MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2001 LADY RAIDER SOFTBALL MEDIA … · and Amanda Kendall. Credits: The 2001 Middle Tennessee Softball guide was written, designed and edited by Chad Wood, assistant

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M I D D L ETENNESSEE

TABLE OFC O N T E N T S2001 RosterAlphabetical and Numerical Roster ....................... 2

The StaffHead Coach Karen Green.............................. 3Assistant Coaches Mark Mattson & Carmen Martinez .......... 4Support Staff/Athletic Directory ......................... 5

2001 Lady Raiders2001 Preview ..................................... 6Amanda Kendall .................................... 8Wendy Pollock ..................................... 9Courtney Wallace .................................. 10Laura Brockman & Erica Buhl ......................... 11Kelly Cormier & Jennifer Martinez ...................... 12Kip Phillips & Stayc Preator........................... 13Steffi Silva &Ashlie Way ............................. 14Newcomers ...................................... 15

Opponent Information2001 Non-Conference Opponents ....................... 162001 Sun Belt Conference Opponents .................... 18

2000 Year in Review2000 Statistics & Results ............................ 192000 NCAA Tournament ............................. 202000 OVC Champions ............................... 21

HistoryAll-time Results ................................... 22Records ......................................... 24Honor Roll ....................................... 26Letterwinners .................................... 27

A Look at Middle TennesseePresident & Athletic Director .......................... 28The University .................................... 29Campus Tour ..................................... 30Academic Enhancement .............................. 32Strength & Conditioning Facilities ....................... 33Murfreesboro .................................... 34Around the "Boro".................................. 35Life With the Lady Raiders ............................ 36Traditions........................................ 381999-2000 Athletic Year in Review ..................... 39Media Information ................................. 40

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Q U I C KF A C T SLocation .................. Murfreesboro, TNFounded ........................... 1911Enrollment........................ 19,121Nickname .................... Lady RaidersColors .................. Royal Blue and WhiteMascot ......................... LightningConference ....................... Sun BeltAffiliation .................. NCAA Division IField ............... Lady Raider Softball FieldPresident.............. Dr. Eugene Smith (Int.)Faculty Representative .......... Race BergmanAthletic Director ........... Boots Donnelly (Int.)Head Coach .................... Karen GreenRecord at MT................... 235-194(8)Career Record ................. 258-205 (9)Assistant Coach ................Mark MattsonSecretary...................... Linda GuffeyMedia Relations Director ........... Mark OwensMedia Relations Contact .......... Chad R. WoodAthletic Trainer ..................... Elsie LoStrength Coach .............. Darren EdgingtonManager ...................... Paul DeboseAthletics Phone ............... 615-898-2450

2001 LADY RAIDER SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

Media Guide CreditsCover Design: The cover was designed by David Lowery.On the cover are seniors Wendy Pollock, Courtney Wallace,and Amanda Kendall.

Credits: The 2001 Middle Tennessee Softball guide waswritten, designed and edited by Chad Wood, assistant me-dia relations director. Editorial assistance provided byMTSU Publications and Graphics. A special thanks toKeith Ryan Cartwright for his help on the media guide.

Printing: Printing of the 2001 Softball guide was doneby Ambrose Printing in Nashville, Tenn.

Photography: All photographs were taken by MiddleTennessee Photographic Services, Herman King, and theMiddle Tennessee Media Relations Department.

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Middle Tennessee Lady Raider Softball

No. Name Pos Ht. Cl. B/T Hometown (Previous school)00 Amanda Kendall P 5-5 Sr. R/R Largo, FL (Seminole)1 Erica Buhl OF 5-7 So. R/R Tucson, AZ (Santa Rita)3 Katie McGraw OF 5-7 Fr. R/R Knoxville, TN (Farragut)4 Lisa Sherman 2B 5-4 Jr. R/R Loomis, CA (Sacramento City JC)7 Courtney Wallace OF/P 5-6 Sr. R/R Yuma, AZ (Cibola)8 Lindsay Azevedo C 5-4 Jr. R/R Concord, CA (Diablo Valley JC)9 Liz Polfus OF/U 5-6 Fr. R/R Oak Ridge, TN (Oak Ridge)10 Jennifer Polsteen OF 5-2 Jr. L/R Brentwood, TN (UAB)11 Ashlie Way 1B/3B 5-7 Jr. R/R San Marcos, CA (La Costa Cayon)12 Kip Phillips OF 5-8 So. L/R Tucson, AZ (Catalina Foothills)14 Jennifer Martinez P 5-6 Jr. L/L Fairfield, CA (Fairfield)17 Laura Brockman OF 6-2 Jr. R/R Suwanne, GA (North Gwinnett)18 Steffi Silva SS 5-4 Jr. R/R Livermore, CA (Granada)19 Kelly Cormier P/1B/OF 5-10 So. R/L Sebring, FL (Sebring)21 Stayc Preator P/1B 5-7 So. R/R El Cajon, CA (Grossmont)22 Wendy Pollock 3B/1B 5-4 Sr. R/R Tullahoma, TN (Tennessee Tech)30 Kristina Hieb 2B/3B 5-5 Fr. R/R Lodi, CA (Tokay)

No. Name Pos Ht. Cl. B/T Hometown (Previous school)8 Lindsay Azevedo C 5-4 Jr. R/R Concord, CA (Diablo Valley JC)17 Laura Brockman OF 6-2 Jr. R/R Suwanne, GA (North Gwinnett)1 Erica Buhl OF 5-7 So. R/R Tucson, AZ (Santa Rita)19 Kelly Cormier P/1B/OF 5-10 So. R/L Sebring, FL (Sebring)30 Kristina Hieb 2B/3B 5-5 Fr. R/R Lodi, CA (Tokay)00 Amanda Kendall P 5-5 Sr. RR Largo, FL (Seminole)14 Jennifer Martinez P 5-6 Jr. L/L Fairfield, CA (Fairfield)3 Katie McGraw OF 5-7 Fr. R/R Knoxville, TN (Farragut)12 Kip Phillips OF 5-8 So. L/R Tucson, AZ (Catalina Foothills)9 Liz Polfus OF/U 5-6 Fr. R/R Oak Ridge, TN (Oak Ridge)22 Wendy Pollock 3B/1B 5-4 Sr. R/R Tullahoma, TN (Tennessee Tech)10 Jennifer Polsteen OF 5-2 Jr. L/R Brentwood, TN (UAB)21 Stayc Preator P/1B 5-7 So. R/R El Cajon, CA (Grossmont)4 Lisa Sherman 2B 5-4 Jr. R/R Loomis, CA (Sacramento City JC)18 Steffi Silva SS 5-4 Jr. R/R Livermore, CA (Granada)7 Courtney Wallace OF/P 5-7 Sr. R/R Yuma, AZ (Cibola)11 Ashlie Way 1B/3B 5-7 Jr. R/R San Marcos, CA (La Costa Cayon)

Starters Returing: 5Starters Lost: 4Letterwinners Returning: 11Letterwinners Lost: 5Pitchers Returning: 3Pitchers Lost: 0Newcomers: 6

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Numerical Roster

Alphabetical Roster

2001 Team Break DownBy State:California: 7Tennessee: 4Arizona: 3Florida: 2Georgia: 1



K a r e nG r e e n

Karen Green knows how to build a successful softball programfrom scratch. Middle Tennessee is her second triumph after be-coming the schools first head coach in 1993.

Her first collegiate job was in 1992 at Belmont University in

Nashville, TN, where she also started that program. She was 23-

11 that first year, earning Tennessee Col-

legiate Athletic Conference Coach of the

Year honors while leading the Rebelettes

to a TCAC Championship.

At Middle Tennessee, her Lady

Raider squads have enjoyed comparable

success. After an inaugural year finish of

13-19 and fourth place in the conference,

Green’s 1994 team finished 35-21 and

ranked second in the OVC. Last season

proved to be the most successful yet, as Green led her team to a

school record 38 wins and consistantly received votes for the Top

25.

Green enjoyed another milestone accomplishment last sea-

son, leading the Lady Raiders to their first-ever conference cham-

pionship and appearance at the NCAA Regionals.

With a program that is only eight years old, Green has proven

that she can build from the ground up and take it to the next level.

The proof is in her accomplishments, record, and ability to

recruit. Green has successfully recruited players from Georgia,

Alabama, Florida, Arizona, and

California. She is averaging

nearly 30 wins per season and

has only one sub-.500 record

in conference play, coming in

her first season at Middle Ten-

nessee.

Thirty-one of her players have

either been named first or sec-

ond team all-conference dur-

ing her eight seasons at Middle

Tennessee. She has coached

11 that have been named to

the OVC All-Tournament team

with two being named the tour-

nament MVP.

She also had two freshman players of the year in the OVC. For

the first time in OVC history, a player earned OVC Pitcher of the

Year honors in back-to-back seasons when Jennifer Martinez

accomplished the feat last year.

Not only has Green recruited top tier talent, but she has also

done it while maintaining the integrity of the University's academic

pursuits. No other program at Middle Tennessee can boast about

the off-the-field success that Green's softball team has annually

reached in the classroom.

A Lady Raider has been named to the NFCA Academic All-

American team on 13 occassions. Green has had a least one

Academic All-American four straight years. There has also been

one OVC Scholar Athlete of the Year and one OVC Medal of Honor

The Green Card2000 Middle Tennessee*^ ............... 39-21

1999 Middle Tennessee ................ 38-22







1992 Belmont+ (TCAC Coach of the Year) ... 23-11

Middle Tenn. Record (8 years)..... 235-194 (.548)

Career Record (9 years) .......... 258-205 (.557)

*OVC Champion

^NCAA Tournament

+TCAC Champion

winner. This list does not even include the impressive number of her

players that have regularly been named to the Conference All-

Academic team and the Middle Tennessee honor roll.

Her success has not come solely from the collegiate level.

Before she began the Belmont program, Green spent four years as

the head softball coach at Davidson Academy in Nashville. In 1989

and 1990, her teams were regional runners-up to the eventual

state champions. She was named District 7-A and Tennessee

Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 1988.

A native of Nashville and a 1985 graduate of Trevecca

Nazarene College, Green received her master’s degree from

Middle Tennessee in 1990.

Green is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Asso-

ciation and works numerous camps during the summer.



MARK MATTSONMark Mattson, now in his second

season as the Lady Raiders top assis-tant coach, will help head coach KarenGreen lead the softball program andassist in all phases of on the fieldcoaching andadminstrative du-ties.

His primaryresponsibilities

are coaching the outfield and assistingwith the Lady Raider pitching staff.

Mattson also plays for the Pre-mier Team Knights of Fargo in theMidwest DMS, who are ranked 15thin the world and won the 1998 Na-tional Softball Championship.

He graduated with an Associateof Arts degree from Casper Collegein 1995. He recently earned hisbachelor's degree from Lincoln-Me-morial University with a major inphysical education.

Originally from Fargo, North Da-kota, where he coached high schooland American Legion baseball,Mattson and his wife, Wendy, live inMurfreesboro.

CARMEN MARTINEZCarmen Martinez begins her first

season with the Middle Tennessee soft-ball program after a stand-out careerat the University of Texas.

Martinez will work primarily withthe Lady Raider pitching staff.

While at Texas, Martinez helpedlead Texas to the Big 12 Champion-ship and a second NCAA Tournamentin 1999 as she set a career best 1.20

ERA and a 12-3 record.Her career record of 29-26 with an ERA of 2.71 ranks

fifth in school history. Her 356 strikeouts and 29 wins ranksecond all-time as well.

Along with three others, Martinez was the first to playfour years at Texas after the program began its first season ofplay in 1996. During her stellar junior year, the Longhornsrecorded a 45-17 record as well as the program's secondconsecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.

In her sophomore year, the Longhorns became the young-est program to compete in the NCAA Women's College World

A s s i s t a n tC o a c h e s

Series. Texas advanced to the WCWS by winning the Region 6Championship, while compiling a school record 49 wins.

The Mattson FileBorn: 11-21-74Hometown: Fargo, NDHigh School

♦♦♦♦♦West Fargo High SchoolCollege

♦♦♦♦♦Casper College, 1995 (Associate of Arts Degree)♦♦♦♦♦Lincoln-Memorial (Bachelor's of Physical Education)

Coaching Experience♦♦♦♦♦1998-99: West Fargo H.S.: Head Baseball Coach♦♦♦♦♦1998: Fargo American Legion: Head Baseball Coach♦♦♦♦♦1998-99: West Fargo H.S.: Freshman Basketball Coach

Playing Career♦♦♦♦♦1995-Pres: DMS Knights of Fargo

Honors♦♦♦♦♦Member of the 1998 National Softball Championship

team♦♦♦♦♦Ranked 15th in the World

The Martinez FileBorn: 8-28-78Hometown: Fairfield, CAHigh School

♦♦♦♦♦Fairfield High SchoolCollege

♦♦♦♦♦University of Texas (Bachelor's of Sociology)Playing Career

♦♦♦♦♦1997-2000: University of TexasHonors

♦♦♦♦♦Member of the first Texas team to advance to the WCWS♦♦♦♦♦Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll in 1997 and 1999♦♦♦♦♦Ranks second all-time at Texas with 356 strikeouts♦♦♦♦♦Member of the first-ever varsity softball team at Texas

Mattson was the head coach of the West Fargo HighSchool baseball team from 1998-99 and also coached thelegion squad during the summer of 1998.



Paul DuBose is inhis third year asthe manager forthe Lady Raidersoftball team.Dubose willwork closely withthe team servinga varitety of roles

throughout the season. A native of Cleve-land, Tenn., he competed in basketballand was a member of the Cleveland HighSchool marching band. During footballseason Dubose also assists the media re-lations staff with gameday affairs. A stu-dent at Middle Tennessee working on adegree in marketing, he plans on enter-ing a career in sports management fol-lowing graduation.

Darren Edging-ton is in hisfourth year offull-time workas a coach forthe strengthand condition-ing program.Edgington has

assisted with the program for the lasteight years. He will handle all strengthand conditioning for the Lady Raidersoftball team. After receiving hisbachelor's degree in wellness and fit-ness from Middle Tennessee, he spentsix years in the United States Navy serv-ing aboard the submarine USS Augusta.He and his wife, Julie, reside inWatertown.

S u p p o r tS t a f f

PAUL DUBOSEManager

ELSIE LOTrainer

Elsie Lo is in hersecond year as agraduate assis-tant in theMiddle Tennes-see athletictraining staff.She is a 1999graduate of the

University of Florida where she workedwith the 1998 National Championwomen's soccer team. She also workedas an athletic trainer at Bradford HighSchool in Gainesville, Fla. At Middle Ten-nessee, Lo works with softball, volley-ball, and soccer while she earns herMaster's Degree in Health. Originallyfrom Hong Kong, she moved to theUnited States in 1995 to attend Florida.

DARREN EDGINGTON

(Area Code 615)Name (Alma Mater, Year) OfficeACREMAN, Beth (Barton College, 1999) .................... 898-5316

Graduate Assistant Soccer CoachALDRIDGE, Miles (Gardner-Webb, 1971) ................... 898-2926 Assistant Football CoachBARLOW, Bobby (Mississippi, 1987)) ..................... 898-2412 Head TrainerCOPPINGER, Ty (Auburn, 1969) ................................ 898-2915

Director of External AffairsCOUNTS, Larry (Middle Tennessee, 1972) .............. 898-5563

Associate Athletic Director/Game OperationsCOUNTS, Wynnifred (Middle Tennessee, 1973) ...... 898-5581

Assistant Athletic Advisement CoordinatorDONNELY, Boots (Middle Tennessee, 1965) ............. 898-2986

Interim Athletic DirectorFEDORA, Larry (Austin College, 1985) .................... 898-2926

Assistant Football CoachFIVEASH, Tom (Middle Tennessee, 1965) ................ 898-2926

Director of Football OperationsGINN, Scott (Atlantic Christian College, 1990) ........... 898-5316

Head Women’s Soccer CoachGREEN, Karen (Trevecca Nazarene, 1985) ............... 898-5018

Head Softball CoachGUFFEY, Linda ........................................................ 898-2916

Secretary (Men’s Basketball, M&W Tennis, Softball)HAYES, Dean (Lake Forest, 1959) ............................. 898-2571

Head Track and Field CoachHERZER, Andy (UNC-Asheville, 1996) ..................... 898-5993

Assistant Basketball CoachHOLDEN, Randy (APSU, 1988) ................................ 898-5154

Women’s Tennis CoachHUGHES, Cindy (Middle Tennessee, 1972) ............... 898-2452

Athletic Department SecretaryJORDAN, Michael (Middle Tennessee, 1994) ........... 898-5322

Special Events CoordinatorKERR, Roger (Iowa, 63) ........................................... 898-5879

Assistant Track and Field Coach

Name (Alma Mater, Year) OfficeKISSEE, Lisa (Central Missouri State, 1985) ............. 898-2230

Head Volleyball CoachKUNKEL, Ellie (Central Missouri State, 1979) ............ 898-5491

Assistant Compliance CoordinatorMALONE, Ron (Middle Tennessee, 1988) ................. 904-8258

Manager of Murphy Center ComplexMASSAQUOI, Jeanne (Middle Tennessee, 1985) ..... 898-5610

Athletic Advisement CoordinatorMATTSON, Mark (Casper College, 1995) .................. 904-8010

Assistant Softball CoachMCCOLLUM, Andy (Austin Peay, 1981) ................... 898-2926

Head Football CoachMCGUIRE, Jim (Cumberland, 1985) ........................... 898-2961

Assistant Baseball CoachMCMAHAN, Howard(La. Tech, 1992) ........................ 898-2926

Assistant Football CoachMILLER, Tara (Middle Tennessee, 1998) .................. 898-8346

Assistant Volleyball CoachMOORE, Johnny (Middle Tennessee, 1961) ............ 898-5685

Head Golf CoachNETTO, Angela (Puccamp University, 1996) ............ 898-8346

Assistant Volleyball CoachNEWMAN, Victor (UNC-Asheville, 1996) .................. 898-2178

Assistant Basketball CoachPARKER, Kevin (Auburn, 1987) ................................. 898-2412

Assistant Athletic TrainerPETERSON, Steve (Jacksonville St., 1973) .............. 898-2984

Head Baseball CoachPHILLIPS, Lillian ..................................................... 898-2210

BRAA SecretaryROBINS, Alex (Maryville College, 1969) .................... 898-2926

Assistant Football CoachRODGERS, Kacy (Tennessee, 1991) ......................... 898-2926

Assistant Football CoachROGERS, Robb (SW Missouri State, 1982) .............. 898-8196

Associate Strength CoachRYAN, Jim (Montclair St., 1990) ................................. 898-5988

Assistant Basketball Coach

Name (Alma Mater, Year) OfficeSANDERSON, Zackie (Belmont, 1982) ..................... 898-2207

Business ManagerSHAFFER, Kristi (Illinois, 1997) ............................... 904-8303

Assistant Athletic TrainerSHORT, Dale (Middle Tennessee, 1980) .................... 898-2957

Men’s Tennis CoachSIMMONS, Ryan (Middle Tennessee, 1994) .............. 904-8209

Assistant Media Relations DirectorST JOHNS, Kim (Wichita State, 1992) ...................... 898-5018

Head Women’s Golf CoachTURNHAM, Diane (David Lipscomb, 1980 ) ............... 898-2938

Senior Woman’s Admin./Compliance CoordinatorTURNHAM, Kyle (Middle Tennessee, 1990) ............... 904-8010

Account ExecutiveWALKER, Floyd (Middle Tennessee, 1989) .............. 898-2926

Assistant Football CoachWALTHAW, Cedric (Southern Miss, 1997) ............... 898-8196

Assistant Football CoachWHITAKER, Rita (Middle Tennessee, 1998) ............... 904-8129

Murphy Center Complex Event CoordinatorWICKLINE, Joe (Florida, 1983) ................................. 898-2926

Assistant Football CoachWIEL, Randy (North Carolina, 1979) .......................... 898-2120

Head Basketball CoachWOOD, Chad (Tennessee, 1997) .............................. 904-8115

Assistant Media Relations DirectorWOODFORD, Mike (Arizona, 1982) .......................... 898-2926

Assistant Football CoachWORLEY, Jan (Middle Tennessee, 1980) .................. 898-2926

Football Secretary

Staff Directory

Strength Coach



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There’s no denying the fact that theLady Raider softball team is coming off theirbest year ever. Opponents – especially thosein the Sun Belt – won’t be happy to hear thatthis year’s team is steadfastly shaping up tobe even better.

