagner’sGoldunderCoachReeseKiple.Teamfinished25th in 2010 & 2011 at ASA Nationals.

PERSONAL: Born July 12, 1993 ... Daughter of Kim and Steve Fogel ... An elementary education major ... has one sister, Ally, and one brother, Nick ... also played basketball andfieldhockeyinhighschool...whennotplayingsoftball,enjoys reading, listening to music and watching movie mara-thons.

CAREER BESTSAt Bats ............................. 7 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Runs ..............................................3 at Husson (4/3/12)Hits .......................... 4 at Boston University (4/27/13)Walks ...............................1 (19x) vs Hartford (5/5/13)Steals ..................................1 (9x) vs Hartford (5/4/13)RBI .......................................2 (4x) vs Albany (4/7/13)Doubles ............................2 vs Binghamton (4/15/12)Triples ................ 1 at Cal State Northridge (3/11/12)Home Runs .............................................................NoneHit Streak ................................... 8 (2x) (3/23-4/13/13)

18EmJ

Fogel

ClassJunior

PositionCatcher/OF

HometownVienna, Va.

Previous SchoolMadison

Bats/ThrowsLeft/Right

EmJ Fogel


Fogel, EmJ


FOGEL’S CAREER STATISTICS



JUNIOR SEASON (2013): Appeared in 22 games in the circle with 16 starts ... Picked up three wins with a 4.29 ERA while striking out a team-high 71 hitters ... Tossed 96.1 in-nings with nine complete games and one shutout ... Batted .219 with 25 hits, 13 runs, seven doubles and a pair of home runs ... Scored 13 runs while driving in 10 ... Picked up a complete game victory while giving up just one run with five strikeoutsvs.Rhode Island (3/15) ...DefeatedUMBCin a three inning, three hit appearance (3/23) ... Tossed 11 innings while giving up no earned runs and striking out 11 against Albany (4/8) ... Had a complete game, shutout vic-torywithfivestrikeoutsandjustonehitvs.Hartford(5/4)...Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, one RBI and a double in Maine’s opener vs. NC Central (2/8) ... Homered in back-to-back games vs. UMBC and Albany (3/24-4/7) ... Had a pair of RBI with a double at UMBC (3/23) ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored and a home run at UMBC (3/24) ... Went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored, one RBI and a double and a home run against Albany (4/7).

BEFORE MAINE: Transfer from Seton Hall ... Appeared in 45 games in the circle for the Pirates with 30 starts ... Went 10-20 with 91 strikeouts in 176.2 innings ... Named Most Outstanding Pitcher of the SHU Pirate Classic in 2011 ... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 21, 2011 ... Two-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection ... Played high school ball at Fryeburg Academy ... A two-time Gatorade Player of the Year ... Two-Time Maine State MVP ... Named Miss Maine Softball in 2009 ... Led Fryeburg Academy to two Class B State Championships in 2008 and 2009 ... Portland Press Herald Player of the Year in 2009 ... Posted a 0.46 ERA in 136 innings and 231 strikeouts as a senior ... Also hit .516 with three home runs and 23 RBI that season ... Threw 10 no-hitters during high school career and posted an overall record of 64-12 with a 0.57 ERA and 912 strikeouts ... Hit .433 with seven home runs and 62 RBI in four years at Fryeburg Academy ... Played summer ball for Maine Junior Black Bears from 2007-08 and with the Maine Frozen Ropes in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born March 20, 1991 ... Daughter of Suzane and Jonathan Hill ... Has two brothers and two sisters ... When not playing softball, enjoys reading and singing ... A Biochemistry major.

CAREER BESTS (at Maine)At Bats ..............................5 (2x) vs Hartford (5/5/13)Runs .................................... 3 vs N.C. Central (2/8/13)Hits .......................................2 (5x) vs Albany (4/7/13)Walks ...............................................2 vs SIUE (3/9/13)Steals .........................................................................NoneRBI ............................................. 3 at UMBC (3/24/13)Doubles ............................1 (7x) vs Hartford (5/5/13)Triples ......................................................................NoneHome Runs .........................1 (2x) vs Albany (4/7/13)Hit Streak .......................................3 (2x) 3/23-4/7/13)Innings Pitched ......................11.0 vs Albany (4/8/13)Zero Earned Runs Allowed...4x vs Hartford (5/5/13)Complete Games.....................12 vs Hartford (5/4/13)Complete Game Shutouts...........1 vs Hartford (5/4/13)Strikeouts ...................................11 vs Albany (4/8/13)Winning Streak ........................1 vs Hartford (5/4/13)

22Hannah

Hill

ClassR-Senior

PositionPitcher/OF

HometownFryeburg, Me.

Previous SchoolFryeburg Acad.


Hannah Hill


Hill, Hannah

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2013 .219 42-40 114 13 25 7 0 2 10 8 31 0-1TOTAL .219 42-40 114 13 25 7 0 2 10 8 31 0-1


HILL’S CAREER STATISTICS



SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013): Named America East Player of the Week (2/19) ... Started all 47 games while batting .152 with 21 hits, 11 runs scored and a pair of RBI ... Also tallied three doubles, 12 walks and six stolen bases whilerecordinga.958fieldingpercentagewith93putouts...Opened the season with a four-game hit streak ... Went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in Maine’s opener vs. NC Central (2/8) ... Recorded a pair of hits with a walk and a stolen base while scoring two runs vs. Western Carolina (2/9) ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored, a double and a stolen base vs. UMKC (2/10) ... Had a 2-for-2 day vs. Illinois (3/2) ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored, a RBI and a stolen base vs. Youngstown State (3/8) ... Was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI at Boston College (4/11) ... Three times recorded six putouts in a single game.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Appeared in 40 games for Maine with 35 starts ... Tied for the team-lead in walks with 18 ... Hit .179 on 15 hits with 11 runs scored and six RBI withadoubleandatriple...Compileda.939fieldingpercent-agewith47putouts...ScoredaruninherfirstcareergameagainstIllinoisState(2/10)andrecordedherfirstcareerhiton Feb. 11 against Florida Gulf Coast ... Went 2-for-3 against Oregon State ... Had three hits at Cal State Fullerton with a run scored and a RBI ... Went 1-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored with two RBI ... Named to the America East Honor Roll ... A Maine Scholar-Athlete Rising Star.

