2006 LADY BLUES 2006 LADY BLUES WASHBURN WASHBURN VIEW PLAYERS

Front Row: Lindsey Mansfield, Tish Williams, Mandy Tarbutton, Kala Huske, Mikala Mohler, Autumn Hauck, Malarie Fellers Back Row: Sarah Wege, Kelly Swygert, Erin Pierce, Ashley Webb, Brooke DeVader, Dani White, Mandi Daigh NUMERICAL ROSTER COACHES ## Name Pos. B/T Ht Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School 2 Autumn Hauck OF R/R 5-3 FR HS Dallas Texas/Bryan Adams HS 3 Sarah Wege P R/R 5-5 FR HS Wheaton, Kan./Rock Creek HS 5 Malarie Fellers** 2B B/R 5-4 SO 1L Edmond, Okla./Deer Creek HS 8 Mandy Tarbutton** OF R/R 5-7 SO 1L Maple Hill, Kan./St. Mary's HS 12 Ashley Webb** OF R/R 5-11 JR 2L Prairie Villiage, Kan./Bishop Miege HS

REVIEW 13 Brooke DeVader** UT R/R 5-8 SO 1L Emmett, Kan./St. Mary's HS 14 Lindsey Mansfield OF B/R 5-5 JR TR Nixa, Mo./Nixa HS (Coffeyville CC) 16 Kala Huske*** C R/R 5-5 SR 3L Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission West HS 17 Tish Williams 3B/SS R/R 5-6 FR HS Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial 20 Dani White 1B/C R/R 5-9 FR-R RS Berryton, Kan./Shawnee Heights HS 22 Erin Pierce*** P R/R 5-8 SR 3L Topeka, Kan./Topeka West HS (Pittsburg State) 25 Mikala Mohler** 3B R/R 5-4 JR 2L Harveyville, Kan./Mission Valley HS

HISTORY 26 Kelly Swygert** P R/R 5-8 SO 1L Topeka, Kan./Mission Valley HS 27 Mandi Daigh C R/R 5-6 SO TR Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West HS (Neb.-Omaha) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BY CLASS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Seniors (2): ## Name Pos. Cl. Kala Huske, Erin Pierce Autumn Hauck Juniors (3): Ashley Webb, Lindsey Mansfield, Mikala 27 Mandi Daigh C SO Hawk Mohler Sophomores (5): Kala Huske 13 Brooke DeVader** UT SO Malarie Fellers, Mandy Tarbutton, Brooke DeVader, Kelly Swygert, Mandi Daigh Kay-la Hus-kee 5 Malarie Fellers** 2B SO Redshirt Freshmen (1): Dani White Mikala Mohler 2 Autumn Hauck OF FR Freshmen (3): Autumn Hauk, Sarah Wedge, Tish Mah-kay-la OPPONENTS 16 Kala Huske*** C SR Williams Mandi Daigh 14 Lindsey Mansfield OF JR Day 25 Mikala Mohler** 3B JR BY HEIGHT 5-3: 22 Erin Pierce*** P SR Autumn Hauck 5-4: 26 Kelly Swygert** P SO Malarie Fellers, Mikala Mohler 5-5: Sarah Wege, Kala Huske, Lindsey Mansfeld 8 Mandy Tarbutton** OF SO 5-6: Tish Williams, Mandi Daigh 5-7: 12 Ashley Webb** OF JR Mandy Tarbutton 5-8: 3 Sarah Wege P FR Brooke DeVader, Eric Pierce, Kelly Swygert 5-9: Dani White WUSPORTS.COM 20 Dani White 1B/C FR-RS 5-11: 17 Tish Williams 3B/SS FR Ashley Webb 16 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide 2006 SEASON PREVIEW

By Gene Cassell Also returning to the Lady Blues is the other senior on

Washburn Sports Information Director the team, Erin Pierce. Pierce finished the 2005 season VIEW WASHBURN with a 7-10 record and led the MIAA in innings per The Washburn Lady Blues softball team returns to outing. She also tossed the sixth Lady Blues no-hitter the field with new enthusiasm and excitement following in Washburn history in a 1-0 win over Fort Hays State a disappointing 2005 campaign. on March 15. She tallied a 2.37 ERA. For the first time since joining the MIAA, the Lady Junior third baseman Mikala Mohler returns to the Blues fell short of qualifying for the MIAA postseason hot corner after starting all 56 games last season. She tournament finishing ninth in the conference standings recorded 33 hits and scored 22 runs with five doubles with a 5-13 record. However, the Lady Blues did finish and a home in 2005. She had the fifth highest the 2005 season with an overall record of 30-26, record- total in school history with 147. PLAYERS ing a winning season for the 11th straight year. Fellow infielder, sophomore Malarie Fellers, started “We were not happy with last season,” fourth-year all 56 games at second base and finished second on the coach Lisa Carey said. “It’s unacceptable for us to play team with 11 doubles while scoring a team-tying high the way we did during conference and we will change it 31 runs. around this season. Sophomore Kelly Swygert recorded a 9-4 “We’ve worked really hard this fall to correct our mark her first season at Washburn with a 2.18 ERA. mistakes and problems we had last season, and I believe She had three shutouts and eight complete games in 15 COACHES we have corrected what was a problem. We also have starts. another year of experience of collegiate softball under Even though she’s not officially a newcomer, redshirt our belts and I believe that will help us as well with our freshman Dani White will play her first play and our confidence levels.” season of softball for the Lady Blues after sitting out the 2005 season after suffering a knee injury that kept her out of the entire season.

