2012-2013 SCHEDULEDate Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

Sportco Kick-Off Classic02/08/13 vs. UCF Las Vegas, Nev. W, 11-0 (5 inn) at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. W, 9-0 (5 inn)02/09/13 vs. Louisville Las Vegas, Nev. L, 8-2 vs. Minnesota Las Vegas, Nev. W, 1-002/10/13 vs. Texas Tech Las Vegas, Nev. W, 5-1

Houston Tournament02/15/13 vs. Texas Houston, Texas L, 13-0 (5 inn) at Houston Houston, Texas L, 9-1 (5 inn)02/16/13 vs. Illinois Houston, Texas L, 4-1 at Houston Houston, Texas L, 5-102/17/13 vs. Texas Houston, Texas L, 9-0 (6 inn)

NFCA Leadoff Classic02/22/13 vs. Fordham Clearwater, Fla. 12:00 p.m. CT vs. James Madison Clearwater, Fla. 2:30 p.m. CT02/23/13 vs. UCF Clearwater, Fla. 12:00 p.m. CT vs. Pacific Clearwater, Fla. 5:00 p.m. CT02/24/13 vs. Michigan Clearwater, Fla. 11:30 a.m. CT

Eller Media Stadium Classic03/01/13 vs. New Mexico State Las Vegas, Nev. 11 a.m. CT vs. Weber State Las Vegas, Nev. 1:15 p.m. CT03/02/13 vs. Cal State Northridge Las Vegas, Nev. 1:15 p.m. CT at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 5:45 p.m. CT03/03/13 vs. Cal State Northridge Las Vegas, Nev. 9 a.m. PT

Judi Garman Classic03/14/13 vs. Washington Fullerton, Calif. 3:30 p.m. CT vs. NC State Fullerton, Calif. 8:30 p.m. CT03/15/13 vs. Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 9 p.m. CT03/16/13 vs. Penn State Fullerton, Calif. 7:30 p.m. CT03/17/13 vs. Texas Fullerton, Calif. 9:30 p.m. CT03/23/13 at Providence * Providence, R.I. 11 a.m. CT at Providence * Providence, R.I. 1 p.m. CT03/24/13 at Providence * Providence, R.I. 10 a.m. CT

Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

03/29/13 vs. Pittsburgh * Cacciatore Stadium 1 p.m. CT vs. Pittsburgh * Cacciatore Stadium 3 p.m. CT03/30/13 vs. Pittsburgh * Cacciatore Stadium 11 a.m. CT04/03/13 vs. Seton Hall * Cacciatore Stadium 11 a.m. CT vs. Seton Hall * Cacciatore Stadium 1 p.m. CT04/06/13 at Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 11 a.m. CT at Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 1 p.m. CT04/07/13 at Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 10 a.m. CT04/09/13 vs. Illinois State Cacciatore Stadium 4 p.m. CT04/10/13 at UIC Chicago, Ill. 4 p.m. CT04/17/13 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 5 p.m. CT04/20/13 vs. USF * Cacciatore Stadium noon p.m. CT vs. USF * Cacciatore Stadium 2 p.m. CT04/21/13 vs. USF * Cacciatore Stadium 11 a.m. CT04/24/13 at St. John’s * Jamaica, N.Y. TBA at St. John’s * Jamaica, N.Y. TBA04/25/13 vs. Loyola Chicago Cacciatore Stadium 4 p.m. CT04/27/13 vs. Notre Dame * Cacciatore Stadium noon p.m. CT vs. Notre Dame * Cacciatore Stadium 2 p.m. CT04/28/13 vs. Notre Dame * Cacciatore Stadium noon p.m. CT04/30/13 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m. CT05/01/13 vs. Northern Illinois Cacciatore Stadium 4 p.m. CT05/04/13 at Connecticut * Storrs, Conn. 11 a.m. CT at Connecticut * Storrs, Conn. 1 p.m. CT05/05/13 at Connecticut * Storrs, Conn. 10 a.m. CT

BIG EAST Championship05/09/13 First Round Tampa, Fla. TBA05/10/13 Quarterfinals Tampa, Fla. TBA05/11/13 Championship Tampa, Fla. TBA*Conference Event