BEFORE MAINE: Played high school ball under coach Melanie Alkire at Castro Valley High School ... Captained the team 2009-11 ... Helped lead her team to league champion-ships in 2008-11 ... Selected to the First-Team All-League in 2010 & 2011... Was named Second-Team All-League in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 16, 1993 ... Daughter of Aileen and Paul Koslosky ... A Kinesiology major ... has two sisters ... when not playing softball, enjoys singing, eating and shop-ping

CAREER BESTSAt Bats ........................ 6 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Runs ............... 2 (2x) vs Western Carolina (2/9/13)Hits ...........................3 (2x) vs NC Central (2/8/13)Walks .................... 2 (5x) at Stony Brook (4/22/12)Steals ............. 1 (6x) vs Youngstown State (3/8/13)RBI ............................... 2 (2x) vs UMBC (4/28/12)Doubles ........................ 1 (4x) vs Hartford (5/5/13)Triples ..................................1 vs UMBC (4/28/12)Home Runs..................................................... NoneHit Streak ........................................4 (2/8-2/10/13)

1Kristen

Koslosky

ClassJunior

PositionSecond Base

HometownCastro Valley,

Calif.

Previous SchoolCastro Valley


Kristen Koslosky


Koslosky, Kristen


KOSLOSKY’S CAREER STATISTICS



FRESHMAN SEASON (2013): Appeared in 44 games with 42 starts ... Batted .200 with 22 hits with 11 runs scored andsixRBI...Recordedfivedoublesandastolenbasewhileworking14walks...Had62putoutswitha.928fieldingper-centage ... Went 2-for-3 with a stolen base against Penn State (3/9) ... Was 1-for-2 with with a run scored and an RBI vs. Quinnipiac (3/15) ... Had a four-game hit streak (3/17-3/24) ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored while driving in a pair at Boston College (4/11) ... Was 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double vs. Hartford (3/4).

BEFORE MAINE: Played high school softball at Bacon Academy ... Named All-State her senior and junior seasons ... Named to the All-Eastern Connecticut Conference Team her senior, junior and sophomore years ... Named to the Post-Chronicle’s Top 25 Players to Watch list in 2012.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 11, 1994 ... Daughter of Jeanne and William Kowalsky ... Has two brothers, Will and Dan, and two sisters, Jaimie and Elizabeth ... Also competed in volleyball, soccer and indoor track while in high school ... A Marine Biology major.

21Makaila

Kowalsky

ClassSophomore

PositionShortstop

HometownColchester, CT

Previous SchoolBacon Academy

Bats/ThrowsSwitch/Right

KOWALSKY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Makaila Kowalsky

CAREER BESTSAt Bats .................5 (2x) vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Runs .........................2 at Boston College (4/11/13)Hits ............................... 2 (3x) vs Hartford (5/4/13)Walks ....................2 (3x) vs Stony Brook (4/20/13)Steals ..................................1 vs Penn State (3/913)RBI ...........................2 at Boston College (4/11/13)Doubles ....................2 at Boston College (4/11/13)Triples ............................................................ NoneHome Runs..................................................... NoneHit Streak ......................................4 (3/17-3/24/13)



FRESHMAN SEASON (2013): Appeared in 12 games with one start ... Scored a run at Florida Gulf Coast (3/13) and one run against Colgate (3/17).

BEFORE MAINE: Played for coach Lauren Baugher at Newton North ... Hit ..517 in 2012 and .352 in 2011 ... Helped her team to the Bay State Championship in 2012 and 2010 ... Named to the All-Star team in 2012.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 8, 1994 ... Daughter of Betsy Hewitt and Thomas O’Connor ... Also competed in basket-ball and indoor track while in high school ... When not play-ing softball enjoys hanging with friends ... Has two younger brothers ... A Marine Biology major.

CAREER BESTSAt Bats ........................................................... NoneRuns .............................1 (2x) vs Colgate (3/17/13)Hits ................................................................. NoneWalks .............................................................. NoneSteals .............................................................. NoneRBI ................................................................. NoneDoubles .......................................................... NoneTriples ............................................................ NoneHome Runs..................................................... NoneHit Streak ....................................................... None

23Lydia

O’Connor

ClassSophomore

PositionOutfield

HometownNewton, Mass.

Previous SchoolNewton North


O’CONNOR’S CAREER STATISTICS

Lydia O’Connor



JUNIOR SEASON (2013): Missed the season due to injury.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Started all 48 games ... Ranked second on the team with a .284 batting average, third with a .340 slugging percentage and third with a .304 on-base percentage ... Was tied for second in runs scored (13), second inhits(40)andtiedforfirstinRBI(16)...Alsohadsixdou-blesandatriplewitha.951fieldingpercentage...Went2-for-3 with an RBI and a triple vs Florida Gulf Coast (2/11) ... Went 3-for-3 in back-to-back games (2/28-29) ... Was 3-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored and two doubles at Cal State Fullerton (2/28) ... Also went 3-for-3 with a double and a run scoredatLongBeachState(2/29)...Hadapairof five-gamehit streaks ... Was 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI at Hof-stra (3/18) ... Had a 2-for-3 day day with a pair of runs scored and two RBI against Binghamton (4/14) ... Went 2-for-3 at Stony Brook (4/21) ... Also went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI with a double against UMBC (4/28) ... Named to the America East Honor Roll ... A Maine Scholar-Athlete Bronze medalist.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): America East Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll...Started 27 of the 29 games she ap-peared in...posted a .148 batting average...Recorded two hits inconsecutivegames(3/4),thefirstagainstJacksonville,andthe second against Michigan, including a double and a run against Michigan.

BEFORE MAINE: Played for O’Fallon Township High School in O’Fallon, Ill... Played for head coach Kate Walsh... Named to the Athletic Honor Roll... Selected as team’s player of theweekaftergoing8-for-9withfiveRBIsandfourrunsin her last three games... Received a number of honors in her senior season including: First Team All Conference, First Team All State, Firs Team All Metro, First Team All Area, HS MVP, HS Leadership, Super Sixty Seniors... Hit .588 her junior year and .566 her senior season... Team won regional championships in 2009 and 2010 and made the sectional semifinalsin2010...PlayedfirsttwoseasonsatNansemond

River High School.