The Returners “all of our returners are expected to step up their play REVIEW The Lady Blues return nine letter winners off of last from what they had last season,” Carey said. “We have season’s squad including first team NFCA all-Region confidence in them as coaches and this fall, all of them Catcher Kala Huske. Huske was also a first team all- played very well and we’re looking for that to carry over MIAA pick after leading the Lady Blues with a .343 into this spring as well.” batting average with a team-tying high of 29 RBI. The Newcomers Huske will be counted on as one of two seniors to lead the squad this season. To help fill some gaps on the squad, Carey went out HISTORY Fellow first team all-MIAA pick, junior center fielder and added a junior college transfer outfielder in Lindsey Ashley Webb, who improved from her honorable men- Mansfield. Mansfield was an honorable mention all- tion all-MIAA status as a freshman, batted .316 lead- Jayhawk conference pick at Coffeyville Community ing the team with 31 runs scored while batting .400 in College. MIAA play. Another transfer, sophomore Mandi Daigh from

Sophomore shortstop Brooke DeVader was a second regional foe Nebraska-Omaha, will allow Huske a OPPONENTS team all-MIAA pick at first base following her first chance for a breather after catching every inning and season of collegiate ball, but will make the switch to the every pitch of the 2005 season. Daigh will also have an other side of the infield for 2006. DeVader led the Lady opportunity to bat in the line up as a designated player. Blues with 16 multiple- games while batting .302. A trio of freshman will round out the roster in out- She also hit seven home runs, which were tied for ninth fielder Autumn Hauck, pitcher Sarah Wege and infield- on the Lady Blues single season chart. er Tish Williams. Hauck was named her district’s player “We have a solid nucleus for the team with these three of the year after batting .509 with 30 runs scored and WUSPORTS.COM all-conference performers, and will need them to have as 29 hits, along with 36 stolen bases. Wege was named good as, if not a better season than they did a year ago,” her team’s most valuable player three seasons straight. Carey said. Williams will redshirt the 2006 season. Sophomore outfielder Mandy Tarbutton was an hon- “all of our newcomers will provide an immediate orable mention all-MIAA pick last season after hitting impact to the success of the team this season,” Carey .272 with a team-high 191 at bats and 52 hits. said. 17 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide LADY BLUES PLAYER PERSONALITIES

Autumn Sarah Malarie Mandy Ashley Brooke Lindsey Kala Tish Dani Erin Mikala Kelly Mandi Hauck Wege Fellers Tarbutton Webb DeVader Mansf ield Huske Williams White Pierce Mohler Swygert Daigh

Nickname Baby Girl, Dub & Ernie

WASHBURN WASHBURN VIEW Autie Trip Mally T A-Dub P.A. #1 Playa P.A. #2 or E Gorby Mand

Roll Parents, Parents Models Sister coach Erin & Becky Alex Grandpa Rosario Brumitte Pierce Wild Parents Rodriquez Parents Parents Me Parents Parents Jack Desparate Favorite Apprentice Housewives TV Show Price is & Gray’s Biggest Desparate I Love & Gray’s Making Real PLAYERS CSI Right Friends Anatomy Sportscenter Loser Housewives Lucy Friends Anatomy the Band World Nip/Tuck The Lion, 5 People 5 People Favorite the Witch How to The Da You Meet on You Meet on Book and the A Child A Time Flesh & Spend Vinci Your Way to Your Way to Harry Deception Wardrobe Called It To Kill Blood Money Code Heaven Heaven Potter Point Favorite Remember Sports Remember the Titans/Remember Remember Remember A League Remember Movie the Coach The the the Love & The the of Their Love & the Titans Carter Replacements Titans Titans Basketball Sandlot Miracle Titans Own Basketball Titans Miracle

