Elon Softball Media Guide 2009

2009 Elon Phoenix Softball Media Guide

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2009 Quick FactsElon University

School.......................................................... Elon UniversityLocation ...............................................................Elon, N.C.Founded ...................................................................... 1889Enrollment .................................................................. 5,628Nickname................................................................ PhoenixColors .......................................................Maroon and GoldAffiliation .....................................................NCAA Division IConference ............................................................SouthernPresident ....................................................Dr. Leo LambertDirector of Athletics............................................Dave BlankAthletics Department Phone .......................... 336-278-6800

Coaching StaffHead Coach...................................................Patti RaduenzAlma Mater ............................................Michigan State, ‘97Career Record .....................................................................Record at Elon ..................................................... 194-248-2Assistant Coach............................................... Keli Jo StorzAlma Mater .............................................West Alabama, ‘01Assistant Coach........................................... Natalie LaydenAlma Mater ............................................................ Elon, ‘05Office Phone .................................................. 336-278-6766

Team Information2008 Record ............................................................... 26-272008 SoCon Record ..................................................... 12-9Letterwinners R/L ........................................................... 9/5Position Players R/L (Including DP) ............................... 9/3Pitchers R/L .................................................................... 2/2Newcomers........................................................................ 4

Media InformationAssistant Director of Athleticsfor Media Relations/Sports Information ............Matt EvistonEviston’s phone ............................................. 336-278-6711Eviston’s email [email protected]. Sports Information Director/Softball Contact ..............................................Jen BlackwellBlackwell’s office phone ................................ 336-278-6834Blackwell’s cell phone .................................... 336-303-6874Blackwell’s email [email protected]. Sports Information Director........................Chris RashRash’s phone ................................................. 336-278-6712Rash’s email .............................................. [email protected] fax ........................................................... 336-278-6768Website .............................................www.elonphoenix.com

The 2009 Elon softball media guide was designed and written by Jen Blackwell, assistant sports information director. Editorial assistance provided by Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information and Media Relations Matt Eviston and Assistant Sports Informa-tion Director Chris Rash. Photography provided by Andrew Brickey, Kyle Phillips, Jerome Sturm, WG Sports Photography, Megan Donald, SoCon Photos and others. Cover design and printing done by PIP Printing and Document Services, Burlington, N.C. Special thanks to the Rev. Jim Waggoner of Raleigh, N.C., longtime Elon sports historian. Special thanks to coach Patti Raduenz and coach Keli Jo Storz for their assitance.

Table of ContentsTable of Contents.......................................................1Quick Facts................................................................1

This is Elon .............................................................2-3Elon Administration .................................................4-6Academic Support .....................................................7Athletic Training .........................................................8Strength and Conditioning .........................................9Legend of the Phoenix............................................BCSouthern Conference ..............................................36

2009 Outlook ...........................................................10Head Coach Patti Raduenz ..................................... 11Assistant Coach Keli Jo Storz .................................12Assistant Coach Natalie Layden..............................12Roster ......................................................................13Returning Players ...............................................13-20Newcomers.........................................................20-222008 Recap .............................................................232008 Statistics and Results .....................................24

2009 Tournaments ...................................................29Opponents ..........................................................25-28

Offensive Records ..............................................30-31Fielding Records......................................................31Pitching Records ................................................32-33All-Time Series Records ..........................................24

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Students• Elon’s total enrollment sits at 5,628 with 4,939 undergraduate students

and 517 graduate students

• Average student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1

• Average class size of 22

• Students represent 46 states, the District of Columbia and 45 nations

• Elon offers more than 150 student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, student media, musical ensembles, honor societies, spiritual life

organizations, club sports and service groups

• Nearly 64 percent of Elon students study abroad

• The Education Trust ranks Elon’s graduation rates among the best in the country

Campus• The Princeton Review currently ranks Elon ninth among the na-

tion’s most beautiful campuses.

• Recent additions include the Koury Business Center (opened 2006), The Oaks Residence Halls (2006), Academic Village (2002), Irwin

Belk Track (2002) and Rhodes Stadium (2001)

• The Carol Grotnes Belk Library houses more than 200,000 volumes and more than 200 computers

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Academics• Elon offers 50 major fields of study leading to the bachelor of

arts, bachelor of fine arts or bachelor of science degrees

• Elon has four graduate programs in business administration, education, physical therapy and law

• About 78 percent of Elon students complete an internship or co-op work experience prior to graduation

• Elon operates on a 4-1-4 academic calendar, with the tradi-tional fall and spring semesters and a four-week winter term

in January

• 72 percent of Elon students graduate in four years

• Most popular majors include business, communications and journalism, education, psychology and biology

• 2008 US News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges ranks Elon second among 119 Southern master’s level insti-

tutions

Faculty• Elon boasts an excellent faculty of 291 full-

time members

• 84 percent of full-time faculty members hold a Ph.D. in their field

• Elon faculty salaries rank fourth among the 36 private colleges and universities in

North Carolina

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Dr. Gerald FrancisProvostElon University Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Francis is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Elon University. As provost, he is second in command, responsible for the academic program, admissions and student life. Francis received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Appalachian State University, where he was a member of the basketball team. He earned a doctorate in mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech).

Francis came to Elon in 1974 as a professor in the department of mathematics. During his tenure, he received the Daniels-Danieley Award as Elon’s most outstanding teacher. In 1983, he joined the administrative ranks as dean of academic affairs, and was later named vice president before assuming his current position in 1994. During his years at Elon, the institution has doubled in size, increased quality among faculty and students and made substantial facilities improvements. Francis is a native of Arlington, Va., and is married to Burlington native Laine Neese Francis. His daughter Kristen and her hus-band James McCarthy are both Elon alums and have two children, Jay and Gerry, and reside in Elon.

Dr. Leo LambertPresidentElon University

Leo M. Lambert became Elon’s eighth president in January 1999. Very early in his tenure, his responsibili-ties included completing the Elon Vision strategic plan, including the construction of Rhodes Stadium and the opening of Belk Library.

Today, Lambert’s work focuses on an ambitious new strategic vision which aims to place Elon, with a na-tional reputation for engaged learning, among the nation’s best small, selective, private universities. Sub-stantial progress has been achieved toward realizing this goal. The academic climate of the campus has

been strengthened by endowed programs such as the Kenan Honors Fellowships, the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lectures and the Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Leadership. He has led efforts to more than double expenditures for library acquisi-tions, increase faculty sabbatical opportunities and improve Elon’s position in Division I athletics by joining the Southern Confer-ence. Lambert has been committed to further strengthening Elon’s renowned programs of experiential learning, and the results have included top national rankings for Elon’s study abroad, volunteer service, undergraduate research and leadership programs.

Lambert has provided national leadership in efforts such as Campus Compact and Project Pericles, which encourage students to become civically engaged in their communities. During his tenure, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has attained AACSB International accreditation, the School of Communications has achieved accreditation by ACEJMC and the Elon University School of Law, which opened in Greensboro in 2006, achieved American Bar Association provisional approval in 2008. Recent new campus facilities have included the Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, the Academic Village, The Colonnades dining hall and residence halls, The Oaks residence complex and Belk Track and White Field. Lambert has written extensively about post-secondary education and is co-editor of a book about university teaching that was published by the Syracuse University Press in 2005. His alma mater, the State University of New York, awarded him an honorary doctorate of human letters in 2002 in recognition of exceptional achievements in higher education. Lambert’s greatest honor in life, in collaboration with his wife Laurie, has been the privilege of parenting two daughters, Callie, a student at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Mollie, a student at Furman University.

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Dave BlankDirector of Athletics

Third Year

Dave Blank begins his third year as the Elon University Director of Athletics for the 2008-09 campaign, following another year of notable improvement for the Phoenix in terms of athletic success, academic progress, marketing and fundraising.

During his first two years at Elon, he has ignited ambitious expansions in the Department of Athletics – including a restructuring of the Phoenix Club with emphasis on funding scholarships for student-athletes, a restructuring of the

academic assistance program for athletics in conjunction with the Office of the Provost and a plan for future facility improvements, including an already completed renovation and expansion of the Latham Park baseball facility.

In June 2008, Blank was appointed to serve on the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet – a 31-member cabinet consisting of athletics directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives representing the nation’s multi-sport Division I conferences which will help shape the future of Division I athletics.

Under Blank’s direction, 12 of Elon’s 16 teams fashioned higher Southern Conference finishes during the 2007-08 season than they did during the 2006-07 campaign. What makes that fact even more impressive is that 10 Phoenix squads achieved a higher SoCon finish during the 2006-07 season than they did during the previous campaign.

In 2007-08, the Phoenix baseball team went on to claim SoCon outright regular season and tournament crowns en route to making the program’s third NCAA regional appearance in seven seasons. Also, Elon fell one mere victory shy of capturing the SoCon’s automatic NCAA postseason bid in football, men’s basketball and men’s tennis.

During the 2006-07 season, Elon notched its first winning record in men’s soccer at the Division I level and posted SoCon outright regular season and tournament titles and an NCAA postseason appearance in men’s tennis.

The Phoenix men’s soccer (2006), football (2007 and 2008), men’s tennis (2007 and 2008) and baseball (2008) teams have all earned national rankings during Blank’s time at Elon.

Blank became the Elon Director of Athletics in 2006 after spending six years as the Director of Athletics at Drake University. At Drake, he di-rected an 18-sport NCAA Division I athletics program that competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. He was responsible for the creation of a comprehensive academic assistance program.

During his tenure, Drake student-athletes consistently posted a combined grade-point average of 3.0 or above. Also, Blank oversaw the addition of the women’s crew, women’s golf and women’s soccer programs at Drake.

Facility enhancements were a priority during his tenure at Drake, including upgrades in the softball complex, renovation of the strength and conditioning facilities and new locker rooms for several sports. Under Blank’s guidance, Drake completed a $17 million renovation of Drake Sta-dium, which hosts football, soccer and track and field events as well as the nationally known Drake Relays.

He restructured the Bulldog Club, which provides financial support for Drake athletics, resulting in a 90-percent increase in gifts. He also en-hanced the marketing of Drake athletics to generate additional exposure and corporate donations.

Blank served as chairman of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Committee and was a member of the NCAA I-AA Governance Committee and Football Issues Committee. He received Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director accolades from the All-American Football Foundation in 2005.

Before moving to Drake in 2000, Blank worked at Coastal Carolina University where he served as Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics for three years (1996-99) and Director of Athletics for one year (1999-2000). Blank directed the CINO Club, increasing fiscal contributions to Coastal Carolina athletics by more than 200 percent. He spearheaded efforts to raise more than $4 million to establish an intercollegiate football program at the university, which began play in 2003.

Before moving into athletics administration, Blank spent eight seasons (1988-1996) as head men’s basketball coach at Lock Haven University. Blank’s teams won 119 games during his tenure, making him the winningest head men’s basketball coach in Lock Haven history. He was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1996.

A native of Frostburg, Md., Blank attended Duke University for two years (1978-1980) before graduating from South Carolina in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in busi-ness administration (finance). He earned a master of science degree in business admin-istration from South Carolina in 1986.

Blank and his wife, Leslie, are the proud parents of four children – Dexter, Samantha, Dustin and Davis.

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Media guideAthletics Staff

Kyle WillsSenior Associate AD Business/Operations

Kyle Wills was promoted to senior associate director of athletics for business and operations in 2005, marking another milestone during his 28-year career on the staff. Wills’ main responsibility is overseeing the overall athletic department operational budget. He also works closely with the university’s accounting office. He is the direct supervisor for Elon’s baseball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer programs. He also oversees the athletics ticket operations, event manage-

ment and all athletics facilities. Wills’ association with Elon began in the early ‘70’s, when his father worked as the school’s first head athletic trainer and assistant director of athletics under Red Wilson. He graduated from Elon in 1981, and was immediately hired as supervisor of athletic facilities at the school. He was promoted to athletics business manager in 1987 and was named assistant director of athletics in 1995 and associate director of athletics in 1998 Wills and his wife, Linda, are parents of a daughter, Lindsey, who is a sophomore at Elon.

Faith ShearerAssociate AD Senior Woman Administrator

Faith Shearer came to Elon after serving Johns Hopkins University three years (1999-2002) as its senior associate director of athletics and recreation and senior woman administrator. She has also worked two years (1995-1997) as the assistant director of athletics and senior woman administrator at North Carolina Central University and two years (1997-1999) as the assistant director of athletics for internal affairs at Morgan State University.