No. Name Position B/T Ht. Year Hometown/High School2 Brittany Boesel 3B-SS R/R 5-7 SO Yorba Linda, Calif./Orange Lutheran22 Staci Bonezek C/IF R/R 5-7 SO Tinley, Park, Ill/Tinley Park13 Allie Braden SS L/R 5-3 JR Chino, Calif./Chino27 Bree Brown P/1B R/R 5-4 SR Spring, Texas/Klein Oak33 Cherelle Chambers OF R/R 5-3 FR Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional10 Mary Connolly P/1B R/R 5-10 SO Winfield, Ill./West Chicago8 Megan Coronado OF/1B L/L 5-4 SO Pearland, Texas/Pearland21 Samantha Dodd OF L/L 5-4 SR Fontana, Calif./Miller6 Kali Gardner C-OF-3B R/R 5-4 FR Cypress, Texas/Klein Oak18 Ali Lenti OF L/R 5-4 SO Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius4 Gena Lenti SS L/R 5-6 FR Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius15 Morgan Maize P/IF R/R 5-9 FR Franklin Park, Ill./Leyden1 Amanda Mener OF L/R 5-6 SO Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley3 Marsha Pendilton OF L/R 5-2 FR Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City9 Hannah Penna P R/R 5-10 JR Miami/Southwest Miami17 Paige Peterson OF R/R 5-8 SO Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic7 Kirsten Verdun P/1B L/L 5-9 JR Coal City, Ill./Coal City44 Ali Warren C/3B R/R 5-9 SR Spokane, Wash./University

Head Coach - Eugene Lenti He prefers to teach the game of soft-ball, and when the game is done, he leaves everything on the field.And yet, what Lenti has accomplished in his 31 years at DePaul University is all about the numbers, and and his legacy leaves softball fans, coaches, current and former DePaul student-athletes and potential softball players

astonished.After 31 years in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Lenti has won 1,138 games, and is the fifth-winningest active coach in college softball. He won his 1,100th game in 2011 with a 5-2 victory over Rutgers in the BIG EAST Championship tournament opener.In 2012, DePaul went 36-22, 14-8 in the BIG EAST and qualified for the NCAA Championship tournament for the 17th time in program history and 15th time in the last 16 years. The Blue Demons went 1-2 at the Columbia, Mo. regional.

Coaches Assistant Coach - Nancy Evans

Nancy Evans, a former Honda Award winner as NCAA Player of the Year in softball, was named an assistant coach on DePaul’s softball staff on Aug. 4, 2010.In 2009, Evans was an assistant coach on the

Dutch National Team and helped guide the Netherlands team to its first European Championship title in 19 years. She was the pitching coach for the Dutch National Team in the 2010 World Championships in June.Evans played on three NCAA champion teams at Arizona from 1994-98, and her 124-8 career pitching record is No. 1 in NCAA softball history. She is also third all-time in career wins.

No. Name Position B/T Ht. Year Hometown/High School2 Brittany Boesel 3B-SS R/R 5-7 SO Yorba Linda, Calif./Orange Lutheran22 Staci Bonezek C/IF R/R 5-7 SO Tinley, Park, Ill/Tinley Park13 Allie Braden SS L/R 5-3 JR Chino, Calif./Chino27 Bree Brown P/1B R/R 5-4 SR Spring, Texas/Klein Oak33 Cherelle Chambers OF R/R 5-3 FR Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional10 Mary Connolly P/1B R/R 5-10 SO Winfield, Ill./West Chicago8 Megan Coronado OF/1B L/L 5-4 SO Pearland, Texas/Pearland21 Samantha Dodd OF L/L 5-4 SR Fontana, Calif./Miller6 Kali Gardner C-OF-3B R/R 5-4 FR Cypress, Texas/Klein Oak18 Ali Lenti OF L/R 5-4 SO Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius4 Gena Lenti SS L/R 5-6 FR Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius15 Morgan Maize P/IF R/R 5-9 FR Franklin Park, Ill./Leyden1 Amanda Mener OF L/R 5-6 SO Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley3 Marsha Pendilton OF L/R 5-2 FR Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City9 Hannah Penna P R/R 5-10 JR Miami/Southwest Miami17 Paige Peterson OF R/R 5-8 SO Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic7 Kirsten Verdun P/1B L/L 5-9 JR Coal City, Ill./Coal City44 Ali Warren C/3B R/R 5-9 SR Spokane, Wash./University

Assistant Coach - Nancy Evans

Nancy Evans, a former Honda Award winner as NCAA Player of the Year in softball, was named an assistant coach on DePaul’s softball staff on Aug. 4, 2010.In 2009, Evans was an assistant coach on the

Dutch National Team and helped guide the Netherlands team to its first European Championship title in 19 years. She was the pitching coach for the Dutch National Team in the 2010 World Championships in June.Evans played on three NCAA champion teams at Arizona from 1994-98, and her 124-8 career pitching record is No. 1 in NCAA softball history. She is also third all-time in career wins.

Assistant Coach - Samantha Findlay

DePaul enhanced its softball staff with Samantha Find-lay being named assistant coach on Sept. 6, 2011.The NFCA first team All-American joined the Blue Demon staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2008-09 and served in that capac-

ity for two seasons. Findlay came to DePaul after being a four-year starter at Michigan and helping the Wolverines to an NCAA national championship in 2005.Findlay completed her collegiate playing days in 2008, helping the Wolverines to a pair of Big Ten regular-season championships, two Big Ten Tournament titles and four NCAA Tourna-ments. In 2005, Michigan won the national championship on Findlay’s game-winning home run.