COACHES Favorite Music Group Dustin Destiny’s Keith Destiny’s Rascal George Lifehouse Sugarland Usher Evans Child Ludacris Sugarland Urban Child Flatts Strait Famous Lisa Person I Fernandez Have Met Mike Lisa Keith Lisa Lisa Lisa Lisa Lisa & Mario Lisa Lisa Charles Modrano Fernandez Urban Fernandez Fernandez Fernandez Fernandez Fernandez Lopez Fernandez Fernandez Barkley If I could trade Take the Call off Go Cancel places Cancel Take the softball Cancel practice shopping 6 a.m. Cancel Cancel REVIEW w/ coach Spend her 6 a.m. team to team to 6 a.m. and go & spend practices, 6 a.m. 6 a.m. Spend her money practices New York Florida practices shopping her money go shopping practices practice money When a Wearing Biggest car stares Leaving Chewed When brown Pet Peeve at a green Being food on When gum not in people are Loud When and black light lied to Dishonesty counters people lie the trash too nice Lying breathers people lie together

Dream Car Mazda Dodge Chrysler Dodge Already Range RX8 Viper Corvette Seabring Escalade Stratus BMW have it Corevette 4Runner Z3 BWM Rover

HISTORY When You Favorite Say I Can Why Don’t Might Just Song Nothing Only Black Ya Do Black Make Me Home to Girl At All Imagine Betty Get Low Something Wait Betty I’m a Playa Believe You First Teaching Paying gymnastics Swimming Job Art Working & swim lessons Pride Teacher Lifeguard Babysiting for Parents Waitress Lifeguard lessons Bennigans instructor Cashier Trophy Secretary Umpire Stranded on a desert island w/ Lance Kenny Brian Alex Keith Malarie Paul Tino OPPONENTS Brad Pitt Abitz Erin Pierce Chesney Murphy Rodriquez Brad Pitt Brad Pitt Urban Fellers Brad Pitt Walker Martinez Favorite Eggos & Turkey, Meal Spaghetti Brown mashed Chicken Includes and Mac and Mac & Cinnamon Honey potatoes, Turkey Anything Fried eggplant Cheese Cheese Sugar Pop Tarts Mexican mustard bread Chinese Salad Pizza Mexican Tetrazini Mexican Steak Movie of my life The A Day in would be Autumn’s Happiest Fellers The Life the Big called Greatest Girl in the Capturing of Tish Love & Town of Adventures World Headlines Williams Softball EP Harveyville Most influential

WUSPORTS.COM person in my life Father Big D Parents Parents Parents Parents Parents Parents Mother Family Parents Mother Parents 18 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide PLAYERS 2006 LADY BLUES - RETURNING ALL-MIAA #16 HUSKE

3Catcher 35-5 3Senior 3OverlandKALA Park, Kan. 3Shawnee Mission West HS 3Bats: L 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN A career .318 hitter collecting 116 hits in 365 at bats with 13 home runs … has a .989 fi elding

WASHBURN WASHBURN VIEW percentage … returns to her starting catcher position where she started all 56 games behind the plate in 2005 … ranks 14th on all-time hit chart with 114. AS A JUNIOR IN 2005 Received first team all-MIAA honors and named first team all-North Central Region … she led the Lady Blues with a .343 batting average and tied for the team lead with 29 RBI … batted .386 in MIAA play … finished 10th in

PLAYERS the MIAA in batting average. Off the Field AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004 Full Name Kala Lynn Huske Named second team all-MIAA as a designated Birthplace player after batting .320 including a team-high Kansas City, Mo. .460 in MIAA play … goes 2-4 with 3 RBI against Birthdate William Woods … hit two-run in bot- Feb. 16, 1984 Parent’s Name tom of fifth for the win at Emporia State. AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003

COACHES Mike and Julie Huske Major Received honorable mention all-MIAA honors af- Elementary Education ter batting .257 appearing in 39 games starting 19 Career Highs … hit four home runs driving in 15 runs and scor- At Bats ing 11 with 19 hits … hit her first home 5 vs MSSU 4/15/03 Runs Scored run as a pinch hitter against 3, two times Hits REVIEW 4 vs PSU 4/18/05 Runs Batted In Southwestern Okla- 4 vs NSU 2/28/04 homa. Doubles BACKGROUND 2 vs SBU 4/27/04 Triples She was named first team all-state, first team all- 1, four times Metro, a first team 6A all-State coaches choice and Home Runs first team all-Johnson County team … batted .420

HISTORY 1, 13 times Total Bases last season driving in 24 runs stealing 26 bases in 29 attempts. 8, two times PERSONAL Walks 1, 24 times Born on Feb. 16, 1984 … daughter of Mike and Julie Huske … majoring in elementary education. 3, two times Sacrifice Hits 1, 14 times Stolen Bases

OPPONENTS 2 vs Bloomfield 3/19/03 11 vs Park 3/10/04 Assists 3 vs Truman 5/1/04 Huske’s Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E Fld 2003 .257 39-19 74 11 19 3 0 4 15 34 .459 5 2 17 .317 1 3 2-3 8 0 0 1.000 2004 .320 48-41 122 16 39 7 0 4 24 58 .475 8 0 21 .362 0 2 1-1 78 16 3 .969