PERSONAL: Born Dagmar Ralphs on December 21st in Charlottesville, Va... Daughter of Sandy and Tracy Ralphs... The one word that describes her is optimistic... Her biggest influenceishermombecauseshehasalwaysbeenthereforher ... A KPE - Exercise Science major.

CAREER BESTSAt Bats ..........................5 vs Boston Univ. (4/7/12)Runs ..................... 2 (4x) vs Binghamton (4/14/12)Hits ..................... 3 at Cal State Fullerton (2/28/12)Walks .................... 1 (7x) vs Binghamton (4/14/12)Steals ..........1 (3x) at Cal State Northridge (3/9/12)RBI ................................2 (3x) at Hartford (5/5/12)Doubles .............. 2 at Cal State Fullerton (2/28/12)Triples ................1 vs Florida Gulf Coast (2/11/12)Home Runs..................................................... NoneHit Streak .............................. 5 (3x) (4/21-4/28/12)

10DagmarRalphs

ClassSenior

PositionOutfield

HometownO’Fallon, Ill.

Previous SchoolO’Fallon Township

Bats/ThrowsLeft/Right Individual Career History

Ralphs, Dagmar


RALPHS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Dagmar Ralphs



JUNIOR SEASON (2013): Appeared in 15 games in the circle with seven starts and three complete games ... Record-ed a 5.69 ERA in 51.2 innings to go along with 28 strikeouts ...Pickedupavictoryaftertossingfiveinningsandgivingupfour earned runs with three strikeouts at UMBC (3/24) ... Struck out four vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/3) ... Fanned a sea-son-highfivebattersatUMBC(3/23)...Hit.150ontheyearwith 20 at-bats, three RBI and two runs scored ... Recorded hits in back-to-back games at UMBC, with RBI in each game (3/23-24) ... Went 1-for-1 at Boston University (4/27).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Appeared in 20 games with 10 starts in the circle ... Went 4-8 with a 5.48 ERA to go along with 34 strikeouts and 67.2 innings pitched ... Tossed six complete gamess with one save ... Had a complete game victory against Long Beach State (2/29), giving up four runs and fanning two ... Threw a complete game win while giv-ing up three hits with one earned run at Hofstra (3/18) ... HadfivestrikeoutsatAlbany(3/31)...Pickedupasavewhileworking two innings of no-hit ball against UMBC (4/28) ... Had a complete game victory over Hartford while striking outfiveandgivingupjustoneearnedrun(5/5)...Namedtothe America East Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): America East Honor Roll...Started 14 of the 27 games she appeared in...posted a 5-5 record on the season with a 3.67 ERA...Recorded two saves and pitched three complete games for the Black Bears...Threw a total of 89.2 innings while tallying 36 strikeouts...Threw a complete game against Tennessee State (2/19), giving up eight hits and one earned run while striking out five...Picthedaneight-inningcompletegameagainstWesternMichigan (3/1), allowing only one earned run and striking out four...Threw a season high six K’s against College of Charleston (3/5) through six innings...Posted her third com-plete game in a four-hit shutout performance at St. Joseph’s (4/27), striking out three batters on 75 pitches.

BEFORE MAINE: Played for Juanita High School in Kirk-

land, Wash... Played for head coach Kristian Dahl... Hit .421 and posted a 1.73 ERA her senior year... Named team MVP and All-King County First Team... Team was King County Champions in 2009 and 2010... Finished third in state in 2010... Selected team captain twice and lettered three teams... Hit over .300 her sophomore and junior seasons and posted a sub-2.00 ERA both seasons... Named team and League MVP her junior season after posting a 0.83 ERA.

PERSONAL: Born Kylie Johanna Sparks on August, 12th in Kirkland, Wash... Daughter of Gary and Julie Sparks... Hobbies include interior design, cooking and beach volley-ball... Would want Jennifer Aniston to play her in a movie... Favorite place on-campus is the Memorial Union... Chose UMaine because she loved the people and the campus...A psychology major.

CAREER BESTSInnings Pitched ...8.0 vs Western Michigan (3/1/11)Zero Earned Runs Allowed...14x vs. Hartford (5/5/13)Complete Games ............... 11x at UMBC (3/23/13)Complete Game Shutouts 1 at St. Joe’s (ME)(4/27/11)Strikeouts ........... 6 vs. Coll. of Charleston (3/5/11)Winning Streak .............................2 (3/26-4/12/11)

3Kylie

Sparks

ClassSenior

PositionPitcher

HometownKirkland, Wash.

Previous SchoolJuanita



Sparks, Kylie

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .286 13-9 21 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 5 0-02012 .118 7-7 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 0-02013 .150 14-9 20 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 1-1TOTAL .190 34-25 58 4 11 0 1 0 6 5 13 1-1

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 3 . 6 7 5-5 27 14 2 1/1 2 89.2 115 65 47 22 362012 5 . 4 8 4-8 20 10 6 0/2 1 67.2 95 59 53 21 342013 5 . 6 9 1-4 15 7 3 0/0 0 51.2 91 58 42 13 28TOTAL 4 . 7 6 10-17 62 31 11 1/3 3 209.0 301 182 142 56 98

SPARKS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Kylie Sparks



PRESEASON (2014): Will captain the Black Bears ... Named College Sports Madness preseason second team.