Last year’s squad, which cruised to anOhio Valley Conference championship and aberth in the NCAA tournament, racked upa record of 39-21, including a 16-5 recordin the OVC. With even more power, new-found speed and a pitching staff as good asany in the country, the Lady Raiders arelooking to crack the 40-win plateau for thefirst time.

“They’re as close as the group was lastyear,” Lady Raider head coach Karen Greensaid. “We strive every year to make a familyatmosphere and the new kids just fall intothat. With our success, I think [the newcom-ers] bought into that [system].”

Despite the high expectations sur-rounding the Lady Raiders first year in the

Sun Belt Conference, the team is young-returning only three seniors. However, withseven juniors on the roster – almost all ofwhom are expected to make the startinglineup – the Lady Raiders are by no meansinexperienced.

“We’re all here to help each other,”Green said, “and none of us can do it byourselves. We have to rely on each other.”

PitchingOne area Green and the entire

team knows it can rely on ispitching.

All three of the Lady Raid-ers most active pitchers from ayear ago– Jennifer Martinez,Stayc Preator and AmandaKendall – are returning. Seem-ingly untouchable, the LadyRaiders' staff allowed oppo-nents to hit only .219 alongwith an impressive 1.60 ERAfor the combined staff.

“It should be our strongpoint again,” Green said, “ifeverybody’s healthy. We’ve gotpretty good numbers on ourside as well as experience.”

Leading the way is Martinez, last year’sOVC Pitcher of the year and OVC tourna-ment MVP. For the first time in conferencehistory a player was named Pitcher of theYear two straight years. The Fairfield,Calif., native was also second team All-Region. A 20-game winner in 2000,Martinez also threw 28 complete gamesand nine shutouts.

Even more impressive is the fact thatMartinez, only a junior, recorded a stagger-ing 229 strikeouts last year. The LadyRaiders opponents came up empty 424times, compared to just 166 strikeouts bythe Lady Raiders.

“Jennifer is a leader by example,”Green said. “She just quietly gets her jobdone and knows what she has to do.”

Preator, who is returning after havingoff-season surgery, is expectedback at full strength for theteam, while Kendall, theonly senior on the pitchingstaff, will see more actionthis season as well. Kendallwas 6-2 last year, goingthe distance in five of theseven games she started.

InfieldWhile the pitching

staff will have a familiarlook, the Lady Raiders in-field will be the bearer ofsome wholesale changes.

“We have a completelydifferent infield,” Green said.“Talent wise though, thereshouldn’t be a drop off and maybe even a

step up. The advantage we have with ourinfield is that they are very versatile. There

are very few setspots, but we an-swered a lot ofour questions(during thefall).”

At the mo-ment, AshlieWay and KellyCormier are in thehunt for the job atfirst base. Whileboth are more thanadequate fielders,the job will undoubt-edly come down towho is swinging the

bat. Lisa Sherman appears to have theadvantage at second. Wendy Pollock andKristina Hieb will battle for time at thirdbase. Steffi Silva playing shortstop is theonly returning infielder.

“Your starters will always be as strongas your bench,” said Green, of the compe-tition for starting spots in the infield. “Ifyour bench pushes your starters then you’regoing to be a better team, even if [those whodon’t start] don’t play.”

OutfieldLike the Lady Raiders pitching staff,

the outfield is deep with experience andtalent. Returning are Laura Brockman, EricaBuhl, Courtney Wallace, Kip Phillips, andJennifer Polsteen, while Green added fresh-men Katie McGraw and Liz Polfus.

“The outfieldwill be a big plus forus this year,” Greensaid. “We’re loadedin the outfield andwe have morespeed, I think, thanwe’ve had in thepast.”

While Greenhas always hopedto improve theteam’s speed – es-pecially on the basepaths – the outfield’s

Two-time OVC Pitcher of the Year Jenni-fer Martinez is set to lead the Lady Raid-ers back to the NCAA Tournament for asecond straight year.

Senior Wendy Pollock willcompete for the starting nodat third base this season.

Laura Brockman will leada talented outfield that pos-

sesses a nice balance of speed and power.



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trademark has always been the fact that itprovides a little “pop in the bat.” WithBrockman leading the cast of returningplayers, speed should once again be a dis-tinct characteristic.

Brockman, Phillips, and Wallace allproved to be steady fielders last year.Brockman recorded 60 putouts against justthree errors for a .955 fielding percentage,Phillips made just one error in the field lastseason, while Wallace led the team with fiveoutfield assists.

“Our freshmen are sophomores now,”said Green, speaking of Buhl and Phillips,“so they’ve gotten over the freshmen syn-drome. The outfield is definitely going to beone of our strengths.”

Offense“I think we should be a notch ahead of

where we were last year,” Green said.“We’ve added some walk-ons who will helpus with speed. So we’ll be a little bit moretwo-dimensional.”

Known in the past for its capabilities interms of hitting the long ball, it’s amazing tothink how many more runs the Lady Raiderswill be able to produce with the added threatof base stealing.

“I like more of the power game,”Green said, “but you have to have the shortspeed game too. We’ve added two or threethat should help us get around the bases alittle quicker, but our power should defi-nitely come into play.”

Brockman returns as the Lady Raidersall-time leading homerun hitter. She broke

The Lady Raiders have upgraded their speed in2001 and will be looking to swipe more bases andcreate havoc on the basepaths this season.

her own school recordlast season by smack-ing nine and also ledthe team with a .287batting average. Withthe increased speedand returning power,the Lady Raidersshould be a much-im-proved offensive club.

“It’s going to beexciting,” said Green.

The PreseasonIf the pre-

season fall schedulewas any indication of

how Middle Tenn-essee'syear will go, opponents on

the 2001 schedule had bettercome prepared when they step

on the field with the Lady Raiders.During the nine-game schedule, the

Lady Raiders dropped just one game toTennessee Tech by one run.

"We accomplished what we wanted toaccomplish," remarked head coach KarenGreen.

"We answered some of the questionswe had coming into the fall."

One of the questions was not pitchingas the team's leading returner, JenniferMartinez, had a stifling 0.70 earned runaverage. Courtney Wallace and Amanda

Kendall also pitched well as both earnedthree wins.

Leading the way offensively for theLady Raiders were junior college transferLindsay Acevedo, who hit .464 with onehomerun, and Erica Buhl.

Buhl had the largest impact in the line-up hitting .464 with four homeruns and 14RBIs. Sophomore Kip Phillips hit .388 andswiped seven of the team's 16 stolen basesin the nine games.

Steffi Silva, Laura Brockman, KellyCormier,Wallace, and Kristina Hieb all hitover .300 for the fall season.

"We concentrated more on defenseduring the fall," said Green. "So I'm pleasedwith the way we hit the ball."

As a team, the Lady Raiders hit .346with six homeruns and 16 stolen bases. Theteam scored 48 runs in the nine games.

2001 Lady RaidersFront (Left to Right): Asst. Coach Mark Mattson, Asst. Coach Carmen Martinez, Steffi Silva, AmandaKendall, Wendy Pollock, Lindsay Azevedo, Liz Polfus, Courtney Wallace, Jennifer Polsteen, HeadCoach Karen Green, and Strength Coach Darren Edgington. Back: Kristina Hieb, Ashlie Way, KellyCormier, Stayc Preator, Laura Brockman, Kip Phillips, Erica Buhl, Katie McGraw, Jennifer Martiez, LisaSherman, and manager Paul Dubose.



P l a y e rP r o f i l e s

5-5 Senior P

0 0Amanda KendallLargo, FL (Seminole)Bats: Right / Throws: Right

Amanda will compete for time in a crowded pitchersrotation…Brings a lot of experience to the table and shouldbenefit from the competition with the rest of the pitchingstaff.

2000: Coming off shoulder surgery, Amanda was third inappearances with 15, eight coming in relief. She had a

Kendall's Career StatisticsPitching

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAvg.

1998 2.15 14-12 32 24 14 2/0 1 152 159 70 54 68 71 .254

1999 Did not play

2000 2.05 6-2 15 7 5 3/0 2 61.1 59 23 18 28 53 .252

Totals 2.36 20-14 47 31 19 5/0 3 213.1 218 103 72 96 124 .254

HittingYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

1998 .333 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0-0 .333 .917

1999 Did not play

2000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 1000

Totals .286 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0-0 .286 .935


"Amanda Kendall has developedinto a more mature player sinceher freshman year. She has hadsome great moments at Middle Ten-nessee. The most vivid was herpitching us to an upset win overTexas A&M."

-Karen Green-

2.05 ERA and recorded a 6-2 mark during the season. Herbiggest win of the year came when she upset nationally rankedTexas A&M.

1999: Medical redshirt

1998: She started 24 games and posted a 14-12 record with a2.15 ERA...Eighteen of her 24 starts were complete games tolead the team...She also led the Lady Raiders with 163 inningspitched and appearances with 32. Her 68 strikeouts was secondon the team behind Courtney Wallace...Opponents hit season-low.254 against her.

Personal: Majoring in child psychology…Lettered in volleyballand softball at Seminole High School…All-County threetimes…Recorded eight consecutive shutouts and three no-hit-ters as she threw 75 scoreless innings…Born Nov. 2,1978…Daughter of Thomas and Robyn Kendall.



Wendy Pollock

Player Profiles

5-4 Senior 3B/C

Tullahoma, TN (Tenn. Tech)Bats: Right / Throws: Right

A utility player who can play many different positions…Shouldbattle for playing time at either first or third base…Stayed inMurfreesboro to work on speed and strength during the sum-mer.

2000: She started two games and played in six going 2-for-9at the plate...She was perfect in 11 chances in the field.

Tennessee Tech: Wendy played her first two seasons at Ten-nessee Tech before transferring to Middle Tennessee...Sheplayed primarily at first base and third base in 27 games withTech. She hit .185 for the season.

Personal: Majoring in Communication Disorders…Two-time All-District at Tullahoma High School…Hit .333 and slugged .502 forher career and holds the school record with 16 homeruns…Team MVP in 1996 and 1997…Born Nov. 30, 1978…Daughter of Ronand Brenda Pollock.

Pollock's Middle Tennessee StatisticsYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

2000 .222 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0-0 .222 1000

Totals.222 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0-0 .222 1000

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"Wendy Pollock has an un-believ-able work ethic. She has a goodhead on her shoulders and knowsexactly what she wants out ofschool, life, and softball."

-Karen Green-




Player Profiles

Courtney WallaceYuma, AZ (Cibola)

Bats: Right / Throws: Right

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Had to overcome a serious eye injury that limited her for a por-tion of the season last year…Three-year starter for the LadyRaiders…Played primarily in left field last season and shouldcompete for that assignment again in 2001.

2000: She played in 46 games hitting .224 with one homerunand eight RBIs ... She also appeared in six games and startedthree as a pitcher ... She threw 14.2 innings with a 1-0 recordand 2.39 ERA.

1999: Courtney enjoyed her best season hitting, .298 including 11 doubles...Her 27 RBIs ranked thirdon the team and she played in all 60 games for the Lady Raiders...Her 35 games on the mound is the

third highest in school history...She led the team with 214.2 innings pitched with a 2.41 ERA posting an 18-11 record and registereda career-high 111 strikeouts...She also threw seven shutouts, which is fourth all-time in a single-season.

1998: As a freshman, Courtney was forced into action immedi-ately, drawing double duty in the field and as a pitcher...She wasfourth on the team in hitting with a .288 average...She led theteam with two triples and her 49 hits and 11 doubles rankedthird for the Lady Raiders in 1998...She was 8-12 with 2.49ERA in 30 appearances as a hurler...Her 24 starts tied for theteam lead and she registered a team-high 71 strikeouts. Sheranks second in school history in appearances and fourth in in-nings pitched.

Personal: Studying digital animation…At Cibola High School inArizona, Courtney earned All-Region, All-Conference, and All-State honors…Born Dec. 15, 1978…Daughter of Robert andSharon Wallace.

Wallace's Career StatisticsHitting

Year Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

1998 .288 170 25 49 11 2 0 64 16 5 15 4-10 .376 .955

1999 .298 168 26 50 11 0 1 64 27 19 12 3-7 .381 .940

2000 .231 104 18 24 4 0 1 30 7 4 12 3-5 .288 .881

Totals .278 442 69 123 26 2 2 158 50 28 39 10-22.357 .938

PitchingYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAvg.

1998 2.49 8-12 30 24 14 2/0 1 152 154 70 54 68 71 .260

1999 2.41 18-11 35 33 27 7/0 0 214 211 93 74 67 111 .254

2000 2.39 1-0 6 3 0 0/0 0 14.2 17 8 5 8 7 .274

Totals 2.45 27-23 71 60 41 9/0 1 380.2 382 171 133 135 189 .253

5-7 Senior P/OF


"Courtney Wallace is a hardworker who finds a way to getthe job done. When her goalshave been set nothing willstand in her way of achievingthem."

-Karen Green-



Player Profiles

Top returning offensive threat forthe Lady Raiders ...Possesses abilityto hit for power and average...Holds

the career record for homeruns with 15.

2000: Laura started every game in centerfield for the LadyRaiders, breaking her own homerun record she set in 1999 withnine...In two seasons, she has nine more homeruns than ShayHaskell, who is No. 2 on the career homerun list...Laura earnedsecond team All-OVC honors for her efforts. She also was namedto the OVC Tournament first team...Her .287 average, 50 hits,

nine homeruns, 30 RBIs and .486slugging percentage were allteam highs.

1999: Laura's first season withthe Lady Raiders producedteam high's with a .341 bat-ting average, six homeruns,and .519 slugging percent-age-earning her first teamAll-OVC honors.

Personal: Majoring in Pub-lic Relations…Lettered inbasketball, softball, and vol-leyball at North GwinnettHigh School…Member of theMustangs-Gold summer eliteteam…Born Oct. 16,1979…Daughter of Jim andRita Brockman.

1 7Laura BrockmanSuwanee, GA (North Gwinnett)


Brockman's Career StatisticsYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

1999 .341 135 23 46 6 0 6 70 25 15 17 1/1 .519 .964

2000 .282 177 25 50 5 2 9 83 30 18 33 2/2 .469 .955

Totals .308 312 48 96 11 2 15 153 55 33 50 3/3 .490 .959

Buhl's Career StatisticsYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

2000 .221 131 22 29 6 0 1 38 10 14 9 6-8 290 1000

Totals .221 131 22 29 6 0 1 38 10 14 9 6-8 290 1000

1Erica BuhlTucson, AZ (Catalina Foothills)


Will compete for time in thecrowded Lady Raider outfield…Her offensive capabilities should

ensure her role in the line-up…Her effort and attitude con-tribute greatly to the team.

2000: Played in 48 games hitting .221...She struck out onlynine times in 131 at-bats...She was 6-for-8 in stolenbases...She showed her offensive ability during the fall hittingsix homeruns in the nine games.

Personal: Earned four letters in softball and three in volley-ball at Santa Rita High School in Tucson, AZ…Four-time AIAScholar Athlete…She hit .419 with 17 RBIs during her se-nior season…Ledthe city of Tuc-son as a sopho-more inhomeruns… Un-decided on amajor…BornJuly 23, 1981…Daughter ofAllan andMartha Buhl.

6-2 Junior OF 5-7 Sophomore OF



Player Profiles

Jennifer Martinez 17Fairfield, CA (Fairfield)Bats: Left / Throws: Left

Jennifer continued her dominance bybeing the first player in the historyof the Ohio Valley Conference to be

named pitcher of the year for two straight seasons...Very com-petitive pitcher and has experience on her side.

2000: Jennifer built on her solid freshman cam-paign by being named OVC Pitcher of theYear...She was also a member of the All-OVC First Team and earned Second Teamhonors on the NCAA All-RegionTeam...She has already established careermarks for wins and ERA at Middle Ten-nessee and she now stands as the all-time strike-out leader after only twoseasons...She recorded nine shutoutsto move into first on the all-time ca-reer list with 15...Her 211 strikeoutsin 2000 ranked second only to her ownrecord of 273 and her 20 wins tied

for second for most in a single-season.

1999: Jennifer topped the conference in wins(20), strikeouts (273), and innings pitched (205.0)en route to becoming the first freshman ever to earnboth Pitcher and Freshman of the Year honors in thesame season...A unanimous All-OVC First Team selec-tion, she recorded the league's second-best earned

run average (1.40) and posted a 20-11 record, which included25 complete games and seven shutouts in 31 appearances... TheFairfield, CA native was nearly unbeatable in OVC play, compilinga 9-1 record with an anemic 0.81 ERA.

Personal: Martinez is undecided on her major ... Had a 1998ERA of 0.80 and a batting average of .329 at Fairfield HighSchool ... Born August 14, 1980 ... Daughter of John and Rose-mary Martinez.

Martinez' Career StatisticsPitching

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAvg.

1999 1.40 20-11 33 27 25 7/0 1 205 126 60 41 66 273 .176

2000 1.35 18-11 30 25 20 8/0 1 181 135 49 35 30 211 .208

Totals 1.38 38-22 63 52 45 15/0 2 386 261 109 76 96 484 .191

HittingYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

1999 .211 19 2 4 1 0 0 5 1 4 8 0-1 .263 .962

2000 .500 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-0 .500 .926

Totals.261 23 2 6 1 0 0 7 1 4 9 0-1 .304 .948

1 9Kelly CormierSebring, FL (Sebring)Bats: Right / Throws: Left

Will compete for time at firstbase...Tremendous strength… Sac-rifices her body to be a better

player…Needs consistency for more playing time.