WUSPORTS.COM 2005 .343 56-56 169 22 58 6 4 5 29 87 .515 11 2 36 .388 1 9 1-1 207 39 1 .996 TOTAL .318 143-116 365 49 116 16 4 13 68 179 .490 24 4 74 .365 2 14 4-5 293 55 4 .989 20 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide 2006 LADY BLUES - RETURNING ALL-MIAA

#12 WEBB VIEW WASHBURN

3Outfield 35-11 3Junior 3ASHLEYPrairie Villiage, Kan. 3Bishop Miege HS 3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN scored … became the 14th Lady Blue to hit 14 A career .299 hitter who has started all 113 home runs in a single game when she accom- games of her Washburn career … needs 11 plished the feat on May 5 against Northwest hits to move into top 15 on Washburn’s all- Missouri … batted .400 in MIAA play … had time hit chart … 11 runs scored shy of top 10 six assists from her centerfield position. list. PLAYERS AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2005 AS A FRESHMAN IN 2004 Named first team all-MIAA after batting Named honorable mention all-MIAA in the .316 while tyingtying forfor the team leadlead outfoutfieldield afafterter lealeadingding the LLadyady BBluelue ououtfielderstfielders Off the Field with 31 runsruns with fivefive assists while batting .284 … secondsecond Full Name oonn the team with 54 base hits aandnd lleded tthehe tteameam Ashley Constance Webb Birthplace with 33 r runsuns scor scoreded … hit f firstirst c collegiateollegiate Kansas City, Mo. hohomeme runrun in an 8-5 win overover NortheasternNortheastern Birthdate COACHES SStatetate oonn FFeb.eb. 28 afafterter ggoingoing 2-3 wwhilehile drdriv-iv- Nov. 5, 1984 ing in thrthreeee rrunsuns and scorscoringing tthreehree rrunsuns. Parent’s Name BAACKGROUNDCKGROUND Bobby and Carol Webb Major WWasas a ttwo-timewo-time ffirstirst team alall-conferencel-conference se- lectiolection.n. Social Work PEERSONALRSONAL Career Highs At Bats BorBornn NNov.ov. 5, 1984 … daughter of BBobbyobby

5, two times REVIEW and CarolCarol WebbWebb … majoringmajoring in socialsocial Runs Scored wwork.ork. 3, three times Hits 3, four times Runs Batted In 3, two times Doubles 1, 17 times

Triples HISTORY 1 vs UNO 3/6/05 Home Runs 2 vs NWMSU 5/3/05 Total Bases 9 vs NWMSU 5/3/05 Walks 2 vs MSU 4/30/05 Strikeouts OPPONENTS 3, two times Sacrifice Hits 1, 12 times Stolen Bases 1, 11 times Putouts 7 vs ESU 4/20/05

Assists WUSPORTS.COM 1, nine times Webb’s Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E Fld 2004 .284 57-57 190 33 54 10 0 1 14 67 .353 12 4 26 .340 0 5 5-7 72 3 5 .938 2005 .316 56-56 155 31 49 7 1 2 14 64 .413 19 18 1 .389 1 7 6-6 70 6 3 .962 TOTAL .299 113-113 345 64 103 17 1 3 28 131 .380 31 4 44 .362 1 12 11-13 142 9 8 .950

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3Shortstop 35-8 3BROOKESophomore 3Emmett, Kan. 3St. Mary’s HS 3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WAASHBURNSHBURN Moving from fi rst base,

WASHBURN WASHBURN VIEW where she earned second team all-MIAA honors to shortstop for the 2006 sea- son … carrying a team- high four-game hit- ting streak into PLAYERS Off the Field her sophomore Full Name season. AS A Brooke Nicole DeVader Birthplace FRESHMAN IN 2005 Manhattan, Kan. Birthdate NNamedamed secondsecond team July 14, 1986 Parent’s Name alall-MIAAl-MIAA f firstirst base- man af afterter lea leadingding

COACHES Marvin DeVader & Cindy Duvall Major WWashburnashburn with 1 6 Political Science mmultipleultiple hit games … Career Highs ffinishedinished secondsecond onon the At Bats team with a .320 batting a v - 4, 14 times Runs Scored erage, was secosecondnd onon the LadyLady BluesBlues withwith 54 hits … sesevenven hohomme rrunsuns wwereere nninthinth most in 2, four times Hits Washburn single-seasosingle-seasonn historhistoryy … 483 pput-ut- REVIEW 3 vs NWMSU 5/3/05 outs wwereere the thirthirdd most in a sinsinglegle seaseason.son. Runs Batted In BACKGROUND 2, four times Doubles PPartart of thrthreeee state cchampionshiphampionship sofsoftballtball squasquadsds at St.St. Mary’sMary’s … was firstfirst teamteam all-all- 1, seven times Triples state as a junior and senior anandd ffirstirst tteameam 1 vs UMSL 3/11/05 alall-conferencel-conference as a junior and seniorsenior Home Runs … named seco secondnd team al all-confer-l-confer-

