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Chicago Bandits Media Relations ■ 27 Way ■ Rosemont, IL 60018 ■ P: (877) 722-6348 ■ F: (630) 396-3095 USSSA PRIDE (15-7) vs CHICAGO BANDITS (15-9) Disney/ESPN Wide World of Sports | "urs., July 21 - Sun., July 24, 2011 Games 25-28 | Away Games 16-19

Zeros Across the Board: Entering this week’s series, Chicago Bandits NPF LEAGUE STANDINGS has thrown 23 consecutive shutout innings, going 4-0 in that Team W L PCT GB span. "e last run the le#y ace allowed was in the third inning of her July 2 PRIDE 15 7 .682 - start against the NPF Diamonds. Chicago won that game 3-1. BANDITS 15 9 .625 1 RACERS 12 12 .500 4 Trade Winds Blowing: "e USSSA Pride dealt rookie pitcher Danielle DIAMONDS 4 18 .182 11 Spaulding to the NPF Diamonds in exchange for a 2012 Dra# Pick. Spaulding was 1-1 with the Pride, pitching 18 innings in four games, with 12 ALL-TIME BATTING SEASON RECORDS ABs: Stacy May (156, 2010) H: Stacy May (61, 2008) and a 4.67 ERA. RBI: Jaime Clark (38, 2008) BA: Galindo (.402, 2005) 2B: Rachel Folden (14, 2010) 3B: Shutzler (4, 2007) Head-to-Head for First: Entering this week’s four-game series the USSSA HR: Stacy May (13, 2008) R: Stacy May (39, 2008) Pride hold a one-game lead over the Chicago Bandits in the NPF standings. SB: Anne Ste$an (23, 2005) "e Pride and Bandits have faced o$ seven times this season with Chicago winning four games. ALL-TIME PITCHER SEASON RECORDS IP: Kristina "orson (121.2, 2008) ’ Most Wanted List: "e top-5 base stealers in the NPF will be CG: Kristina "orson (10, 2008) featured in this series, including leader (11) and ERA: Jennie Finch (0.11, 2007) stolen base percentage leader Megan Wiggins (1.000). Amber Patton (7), W: Lauren Bay (17, 2005) K: Lauren Bay (137, 2005) (5), Caitlin Lever (5) and Danielle Zymkowitz (4) also head the steals category. Watley (.917), Mendoza (.833) and Patton (.636) rank in SINGLE-SEASON TEAM RECORDS the top-5 in stealing percentage. GP: 50 (2010) W: 41 (2005) L: 7 (2005) AB: 1331 (2010) BA: 0.274 (2009) R: 212 (2010) H: 349 (2010) RBI: 199 (2009) 2B: 69 (2010) !e Streak Lives...Again: Bandits rookie Danielle Zymkowitz 3B: 11 (2008) HR: 61 (2009) K: 222 (2008) enters "ursday’s game with a %ve-game hitting streak. She is hitting .467 with a BB: 166 (2008) SB: 102 (2009) E: 34 (2006) , 3 RBIs, four runs, two steals, two walks and one during the streak. Zymkowitz had an earlier six-game streak that ran from June 30 to July 8.

UPCOMING CHICAGO BANDITS SCHEDULE

"urs., July 21, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at USSSA Florida Pride Wed, Aug 10, 2011 Bandits Golf Classic "e United States Coast Guard Fri., July 22, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at USSSA Florida Pride and the Chicago Bandits have Sat., July 23, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at USSSA Florida Pride Sat., Aug 13, 2011 Bandits Wi&e Ball Classic partnered together for the 2011 Sun., July 24, 2011 @ 12 ET at USSSA Florida Pride season. "e U.S. Coast Guard "urs., Aug 11, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride is the presenting sponsor of the "urs., July 28, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at NPF Diamonds Fri., Aug 12, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride Chicago Bandits. During the Fri., July 29, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at NPF Diamonds Sat., Aug 13, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride 2011 season, all past and current Sat., July 30, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at NPF Diamonds Sun., Aug 14, 2011 @ 5:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride Military personnel will receive Sunday, July 31, 2011 @ 5:35 ET at NPF Diamonds free entry into Chicago Bandits Wed, Aug 17, 2011 - NPF Fan Fest in Sulphur, La. games. U.S. Coast Guard will "urs., Aug 4, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs "urs., Aug 18, 2011- Playo$s Round 1 @ Sulphur, La. also be presenting special Fri., Aug 5, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs Akron Racers Fri., Aug 19, 2011 - Playo$s Final Round @ Sulphur, La. commemorative jerseys for the Sat., Aug 6, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs Akron Racers Sat., Aug 20, 2011 - Playo$s Final Round @ Sulphur, La. Friday, July 1, First Responders Sun., Aug 7, 2011 @ 5:35 CT vs Akron Racers Sun., Aug 21, 2011 - Playo$s Final Round @ Sulphur, La. Night. BANDITS PITCHING STAFF LHP MONICA ABBOTT LHP NIKKI NEMITZ RHP JAMEE JUAREZ RHP RHP DONNA BOURGEOIS (9-1, 0.94 ERA) (3-3, 2.27 ERA) (1-4, 4.81 ERA) (0-1, 4.31 ERA) (2-0, 2.57 ERA)

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BOURGEOIS PITCHING STATS 2011 PRIDE PITCHING STAFF LHP RHP RHP SARAH PAULY (7-2, 1.21 ERA) (6-2, 1.30 ERA) (1-2, 3.07 ERA)

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PRIDE TRADE SPAULDING TO DIAMONDS FOR 2012 PICK Orlando, Fla. -- With an injury riddled pitching Spaulding was dra#ed by the USSSA Florida Pride sta$, the NPF Diamonds have landed some support, get- from the University of North Carolina. While with the ting rookie pitcher Danielle Spaulding from the USSSA Pride she pitched 18 innings in four games, earning a 1-1 Florida Pride in exchange for a 2012 dra# pick. record with 12 strikeouts and a 4.67 ERA. "e Diamonds (4-18) have relied mostly on rookie In her %rst start with the Diamonds, Spaulding Morgan Melloh for pitching duties this season, as she’s went four innings against the Pride, giving up nine hits turned in 78 innings of work so far -- a full 46.8 innings and seven runs to earn her second loss on the season. more than any other Diamonds pitcher (Gibson has 31.2). —Written by Andrew Phillips, Chicago Bandits CHICAGO 2011 PITCHING STATS

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RECENT TRANSACTIONS 7/14/11 — Placed C Rachel Folden on injured reserve, Signed rookie Jenna Grim. 6/29/11 — Released C Mariesha Marker to free agency, Signed rookie pitcher Donna Bourgeois 5/29/11 — Signed Amanda Williams, Robin "ompson, Danielle Zymkowitz and Alexis Jager to contracts a#er the open tryouts 4/7/11 — Agreed to terms with C Shannon Doepking 2/22/11 – Signed P/OF Jamee Juarez to one-year contract 2/7/11 — Signed P Taryne Mowatt to 1-year contract 2/14 – Agreed to terms with P Monica Abbott. PRIDE AS VISITING TEAM INDIVIDUAL BATTING STATS

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PRIDE INDIVIDUAL PITCHING SITUATIONAL STATISTICS CHICAGO BANDITS ROSTER # Full Name B T P College 1 Williams, Amanda L R OF Marshall 2 Williams, Tammy L R IF Northwestern 3 Wiggins, Megan L R OF Georgia 7 Zymkowitz, Danielle L R IF Illinois 9 Lever, Caitlin R R OF Georgia Tech 10 Shi&ett, Kristin L L 2B Radford 11 Doepking, Shannon R R C Tennessee 12 Patton, Amber L R IF DePaul 14 Abbott, Monica L L P Tennessee 17 Knauer, Christine L R IF North Carolina 19 Galindo, Vicky R R 2B 20 Grim, Jenna R R C Loyola-Chicago 21 "ompson, Robin L R IF Northwestern 22 Juarez, Jamee R R P Ohio State 23 Shaw, Dorian R R 1B Michigan 25 Folden, Rachel L R C Marshall 29 Mowatt, Taryne R R P Arizona 31 Bourgeois, Donna R R P Houston 33 Jager, Alexis R R OF Western Mich 35 Goler, Alisa L R 3B Georgia 44 Nemitz, Nikki L L P Michigan

PRIDE ROSTER # Full Name B T Pos College 2 Jessica Mendoza L R OF Stanford 4 Kelsey Bruder L R UT Florida 5 Megan Willis R R C Texas 6 Alissa Haber L L OF Standford 7 Jenn Salling L R SS Washington 8 Cat Osterman L L P Texas 10 Francesca Enea R R OF Florida 11 Ashley Charters L R IF Washington 12 L R OF Alabama 13 R R 1B Michigan 15 Danielle Lawrie R R P Washington 22 Melissa Roth L R C Louisville 26 L R OF Arizona 28 R R 3B UCLA 29 Natasha Watley R R OF Michigan 34 Charlotte Morgan R L 1B/P Alabama 35 Tonya Callahan R R IF Tennessee 37 Lauren Lappin R R IF/C Stanford NPF LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING PITCHING Batting Average: Natasha Watley (USSSA): .473 Wins: Monica Abbott (CHI): 9 Home Runs: Alisa Goler (CHI): 7 ERA: Monica Abbott (CHI): 0.94 RBIs: Alisa Goler (CHI): 23 Strikeouts: Monica Abbott (CHI): 91 Runs: Natasha Watley (USSSA): 20 Saves: Lisa Norris (AKR): 1 Stolen Bases: Natasha Watley (USSSA): 11 Shutouts: Monica Abbott (CHI): 4 Extra-Base Hits: Megan Wiggins (CHI): 10 Danielle Lawrie (USSSA): 4