Shearer oversees the Phoenix volleyball, softball, cross country, track and field and women’s basketball programs. She also coordinates academic support and admissions for the department. She is currently serving on both the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics and the NCAA Olympic Sport Lisison Committee. The 1994 Smith College graduate holds a B.A. degree in economics. Shearer was a four-year member of the Smith volleyball team, captaining her senior year squad. She went on to earn an M.S. degree in organizational development and human resources at Johns Hopkins in 2001.

Trip DurhamAssoc. AD

Marketing/Home Event Operations

Matt EvistonAsst. AD

Sports Information/Media Relations

Brian TracyAssistant ADExternal Affairs/Dir. of the the Phoenix Club

Brian Tracy joined Elon in 2005 as the assistant director of the Phoenix Club and was promoted to director of the Phoenix Club in 2007 and assistant director of athletics for external affairs in 2008. Tracy came to Elon from the Southern Conference office, where he served as the External Affairs Assistant for 2004-05. Tracy oversees the Phoenix Club’s annual fundraising efforts while assuming the leadership responsibilities of the department’s external affairs team as a member of the

department’s senior staff. With the SoCon, Tracy assisted with all external affairs, including championships and special events. He served as the SoCon’s primary media relations contact for the league’s cross country, golf and track and field teams as well as the YES clinics. The Lima, Ohio, native was a three-year letterman and two-year starter as a center for the University of Dayton football team. Elected his squad’s top lineman, Tracy played for three Pioneer Football League champion teams and earned honorable mention all-conference accolades during his four years in a Flyer uniform. After graduation, he went on to work as Dayton’s tight ends coach. Tracy and his wife, Meredith, reside in Burlington.

Clay HassardSenior Associate AD Administration/Compliance/Campus Relations

Clay Hassard, now in his 24th year on the Elon staff, and eighth as the school’s senior associate director of athletics, monitors Elon’s compliance with NCAA regulations and works closely with many of the institution’s administrative offices. He is directly responsible for overseeing the Phoenix football, golf and tennis teams as well as supervising the Elon athletic training/sports medicine, strength and conditioning and sports information offices. A 1984 Elon graduate, Hassard earned All-SAC and Academic All-America distinction as an offensive lineman. He went on to spend five seasons on the Elon

football staff as an assistant coach while earning his MBA degree, which he received in 1988. He became part of the department’s administrative staff as an assistant director of athletics in 1990, and was promoted to associate director of athletics in 1995 and senior associate director of athletics in 2001. Hassard and his wife, Elizabeth, are the parents of two daughters, Allison and Claire.

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The Elon University Athletic Department is proactive in ensuring the academic success of all student-athletes from their recruiting visit through graduation, including the integral components of academic support for athletics, aca-demic enhancement program, communication with coaches, registration services, travel notices, recruiting visits, laptops and life skills.

Academic Enhancement Program (AEP)All freshmen and select upperclassmen participate in the Academic Enhancement Program. All student-athletes in AEP meet with their assigned academic coordina-tor each week to discuss academic progress and concerns. In addition to weekly meetings, student-athletes in AEP are required to complete monitored study hours. To accommodate class and practice schedules, both daytime and nighttime options are available to complete monitored study hours.

Registration ServicesAll student-athletes are assigned an academic advisor through the academic advis-ing office. The academic advisor serves as the primary contact for preregistration and graduation requirements and student-athletes meet with their academic advi-sor prior to the beginning of registration to determine scheduling needs. Student-athletes also meet with the academic coordinator for their sport to balance their academic schedule with athletic demands, such as in-season versus out-of-season scheduling.

Life SkillsIn addition to the academic support provided by Elon Athletics, programs are also in place to promote and enhance the student-athlete experience. Programs and speakers address topics such as freshman transition issues, health and wellness, and career/graduate school preparation. The Student-Athlete Advisory Council is an organization for student-athletes, run by student-athletes, to provide an opportu-nity to serve the athletic, Elon and greater Burlington communities.

Academic SuccessOf the more than 400 student-athletes, athletic training students, cheerleaders and dance team members at Elon last spring, 206 made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll, which recognizes those students with a semester GPA of 3.0 or better. In ad-dition, 99 athletes achieved either the President’s List or the Dean’s List honors last spring.

Cayce CrenshawDirector for AcademicSupport for Athletics

Ashley ThiererAcademic Coordinatorfor Athletics (softball)

Jayme PriceAcademic Coordinator

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“Doing community service provides an opportunity for my team to interact positively with the people we encounter on a daily basis. It is not just about lending a hand when one is needed, but about creating a relationship we hope to build on in the future.”

- Brandi Jones ‘09Outfielder

“I really enjoy community service. It’s a great way to step away from improving Elon Softball and work towards improving the Elon community. Among our community services are the camps we work; They’re a great way to reach out to young softball players and allow them to grow in our knowledge. It’s also fun to volunteer as a team and share those experiences of reaching out and helping others. It’s a great feeling to be able to volunteer in our commu-nity!”

- Jackie Gonzalez, ‘11Infielder

“I believe community service is a great way for our team to reach out and make a difference. We have an opportunity to build character outside of softball and see what else we can offer the world. It is a time to take away from the stresses of winning and losing and take time to help others. We all are very blessed to play this sport and one way we like to help out is to hold camps and clinics to kids of all ages to help them reach where we are today.”

- Caitlin McGowan ‘11Infielder

“Extending our hands into the community gives us the opportunity to not only form relationships with people, but give something back, most of the time for the less fortu-nate. Hopefully it will encourage people of the community to come out and watch a few games and help develop a consistent fan base. When they come to watch, they will be able to associate a name with a face and a relationship with each player.”

- Patti Weber ‘09Outfielder

“Community service as a team is a great way for us to strengthen our relationships as a group along with having the satisfaction that we helped to make someone’s life or day just a little bit better.”

- Erin O’Shea, ‘12Pitcher

Between practices, training and games, the Elon softball team members always take time in their busy schedules to give back to the community that supports them throughout the season and their careers at Elon. Last year, members of the team volunteered their time to help middle-schoolers develop their softball skills, teach fifth-graders on Education Day with the Phoenix and other activities that focus primarily spending time with local youth.”

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Strength & conditioning

Aaron WalkerHead Strength andConditioning Coach

Megan McCollumAssistant Strength

and Conditioning Coach

Elon softball places an emphasis on the physical development of its players. Un-der the direction of head strength and conditioning coach Aaron Walker, the squad benefits from innovative instruction and state-of-the-art facilities.

Walker, in his fourth year at Elon, heads up the Phoenix’s strength and condi-tioning program. Previously, he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Carolina. Walker graduated from East Carolina University in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree in communications. He was a three-year starter for the Pirate football squad, starting in 36 consecutive contests, including three bowl appearances.

Assisting Walker is Megan McCollum who is in her fifth year with the Phoenix. Mc-Collum came to Elon after serving an internship at Wake Forest University where she helped implement strength and conditioning programs. She obtained her master’s degree in sports physiology from Texas A&M University in August 2004. McCollum earned her bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University in 2002.

The Phoenix uses various strength and conditioning techniques to prepare for the highest level of competition. During the pre-season, the team improves its bodies through a combination of weight training, track workouts, pilates and agilities.

In the Phoenix Iron Works Program, four ba-sic principles are maintained:

1. Accountability: Every athlete is respon-sible for being on time and doing the workout prescribed for that day. In a team setting, ath-letes will always be held accountable for the ac-

tions of their teammates.2. Discipline: Simply stated, do the little things right at all times until it becomes

habit. Once it becomes a habit, it carries over into every aspect of life, not just athletics.

3. Tempo: Everything done is upbeat and time efficient. From the time an athlete walks in the door, it is time to go to work. There is little or no idle time in the weight room.

4. Positive Spirit: Negativity affects productivity. Bad attitudes will not be tolerated. Everyone is here for the same purpose, so have fun.

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Outlook2008-09

A Q&A with Head Coach Patti RaduenzElon Phoenix: What are your goals for this season?PR: I’m excited to coach a young, energetic team with the experienced leadership I’ve seen in our senior class. They are extremely competitive and hungry for the challenges ahead. They have proven to themselves in our fall preseason that they are ready to play. They have set high expectations for our team and are prepared to execute what lies ahead of them.EP: What are you looking to get from your returning players?

PR: The four seniors are well equipped and fundamentally sound to be a threat in the Southern Conference. There is no substitute for hard work. My four seniors have been through my system, understand my expecta-tions and share my passion for the game. I’m looking to their experience to lead the team in the behaviors necessary to be successful.EP: You have 10 underclassmen on the team this year, what are your expectations for them?PR: They are expected to grow in the sport every day. Individual skill development will play a key factor in the overall team performance. Pas-sion, perseverance and confidence are the attitudes I expect the players to display on a daily basis. EP: The 2009 non-conference slate is challenging. How does a tough non-conference schedule prepare your team, physically and

mentally, for league play?PR: If a team expects to win on a regular basis, they have to be challenged, mentally and physically. Our out-of-conference schedule was designed to challenge this team to be on the top of our game every day. To be the best you have to play the best.EP: Last season, your team won more Southern Conference games than any team in Elon history. What do you have to do to improve and build on that?PR: It is not easy to push yourself to be better every day. When I wake up, I ask myself “What can I do to be better today.” That is a life lesson that all of us can take with us. It is a lesson that as a team we ask ourselves “What can we do to be better this year, what can we do to be better than yesterday.”EP: With no juniors, how much will you rely on the sophomore class to become more vocal leaders?PR: The majority of our sophomore class has a full year of playing experience. They have been through the tough games, seen the level of competition and now are working to improve their own personal level. The sophomores are our future leaders and they are learning every day what responsibilities encompass that.EP: What will your newcomers provide for this team?PR: Athleticism, heart, hustle and passion. The newcomers are very coachable and have a willingness to learn every day. They all have a pure love for the game that is contagious. They know how to win.EP: Youareplaying25gamesathomethisseason.Howimportantisahomefieldadvantagetoyouandyourteam?PR: Playing in front of our fans and the community provides a huge boost to the mentality of our student-athletes. Any op-portunity we have to share and offer pride for the Elon community is an immense impact in motivating the players.EP: You have three left-handed hitters on the team this season. How does that help the team in terms of offen-sive production and matchups?Scoring runs in bunches is all about finding ways to challenge the opposing defense. Having a diverse group of hitters will help us to push that philosophy. Whether lefty or righty, you have to put the ball in play. Our lefties this year provide two players with speed and one player with plenty of power. We are fortunate to have the same talent from the right side as well.EP: What has the addition of Assistant Coach Natalie Layden brought to your team?PR: To build a great team, I need great leadership. Adding Coach Layden has been a huge boost in the growth of this program. Her development as a coach and a teacher in this sport makes her one of the best in this conference. The players have responded well and I have seen growth in their level of conditioning and mental toughness. EP: Where does your motivation to coach come from?PR: I have always loved being challenged. If someone tells me “you can’t do that” or “you’ll never be that,” I love to show them otherwise. That drive to overcome the doubt-ers and the nonbelievers comes from two people: My mom and a good friend of mine by the name of Jerry Bell. They both have taught me so many valuable lessons on how to live life right!


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Coaches2008-09

A former All-Star shortstop and third baseman in the Women’s Profes-sional Softball League, Patti Raduenz now enters her ninth season as the head coach of the Phoenix.

Under her guidance, the 2008 Phoenix squad posted a 26-27 record that included a 12-9 in league play, the most league wins since joining the Southern Conference, The 12-9 mark earned Elon a spot in the SoCon

Tournament where they posted a 5-3 win over Western Carolina before dropping the final game to College of Charleston.

Raduenz coached shortstop Tracy Dahlen to first-team all conference accolades, while designated player Mela-nie Helterbran and second baseman Jackie Gonzalez earned second-team honors. Dahlen was also named to

the NCCSIA All-State team.

In 2007, Raduenz’s squad fashioned a 28-32 overall record and a 9-11 mark in Southern Conference play. Elon earned the No. 6 seed in the SoCon Tournament and a first-round win over Appalachian State before dropping games to eventual tournament champion Furman and Georgia Southern.

Raduenz saw both of Elon’s middle infielders – Dahlen and second baseman Paige Goss – earn first team all-conference accolades. Goss also garnered all-state honors and ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District III and Third Team Academic All-America recognition.

In 2006, Raduenz’s team posted a 24-29 record with an 11-13 SoCon ledger. Elon earned league tournament wins over Georgia South-ern and Furman before falling to Appalachian State. Raduenz guided Goss to all-conference honors and catcher Jaimie Rao to all-state accolades.

Raduenz’s 2005 squad posted a 31-32 record, including a 9-12 mark in SoCon action. The Phoenix took conference tournament wins over East Tennessee State and Georgia Southern before being eliminated by Furman. Elon also landed three players on the all-confer-ence teams while outfielder Dani Concepcion was also named to the league’s all-tournament team.