HISTORY 1, seven times Total Bases ence as a sopsophomorehomore … namnameded UU.S..S. NNavyavy AcademicAcademic AthleteAthlete of the YearYear 6 vs NWMSU 5/3/05 Walks … also pla playedyed v volleyballolleyball and ba bas-s- 1, 13 times ketketballball garneringgarnering thirdthird team all-stateall-state Strikeouts hohonorsnors as a seasoseasonn in basketbasketball.ball. 3 vs Augustana 4/2/05 PERSONAL Sacrifice Hits BorBornn A Aug.ug. 14, 1986 … daught daughterer of 1, four times Stolen Bases MarMarvinvin DeVaderDeVader and Cindy Du-Du-

OPPONENTS 1 vs FHSU 3/15/05 vall … majormajoringing in politic politicalal sci- Putouts ence. 15 vs Augustana 4/30/05 Assists 2, four times DeVader’s Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E Fld 2005 .320 56-56 169 29 54 7 1 7 22 84 .497 13 0 26 .368 0 4 1-1 483 24 9 .983 TOTAL .320 56-56 169 29 54 7 1 7 22 84 .497 13 0 26 .368 0 4 1-1 483 24 9 .983 WUSPORTS.COM

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#8 TARBUTTON VIEW WASHBURN

3Outfield 35-7MANDY3Sophomore 3Maple Hill, Kan. 3St. Mary’s HS 3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Returning to left fi eld for the Lady Blues after starting all 56 games, where she earned honorable mention all-MIAA honors after tying for the PLAYERS team lead with 29 RBI. AS A FRRESHMANESHMAN IINN 2005 Off the Field ReceivReceiveded honorablehonorable men- Full Name tiotionn all-MIAAall-MIAA honorshonors Amanda Jean Tarbutton Birthplace starting al alll 56 games in lef leftt Topeka, Kan. ffieldield and leadingleading off in 31 games Birthdate COACHES … batted .272 with a team-highteam-high 191 atat Nov. 14, 1985 bats with 52 hits and ffiveive hohomeme rrunsuns … Parent’s Name her four triplestriples werewere tied forfor fourthfourth in Joe Dee & Beth Tarbutton Major the MIAA …tied forfor team leadlead withwith 29 RBI. Elementary Education BACKGROUND Career Highs At Bats Was a three--timetime a all-leaguell-league f firstirst

5, three times REVIEW team selectionselection and was pickedpicked firstfirst Runs Scored team alall-statel-state her sopsophomore,homore, jjuniorunior 2, three times and senior seasonsseasons … playedplayed onon Hits 3, five times thrthreeee state cchampionshiphampionship teams aatt Runs Batted In SSt.t. MarMary’sy’s plaplayingying fforor her father … 2, nine times also played golf. Doubles PERSONAL 2 vs ESU 4/20/05 BorBornn N Nov.ov. 14, 1985 … daugh daughterter Triples HISTORY 1, fout times of Joe Dee and Beth T Tarbuttonarbutton Home Runs … majoring in elementarelementaryy edueduca-ca- 1, five times tion. Total Bases 5, five times Walks 1, six times Strikeouts OPPONENTS 2, four times Sacrifice Hits 2 vs CMSU 4/23/05 Stolen Bases n/a Putouts 3 vs MSSU 3/12/05

Assists WUSPORTS.COM 1 vs ENMU 2/5/05 Tarbutton’s Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E Fld 2005 .272 56-56 191 22 52 6 4 5 29 81 .424 6 1 28 .296 1 5 0-0 33 1 2 .944 TOTAL .272 56-56 191 22 52 6 4 5 29 81 .424 6 1 28 .296 1 5 0-0 33 1 2 .944

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3Pitcher 35-8 3Senior 3ERINTopeka, Kan. 3Pittsburg State 3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WAASHBURNSHBURN Returns to the pitching circle for hherer senseniorior seaseasonson … hhasas rre-e-

WASHBURN WASHBURN VIEW corded 17 wins at Washburn afterafter transferringtransferring fromfrom Pitts-Pitts- burg State following her freshmanfreshman seasonseason … hashas 29 com-com- plete games in 41 career startstarts.s. AS A JUUNIORNIOR IINN 22005005 TTossedossed onlyonly the sixth Washburn no-hitter in a 1-0 win overover FoFort Hays State on March PLAYERS Off the Field 15 … recorded seven wins tallying 13 Full Name complete games and four shutouts … led Erin Elizabeth Pierce the MIAA in per outting. Birthplace AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004 Topeka, Kan. RecorRecordedded a 10-12 rrecordecord with a 2.82 EERARA in 151.3 Birthdate innings pitchedpitched … struckstruck out 83 batters while walking Oct. 7, 1982 Parent’s Name 40 … of 24 startsstarts, ffinishedinished withwith 16 completecomplete gamesgames totallingtotalling 26 appearappearancesances … taltalliedlied a ccareer-highareer-high 10 ststrikeoutsrikeouts against Park

COACHES Mark & Linda Pierce Major oonn MarchMarch 10. BAACKGROUNDCKGROUND Elementary Education Career Highs SSatat out 2003 seaso seasonn at W Washburnashburn du duee t too in intraconferencetraconference Pitching trtransferansfer fromfrom PittsburgPittsburg StateState … atat TopekaTopeka West,West, sheshe waswas Innings Pitched an all-cityall-city and all-conferenceall-conference selectionselection allall fourfour seasonsseasons forfor 9.0 vs ESU 4/20/05 Strikeouts the ChargersChargers … her 496 strikeoutsstrikeouts is a schoolschool andand citycity rrecord.ecord.