DePaul Hall of Fame Class of 2013‘She was as good a defensive shortstop as we’ve ever had at DePaul’

The whole time Cheryl (O’Dekirk) Katalinic played shortstop for DePaul, her coach could relax any time a ball was hit to the left side of the infield.

That’s because in the illustrious history of Blue Demon softball, Katalinic ranks as one of the best fielders ever at that most critical position. She was also at the forefront of a softball class that elevated the program to one of the best in the Midwest.

For all she has done on and off the field to enhance the DePaul softball program, Katalinic is being inducted Sunday into the DePaul Athletic Hall of Fame.

“I was really surprised about the Hall of Fame,” said Katalinic (1985-88) who was an Academic All-American, North Star Conference co-MVP and is second all-time in career assists. “It seems so long ago that I played at DePaul. It’s exciting that everything you did all those years ago still matters.

“Even though my kids are most excited about going to the DePaul men’s and women’s basketball games on Saturday, they are bragging to their friends that mom is going into the Hall of Fame. Kevin, Carly and Brett are doing things you don’t see teenage kids normally do.”

That’s because their mom did things you don’t see college kids normally do. The two-time, All-North Star First Team selection led the 1985 conference tournament in hits while batting .357 in the postseason. The 160 assists she recorded in 1987 is the third-highest season total in DePaul history. Thanks to her gold glove at shortstop, the Blue Demons were fifth in the nation in fielding percentage her sophomore year.

“It was so important having her at shortstop,” said DePaul softball coach Eugene Lenti. “She was as good a defensive shortstop as we’ve ever had at DePaul. I was comfortable anytime the ball was hit to her. Once she finished her career, she became a great recruiter for us and helped bring in Barb Fogarty and Laura Griffin. We still get a lot of talented players from the suburbs like Kirsten Verdun, Mary Connolly, Staci Bonezek and Morgan Maize.

“Not only was Cheryl talented in softball, but she was also a very good volleyball and basketball player. She was a really special all-around athlete and one of the consummate student-athletes we’ve ever had at DePaul. She excelled in both facets. Because of her constant work ethic and leadership skills, I always knew she would be successful.”

As a senior at Oak Forest High School, Katalinic led the volleyball team to third in the state and the basketball team to the Elite Eight. The Bengals lost in the state quarterfinals to a York team that went on to win the state championship. One of the stars on that York team was Kandace Nied Lenti, who wound up being Katalinic’s teammate and roommate at DePaul and was inducted into the DePaul Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.To read the entire story, go to http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/sports/w-softbl.

DePaul University softball fans are invited to make a gift to support this lifetime opportunity for student-athletes. To contribute, select fund for softball on enclosed gift card. Tour Cost: $3,645 per personFor information, contact: Kathryn StatzAssociate Athletic Director for Varsity SportsOffice Tel: 773-325-7502 • e-mail: kstatz@depaul.edu Aug 09, Friday DepartureCheck in for the overnight flight to Paris, France!

Aug 10, Saturday ParisBonjour and welcome to Paris! After passport control, proceed to the baggage claim area and continue to the Arrival Hall.

Aug 11, Sunday ParisThis morning, with Father Udovic as our guide, we’ll go directly to the area of Paris known as Ile de la Cité. For those who wish to, there will be an opportunity to attend Mass in magnificent Notre- Dame Cathedral.

Aug 12, Monday ParisA fascinating day is in store for us as Father Udovic gives us a tour of some of the Vincentian sites in Paris.

Aug 13, Tuesday Folleville, AmsterdamAfter breakfast, meet our driver who will be with the group for the remainder of the tour. Traveling outside of Paris, with Father Udovic as our guide, a morning visit is planned in Folleville.

Aug 14, Wednesday AmsterdamDuring the next four days, we’ll see many of the sites in and around Amsterdam as we travel to and from our practice and games. This morning, we’ll begin with a reserved visit to the Anne Frank House

Aug 15, Thursday AmsterdamA doubleheader is scheduled for today. Father Udovic will say good-bye to the group after the game or at dinner

16, Friday AmsterdamOur final game scheduled for today. Depending on the time and location of our game, we might have an opportunity to visit one of the picturesque towns near Amsterdam.

Aug 17, Saturday AmsterdamNow that our games are over, we’ll have an opportunity to explore Amsterdam. We’ll begin with a cruise. As we travel down narrow canals and under bridges, we’ll get a different view than you do on foot. If you are interested in art, you might want to visit the Van Gogh Museum.

Aug 18, Sunday ReturnAfter breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return flight to Chicago.

Join Coach Eugene Lenti and the softball team along with Father Ed Udovic, Vincentian Lecturer/Guide.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO 2013 HALL OF FAMER

CHERYL (O’DEKIRK) KATALINIC

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