Her 2004 squad collected the program’s most wins since Elon moved to the NCAA Division I level, finishing the season 33-23-1 overall and 11-10 in SoCon play. The Phoenix captured its first SoCon tournament win with victories over UNC Greensboro and Georgia South-ern. Elon placed a league-high five players on the all-conference teams in its first year of competition in the SoCon. The 2004 team also finished third nationally with a .976 fielding percentage after notching 1160 putouts, 521 assists and only 41 errors in 57 games.

Raduenz spent the summer of 2004 playing for the USA Baseball Women’s National team. Her squad represented the United States in the 2004 International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Women’s World Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the World Series held in Japan, capturing the a gold medal at the World Cup. Raduenz notched a .273 batting average for the season. She tallied six runs, three doubles, two triples and eight RBI while posting a .485 slugging percentage. She amassed 90 putouts at first base and four assists. Ra-duenz was one of only two players to play every inning at the same position and in the same spot in the lineup. She played all 11 games at first base while batting cleanup.

The 2003 Elon team finished 20-25-1, including a 4-4 record in the Big South Conference to place fourth in the league. In 2002, the Phoenix finished 16-39, including a 6-4 ledger in Big South play to garner a second place finish in the regular season. The improvement in the Elon program yielded Big South Coach of the Year honors for Raduenz.

In her inaugural campaign at Elon, Raduenz guided the 2001 Phoenix to a 16-41 re-cord, a six-game improvement in the win column over the 2000 squad. Elon also won its first-ever Big South tournament game that year.

Prior to her arrival at Elon, Raduenz was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina. She served as the hitting and infield instructor for the Tar Heels during the 2000 season. Under her tutelage, North Carolina put up the fifth-best batting average in the nation that year. Raduenz also served as an assistant at California State Univer-sity of Sacramento and Iowa State University in Ames.

In her four seasons as a player at Michigan State University, Raduenz put together a .372 career batting average. During both her junior and senior seasons, her batting average topped the .400 mark. For her senior year, she was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor. Raduenz also earned All-American honors and was a two-time Academic All-American.

After leaving Michigan State, Raduenz played for the Georgia Pride and the Durham Dragons in the WPSL. She was the first player traded in league history. In 1997, Ra-duenz finished second in batting average and doubles in the WPSL.

Patti RaduenzHead CoachNinth SeasonMichigan State, ‘97

Elon Year-by-Year Coaching RecordsYEAR W-L-T .PCT COACH1990 16-14-0 .533 Sue Leonard1991 15-13-0 .536 Sue Leonard1992 37-10-0 .787 Sue Leonard1993 28-7-1 .792 Sue Leonard1994 30-17-0 .638 Sue Leonard1995 33-24-0 .579 Sue Leonard1996 31-10-0 .705 Sue Leonard1997 35-17-0 .673 Sue Leonard1998 37-10-1 .781 Sue Leonard1999 16-30-0. .348 Julie Pharr2000 10-44-0 .185 Julie Pharr2001 16-41-0 .281 Patti Raduenz2002 16-39-0 .291 Patti Raduenz2003 20-25-1 .446 Patti Raduenz2004 33-23-1 .588 Patti Raduenz2005 31-32-0 .492 Patti Raduenz2006 24-29-0 .453 Patti Raduenz2007 28-32-0 .467 Patti Raduenz2008 26-27-0 .491 Patti RaduenzTOTAL 482-447-4 .517


Coaches

A three-year letterwinner for Elon and catcher from 2000-2004, Natalie Layden enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Phoenix.Layden will serve Elon as the hitting coordinator while also working with the team’s outfielders.

In addition to her on-field duties, she will also play the role of liaison between the team and its academic coordinator and strength and con-ditioning staff.

Layden joins the Phoenix staff after spending the last two seasons at Muskingum College, where she helped the Muskies to a final NFCA Division III ranking of fifth in the country last year after fashioning a sizzling 41-12 record. Layden also guided the Muskies to two regular season championships, one conference tournament

championship, two regional appearances and a World Series appearance. She served the Muskies as their first base coach while focus-ing primarily on the team’s hitting.

Layden also worked as the head coach for Muskingum’s junior varsity team. As the JV squad’s coach, Layden was responsible for scheduling, coordinating transportation and coaching third base.

Prior to coming to Muskingum, Layden served as the equipment manager and assistant to the coaching staff for the National Pro Fast-pitch League’s Akron Racers, who advanced to the World Series. Among her responsibilities with the Racers, she managed field mainte-nance, charted pitches and organized equipment for all team-related activities.

Layden began her coaching career by spending a season at Queens University of Charlotte, where she was responsible for the devel-opment of the squad’s pitchers and catchers. Under her leadership, the team finished as the league’s regular season and tournament champions. Along with her pitching duties, Layden also assisted with the development of infielders and hitting. After suffering an injury entering her senior season, Layden represented Elon as a student assistant for the 2005 campaign. In this capacity, she assisted in the development of the team’s catchers, charted offensive production and served as the tournament director of the annual Elon Invitational.

Layden received a master of arts degree in education from Muskingum in 2008. Prior to that, she earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Elon in 2005.

Keli Jo Storz begins her fourth season as the assistant softball coach at Elon, guiding the pitching staff.

In 2008, Storz helped Pam DelPizzo to her first SoCon Pitcher of the Week nod following a week where she recorded a 0.46 ERA by allowing just one earned run in 15.1 innings of work and striking out 10 batters.

During the 2007 campaign, two of her pitchers earned Southern Conference honors throughout the course of the season. Carol Lilley was named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month in March when she posted an 8-4 record and a 1.76 ERA for the month with 34 strikeouts. Melanie Helterbran earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors on March 26 after posting a 0.91 ERA and tossing 23.0 innings to go 3-0 for the week.

Storz came to the Phoenix staff from the University of West Alabama where she served for three years as the assistant softball coach and head cross country coach.

Storz was responsible for the West Alabama pitching staff, coordinating workouts, practices and bullpen training. She coordinated and instructed the Tigers’ camps and clinics as well as private and group pitching and defensive lessons.

Storz was also responsible for the scheduling and transportation to competition sites as well as managing the budget for the cross coun-try program. She served as an instructor in the Physical Education and Athlete Training Program at West Alabama.

Before her stint at West Alabama, Storz was the head softball coach at Sumter Academy High School in Livingston, Ala. She also served as the head softball and basketball coach at Wheatland Center Grade School in Wheatland, Wisc.

Storz spent four years as a member of the West Alabama softball team where she pitched and played first base and outfield for the Tigers. Storz was a Second Team All-Gulf South Conference selection her senior year and was chosen as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Academic All-American twice.

Storz holds the West Alabama record for career games played with 204 and career at bats with 661. She ranks second in Tiger historyin runs scored (120) and third in career doubles (35). Storz graduated from West Alabama with a degree in education in 2001 and received her master of arts degree in teaching from West Alabama in 2004.

Storz and her husband, Mark, reside in Gibsonville, N.C.

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Keli Jo StorzAssistant CoachFourth SeasonWest Alabama, ‘01

Natalie LaydenAssistant CoachFirst SeasonElon, ‘05

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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Bats Throws Hometown/Previous School2 Hannah Shelton So. OF 5-5 L R Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley4 Patti Weber Sr. IF 5-9 R R Middlesex, N.J./Immaculata6 Jacqueline Gonzalez So. 2B 5-8 L R Suwanne, Ga./Peachtree Ridge8 Erin O’Shea Fr. P 5-3 R L Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain10 Caitlin McGowan So. 2B/SS 5-4 R R Midlothian, Va./James River12 Jaimie Rao Sr. C 5-7 R R Sugar Hill, Ga./North Gwinnett13 Kaitlyn Piazzolla Fr. C/3B 5-6 R R South Bond Brook, N.J./Immaculata14 Brandi Jones Sr. OF 5-7 R R Wilmington, N.C./E.A. Laney15 Ashlee Crewe So. 3B/1B 5-8 R R Angier, N.C./Harnett Central16 Lauren Taylor So. P/UT 5-9 L L Lillington, N.C./NC State17 Pam DelPizzo So. P/UT 5-7 R R Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South19 Melanie Helterbran Sr. P/UT 5-11 R R Sewell, N.J./Washington Township22 Danielle Lafferty Fr. SS/2B 5-5 R R Bear, Del./Caravel Academy24 Ashley Myers Fr. 3B/C 5-4 R R Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland High

By Class:Seniors (4): Weber, Rao, Jones,

HelterbranSophomores (6): Shelton, Gonzalez,

McGowan, Crewe, TaylorDelPizzo

Freshmen (4): O’Shea, Piazzolla, Lafferty, Myers

By Home State:North Carolina (4): Jones, Crewe,

Taylor, MyersNew Jersey (3): Weber, Piazzolla,

HelterbranGeorgia (3): Gonzalez, O’Shea, Rao

Virginia (2): Shelton, McGowanPennsylvania (1): DelPizzo

Delaware (1): Lafferty

By Position:Infield (7): Weber, Gonzalez, McGowan, Piazzolla, Crewe,

Lafferty, MyersOutfield (2): Shelton, Jones

Pitcher (4): O’Shea, Taylor, DelPizzo, Helterbran

Catcher (3): Rao, Piazzolla, MyersUtility (2): Taylor, DelPizzo,

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As a Junior (2008)Started 48 games as a sophomore ... Named to the 2008 all-conference second team as a designat-ed player ... Finished the year with a .359 batting average ... Recorded a team-leading seven home runs ... Drove in a team-best 30 runs, while crossing the plate 30 times ... Had 31 hits including seven doubles ... Reached base on walks 24 times ... Had two homeruns against Western Carolina ... Scored a season-high four runs against Savannah State ... Responsible for six RBI and had a .750 batting average in that game as well ... Hit over .400 in six games ... As a pitcher, she finished the season with a 3.88 ERA in 30 appearances for a record of 9-9 ... Pitched nine complete games ... Opponents hits .281 against her ... Led the team in strikeouts with 82 ... Struck out nine against UNC Greensboro ... Allowed just one hit in five in-nings of work against Savannah State ... Allowed no runs on five hits in 5.2 innings against Western Carolina.

As a Sophomore (2007)Posted a 12-10 record in the circle ... Started 18 contests, hurling 10 complete games and appearingin 30 competitions on the mound ... Tossed one shutout and one combined shutout ... Hurled 142.2 innings

and struck out 84 batters ... Held opponents to a .280 batting average ... Led the pitching staff with a 3.09 ERA ... Picked up big wins over Syra-cuse, College of Charleston, Chattanooga and Georgia Southern ... Saw time in Elon’s offensive lineup for the first time ... Posted a .253 bat-ting average with a team-best nine home runs ... Recorded 33 RBI ... Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week on March 26 af-ter posting a 0.91 ERA and tossing 23.0 innings to go 3-0 for the week.

As a Freshman (2006)Injury prevented her from reaching full potential ... Appeared in 10 games and started three ... Threw 29.2 innings and one com-plete game ... Posted a 3-4 record and a 5.43 ERA ... Regis-tered 21 strikeouts and held opponents to a .289 batting average. PersonalFull name is Melanie Christine Helterbran ... Born Dec. 9, 1986 ... Major is human services ... Nicknames are L-5, Mel, and Melly ... Melanie is the daughter of Susan and David Helterbran.

Melanie HelterbranPitcher/Utility

5-11 • R/RSenior

Sewell, N.J.

Career Stats Pitching

Year W-L SV APP GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K ERA OPAB OPAVG2008 9-9 0 30 13 9 2 128.0 144 86 71 47 82 3.88 458 .2812007 12-10 1 30 18 10 1 142.2 155 80 63 62 84 3.09 553 .2802006 3-4 0 10 3 1 0 29.2 35 25 23 11 21 5.43 121 .289TOTAL 24-23 1 70 34 20 3 300.1 334 191 157 120 187 3.66 1132 .282

HittingYear G GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT SAC SF K PO AST2007 52 52 .253 146 16 37 2 0 9 33 18 0-0 0 1 32 4 372008 50 48 .272 125 18 34 7 0 7 31 24 0-0 0 0 26 2 29TOTAL 102 100 .262 271 34 71 9 0 16 64 42 0-0 0 1 58 6 66

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As a Junior (2008)Started all 50 games for the Phoenix ... Belted a career-high seven home runs in a season ... Drove in 25 runs while scoring 35 ... Recorded a season-best four hits in the opener against Savannah State ... Also scored five times against Savannah State ... Had four putouts in the win against Michigan State ... Had homeruns in back-to-back games twice ... Stole five bases in six tries ... Committed just three errors all season for a fielding percent-age of .951 ... Ended the season on a 19-game streak without committing an error.