REVIEW 10 vs Park 3/10/04 Hits Allowed PEERSONALRSONAL 0 vs FHSU 3/15/05 BorBornn Oct. 7, 1982 … daughter of MaMarkrk aandnd LinLindada PPierceierce Runs Allowed … majoringmajoring in elementaryelementary educationeducation … herher sistersister KristenKristen waswas 0 vs FHSU 3/15/05 Wild Pitches a four-yearfour-year member of the LadyLady BluesBlues basketballbasketball team.team. 2 vs St. Leo 3/23/04 Hit Batters 2, three times

HISTORY Career Highs Batting At bats 1 vs PSU 4/6/04 Walks 1 vs PSU 4/6/04 Fielding Putouts 1, three times Assists OPPONENTS 5 vs HSU 2/20/04

Pierce’s Career Stats (pitching only) Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA 2004 2.82 10 12 26 24 16 2 0 0 151.1 175 78 61 40 83 24 1 9 677 .290 6 7 3 23 2005 2.37 7 10 19 17 13 4 0 0 115.0 111 51 39 23 55 13 2 11 489 .248 5 4 0 14

WUSPORTS.COM TOTAL 2.63 17 22 45 41 29 6 0 0 266.1 286 129 100 63 138 37 3 20 1166 .272 11 11 3 37

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#25 MOHLER VIEW WASHBURN

3Third base 35-4 3JuniorMIKALA 3Harveyville, Kan. 3Mission Valley HS 3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Has started 110 of 112 games a att W Washburnashburn recording 60 hits with 12 doublesdoubles andand 35 runsruns scored … has recorded a .929 fi eldingelding per-per- centage.

AS A SOOPHOMOREPHOMORE IINN 22005005 PLAYERS RecorRecordedded 33 hits and scoredscored 22 runsruns with ffiveive doubles and a hohomeme rrunun … starstartedted alalll 56 games at thirthirdd babasese … Off the Field secosecondnd onon the team with 147 assisassisttss Full Name - the fifth highest in single seseasonason Mikala Renea Mohler Birthplace history. S A RESHMAN IN Topeka, Kan.

A F COACHES Birthdate 2004 Aug. 27, 1985 Batted .229 wth 27 hits and Parent’s Name 13 runs scored playing in 56 Rick & Cheryl Mohler Major games and starting 54 … played Business both shortstop and seco secondnd base Career Highs … also hahadd sevenseven doubles … hadhad twotwo At Bats hits in sevenseven games … drovedrove in six runsruns …

5, two times REVIEW tied for second with three hit byby pitches.pitches. Runs Scored BACKGROUND 2, five times A thrthree-timeee-time alall-statel-state selectioselectionn aafterfter hhelpingelping Hits 3, two times the VikingsVikings to twotwo state championshipschampionships … Runs Batted In a three-timethree-time all-conferenceall-conference pickpick andand anan 2, five times aacademiccademic all-conferenceall-conference pickpick herher juniorjunior Doubles and senior seasons. 1, 12 times

PERSONAL Triples HISTORY n/a BorBornn A Aug.ug. 27, 1985 … daugh- Home Runs ter of RickRick and Cher Cherylyl Mo Mohlerhler 1 vs Minn. St. 2/20/05 … majoring in business … her Total Bases aunt Judy played softball at 5 vs Minn. St. 2/20/05 Washburn … sister Monica Walks 2 vs Minn. St. 2/20/05 played at Friends University Strikeouts … brother Matt played base- OPPONENTS 3, three times ball at Emporia State. Sacrifice Hits 2, two times Stolen Bases 1 vs UMD 4/2/05 Putouts 7 vs So. Ark 2/21/04

Assists WUSPORTS.COM 8 vs So. Dak. St 2/18/05 Mohler’s Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E Fld 2004 .229 56-54 118 13 27 7 0 0 6 34 .288 5 3 28 .278 0 6 0-1 95 106 16 .926 2005 .202 56-56 163 22 33 5 0 1 16 41 .252 9 6 39 .265 3 12 1-1 33 147 13 .933 TOTAL .214 112-110 281 35 60 12 0 1 22 75 .267 14 9 67 .270 3 18 1-2 128 253 29 .929