JUNIOR SEASON (2013): Named to the America East First Team and the College Sports Madness Second Team ... Appeared in all 47 games with 45 starts ... Led the league in home runs (13) while tying for the league lead in RBI (38) ...Batted.258with33hits,19runsscoredandfivedoubleswhile slugging a team-high .602 ... Recorded a team-leading 22 walks and one stolen base with a .373 on-base percent-age ... Opened the season by going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a double, a home run and one run scored vs. NC Central (2/8) ... Went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs, six RBI and two runs scored at Boston College (4/11) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a double vs. BYU (3/7) ... Put together an eight game hitting streak (3/13-3/23) ... Had three RBI vs. Quin-nipiac (3/15) ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a home run and a run scored vs. Stony Brook (4/21) ... Belted a grand slam at Boston University (4/27).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Appeared in 35 games with 28 starts ... Batted .248 with 15 hits and six runs scored and 10 RBI and four doubles ... Tied for the team lead in both homeruns(3)andwalks(18)...Hada.977fieldingpercent-age ... Began the season on a four-game hit streak ... Went 2-for-2 with two RBI, two runs scored and two home runs vs Illinois State (2/10) ... Had a 2-for-3 day at South Florida (2/10) ... Went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double vs South Carolina (3/2) ... Went 1-for-2 with a run scored, a double and a pair of RBI at Husson (4/3) ... Was 1-for-1 with a run scored, one RBI and a home run against Boston University (4/7) ... Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... A Maine Scholar-Athlete Bronze medalist.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): America East Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll...UMaine Scholar-Athlete Rising Star...Started 17 of the 24 games she appeared in...hit for .185 with eight RBIs...Recorded two RBIs against UCF (2/26) while going 2-3 at the plate...Went 1-3 with a pair of RBIs and a

double against St. Francis (3/2)...Batted 2-3 against UMBC (3/26) while driving in a run and drilled in two more runs against Stony Brook (4/9)...Stevens recorded 50 putouts and nine assists throughout the season.

BEFORE MAINE: Played at West Albany High School in Albany, Ore... Played for head coach Rocky Earner... Earned numerous academic honors including: the Lyle Swisher Cal-culus Scholarship, School Math and History Awards, Na-tional Honor Society, Senior Girl Award and Valedictorian... Named team MVP and captain her junior and senior year... Selected First Team All-League three times and Second Team All-State twice... Named Player of the Year for the league twice... Hit over .500 twice and .446 her sophomore season... Team won at least a share of the league title two out of her three seasons on the varsity squad.

PERSONAL: Born Jean Stevens on September 3rd in Al-bany, Ore... Daughter of Andy and Cathy Stevens... Favorite place on campus is the Mall... Chose Maine because of the atmosphere and the team ... A Secondary Education major.

CAREER BESTSAt Bats ........................ 6 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Runs ......................................3 at UMBC (3/23/13)Hits ...........................3 at Boston College (4/11/13)Walks .....................................4 at UMBC (3/23/13)Steals ....................................1 vs Liberty (3/16/13)RBI ...........................6 at Boston College (4/11/13)Doubles .........................1 (11x) vs Albany (4/7/13)Triples ............................................................ NoneHome Runs....... 2 (2x) at Boston College (4/11/13)Hit Streak ......................................8 (3/13-3/23/13)

20Jean

Stevens

ClassSenior

PositionThird base/DP

HometownAlbany, Ore.

Previous SchoolWest Albany

Bats/ThrowsLeft/Right Individual Career History

Stevens, Jean

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .185 24-17 54 2 10 2 0 0 8 6 22 0-02012 .238 35-28 63 6 15 4 0 3 10 18 29 0-02013 .258 47-45 128 19 33 5 0 13 38 22 19 1-1TOTAL .237 106-90 245 27 58 11 0 16 56 46 70 1-1


Jean Stevens

STEVENS’ CAREER STATISTICS



SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013): Appeared in 45 games with 40 starts ... Batted .200 with 22 hits, 10 runs scored, three doubles and a pair of RBI ... Went 2-for-2 in stolen bas-es...Had44putoutswhilerecordinga.939fieldingpercent-age ... Went 2-for-3 vs. Saint Joseph’s (3/2) ... Had a 3-for-3 day with a run scored vs. BYU (3/7) ... Put together a six game hitting streak (3/8-3/12) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. Quinnipiac (3/12) ... Had a pair of hits and a run scored at UMBC (3/23) ... Went 2-for-2 vs. Stony Brook (4/20)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Scoredherfirstcollegiaterun at Long Beach State (2/29) ... Scored runs in three-straightgames(4/25-5/6)...RecordedherfirsthitatHart-ford (5/6) ... Named to the America East Honor Roll ... A Maine Scholar-Athlete Rising Star.

BEFORE MAINE: Played softball for coach Walter Walsh at Holy Cross High School ... Captained the team in 2010 and 2011 ... Named All-County in 2011 ... Was also a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born April 22, 1993 ... Daughter of Mildred and Bill Wood ... Undecided on major ... has one brother and one sister ... also played basketball and soccer in high school ... when not playing softball, enjoys going to the shore, watch-ing television and hanging with friends.

CAREER BESTSAt Bats .................6 (2x) vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Runs ........................... 1 (15x) vs Hartford (5/4/13)Hits ............................................ 3 vs BYU (3/7/13)Walks ........................... 1 vs Stony Brook (4/21/13)Steals ............................ 1 (3x) vs Hartford (5/4/13)RBI ............................... 1 (2x) vs Hartford (5/4/13)Doubles .......................... 1 (3x) vs Albany (4/7/13)Triples ............................................................ NoneHome Runs..................................................... NoneHit Streak ........................................6 (3/8-3/12/13)

24Stephanie

Wood

ClassJunior

PositionOutfield

HometownFlorence, N.J.

Previous SchoolHoly Cross H.S.



Wood, Stephanie


Stephanie Wood

WOOD’S CAREER STATISTICS



UNIVERSITY OF MAINE2014 Softball Newcomers

#9 Erin BogdanovichL/L Fr. PitcherSouth Portland, Maine/South Portland

BEFORE MAINE: Was two-time all-state and a two-time SMAA All-Star (2012 & 2013) ... Helped lead her team to a state championship in 2010 and a western Maine championships in 2011 & 2012 ...

two year captain and team MVP ... Struck out 13 in the 2012 State Championship ... hit .648 with 18 stolen bases and an .800 on-base percentage in 2013 ... Went 11-0 with a .063 ERA in 2013 ... also played with the Worcester Hawks in the Gold Nationals in 2012 & 2013.

