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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 WASHBURN VIEW 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 run in 2005. She had the fifth highest assist 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 pitcher 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 first baseman 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-hit 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.