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3Second base 35-4MALARIE3Sophomore 3Edmond, Okla. 3Deer Creek HS 3Bats: B 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Returns to second base where she has started all 56

WASHBURN WASHBURN VIEW games of her Lady Blues carecareer.er. AS A FRRESHMANESHMAN IINN 22005005 SStartedtarted alalll 56 games at secosecondnd baasese wwherehere shshee babattedtted .261 with 49 hits and ffinishedinished secseconond oonn tthehe team with 11 doubles …her 3311 r runsuns scored were tied for the team highhigh PLAYERS Off the Field … secondsecond onon the team with Full Name nine sacrifice hits … 142 as- Malarie Margerite Fellers sists were eighth most in Birthplace Washburn single-season Decatur, Ind. history. Birthdate BACKGROUND Dec. 20, 1985 Parent’s Name Named all-state in sofftballtball and all-all- conference as w wellell … also nam nameed LittleLittle

COACHES Todd & Elaine Fellers Major SSchoolchool HonorableHonorable MentionMention … all-stateall-state andand Nursing all-district goalie in soccer. Career Highs PERSONAL At Bats BorBornn Dec. 20, 1985 … daughterdaughter of ToddTodd andand 5 vs ENMU 2/4/05 Runs Scored Elaine Fellers … majoring in nnursingursing. 3, two times Hits REVIEW 3, four times Runs Batted In 3, two times Doubles 1, 11 times Triples n/a Home Runs

HISTORY 1, three times Total Bases 6 vs UNO 4/3/05 Walks 2, two times Strikeouts 1, 12 times Sacrifice Hits 1, 9 times Stolen Bases

OPPONENTS 2 vs SBU 3/11/05 Putouts 7 vs So. Dak. St. 2/18/05 Assists 7 vs UMD 4/2/05 Feller’s Career Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E Fld 2005 .261 56-56 188 31 49 11 0 3 14 69 .367 11 0 12 .300 1 9 2-5 149 142 15 .951 TOTAL .261 56-56 188 31 49 11 0 3 14 69 .367 11 0 12 .300 1 9 2-5 149 142 15 .951 WUSPORTS.COM

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#26 SWYGERT VIEW WASHBURN

3Pitcher 35-8 3SophomoreKELLY 3Topeka, Kan. 3Mission Valley HS 3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WAASHBURNSHBURN Recorded a 9-4 record with a 2.18 in her fi rst season as a Lady Blue … pitched eight com- PLAYERS plete games with three shutouts as a freshman. AS A F RRESHMANESHMAN IINN Off the Field 22005005 Full Name L e d tthehe teamteam withwith ninenine Kelly Leone Swygert Birthplace wwinsins … p pitcheditched Topeka, Kan. thrthreeee shuouts and Birthdate COACHES eeightight completecomplete Jan. 14, 1986 games in 15 startsstarts Parent’s Name … recordedrecorded a 2.18 eararnedned runrun averageaverage … Mike & Sandy Swygert Major ffirstirst starrtt at WWashburnashburn was a ccomplete-game,omplete-game, Psychology oone-hitne-hit shu tout against S Sciencecience a andnd A Artsrts of Career Highs OOklahoma.klahoma. Pitching BAACKGROUNDCKGROUND Innings Pitched REVIEW WWasas partpart of state championshipchampionship teamteam atat 8.0 vs MSSU 3/12/05 MissioMissionn VValleyalley as a ffreshman,reshman, eaearningrning Strikeouts ffirstirst t teameam a all-conferencell-conference h honorsonors 6 vs MSSU 3/30/05 Hits Allowed … named hohonorablenorable mentiomentionn 1 vs USAO 2/4/05 alall-conferencel-conference as a sop sopho-ho- Runs Allowed mormoree and junior,junior, winning 0, three times aanothernother statestate titletitle asas a Wild Pitches

junior … named seco secondnd 2 vs MSSU 3/12/05 HISTORY Hit Batters team all-conferenceall-conference as n/a a senior.senior. Putouts PEERSONALRSONAL 1, four times BorBornn Jan. 14, 1986 Assists … daugh-daugh- 6 vs USAO 2/4/05 ter of Mike OPPONENTS a n d S a n d y SSwygertwygert … majormajoringing in psyychologychology. WUSPORTS.COM

Swygert’s Career Stats (pitching only) Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA 2005 2.18 9 4 21 15 8 3 1 0 99.2 105 46 31 25 41 12 1 5 429 .265 6 0 3 5 TOTAL 2.18 9 4 21 15 8 3 1 0 99.2 105 46 31 25 41 12 1 5 429 .265 6 0 3 5

27 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide 2006 LADY BLUES NEWCOMERS #20 WHITE

