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VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA TECH 2001 SCHEDULE Feb. 16-18 Mardi Gras Tournament @ Monroe, La. 16 at Louisiana-Monroe 3 p.m. (CT) SoftballSoftball Tennessee State 5 p.m. (CT) 17 Southern Miss 10 a.m. (CT) Table of Contents Georgia Tech 2 p.m. (CT) 2001 Numerical & Alphabetical Rosters ................................... 2 21 Radford (DH) 2 p.m. ® Tech on the Road ..................................................................... 2 23-25 Sonic Classic @ Chattanooga, Tenn. 2001 Outlook ............................................................................ 3 23 Marshall 10 a.m. Coaches & Support Staff...................................................... 4, 5 Liberty 2 p.m. Player Profiles ..................................................................... 6-19 24 Kentucky 2 p.m. 2001 Opponents .............................................................. 20, 21 Tennessee-Chattanooga 6 p.m. 2000 Season in Review ......................................................... 22 28 at South Carolina (DH) 3 p.m. 2000 Statistics & Results ....................................................... 23 Mar. 2-4 Dixie Classic @ Virginia Beach, Va. Records ............................................................................. 24-28 2 Delaware 9 a.m. Year-by-Year Results ............................................................. 29 Elon 3 p.m. Administration, Academic Enrichment, Strength & Conditioning .... 30 Marist 5 p.m. Facilities ................................................................................. 31 9-11 N.I.S.T. @ Sunnyvale, Calif. 9 Long Beach State 10 a.m. (PT) Quick Facts Oregon 12 p.m. (PT) Location ............................................................ Blacksburg, Va. San Jose State 4 p.m. (PT) Founded ............................................................................. 1872 16-18 Winthrop Invitational @ Rock Hill, S.C. Enrollment ....................................................................... 25,000 16 Tennessee State 4 p.m. Colors ...................................... Chicago maroon & burnt orange Winthrop 6 p.m. Nickname ........................................................................ Hokies 17 Bowling Green Noon Conference ............................................................... BIG EAST 20 Liberty (DH) 2 p.m. President ....................................................... Charles W. Steger 22 Hartford (DH) 2 p.m. Director of Athletics ................................................. Jim Weaver 25 Boston College * (DH) Noon 31 Connecticut * (DH) Noon Softball Information Apr. 1 Syracuse * (DH) Noon 4 East Tennessee State (DH) 2 p.m. Home Field .......................................... Tech Softball Field (500) 7 at Rutgers * (DH) Noon Press Box Phone .............................................. (540) 231-6061 8 at Villanova * (DH) Noon Softball Coach .......... Scot Thomas (East Tennessee State, ‘91) Record at Tech .............................................. 167-133 (5 years) 13-14 Hudson-Hokie Classic @ Blacksburg, Va. Career Record............................................... 167-133 (5 years) 13 Radford 2 p.m. Assistant Coaches ............... Monica Triner (South Florida, ‘99) East Carolina 4 p.m. Al Brauns (Penn State, ‘73) 14 East Carolina 2 p.m. 2000 Record ..................................................................... 41-22 Radford 4 p.m. 2000 Atlantic 10 Record ...................................................... 12-4 18 vs. Tennessee @ Bristol, Tenn. 7 p.m. 2000 Atlantic 10 Finish ................................................... Second 21 Notre Dame * (DH) Noon Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................... 6/4 22 Pittsburgh * (DH) Noon Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................................. 13/5 24 vs. Virginia @ Salem, Va. (DH) 6 p.m. Softball Office .................................................... (540) 231-3671 28 at Seton Hall * (DH) Noon Softball Fax ....................................................... (540) 231-3613 29 at St. John’s * (DH) Noon May 6 Providence * (DH) Noon Sports Information Directory 10-12 Big East Softball Tournament TBA Sports Information Director ..................................... Dave Smith @ Villanova, Pa. Associate Director ................................................ Anne Panella 17-20 NCAA Regionals TBA Assistant Directors .......... Bill Dyer, Torye Hurst, David Knachel 24-28 Women’s College World Series TBA Asst. Director/Softball Contact .......................... Bryan Johnston @ Oklahoma City, Okla. Secretary ............................................................... Donna Smith * denotes BIG EAST game Softball e-mail ........................................................... [email protected] Sports Information Office .................................. (540) 231-6726 Home games in Bold Johnston’s Office Phone ................................... (540) 231-3387 Home games played at Virginia Tech Softball Field Johnston’s Home Phone ................................... (540) 392-1994 All times and dates are tentative and subject to change Sports Information Fax ...................................... (540) 231-6984 Softball on the Internet ...................... www.hokiesportsinfo.com On the front cover: This year’s senior class (left to right): third baseman Michelle Whitaker, outfielder Mary Lowzinski, outfielder Ali Verbage, Virginia Tech Sports Information outfielder Bronwyn Blair and outfielder Crystal Armes. On the back cover: Junior pitchers Clarisa Crowell and Ashlee Dobbe 460 Jamerson Athletic Center on a background of images depicting the excitement of Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0502 athletics. 2 0 0 1 S O F T B A L L 1 2001 HOKIES Virginia Tech Softball Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Class B-T Exp. Hometown/H.S./Other 2 Tiffany Hurt OF 5-8 Jr. R-R 2L Madison, Va./Madison 15 Crystal Armes 3 Amy Voorhees C 5-9 Jr.-TR R-R CC Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor/Florida CC 22 Bethany Bird 4 Kelli Roznowski OF 5-4 So. R-R 1Y Yorktown, Va./York 10 Bronwyn Blair 5 Mary Lowzinski OF 5-7 Sr. L-R 3L Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin 23 Courtney Brinkman 6 Carmen Farmer SS 6-0 So. R-R 1L Richmond, Va./Varina 9 Clarisa Crowell 7 Ginny Fletcher P/U 5-5 Fr. L-L HS Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge 8 Ashlee Dobbe 8 Ashlee Dobbe P 6-1 Jr. R-R 2L N. Vancouver, B.C./Argyle Secondary 19 April Ellenberger 9 Clarisa Crowell P/U 5-5 Jr. R-R 2L Waldorf, Md./McDonough 6 Carmen Farmer 10 Bronwyn Blair OF 5-5 Sr. R-R 3L Virginia Beach, Va./Salem 7 Ginny Fletcher 11 Shanel Garofalo 2B 5-8 Fr. R-R HS Port Coquitlam, B.C./Riverside Secondary 11 Shanel Garofolo 12 Mindi Wylie 1B 5-10 Fr. R-R HS Surrey, B.C./Queen Elizabeth Secondary 18 Catherine Gilliam 15 Crystal Armes OF 5-6 Sr. R-R 3L Cedar Bluff, Va./Richlands 17 Maura Green 16 Heather Todd OF/2B 5-8 So. R-R 1L Purcellville, Va./Loudon Valley 2 Tiffany Hurt 17 Maura Green 3B/C 5-4 So. R-R 1Y McLean, Va./Langley 5 Mary Lowzinski 18 Catherine Gilliam P 5-7 Fr. L-L HS Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin 4 Kelli Roznowski 19 April Ellenberger C/IB 5-11 So. R-R 1L Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek 20 Heather Terry 20 Heather Terry P 5-9 So. R-R 1L Willis Wharf, Va./Northhampton 16 Heather Todd 21 Ali Verbage OF 5-8 Sr. R-R 3L Huntington, W.Va./Huntington 21 Ali Verbage 22 Bethany Bird C 5-8 Jr. R-R 2L Eugene, Ore./North Eugene 3 Amy Voorhees 23 Courtney Brinkman OF 5-9 Fr. L-L HS Perryville, Md./Perryville 24 Michelle Whitaker 24 Michelle Whitaker 3B 4-11 Sr. R-R 3L Middleburg, Va./James W. Robinson 12 Mindi Wylie Head Coach: Scot Thomas (East Tennessee State, 1991) Assistants: Monica Triner (South Florida, 1999) Al Brauns (Penn State, 1973) 2001 TRAVEL PLANS Mardi Gras Tournament National Invitational Tournament Comfort Inn • (800) 222-0222 Monroe, La. Sunnydale, Calif. Return April 8 Depart Feb. 15, return Feb. 18 Depart for San Francisco on March 7 The Atrium • (318) 325-0641 Sheraton Palo Alto • (650) 328-2800 Tennessee Depart for Sunnyvale, Calif., on March 8 Depart April 18, return April 18 Chattanooga Classic Wyndham Garden • (408) 747-0999 Chattanooga, Tenn. Return on March 11 Seton Hall and St. John’s Depart Feb. 22, return Feb. 24 Depart for S. Orange, N.J., on April 27 La Quinta • (423) 855-0011 Winthrop Tournament Turtle Brook Inn • (973) 731-5300 Rock Hill, S.C. Depart for Jamaica, N.Y., on April 28 South Carolina Depart March 16, return March 18 Wyndham Garden • (718) 426-1500 Depart Feb. 28, return Feb. 28 Comfort Inn • (803) 329-2171 Return April 29 Dixie Classic Rutgers and Villanova BIG EAST Tournament Virginia Beach, Va. Depart for Piscataway, N.J., on April 6 Villanova, Pa. Depart March 1, return March 3 Hampton Inn • (732) 563-1600 Travel dates and hotel Lake Wright Resort • (800) 228-5157 Depart for Villanova, Pa., on April 7 accommodations are TBA. 2001 Virginia Tech Softball Media Guide Credits The 2001 Virginia Tech softball media guide is a publication of the Virginia Tech Sports Information Office. The book was written, designed and composed by Bryan Johnston, assistant sports information director. A special thanks goes out to the Tech softball staff for all of its assistance. Action and cover photos, as well as head shots, were taken by David Knachel, assistant sports information director. This book was printed by Southern Printing Company of Blacksburg, Va. 2 V I R G I N I A T E C H THE OUTLOOK Hokies looking to step it up in new conference The end of the 2000 Tech softball season meant the farewell Mary Lowzinski is a capable outfielder,