PERSONAL: Born July 8, 1995 ... Daughter of Jeanne and Edward ... also an indoor track conference record holder in 400m and soccer captain ... academic honors all four years of high school ... sister, Alexis, also plays for UMaine ... her brother played basketball at Bates College ... mother played basketball at UMaine and Southern Maine ... dad ran track at Penn.

#32 Chloe DouglassR/R Fr. UtilityOrono, Maine / Orono

BEFORE MAINE: Caught and played shortstop for Orono High School ... cap-tained the Red Riots her junior and senior seasons ... Named first team all-conference at shortstop and the class C player of the

year after setting a new Orono high school record for home runs in her senior year ... As a junior, was named second team all-conference at catcher after being named all-conference hon-orable mention her sophomore season ... Also competed for the Edge Academy’s Maine Thunder.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 22, 1995 ... Daughter of Kay and Da-vid Douglass ... Spends summers lifeguarding and umpiring for Orono Rec. Adult softball league ... has two older sisters, one who attends the University of Maine and one at the University of New England ... undecided on major.

#6 Rachel HarveyR/R Fr. CatcherSouthington, Conn./Southington

BEFORE MAINE: Caught and played thirdandtheoutfieldatSouthingtonHighSchool, batted .366 with 34 RBI and four home runs as a captain her senior season ... A four-year varsity starter, was named all-state in 2013 .. During her senior year,

wasnamedfirstteamall-statebyboththeHartfordCourantandtheNewHavenRegister...WasfirstteamAll-Heraldinboth2013 and 2012 ... Following her junior year, was named second team all-state by the Hartford Courant and to the New Haven Register third team all-state team ... Named all-conference CCC west both her junior and senior seasons ... In her senior year, helped lead Southington to a state championship a year after theteamwastheclassLLrunnersupandsemi-finalistin2010... Led team to the CCC west conference championship all four years of her varsity career ... also played for the CT Charmers U-18 Gold squad.

PERSONAL: Born July 11, 1995 ... Daughter of Kelly and William Harvey ... Has one brother who plays college hockey ... spends her summers lifeguarding, playing travel softball, teach-ing younger kids softball and personal training ... a communi-cation sciences and disorders speech and language pathology major.

#7 Felicia LennonR/R Fr. InfieldBrookfield, Conn./Brookfield

BEFORE MAINE: Played shortstop at Brookfield high school, also competed with the CT Charmers U-18 gold squad ... Played four year’s of varsity ball while compiling a .450 average and a .560 on-base percentage ... A captain her senior

year, helped lead Brookfield to a Southwest Conference Cham-pionship in 2011 and CIAC Class L semi-final finishes in both 2010 and 2012 ... Named to the New Haven Register All-State squad her senior year after being recognized as a CIAC Class L all-state selection in both 2011 and 2012 ... Named to the Southwest Conference all-league first team all four years of her high school career.

PERSONAL: Born August 18, 1995 ... Daughter of Lauri and Tim Lennon ... has two sisters, Kellyann and Cara ... Spent her summers playing travel softball, attending field hockey camps and going to the beach ... played three years of varsity field hockey, all-patriot honors in field hockey her senior year ... undecided on major.



UNIVERSITY OF MAINE2014 Softball Newcomers

#13 Nikki MisnerR/R Fr. PitcherTampa, Fla./H.B. Plant

BEFORE MAINE: A pitcher at H.B. Plant high school, finished her career with a 1.95 ERA and an opponent batting aver-age of .247, opponent on-base percentage of .249 and a 1.000 fielding percentage

... Helped lead her team to 6A district championships in 2010 and 2011 and a 2013 Palm Harbor tournament championship in 2013 ... A two-year captain, was the 2013 season MVP and a 2013 first team all-conference selection while also earning second team all-country recognition a was a Heart of Cham-pion finalist ... Played her travel team ball for Mizuno Krusherz U-18 Gold.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 7, 1995 ... Daughter of Linda and Mark Misner ... Has one brother, Jackson ... Spent her summers playing travel ball, going to the beach, running and lifeguard-ing ... a national honor society, beta honor club and principal’s honor roll member ... a pre-optometry major.

#27 Maddie MooreR/R Fr. InfieldMcLean, Va./McLean

BEFORE MAINE: Caught and played firstandsecondbaseatMcLeanhighschool, captained the squad her senior year whilebeingnamedfirstteamall-districtatcatcher, second team all-region, honorable

mention all-metro area and team MVP after her senior year ... Asajunior,wasnamedfirstteamall-districtandall-regionatleague while earning honorable mention all-metro area and hon-orable mention all-state ... In 2010, won the AAA Virginia high school league state championship before taking home the Lib-erty District championship in 2011 while also competing in the northern region and state tournament ... In 2012, led her travel team, the Ashburn Shooting State, competed in ASA Nationals.

PERSONAL: Born June 21, 1995 ... Daughter of Leanne and Brad Moore ... has one younger sister, Zoe ... Spent her summer playing softball, watching movies and reading ... also played vol-leyball and basketball in high school ... named a scholar-athlete every season ... an animal science major.

#11 Shelby ObertR/R Fr. UtilitySkowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan

BEFORE MAINE: A utility player from Skowhegan high school, was named the Morning Sentinal Player of the Year after helping lead her squad to an Eastern Maine championship in 2013 ... Named to the first team in 2010-13 and compiled a

four-year average of .506 with 24 RBI, four home runs and a .624 on-base percentage while only striking out three times ... Played travel team softball with the Maine Thunder.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 22, 1994 ... Daughter of Lisa and Mike Obert ... has a younger brother ... spent her summers working for DMO Landscaping and playing travel softball ... also won two state championships in field hockey ... undecided on her major.

#26 Samantha RalphsL/R Fr. OutfieldO’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township

BEFORE MAINE: An outfielder at Nansemond River and O’Fallon Town-ship, received numerous accolades throughout her high school career as she was named first team all-conference, first team all-metro, second team all-state,

second team all-metro, second team all-conference, and second team all-state in her four years ... Honored with the best of-fense award on her high school team ... Also competed for the Tennessee Fury travel team.

PERSONAL: Born July 24, 1995 ... Daughter of Sandra and Tracy Ralphs ... has a younger brother, William and older sister, Dagmar, who is currently a member of the University of Maine softball team ... spent her summer playing travel ball, babysitting and attended a mission trip to the Dominican Republic ... undecided on her major.