2000: Played in four games recording three official at-bats with one hit.

Personal: Lettered three years in softball and volley-ball at Sebring High School in Florida…Named Offen-sive Player of the Year and All-Region twotimes…Undecided on a major…Born June 28,1981…Daughter of Richard and Jean Cormier.

Cormier's Career StatisticsYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

2000 .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000

Totals.333 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000

5-10 Soph. OF 5-6 Junior P



Player Profiles

Kip Phillips 12Tucson, AR (Catalina Foothills)

Bats: Left / Throws: Right

Great slapper and outfielder withtremendous speed…Can power slap,hit slap, or lay a bunt down that can

change the flow of the game…Has some experience but compe-tition will be intense.

2000: Kip started 44 games hitting .266...She had only fivestrikeouts in 124 at-bats...She led the team with 12 stolenbases.

Personal: Majoring in Biology…Had a very impressive highschool career at Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Ariz., that in-cluded first team All-Region 1997-99 and All-SouthernArizona in 1998 and 1999…Holds school records for bat-ting average, hits on-base percentage, runs scored andstolen bases…Born Aug. 8, 1980…Daughter of Tom andMarcia Phillips.

Stayc PreatorEl Cajon, CA (Grossmont)Bats: Right / Throws: Right

Recovering from shoulder surgeryand is expected to be full strengthby late spring…Expected to build

on great freshman season…Great composure on themound…Has good movement on her ball.

2000: Her 1.64 ERA was the fourth best mark in schoolhistory...She was 12-7 in 25 appearances with 22 starts...She

recorded 134 strikeoutswith only 21 walks in 136.1innings. She pitched theOVC Championship gameto send the Lady Raidersto their first NCAA Tour-nament appearance inschool history.

Personal: Entrepre-neurship major ...Let-tered in basketball andcross country as well assoftball…Went 11-3 asa senior at Grossmontwith 0.80 ERA and 94strikeouts…All-CIFPlayer of the Year andwas a two-time All-League selection…BornNov. 3, 1981…Daughterof John and DawnPreator.

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Preator's Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SOBAvg.

2000 1.66 11-6 23 20 13 5/0 2 122.1 99 38 29 21 121 .208

Totals 1.38 38-22 63 52 45 15/0 2 386 261 109 76 96 484 .191

Phillip's Career StatisticsYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

2000 .274 113 12 31 0 0 0 10 31 7 4 12-19 .317 .964

Totals.274 113 12 31 0 0 0 10 31 7 4 12-19 .317 .964

5-8 Soph. OF 5-7 Soph. OF



Steffi SilvaLivermore, CA (Granada)


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Excellent defensive short-stop…Will provide some offensivepunch and options with her

bat…Very knowledgeable about the game…Will be looked onto provide leadership.

2000: Steffi started all 60 games at shortstop for the LadyRaiders ... She led the team with 26 runs and was second witha .274 average...She was caught stealing only once for an 89percent stolen base percentage...Her eight stolen bases tiedfor second on the team.

1999: She played in all 60 games, hitting a career best .296... Her 60 hits was a team-high and her 15 stolen bases ranked

second on the team ... Her 23RBIs stands as her ca-reer-high in a season.

Personal: Majoring inComputer InformationSystems…All-Leagueall four years in bothsoftball and basket-ball at Granada HighSchool…Born June1, 1980…Daughterof Glenn and AnnetteSilva.

Silva's Career StatisticsYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

1999 .296 203 36 60 4 2 0 68 23 8 22 15-19 .335 .883

2000 .276 163 25 45 2 1 0 49 15 8 15 8-9 .301 .920

Totals.261 366 61 105 6 3 0 117 38 16 37 23-28 .320 .900

Ashlie WaySan Marcos, CA (La Costa Canyon)


1 1

Battled a major knee injury dur-ing her freshman cam-paign…Excellent defensive first

baseman…Vocal leader at the corner…Can add pop to theoffensive side of the game.

2000: In limited action, Ashlie hit .412 in 10 games includingfour starts...She had seven hits and three RBIs.

1999: In 20 games, she hit .220 with one home run and sixRBIs...She did not commit an error in 132 chances.

Personal: Majoring in education…Named All-League at LaCosta Canyon High School all four years…Offensive MVP in1995…Born April 7, 1980…Daughter of Bruce and KathieWay.

Way's Career StatisticsYear Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB SL% Fld%

1999 .220 41 5 9 0 0 1 12 6 1 8 1-1 .293 1.000

2000 .438 16 2 7 1 1 0 8 3 0 2 0-0 .500 .947

Totals.261 57 7 16 1 1 1 20 9 1 10 1-1 .281 .993

Player Profiles

5-4 Junior SS 5-7 Junior 1B/3B



Newcomer Profiles

Lindsay AzevedoConcord, CA (Diablo Valley JC)Bats: Right / Throws: Right

8

Will look to replace Melanie Manleyas the catcher…Will be looked on toprovide leadership…Transferred

from Diablo Valley College…Power will be a boost to the of-fense.Personal: Pre-pharmacy major…All-league in her four years atNorthgate High School in Walnut Creek, CA…All-league BayValley as a freshman at Diablo…Bay Valley Conference MVP in2000 and named All-State in California…Born Sept. 17,1980…Daughter of Alan and Susan Azevedo.

Kristina HiebLodi, CA (Tokay)


3 1

Smooth player…Possesses naturalqualities…Will need to give full ef-fort to see playing time…Should

battle for a position at third base.Personal: Standout soccer and softball player at Tokay HighSchool in California…Four-time All-Area and three-time All-League award…Twice led the area in homeruns and honored asmost outstanding hitter…On the honor roll all four years in highschool…Born Dec. 12, 1981…Daughter of Douglas and CindeeHieb.

Katie McGrawKnoxville, TN (Farragut)Bats: Right / Throws: Right

3

Walk-on who will provide speed tothe line-up…Recovering from off-season shoulder surgery…Will need

to gain experience in order to compete for playing time.Personal: Majoring in Public Relations…Earned four letters insoftball at Farragut High School in Knoxville…Named to 2000All-District team…Awarded High School Golden Glove and bestOffensive Player…Member of team that set a school record forwins…On the National Honor Society, Who's Who, and Technol-ogy Student Association…Plans to become a web designer fol-lowing graduation…Born June 15, 1982…Daughter of Mackand Jennifer McGraw.

Liz PolfusOak Ridge, TN (Oak Ridge)Bats: Right / Throws: Right

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Will provide speed to the line-up…Has some pop in her bat…Walk-on who can compete for playing as

she gains more experience.Personal: Majoring in TV/Radio…Captain of both volleyball andsoftball teams…Played both three years and lettered one yearin basketball…As a senior, she was All-District and MVP of theteam…Also led the team with highest batting average…Scholarathlete at Oak Ridge High School…Born August 27,1982…Daughter of Bill and Trish Polfus.

Jennifer PolsteenBrentwood, TN (UAB)

Bats: Left / Throws: Right

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Aggressive player who has an attack-ing style…Adds some speed to theoffense…Slapper who can impact the

game with one play…Transferred from UAB.Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice…Played four years atBrentwood High School…Four-time district champs and two-time regional champions…Named All-District three times…All-Region in 1999…Williamson County Athlete of theCentury…Plans to attend Police Academy followinggraduation…Sister (Jamie) holds the all-time stolen base recordat Middle Tennessee…Born Oct. 23, 1980…Daughter of Johnand Janet Polsteen

Lisa ShermanConcord, CA (Diablo Valley JC)Bats: Right / Throws: Right

4

Transfer from Sacramento CityCollege…Has a great deal of expe-rience at all levels…Should be an im-

pact player for the Lady Raiders during the season.Personal: Majoring in Psychology…Sierra Foothill League MVPthree times from 1995-97…Sacramento Metro Player of theYear in 1996 and 1997…Named Bay Valley Conference firstteam in 2000 and second team in 1999…Comes from talentedsoftball family…Sister played at Oklahoma and cousin played atTexas-Arlington…Two cousins play at Tennessee and Texas-Arlington…Born Aug. 27, 1979…Daughter of Bill and DebbieSherman.

5-4 Junior C 5-6 Fresh. OF/U

5-5 Fresh. 2B/3B

5-7 Fresh. OF5-4 Junior 2B

5-2 Junior OF/U



Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern Reebok Inv.

Feb. 23-25Location ....................... Statesboro, GAEnrollment ................................. 14,216Colors ................... Navy Blue & WhiteConference ............................ SouthernNickname ....................... Lady EaglesField .................................... Eagle FieldHead Coach ................ Kelley KirklandAlma Mater ............ South Carolina '91Record at School ............. 156-185 (6)Career Record ............................ SameAssist. Coach ................ Tracie Triplett2000 Record ............................... 30-38Conf. Record/Finish ............ 9-11 (4th)Starters Returning/Lost ................... 7/3Letterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 8/5SB Contact ........................ Mike DavisSID Phone ...................... 912-681-5071Fax ................................. 912-681-0046

BelmontMiddle Tennessee Invitational

March 2-4Murfreesboro - March 10 (DH)

Location ......................... Nashville, TNEnrollment ................................... 2,976Colors ................... Navy, Red & WhiteConference ....................... IndependentNickname .................................. BruinsField ............................. Lipscomb FieldHead Coach ..................................... NAAlma Mater ...................................... NARecord at School ....................... 27-26Career Record ................... 111-104 (4)Assist. Coach ................... Don Watson2000 Record ............................... 16-40Conf. Record/Finish ....................... NAStarters Returning/Lost ................... 8/2Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 12/5SB Contact ..................... Matt FairchildSID Phone ...................... 615-460-5990Fax ................................. 615-460-5584

SamfordGeorgia Southern Reebok Inv.

Feb. 23-25Middle Tennessee Inv. Mar. 2-4

Location ..................... Birmingham, ALEnrollment ................................... 4,473Colors ................................ Red & BlueConference ............... Trans AmericanNickname .............................. BulldogsField ................................. Bulldog FieldHead Coach ................... Mark VoisardAlma Mater ........ Mt. Vernon Naz. '92Record at School .................. 42-64 (2)Career Record ............................ SameAssist. Coach ......... "Beanie Ketcham"2000 Record ............................... 24-33Conf. Record/Finish ................ 6-8/6thStarters Returning/Lost ................... 7/2Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 10/5SB Cont. .......................... Everett HuttoSID Phone ...................... 205-726-2802Fax ................................. 205-726-2545

Kent StateWinthrop Ringor Invitational

March 16-18Location .................................. Kent, OHEnrollment ................................. 30,287Colors .................... Navy Blue & GoldConference ................... Mid-AmericanNickname .................. Golden FlashesField ............... Kent State Softball FieldHead Coach .................... Karen LinderAlma Mater ...................... Otterbein '80Record at School .............. 110-101 (4)Career Record ............. 363-301-1 (15)Assist. Coach ............... Jennie BishkoAssist. Coach .................. Kerry Kaser2000 Record ............................... 21-28Conf. Record/Finish ........ 9-13/5th (E)Starters Returning/Lost ................... 7/4Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 10/4SB Contact ..................... Kent ReichertSID Phone ...................... 330-672-8468Fax ................................. 330-672-2112

ElonWinthrop Ringor Invitational

March 16-18Location ................... Elon College, NCEnrollment ................................... 3,850Colors .......................... Maroon & GoldConference ........................... Big SouthNickname ............................... PhoenixField ...................................... East FieldHead Coach .................. Patti RaduenzAlma Mater ............... Michigan St. '97Record at School ................ First yearCareer Record ..................... First yearAssist. Coach .................................. NA2000 Record ............................... 10-44Conf. Record/Finish .............. 2-6/T4thStarters Returning/Lost ................... 7/2Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 12/2SB Cont. ............................ Chris RashSID Phone ...................... 336-278-6712Fax ................................. 336-278-6768

FaulknerTroy State Invitational

Feb. 16-17Location ..................... Montgomery, ALEnrollment ................................... 1,942Colors ....... Royal Blue, Grey & WhiteConference ................................ GACCNickname ....................... Lady EaglesField ................. Faulkner Softball FieldHead Coach ......................... Hal WynnAlma Mater ..... Alabama Christian '78Record at School ............. 222-208 (8)Career Record ............................ SameAssist. Coach .................................. NA2000 Record ............................... 29-25Conf. Record/Finish ................. 12-3/3Starters Returning/Lost ................... 8/2Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 10/3SB Contact ........................ Doug AmosSID Phone ...................... 334-386-7153Fax ................................. 334-386-7277

Jacksonville St.Georgia Southern Reebok Inv.

Feb. 23-25Location .................... Jacksonville, ALEnrollment ................................... 8,200Colors ............................... Red & WhiteConference .................. Trans AmericaNickname ........................ GamecocksField ........................... University FieldHead Coach ................ Jana McGinnisAlma Mater ............................. JSU '91Record at School ............. 215-131 (7)Career Record .................. 215-131 (7)Assist. Coach ................. Mark Wisner2000 Record ............................... 33-21Conf. Record/Finish ............. 10-4/2ndStarters Returning/Lost ................... 6/4Letterwinners Ret./Lost ................ 11/5SB Contact ................... Michelle AlfordSID Phone ...................... 256-782-5915Fax ................................. 256-782-5958

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Alabama StateTroy State Invitational

Feb. 16-17Location ..................... Montgomery, ALEnrollment ................................... 5,269Colors ............................. Gold & BlackConference ................................ SWACNickname ...................... Lady HornetsField ................................. Lagoon ParkHead Coach .................... William HeadAlma Mater ............................. Fisk '70Record at School ................ First yearCareer Record ..................... First yearAssist. Coachs ............................ None2000 Record .................................... NAConf. Record/Finish ....................... NAStarters Returning/Lost ................... NALetterwinners Ret./Lost .................. NASB Contact .................................... TBASID Phone ...................... 334-229-4511Fax ................................. 334-262-2971

Troy StateTroy State Invitational

Feb. 16-17Location .................................. Troy, ALEnrollment ................................. 18,222Colors ........... Cardinal, Silver & BlackConference ............... Trans AmericanNickname ...................... Lady TrojansField ....... Lady Trojan Softball FacilityHead Coach ................. Melanie DavisAlma Mater ...................... Alabama '85Record at School .......... 298-148-2 (7)Career Record ............. 396-209-2 (10)Assist. Coach ........... Kristen Marshall............................... Barbara Sherwood2000 Record ............................... 34-30Conf. Record/Finish ................ 8-6/3rdStarters Returning/Lost ................... 6/4Letterwinners Ret./Lost ................ 11/8SB Contact .......................... Joel LampSID Phone ...................... 334-670-5655Fax ................................. 334-670-5665

Coastal CarolinaGeorgia Southern Reebok Inv.

Feb. 23-25Location .......................... Conway, SCEnrollment ................................... 4,600Colors ............ Green, Bronze & BlackConference ........................... Big SouthNickname .............. Lady ChanticleersField ........... Coastal Carolina SB FieldHead Coach ................. Jess DannellyAlma Mater ............ South Carolina '74Record at School ........... 432-276 (14)Career Record ................ 432-276 (14)Assist. Coach ................ Simon Keays2000 Record ............................... 37-28Conf. Record/Finish ................ 8-2/1stStarters Returning/Lost ................... 7/1Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 14/1SB Contact ..................... Wayne WhiteSID Phone ...................... 843-349-2822Fax ................................. 843-349-2819

UT MartinFeb. 27 (DH)

Location ............................... Martin, TNEnrollment ................................... 5,846Colors ............ Royal, Orange & WhiteConference ....................... Ohio ValleyNickname .......................... SkyhawksField ..................................... Giles FieldHead Coach ....................... Amy FullerAlma Mater ............ North Carolina '94Record at School .................. 16-22 (1)Career Record ....................... 16-22 (1)Assist. Coach ...... Kristin Vander Laan2000 Record ............................... 16-22Conf. Record/Finish .................... 9-13Starters Returning/Lost ................... NALetterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 9/6SB Contact ......................... Lee WilmotSID Phone ...................... 901-587-7630Fax ................................. 901-587-7624

Tennessee TechMiddle Tennessee Invitational

March 2-4Cookeville - April 3 (DH)

Location ....................... Cookeville, TNEnrollment ................................... 8,560Colors ............................ Purple & GoldConference ....................... Ohio ValleyNickname .................... Golden EaglesField ........................ Tech Softball FieldHead Coach .................. Tory AchesonAlma Mater ............. WI-Milwaukee '92Record at School .................. 72-57 (2)Career Record .................. 362-135 (7)Assist. Coach .............. Terry Acheson2000 Record ............................... 40-35Conf. Record/Finish .............. 14-7/4thStarters Returning/Lost ................... 8/2Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 12/3SB Contact ..................... Rob SchabertSID Phone ...................... 931-372-3088Fax ................................. 931-372-3940



UABMurfreesboro - April 11 (DH)

Location ..................... Brimingham, ALEnrollment ................................ 16, 016Colors ................... Green, Gold, WhiteConference .............. Conference USANickname ................................ BlazersField ....................... George Ward ParkHead Coach ............. Marla TownsendAlma Mater ...................... Alabama '86Record at School .................. 23-38 (1)Career Record ....................... 23-38 (1)Assist. Coach ........... Jennifer PoulsenAssist. Coach ............ Carrie Swinford2000 Record ............................... 23-38Conf. Record/Finish .............. 6-12/5thStarters Returning/Lost ................... 9/0Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............. 12/10SB Contact .................. Mark CrawfordSID Phone ...................... 205-934-0722Fax ................................. 205-934-7505

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Southern MissWinthrop Ringor Invitational

March 16-18Location ...................... Hattiesburg, MSEnrollment ................................. 14,576Colors ............................. Black & GoldConference ............................... C-USANickname .................... Golden EaglesField ............ Oak Grove Optimist ParkHead Coach ..................... Gay McNuttAlma Mater ............. SW Louisiana '87Record at School ........... First SeasonCareer Record .................. 161-168 (6)Assist. Coach ................... Cindy Wille...... Lisa Guillory and Jennifer Collins2000 Record ............................... 63-13Conf. Record/Finish .............. 16-1/1stStarters Returning/Lost ................... 4/6Letterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 8/6SB Contact ........................ Chris DoyleSID Phone ...................... 601-266-4503Fax ................................. 601-266-4507

Cleveland St.Georgia Tech Buzz Classic

March 23-25Location ........................ Cleveland, OHEnrollment ................................. 16,326Colors ............... Forest Green & WhiteConference ..... Midwestern CollegiateNickname ................................ VikingsField ................................... Viking FieldHead Coach ...................... Julie JonesAlma Mater ........ Baldwin Wallace '92Record at School ............... 94-105 (5)Career Record ........................... same)Assist. Coaches ................. Bob Curtis........................................ Denise Davis2000 Record ............................... 19-37Conf. Record/Finish ................ 4-6/5thStarters Returning/Lost ................... NALetterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 12/6SB Contact ........................ Matt RosingSID Phone ...................... 216-687-4818Fax ................................. 216-523-7257