As a Sophomore (2007)Started 59 games in the outfield ... Moved to centerfield after season-ending injury to teammate Re-becca Rijavec ... Tallied 86 putouts and four assists in the field ... Registered a .221 batting average and scored 30 runs ... Ranked second on the team with 10 doubles ... Recorded six home runs and 28 RBI.

As a Freshman (2006)Played in 44 games, starting 41 ... Posted a .236 batting average with 29 hits on 123 at bats ... Tallied six doubles, a triple and five home runs ... Registered 18 RBI and 23 runs scored ... Notched a .423 slug-ging percentage ... Recorded 43 putouts and three assists in left field.

PersonalFull name is Brandi Nicole Jones ... Born Jan. 16, 1987 ... Major is hu-man services ... Nickname is Bran-T ... Brandi is the daughter of Dennis and Joan Jones.

Brandi JonesOutfield

5-7 • R/RSenior

Wilmington, N.C.

Career StatsYear G GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT SAC SF K PO AST2006 44 41 .236 123 23 29 6 1 5 18 6 1-1 0 0 42 43 32007 59 59 .221 163 30 36 10 0 6 28 23 5-8 1 1 51 86 42008 50 50 .254 138 25 35 7 2 7 25 15 5-6 5 0 31 52 6TOTAL 153 150 .236 424 78 100 23 3 18 71 44 11-15 6 1 124 181 13

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As a Junior (2008)Started 37 games as a junior ... Recorded nine putouts against conference foe UNC Greensboro ... Responsible for 20 runs ... Saw time at catcher, outfield and as the team’s designated player ... Had a three-game hitting streak two times during the season ... Drove in four runs against Appalachian State ... Against Ohio, she has two stolen bases ... Posted a .268 batting average, including four doubles, one triple and four homeruns.

As a Sophomore (2007)Spent most of the season behind the plate for the Phoenix ... Started all 60 games ... Posted a .274 bat-ting average with 48 hits, including eight doubles and six home runs ... Recorded 29 runs scored and 23 RBI ... Registered 152 putouts and 17 assists with just two errors for a .988 fielding percentage.

As a Freshman (2006)Helped to guide the team from behind the plate and as the designated player ... Started 52 games ... Post-ed a .271 batting average with 42 hits on 155 at bats ... Tallied six doubles, five home runs and 23 RBI ... Recorded a .406 slugging percentage ... Tallied 111 putouts and 21 assists ... Named All-State by the

North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.

PersonalFull name is Jaimie Lee Rao ... Born Aug. 14, 1987 ... Majoring in corpo-rate communications ... Jaimie is the daughter of Barbara and Joeseph Rao.

Jaimie RaoCatcher

5-7 • R/RSenior

Sugar Hill, Ga.12


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As a Junior (2008)Started each of Elon’s 51 games ... Recorded a .233 batting average in 129 at bats ... Logged nine doubles and scored 24 runs while driving in 13 ... Had 127 putouts and 60 assists ... Rapped two hits in six games ... Tallied at least two RBI in three games ... Earned the team’s Golden Glove Award.

As a Sophomore (2007)After season-ending injuries occured to two outfielders, she stepped in to assume the starting role in left field ... Posted a .270 batting average with 44 hits, including nine doubles and three home runs ... Tal-lied 30 runs and 18 RBI ... Recorded 49 putouts and 17 assists in the field ... Was 6-for-6 on stolen bases.

As a Freshman (2006)Appeared in 49 contests, starting 48 ... Logged a .213 batting average with 31 hits on 134 at bats ... Scored 17 runs ... Notched 46 putouts and 101 assists at third base.

PersonalFull name is Patricia Weber ... Born Nov. 26, 1986 ... Major-ing in leisure/sport managment ... Nicknames are P. Dubb and P. Webb ... Patti is the daughter of Beverly and Rick Weber.

Patti WeberInfield

5-9 • R/RSenior

Middlesex, N.J.4



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As a Sophomore (2008)Redshirted.

As a Freshman (2007)Made appearances in 46 contests, starting 40 games ... Posted a .200 batting average with 24 hits, including four doubles, one triple and two home runs ... Tallied eight RBI and 12 runs scored ... Registered 27 putouts and 43 assists in the field.

PersonalFull name is Ashlee Elizabeth Crewe ... Born Feb. 17, 1988 ... Majoring in leisure and sport management ... Nickname is Crewe ... Ashlee is the daughter of Kris and Allison Klingel.

Ashlee CreweThird Base/First Base

5-8 • R/RSophomoreAngier, N.C.

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5-7 • R/RSophomore

Warrington, Pa.17

As a Freshman (2008)Started 34 games in her 36 appearances as a position player ... Drove in 21 runs and scored 10 ... Recorded her only home run of the season against Western Carolina ... Scored three times and had three RBI in a career day against Savannah State ... Recorded three multi-RBI games against conference opponents ... As a pticher, she earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors after her performances against Savannah State ... Threw eight complete games including two shutouts ... Finished the season with a 7-9 record and allowed 57 runs in 23 appearances.

PersonalFull name is Pamela Dawn DelPizzo ... Born Dec. 2, 1988 ... ... Majoring in leisure and sport managment ... Nickname is Pam ... Pam is the daughter of Bill and Carol DelPizzo.

Career StatsYear G GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT SAC SF K PO AST2007 45 40 .200 120 12 24 4 1 2 8 4 1-1 0 1 28 27 43Total 45 40 .200 120 12 24 4 1 2 8 4 1-1 0 1 28 27 43

Career Stats Pitching

Year W-L SV APP GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K ERA OPAB OPAVG2008 7-9 1 23 20 8 2 105.2 104 57 38 56 56 2.52 497 .246TOTAL 7-9 1 23 20 8 2 105.2 104 57 38 56 56 2.52 497 .246

HittingYear G GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT SAC SF K PO AST2007 36 34 .240 96 10 23 4 1 1 21 7 0-1 4 5 22 173 38TOTAL 36 34 .240 96 10 23 4 1 1 21 7 0-1 4 5 22 173 38

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As a Freshman (2008)A second-team all-conference selection ... Finished second on the team in batting average with a .337 clip ... Responsible for 25 runs in 2008, including 21 runs scored and four RBI ... Her .417 on base percentage was good for second on the team ... Had four stolen bases on the year ... In 185 chances, she recorded 86 put outs and 98 assists ... She committed just seven errors for a fielding percentage of .962 ... Earned the team’s Coach’s Award.

PersonalFull name is Jacqueline Marie Gonzalez ... Born April 24, 1989 ... Major is undeclared ... Nick-name is Jackie ... Jacqueline is the daughter of Julio and Raquel Gonzalez.

Jacqueline GonzalezSecond Base

5-8 • L/RSophomore

Suwanne, Ga.6

Career StatsYear G GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-AT SAC SF K PO AST2008 42 35 .337 101 21 34 0 0 0 4 11 4-5 4 0 12 86 98TOTAL 42 35 .337 101 21 34 0 0 0 4 11 4-5 4 0 12 86 98

As a Freshman (2008)Appeared in 31 games as a Phoenix, including 26 starts ... Hit .231 for the season ... Drove in 12 runs and crossed the plate nine times ... Recorded a season-high four hits against Savannah State ... Had a season-high five putouts in games against Iowa and Michigan State ... Had five assists in games against Michigan State and Western Carolina.

PersonalFull name is Caitlin Marie McGowan ... Born Nov. 2, 1988 ... Majoring in leisure and sport manage-ment ... Caitlin is the daughter of Ray and Karen McGowan.

Caitlin McGowanSecond Base/Shortstop

5-4 • R/RSophomore

Midlothian, Va.10



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As a Freshman (2008)Made five starts in 36 appearances ... Scored 13 runs and recorded two RBI in 13 plate appearances ... Was five-for-nine in stolen bases ... Defensively, she notched four putouts and two assists ... Made her first career start against Savannah State where she scored her first run and recorded her first hit as a Phoenix.

PersonalFull name is Hannah Lynn Shelton ... Born June 23, 1989 ... Nickname is Banana ... Major is strategic communications ... Hannah is the daughter of Mike and Sandy Shelton.

Hannah SheltonOutfield

5-5 • S/RSophomore

Roanoke, Va.2


Prep Career (Harnett Central High)Lettered in softball for four years as a pitcher at Harnett Central High School for head coach Craig Rogers, serving as team captain twice ... Helped lead her team to a runner-up performance in the state championship in 2006 ... Won conference regular season and tournament championships in 2004, ‘06 and ‘07 ... Collected District IV titles in 2004 and 07 ... Tabbed all-conference all four years ... Selected as conference player of the year twice in 2006 and 07 ... Named both Eastern 3-A player of the year and pitcher of the year in 2006 ... 2006 District IV pitcher of the year ... Played in the East-West All-Star Classic in 2007 ... Also lettered in basketball for head coach Bennie Pollock, serving twice as a team captain ... Was all-conference in basketball four times ... Named conference player of the year in hoops in 2005 and 07 ... Academic all-con-ference all four years ... Collected the WRAL Extra Effort Award ... Finished in the top-10 of her graduating class ... Was a junior marshall.

PersonalFull name is Lauren Elizabeth Taylor ... Born Nov. 15, 1988 ... Nickname is LT ... Majoring in business administration ... Lauren is the daughter of Stamey and Julie Taylor.

Lauren TaylorPitcher/Utility

5-9 • L/LSophomore

Lillington, N.C.16

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Prep Career (Caravel Academy)Helped Caravel Academy claim a pair of state championships as well as a pair of state runner-up finishes ... Served as the team captain for three years ... Earned first team all-state accolades following her junior and senior seasons ... Started at shortstop at the high school level since she was in eighth grade ... Earned the Golden Glove Award as an eighth grader and the Coaches’ Award as a freshman ... Lafferty was an honorable mention all-state pick as a freshman ... Did not play her sophomore year due to a season-ending ankle injury ... Played for the Pennsbury Gems Gold travel team and served as the team captain ... Was a four-year member of Caravel’s basketball team ... Member of the field hockey team as an eighth grader ... Member of the Sportsmanship Committee throughout her prep career.

PersonalFull name is Danielle Ann Lafferty ... Born February 22, 1989 ... Nickname is DL ... Major is leisure and sport management ... Danielle has one sister, Nicole and is the daughter of Jerry and Nancy Lafferty.

Danielle LaffertyShortstop/Second Base

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Prep Career (Parkland High)Three-time North Carolina State Defensive Player of the Year ... Earned all-conference honors as a freshman, junior and senior seasons ... Helped Parkland to a runner-up finish at the Knightdale Invitational ... Also played for the Triangle Lighten-ing, helping the team to a 2007 ASA Tournament title and a 5-0 mark in the Florence Showcase ... Earned MVP honors at the Florence Showcase ... Her 14U team, the North Carolina Rockers won the ASA state title.

PersonalFull name is Ashley Nicole Myers ... Born May 28, 1990 ... Nickname is Myers ... Major is undeclared ... Ashley is the daugh-ter of Jimmy Myers, Diana Cassell and stepfather Sammie Cassell.

Ashley MyersThird Base/Catcher

5-4 • R/RFreshman

Winston-Salem, N.C.24

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Prep Career (Kennesaw Mountain)Led Kennesaw Mountain to a 5AAAA Region championship in 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2006 ... Named the Georgia State 5AAAA Pitcher of the Year ... Garnered first team all-region honors twice ... Was a member of the all-county second team ...Named to the North Cobb Invitational all-tournament team ... Served as the team captain and received the team’s Clutch Player of the Year and Coach’s Awards ... Fashioned a 13-3 record in 2007 with an ERA of 1.30 and one save ... With her travel team, she posted a 22-6 record for an ERA of 1.24 and four saves ... Earned 2006 Queen of Diamonds College Showcase Best Pitcher accolades ... Guided her travel team to an undefeated run through the 2007 Hall of Fame Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla. for a national tournament berth ... In the classroom, she forged a 4.06 cumulative GPA while winning her school’s Character Award for algebra, French, interior design and language arts.

PersonalFull name is Erin Marie O’Shea ... Born March 2, 1990 ... Nickname is FunSize ... Major is undeclared... Erin is the daughter of Sean and Jennifer O’Shea ... Her brother Corey is an offensive lineman for the Phoenix football team.

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5-3 • R/LFreshman

Kennesaw, Ga.8

Prep Career (Immaculata)Helped Immaculata to the 2007 Somerset County championship ... During her junior campaign, she hit .368 with 15 RBI ... As a pitcher, she posted a 11-8 record with six shutouts and 192 strikeouts over 131 innings for an ERA of 0.66 as a junior ... She batted .351and built a .452 on-base percentage for the Jersey Intensity (18U Gold) team ... She eaned co-MVP honors and Somerset County MVP honors ... Named to the First Team All-Area by both the Star-Ledger and Courier-News in 2007 ... Piazzolla also helped her travel teams to the ASA 14U New Jersey state title and a first-place finish in the 16U ASA regional qualifier.