UNIVERSITY OF MAINE2013 Results: 8-39 Overall; 4-14 America East2013 Maine Softball

Game Results for Maine (as of Jan 22, 2014)(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall America East Pitcher of record Attend Time! Feb 08, 2013 vs N.C. Central W 9-1 6 1-0-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (W 1-0) 6 6 2:00! Feb 09, 2013 vs Western Carolina L 4-5 7 1-1-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-1) 8 8 2:02! Feb 09, 2013 at USC Upstate L 1-5 7 1-2-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L 0-1) 1 2 5 1:45! Feb 10, 2013 vs UMKC L 3-9 7 1-3-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (L 1-1) 4 4 1:52Mar 01, 2013 vs Stephen F. Austin L 1-5 7 1-4-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (L) 0 2:40Mar 01, 2013 vs Toledo L 1-3 7 1-5-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L) 0 1:10Mar 02, 2013 vs Saint Joseph's L 2-8 7 1-6-0 0-0-0 Sparks, K. (L) 0

^ Mar 2, 2013 vs Illinois L 1-7 7 1-7-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-2) 8 8 1:32Mar 03, 2013 vs FGCU L 0-8 5 1-8-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L 0-3) 6 4 1:27Mar 04, 2013 vs Western Michigan L 0-4 7 1-9-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (L 1-3) 0 1:45Mar 06, 2013 vs Toledo L 3-7 7 1-10-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L) 2 5 1:30Mar 06, 2013 vs Loyola Marymount L 2-11 7 1-11-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L 0-4) 0 5:15Mar 07, 2013 vs BYU L 4-6 7 1-12-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (L 1-4) 0 3:04Mar 07, 2013 vs BYU-2 L 2-3 7 1-13-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L 0-4) - 1:55Mar 08, 2013 vs Tenn. Tech L 1-4 7 1-14-0 0-0-0 Sparks, K. (L 0-2) 0 1:40Mar 08, 2013 vs Youngstown State L 4-10 7 1-15-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-4) 0 2:01Mar 09, 2013 vs SIUE L 0-13 5 1-16-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (L 1-5) 8 8 1:20Mar 09, 2013 vs Penn State L 0-3 7 1-17-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L 0-6) 8 9 1:33Mar 10, 2013 vs Fordham L 0-4 7 1-18-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-5) 7 7 1:30Mar 12, 2013 vs Quinnipiac L 5-6 7 1-19-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L 0-7) 0 2:15Mar 12, 2013 at USF L 0-11 5 1-20-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (L 1-6) 7 5 8 1:30Mar 13, 2013 vs Valparaiso L 0-3 7 1-21-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-6) 3 2 1:22Mar 13, 2013 at FGCU L 2-3 7 1-22-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (L 0-8) 1 1 3 1:44Mar 15, 2013 vs Quinnipiac W 8-7 7 2-22-0 0-0-0 Spoehr, B. (W) 0 2:18Mar 15, 2013 vs Rhode Island W 2-1 7 3-22-0 0-0-0 Hill, H. (W) 0 1:40Mar 16, 2013 vs Rutgers L 0-2 7 3-23-0 0-0-0 Sparks, K. (L) 0 1:17

% 03-16-13 vs Liberty L 3-4 7 3-24-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-7) 8 7 1:57Mar 17, 2013 vs Colgate L 3-5 7 3-25-0 0-0-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-8) 1 5 0 2:00

* Mar 23, 2013 at UMBC-1 L 2-4 7 3-26-0 0-1-0 Spoehr, B. (L 2-7) 9 2 1:36* Mar 23, 2013 at UMBC-2 W 11-7 (9) 4-26-0 1-1-0 Hill, H. (W 2-8) 9 2 2:40* Mar 24, 2013 at UMBC W 7-6 7 5-26-0 2-1-0 Sparks, K. (W 1-3) 7 8 2:00* Apr 07, 2013 ALBANY-1 L 2-5 7 5-27-0 2-2-0 Hill, H. (L 2-9) 4 2 1:58* Apr 07, 2013 ALBANY-2 L 4-8 7 5-28-0 2-3-0 Sparks, K. (L 1-4) 5 0 4:10* Apr 08, 2013 ALBANY L 0-1 (11) 5-29-0 2-4-0 Hill, H. (L 2-10) 6 7 2:17Apr 11, 2013 at Boston College W 11-5 7 6-29-0 2-4-0 Spoehr, B. (W 3-7) 6 0 6:02

* Apr 13, 2013 at Binghamton L 2-11 5 6-30-0 2-5-0 Hill, H. (L 2-11) 1 5 0 1:19* Apr 13, 2013 at Binghamton L 0-5 7 6-31-0 2-6-0 Spoehr, B. (L 3-8) 1 5 0 1:50* Apr 14, 2013 at Binghamton L 0-8 6 6-32-0 2-7-0 Hill, H. (L 2-11) 8 5 1:35* Apr 20, 2013 STONY BROOK W 2-0 7 7-32-0 3-7-0 Spoehr, B. (W 4-8) 8 9 1:25* Apr 21, 2013 STONY BROOK-1 L 2-4 7 7-33-0 3-8-0 Hill, H. (L 2-13) 8 1 1:50* Apr 21, 2013 STONY BROOK-2 L 2-3 (15) 7-34-0 3-9-0 Bogdanovich (L 0-9) 7 1 3:45* Apr 27, 2013 at Boston University-1 L 0-2 7 7-35-0 3-10-0 Spoehr, B. (L 4-9) 1 2 5 1:26* Apr 27, 2013 at Boston University-2 L 5-9 7 7-36-0 3-11-0 Hill, H. (L 2-14) 1 5 0 1:40* Apr 28, 2013 at Boston University L 1-7 7 7-37-0 3-12-0 Spoehr, B. (L 4-10) 7 5 1:45* May 04, 2013 HARTFORD-1 L 0-4 7 7-38-0 3-13-0 Spoehr, B. (L 4-11) 1 1 0 2:07* May 04, 2013 HARTFORD-2 W 4-0 7 8-38-0 4-13-0 Hill, H. (W 3-14) 1 5 3 1:35* May 05, 2013 HARTFORD L 3-4 (11) 8-39-0 4-14-0 Spoehr, B. (L 4-12) 1 3 7 2:58