East CarolinaGeorgia Tech Buzz Classic

March 23-25Location ....................... Greenville, NCEnrollment ................................. 17,857Colors ............................ Purple & GoldConference ............... Southern AtlanticNickname ................................. PiratesField ........................ ECU Softball FieldHead Coach ........................ Tracy KeeAlma Mater ............................ ECU '90Record at School ............... 142-65 (3)Career Record ............................ sameAssist. Coach ............. Jenny Parsons2000 Record ............................... 50-20Conf. Record/Finish ............... 11-3/1stStarters Returning/Lost ................... 6/2Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 6/10SB Contact ..................... Aaron JordanSID Phone ...................... 252-328-4522Fax ................................. 252-328-4528

Georgia StateGeorgia Tech Buzz Classic

March 23-25Location .............................. Atlanta, GAEnrollment ................................. 24,000Colors .................. Royal, Blue, & RedConference .... Trans America AthleticNickname .................... Lady PanthersField ................... Robert E. Heck FieldHead Coach ................ Phyllis GuedryAlma Mater ................. Nicholls St. '93Record at School .................. 67-55 (2)Career Record ............................ sameAssist. Coach ............................... TBA2000 Record ............................... 33-29Conf. Record/Finish ................ 8-6/4thStarters Returning/Lost ................... 5/4Letterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 9/7SB Contact ................... Bates GraingerSID Phone ...................... 404-651-4629Fax ................................. 404-651-3204

Florida A&MGeorgia Tech Buzz Classic

March 23-25Location ..................... Tallahassee, FLEnrollment ................................. 13,527Colors ........................ Orange & GreenConference ......... Mid-Eastern AthleticNickname .......................... RattlerettesField ........ Rattlerette Softball ComplexHead Coach ............ Veronica WigginsAlma Mater ......................... FAMU '80Record at School ............. 274-280 (9)Career Record ............................ sameAssist. Coach .......... Sherine Merchan2000 Record ............................... 28-31Conf. Record/Finish ....... 10-4/2nd SDStarters Returning/Lost ................... 5/3Letterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 8/6SB Contact ....................... Kelly O'NeillSID Phone ...................... 850-561-2701Fax ................................. 850-599-3548

Alabama A&MMurfreesboro - March 27 (DH)

Location ............................. Normal, ALEnrollment ................................... 5,700Colors ......................... Maroon & WhiteConference ................................ SWACNickname .................... Lady BulldogsField ................. Lady Bulldog StadiumHead Coach ......... Audrianna JohnsonAlma Mater ............... Athens State '99Record at School .................. 35-14 (1)Career Record ............................ sameAssist. Coach .................................. NA2000 Record ............................... 35-14Conf. Record/Finish .............. 30-1/1stStarters Returning/Lost ................... NALetterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 8/4SB Contact .................................... TBASID Phone ...................... 256-858-4005Fax ................................. 256-851-5369

SE MissouriCape Girardeau - April 14 (DH)

Location ............. Cape Girardeau, MOEnrollment ................................... 8,863Colors ................... Red, Black & WhiteConference ....................... Ohio ValleyNickname ............................ OtahkiansField ..................... Southeast ComplexHead Coach .......... Lana F. RichmondAlma Mater ............. Berea College '80Record at School ........ 584-311-2 (18)Career Record ............................ SameAssist. Coach .................... Joel Kaden2000 Record ............................... 31-24Conf. Record/Finish .............. 17-7/3rdStarters Returning/Lost ................... 5/3Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 10/5SB Contact ................... Kyle SchwartzSID Phone ...................... 573-651-2294Fax ................................. 573-651-2810

Austin PeayMurfreesboro - April 17 (DH)

Location ........................ Clarksville,TNEnrollment ................................... 7,500Colors ............................... Red & WhiteConference ....................... Ohio ValleyNickname ......................... Lady GovsField .......................... Lady Govs ParkHead Coach .............. Tara CserneckyAlma Mater ....... UNC-Greensboro '94Record at School .................. 24-75 (2)Career Record ....................... 24-75 (2)Assist. Coach ................. Andrea Gore2000 Record ............................... 13-40Conf. Record/Finish .............. 2-18/8thStarters Returning/Lost ................... 8/3Letterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 8/6SB Contact ........................ Brad KirtleySID Phone ...................... 931-221-7561Fax ................................. 931-221-7562

2001 Travel PlansTroy State InvitationalFeb. 15-17Holiday InnBox 564Troy, AL 36082334-566-1150

GA. Southern Reebok Inv.Feb. 22-25Trellis Garden Inn107 South Main St.Statesboro, GA912-489-8781

Winthrop Ringor Tour.Mar. 15-18Days Inn of Rock Hill914 Riverview RoadRock Hill, SC803-329-7466

Georgia Tech Buzz ClassicMar. 22-25Atlanta Marriott Northwest200 Interstate North Pkwy.Atlanta, GA 30339770-952-7900

Louisiana-LafayetteMar. 29- Apr. 1The Hilton1521 West Pinhook Rd.Lafayette, LA 70505337-235-6111

Southeast MissouriApr. 13-14Drury Lodge104 South VantageCape Girardeau, MO573-334-7151

New Mexico StateApr. 19-22Holiday Inn201 East UniversityLas Cruces, NM 88005505-526-4411

Western KentuckyMay 4-5Best Western Motor InnI-65 Exit 22 & Hwy. 231 SouthBowling Green, KY 42102270-782-3800

SBC TournamentMay 9-13Holiday Inn201 East UniversityLas Cruces, NM505-526-4411

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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDSAlabama ............................... 0-1Alabama A&M ...................... 2-0Alabama State ..................... 4-0Arizona .................................. 0-1Army ...................................... 3-2Athens State ......................... 0-2Auburn ................................... 1-2Austin Peay ...................... 16-13Bellarmine ............................ 1-1Belmont ................................ 7-2Bradley .................................. 0-3Butler ..................................... 1-0Canisius ............................... 1-0Carson-Newman.................... 2-2Chattanooga ......................... 0-6Coastal Carolina ................. 5-2Colgate ................................. 1-0Cornell ................................... 1-1Creighton .............................. 1-1Dartmouth ............................. 2-0Dayton ................................... 1-0East Carolina ....................... 2-1Eastern Illinois .................... 3-9

Sun Belt Conference TournamentLas Cruces, NM

May 11-13

Sun BeltO p p o n e n t s

Louisiana-LafayetteLafayette, LA

March 30 - Double HeaderApril 1 - Double HeaderApril 2 - Single Game

Location .......................... Lafayette, LAEnrollment ................................. 17,000Colors ...................... Vermilion & WhiteConference ............................. Sun BeltNickname ....................... Lady CajunsField .......................... Lady Cajun ParkHead Coach ......... Stefni Whitton-LotiefAlma Mater ............................. USL '90Record at School ................. First YearCareer Record ...................... First YearAssist. Coach ................... Mike HardyAssist. Coach ................ Michael Lotief2000 Record ............................... 45-15Conf. Record/Finish ....................... NAStarters Returning/Lost ................... 4/4Letterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 9/5SB Contact ........................ Jay WalkerSID Phone ...................... 337-233-7003Fax ................................. 337-482-6649

Louisiana TechMurfreesboro, TN

April 6 - Double HeaderApril 7 - Double Header

Location .............................. Ruston, LAEnrollment ................................. 10.036Colors ................................ Blue & RedConference ............................. Sun BeltNickname .................. Lady TechstersField ....... Lady Techster SB ComplexHead Coach ................... Bill GallowayAlma Mater ......................... Indiana '78Record at School ........... 684-304 (18)Career Record ............. 848-343-3 (21)Assist. Coach .................................. NA2000 Record ............................... 21-22Conf. Record/Finish ....................... NAStarters Returning/Lost ................... 5/4Letterwinners Ret./Lost .................. 8/7SB Contact ................... Malcolm ButlerSID Phone ...................... 318-257-3144Fax ................................. 318-257-3757

New Mexico StateLas Cruces, NM

April 20 - Single GameApril 21 - Double HeaderApril 22 - Single Game

Location .................... Las Cruces, NMEnrollment ................................. 15,449Colors ....................... Crimson & WhiteConference ............................. Sun BeltNickname ................................. AggiesField ..................... Presley skew FieldHead Coach ................ Lea Ann JarvisAlma Mater ........... Louisiana Tech '87Record at School .................. 27-31 (1)Career Record ........................ 123-214Assist. Coach ........... Hollie Chadwick........................................... Tamara Ivie2000 Record ............................... 27-31Conf. Record/Finish 11-13/6th (BWC)Starters Returning/Lost ................... 5/4Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............... 10/8SB Contact ..................... Chris MobleySID Phone ....................... 505-6462425Fax ................................. 505-522-8395

Western KentuckyBowling Green, KY

Mar 4 - Double HeaderMay 5 - Double Header

Location .................. Bowling Gree, KYEnrollment .................................. 15,113Colors ............................... Red & WhiteConference ............................. Sun BeltNickname ........................... HilltoppersField ....................... WKU Softball FieldHead Coach ................... Leslie PhelanAlma Mater ........ Central Michigan '92Record at School .............. 32-25-1 (1)Career Record ................... 32-25-1 (1)Assist. Coach .............. Shane WeaverAssist Coach .................... Pete Phelan2000 Record ............................ 32-25-1Conf. Record/Finish ....................... NAStarters Returning/Lost ................... NALetterwinners Ret./Lost .................. NASB Contact ................... Brian FremundSID Phone ...................... 270-745-5045

Eastern Kentucky .............. 24-7Elon ....................................... 1-0Evansville ........................... 5-2Fairfield ................................. 0-1Florida A&M ......................... 3-0Florida Atlantic .................... 0-1Florida Int'l ........................... 0-1Furman .................................. 3-2Georgia Southern ................ 2-3Georgia State ....................... 0-2Georgia Tech ........................ 2-0Hartford ................................. 1-0Harvard ................................ 1-0Illinois-Chicago ................... 0-4Illinois State ......................... 0-1Indiana Purdue-Indianapolis1-0Indiana State ........................ 0-1Jacksonville State ................ 0-2Kent State ............................. 1-0Kentucky ................................ 2-1Kentucky Wesleyan .............. 1-1Lambuth ................................ 2-0Liberty ................................... 1-0

Louisiana Tech ..................... 0-1Maine .................................... 1-1Marshall ............................... 0-1Mercer .................................. 0-3Miami (Ohio) ......................... 1-1Mississippi ............................. 2-2Morehead State ................. 27-9Nebraska .............................. 0-1New Mexico .......................... 0-1North Carolina ...................... 0-1Northeast Louisiana ............. 0-1Ohio ....................................... 2-2Oregon .................................. 0-1Providence College ............. 2-2Rider ...................................... 1-1Rhode Island ........................ 1-0Saint Louis ............................ 1-0Saint Xavier .......................... 1-0Samford ................................ 2-2San Jose State .................... 1-0South Florida ........................ 0-1Southeast Louisiana ........... 1-3Southeast Missouri .......... 8-24

Southern Illinois ................... 0-2Southern Utah ...................... 0-2Stetson .................................. 2-0Tennessee .......................... 1-14Tennessee-Martin .............. 16-6Tennessee State ................ 32-0Tennessee Tech ............... 15-12Texas A&M ........................... 1-0Texas Tech ............................ 0-1Troy State ............................ 9-13Utah State ............................. 1-0Valparaiso ............................. 1-0Vermont ................................. 1-2Virginia ................................. 0-1Western Kentucky ............... 1-0Western Michigan ............... 0-1Wisconsin-Green Bay ........... 2-1Xavier .................................... 1-0Yale ........................................ 1-0Youngstown State ................ 1-1

Florida Int'lMurfreesboro, TN

April 27 - Double HeaderApril 28 - Single Game

Location ............................. Normal, ALEnrollment ................................. 31,274Colors ................................ Blue & GoldConference ............................. Sun BeltNickname ................. Golden PanthersField ............................ University ParkHead Coach ..................... Kim GwydirAlma Mater ......................... Adelph '84Record at School .................. 89-88 (3)Career Record .................. 205-157 (7)Assist. Coaches .......... Jeanne Ferrier............................... Denise Haselwood2000 Record ............................... 38-28Conf. Record/Finish ....................... NAStarters Returning/Lost ................... 7/2Letterwinners Ret./Lost ................ 11/3SB Contact ................. Andrew LaPlantSID Phone ...................... 305-348-2084SID Fax .......................... 305-348-2963



2 0 0 0S t a t s - R e s u l t s

2000 Statistics

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Brockman.... .287 55-55 164 25 47 5 2 9 28 83 .506 16 1 29 0 .352 1 1 2-2 50 4 2 .964 Haskell..... .282 53-53 142 18 40 7 0 3 16 56 .394 16 0 12 0 .350 2 4 3-3 314 9 10 .970 Silva....... .276 55-55 163 25 45 2 1 0 15 49 .301 8 0 15 0 .308 1 6 8-9 78 118 17 .920 Phillips.... .274 46-39 113 12 31 0 0 0 10 31 .274 7 0 4 0 .317 0 5 12-19 26 1 1 .964 Chavez...... .267 55-55 165 17 44 4 0 0 24 48 .291 10 0 15 0 .309 0 8 8-10 115 56 8 .955 Manley...... .265 53-53 162 19 43 10 1 0 16 55 .340 16 0 10 0 .328 2 7 6-11 383 38 6 .986 Allen....... .265 51-41 117 16 31 6 1 0 16 39 .333 4 1 18 0 .295 0 5 1-2 32 3 1 .972 Davis....... .250 54-54 148 16 37 6 0 1 16 46 .311 4 1 8 0 .273 1 4 2-3 43 76 6 .952 Buhl........ .221 47-45 131 22 29 6 0 1 10 38 .290 14 1 9 0 .301 0 3 6-8 10 0 0 1.000 -------------- Martinez.... .500 2-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0-0 9 41 4 .926 Way......... .438 9-4 16 2 7 1 0 0 3 8 .500 0 1 2 0 .444 1 2 0-0 18 0 1 .947 Cormier..... .333 4-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0-0 2 2 0 1.000 Wallace..... .231 41-38 104 18 24 4 1 0 7 30 .288 4 0 12 0 .259 0 7 3-5 32 5 5 .881 Pollock..... .222 6-2 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 0 2 0 .300 0 0 0-0 5 6 0 1.000 Martin...... .000 9-0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 3 0 .222 0 0 0-0 3 1 0 1.000 Kendall..... .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 7 0 1.000 Preator..... .000 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 25 0 1.000 Totals...... .264 55-55 1449 194 383 51 6 14 162 488 .337 102 5 140 0 .313 8 52 51-72 1126 392 61 .961 Opponents... .219 55-55 1419 118 311 46 3 14 106 405 .285 87 8 394 0 .267 6 36 44-57 1117 568 84 .953 LOB - Team (300), Opp (301). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (7). IBB - Team (5), Brockman 3, Buhl 1, Haskell 1, Opp (4). Picked off - Chavez 2, Manley 1, Phillips 1, Brockman 1, Silva 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Martinez.... 1.35 18-11 30 25 20 8/0 1 181.0 135 49 35 30 211 20 2 7 649 .208 6 3 0 3 17 Preator..... 1.66 11-6 23 20 13 5/0 2 122.1 99 38 29 21 121 14 0 3 464 .213 8 4 0 1 12 Kendall..... 2.05 6-2 15 7 5 3/0 0 61.1 59 23 18 28 53 4 0 1 234 .252 3 1 0 2 5 -------------- Cormier..... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .286 0 0 0 0 0 Wallace..... 2.39 1-0 6 3 0 0/0 0 14.2 17 8 5 8 7 3 1 0 62 .274 2 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 1.60 36-19 55 55 38 16/0 3 381.1 312 118 87 87 393 41 3 11 1416 .220 19 8 0 6 34 Opponents... 2.58 19-36 55 55 33 4/0 1 372.1 382 193 137 102 140 43 6 12 1450 .263 31 5 0 7 45 PB - Team (2), Manley 2, Opp (17). Pickoffs - Team (2), Preator 2, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Manley (39-48), Martinez (16-20), Kendall (12-13), Preator (9-13), Wallace (2-2).

Record: 39-21Home: 17-5Away: 11-4

Neutral: 11-12Conference: 16-5Non-Conference: 23-16

2000 ResultsDate Opposing team Score Pitcher RecordMar 25, 2000 vs Ohio University W 8-0 Preator (W 6-6)Mar 25, 2000 vs Rhode Island W 6-0 Martinez (W 7-6)Mar 25, 2000 vs Florida Int. 1-5 Kendall (L 5-2)Mar 30, 2000 Tennessee State W 9-1 Martinez (W 8-6)Mar 30, 2000 Tennessee State W 8-0 Kendall (W 6-2)Apr 01, 2000 at Morehead State W 3-0 Martinez (W 9-6)Apr 01, 2000 at Morehead State W 5-4 Martinez (W 10-6)Apr 02, 2000 at Morehead State W 3-2 Martinez (W 11-6)Apr 06, 2000 Tennessee-Martin W 7-0 Martinez (W 12-6)Apr 06, 2000 Tennessee-Martin W 3-2 Preator (W 7-6)Apr 15, 2000 Southeast Missouri 2-4 L Martinez (L 12-7)Apr 15, 2000 Southeast Missouri W 2-1 Preator (W 8-6)Apr 16, 2000 Southeast Missouri 0-1 L Martinez (L 13-7)Apr 19, 2000 at Tennessee State W 11-0 Martinez (W 13-8)Apr 22, 2000 Eastern Kentucky W 1-0 Martinez (W 14-8)Apr 22, 2000 Eastern Kentucky W 4-3 Preator (W 9-6)Apr 23, 2000 Eastern Kentucky W 3-1 Martinez (W 15-8)Apr 25, 2000 Tennessee Tech W 2-0 Martinez (W 16-8)Apr 25, 2000 Tennessee Tech W 3-0 Preator (W 10-6)Apr 27, 2000 Austin Peay W 4-1 Martinez (W 17-8)Apr 29, 2000 at Eastern Illinois 0-1 L Martinez (L 17-9)Apr 29, 2000 at Eastern Illinois 2-3 L Martinez(L 17-10)Apr 30, 2000 at Eastern Illinois 1-2 L Martinez(L 17-11)May 06, 2000 at Tennessee-Martin W 2-0 Martinez(W 18-11)May 06, 2000 at Tennessee-Martin W 4-0 Preator (W 11-6)May 11, 2000 Tennessee Tech W 1-0 Martinez(W 19-11)May 12, 2000 Southeast Missouri W 3-1 Martinez(W 20-11)May 12, 2000 at Southeast Missouri W 3-1 Preator (W 12-6)May 18, 2000 at Arizona 0-8 L Martinez(L 20-12)May 19, 2000 vs Illinois State 1-3 L Preator (L 12-7)

Date Opposing team Score Pitcher RecordFeb 18, 2000 at Troy State W 2-1 Martinez (W 1-0)Feb 18, 2000 vs Southeast Louisiana 2-3 L Kendall (L 0-1)Feb 18, 2000 vs Alabama State W 12-1 Preator (W 1-0)Feb19, 2000 at Troy State W 1-0 Preator (W 2-0)Feb 19, 2000 vs Southeast Louisiana 2-4 L Martinez (L 1-1)Feb 19, 2000 vs Alabama State W 14-2 Wallace (W 1-0)Feb 23, 2000 at Belmont W 5-1 Martinez (W 2-1)Feb 23, 2000 at Belmont W 8-4 Kendall (W 1-1)Feb 25, 2000 vs Tennessee 1-4 L Martinez (L 2-2)Feb 25, 2000 vs Coastal Carolina W 1-0 Preator (W 3-0)Feb 26, 2000 vs Elon College W 1-0 Kendall (W 2-1)Feb 26, 2000 Georgia Southern 2-3 L Preator (L 3-1)Feb 27, 2000 Georgia Southern 1-4 L Martinez (L 2-3)Mar 03, 2000 vs Miami University 1-2 L Preator (L 3-2)Mar 03, 2000 Belmont University W 5-4 Martinez (W 3-3)Mar 04, 2000 Tennessee State W 3-0 Kendall (W 3-1)Mar 04, 2000 vs Western Michigan 5-6 L Martinez (L 3-4)Mar 05, 2000 vs Miami University W 7-4 Kendall (W 4-1)Mar 05, 2000 vs Belmont University W 1-0 Martinez (W 4-4)Mar 13, 2000 Western Kentucky W 2-1 Preator (W 4-2)Mar 16, 2000 vs Oregon 0-9 L Preator (L 4-3)Mar 17, 2000 vs Utah State W 6-5 Martinez (W 5-4)Mar 17, 2000 vs San Jose State W 5-1 Preator (W 5-3)Mar 17, 2000 vs Texas A&M W 4-3 Kendall (W 5-1)Mar 18, 2000 vs Virginia 1-4 L Preator (L 5-4)Mar 18, 2000 vs Nebraska 0-8 L Martinez (L 5-5)Mar 22, 2000 Tennessee 2-5 L Preator (L 5-5)Mar 22, 2000 Tennessee W 2-1 Martinez (W 6-5)Mar 24, 2000 vs Florida Atlanic 1-2 L Preator (L 5-6)Mar 24, 2000 vs Illinois Chicago 3-5 L Martinez (L 6-6)



2000 NCAAT o u r n a m e n t

Lady Raiders’ season ends atNCAA tourneyMT Media Relations

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Middle Tennessee’s softball seasoncame to an end with a 3-1 loss to Illinois State in the losers’bracket of the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

Stayc Preator pitched the complete game for the LadyRaiders, giving up eight hits and striking out three. She fin-ishes the season with a 12-7 record.