PersonalFull name is Kaitlyn Piazzolla ... Born August 8, 1990 ... Nickname is KP ... Major is elementary education ... Kaitlyn is the daughter of Mario and Donna Piazzolla.

Kaitlyn PiazzollaCatcher/Third Base

5-6 • R/RFreshman

South Bound Brook, N.J.13

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The 2008 Phoenix finished the season with a record of 26-27, including a 12-9 mark in league action, the most Southern Conference wins in school history. The fourth-seeded Phoenix fell to UNC Greensboro 1-0 in the opening round of the Southern Conference tournament before bouncing back with a 5-3 win over Western Carolina. Elon ended its tournament run with a 8-0 loss to the College of Charleston, which went on the face Chattanooga in the championship game.

The team saw two Elon career records fall during the season as Tracey Dahlen became the all-time leader in assists with 544 and Debbie Zei-gler is now first in runs batted in with 122.

The two left their mark in the Elon record books, ranking among the top-10 in many of-fensive categories. Dahlen ranks seventh in hits, sixth in RBI, third in at bats, fifth in runs and sixth in stolen bases. She is also tied for eighth in doubles and sixth in home runs. Zeigler finished her career ranked fourth in hits and doubles, third in fielding percentage and fifth in at bats. She is tied for ninth in homeruns.

For her efforts, Dahlen was named the team’s MVP and earned first-team all-conference and all-state honors. Joining her on the all-conference team were Melanie Helterbran and Jackie Gonzalez who were named to the second team.

The Phoenix opened the 2008 season with an impressive sweep of Savannah State. The team did not allow the Tigers to score a run for a combined score of 45-0 over the three-game series.

Elon posted non-conference wins over Binghamton, Seton Hall, Georgetown and Ohio in home tournaments. The team then traveled to the Stetson Invitational where it completed a two-game sweep of Big-10 member Michigan State before entered conference play.

The Phoenix opened SoCon play with a three-game sweep of Western Carolina. The team fashioned a 6-1 win in the first game. The teams battled hard for the next two games, in-cluding a 13-6 slugfest in which Elon prevailed.

Following the sweep, Elon went to Chapel Hill to face the 19th-ranked Tar Heels for the second game of a two-game series. The team held UNC scoreless for six-and-a-half in-nings, before the Tar Heels erupted with an eight-run seventh inning to get the win. During the second meeting, Elon held North Carolina to just one run, but could not add any offense and fell 1-0.

Elon dropped the series with Furman, Georgia Southern and Chattanooga two games to one before splitting a two-game series with North Carolina A&T that included a 10-0 shutout of the Lady Aggies.

The victory over N.C. A&T sparked a four-game win streak for the Phoenix. Elon garnered its second conference sweep of the season with a three-game sweep of Appalachian State.The team stepped out of conference play with a twin bill against Radford, falling in both games. Elon then faced nearby UNC Greensboro, dropping the first game but avoiding the sweep with a 4-2 win to snap a four-game skid.

Elon split with Charlotte before the College of Charleston visited Elon for the final series of the regular season. CofC took game one 4-3, but Elon answered by winning the final two contests by scores of 2-1 and 8-4.


2008 StatsMedia Guide

2008 StatisticsPlayer Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-AT PO A E PCT.Dahlen .352 51-51 162 33 57 8 1 3 22 76 .469 20 1 27 0 .424 1 5 21-25 87 138 11 .953Gonzalez .337 42-35 101 21 34 0 0 0 4 34 .337 11 3 12 0 .417 0 4 4-5 86 98 7 .963Hartman .282 52-52 142 34 40 7 1 5 31 64 .451 21 8 31 0 .399 2 4 5-5 59 6 3 .956Helterbran .272 43-42 125 18 34 7 0 7 31 62 .496 24 1 26 2 .393 0 0 0-0 2 29 1 .969Rao .268 44-37 97 18 26 4 1 4 20 44 .454 11 2 37 0 .348 2 2 3-5 94 9 0 1.000Zeigler .265 48-45 132 27 35 7 0 0 19 42 .318 15 6 12 0 .366 0 4 2-2 124 38 5 .970Jones .254 50-50 138 25 35 7 2 7 25 67 .486 15 1 31 2 .331 0 5 5-6 52 6 3 .951Waters .250 6-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 0 1 0 .400 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 .000DelPizzo .240 36-34 96 10 23 4 1 1 21 32 .333 7 1 22 0 .284 5 4 0-1 173 38 3 .986Weber .233 51-51 129 24 30 9 0 0 13 39 .302 14 3 29 0 .318 2 17 6-8 127 60 15 .926McGowan .231 31-26 78 9 18 1 0 0 12 19 .244 8 3 14 0 .326 0 3 0-0 39 56 12 .888Shelton .231 36-5 13 133 3 1 0 0 2 4 .308 3 0 3 0 .375 0 0 5-9 4 2 2 .750Rijavec .218 47-42 119 18 26 7 0 1 15 36 .303 16 2 33 0 .321 0 3 6-7 44 3 3 .940Shanahan .185 24-20 27 3 5 0 0 0 8 0 .185 1 3 11 0 .290 0 1 0-0 152 5 2 .987Lilley .000 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 4 15 1 .950Schroeder .000 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 10 1 .923TOTALS .296 53-53 1363 254 367 62 6 28 223 525 .385 167 34 289 4 .360 12 52 59-75 1049 513 69 .958Opponents .289 53-53 1413 228 408 57 6 18 202 531 .376 178 23 186 6 .375 8 40 62-76 1042 390 85 .966

LOB - Team (336), Opp (389). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (10). IBB - Team (3), Rao 1, DelPizzo 1, Helterbran 1, Opp (1).Picked off - Dahlen 1.

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHADelPizzo 2.25 7-9 23 20 8 2/0 1 105.2 104 57 28 56 56 14 0 5 423 .246 6 7 0 2 9Helterbran 3.88 9-9 30 13 9 2/0 0 128.0 144 86 71 47 82 27 4 5 512 .281 9 10 0 2 13Lilley 3.98 7-7 22 14 3 0/1 0 81.0 105 57 46 54 40 9 1 7 327 .321 5 5 0 1 9Schroeder 4.40 3-2 14 6 1 0/1 0 35.0 55 28 22 21 8 7 1 1 151 .364 4 1 0 3 9TOTALS 3.54 26-27 53 53 21 5/1 1 349.2 408 228 177 178 186 57 6 18 1413 .289 24 23 0 8 40Opponents 3.65 27-26 53 53 25 7/0 2 347.1 367 254 181 167 289 62 6 28 1363 .269 28 34 0 12 52

PB - Team (11), Zeigler 5, Rao 5. Hartman 1, Opp (19). Pickoffs - Team (1), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Zeigler (30-38), Rao (25-30), Helterbran (23-26), DelPizzo (19-24), Lilley (16-20), Hartman (6-6), Schroeder (4-6), Weber (1-2).

2008 Results Opponent Result Opponent ResultFeb. 6 at Georgia Southern* L, 3-69 Savannah State W, 10-0 12 at Chattanooga* L, 2-8 Savannah State W, 9-0 at Chattanooga* W, 5-110 Savannah State W, 26-0 13 at Chattanooga* L, 2-416 vs Maryland L, 4-5 15 at North Carolina A&T L, 0-6 at Coastal Carolina W, 5-2 at North Carolina A&T W, 10-017 vs Maryland L, 8-9 19 Appalachian State* W, 5-0 at Coastal Carolina L, 6-7 Appalachian State* W, 5-123 James Madison L, 1-2 20 Appalachian State* W, 10-9 Binghamton W, 5-1 22 Radford L, 2-424 Georgetown W, 6-3 Radford L, 14-227 at #23 North Carolina L, 1-9 26 at UNC Greensboro* L, 4-5March at UNC Greensboro* L, 0-21 Ohio L, 1-2 27 at UNC Greensboro* W, 4-2 Seton Hall L, 4-7 29 Charlotte L, 0-82 Seton Hall W, 12-2 Charlotte W, 3-1 Ohio W, 8-1 May14 vs Bowling Green W, 4-3 3 College of Charleston* L, 3-4 vs Iowa L, 0-6 College of Charleston* W, 2-115 vs Michigan State W, 5-4 4 College of Charleston* W, 8-4 at Stetson L, 1-2 7 UNC Greensboro^ L, 0-116 vs Michigan State W, 7-6 8 Western Carolina^ W, 5-322 at Western Carolina* W, 6-1 9 College of Charleston^ L, 0-8 at Western Carolina* W, 7-5 23 at Western Carolina* W, 13-6 25 at #19 North Carolina L, 0-1 26 at Campbell L, 2-10 * indicates Southern Conference game at Campbell L, 3-5 ^ indicates Southern Conference Tournament game29 Furman* W, 4-2 Furman* L, 5-1030 Furman* L, 3-9April5 at Georgia Southern* L, 2-8 at Georgia Southern* W, 11-2

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Elon Softball

OpponentsMedia Guide

Location ................................. Boone, N.C.Enrollment ......................................16,600Athletics Director ..................Charlie CobbStadium .................. ASU Softball StadiumCoach ...............................Amy HerringtonRecord at ASU .... 11-37 (Second Season)Career Record ................................. SameAssistants ....Beth Wade, Jonathan Woodard

2008 Record ..............................................11-372008 SoCon Record ................................... 7-10Starters R/L .................................................. 6/2Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/0Letterwinners R/L ........................................11/4Softball SID........................... Courtney BurchettSID Phone ................................... 828-262-7166SID E-mail ............... [email protected]

Appalachian State Mountaineers

www.goasu.com

Location ............................. Lewisburg, Pa.Enrollment ........................................3,583Athletics Director ................. John P. HardtStadium .................... Varsity Softball FieldCoach ............................. Heather RakosikRecord at Bucknell ......69-121-1 (Fifth Season)Career Record ....141-203-2 (Ninth Season)Assistants ......Samantha Kszepka, Lisa Verge

2008 Record ............................................. 23-292008 Patriot League Record....................... 13-7Starters R/L .................................................. 7/3Pitchers R/L .................................................. 1/2Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 15/5Softball SID.......................................Becky HartSID Phone ................................... 570-577-1835SID E-mail ...................... [email protected]

Bucknell Bison

www.bucknellbison.com

Location ........................Buies Creek, N.C.Enrollment ........................................4,663Athletics Director .............Stan WilliamsonStadium ...............Eakes Athletic ComplexCoach ................................Drew PetersonRecord at CU ......230-250-1 (Ninth Season)Career Record ...513-400-3 (19th Season)Assistants ..........................Theresa Stephens

2008 Record ............................................. 42-252008 A-Sun Record .................................... 9-13Starters R/L .................................................. 8/1Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/0Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 16/5Softball SID........................................Joe PriscoSID Phone ................................... 910-893-1369SID E-mail ...................... [email protected]

Campbell Fighting Camels

www.gocamels.com

Location ............................. Charlotte, N.C.Enrollment ...................................... 22,388Athletics Director ...................... Judy RoseStadium ...........................Phillips ComplexCoach .................................. Aimee DeVosRecord at Charlotte .. 336-432-2 (13th Season)Career Record ..................................SameAssistants .......Kristi Killough, Melissa Porche

2008 Record ............................................. 35-312008 A-10 Record....................................... 12-8Starters R/L .................................................. 8/1Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/0Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 14/2Softball SID.......................................Tim LeisterSID Phone ................................... 704-687-6311SID E-mail [email protected]

Charlotte 49ers

www.charlotte49ers.com

Location ......................Chattanooga, Tenn.Enrollment ........................................ 9,807Athletics Director ........................ Rick HartStadium ........................ Jim Frost StadiumCoach ..................................... Frank ReedRecord at UTC .............286-179 (Eighth Season)Career Record ...... 762-266 (18th Season)Assistants ....Brad Irwin, Shaina Ervin, Jeff Martin

2008 Record ............................................. 41-222008 SoCon Record ................................... 13-5Starters R/L .................................................. 6/2Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/1Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 14/6Softball SID.................................. Chad FlowersSID Phone ................................... 423-425-2116SID E-mail [email protected]

Chattanooga Lady Mocs

www.gomocs.com


Opponents OpponentsMedia Guide

Location ...........................Charleston, S.C.Enrollment ...................................... 11,316Athletics Director .......................... Joe HullStadium ............................... Patriot’s PointCoach .............................. Shelley HoernerRecord at CofC ................96-89 (Fourth Season)Career Record ...... 301-209 (10th Season)Assistants ....... Kat Ihlenburg, Sarah Pauly