* = Conference game() extra inning game



T E A M R E C O R D SMiscellaneousMost Games ......................................57 (2002)Most Wins .........................................35 (2006)Most Losses ......................................41 (2001)Best W-L Record (Pct.) .......8-2 (.800) (1979)

BattingMost Runs ...................................... 250 (2009)Most Hits ........................................ 404 (2009)Most Doubles ...................................83 (2009)Most Triples ......................................21 (1987)Most Home Runs .............................38 (2008)Most Walks ..................................... 134 (2006)Most Stolen Bases ......................... 120 (1988)

FieldingMost Errors .................................... 118 (1986)

PitchingMost Innings Pitched ................ 392.0 (2002)Most Walks Allowed ..................... 174 (2008)Fewest Walks Allowed .....................36 (1987)Most Strikeouts .............................. 332 (2006)Lowest ERA .................................. 1.66 (1983)

I N D. R E C O R D SMost Games PlayedSeason ............................................................57 Erica Sobel, Leigh Ann Hlywak, Jess Brady, Aliesha Rautenberg, Katie Churchill (2002)Career .................204 - Terren Hall (2008-11)

Most At-BatsSeason ....... 189 - Aliesha Rautenberg (2002)Career ............666 - Ashley Waters (2005-09)

Most Runs ScoredSeason ........................ 49 - Sara Jewett (2000)Career ..................134 - Sara Jewett (1997-00)

Highest Batting AverageSeason ......... .513 - Cathy Woodhams (1979)Career ................. .404 - Ethel Macklin (1979)

Most HitsSeason ................73 - Alexis Souhlaris (2009)Career .........249 - Alexis Souhlaris (2006-10)

Most Runs Batted InSeason ....................... 53 - Terren Hall (2010)Career ..................180 - Sara Jewett (1997-00)

Most DoublesSeason .................... 16 - Michelle Puls (1997)Career ...................43 - Terren Hall (2008-11)

Most TriplesSeason .................7 - Michelle Duprey (1987)Career ....................14 - Sara Jewett (1997-00)

Most Home RunsSeason ........................ 15 - Sara Jewett (2000)Career ...................35 - Terren Hall (2008-11)

Most WalksSeason .................... 29 - Kristin Steele (1991).....................................29 - Erica Sobel (2002)Career ...................84 - Erica Sobel (1999-02)

Most StrikeoutsSeason ....................44 - Dana Grimm (2006).............................44 - Alexis Souhlaris (2008)Career ............. 123 - Dana Grimm (2003-06)

Most Stolen BasesSeason ................30 - Alexis Souhlaris (2007)Career ...........94 - Alexis Souhlaris (2006-10)

Most ErrorsSeason ................31 - Esther Letteney (1990)Career ................... 90 - Asa Brown (1984-87)

Most Innings PitchedSeason ....... 251.2 - Cindy Harrington (1995)Career ...............582.1 - Deb Smith (1991-94)

Most Strikeouts (Pitcher)Season .......... 200 - Cindy Harrington (1995)Career ..............480 - Sarah Bennis (2003-06)

Lowest Earned Run AverageSeason .................. 0.86 - Sherri Denis (1982)Career ..............1.45 - Sherri Denis (1979-82)

Most VictoriesSeason ........... 19 - Deb Smith (1994); Cindy Harrington (1995); Sarah Bennis (2006)Career ....................50 - Deb Smith (1991-94)

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UNIVERSITY OF MAINEA L L - A M E R I C A & C O N F E R E N C E H O N O R S

NCAA Northeast All-Americans Player .....................Team ......... Pos. ..........YearLynn Hearty-Coutts 2nd ...........P ........... 1987Stacey Caron ......... 2nd ...........OF ......... 1988Tina Ouellette ....... 2nd ...........OF ......... 1988Sara Jewett ............N/A ........... C ........... 1999Sara Jewett ............N/A ........... C ........... 2000Ashley Waters ....... 2nd ........... 2B .......... 2008Ashley Waters ........1st ............ 2B .......... 2009Alexis Souhlaris .....1st ............OF ......... 2009

America East Player of the Year Deb Smith ..................................P ........... 1994Michelle Puls .............................SS .......... 1997Michelle Puls .............................SS .......... 1998Sara Jewett ................................. C ........... 2000Ashley Waters .......................... 2B .......... 2008Alexis Souhlaris .......................OF ......... 2009

America East Pitcher of the Year Deb Smith ................................................ 1994Jenna Merchant ........................................ 2004

America East Rookie of the YearJenna Balent ...............................P ........... 2006

America East Coach of the YearJanet Anderson ........................................ 1993Janet Anderson ........................................ 1998Deb Smith ................................................ 2002Stacey Sullivan .......................................... 2006

America East Tournament MVP Deb Smith ..................................P ........... 1994Lauren Dulkis .......................... 3B .......... 2004

First-Team All-America East Lisa Swain ................................ DH ......... 1992Kelly Down ............................... C ........... 1993Kris Gorman.............................SS .......... 1993Lisa Swain ................................ DH ......... 1994Kris Gorman.............................SS .......... 1994Deb Smith ..................................P ........... 1994Shelly Lefevre........................... 1B .......... 1995Michelle Puls .............................SS .......... 1997Michelle Puls .............................SS .......... 1998Sara Jewett ................................. C ........... 1998Sara Jewett ................................. C ........... 1999Leigh Ann Hlywak .................. 3B .......... 1999Erica Sobel ................................SS .......... 1999Sara Jewett ................................. C ........... 2000Erica Sobel ................................SS .......... 2000Leigh Ann Hlywak .................. 3B .......... 2002Erica Sobel ................................SS .......... 2002Jess Brady .................................OF ......... 2002Jenna Merchant ..........................P ........... 2002Jess Brady .................................OF ......... 2003Jess Brady .................................OF ......... 2004Jenna Merchant ..........................P ........... 2004Brittany Cheney ........................SS .......... 2004Jess Brady .................................OF ......... 2005Brittany Cheney ........................SS .......... 2005Sarah Bennis ...............................P ........... 2005Sarah Bennis ...............................P ........... 2006Brittany Cheney ........................SS .......... 2006Amy Kuhl .................................DP ......... 2006Jenna Balent ...............................P ........... 2006Alexis Souhlaris .......................OF ......... 2007Ashley Waters .......................... 2B .......... 2008Stephanie George ..................... C ........... 2009Ashley Waters ...........................SS .......... 2009Alexis Souhlaris .......................OF ......... 2009Alexis Souhlaris ....................... 2B .......... 2010Terren Hall ............................... 3B .......... 2010Kali Burnham ..........................OF ......... 2011Terren Hall ............................... 3B .......... 2011

Jean Stevens.............................. 3B .......... 2013

Second-Team All-America EastKim Reed ................................... C ........... 1992Deb Smith ..................................P ........... 1992Deb Smith ..................................P ........... 1993Kristin Steele ............................ 3B .......... 1993Lisa Swain .................................OF ......... 1993Tenley Libby .............................OF ......... 1993Kelly Dow ................................. C ........... 1994Shelly Lefevre........................... 1B .......... 1994Cindy Harrington ......................P ........... 1994Cindy Harrington ......................P ........... 1995Mary Wells ................................ 3B .......... 1996Mary Wells ................................ 3B .......... 1997Melissa Creegan ....................... 2B .......... 1997Sara Jewett ................................. C ........... 1997Jen Burton ...............................Util. ........ 1997Mary Wells ................................ 3B .......... 1998Jill Cassie ..................................Util. ........ 1999Karyn McMullin .....................Util. ........ 2000Leigh Ann Hlywak .................. 3B .......... 2000Leigh Ann Hlywak .................. 3B .......... 2001Erica Sobel ................................SS .......... 2001Katie Churchill ........................ 1B .......... 2002Aliesha Rautenberg .................OF ......... 2002Jenna Merchant ..........................P ........... 2003Brittany Cheney ........................SS .......... 2003Lauren Dulkis .......................... 3B .......... 2005Amy Kuhl ................................. 1B .......... 2005Erin Provost .............................OF ......... 2006Kristie Hawkins ....................... 1B .......... 2007Whitney Spangler ...............C/UTIL .... 2007Alexis Souhlaris .......................OF ......... 2008Terren Hall ............................... 3B .......... 2008Jenna Balent ...............................P ........... 2009Ashley Kelley .............................P ........... 2010Kali Burnham ..........................OF ......... 2010Meghan McLain .......................DP ......... 2011EmJ Fogel .................................. C ........... 2012Hilary Kane .............................. 1B .......... 2012EmJ Fogel .................................. C ........... 2013

America East Tournament TeamDeb Smith ..................................P ........... 1993Lisa Swain .................................OF ......... 1993Kristin Steele ............................ 3B .......... 1993Deb Smith ..................................P ........... 1994Angel Gamache ....................... 2B .......... 1994Kris Gorman.............................SS .......... 1994Cindy Harrington ......................P ........... 1995

Jen Burton ..................................P ........... 1997Nicole Gamblin ....................C/DH ...... 1997Carrie Green ..............................P ........... 1998Michelle Puls .............................SS .......... 1998Erica Sobel ................................SS .......... 2002Candace Jaegge ..........................P ........... 2002Lauren Dulkis .......................... 3B .......... 2004Sarah Bennis ...............................P ........... 2004Jess Brady .................................OF ......... 2004Molly McKinney ...................IF/OF ...... 2004Jenna Balent ...............................P ........... 2006Erin Provost .............................OF ......... 2006Cayleigh Montano .....................P ........... 2010Alexis Souhlaris ....................... 2B .......... 2010EmJ Fogel .................................. C ........... 2012Ashley Kelley .............................P ........... 2012

America East All-Rookie TeamJess Brady .................................OF ......... 2002Jenna Merchant ..........................P ........... 2002Lindsay Tibbetts ....................... C ........... 2002Brittany Cheney ........................SS .......... 2003Sarah Bennis ...............................P ........... 2003Amy Kuhl .................................DP ......... 2003Jenna Balent ...............................P ........... 2006Ashley Waters .......................... 2B .......... 2006Alexis Souhlaris .......................OF ......... 2007Whitney Spangler ...............C/UTIL .... 2007Terren Hall ............................... 3B .......... 2008Kirstin Allen ............................. 1B .......... 2008Ashley Kelley .............................P ........... 2009Beth Spoehr ...............................P ........... 2010Meghan McLain .......................DP ......... 2011Jessica Burk ..............................OF ......... 2012EmJ Fogel .................................. C ........... 2012

ECAC Tournament All-Stars 1987 ..........................Lynn Hearty-Coutts (P)1987 ............................ Michelle Duprey (1B)1987 ....................................... Sue Goulet (3B) 1987 ................................. Denise Boutin (2B)1987 .............................Chris Bouchard (DH)1987 ...................................Stacey Caron (OF)

All-New England1987 ..........................Lynn Hearty-Coutts (P) 1987 ..............................Michelle Duprey (1B)1987 ...................................Stacey Caron (OF)1988 ................................ Tina Ouellette (OF)1989 ...........................Jocelyn Kondratas (3B)1991 ..........................................Mel Harris (C)

Sara Jewett Michelle Puls



Mike Kessock FieldOne of the Finest Softball Facilities in the Northeast

3 Named after Mike Kessock, a 1966 graduate of the University of Maine.

3 In the Fall of 2006, Kessock Field un-derwent several renovations as provided by Alan Joseph. The renovations included an additional 450 seats that were added behind home plate and down the right-field line behind the visitor’s dugout; and an enclosed brick press box.

3 The total seating capacity is 950.

3 The grandstand was donated by Kath-ryn Slott in her parents’ names. Slott also purchased the banner which is located on the outfield fence which highlights the conference titles and NCAA berths in school history.

3 The dimensions of the field are 200 feet down the left and right field lines, and 220 feet to straight-away center. The playing surface is natural grass.

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