Illinois State scored one in the second on two-out, bases-loaded single from Abbie Scott. The Lady Raiders salvagedthe inning with an unassisted grounder to first base.

Courtney Wallace tied it up with a solo home run to leftcenter in the third inning, herfirst of the season and sec-ond of her career.

The Redbirds finishedthe game with single runs inboth the sixth and seventh in-nings, which the Lady Raid-ers were unable to answer.

Middle Tennessee hadrunners in scoring position inthe first, third, and sixth in-nings but struggled to find thehits it needed to followthrough and put runs on theboard.

Melanie Manley, Carisa Chavez and Kip Phillips each finished thegame 1-for-2 from the plate. Manley and Chavez both doubled.

Nicole Kurth picked up the win for the Redbirds, her 17th of theseason. She gave up only four hits and struck out seven.

“I thought we came out sluggish again today,” said assistant coachMark Mattson. “We had trouble putting hits together again, but ourdefense was solid. I also thought Stayc (Preator) did a great job today.

“Overall we had a great year. We’ll take away a lot of memorablemoments, great plays and big wins. Next year will be exciting with a lotof players coming back and some new players coming in. We hope to go

farther next year and won’t be satisfiedwith just making it back to regionals.

We look forward to competingin the Sun Belt.”

The Lady Raiders finish theseason with a 39-21 record. MiddleTennessee leaves the Ohio ValleyConference as its champion with a111-65 league record during itseight-year membership.

The Lady Raider softball team enjoyed its best season inschool history with a conference championship and theprogram's first trip to the NCAA Championships. Althoughthe Lady Raiders didn't advance to the College WorldSeries, it was a remarkable year and one where a champi-onship foundation can be built. Following are recaps fromthe two NCAA Tournament games, including the gameagainst perrenial national power Arizona, who advanced tothe semifinals.

Middle Tennessee softball blankedby top-seeded ArizonaDNJ Sports ReportTUCSON, Ariz. -- No. 2-ranked Arizona lived up to its billingwith a 8-0 victory over sixth-seeded Middle Tennessee infirst-round NCAA Region 2 softball action at HillenbrandStadium.

UA pitcher Becky Lemke (28-5) pitched a no-hitter,struck out 11, and the Cats made the most of 10 hits and acouple of miscues by the Lady Raiders (39-20).

Arizona (54-7) opened the scoring in the bottom of thefirst. Lauren Bauer led off with a single, then moved to sec-ond on a balk by Middle Tennessee pitcher Jennifer Martinez.Nicole Giordano reached on an error, then UA pulled a double

steal. Toni Mascarenas’ sacrifice fly drove in Bauer.The Cats added four more in the second on an RBI-single by

Chrissy Gil, a fielding error, consecutive doubles by Bauer and Giordanoand a triple by Mascarenas.

Katie Swan’s double in the bottom of the sixth drove in two runsto end the game on the mercy rule.

UA, the region’s top seed, meets the fourth seed, Massachusetts,at 7 p.m. in second-round action. The Minutewomen, 35-22, dropped a10-0 decision to South Carolina in the opening game of the regional.



Lady Raiders leave OVCas its softball championsBy Tony Stinnett / Sports writer

What to give five seniors as going away and graduation pre-sents in one?

Something unique for sure, yet something they will cherish. Agift which will hold memories strong enough to last a lifetime andserve as a constant reminder of some of the best years of their life.

How about a championship? They are tough to come by. Youcan’t put a price tag on them but their value can’t be determinedmonetarily.

Perfect.And so it was.Middle Tennessee’s softball team will be sending the 2000 se-

nior class out in style after winning the school’s first OVC Tourna-ment softball championship with a 3-1 win against four-time defend-ing champion Southeast Missouri Friday night at Lady Raiders Field.

The Lady Raiders, who became the fifth Middle Tennessee teamto win an OVC championship this year, earned the automatic berthinto the 48-team NCAA Tournament for the first time. Middle Ten-nessee will learn of its regional destination during a selection showSunday at 8:30 p.m. at Shoeless Joes Sports Cafe. All fans areinvited to attend.

“This is definitely the best gift our team could have given us,”said senior second baseman Carisa Chavez, who was 2-for-3 with awalk, double, RBI and run scored in the championship game. “Weknow we were the most talented team in the league all year. Youhave to be confident. We led the OVC in offense, defense and pitching.It was obvious.”

And Middle Tennessee’s players went out and proved it in con-vincing fashion as they steamrolled through the tournament field.

They took the hard road and used the most obvious team to

Middle Tennessee’s Steffi Silva (18) is forced out at second baseduring the winner's bracket finals game in the Ohio Valley Confer-ence softball tournament. The Lady Raiders defeated SoutheastMissouri twice to win the league title. (DNJ photo by J. Intintoli)

make their statement.SEMO (31-24) had won five of the six OVC softball tour-

naments and had been the OVC’s only NCAA representative.Middle Tennessee (39-19) beat the defending champs

twice, putting them in the loser’s bracket with a 3-1 win earlierFriday, then ending the Otahkians reign in the title game.

Lady Raider pitching allowed just two runs in three games.Tournament MVP Jennifer Martinez pitched complete

games in Middle Tennessee’s first two wins, then coach KarenGreen marched freshman Stayc Preator to the mound for thetitle game.

“Jennifer and Stayc both are calm under pressure,” Greensaid. “In summer ball they are used to playing for champion-ships and that’s one reason we recruited them. They have knownfor a week that this was the rotation we were going to stickwith as long as we were in the winner’s bracket.”

They never had to leave it.Preator showed the composure of a veteran as she breezed

through the SEMO lineup, giving up five hits and striking out10, including last year’s tourney MVP, Kelsey White, three times.

“I’m the rookie and I was just trying to do my best know-ing my team was behind me,” Preator said. “I knew we couldn’tlet up because SEMO is a great comeback team. It was relax-ing out there with the defense making some awesome plays.”

Like the one shortstop Steffi Silva made in the third inningon a ball hit into the hole by SEMO’s Cari Cook. Silva doveheadlong to her right, snagged the ball and threw a perfectstrike from her knees to gun down Cook. It was the showcaseplay of a phenomenal defensive tournament from the Lady Raid-ers.

“The defense was outstanding throughout the tourna-ment,” Green said. “Both of our pitchers did a super job and wegot it going at the plate.”

Middle Tennessee collected 19 hits in the two wins againstSEMO Friday, including eight in the championship game.

The Lady Raiders struck first with two in the third as aresult of heads-up running. All-Tournament performer MelanieManley and Chavez were on second and third with one outwhen Laura Brockman, also on the All-Tournament team, lifteda fly ball to right.

Each runner tagged and advanced but when the relay wasbobbled Chavez never stopped running and scored.

Chavez’ two-out single in the fourth plated Manley, whohad doubled with two outs. Manley was 2-for-4 with two runsscored in the title game. Chavez was 2-for-3 with an RBI andrun scored.

Middle Tennessee had similar success in the winner’sbracket finals win against SEMO.

It was all-tournament picks Tamara Davis and Shay Haskelldoing the offensive damage in that one.

Davis was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two doubles that hitoff of the top of the outfield fence.

“I usually crowd the plate and make them come in on mebecause I pull it a lot, so she had to go away on me,” Davis said.“I told (Chavez) to tell me if the catcher set up outside. Bothdoubles (Chavez) gave me the sign and I connected.”

Davis’ fifth-inning double plated Silva and Kerry Allen andstretched Middle Tennessee’s lead to 3-0 at the time.Haskell was 3-for-4 and Silva was 2-for-3 in the winner’sbracket finals.

2000 OVCC h a m p i o n s



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3/14 $Wisconsin-Green Bay ......................... W, 5-23/14 $Maine ..................................................... L, 4-73/15 $St. Xavier ............................................. W, 8-23/15 $Creighton .............................................. W, 5-43/23 *Southeast Missouri .................... L, 3-4/L, 2-63/24 *Tennessee-Martin ..................... L, 2-3/W, 6-03/27 *Austin Peay ........................... W, 3-1/W, 16-53/30 *@Morehead State ...................... L, 2-3/L, 1-23/31 *@Eastern Kentucky ............... W, 2-0/W, 5-34/2 *Tennessee Tech ....................... W, 2-1/L, 2-104/3 @Chattanooga ............................... L, 2-5/L, 0-84/6 *Morehead State ........................... L, 2-6/W, 3-04/7 *Eastern Kentucky ..................... W, 9-3/W, 8-34/9 *Tennessee State ....................... W, 7-3/W, 6-54/10 Tennessee ................................... L, 0-9/L, 1-94/12 *@Tennessee-Martin ............... W, 2-1/W, 1-04/13 *@Southeast Missouri .............. L, 2-10/L, 3-84/15 Chattanooga ................................. L, 1-6/L, 0-24/16 *@Tennessee State ............... W, 10-0/W, 3-04/19 ^Furman ................................................. W, 2-04/25 *@Tennessee Tech ................. W, 9-0/L, 5-134/27 ()Coastal Carolina .................................. L, 4-54/27 ()St. Louis ............................................... W, 6-54/27 ()@Tennessee ...................................... L, 6-104/28 ()Coastal Carolina ................................. W, 1-04/28 ()@Tennessee ........................................ L, 1-95/4 %Austin Peay .......................................... W, 2-05/4 %Eastern Kentucky ................................. W, 7-45/5 %Southeast Missouri ............................... L, 1-35/5 %Tennessee Tech .................................... L, 0-8*OVC Game!Troy State Tournament#Georgia State Tournament$Rebel Games; Orlando, Fla.^Frost Cutlery T'ment; Chattanooga, Tenn.()Tennessee Tournament%OVC Tournament; Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Head Coach: Karen GreenRecord: 28-29 (H: 10-14, A: 7-7, N: 11-8)

OVC Record: 14-12 (5th)3/1 #@Tennessee ......................................... L, 0-233/1 #Marshall ................................................... L, 7-83/2 #Ohio ......................................................... L, 1-63/2 #@Tennessee ......................................... L, 1-173/8 Tennessee .................................... L, 0-5/L, 3-103/9 Southern Illinois ............................ L, 3-4/L, 3-133/15 $Yale ....................................................... W, 2-13/15 $Providence ........................................... W, 4-13/16 $Vermont ................................................ W, 2-13/16 $Texas Tech ........................................... L, 2-43/17 $Hartford ................................................. W, 4-03/17 $Army ..................................................... W, 7-13/19 $Liberty .................................................. W, 1-03/19 $Morehead State ................................... W, 4-23/20 $Bradley .................................................. L, 0-53/20 $Cornell ................................................. L, 5-133/22 *Morehead State ......................... W, 3-2/L, 6-73/23 *Eastern Kentucky ................... W, 4-3/W, 3-03/26 *Tennessee State ................... W, 7-1/W, 10-13/28 Âuburn ................................................ W, 10-53/28 ^@Georgia Tech .................................... W, 1-03/29 ^Canisius ................................................ W, 2-13/29 ^Youngstown State ................................ W, 5-43/30 ^Southwest Missouri ............................. L, 0-114/1 @Kentucky ................................. W, 4-0/W, 4-34/5 *@Southeast Missouri ................ L, 3-10/L, 2-34/6 *@Eastern Illinois ........................ L, 2-16/L, 5-6

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OVC Record: 14-10 (3rd)2/26 @Troy State ................................ W, 2-1/L, 1-93/4 !Georgia Tech .......................................... W, 4-33/4 !@Georgia State ....................................... L, 0-13/5 !Indiana State ............................................ L, 1-53/11 *Morehead State ....................... W, 5-2/W, 5-13/12 *Eastern Kentucky ...................... L, 4-5/L, 1-53/14 *Tennessee State ..................... W, 5-2/W, 8-03/17 *Southeast Missouri ................... W, 2-1/L, 0-33/19 #Vermont ................................................. L, 2-43/19 #Dartmouth ........................................... W, 13-03/20 #Army ..................................................... W, 1-03/20 #Ohio ...................................................... W, 2-03/22 # Stetson ................................................ W, 1-03/22 #Youngstown State ................................. L, 5-63/22#Xavier .................................................... W, 3-23/23 #Army ..................................................... W, 5-13/23 #Harvard ................................................ W, 5-43/24 #Ohio ....................................................... L, 0-63/28 *@Austin Peay ........................... L, 1-3/W, 6-43/31 *@Morehead State ..................... W, 6-2/L, 1-44/1 *@Eastern Kentucky ................... L, 1-2/W, 4-34/3 *Tennessee-Martin ....................... L, 0-3/W, 4-34/4 *@Tennessee State .................. W, 6-1/W, 21-44/6 *Tennessee Tech ......................... W, 5-4/L, 0-54/10 *Austin Peay ............................... L, 0-1/W, 8-74/14 $Louisiana Tech ..................................... L, 1-44/14 $East Carolina ....................................... W, 2-04/15 $Coastal Carolina .................................. W, 1-04/15 $Georgia Southern ................................. W, 3-24/15 $Illinois-Chicago ..................................... L, 0-44/16 $Southeast Missouri ............................... L, 0-44/22 *@Southeast Missouri ............... L, 0-3/W, 1-04/23 Troy State ................................... W, 1-0/L, 0-24/28 %Eastern Kentucky ............................... L, 4-54/29 %Tennessee State ................................. W, 8-04/29 %Austin Peay ......................................... L, 1-2*OVC Game!Georgia State Tournament#Rebel Games; Orlando, Fla.$Frost Cutlery T'ment; Chattanooga, Tenn.%OVC Tournament

Head Coach: Karen GreenRecord: 28-32(H: 9-11, A: 7-8, N: 12-13)

OVC Record: 16-10 (2nd)2/23 !Tennessee State ................................... W, 9-02/23 !Jacksonville State ................................. L, 1-32/24 !Troy State ............................................. L, 3-112/24 !Florida A&M .......................................... W, 7-22/24 !Troy State .............................................. L, 3-52/27 Carson-Newman ......................... L, 2-3/L, 4-63/3 #Jacksonville State .................................. L, 2-83/3 #Tennessee Tech .................................... W, 6-13/3 #Georgia State .......................................... L, 1-83/10 $Fairfield .................................................. L, 1-43/10 $Creighton ............................................... L, 1-73/12 $Valparaiso ............................................. W, 8-43/12 $Providence ............................................ L, 0-1

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OVC Record: 7-8/4th Kentucky Wesleyan .......................... W, 2-0/L, 4-6 Mercer ................................................... L, 1-2/L,0-2*@Austin Peay ..................................... L, 1-2/L, 1-2Bellarmine ............................................ L, 4-8/W, 7-0*Morehead State ................................ W, 1-0/W, 4-1@Evansville ........................................ W, 5-3/L, 0-1@Belmont ........................................... L, 1-7/L, 0-16@Lambuth .......................................... W, 3-2/W, 4-1*@Tennessee Tech ............................. L, 1-3/L, 0-1*@Morehead State ............................ W, 2-0/W, 3-0*@Southeast Missouri ........................ W, 3-1/L, 1-2*Austin Peay ................................................... L, 3-6*@Eastern Kentucky ........................... L, 0-2/L, 5-6*@Tennessee-Martin ........................ W, 2-0/W, 2-1@Athens State .................................. L, 1-11/L, 3-13%Morehead State ............................................ L, 3-7%Eastern Kentucky ....................................... W, 6-2%Austin Peay .................................................. L, 0-1*OVC Game%OVC Tournament