3First base 35-8 3Freshman-Rs.DANI 3Berryton, Kan. 3Shawnee Height HS

3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Missed the entire 2005 season after suffering a knee injury in the fall preceding her freshman WASHBURN WASHBURN VIEW Off the Field year. Full Name BACKGROUND Danielle Renae White Birthplace Was named first team all-city following her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … named first Topeka, Kan. team all-conference as a junior and senior after garnering second team all-conference honors Birthdate as a sophomore … also an honorable mention all-city and all-conference pick in basketball as a

PLAYERS April 5, 1986 senior … a four-year member of the honor roll. Parent’s Name PERSONAL John & Kay White Major Born April 5, 1986 … daughter of John and Kay White … majoring in mass media. Mass Media #14 ANSFIELD COACHES M

3OutfieldLINDSEY 35-5 3Junior 3Nixa, Mo. 3Coffeyville Community College

3Bats: B 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Will look for time in the outfield in her first season playing for the Lady Blues. Off the Field BACKGROUND Full Name A transfer from Coffeyville, where she played in 22 games starting 15 as a sophomore …as a Lindsey Marie Mansfield REVIEW Birthplace freshman she received honorable mention all-Jayhawk Conference honors … a two-time all- Lancaster, Calif. conference pick and a second team all-region pick at Nixa High School. Birthdate PERSONAL Jan. 2, 1985 Born Jan. 2, 1985 … daughter of Ed and Connie Mansfield … majoring in social work. Parent’s Name Ed & Connie Mansfield Major Social Work HISTORY #27 DAIGH

3Catcher 35-6 3SophomoreMANDI 3Overland Park, Kan. 3Nebraska-Omaha

3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN A transfer from Nebraska-Omaha with sophomore eligibility. OPPONENTS Off the Field BACKGROUND Full Name A transfer from Nebraska-Omaha where she started 27 games as a freshman … named 4A Mandi Rhea Daigh Birthplace Kansas all-state catcher as a senior … earned all-Frontier League and all-area honors after her Overland Park, Kan. junior and senior seasons … batted .486 with 64 hits, 39 RBI, and five home runs her senior Birthdate season … committed just one fielding for a .997 … played in the April 4, 1986 Kansas-Missouri all-star game. Parent’s Name PERSONAL John & Jackie Daigh Major Born April 4, 1986 … daughter of John and Jackie Daigh …undecided on major. WUSPORTS.COM Undecided 28 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide 2006 LADY BLUES NEWCOMERS

#2 HAUCK VIEW WASHBURN

3OutfieldAUTUMN 35-3 3Freshman 3Dallas, Texas 3Bryan Adams HS

3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Will look for time in the outfi eld after a successful prep career. BACKGROUND Off the Field Full Name Named the 2004 all-District Defensive Player of the Year after finishing 11th in batting in the state of Texas Regina Autumn Hauck

(Class 5A) with a .509 batting average while scoring 30 runs with 29 hits … her 27 RBI ranked sixth in 5A Birthplace PLAYERS and her 36 stolen bases were tied for second in 5A … as a sophomore, she was named all-district outfielder of Dallas, Texas the Year and Sophomore of the Year as well as all-city academic. She was fourth in class 5A with a .643 batting Birthdate average after collecting 27 hits in 42 at bats and scoring 30 runs with 32 stolen bases and five home runs. Oct. 15, 1986 PERSONAL Parent’s Name Randy & Res Hauck Born Oct. 15, 1986 … daughter of Randy and Res Hauck … major in sports management and psy- Major chology. Sports Mngmt/Psychology COACHES #3 WEGE

3Pitcher 35-5SARAH3Freshman 3Wheaton, Kan. 3Rock Creek HS

3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Will look for time in the pitching circle for the Lady Blues. BACKGROUND Off the Field REVIEW Full Name At Rock Creek High School, was named the team’s most valuable player three seasons PERSONAL Sarah Louise Wege Birthplace Born Dec. 16, 1986 … daughter of Greg and Thresa Wege … majoring in special education. Manhattan, Kan. Birthdate Dec. 16, 1986 Parent’s Name

Greg & Thresa Wege HISTORY Major Special Education #17 WILLIAMS

OPPONENTS 3Third base/shortstop TISH35-6 3Freshman 3Edmond, Okla. 3Edmond Memorial HS

3Bats: R 3Throws: R AT WASHBURN Will redshirt the 2006 season. BACKGROUND Off the Field Full Name As a sophomore she was named Edmond’s Player of the Year and in 2004 she was named Co- Natish ShaNay Williams Player of the Year after batting .500 with 13 home runs, 44 runs scored, 18 doubles and 40 RBI Birthplace WUSPORTS.COM as a senior … for her prep career, she batting .429 with 144 runs scored, 131 RBI and 234 hits. Edmond, Okla. She was recently named first team all-state class 6A … chose Washburn over Division I power Birthdate Oklahoma. Nov. 9, 1986 PERSONAL Parent’s Name Willie & Beth Williams Born Nov. 9, 1986 … daughter of Willie and Beth Williams … undecided on major. Major Undecided 29 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide