2018 Softball Record Book
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2018 Softball Record Book 2018 Schedule DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 2/9 (Fri.) vs. IPFW Rosemont, Ill. 12:30 P.M. 3/18 (Sun.) at Univ. of Houston Houston, Tex. 1:30 P.M. 2/9 (Fri.) vs. University of Nothern Colorado Rosemont, Ill. 5:30 P.M. 3/18 (Sun.) vs. Dartmouth Houston, Tex. 4 P.M. 2/10 (Sat.) at DePaul University Rosemont, Ill. 10 A.M. 3/21 (Wed.) MIAMI (OHIO) RICHMOND, KY. 4 P.M. 2/10 (Sat.) vs. Loyola University Chicago Rosemont, Ill. 3 P.M. 3/24 (Sat.) MURRAY STATE (DH)* RICHMOND, KY. 1 P.M. 2/16 (Fri.) vs. Valparaiso Charleston, S.C. 11 A.M. 3/25 (Sun.) AUSTIN PEAY STATE (DH)* RICHMOND, KY. 1 P.M. 2/16 (Fri.) at Charleston Southern Charleston, S.C. 3 P.M. 3/30 (Fri.) BELMONT UNIVERSITY (DH)* RICHMOND, KY. 1 P.M. 2/17 (Sat.) vs. North Carolina Central Charleston, S.C. 9 A.M. 4/3 (Tue.) UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RICHMOND, KY. 6 P.M. 2/17 (Sat.) vs. Valparaiso Charleston, S.C. 11 A.M. 4/7 (Sat.) at SIUE (DH)* Edwardsville, Ill. 2 P.M. 2/23 (Fri.) vs. Radford Macon, Ga. 10 A.M.. 4/8 (Sun.) at EIU (DH)* Charleston, Ill. 1 P.M. 2/23 (Fri.) vs. Drexel Macon, Ga. 12:15 A.M. 4/10 (Tue.) at University of Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 6 P.M. 2/24 (Sat.) at Mercer Macon, Ga. 2 P.M. 4/11 (Wed.) at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. 3 P.M. 2/24 (Sat.) vs. Univ. of Akron Macon, Ga. 6:30 P.M. 4/14 (Sat.) TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (DH)* RICHMOND, KY. 1 P.M. 2/25 (Sun.) at Mercer Macon, Ga. 1:15 P.M. 4/17 (Tue.) NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIV. RICHMOND, KY. 4 P.M. 3/3 (Sat.) vs. Sacred Heart Rock Hill, S.C. 1 P.M. 4/21 (Sat.) UT MARTIN (DH)* RICHMOND, KY. 1 P.M. 3/3 (Sat.) vs. Norfolk State Rock Hill, S.C. 3 P.M. 4/22 (Sun.) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (DH)* RICHMOND, KY. 1 P.M. 3/4 (Sun.) vs. University of Albany Rock Hill, S.C. 10 A.M. 4/28 (Sat.) at Tennessee Tech (DH)* Cookeville, Tenn. 1 P.M. 3/4 (Sun.) vs. Youngstown State Rock Hill, S.C. 12 P.M. 4/29 (Sun.) at Jacksonville State (DH)* Jacksonville, Ala. 2 P.M. 3/7 (Wed.) DAYTON (DH) RICHMOND, KY. 3 P.M. 5/5 (Sat.) at Morehead State (DH)* Morehead, Ky. 1 P.M. 3/9 (Fri.) ST. LOUIS VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS RICHMOND, KY. 10 A.M. 5/5-11 (Wed-Fri) OVC Tournament Oxford, Ala. TBA 3/9 (Fri.) WESTERN CAROLINA RICHMOND, KY. 12:30 P.M. 5/31-6/6 College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA 3/9 (Fri.) NORTHERN ILLINOIS RICHMOND, KY. 3 P.M. 3/9 (Fri.) ST. LOUIS VS. WESTERN CAROLINA RICHMOND, KY. 5:30 P.M. 3/10 (Sat.) ST. LOUIS VS. AKRON RICHMOND, KY. 10 A.M. 3/10 (Sat.) ST. LOUIS RICHMOND, KY. 12:30 P.M. 3/10 (Sat.) AKRON RICHMOND, KY. 3 P.M. 3/10 (Sat.) WESTERN CAROLINA VS. NORTHERN ILLINOISRICHMOND, KY. 5:30 P.M. 3/11 (Sun.) AKRON VS. ST. LOUIS RICHMOND, KY. 9:30 A.M. 3/11 (Sun.) WESTERN CAROLINA VS. AKRON RICHMOND, KY. 12 P.M.. 3/11 (Sun.) WESTERN CAROLINA VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS RICHMOND, KY. 2:30 P.M. 3/11 (Sun.) NORTHERN ILLINOIS RICHMOND, KY. 5 P.M. 3/13 (Tue.) at Lamar Beaumont, Tex. 3 P.M. 3/14 (Wed.) at Houston Baptist Houston, Tex. 3 P.M. 3/17 (Sat.) vs. Dartmouth Houston, Tex. 3:30 P.M. 3/17 (Sat.) at Univ. of Houston Houston, Tex. 6 P.M. Home Games in Bold CAPS ! Total Control Sports Invitational @ Charleston Southern Tournament # Black and Orange Challenge $ Winthrop Invitational %EKU Invitational ^Houston Round Robin * Ohio Valley Conference Game The Official Home Of Eastern Kentucky University Athletics www.EKUSports.com EKUSports.com 2 2018 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Zoe Mihalicz C R/R 5-10 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Legend HS) 1 Tori Peterson P R/R 6-0 Fr. Pitt Meadows, British Columbia (Pitt Meadows Secondary) 2 Emily Corbitt MI R/R 5-8 Jr. Thomasville, Ga. (Pensacola State College) 3 Samantha Reynoso P R/R 5-7 Fr. Palmdale, Calif. (William J. Pete Knight HS) 5 Melissa JacobsenINF/OF L/R 5-1 So. Liberty Township, Ohio (Cleveland State) 7 Destinee Lizzmore2B/OF R/R 5-3 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (College of Central Florida) 8 Paige Murphy OF L/R 5-11 Sr. Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park HS) 10 Jaqueline Mercado UTIL/INF R/R 5-6 Jr. Rosamond, Calif. (Howard College) 12 Hannah Clark 2B R/R 5-10 Jr. Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood HS) 13 Shelby Atzinger UTIL R/R 5-6 So. Louisville, Ky. (Holy Cross Catholic HS) 14 Mollie Paulick P R/R 5-7 So. Centerville, Ohio (Centerville HS) 15 Carly Robinson P/1B R/R 6-2 Fr. Fenton, Mo. (Rockwood Summit HS) 20 Murphy McRoberts P R/R 5-8 Jr. Fort Collins, Ohio (Fossil Ridge) 22 Johnkyria Alston 3B R/R 5-5 Sr. Haines City, Fla. (Haines City HS) 24 Peyton Hutchens P R/R 5-8 Jr. Houston, Texas (The Woodlands College Park HS) 28 Mattira Morales C/INF R/R 5-9 Fr. Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS) 33 Brooke Harrison 2B R/R 5-7 Jr. Riverside, Calif. (Martin Luther King HS) Head Coach: Jane Worthington (Utah State, 1982), 26th season Assistant Coach: Stacy May-Johnson (Iowa, 2007), 1st season Assistant Coach: Whitney Arion (Louisville, 2015), 3rd season 3 EKUSports.com Head Coach • Jane Worthington and total bases (98). The sophomore was only struck what it takes to be a winner and has success- Title: Head Coach out nine times over 176 at-bats, making her one of fully instilled those beliefs in her players. As Year at EKU: 26th season the toughest to strike out in the league. She tied EKU’s a result, a large number of her former players Alma Mater: single-game record for RBIs when she went 5-for-5 have followed her lead and entered the coaching Miami (Ohio), 1991 with a grand slam and eight runs driven in at Tennes- profession. see State on April 14. The First Team All-Conference A strong supporter in the growth of fast-pitch Jane Worthington is a rarity in college soft- selection concluded a stellar sophomore campaign softball in Kentucky, Worthington has provided ball. Not only has she coached and been com- by being named Second Team All-Region. Johnkyria numerous opportunities for individuals to mitted to the same university since 1993, but Alston led the conference in doubles (19) and RBIs (46). enhance their softball skills at clinics and camps. has also been the only coach Eastern Kentucky Meanwhile, Krislyn Campos took sole possession of the On a yearly basis, she hosts player development softball has ever known. single-season (48) and career (152) records. clinics and camps to help fast-pitch softball The 2018 season will be the 26th for the Worthington believes that the only way to improve develop throughout the state. Worthington be- Washington, Utah native with the Colonels. is to play the best possible teams in the country. Her lieves in giving all players the chance to increase She has guided the squad to two Ohio Valley Eastern squads have faced numerous nationally-ranked their skills and attempts to keep costs low so Conference titles (2002, 2004) and two NCAA opponents, which includes a 6-5 upset over No. 5 Mis- that everyone interested can attend. In addition, tournament appearances (2002, 2004). souri four years ago. In 2015, the Colonels took on No. she believes in devoting personal attention to In 2014, Worthington tallied her 600th career 3 Alabama and beat 23rd ranked South Alabama 1-0. each participant and as a result, tries to keep victory when the Colonels downed Tennessee EKU also faced top-15 teams Kentucky and Tennessee. the number of participants low by scheduling Tech on April 26. She has led Eastern to a spot Other notable games include a 4-3 victory over No. 7 multiple events. in 21 of the 24 OVC tournaments since the event South Carolina in 1995 and a showdown with top- In 1996, Worthington was given the state’s began in 1994. ranked UCLA in the 2002 NCAA regionals. Citizen for Sports Equity Outstanding College Since taking over the helm of the Colonels’ Worthington has built the program from the ground Coach Award. program, Worthington has posted an impressive, up, starting in her first year at EKU with the construction The Colonels’ coach also stresses the im- winning record at 688-645 and an even more of Gertrude Hood Field. Eastern’s first season of compe- portance of academics and expects her players striking 320-233 mark in Ohio Valley Conference tition occurred in the spring of 1993 with Worthington to excel in the classroom. Worthington feels play. She will be looking for win number 700 in leading the team to an 11-26 record. 24 years later that a balance can be achieved, and with good 2018. she led the Colonels into a brand-new Gertrude Hood management skills, her student-athletes can Throughout her career, Worthington has Stadium on April 8, 2017. succeed in the classroom and on the playing produced several standout players as three In just its third year, the program posted its first- field.