OVC Record: 15-7 (2nd)2/25 !@Troy State ......................................... W, 5-42/25 !Austin Peay ........................................... L, 2-32/25 !Tennessee State .................................. W, 6-22/26 !Tennessee State ................................ W, 25-02/26 !@Troy State .......................................... L, 0-62/26 !Austin Peay .......................................... W, 4-33/1 Evansville ................................... W, 5-3/W, 2-13/2 *Tennessee State ................... W, 10-0/W, 11-13/6 @Furman ....................................... L, 2-3/L, 2-53/11 *Morehead State ....................... W, 2-0/W, 5-33/13 #Wisconsin-Green Bay ......................... W, 4-03/13 #Providence College ............................ W, 5-03/14 #Army ...................................................... L, 2-53/14 #Bradley .................................................. L, 0-13/15 #Dayton .................................................. W, 1-03/15 #Rider ...................................................... L, 0-23/17 #Maine .................................................... W, 4-13/17 #Providence ............................................ L, 2-43/18 #IUPU-Indianapolis ................................ W, 6-13/18 #Bradley .................................................. L, 1-33/20 *Southeast Missouri .................... L, 2-3/L, 1-63/23 Troy State .................................... L, 0-2/L, 5-83/26 *Eastern Kentucky ..................... L, 1-6/W, 5-43/31 *Tennessee Tech ..................... L, 1-7/L, 3-124/2 *@Southeast Missouri ............... W, 2-1/W, 2-04/4 Carson-Newman ........................ W, 2-1/W, 3-24/8 $Austin Peay ............................................ L, 1-34/8 $Troy State .............................................. W, 3-24/9 $Troy State ............................................. L, 3-114/9 $Austin Peay ............................................ L, 2-54/16 *@Eastern Kentucky ............. W, 5-3/W, 10-74/17 *@Morehead State ................... W, 4-3/W, 4-24/18 *@Tennessee State ............. W, 13-1/W, 11-14/19 @Evansville ............................. W, 3-0/W, 2-04/20*@Tennessee-Martin ................ W, 4-2/W, 6-44/22 %Morehead State ................................... L, 0-14/23 %Austin Peay ........................................ W, 3-04/23 %Tennessee Tech ................................ W, 2-14/23%Tennessee-Martin ............................... W, 5-14/23 %Eastern Kentucky .............................. W, 6-34/23 %Southeast Missouri ............................. L, 2-3

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Head Coach: Karen GreenRecord: 26-28 (H-6-6, A-9-11, N-11-11)

OVC Record: 12-8 (2nd)2/21 @ Samford .................................. W, 3-0/L, 3-42/25 @ Mississippi ........................... L, 2-3/W, 12-52/27 #Troy State ............................................ W, 1-02/27 # Southeast Louisiana ........................... W, 7-62/27 # Tennessee State ................................. W, 6-22/28 #Troy State ............................................. L, 0-12/28 # Southeast Louisiana ............................ L, 2-42/28 # Tennessee State ................................. W, 5-02/28 # Troy State ........................................... W, 5-33/3 @ Austin Peay State .................... L, 1-2/W, 4-13/15 $ Colgate ................................................ W, 4-03/15 $ Army .................................................... L, 3-43/16 $ Rider .................................................... W, 4-33/16 $ Vermont ................................................ L, 1-23/17 $ Cornell ................................................. W, 2-03/17 $ Wisconsin-Green Bay ........................ L, 2-43/20 $ Dartmouth ............................................ W, 4-33/24 *@ Tennessee State .............. W, 8-0/W, 10-23/27 % New Mexico .................................... L, 2-103/27 % Mercer ................................................. L, 3-43/28 % South Florida ...................................... L, 2-63/28 % Alabama .............................................. L, 3-44/1 * Tennessee-Martin ....................... L, 0-4/L, 2-74/5 *@ Eastern Illinois ......................... L, 0-3/L, 3-44/6 *@ Southeast Missouri ................ L, 0-5/ L, 1-44/9 *Tennessee State ....................... W, 3-2/W, 9-14/11 * Morehead State ...................... W, 3-2/W, 3-14/12 *Eastern Kentucky ................... W, 8-0/W, 2-14/14 Tennessee ................................... L, 5-6/L, 3-74/15 *@ Tennessee Tech .................. L, 1-3/W, 1-04/17 !! Georgia Southern ............................... W, 3-2!4/17 ! Belmont ............................................... W, 6-04/21 @ UT-Chattanooga ..................... L, 1-3/L, 3-44/24 *@ Eastern Kentucky .............. W, 3-1/W, 4-34/25 *@ Morehead State .................... L, 0-1/W, 2-14/27 Troy State .................................... L, 2-5/L, 1-55/2 *^Tennessee Tech .................................... L, 3-65/3 *^ Austin Peay State ................................ L, 3-4*OVC Game# Troy State Tournament$ Rebel Games; Orlando, FL% Georgia Tech Buzz Classic!! Frost Cutlery Tourn.; Chattanooga, Tenn.^ OVC Tournament; Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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All-Time Results

2/23 at Belmont ........................................... W, 8-42/25 vs $Tennessee ................................... L, 1-42/25 vs $Coastal Carolina ........................ W, 1-02/26 vs $Elon College ............................... W, 1-02/26 $Georgia Southern .............................. L, 2-32/27 $Georgia Southern .............................. L, 1-43/03 vs $Miami University ....................... L, 1-23/3 ^Belmont University ............................ W, 5-43/4 ^Tennessee State ................................. W, 3-03/4 vs ^Western Michigan ......................... L, 5-63/5 vs ^Miami University ......................... W, 7-43/5 vs ^Belmont University ...................... W, 1-03/13 Western Kentucky ............................. W, 2-13/16 vs %Oregon ........................................ L, 0-93/17 vs %Utah State .................................. W, 6-53/17 vs %San Jose State ......................... W, 5-13/17 vs %Texas A&M ............................... W, 4-33/18 vs %Virginia ........................................ L, 1-43/18 vs %Nebraska .................................... L, 0-83/22 Tennessee ............................................ L, 2-53/22 Tennessee ........................................... W, 2-13/24 vs !Florida Atlanic .............................. L, 1-23/24 vs !Illinois Chicago ............................ L, 3-53/25 vs !Ohio University .......................... W, 8-03/25 vs !Rhode Island ............................... W, 6-03/25 vs !Florida Int. .................................... L, 1-53/30 *Tennessee State .............................. W, 9-13/30 *Tennessee State .............................. W, 8-04/1 at *Morehead State .............................. W, 3-04/1 at *Morehead State .............................. W, 5-44/2 at *Morehead State .............................. W, 3-24/6 *Tennessee-Martin .............................. W, 7-04/6 *Tennessee-Martin .............................. W, 3-24/15 *Southeast Missouri ........................... L, 2-44/15 *Southeast Missouri .......................... W, 2-14/16 *Southeast Missouri ........................... L, 0-14/19 at *Tennessee State ........................ W, 11-04/22 *Eastern Kentucky ............................ W, 1-04/22 *Eastern Kentucky ............................ W, 4-34/23 *Eastern Kentucky ............................ W, 3-14/25 *Tennessee Tech ............................... W, 2-04/25 *Tennessee Tech ............................... W, 3-04/27 *Austin Peay ....................................... W, 4-14/29 at Eastern Illinois ............................... W, 0-14/29 at *Eastern Illinois .............................. L, 2-34/30 at *Eastern Illinois .............................. L, 1-24/06 at *Tennessee-Martin ........................ W, 2-04/06 at *Tennessee-Martin ........................ W, 4-04/11 &Tennessee Tech .............................. W, 1-04/12 &Southeast Missouri ......................... W, 3-14/12 at &Southeast Missouri .................... W, 3-14/18 at +Arizona ........................................... L, 0-84/19 vs +Illinois State ................................. L, 1-3*OVC Game#Troy State Invitational$Georgia Southern Rebok Invitational^Middle Tennessee Invitational%Capital Classic (Sacramento, CA)!Georgia Tech Buzz Classic&OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro, TN+NCAA Tournament, Tucson, AZ

Head Coach: Karen GreenRecord: 38-22 (H-9-5, A-16-3, N-13-14)

OVC Record: 19-7 (2nd)

2/19 #Troy State ......................................... W, 1-02/19 #Samford ............................................. W, 7-32/19 #Alabama State .................................. W, 5-02/20 #Alabama State ................................ W, 14-02/20 #Samford .............................................. L, 2-32/20 #Troy State .......................................... L, 0-22/26 $Stetson .............................................. W, 6-12/26 $Auburn ................................................ L, 2-32/27 $Georgia Southern .............................. L, 0-32/27 $Coastal Carolina ............................. W, 5-22/28 $Auburn ................................................ L, 1-23/6 ^Furman University .......................... W, 1-03/6 Êast Carolina ................................... W, 7-43/7 ^Furman University ........................ W, 6-33/7 Êast Carolina ..................................... L, 4-53/9 @Belmont ............................... W 7-4/W, 6-13/11 @Alabama A&M .................. W 5-0/W, 25-03/15 %Kentucky ........................................... L, 6-93/16 %Illinois at Chicago ............................ L, 1-73/16 %@Coastal Carolina .......................... L, 2-33/17 %Illinois at Chicago ............................ L, 0-83/17 %Coastal Carolina ............................ W, 3-23/23 @Tennessee ............................ L, 2-4/L, 0-73/26 !Florida A&M ....................................... W, 6-13/26 !North carolina ................................... L, 0-103/27 !Northeast Louisiana .......................... L, 2-33/27 !Butler ................................................... W, 6-13/27 !Kent State ........................................... W, 1-03/28 !Evansvil le ........................................... L, 1-23/30 *Tennessee Tech .................. W, 1-0/W, 6-54/3 *@Morehead St. .................. W, 10-2/W, 4-34/3 *@Eastern Kentucky ............ W, 2-1/W, 4/34/6 *Austin Peay .......................... W, 8-0/W, 1-04/8 *Tennessee State ................ W, 8-0/W, 19-04/11 *Eastern Illinois ..................... W, 4-3/W, 2-14/12 *SE Missouri St. ..................... L, 1-2/L, 1-44/14 *@Tennessee Tech ............. W 4-2/W, 4-34/18 *@Tennessee-Martin ......... W 15-1/W, 1-04/20 *@Austin Peay ................... W 5-0/W, 10-14/23 *Eastern Kentucky ................ W 3-2/L, 1-44/24 *Morehead St. ......................... L, 1-2/L, 1-25/1 &Austin Peay ................................... W, 11-35/1 &Morehead St. .................................. W, 4-35/2 &SE Missouri St. ................................ L, 0-95/2 &Eastern Illinois .................................. L, 0-4* OVC Game# Troy State Tornament$ Georgia Southern Reebok Classic^ Furman Tournament% Coastal Carolina Tournament! Georgia Tech Buzz Classic& OVC Tournament


OVC Record: 16-5 (1st)

2/18 at #Troy State ................................... W, 2-12/18 vs #Southeast Louisiana ................. L, 2-32/18 vs #Alabama State ......................... W, 12-12/19 at #Troy State ................................... W, 1-02/19 vs #Southeast Louisiana ................. L, 2-42/19 vs #Alabama State ......................... W, 14-22/23 at Belmont ........................................... W, 5-1



Wins1. Jennifer Martinez, 1999- 382. Andrea Edwards, 1993-95 332. Jill Booth, 1994-95 334. Jaclyn Story, 1997 32

ERA1. Jennifer Martinez, 1999- 1.382. Andrea Edwards, 1993-95 1.893. Jennifer Fine, 1994-95 2.32

Appearances1. Andrea Edwards, 1993-95 742. Jaclyn Story, 1997-98 712. Courtney Wallace, 1998- 714. Jennifer Martinez, 1999- 635. Jill Booth, 1994-95 62

Complete Games1. Andrea Edwards, 1993-95 652. Jaclyn Story, 1997 623. Jill Booth, 1994-95 52

Shutouts1. Jennifer Martinez 152. Andrea Edwards, 1993-95 132. Jaclyn Story, 1997 134. Courtney Wallace, 1998-99 12

Innings Pitched1. Andrea Edwards, 1993-95 418.22. Jaclyn Story, 1997-98 408.23. Jennifer Martinez 386.04. Courtney Wallace, 1998-99 380.2

Strikeouts1. Jennifer Martinez, 1999- 4842. Andrea Edwards, 1993-95 3273. Jill Booth, 1994-95 342

Wins1. Jaclyn Story, 1997 282. Jill Booth, 1994 202. Jennifer Martinez, 1999 20

ERA1. Jennifer Martinez, 2000 1.382. Jennifer Martinez, 1999 1.403. Andrea Edwards, 1993 1.594. Jill Booth, 1994 1.68

Appearances1. Jaclyn Story, 1997 572. Kelly Johnson, 1996 363. Courtney Wallace, 1999 354. Kim Blair, 1996 34Complete Games1. Jaclyn Story, 1997 562. Kim Blair, 1996 323. Kelly Johnson, 1996 28

Shutouts1. Jaclyn Story, 1997 112. Kim Blair, 1996 82. Jennifer Martinez, 2000 94. Jennifer Martinez, 1999 74. Courtney Wallace, 1999 7

Innings Pitched1. Jaclyn Story, 1997 359.12. Courtney Wallace, 1999 214.23. Kelly Johnson, 1996 209.1

Strikeouts1. Jennifer Martinez, 1999 2732. Jennifer Martinez, 2000 2113. Jill Booth, 1994 1914. Jaclyn Story, 1997 176

Hits1. Allison Cheatham, 1995-98 1952. Melanie Manley, 1997-2000 1882. Jamie Polsteen, 1995-98 1783. Rachel Actkinson, 1997-99 162

Runs1. Melanie Manley, 1997-2000 1062. Jamie Polsteen, 1995-98 1003. Allison Cheatham, 1995-98 96

R e c o r d s

Career Pitching

Career Hitting

In only two season's, Laura Brockman has establishedherself as the school's most prolific homerun hitter.

With two season's remaining, JenniferMartinez already ranks near the top inalmost every pitching category at MiddleTennessee.

Jaclyn Story recorded a school record28 wins during the 1997 season.

Season Pitching



Doubles1. Rachel Actkinson, 1996-99 362. Melanie Manley, 1997-2000 353. Shay Haskell, 1997-2000 283. Charlotte Peay, 1994-97 263. Pierrecia Lyons, 1995-98 264. Jamie Estepa, 1994-96 22

Triples1. Allison Cheatham, 1995-98 92. Kandal Walker, 1996-97 62. Kerry Allen, 1998-2000 6

Runs Batted In1. Charlotte Peay, 1994-97 792. Rachel Actkinson, 1997-99 773. Jamie Estepa, 1994-96 734. Pierrecia Lyons, 1995-98 72

Stolen Bases1. Jamie Polsteen, 1995-98 692. Allison Cheatham, 1995-98 603. Kim Blair, 1996 52

Homeruns1. Laura Brockman, 1999- 152. Shay Haskell, 1997-2000 63. Tamara Davis, 1997-2000 3

R e c o r d s

Batting Average1. Kim Blair, 1996 .4312. Kandal Walker, 1996 .3753. Allison Cheatham, 1997 .3744. Jamie Estepa, 1995 .3605. Stacy Gafford, 1994 .3586. Jennifer Fine, 1994 .3577. Laura Brockman, 1999 .3418. Amanda Kendall, 1998 .3339. Rachel Actkinson .32810. Melanie Manley, 1998 .325

Hits1. Kim Blair, 1996 882. Kandall Walker, 1996 663. Allison Cheatham, 1997 65

Runs1. Stacey Gafford, 1994 422. Kim Blair, 1996 402. Melanie Manley, 1999 40

Doubles1. Rachel Actkinson, 1999 141. Pierrecia Lyons, 1997 132. Rachel Actkinson, 1997 12

Triples1. Kerry Allen, 1999 62. Allison Cheatham, 1996 52. Jamie Estepa, 1994 5

Rachel Actkinson is the school's all-timeleader with 36 two-baggers. She also fin-ished her career with 77 RBIs, which rankssecond all-time.

Melanie Manley is the school's all-timerun scorer with 106. She also ranks sec-ond in doubles.

Homeruns1. Laura Brockman, 2000 92. Laura Brockman, 1999 63. Shay Haskell, 2000 3(Several tied with two homeruns)

Stolen Bases1. Kim Blair, 1996 522. Allison Cheatham, 1998 202. Allison Cheatham, 1997 203. Melanie Manley, 1999 19

Active Players in Bold

Kim Blair hit for a sparkling .431 averagein 1996. She is the only Lady Raider toever hit .400 in a season.

Season Hitting



Jennifer Martinez ........... 1999Kim Blair ................. 1996

H o n o rR o l l

First Team All-OVC2000Jennifer Martinez, PShay Haskell, 1B1999Rachel Actkinson, 2BLaura Brockman, OFCourtney Wallace, UJennifer Martinez, P1998Shay Haskell, U1996Kim Blair, U1995Allison Cheatham, OF

Second Team All-OVC2000Laura Brockman, OFStayc Preator, PSteffi Silva, SSCarisa Chavez, 2B1999Melanie Manley, CSteffi Silva, SSKerry Allen, OF1998Courtney Wallace, U1997Allison Cheatham, OfPierrecia Lyons, IFJaclyn Story, P1996Allison Cheatham, OFKelly Johnson, PJamie Polsteen, OFKandall Walker, IF1995Jill Booth, PJamie Estapa, CJennifer Fine, DH/IF1994Mandy Baird, 2BJill Booth, PJamie Estapa, CStacey Gafford, OFHonorable MentionAndrea Edwards, P .......... 1995Holly Griffeth, IF ........... 1996Rachel Actkinson, If....... 1997, 98Melany Manley, C ........... 1998Allison Cheatham, OF......... 1998

OVC Pitcher of the YearJennifer Martinez* .......... 2000Jennifer Martinez* .......... 1999*First player in OVC history named Pitcher ofthe Year in consecutive seasons.

OVC All-Tournament2000Tamara DavisShay HaskellMelanie ManleyLaura BrockmanJennifer Martinez1999Laura Brockman1996Kandall Walker1994Jill BoothJamie EstapaStacey GaffordKristin Rawlings

OVC Freshman of the Year

OVC Tournament MVPJennifer Martinez ........... 2000Jill Booth ................. 1994

The Green's List

Jennifer

Martinez

Pitcher: 1999-Pres.

2000 OVC Pitcher of the Year

2000 All-OVC First Team

2000 NCAA All-Region Second Team

1999 OVC Freshman of the Year

1999 OVC Pitcher of the Year

1999 All-OVC First Team

Melanie

Manley

Catcher: 1997-2000

1999 OVC Scholar Athletof the Year

2000 NFCA Academic All-American



1998 OVC Medal of Honor


NFCA Academic All-AmericanErica Buhl ................ 2000Kip Phillips ............... 2000Melanie Manley .... 1997, 98, 99, 00Laura Brockman ......... 1999, 00Charisa Chavez .......... 1999, 00Courtney Wallace ........... 1999Pierrecia Lyons ......... 1997, 98



ARachel Actkinson ...... 1997-99Kerry Allen ........ 1999-2000

BMandy Baird ......... 1993-95Brenda Bessinger...... 1994-97Mandy Biggar ........ 1995-96Kim Blair ............. 1996Jill Booth ........... 1994-95Erica Bradley .......... 1993Laura Brockman ........ 1999-Karesse Brown.......... 1993Erica Buhl ............ 2000

CCarissa Chavez...... 1999-2000Allison Cheatham ...... 1995-98Kelly Cormier .......... 2000-Stephanie Cox ........ 1998-99

DTamara Davis....... 1997-2000

EAndrea Edwards ...... 1993-95Jamie Estepa......... 1994-96

FBridget Fielder ......... 1993Jennifer Fine ......... 1994-95

GStacy Gafford ........... 1994Stephanie Gobble ....... 1993Holly Griffith ........... 1996

HShay Haskell ....... 1997-2000Becky Holm ............ 1993

JKelly Johnson .......... 1996

KAmanda Kendall ........ 1998-

LPierrecia Lyons ..... 1995-1998

MMelanie Manley .... 1997-2000Misty Martin ....... 1999-2000Jennifer Martinez ....... 1999-Janel Mehuron ......... 1993

PCharlotte Peay ........ 1994-97

Audrey Peters .......... 1997Kip Phillips ............ 2000-Wendy Pollock ......... 2000Jamie Polsteen ....... 1995-98Stayc Preator .......... 2000-

RKristen Rawlins ....... 1993-96

SSteffi Silva ............ 1999-Melissa Stepp .......... 1993Jaclyn Story ........... 1997

WKandal Walker ........ 1996-97Courtney Wallace ....... 1998-Ashlie Way ............ 1999-Melissa Webb ........ 1994-97Jenny West .......... 1994-95

L e t t e r w i n n e r s

RAIDER AVIATIONMiddle Tennessee is justone of a few universities withits own fleet of planes. TheMurfreesboro Airport is home to 16 University-owned planes that are used inaviation training as well as for several athletic teams at Middle Tennessee.Included in the fleet are seven Cessna 152s, three Cessna 172s, two Cessna172 RGs, two Beechcraft Duchess planes, one Cessna 150 Tail Wheel and oneCessna 404.