2008 Record ............................................. 33-332008 SoCon Record ................................... 12-8Starters R/L .................................................. 8/2Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/0Letterwinners R/L ........................................11/5Softball SID.................................... Josh DarlingSID Phone ................................... 843-953-5465SID E-mail [email protected]

College of Charleston Cougars

www.cofcsports.com

Location ............................Greenville, N.C.Enrollment ...................................... 25,990Athletics Director ..................Terry HollandStadium ........................ECU Softball FieldCoach ........................................Tracy KeeRecord at ECU .............534-279-1 (15th Season)Career Record ..................................SameAssistant ........................Natalie Koziowski

2008 Record ............................................. 37-302008 C-USA Record ................................. 10-12Starters R/L .................................................. 8/2Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/1Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 13/5Softball SID...................................Sarah FettersSID Phone ................................... 525-737-4522SID E-mail ............................. [email protected]

East Carolina Pirates

www.ecupirates.com

Location ............................Greenville, S.C.Enrollment ........................................ 2,600Athletics Director ................ Dr. Gary ClarkStadium ..............................Pepsi StadiumCoach .................................. Dana JenkinsRecord at Furman ...101-201-1 (Sixth Season)Career Record ..177-284-1 (Ninth Season)Assistant ..............................Austin Murray

2008 Record ............................................. 21-332008 SoCon Record ................................... 8-13Starters R/L .................................................. 8/0Pitchers R/L .................................................. 2/0Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 10/2Softball SID................................ Jordan CaskeySID Phone ................................... 264-294-3065SID E-mail ............. [email protected]

Furman Paladins

www.furmanpaladins.com

Location ............................Statesboro, Ga.Enrollment ...................................... 16,841Athletics Director ..................... Sam BakerStadium ................................... Eagle FieldCoach ..............................Maggie JohnsonRecord at Georgia Southern ........First SeasonCareer Record .......................First SeasonAssistants ......Liz Beime, Michelle Carlson

2008 Record ............................................. 37-902008 SoCon Record ................................... 13-8Starters R/L .................................................. 7/2Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/2Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 10/3Softball SID................................. Barrett GilhamSID Phone ................................... 912-478-5448SID E-mail .... [email protected]

Georgia Southern Lady Eagles

www.georgiasoutherneagles.com

Location .................................... Kent, OhioEnrollment ...................................... 16,841Athletics Director ............... Laing KennedyStadium ...............Kent State Softball FieldCoach ....................................Karen LinderRecord at Kent State ..350-271 (13th Season)Career Record ... 603-471-1 (24th Season)Assistants .......Kim Burke, Amy Densevich

2008 Record ............................................. 46-122008 Mid-American Record ........................ 20-2Starters R/L .................................................. 5/4Pitchers R/L .................................................. 2/1Letterwinners R/L ........................................11/6Softball SID................................Aaron ChimentiSID Phone ................................... 330-672-8468SID E-mail ......................... [email protected]

Kent State Golden Flashes

www.kentstatesports.com


Elon Softball

OpponentsMedia Guide

Location ............................... Farmville, Va.Enrollment ........................................ 5,557Athletics Director .........Dr. Percy CaldwellStadium ................................. Lancer FieldCoach ......................................Kathy RileyRecord at Longwood .....338-178-1 (12th Season)Career Record ... 423-257-1 (16th Season)Assistant ..................................Kayla Miller

2008 Record ............................................. 27-182008 Conference Record ............................. n/aStarters R/L .................................................. 6/3Pitchers R/L .................................................. 1/1Letterwinners R/L ........................................11/4Softball SID................................. Kristian MartinSID Phone ................................... 434-395-2718SID E-mail [email protected]

Longwood Lancers

www.longwoodlancers.com

Location .........................Greensboro, N.C.Enrollment ...................................... 10,660Athletics Director ...............Wheeler BrownStadium ..... Lady Aggies Softball ComplexCoach ...................................Mamie JonesRecord at N.C. A&T ..250-451-1 (15th Season)Career Record ...................................sameAssistant ..........................Stacey Jennings

2008 Record .......................................... 31-17-12008 MEAC Record...................................... 9-3Starters R/L .................................................. 7/2Pitchers R/L .................................................. 2/0Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 12/3Softball SID................................ Brian HollowaySID Phone ................................... 336-334-7141SID E-mail [email protected]

North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies

www.ncataggies.com

Location ................................Raleigh, N.C.Enrollment ...................................... 31,000Athletics Director ..................... Lee FowlerStadium ....................Dail Softball StadiumCoach ...................................... Lisa NavasRecord at NC State ....196-121 (Sixth Season)Career Record ... 531-255-1 (15th Season)Assistants ......... Jim Beitia, Leigh Ann Ellis

2008 Record ............................................. 31-272008 ACC Record....................................... 8-13Starters R/L .................................................. 7/4Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/0Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 13/7Softball SID..................................Brandon YoppSID Phone ................................... 939-513-9185SID E-mail ................ [email protected]

NC State Wolfpack

www.ncataggies.com

Location ..........................Birmingham, Ala.Enrollment ........................................ 4,500Athletics Director ...................... Bob RollerStadium ................... Bulldog Softball FieldCoach ..............................Beanie KetchamRecord at Samford ....158-166-1 (Seventh Season)Career Record .................................. sameAssistants .......Erin Gallagher, John Garris

2008 Record ............................................. 25-292008 OVC Record .................................... 14-13Starters R/L .................................................. 6/2Pitchers R/L .................................................. 2/1Letterwinners R/L ......................................... 8/3Softball SID................................... Katie WaldenSID Phone ................................... 205-726-4005SID E-mail [email protected]

Samford Bulldogs

www.samfordsports .com

Location .......................... Loudonville, N.Y.Enrollment ........................................ 3,000Athletics Director ...............John D’ArgenioStadium ................................... Siena FieldCoach ................................. Deanna ParksRecord at Siena ..............27-58 (Third Season)Career Record ..... 77-141-1 (13th Season)Assistants ....Bill Lajeunesse, Stacy Simpson

2008 Record ............................................. 16-332008 MAAC Record.....................................5-11Starters R/L .................................................. 9/3Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/1Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 15/5Softball SID.......................................Jason RichSID Phone ................................... 518-783-2377SID E-mail [email protected]

Siena Saints

www.sienasaints.com

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Opponents OpponentsMedia Guide

Location ....................Cape Girardeau, Mo.Enrollment ...................................... 10,477Athletics Director ................ Cindy GannonStadium .........Southeast Softball ComplexCoach ...............................Lana RichmondRecord at SEMS .......756-531-2 (27th Season)Career Record .................................. sameAssistants .... Jeff Dabney, Michelle Summers

2008 Record .......................................... 31-17-12008 MEAC Record...................................... 9-3Starters R/L .................................................. 5/4Pitchers R/L .................................................. 1/1Letterwinners R/L ......................................... 7/6Softball SID.................................... Patrick ClarkSID Phone ................................... 573-651-2937SID E-mail .......................... [email protected]

Southeast Missouri State

www.gosoutheast.com

Location .............................Carbondale, Ill.Enrollment ...................................... 20,673Athletics Director ..................Mario MocciaStadium ............... Charlotte West StadiumCoach .................................. Kerri BlaylockRecord at SIU ..............345-156 (10th Season)Career Record .................................. sameAssistants ......Christy Connoyer, Mark Cosgrove

2008 Record ............................................. 30-242008 MVC Record ...................................... 15-8Starters R/L .................................................. 6/3Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/0Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 13/5Softball SID........................................Kyle HermSID Phone ................................... 618-453-5465SID E-mail ................................ [email protected]

Southern Illinois Salukis

www.siusakukis.com

Location .........................Greensboro, N.C.Enrollment ...................................... 16,600Athletics Director .....................Nelson BobStadium ............... UNCG Softball StadiumCoach ................................ Jennifer HerzigRecord at UNCG ............72-112 (Fifth Season)Career Record .................................. sameAssistant ........................... Janine Sprague

2008 Record ............................................. 23-332008 SoCon Record ....................................7-11Starters R/L ................................................ 10/1Pitchers R/L .................................................. 3/0Letterwinners R/L ....................................... 14/1Softball SID.........................................Phil PerrySID Phone ................................... 336-334-5615SID E-mail [email protected]

UNC Greensboro Spartans

www.uncgspartans.com

Location ........................... Cullowhee, N.C.Enrollment ........................................ 9,000Athletics Director ......................Chip SmithStadium ....... Catamount Softball ComplexCoach ............................. Christine HornakRecord at WCU ..............47-70 (Third Season)Career Record .................................. sameAssistant ..........................Jessica Williams

2008 Record ............................................. 19-362008 SoCon Record ................................... 7-14Starters R/L .................................................. 8/5Pitchers R/L .................................................. 1/2Letterwinners R/L ......................................... 8/9Softball SID.................................Denise GideonSID Phone ................................... 828-227-2336SID E-mail [email protected]

Western Carolina Lady Catamounts

www.catamountsports.com

2009 Tournament SitesUGA Red & Black Showcase

Host ..............................GeorgiaLocation ..................Athens, Ga.Dates ........................ Feb.13-15Participating Teams .. Longwood........................................... Elon......................... Cleveland State .................................... Winthrop

UNC Tar Heel InvitationalHost ................... North CarolinaLocation .......... Chapel Hill, N.C.Dates ........................ March 6-9Participating Teams . Georgetown........................................... Elon...........................Michigan State ................................... Princeton


Elon Softball

TournamentsMedia Guide

Bojangles’ InvitationalFeb. 21-22

East Field - Elon, N.C.Saturday, February 21

11 a.m. North Carolina A&T vs. Southern Illinois1:15 p.m. North Carolina A&T vs. Elon3:30 p.m. Southern Illinois vs. Elon

Sunday, February 2210 a.m. Southern Illinois vs. North Carolina A&T12:15 p.m. Southern Illinois vs. Elon2:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T vs. Elon

Golden Corral ClassicFeb. 28-March 1

East Field - Elon, N.C.Saturday, February 28

11 a.m. Kent State vs. Bucknell1:15 p.m. Kent State vs. Elon3:30 p.m. Bucknell vs. Elon

Sunday, March 111 a.m. Bucknell vs. Kent State1:15 p.m. Bucknell vs. Elon3:30 p.m. Kent State vs. Elon

Live Stats: http://org.elon.edu/athletics/stats/livestats/sb/xlive.htm

Red and Black ShowcaseFeb. 13-15

University of Georgia - Athens, Ga.Friday, February 13

4 p.m. - Elon vs. Cleveland State

Saturday, February 1410 a.m. - Elon vs. Winthrop2 p.m. - Elon vs. Georgia

Sunday, February 1510 a.m. - Elon vs. Longwood

Tar Heel InvitationalMarch 6-8

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, N .C.Saturday, March 6

4 p.m. - Elon vs. North Carolina

Saturday, March 710 a.m. - Elon vs. Princeton

2 p.m. - Elon vs. Georgetown

Sunday, March 84 p.m. - Elon vs. Michigan State

www.georgiadogs.com

www.tarheelblue.com


Tournaments Record BookMedia Guide

Season (min. 100 AB)1. Kelly Lloyd 1997 .4452. Angie Padon 1992 .4213. Laura Case 1993 .4124. Velma Degree 1992 .4025. Kristy Hines 1995 .398 6. Dana Wascak 1997 .3937. Kristen Kendrick 1998 .3928. Hope Rehman 1994 .3919. Laura Case 1992 .38710. Kelly Lloyd 1998 .373Career (min. 300 AB)1. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 .3812. Laura Case 1990-93 .3693. Kristy Hines 1993-96 .3504. Tricia Wissinger 1992-94 .3455. Angie Padon 1990-92 .343 Hope Rehman 1993-96 .343 7. Dana Wascak 1994-97 .3378. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 .3289. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 .321 Jenny Gustin 2001-04 .321

Season1. Kristy Hines 1995 822. Dani Concepcion 2005 743. Paige Goss 2007 734. Dani Concepcion 2002 695. Kelly Lloyd 1997 656. Emily Hall 2001 647. Jen Warren 1997 61 Jenny Gustin 2004 619. DebbieZeigler 2006 6010. Angie Padon 1992 59 Hope Rehman 1994 59 DebbieZeigler 2007 59Career1. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 2292. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 2123. Paige Goss 2004-07 2074.DebbieZeigler 2005-08 1985. Dana Wascak 1994-97 1956. Hope Rehman 1993-96 1927. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 1918. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 1909. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 18710. Kristy Hines 1993-96 186

Season1. Dani Concepcion 2005 202. DebbieZeigler 2007 183. Jenny Gustin 2004 164. Kelly Lloyd 1997 14 Emily Hall 2000 14 Emily Hall 2001 14 Megan Borgaard 2005 148. Kelly Lloyd 1998 13 Dani Concepcion 2002 1310. Pam Brock 2001 12 Jenny Gustin 2001 12Career1. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 482. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 463. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 424. DebbieZeigler 2005-08 405. Emily Hall 1998-01 336. Pam Brock 1999-02 317. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 278. Tricia Wissinger 1992-94 26 Megan Borgaard 2002-05 26 TraceyDahlen 2005-08 26

Season1. Velma Degree 1992 132. Tracy Herring 1994 83. Laura Case 1991 7 Laura Case 1993 7 Dana Wascak 1996 76. Angie Padon 1992 6 Velma Degree 1993 6 Susan French 1994 6 Kristy Hines 1995 610. Seven tied with 5Career1. Laura Case 1990-93 212. Velma Degree 1991-93 203. Dana Wascak 1994-97 154. Angie Padon 1990-92 145. Tracy Herring 1991-94 12 Debbie Hall 1993-96 127. Susan French 1992-95 10 Paige Goss 2004-07 109. Kristy Hines 1993-96 9 Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 9

Season1. Meredith Miley 2005 112. Pam Brock 2000 9 Jamie Dupont 2003 9 Christy Melton 2004 9 Melanie Helterbran 2007 96. Pam Brock 2001 8 Pam Brock 2002 88. Seven tied with 7Career1. Pam Brock 1999-02 252. Brandi Jones 2006- 183. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 16 Jamie Dupont 2003-04 16 Melanie Helterbran 2006- 166. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 15 Jamie Rao 2006- 158. Christy Melton 2003-04 149. Meredith Miley 2004-05 13 Laurin Smith 2004-07 13 DebbieZeigler 2005-08 13

Season1. DebbieZeigler 2006 432. Pam Brock 2002 423. Angie Padon 1992 404. Velma Degree 1992 39 Christy Melton 2004 39 Megan Borgaard 2005 397. Sadie Ball 2005 388. Kelly Lloyd 1997 36 Pam Brock 2001 36 DebbieZeigler 2007 36 TraceyDahlen 2007 36Career1. DebbieZeigler 2005-08 1222. Pam Brock 1999-02 1133. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 1044. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 1025. Laura Case 1990-93 966. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 867. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 858. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 839. Angie Padon 1990-92 8210. Dana Wascak 1994-97 81

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Season1. Kristy Hines 1995 422. Kristy Hines 1996 313. Kristy Hines 1994 304. Cheryl Spivey 1992 265. Megan Slusher 1995 256. Paige Goss 2007 237. Hope Rehman 1994 21 TraceyDahlen 2008 218. Cheryl Spivey 1991 209. Tracy Shuford 1990 18Career1. Kristy Hines 1993-96 1072. Cheryl Spivey 1990-92 623. Hope Rehman 1993-96 554. Paige Goss 2004-07 535. Jessica Swearengin 2002-05 486. Dana Wascak 1994-97 437. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 418. Angie Padon 1990-92 379. Tracy Shuford 1990-93 3610. Laura Case 1990-93 35

Season1. Laurin Smith 2005 4772. Laurin Smith 2007 4713. Laurin Smith 2006 4604. Jenny Gustin 2004 4515. Pam Brock 2001 4246. Debbie Hall 1995 3847. Stephanie Davis 1994 3658. Kristen Kendrick 2000 3559. Pam Brock 2002 34010. Allison McCorkle 1992 325Career1. Laurin Smith 2004-07 1,4202. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 1,2413. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 1,1064. Paige Goss 2004-07 1,0535. Pam Brock 1999-02 1,0076. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 9387. Debbie Hall 1993-96 8938. Allison McCorkle 1991-94 7599. DebbieZeigler 2005-08 69510. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 643

Season1. Laurin Smith 2005 4502. Laurin Smith 2007 4443. Jenny Gustin 2004 4264. Laurin Smith 2006 4255. Pam Brock 2001 4006. Stephanie Davis 1994 3357. Debbie Hall 1995 3248. Kristen Kendrick 2000 3209. Pam Brock 2002 31010. Jenny Gustin 2003 306Career1. Laurin Smith 2004-07 1,3212. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 1,0073. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 9184. Pam Brock 1999-02 8025. Allison McCorkle 1991-94 6506. Debbie Hall 1993-96 6367. Paige Goss 2004-07 5528. DebbieZeigler 2005-08 4969. Tracy Herring 1991-94 47310. Holly Briel 1996-99 452

Season (min. 100 AB)1. Velma Degree 1992 .6892. Kelly Lloyd 1997 .6643. Angie Padon 1992 .6504. Laura Case 1993 .6475. Pam Brock 2000 .6006. Laura Case 1992 .5777. Tracy Herring 1994 .5498. Velma Degree 1993 .5479. Pam Brock 2001 .54410. Susan French 1994 .540Career (min. 300 AB)1. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 .5612. Angie Padon 1990-92 .5583. Laura Case 1990-93 .5574. Pam Brock 1999-02 .4995. Melanie Helterbran 2006- .4726. Tricia Wissinger 1992-94 .4707. Tracy Herring 1991-94 .4658. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 .4639. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 .44110. Christy Melton 2002-04 .440

Season1. Kristy Hines 1995 206 Paige Goss 2007 2063. Dani Concepcion 2005 2014. Meredith Miley 2005 1965. Emily Hall 2001 195 Alyssa Marting 2001 1957. Dani Concepcion 2002 1938. Megan Borgaard 2005 1909.TraceyDahlen 2007 18610. Jenny Gustin 2004 185Career1. Paige Goss 2004-07 7082. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 6993. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 6744. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 6615. DebbieZeigler 2005-08 6566. Jessica Swearengin 2002-05 5907. Dana Wascak 1993-96 5608. Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 5559. Emily Hall 1998-01 54110. Kristy Hines 1993-96 531

Season1. Laura Case 1992 552. Velma Degree 1992 533. Kristy Hines 1995 484. Tricia Wissinger 1992 465. Angie Padon 1992 45 6. Laura Case 1993 427. Cheryl Spivey 1992 418. Paige Goss 2007 409. Jen Warren 1997 3910. Three tied with 37 Career1. Paige Goss 2004-07 1272. Kristy Hines 1993-96 1253. Dana Wascak 1994-97 1234. Hope Rehman 1993-96 1135. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 1126. Dani Concepcion 2002-05 1117. Laura Case 1990-93 1108. Tracy Shuford 1990-93 1039. Tricia Wissinger 1992-94 90 Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 90

Season1. Donna Leigh 1992 2152. TraceyDahlen 2007 1623. Susan French 1992 138 TraceyDahlen 2008 1385. Jenny Gustin 2001 1366. Debbie Hall 1994 1317. TraceyDahlen 2006 1288. Paige Goss 2007 1279. Paige Goss 2005 12410. Paige Goss 2004 122Career1. TraceyDahlen 2005-08 5442. Paige Goss 2004-07 4763. Kelly Lloyd 1996-99 3254. Jill Bodino 1995-98 3195. Donna Leigh* 1990-93 2916. Susan French 1992-95 2827. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 2728. Hope Rehman 1993-96 2609. Meredith Miley 2004-05 22810. Christy Melton 2003-04 220

Season (min. 200 chances)1. Pam Brock 2002 .9942. Pam Brock 2001 .993 Laurin Smith 2006 .9934. Laurin Smith 2005 .9925. Jenny Gustin 2004 .989 Laurin Smith 2007 .9896. Jenny Gustin 2003 .9888. Teresa Schmitz 2001 .986 DebbieZeigler 2007 .9869. Tracy Herring 1992 .985 Paige Goss 2004 .985Career (min. 500 chances)1. Laurin Smith 2004-07 .9902. Allison McCorkle 1991-94 .9823. Paige Goss 2004-07 .976 DebbieZeigler 2005-08 .9765. Pam Brock 1999-02 .9766. Teresa Schmitz 1998-01 .9717. Tracy Herring 1991-94 .968 Kristen Kendrick 1997-00 .9689. Debbie Hall 1993-96 .95410. Jenny Gustin 2001-04 .959

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Season1. Donna Leigh 1992 8.432. Cheryl Denny 1998 8.363. Gina Krueger 1997 7.594. Gina Krueger 1999 7.255. Donna Leigh 1993 6.876. Donna Leigh 1991 6.107. Cheryl Denny 1996 6.088. Theresa Schifano 1996 5.529. Theresa Schifano 1997 5.4010. Donna Leigh 1990 5.26Career1. Gina Krueger 1997-00 7.252. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 6.803. Donna Leigh 1990-93 6.564. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 5.565. Melanie Helterbran 2006- 4.366. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 4.247. Meredith Gay 2004-07 4.148. Megan Borgaard 2002-05 4.0810. Shawn Browne 1999-01 3.87 CarolLilley 2005-08 3.87

Season (min. 100 IP)1. Donna Leigh 1993 0.682. Gina Krueger 1997 1.003. Cheryl Denny 1998 1.454. Theresa Schifano 1997 1.545. Susan French 1993 1.586. Theresa Schifano 1996 1.687. Donna Leigh 1992 1.948. Theresa Schifano 1995 1.959. Susan French 1995 2.0010. Cheryl Denny 1996 2.05Career (min. 100 IP)1. Gina Krueger 1997-00 1.482. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 1.683. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 1.804. Susan French 1992-95 2.325. Donna Leigh 1990-93 2.396. Missi Rutt 1995-98 2.887. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 2.958. Meredith Gay 2004-07 2.969. Jen Lamb 2003-04 3.0710.CarolLilley 2005-08 3.10

Season1. Susan French 1994 342. Donna Leigh 1990 30 Amanda Zentner 2002 304. Shawn Browne 2001 265. Donna Leigh 1992 24CarolLilley 2007 247. Susan French 1992 238. Meredith Gay 2005 229. Donna Leigh 1991 20 Gina Krueger 1997 20 Whitney Meeks 2003 20 Whitney Meeks 2005 20Career1. Donna Leigh 1990-93 902. Susan French 1992-95 893. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 744. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 685. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 656.CarolLilley 2005-08 647. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 558. Gina Krueger 1997-00 529. Shawn Browne 1999-01 4610. Megan Borgaard 2002-05 43

- Current players are in italic bold- Players from the 2008 roster are in italic

Season1. Susan French 1994 252. Susan French 1992 193. Donna Leigh 1992 184. Donna Leigh 1990 16 Theresa Schifano 1996 166. Gina Krueger 1997 157. Donna Leigh 1993 14 Cheryl Denny 1998 14 Meredith Gay 2005 14 CarolLilley 2007 14Career1. Susan French 1992-95 672. Donna Leigh 1990-93 613. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 524. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 405. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 396. Gina Krueger 1997-00 327. CarolLilley 2005-08 31 Melanie Helterbran 2006- 319. Meredith Gay 2004-07 2310. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 20 Megan Borgaard 2002-05 20

Season1. Jen Lamb 2004 52. Missi Rutt 1997 2 Gina Krueger 1998 2 Whitney Meeks 2005 2 Meredith Gay 2005 2Career1. Jen Lamb 2003-04 62. Missi Rutt 1995-98 4 Gina Krueger 1997-00 44. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 2 Whitney Meeks 2003-06 2 Meredith Gay 2004-07 2

Season1. Donna Leigh 1992 1912. Donna Leigh 1990 1543. Gina Krueger 1999 1354. Cheryl Denny 1998 1335. Gina Krueger 1997 1296. Donna Leigh 1991 1267. Donna Leigh 1993 1218. Cheryl Denny 1996 113 Shawn Browne 2001 11310. Meredith Gay 2005 102Career1. Donna Leigh 1990-93 5922. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 3673. Gina Krueger 1997-00 3624. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 3395. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 3026. Susan French 1992-95 2537. CarolLilley 2005-08 2158. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 1949. Melanie Helterbran 2006- 18710. Meredith Gay 2004-07 180

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Season1. Susan French 1994 2202. Donna Leigh 1990 2053. Amanda Zentner 2002 176.14. Meredith Gay 2005 167.25. Shawn Browne 2001 163.16. Donna Leigh 1992 158.27. Susan French 1992 155.28. Whitney Meeks 2003 146.09. Donna Leigh 1991 144.210. Melanie Helterbran 2007 142.2Career1. Donna Leigh 1990-93 631.22. Susan French 2002-05 583.13. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 508.04. Theresa Shifano 1995-98 451.15. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 4096. CarolLilley 2005-08 389.07. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 377.28. Gina Krueger 1997-00 349.29. Meredith Gay 2004-07 304.110. Megan Borgaard 2002-05 302

Season1. Susan French 1994 422. Meredith Gay 2005 383. Amanda Zentner 2002 34 Megan Borgaard 2002 345. Whitney Meeks 2005 326. Donna Leigh 1990 31 CarolLilley 2007 318. Shawn Browne 2001 30 Melanie Helterbran 2007 30 Melanie Helterbran 2008 3010. Amanda Zentner 2000 28Career1. Susan French 1992-95 1052. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 1043. Donna Leigh 1990-93 1004. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 935. CarolLilley 2005-08 906. Theresa Schifano 1995-97 857. Megan Borgaard 2002-05 788. Meredith Gay 2004-07 739. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 70 Melanie Helterbran 2006- 70

Season1. Donna Leigh 1990 302. Susan French 1994 293. Susan French 1992 23 Donna Leigh 1992 235. Donna Leigh 1991 206. Amanda Zentner 2002 197. Shawn Browne 2001 188. Whitney Meeks 2003 179. Donna Leigh 1993 1610. Theresa Schifano 1996 15 Gina Krueger 1999 15Career1. Donna Leigh 1990-93 892. Susan French 1992-95 733. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 504. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 475. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 396. Gina Krueger 1997-00 387. Amanda Zentner 1999-02 348.CarolLilley 2005-08 299. Shawn Browne 1999-01 27

Season (min. 10 decisions)1. Cheryl Denny 1998 .8752. Susan French 1992 .8263. Susan French 1993 .813 Cheryl Denny 1996 .8135. Theresa Schifano 1998 .8006. Donna Leigh 1993 .7787. Donna Leigh 1992 .7508. Theresa Schifano 1996 .727 Megan Borgaard 2004 .72710. Gina Krueger 1997 .714Career (min. 30 decisions)1. Cheryl Denny 1995-98 .7842. Susan French 1992-95 .7363. Theresa Schifano 1995-98 .7124. Donna Leigh 1990-93 .6495. Gina Krueger 1997-00 .5826. Meredith Gay 2004-07 .5607. Melanie Helterbran 2006- .5108. Jen Lamb 2003-04 .500 CarolLilley 2005- .50010. Whitney Meeks 2003-06 .494

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Opponent W L T Last Mtg.Akron 2 0 0 2/20/04Alabama Huntsville 0 2 0 3/20/00Albany 0 1 0 3/9/07Anderson 2 0 0 3/7/97Appalachian State 18 7 0 4/20/08Army 1 1 0 2/19/06Auburn 1 0 0 3/27/98Barton 7 3 0 3/3/98Belmont 1 0 0 3/18/01Bethel 1 1 0 3/6/96Bethune-Cookman 1 1 0 3/23/04Bloomsburg 0 2 0 3/4/98Birmingham-Southern 1 3 0 3/25/03Binghamton 1 0 0 2/23/08Bowling Green 1 0 0 3/14/08Brown 0 2 0 3/30/99Bucknell* 2 0 0 3/4/07Buffalo 1 1 0 3/18/06Campbell 5 20 1 3/26/08Canisius 0 1 0 3/17/06Carson-Newman 4 20 0 4/26/97Catawba 25 4 0 2/22/98Coll. of Charleston 8 14 0 5/9/08Charleston Southern 6 3 0 5/5/02Charleston (WVa.) 5 0 0 3/23/96Charlotte 8 10 0 4/29/08Chattanooga 4 12 0 4/13/08Cleveland State* 1 1 0 3/13/02Coastal Carolina 3 16 0 2/17/08Coker 1 3 0 3/2/97Columbus State 0 1 0 3/28/97Concord 3 0 0 3/5/95Connecticut 1 0 0 3/19/05Cornell 0 2 0 3/18/07Davis & Elkins 1 0 0 3/1/97Dayton 1 0 0 3/10/02Delaware State 10 0 0 2/29/04East Carolina 3 11 1 5/6/04East Tennessee St. 4 7 0 4/4/04Eastern Kentucky 0 1 0 3/13/99Fayetteville State 2 0 0 3/30/95Florida International 0 1 0 3/17/06Florida State 0 2 0 4/4/03Fordham 1 0 0 3/18/05Francis Marion 9 3 0 3/31/98Furman 10 18 0 3/30/08Gardner-Webb 16 8 0 4/7/04George Mason 2 2 0 2/14/03Georgetown* 1 1 0 2/24/08Georgia* 0 4 0 4/27/02Georgia College 1 0 0 3/29/97Georgia Southern 7 13 0 4/6/08Georgia State 0 2 0 4/14/02Georgia Tech 0 2 0 2/18/00Greensboro 2 0 0 4/11/90Hampton 1 0 0 3/14/98Howard 1 0 0 2/12/05Illinois-Chicago 0 2 0 3/23/05Indiana 1 0 0 2/16/01Iowa 0 1 0 3/14/08Jacksonville 3 1 0 3/20/07James Madison 5 2 0 2/23/08John Carroll 4 0 0 3/5/94Kennesaw State 0 1 0 3/28/97

Kent State* 0 1 0 3/17/01Kutztown 1 3 0 3/2/96LaRoche 1 0 0 3/11/90Lake Superior St. 2 1 0 3/1/97Lander 1 4 0 3/29/96Lees-McRae 1 1 0 3/6/99Lenoir-Rhyne 15 4 0 4/9/97Liberty 5 10 0 4/30/03Limestone 7 2 0 3/29/96Lindenwood 1 1 0 3/24/92Lipscomb 1 1 0 2/18/07Long Island 1 0 0 2/16/1Longwood 10 1 0 3/27/98Louisville 0 2 0 3/23/00Lynchburg 4 0 0 2/26/94Maine 1 0 0 3/18/07Mansfield 0 2 0 3/23/00Marist 2 0 0 2/23/03Mars Hill 1 2 0 4/5/97Marshall 2 0 0 3/14/04Maryland 0 3 0 2/17/08MD-Baltimore County 2 2 0 3/7/03MD-Eastern Shore 1 0 0 3/3/06UMass-Lowell 2 0 0 3/16/96Methodist 5 3 0 3/2/93Miami (Ohio) 0 1 0 2/15/02Michigan State* 2 3 0 3/16/08Middle Tennessee St. 0 2 0 3/16/01Milligan 2 0 0 3/21/97Minnesota 0 1 0 2/20/00Mississippi Univ.for Women 1 0 0 3/29/97Mount St. Mary’s 1 0 0 3/8/02Mount Mercy 1 1 0 3/23/92Mount Olive 7 1 0 4/9/99Newberry 0 1 0 3/1/97Norfolk State 1 0 0 3/3/07North Carolina* 1 20 1 3/25/08North Carolina A&T* 30 8 0 4/15/08North Carolina State 4 5 0 3/1/07North Florida 1 1 0 3/24/97UNC Greensboro 20 26 1 5/7/08UNC Pembroke 5 0 0 4/3/97North Carolina Wesleyan 7 1 0 4/5/94UNC Wilmington 4 3 0 3/10/07North Dakota State 1 1 0 3/15/05Oakland 0 1 0 2/24/06Ohio 3 3 0 3/2/08Ohio Dominican 0 1 0 3/11/90Olivet Nazarene 2 0 0 3/25/92Pace 1 0 0 3/13/98Pfeiffer 7 0 0 2/27/98Princeton* 1 1 0 3/6/05Queens (N.C.) 3 7 0 2/22/97Radford 6 17 0 4/22/08Rider 1 0 0 2/23/07Rhode Island 0 1 0 2/19/00Robert Morris 1 1 0 2/22/04Rutgers 3 0 0 2/24/07Savannah State 3 0 0 2/10/08Samford 0 2 0 4/6/02St. Andrews 11 5 0 2/27/97St. Francis (Pa.) 1 0 0 3/3/07St. John’s 0 2 0 3/3/01St. Leo 1 0 0 3/29/97Seton Hall 0 1 0 3/14/04

Shaw 9 1 0 4/10/98Shippensburg 2 4 0 3/3/96USC Aiken 3 0 0 3/7/97USC Spartanburg 0 1 0 3/7/97South Carolina St. 0 1 0 3/7/97South Florida 0 4 0 3/24/04Southern Mississippi 0 2 0 3/17/02Stetson 3 4 0 3/15/08Stony Brook 1 0 0 3/13/04Syracuse 1 1 0 3/17/07Temple 0 2 0 2/16/02Tennessee 0 1 0 2/25/00Tennessee Tech 1 2 0 3/22/00Texas-El Paso 1 0 0 3/19/05Toledo 1 0 0 2/12/05Towson 1 1 0 3/19/06Troy State 1 1 0 3/26/02Tusculum 4 1 0 4/11/98Villanova 1 0 0 2/25/06Virginia 0 9 0 4/18/02Virginia Tech 0 3 0 2/22/04West Chester 0 1 0 3/27/98West Liberty 2 0 0 3/5/97West Virginia St. 1 1 0 3/9/00West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 0 3/2/96Western Carolina 6 3 0 5/8/08Wingate 16 10 0 4/5/98Winthrop* 5 12 0 5/8/03Wright State 0 2 0 2/21/00

New Opponents in 2009SienaSoutheast Missouri StateSouthern Illinois*

* indicates opponents in tournaments

Head Coach Patti Raduenz de-feated her alma mater Michi-gan State twice last season. The teams will meet again this season at the Tar Heel In-

vitaional March 8.


SoConMedia Guide

The Southern Conference, which began its 88th season of intercollegiate competition in 2008, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in de-veloping creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From estab-lishing the first conference basketball tourna-ment (1921), tackling the issue of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing women’s cham-pionships (1984) and becoming the first con-ference to install the three-point field goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination.

Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of South-ern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A tex-tile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.

Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s ath-letics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league championships were held in volleyball, basketball

and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began hold-ing indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the con-ference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former commissioner, annually recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the conference. From its humble beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral part of the Southern Conference and its success

Southern Conference StaffJohn Iamarino - Commissioner

Geoff Cabe - Senior Associate CommissionerSue Arakas - Associate CommissionerDoug King - Associate Commissioner

Mandi Copeland - Director of Multimedia ServicesBrandon Neff - Director of Championships

Mike Mitchell - Director of MarketingJason Yaman - Director of Media Relations

Jonathan Caskey - Associate Director of Media RelationsLaura Hayes - Assistant to the Commissioner

Ben Austin - Championship/Operations AssistantRussell Dorn - Media Relations Assistant (SB Contact)

2009 Elon Softball Schedulefeb.

Red and Black Showcase (University of Georgia)13 Cleveland State 4 p.m.14 Winthrop 10 a.m.14 Georgia 2 p.m.15 Longwood 10 a.m.

Bojangles’ Elon Invitational (Elon University)21 NorthCarolinaA&T 1:15p.m. SouthernIllinois 3:30p.m.22 SouthernIllinois 12:15p.m. NorthCarolinaA&T 1:15p.m.26 Siena 2p.m.

Golden Corral Phoenix Classic (Elon University)28 KentState 1:15p.m. Bucknell 3:30p.m.March1 Bucknell 1:15p.m. KentState 3:30p.m.3 EastCarolina 4p.m.

Tarheel Invitational (University of North Carolina)6 North Carolina 4 p.m.7 Princeton 10 a.m. Georgetown 3 p.m.8 Michigan State 4 p.m.14 WesternCarolina* 1p.m. Westerncarolina* 3pm.15 WesternCarolina* 1p.m.18 SoutheastMissouriState 4p.m. SoutheastMissouriState 6p.m.21 Appalachian state* 1 p.m. Appalachian State* 3 p.m.22 Appalachian State* 1 p.m.25 Longwood 2 p.m. Longwood 4 p.m.28 Chattanooga* 1p.m. Chattanooga* 3p.m.29 Chattanooga* 1p.m.31 North Carolina State 4 p.m. North Carolina State 6 p.m.April4 Furman* 1 p.m. Furman* 3 p.m.5 Furman* 1 p.m.9 charlotte 4 p.m. charlotte 6 p.m.10 GeorgiaSouthern* 4p.m. GeorgiaSouthern* 6p.m.11 GeorgiaSouthern* 1p.m.18 College of Charleston* 1 p.m. College of Charleston* 3 p.m.19 College of Charleston* 1 p.m.21 Campbell 4p.m. campbell 6p.m.25 Samford* 1 p.m. Samford* 3 p.m.26 Samford* 1 p.m.May2 UNCGreensboro* 1p.m. UNCGreensboro* 3p.m.3 UNCGreensboro* 1p.m.6-9 Southern Conference tournament* indicates conference game BOLDindicates home game

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Elon Softball Media Guide 2009