P r e s i d e n t /Athletic Director

Dr. R. Eu-gene Smith comesto Middle Tennes-see as interimpresident afterserving as vicepresident for Busi-ness and Finance at

the University of Memphis since 1971.However, Smith has more than a pass-

ing familiarity with Middle Tennessee. Heis a 1957 graduate of Middle Tennessee,going on to earn a Master of Arts degreefrom (then) Memphis State University in1966 and a Doctorate from the Universityof Mississippi in 1979.

Smith worked as an auditor and thedirector of state audit for Tennessee be-fore taking a post as the business directorat the University of Memphis in 1968. In1971, he was named vice president forBusiness and Finance and served in thatcapacity until accepting the interim presi-dent post at Middle Tennessee.

“Gene Smith is an outstanding leaderwho has served the TBR well for almost 40

years,” said Charles Manning, chancellor ofthe Tennessee Board of Regents. “He wasborn in Middle Tennessee, is a distinguishedalumnus of MTSU, and knows the regionwell.

“We have been very impressed withthe leadership of Dr. (James E.) Walkerand the direction that MTSU has beentraveling during the last decade. We want tomaintain that momentum, and Gene Smithis the best person to do just that,” Manningsaid.

“The leadership team at MTSU isstrong and capable, and Gene will work wellwith this team to keep the university movingduring this interim period,” the chancelloradded.

During his tenure of 32 years at Mem-phis, Smith also became a leader in thecommunity. He was a member of the boardof the Urban League, the Mid-South Fair,Mid-South Public Communications Foun-dation, Memphis Minority Business Coun-cil, and the National Conference of Chris-tians and Jews.

In 1994, the National Association of

College and University Business Officersrecognized Smith as Distinguished Busi-ness Officer of the Year, an award given forlifetime achievement. He previously waspresident of the NACABO for the 1988-89academic year as well as serving as presi-dent for the Southern Association of Col-lege and University Business Officers. Heis the first Tennessean to be elected presi-dent of both of these organizations.

Smith also served as chairman of theCouncil on Business Affairs Executive Com-mittee of the National Association of StateUniversity and Land Grant Colleges.

A native of nearby Lebanon, Tenn.,Smith received the Distinguished Alumniaward at Middle Tennessee in 1997 inrecognition of his achievements and lead-ership in higher education. Smith receivedthe University of Memphis Society Educa-tor of the Year award in 1999.

Smith is married to Anne ClementSmith and the couple has three children,Danny, David, and Genie Ann.

Dr. R. Eugene SmithInterim President

Boots DonnellyInterim AD

When itcomes to athleticsat Middle Tennes-see, James “Boots”Donnelly is perhapsone of the most rec-ognized names.

H a v i n gserved 20 years as

head coach of the Blue Raiders footballprogram, Donnelly retired after the 1998season and moved into the role of directorof community relations. In this capacity,Donnelly spent his time working with theVarsity Club, Letterman’s Club, and foot-ball.

Now Donnelly has taken the reins ofthe entire athletic department, serving asthe interim athletic director. Donnelly takesover for former athletic director Lee Fowlerwho took the same job at North Carolina

State in October 2000.Former University President Dr. James

Walker, who named Donnelly to the interimathletic director post before departing theUniversity himself, said, “Boots Donnellyhas been a leader in the athletic departmentfor many years and I can’t think of anyonewho wants to see Blue Raider athleticsexcel any more than he does.

“Boots has proven his loyalty throughhis work and dedication and has taken BlueRaider athletics a long way, including thethreshold of I-A football. I am very confi-dent in his ability to lead the athletic depart-ment during this time.”

In his 20 years at the helm of the BlueRaiders, Donnelly amassed an overall recordof 140-87-1, ranking him as the 8th mostsuccessful head coach in NCAA Division I-AA history.

During his illustrious career, he won

four Ohio Valley Conference Champion-ships, had 10 National Top 25 finishes,made seven I-AA playoff appearances, had14 players go on to play in the NFL, coachednine First-Team All-Americans, had 12OVC Players of the Year, was a three-timeOVC Coach of the Year, and a two-timeRegional Coach of the Year.

Donnelly also received the NationalFootball Foundation “Contribution to Foot-ball” Award in 1989 and was named theTennessee Sports Writers Coach of theYear in 1988 and again in 1994.

Donnelly’s ties to Middle Tennesseedon’t begin with coaching. He played foot-ball for the Blue Raiders from 1962 to1964 under another legendary Blue Raidercoach, Charles “Bubber” Murphy. Duringhis time as a player, Middle Tennesseecompiled an overall record of 22-8-1.

Donnelly is married to the formerCarole Holzapfel. The couple has threedaughters – Bunny, Helen and Lauren –and two grandsons.

Boots DonnellyInterim Athletic Director

Dr. R. Eugene SmithInterim President



T h eU n i v e r s i t y

Founded on September 11,1911, Middle Tennessee StateUniversity is the oldest, largest andfastest-growing public university incentral Tennessee. For the pastthree years, MTSU has been thenumber one college choice of mid-state high school valedictorians andsalutatorians according to an in-dependent survey.

The University has a long his-tory of and commitment to educat-ing middle Tennesseans. With acurrent enrollment of over 19,000students, MTSU educates morepeople in this region than any other school.More than 90 percent of the student bodyare Tennessee residents, and the vast ma-jority remain in middle Tennessee aftergraduation. Of almost 70,000 alumni, ap-proximately 77 percent live in Tennessee.

During 89 years of existence, the Uni-versity has seen some remarkable changes,growing from a 100-acre campus with 125students and 19 faculty members to a 500-acre campus with over 750 faculty.

A comprehensive university, MTSUoffers more than 140 undergraduate pro-grams in its five colleges—Basic and Ap-plied Sciences, Business, Education andBehavioral Science, Liberal Arts, and MassCommunication—and over 55 graduateprograms, including doctoral degrees.

Middle Tennessee State Universityhas developed a comprehensive institution-wide Academic Master Plan that will imple-ment 20-plus strategies to continue movingthe University forward during the 21stcentury. An important component of theAcademic Master Plan was the establish-ment of an Honors College, which wasapproved by the Tennessee Board of Re-gents and became a reality in Fall 1998.

The University’s progress and forwardmomentum is clearly evidenced by the ongo-

ing capital projects on campus. The newfour-story University Library opened forstudent use in January 1999. A new ap-proach to on-campus living, Scarlett Com-mons opened in Fall 1999, and the GreekRow Project was completed for the Spring2000 semester. Over $200 million in con-struction projectswere completed in the1990s or are cur-rently underway.

A teachers col-lege in its earliest days,MTSU still educatesmore teachers thanany other school inTennessee. The Uni-versity also has one ofthe largest recordingindustry programs inthe nation; strongprograms in business,aerospace and agri-science, and a nation-ally recognized graduate program in publichistory. Among MTSU’s graduates are aNobel Laureate; National Teacher of theYear, U.S. Senator; U.S. Congress mem-bers, state legislators; Grammy, Emmy andPeabody award winners; and others too

numerous to mention. AMay 2000 music gradu-ate, Alysa Cannon, holdsthe distinction of being thefirst MTSU student to par-ticipate in the FulbrightScholar Program. Shecurrently is studying inSpain.Academic programs are

enriched through the es-tablishment of chairs dedi-cated to the support ofparticular disciplines.Funded by gifts to the Uni-

versity Foundation, the Martin Chairof Insurance and the WeatherfordChair of Finance are administeredthrough the Economics and FinanceDepartment. MTSU houses nineChairs of Excellence, established witha combination of private, universityand state funds. They are: TheJennings A. Jones Chair in Free En-terprise; The Jennings and RebeccaJones Chair in Urban and RegionalPlanning; The John SeigenthalerChair in First Amendment Studies;The Dr. Carl Adams Chair in HealthCare Services; The National

HealthCare Chair in Nursing; The RobertE. and Georgiana West Russell Chair inManufacturing Excellence; The KatherineDavis Murfree Chair in Dyslexic Studies;The John C. Miller Chair in Equine Repro-ductive Physiology; and The Mary E. MillerChair in Equine Health.

MTSU is also the site of two Centers ofExcellence established by the TennesseeGeneral Assembly—The Center for His-toric Preservation and The Center for Popu-lar Music. Another boon to scholars is theAlbert Gore Research Center, a repositoryof manuscripts and other historic materials.



The Recreation Center

At a cost of $32.75 million, the new University Library is the crown jewel of MiddleTennessee’s building projects over the past 10 years. The library, which opened inJanuary 1999, spans 250,000 square feet and is capable of housing 800,000 vol-umes. The state-of-the-art design features study seating for 2,500 students and has350 public access computers that are connected to a variety of networks for research.In fact, the scope of the library’s network is so expansive that over 150 miles of cableconnects the computer terminals to the network. If electronic research doesn’t lead toanswers, the library subscribes to nearly 3,500 journals and other periodicals that arereadily available for student use. Fifty-three microtext readers and 14 microtextreaders with printers are accessible by students in the periodical section. Space in thelibrary has also been reserved for classroom usage and group study area. One visit tothe University Library proves that support for all students' academic pursuits is un-matched in the area.

University Library

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The Campus Recreation Center offers stu-dents a variety of fitness and recreationopportunities. For starters, there are sixindoor basketball/volleyball courts, six rac-quetball courts, and indoor and outdoorpools. Also featured in the facility are anindoor track, a cardio-vascular room, aclimbing wall, a weight room, an aerobicsroom, and an indoor soccer and roller hockeyarea. Outside are a sun deck and threeoutdoor sand volleyball courts along withthe aforementioned pool. Students can alsojoin a myriad of recreational clubs and signup for various off-campus activities such aswhitewater rafting and hiking.



Middle Tennessee'sTOP TEN

1Oldest and largest public university in the mid-state.

2Number one college choice of mid-state valedicto-rians and salutatorians for three years; enteringfreshman scores above state and national aver-ages.

3New facilities with latest in equipment and technol-ogy.

4James Buchanan (‘40), Nobel Prize in EconomicSciences; late U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr.;Grammy and Emmy award winners; and a ma-jority of the region’s teachers are among success-ful alumni.

5Blue Raiders won 20 conference championshipsin the ‘90s; won men’s conference all-sports tro-phy four times; numerous athletes in pro sportsand Olympics.

6Direct student access to faculty who use latesttechnology and master classrooms.

7Honors College - first in state - provides selectacademic atmosphere within large university.

8Economic impact on region more than $250 mil-lion.

9Aerospace and Recording Industry attract studentsfrom all over the world.

10Safe and friendly environment with diverse stu-dent body - 54 percent female, 13 percent minority,and students from over 70 countries.

Business-AeroSpaceSymbolizing thetransformation thatis taking place oncampus, the $23million Businessand Aerospacebuilding has beenrecognized nation-ally for its excel-lence and innova-tion in architecturaldesign. The163,000 squarefoot facility featuresstate-of-the-arttechnology, 40 mas-ter classrooms, atechnology lab with a wind tunnel, and a flight simulation lab. The aerospace program thatcalls the building home is among the top three programs in the country and attractsstudents from all over the world. One of the largest and most comprehensive programs inthe nation, the Aerospace Department is also one of the first four to be accredited by theCouncil on Aviation Accreditation (CAA).

College of Mass CommunicationMiddle Tennessee’s College ofMass Communication is Tenn-essee’s fastest-growing learningenvironment for communicationskills. It also houses one of thelargest communication programsin the country, enrolling over 2,500students - more than half of whomare enrolled in the nationally ac-claimed Recording Industry Pro-gram.

The Tennessee Centerfor the Study and Treatment of DyslexiaMiddle Tennessee’s program is a nationally recognized model for the delivery of servicesto students with dyslexia, to psychologists and teachers who identify and instruct them,and to schools that enable these students to achieve their potential.

The Center for Excellence in Popular MusicAccording to the Chronicle of Higher Education, this Middle Tennessee Center is “next tothe Library of Congress and Brown University in parts of its collection.” The Center’sholdings encompass a variety of media, including sheet music, sound recordings, audiotapes and videotapes, books, serials, photographs, posters, manuscripts, clippings, andmicroforms.

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Jeanne MassaquoiDirector of Student-Athlete Enhancement

The Student-AthleteEnhancement Center at Middle Tennesseeencompasses the academic support systemand the B.R.A.S.S. Life Skills Program forathletes in all 16 Division I-A sports. TheCenter is housed at the Johnny “Red” FloydFootball Stadium on Raider Drive. The new facility opened its doors onJanuary 4, 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Blue Raider student-athletes can takeadvantage of the library-like atmosphereas they report for their required study hallhours under the watchful eyes of the Di-rector, Mrs. Jeanne Massaquoi, and theAssistant Director and Coordinator ofB.R.A.S.S., Mrs. Wynnifred Counts. TheCenter consists of administrative offices,fully equipped individual and group tutorrooms, a computer center and spacious studycarrels equipped with task lighting. Ser-vices provided by the Center include helpwith registration and pre-registration, helpwith study skills, and updates on NCAA leg-islation. In an effort to accommodate the stu-dent-athlete’s busy schedule, the Center isopen from 7:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Mon-day-Thursday and from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00p.m. on Friday. The Center uses an innova-tive time-clock system activated by thestudent’s ID card for daily and weekly re-ports. Tutors in various subjects are sched-uled in the tutoring rooms throughout allhours of operation, and all tutoring takesplace only at the Center. In addition to providing the academicsupport needed to be successful in the class-room, the Center is committed to meetingthe needs of student-athletes in life skillsdevelopment through the very popularB.R.A.S.S. Program. MTSU’s Life SkillsProgam adopted the acronym “BRASS”which stands for Blue Raider Athlete Skillsfor Success. Mrs. Counts, as Coordinator, is dedicatedto helping prepare student-athletes for lifeafter college. When possible, Blue Raidersvolunteer to help teachers and students at

elementary and middleschools throughout Ruther-ford County during the aca-demic year. Each spring, Special Olym-pics at MT uses Blue Raiderstudent-athletes to run theevents. Career night is a wellattended event each year, asare the annual substance andalcohol abuse seminars. So-cial events such as the FallWelcome Back Picnic and theSpring Student-Athlete Ballare eagerly anticipated by allstudent-athletes.

“We are very grateful for the coopera-tion we receive from our supervising of-fice, Academic Affairs, from the AthleticDepartment and from the faculty and staffthroughout the MTSU community,” saidMassaquoi. “The success of the Centerdepends on this cooperation, and we havebeen very fortunate to experience an out-pouring of support in our efforts.” Despite the move to an upgraded facil-ity, the mission of the Center remains stead-fast-to help student-athletes utilize skillssuch as teamwork that are learned on thefield and turn them into positive prepara-tion for life after college. The Center iscommitted to meeting the changing needsof student-athletes. The Center also con-tinues to promote partnerships betweenUniversity, the NCAA and theMurfreesboro community to help achieveits goals. The Student-Athlete Enhancement Cen-ter is just one way that Middle Tennesseeis helping to prepare student-athletes forlife after college. Programs such as

C O M M U N I T YI N V O L V E M E N TReading Raiders ProgramThe Reading Raiders Program began

in the summer of 1993 and was designedto allow Middle Tennessee athletes the op-portunity to give back to the community bygetting involved in the lives of thecommunity’s children. Within this program,Middle Tennessee athletes serve as rolemodels and motivators in encouraging theimportance of reading and proper studyskills to students in the Murfreesboro CityExtended Schools Program.

B.R.A.S.S.The B.R.A.S.S. Program is another

vehicle that encourages student-athletesto become involved in service activities. TheMiddle Tennessee athletic department,through the B.R.A.S.S. program, becamethe state’s first to take an active role in theSpecial Olympics. This relationship isstrengthened every year, as the student-athletes begin to look as forward to work-ing with the Special Olympians as much asthe Olympians look forward to interactingwith college athletes.

Wynnifred CountsAssistant Director

B.R.A.S.S. help student-athletes learn totake personal responsibility for their livesand help them become self-sufficient. Bytaking advantage of these opportunities,student-athletes can get far ahead of theircompetitors in the game of life.

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Weight Facility It is often said that the path

to athletic greatness leads throughthe weight room. This certainly ringstrue at Middle Tennessee, whereBlue Raider teams have a decidedadvantage over the majority of theiropponents. The addition to Johnny “Red”Floyd Stadium also allowed for a10,000-plus square foot weightroom facility adjacent to the Northend zone for use by all Middle Ten-nessee student-athletes. The endresult is a strength training area thatrivals any in the country. The weightroom has been lauded by many assuperior in the area, including SEC and Conference USA schools. This newest addition to the Blue Raider athletic facilities is thecrown jewel for all Middle Tennessee athletes. The facility, which opened in May of 1999, greets student-athletes with 20,714½ pounds of plates and dumbbells. The sheervolume of weights is not the most impressive aspect of the weightroom. It is equipped with nine Wynmor power racks, nine Wynmorplatforms and nine York half-racks. Hammer Strength equipmentrounds out the room with five ground-base jammers, a dead lift, aleg press, a leg curl and a leg extension. Other Hammer Strengthequipment in the facility includes a bench press, a military press, arow machine, neck machine, pull-up and pull-over. An impressive array of dumbbells is provided for the student-athletes’ use. Two sets of dumbbells ranging from five to 150pounds are kept on racks around the room. Mirrors ring the wallsto help student-athletes ensure that they are using proper formthroughout their workouts. Cardiovascular equipment such astreadmills and stationary bikes is also available for use in the facility. Some fringe benefits found in the weight room include atelevision with cable and a state-of-the-art sound system. Twooffices for the strength coaches are located in the room, along withrestrooms and a small hospitality area. The weight room also provides direct access to the footballstadium and a large meeting room. The meeting room is used notonly by the Blue Raider football team on game days and for filmbreakdown, but also by many others for press conferences, HPERSclasses and other functions. The meeting room is fully equipped withhigh tech audiovisual equipment to enhance the learning of students

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using the space. The weight room issupervised by headstrength and condition-ing coach Matt Riley,associate Robb Rogers,assistant DarrenEdgington and gradu-ate assistants CedricWalthaw and Andy Wil-liams. Riley, a formerMiddle Tennessee foot-ball player, oversees theentire operation andwas responsible for thedesign and layout of thefacility. Following hisgraduation from Middle

Tennessee in 1988, Riley was the head strength and conditioningcoach at Tennessee Tech in 1989 and 1990 before taking over thesame role at Southern Miss in 1991 and 1992. Rogers, the National Strength Coach of the Year in 1996, is inhis second season with the Blue Raiders. Rogers, who is thecoordinator for all football strength and conditioning programs,came to Middle Tennessee after serving as the head strengthtrainer for the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. Along with strength training, Rogers is widely known for speeddevelopment and injury prevention. Every member of the strength and conditioning staff is highlyrespected and very knowledgeable in the field, which is a big reasonMiddle Tennessee athletes are in better shape today than in yearspast.

Athletic TrainingMiddle Tennessee's Athletic Training Program handles com-

plete training and rehabilitation for 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports.The athletic training staff is responsible for the day-to-day

health and welfare of each student-athlete at Middle Tennessee.This includes pre- and post-practice as well as game day situa-tions.

The trainers work in conjunction with team doctors and con-ditioning staff in the rehabilitation of injuries from shoulder ten-donitis to complete knee reconstruction.

The training program utilizes two fully-equipped trainingrooms within the athletic complexes at Middle Tennessee. Themain training room is located in the Murphy Center, which is beingrennovated and should be completed before the end of the 2001academic year. The other has been placed inside the Alumni Me-morial Gym.

The staff has three full-time certified athletic trainers andthe addition of up to three graduate assistants this year. The staffalso consists of nine student trainers.

With the new Athletic Training Program in place, Blue Raiderathletes are assured of the best care possible.



M u r f r e e s b o r o

Murfreesboro, the home to Middle TennesseeState University, is one of the fastest growing commu-nities in the state of Tennessee. Located just 32 milesoutside Nashville, Murfreesboro has a storied past andan extremely bright future.

The city was founded in 1811, and was originallyknown as Cannonsburgh. The name was changed toMurfreesboro after only 33 days in honor of Revolu-tionary War Col. Hardy Murfree, one of the early set-tlers of the town. Murfreesboro, which is consideredthe geographic center of the state of Tennessee, servedas the state capital from 1819 to 1825. However, thelarger economic base and river port of Nashville drewthe capital status away from Murfreesboro. Murfrees-boro remained a significant economic center due tothe city’s location between Nashville and Chattanooga.

The geographics of Murfreesboro continue to aidits development. It is still an important stop along theNashville/Chattanooga route, but it is not that fact alonethat makes Murfreesboro so desirable. Its proximityto three major interstate routes in Tennessee make itreadily accessible from nearly anywhere in the state.Also, the Middle Tennessee area is located in the de-

mographic center of 70 percent of the population ofthe United States. These factors combine to gener-ate considerable growth in Murfreesboro.

Industry has become an important cornerstoneof the economy of Murfreesboro. Manufacturers suchas Aladdin, Nissan, Bridgestone/Firestone and Geor-gia Pacific have located in the Murfreesboro/Ruth-erford County area and make a continual impact onthe area. Recently, several shopping centers, restau-rants and other diversions have helped Murfrees-boro become one of the most sought-after communi-ties in the Mid-state region.

The city of Murfreesboro is the largest city inRutherford County with an estimated population over60,000. The county as a whole is home to approxi-mately 150,000 residents. Rutherford County hasseen unprecedented growth over the past few years.A state census estimate in 1995 showed that thepopulation of the county had increased 25 percent

since the 1990 census. During this time, Middle Tennessee as a whole has seen tremendouschange. Population increases,continued construction andincreased media attentionhave helped to thrust Nash-ville and the surrounding ar-eas into the forefront of ur-banism. This growth hascome with some problems, butit has also created some tre-mendous opportunities forthe residents of the area.Nashville constructed aworld-class downtown arenawhich opened early in 1997,and it has already attractedtwo professional sports ten-ants. The Nashville Kats ofthe Arena Football Leaguerecently completed their thirdyear of competition and theNHL’s Nashville Predatorsbegan prowling the ice in thefall of 1998. The NFL’s Ti-tans have taken up residencyin Nashville and play in thestate-of-the-art AdelphiaColiseum.

Murfreesboro is grow-ing by leaps and bounds, butit still has managed to retainmost of the small-town charm that made it so appealing years ago. Eventhough the town has gone through massive change in recent times, somethings have stayed the same. It remains a quality place to raise children,work and live. These qualities will keep Murfreesboro growing in a positivedirection.



A r o u n dThe Boro

Nashville and the middle Tennessee areahave been thrust into the national spotlightin recent years, and this time country musicis not the only reason.Nashville and its surrounding counties

are among the most popular relocation ar-eas in the United States, and not withoutgood reason. The area is now home to theNFL, the NHL, Arena League Football, andwill soon be home to an Indy Racing Leagueand NASCAR Superspeedway.Of course, country music is still the heart-

beat of Nashville. Many record labels andperformance rights organizations are mov-ing their bases of operation to the “ThirdCoast.”Not only has country music been a boom

to the middle Tennessee area, but therehas also been an influx of many genre ofmusic including jazz, blues and rock. WithMTSU's nationally known recording indus-try program and the convenience of havingMusic City in the back yard, no wonder theUniversity as well as the mid-state area

continue to thrive in the music industry.Residents and tourists alike enjoy visit-

ing the downtown Nashville area known asThe District. The area along Second Av-enue, which parallels the Cumberland River,has become home to several nationallyknown hot spots. The Hard Rock Cafe andPlanet Hollywood are all located in thisarea along with other restaurants and shopswith a local flavor.The area is also home to a burgeoning

professional sports scene. The Gaylord En-

tertainment Center is located at Broadwayand Fifth Avenue and is home to the Nash-ville Predators of the NHL and the Nash-ville Kats of the AFL.Adelphia Coliseum,

home of the TennesseeTitans NFL franchise, islocated across the riverand is readily accessiblefrom the downtownarea.Just across the inter-

state from the down-town area is MusicRow, home to many ofNashville’s record la-bels and recording stu-dios.History buffs will

also remember that the middle Tennesseearea is home to a number of Civil War battle-fields, museums and military cemeteries.Also located in the area is the Hermitage,home of our seventh President AndrewJackson.The seat of Tennessee’s government is

located in Nashville, with the State Capitolbuilding located mere blocks from the down-town Nashville area.If shopping is your bag,

then middle Tennessee of-fers a wide variety ofwares. Several malls withthe latest in fashion are lo-cated in the area alongwith antique shops, art gal-leries and good old fash-ioned flea markets.The area has also gained

popularity because of thegood reputation of middleTennessee as family

friendly. The area featuresmany parks, rivers, lakes andhiking trails for family fun.The schools in middle Tennes-see are consistently givenhigh marks for excellence.The best part about all of

these area attractions is thatMiddle Tennessee State Uni-versity is located a few shortminutes from all of them. Nomatter what you want to do,you will find a friend on cam-

pus to go with you.

Adelphia Coliseum

Gaylord EntertainmentCenter



Life Withthe Lady Raiders

Middle Tennessee’s newest residential area isScarlett Commons. Located immediately north of theCampus Recreation Center, Scarlett Commons fea-tures four-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments withfull kitchens and living rooms. Residents occupy aprivate bedroom and share their bath with one otherstudent. Each bedroom is wired for direct data accessto the university computing system.“I love living there,” said Barry Hall, a member of

the Middle Tennessee football team. “It’s a lot betterthan the dorms. You have more time to yourself and ithas more of a ‘homey’ atmosphere.”

The Scarlett Commons clubhouse includes a 24-hourreception and service desk, recreation/meeting roomwith fireplace, and laundry room.

The University shuttle bus, Raider Xpress, providescampus transportation from a bus stop located at the front of the clubhouse.

Middle Tennessee offers five different on-campusdining areas with the most popular being the KUC Grill andthe Cyber Cafe.

The Keathley University Center is located in the centerof campus and is a major intersection for student andactivities. The KUC Grill is located on the second floor andfeatures Pizza Hut, Grille Works, Salad Garden, Chick-Fil-A, and Cafe Features to name a few. The KUC Grill is openfrom 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. is open to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.

After the KUC Grill is closed, the Cyber Cafe stays openuntil 10:00 p.m and closes at 7:00 p.m on Fridays. The firstof its kind among Tennessee Board of Regent schools, theCyber Cafe offers a futuristic approach to dining. The cafefeatures eight computers connected to the World WideWeb. Also included in the cafe are 10 sofas, four arm chairs,and six 32-inch televisions suspended from the ceiling.

Vendors in the Cyber Cafe, include Burger King, DC Subs, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and Starbucks. The cafe also features a widearray of items traditionally found in convenience stores. Another dining location is in the James Union Building. There

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Dining on Campus

students can enjoy foods from Subway, Taco Bell, and GrilleWorks.McCallie Dining at Corlew Hall and Just for Starters, locatedin the Mass Communication building, are additional dininglocations for students. More than 10 different vendors in thetwo locations give students a multitude of choices while oncampus.



Life Withthe Lady Raiders



In mythology, the winged horse pos-sessed superior cunning and speed. Thethundering horse of the gods was entrustedto carry the awesome lightning bolts andcould only be harnessed by a noble one witha pure heart. As with success in all things,it requires character as well as talent andstrength to mount and ride the fabled wingedhorse.

This winged horse is a fitting symbol ofa university that has earned its wings andexcels in many academic arenas, amongthem historic preservation, teacher train-ing, aerospace, political science, horse sci-ence and the recording industry. But thewinged horse is more than a symbol ofphysical accomplishment. It is also a symbolof character and the correct wielding ofpower.

The challenge of all great universitiesand university athletic departments is toadvance student-athletes in character aswell as ability, to allow powerful steeds tosoar at higher levels. This winged horse isa symbol to what Middle Tennessee stu-dents, athletes and alumni represent.

For its nobility and character, thewinged horse was once immortalized in thestars. Now, with breathtaking speed andthundering, unbridled power, lightningstrikes, forevermore, fear in the hearts ofBlue Raider opponents!

In the early days of athletics at MiddleTennessee State University, the teams wereknown by several nicknames. Among thesewere Teachers, Normalities and Peda-gogues.

In 1934, it was decided that the schoolneeded a specific nickname. During thefootball season of that year, the Murfrees-boro Daily News Journal held a contest toname the team.

Charles Sarver, then a Middle Tennes-see football player and later principal atWhite County High School in Sparta, wonthe $5 prize for his entry of “Blue Raiders.”Sarver later indicated he had “borrowed”the nickname of the Colgate Red Raiders,but substituted Middle Tennessee Blue forColgate Red.

Ever since that time, Middle Tennes-see athletic teams have been known as theBlue Raiders.

On January 17, 1998, the the currentmascot, “Lightning,” was born. The mascotwas unveiled along with an attractive eye-catching logo. The introduction of Lightninggave an identity to the nickname Blue Raid-ers.

Middle Tennessee Logos

Legend of

LightningThe

Blue RaidersFight SongBlue Raiders ride on to vic-t’ry

Never failing in the fightUpholding honor and tradition

Of the name that’s held most high

M-T-S-U marching onwardThis will be our battle cry

For the one, true pride of the BlueM-T-S-U Raiders Ride!

Alma MaterWe sing thy praises,

faithful guide of youth,Through all the ages

affirmed and strong in truth.Alma Mater, Middle Tennessee

We proudly offerour hearts in loyalty.

T r a d i t i o n s



A Look Backat the Athletic Year

Football (I-AA Playoffs) (7) - 1984, 1985,1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994

*Golf (8) - 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968,1974, 1977, 2000

*Indoor Track (Men) (23) - 1968, 1970, 1971,1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979,1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,1991, 1993, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000

*Indoor Track (Women) (4) - 1987, 1988,1994, 1996

*Outdoor Track (Men) (24) - 1968, 1970,1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977,1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984,1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,2000

*Outdoor Track (Women) (3) - 1988, 1994,2000

Softball (1) - 2000

*Tennis (Men) (6) - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,1998, 2000

*Tennis (Women) (1) - 2000

Volleyball (1) - 1996*NCAA appearances for track, golf and

tennis are based on individual as well asteam performances.

OVC Hall of FameDr. Quill E. Cope (1978)Charles M. Murphy (1982)Jimmy Earle (1989)Dr. Sam Ingram (1990)E.K. Patty (1993)John Stanford (1997)

OVC All-Sport TrophiesCombined - 1977Women - 1982, 1986, 1988Men - 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

(The OVC All-Sports Trophy was acombined award prior to 1981)

OVC Academic Achievement Banner1996

OVC Female Athlete of the Year1987 - Kim Webb1992 - Priscilla Robinson1996 - Nadia Graham

OVC Male Athlete of the Year1981 - Greg Artis1986 - Don Griffin1990 - Jayhawk Owens

OVC Scholar Athletes1982-83 - Arlene Hale1983-84 - Mitzi Grogan1984-85 - Maria Salas1988-89 - Lianne Beck1991-92 - Lea White

In what was arguably the greatest year inBlue Raider athletics, Middle Tennesseebrought home the overall OVC Sports Trophyfor the second straight year, while earningthe men’s championship for the sixth time.Along the way, the Blue Raiders saw fiveteams advance to NCAA play, as well asindividual representatives in indoor and out-door track. The following is a closer look at each sportduring the past year:Baseball - Won 11th OVC title and earnedninth NCAA appearance. Made it to theregional finals to finish among the top 32teams in the country. Enjoyed school record13-game win streak during the season. BryanPeck named OVC Tournament MVP.Basketball (Men) - Finished with a 15-13record and made the OVC Final Four for thefourth straight year. Jonathan Whitworth ledthe nation in three-point shooting.Basketball (Women) - The Lady Raidersended the season with an 18-12 record,winning 10 of their last 11 games.Cross Country (Men and Women) - Themen finished eighth at the OVC Champion-ship, while the women came in ninth.Football - The Blue Raiders played their firstseason of I-A football and registered a recordof 3-8. Quarterback Wes Counts and receiverKendall Newson broke the Middle Tennes-see records for passing yards and receptions.Golf - The Blue Raiders won the OVC for the16th time and advanced to the NCAA DivisionI Regional for the first time in school history.Brett Alexander won the OVC for a recordthird consecutive year.Soccer - Equalled the most wins in schoolhistory, going 10-10-1. At one point ownedthe nation’s longest winning streak at sevengames.Softball - The Lady Raiders went 39-21. Wonthe OVC regular season and tournamentchampionship, earning their first-ever NCAAberth. Jennifer Martinez was named OVCTournament MVP.Tennis (Men) - The Blue Raiders won theOVC and advanced to the NCAA tournament.Tennis (Women) - The Lady Raiders won theOVC title and earned their first-ever trip tothe NCAA tournament.Track (Men) - The Blue Raiders won the OVCindoor championship and finished second inthe outdoor event. The team also partici-pated in the Sun Belt Championships wherethey finished third.Track (Women) - The Lady Raiders finishedthird in the OVC indoor championships andsecond in the outdoor meet. The Lady Raid-ers also competed in the Sun Belt Conferencechampionships where they captured MiddleTennessee’s first-ever Sun Belt title.Volleyball - The Lady Raiders went 13-17 onthe season. Senior Kelly Smith led the leaguein blocks with 1.39 per game.

7 National ChampionshipsTeam Competition

Golf - 1965

Individual CompetitionGary Head - 1963 Golf

Larry Gilbert - 1965 GolfBarry McClure - 1972 TrackBarry McClure - 1973 TrackTommy Haynes - 1974 Track

Dionne Rose - 1994 Track

109 OVC ChampionshipsBaseball (15) - 1959*, 1968, 1976, 1981,1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,1995, 1996*, 1997*, 2000

Basketball (Men) (5) - 1975, 1978*, 1986*,1987, 1989*

Basketball (Women) (11) - 1980, 1983, 1984,1985, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1995*, 1996*,1999

Cross Country (Men) (1) - 1983

Football (11) - 1956, 1957, 1958*, 1959,1962*, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990*, 1992

Golf (16) - 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962,1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1978, 1994,1995, 1996, 1998, 2000

Indoor Track (Men) (9) - 1979, 1981, 1982,1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2000

Indoor Track (Women) (5) - 1988, 1991,1994, 1995, 1996

Outdoor Track (Men) (11) - 1977, 1978,1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,1993, 1994

Outdoor Track (Women) (3) - 1991, 1994,1996

Softball (1) - 2000

Tennis (Men) (11) - 1976, 1979, 1991, 1992,1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000

Tennis (Women) (10) - 1980, 1982, 1990,1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000*Co-Championships

102 NCAA Tournament AppearancesBaseball (9) - 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988,1990, 1991, 1995, 2000

Basketball (Men) (6) - 1975, 1977, 1982,1985, 1987, 1989

Basketball (Women) (7) - 1983, 1984, 1985,1986, 1988, 1996, 1998

Cross Country (Men) (2) - 1966, 1971



GoBlueRaiders.com The most comprehensive sourcefor Middle Tennessee athletics canbe found at the official site for theBlue Raiders and Lady Raiders atGoBlueRaiders.com. The site, launched in the springof 1999, averages over a quarter ofa million hits a month. Each sport isrepresented with its own page, pluspages about ticket sales, BRAAmembership, the Varsity Club andgeneral athletic department news. Members of the media are ableand encouraged to use the websiteas a source of information aboutMiddle Tennessee atletics. In fact,several stories appearing on the sitehave been printed in various news-papers around the state and thecountry.

The site also provides a greatway for fans, friends and family tokeep up with their favorite BlueRaider or Lady Raider. Statistics,news, and feature stories all high-light the website in order to providethe best coverage of MiddleTennessee's 17 intercollegiate pro-grams.

The web site also features TotalCasts of selected Blue Raider and LadyRaider events along with streaming-video of press conferences and other spe-cial events.

PRACTICESAll practices are open to the media. The Lady Raider softballpractice times will vary during the week. Most practices are held atthe Lady Raider Softball Field. Please contact Chad Wood to confirmthe daily practice schedule.

INTERVIEWSAll player and coach interviews are arranged though AssistantMedia Relations Director Chad Wood; please do not call the softballoffice directly to arrange interviews. After each game, members ofthe media can meet with selected players and coaches upon request.Credentials are not required for Lady Raider Softball games.

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2001 LADY RAIDER SOFTBALL MEDIA … · and Amanda Kendall. Credits: The 2001 Middle Tennessee Softball guide was written, designed and edited by Chad Wood, assistant